Education
Certified by EIPA
in data protection in the European Union, 2017,extended till 2022
Chartered
accountant, Hungary, 2005
MBA, Strathclyde
University, 1995
International
Economics from the Budapest Economic University, 1986
B. Eng. in
Chemistry from the Technical University of Budapest, 1976
Courses of the new
Hungarian corporation and foreign investment law, on back office management in
securities departments
At introduction of
the new Hungarian accounting law, completed the course for accounting professionals
on the topic in 1991
Euromoney course on advanced corporate credit analysis
Courses on
assessment of administration procedures and on internal auditing in banks
Experience
Freelance (2018-)
Process
reengineering of logistics of new arrivals and moves and central management of
meeting and training rooms for the European Commission until end of 2020.
Advising
an EU institution’s data protection officer on compliance with the new
regulation, updating of the IT system of data processing records and for
documentation of related issues, training and guidance documents and handling
data subject requests.
Lecturing
for the European Academy of Taxes, Economics and Law on fraud prevention.
Member
of the EPSO Jury for AD officials in data protection till 2019.
Blogging and writing articles on personal data
protection and other topics.
Publications Office of the European Union
(2006-2017)
Head
of unit, internal control coordinator, data protection coordinator. Responsible
also for the evaluation and the financial control function and coordination of
document management.
Reviewed operations processing
personal data and prepared their notifications and privacy statements, handled
questions from staff and data subjects, held trainings among others on privacy
by design to IT staff.
Configured and developed the
internal control, risk management and fraud prevention system and managed its
operation, reviewed operations processing personal data and prepared their
notifications and privacy statements, handled questions and complaints. Managed
process analysis and proposed improvements in procedures based on this analysis
and control and evaluation results. Lead the annual risk assessment exercise.
Sebestyén és Társa
Bt. (own consultancy) (2004-2006)
Consulted
in financial mediation, on the impact of Hungary’s accession to the EU on the
VAT system, use of a CRM system. Was internal auditor in a leasing company and
assisted in configuring a leasing management system,
Worked in
translation and interpretation of contract negotiations, an IFRS course and other
topics and taught business English.
Lecturing in finance, accounting, data and risk management on Budapest Business School (in
Hungarian and English), Sämling and other
establishments (including a mini-MBA course).
Raiffeisen Leasing Rt.,
Chief
financial officer, responsible for accounting, finance, MIS (reporting to
shareholders in IAS, local statutory accounts and budgeting), including
receivables management and IT.
Managed
defining and implementing new leasing software developed by TCL (now Advisesoft), later sold to several other leasing companies.
Set up independent back office and accounting department. Built up the
controlling function. Participated in formulating individual big projects from
financial, operational and tax side.
IT and
project director, responsible for the IT field including administration and
sales systems and strategic project management and organizational matters.
Formulating and operating a company-wide project management and resource
allocation system, regularly reviewing project status. Also member of the board
for a joint venture with Renault Crédit International
and responsible for services rendered to the joint venture.
Sodexho Hungary (1995-1997)
Chief
financial and administration officer. Implemented Scala and new unit accounting
software, united finance and accounting departments of the two Hungarian
Sodexho subsidiaries. Appraised investments in new units. Responsible also for
local and consolidation reporting, performance appraisal of units and budgeting.
OTP-Deutsche Leasing Kft.
(1993-1995)
Managing
director. Setting up operations, recruiting staff, directing client acquisition
and administration.
Graphisoft Software Development Ltd. (1991-1993)
Finance
director, also co-ordinating finances and MIS of subsidiaries in
Inter-Europa Bank Ltd. (1989-1991)
Deputy director, controlling and systems, later chief internal
auditor. Led definition of core data for the new, computerized administration
and information system, liased with departments and implementation consultants.
Responsible for telecommunications and SWIFT preparation. Set up audit function
and conducted comprehensive and specific area audits.
Commercial and Credit Bank Ltd.
(1987-1989)
Created and
led the International Operations Department for World Bank and associated
domestic loans and initial forms of international finance. Promoted to lead a
bank modernization project assisted by the consulting department of Citibank
N.A.,
State Development Bank (1983-1986)
Responsible
for preferred lending to energy conservation and diversification projects,
later heading unit and deputy to Mining and Energy Department head, who
reported directly to the deputy chief executive. Personal responsibility
included World Bank lending for both construction projects and technical
assistance.
Professional Affiliations and publications
Society for
Organization and Management (Financial and Credit Working Group, deputy
chairman 1989-91)
Member of
the Board of the Hungarian Leasing Association (1994-2000), head of the
accounting and taxation committee.
Have
numerous publications including coursebooks in
finance, articles on leasing, venture capital, the EU etc.
Wrote some
blog articles on data protection.
Contact:
László
Szabó
+352-661-43-46-10