Adam Gallo, MBA
Verified Expert in Finance
Management Consulting Expert
Basel, Switzerland
Toptal member since September 22, 2022
Adam is a results-driven, certified change and project manager with over 11 years of experience in Big Four consultancy and dynamic GBS finance operations. He specializes in leading matrix project teams, driving digital finance transformations and change initiatives in corporate HQ and shared services environments. With a strong focus on people management, Adam effectively leads and mentors teams while engaging with stakeholders, delivering impactful solutions that drive business success.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Certification Highlights
Case Studies
Process Migration and Transition
Carve-out Readiness and Change Management
Performance Assessment and Comparison
Operating Model Assessment and Target Operating Model Design
Manual Journal Entry Reduction and Process Centralization
Process Improvement and Digital Transformation
System Implementation PMO Support
Expertise
- Business Process Improvement (BPI)
- Change Management
- Finance Transformation
- Project Management
- Shared Service Centers
- Standardization
- System Implementation
- Transition Management
Work Experience
Business Consulting Manager
Ernst & Young Advisory Ltd.
- Managed up to US$1 million of change and transformation projects from initiation to hypercare for Fortune 500 clients.
- Led matrix project teams of over 20 people in Agile and Waterfall environments and leveraged tools like BlackLine.
- Reviewed, designed, and measured staff productivity, process efficiency, and cost-effectiveness metrics.
- Performed maturity, risk, control, and operating model assessments.
- Presented status updates and key project outcomes to the organization up to the regional director and C-suite level.
- Recruited and hired a team of four consultants, then supervised, coached, and mentored them.
- Participated in business development and sales activities, achieving an annual sales target of US$600,000.
Finance Operations Expert
Shared Services Centers
- Worked in the shared services centers of global companies, such as Diageo, Vodafone or IBM.
- Performed financial and management accounting activities for US and European business units, including invoice postings and journal entries, reporting, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
- Participated in and led process improvement, invoicing and journal entry system testing, and knowledge transfer projects for multiple regions concerning RTR, PTP, and OTC activities.
- Delivered technical training on MS Excel and SAP to new joiners and developed process documentation and flowcharts.
Education
Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
Corvinus University of Budapest - Budapest, Hungary and Shanghai, China
Master's Degree in Finance
Fudan University - Budapest, Hungary and Shanghai, China
Bachelor's Degree in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Budapest Business School - Budapest, Hungary
Certifications
PRINCE2 Foundation
PeopleCert
Certified Change Practitioner
PROSCI
EY Badge — ServiceNow
Ernst & Young
Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam
Certified Advanced RPA Professional
Automation Anywhere
EY Badge — Data Visualization
Ernst & Young
EY Badge — Digital
Ernst & Young
EY Badge — Agile
Ernst & Young
EY Badge — Robotic Process Automation
Ernst & Young
SAFe 4 Certified Scrum Master
Scaled Agile, Inc.
Skills
Finance
Finance Process Improvement, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Balance Sheets, Record to Report (R2R), Order to Cash (O2C), Financial System Implementation, Accounting, Cash Application
Output Software
Smartsheet, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel
Industry Expertise
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Consumer Products, Pharmaceuticals
Other
Shared Service Centers, Finance Transformation, Change Management, Transition Management, Business Process Improvement (BPI), Centralization, Standardization, Team Management, Business Services, People Management, Digital Transformation, PMO, RAID Log, SAP ERP, Stakeholder Management, Standard Operating Procedures Development, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Project Management, Process Improvement, Communication, Business Analysis, Corporate, Project Planning, Business Consulting, Financial Transformation, Business Processes, Business Process Analysis, Business Process Re-engineering, Management Consulting, Business Development, Request for Proposal (RFP), Microsoft 365, Target Operating Models, Benchmarking, System Implementation, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Organizational Readiness, Agile, Training & Training Content Development, Process Flows, Organizational Design, RACI, Journal Entries, Threshold Analysis, Business Transformation, Workshops, Employee Experience, Organizational Transformation, Organizational Change Management (OCM), Operational Risk Management, BlackLine, PRINCE2 Project Management, Month-end Processes, Procure to Pay, Order Management, Monthly Close Process, Agile Project Management, Digital Solutions, Digital, General Ledgers, Ledgers, HFM, Microsoft Power BI, Billing, Organizational Development, Organizational Behavior (OB), Prosci ADKAR, ServiceNow, Data, ADKAR Change Model
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