Katarzyna Szulc

Department: Anti Money Laundering Department (UAT team)

Main responsibilities:
- Line Manager for Testers including hiring, performance management, coaching, supporting and training;
- Designing and ensuring overall integrity of testing strategy;
- Developing and implementing test plans;
- Coordinating development of test scripts, test conditions and input of test data and expected results;
- Developing, updating and maintaining UAT standards and procedures;
- Coordinating execution of test scripts for regional Hub and Virtual Hubs and compiling test outcomes in an organized manner;
- Recording problems and issues in accordance with agreed defects’ resolution process;
- Working with multiple teams in order to resolve issues identified during testing phase;
- Participating in the release control process to ensure all designed / delivered solutions meet business requirements;
- Informing all involved parties of any issues that may affect planned schedule, budget, testing process or quality of the product;
- Cooperating with UAT teams from other regions to ensure the same systems’ behavior (where required);
- Ensuring adequate documentation for approvals and decisions is prepared and stored;
- Building and applying knowledge of money laundering processes and testing excellence.

Department: Securities Fund Services Department (EFL Distribution team)

Main responsibilities:
- Coordinating projects’ implementation (i.e. preparing and reviewing project documentation, cooperating with IT and external solution providers, testing and preparing manuals/procedures);
- Improving processes and controls within them;
- Preparing MIS reports and dealing with ad hoc queries;
- Tracking and sourcing tax vouchers from Fund Managers;
- Processing distributions on the basis of received tax vouchers.

Department: Securities Fund Services Department (AEGON Reconciliation team)

Main responsibilities:
- Reconciling investment fund stock positions between general ledger and custodian;
- Reconciling investment fund cash balances and movements between general ledger and bank accounts;
- Developing and implementing processes’ improvements;

- 06/2009 - 07/2009: Migration of process from Edinburgh to Poland.

Department: Securities and Banking Department (Brokerage Team)

Main responsibilities:
- Maintaining payments’ process related to the brokers’ invoices;
- Monitoring cash flows and supervising their realizations in the appointed time;
- Obtaining liability balances and preparing daily, weekly and monthly reports;
- Calculating invoices on the basis of reports with transactions;
- Verifying transactions and brokers’ commissions;
- Reconciling payment’s details with Brokers, Front Office and Commission Groups;
- Making electronic transfers and accountings.

- 07/2008: Migration of process from New York to Poland