Iulia Nitu

Degree-educated finance professional with 8+ years of expertise driving measurable business outcomes across Accounts Payable, financial accounting, and business partner operations. Proven track record in scaling and leading operational teams, stabilizing high-volume processes, executing migrations, and mitigating compliance risks in strict accordance with SOX requirements.

Certified Six Sigma Green

Belt with a passion for mathematics and automated workflows, successfully driving complex RPA transformations, optimizing working capital strategies, and establishing structural organizational frameworks to guarantee world-class KPI performance.

Team Lead Accounts Payable - Garrett - Bucharest, Romania

(2023-05 - 2026-03)

Directly responsible for all operational activities and inbound volume strategies for the AP team, implementing critical supplier management control mechanisms to guarantee target performance.

• Drive process standardization and automation (RPA, system enhancements) across the entire organization and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycle.
• Design and maintain regular reporting structures (MOR reports) for senior leadership while strictly enforcing compliance with SOX requirements and KPI standards.
• Manage a team of IP Specialists; defining, monitoring, and evaluating performance based on individual targets and corporate behaviors.
• Foster a robust Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) culture to address recurrent operational blockages and collaborate across peer departments (Procurement/Finance) to strengthen controls.
• Oversee resource planning, health and safety regulations, talent recruitment, onboarding induction, technical development pathways, and succession planning.

Senior Accountant - Garrett Motion Romania - Bucharest, Romania

(2022-05 - 2023-04)

Executed US and Local GAAP month-end closing activities, including journal bookings, HFM reporting, and balance sheet month-end schedules.

• Coordinated directly with Site Finance leaders to ensure a seamless, timely flow of information, and ensured compliance with internal/external audit specifications.
• Performed monthly account reconciliations via Blackline, ensuring high-quality backup documentation to support annual US GAAP, statutory, and SOX audits.
• Led deep reviews of financial statements and prepared required regulatory packages (e.g., Statistics, CITR data collection with external advisors).

Senior Accounts Payable Specialist - Garrett Motion România - Bucharest, Romania

(2021-06 - 2022-05)

• Acted as the main escalation point for the P2P cycle, coaching and mentoring the AP team to ensure robust, 100% functional backup planning.
• Designed and updated Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to systematically institutionalize process standardization.
• Resolved critical aged line items, blocked invoices, GRNI balances, debit balances, and down payment issues.
• Analyzed monthly management metrics using Power BI, formulating concrete improvement plans for core SOX P2P key controls.

Business Partner Analyst - Cameron, a Schlumberger company - Bucharest, Romania

(2020-03 - 2021-05)

• Resolved business-critical vendor accounts issues, managed day-to-day invoice discrepancies, and drove cross-functional GR/IR account clearing with procurement teams.
• Enforced strict adherence to corporate Finance, AP, Supply Chain, and SOX regulations.
• Maintained accurate and current multi-country legal documentation, understanding individual financial hub storage laws.

Transaction Processing Associate - Accenture Services SRL - Bucharest, Romania

(2017-09 - 2020-03)

• Executed data extraction and high-volume transaction entries into SAP; coordinated a small sub-team during high-volume periods and trained junior joiners.
• Engaged deeply within the RTR and Help Desk infrastructure, managing T&E workflows, generating purchase orders, and handling vendor inquiries.

Bachelor's Degree - Economical Engineering in Agriculture - University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (2013 - 2017)

High School Graduate - Engineer in Economic Activity - Technological High School Bratianu (2009 - 2013)