ADINA POPESCU

• Lead the establishment of a team (14+ members) across different locations, by providing long term vision, execution strategies and fostering high-performing work environment
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with the division's objectives and priorities
• Continuously refine and enhance vendor management processes to increase efficiency and consistent standards
• Effectively partner with individual HR product areas and Global Procurement to optimize costs, drive service excellence, mitigate and manage risk associated with vendor relationships
• Oversaw management and governance of all aspects of risk and control discipline related to HR Service Delivery
• Prepare regular reports and presentations for senior management to communicate vendor management strategies and outcomes
• Set clear performance expectations for team members, conducting regular performance assessments and providing constructive feedback to drive continuous improvement
• Lead the team through changes in vendor management process, technologies and strategies, ensuring smooth transition and minimal disruption
• Create a positive and engaging work environment that promotes teamwork, motivation and job satisfaction among team members
• Collaborate with other divisional heads to align vendor management initiatives with broader organizational objectives

Main Achievement: Established an operational running HR DVMO Vendor Management function

• Co-led a team of 9+ members across different locations
• Managed all audit life cycle segments for yearly 10+ audits
• Managed cross-cultural and regional teams of auditors on assignments in EU, APAC or US

Main Achievement: Developed and oversaw the implementation of global audit methodology and strategy for the Sourcing, CAO and CEO Teams

• Lead a team of 4 members based in Frankfurt
• Managed all audit life cycle segments for yearly 6+ audits
• Designed and managed the annual audit planning stages for the Global Sourcing Audit Team, incl. annual business unit risk assessments
• Provided direct supervision of audit team activities to ensure professional standards are maintained
• Trained and developed staff while focusing on audit methodology
• Monitored team performance while ensuring effective execution of audits against time, cost, and quality requirements

Main Achievement: Designed and implemented a robust third-party risk management audit framework, in compliance with DB Group and global outsourcing regulatory requirements (e.g., ECB, BaFin, PRA, MAS, FED), in parallel with the development of an ‘Outsourcing and Fraud risk training' delivered within Group Audit to more than 100 staff members

• Lead global audit coverage of Group Vendor Risk (including e.g. Commercial arrangements, service delivery management and onsite reviews of vendor locations), as well as Sourcing and Procurement processes within remit of relevant area of Global Purchasing and Cost Management in e.g. Germany, Czech Republic, UK, US, Singapore
• Close liaison and co-ordination with other Audit teams to facilitate effective coverage of vendor risk across Group Audit universe
• Maintained effective working relationships at all management levels within stakeholders and third party vendors

Main Achievement: Coordinated Vendor Champions Forum in order to leverage existing divisional knowledge and enhance audit value in my capacity of procurement and vendor risk management Subject Matter Expert (SME) within Group Audit; Coaching new graduates kick-start their career

• Lead audit assignments in Personal Finance, Leasing and Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) within CEE Audit Hub (e.g
• Germany, Austria, Romania, Czech Republic, Russia)
• Audits were performed in Head Office, in Points of Sales and at Vendors' locations
• Main themes audited: operations, compliance, governance, procurement, outsourced activities, Know Your Customer (KYC), accounting, risk
• Monitored audit activities Key Performance Indicators
• Developed, updated and implemented Internal Audit Function charter and strategy in accordance with Institute of Internal Auditors standards
• Main Achievement: Deputy Business Line Coordinator for Leasing& Factoring business lines; Lead “Well being at work” program

• Lead audit assignments in BNPP legal entities in Romania (Personal Finance, Leasing, Real Estate and Corporate and Investment Banking). Audits performed in i.e., Head Office, Points of Sales, Vendors' location
• Main themes audited: operations, compliance, governance, procurement, outsourced activities, Know Your Client (KYC), accounting
• Developed and delivered annual reporting for BNP Romanian entities
• Provided Senior Management with an opinion on the adequacy, efficiency and effectiveness of the internal controls in the organization
• Main Achievement: Appointed as Group Audit Quality Competence Group member

• Ensured implementation of efficient procedural framework within the institution (i.e
• Completeness and consistence of procedural framework)
• Initiated and/or monitored progress of all risk mitigation actions
• Proposed means of putting into practice internal control measures adjusted to the activity of institution
• Performed internal control missions (2LoD) within headquarter functions
• Coordinated communication with regulators and external audit
• Main Achievement: Define and implement 2LoD control inventory

• Managed the effective achievement of the Internal Audit team objectives
• Lead audits in head office, points of sales and at the vendors location
• Developed the Annual Audit Plan and agreed it with Senior Management
• Communicated audit results to Senior Management
• Attended to Audit Committee meetings
• Ensured goal settings and development plans for the team members
• Main Achievement: Best Team Player Award

• Lead and conducted internal audits in Consumer Finance business line
• Main themes audited: Know Your Client (KYC), Know Your Supplier (KYV), accounting, Back Office, Operations, Legal, Human Resources
• Participated yearly to global joint audits with the Global Inspection Générale Audit Team (i.e., 2006 Ukraine, 2007 Poland)

• Conducted front to back internal audit assignments, incl
• Functions, operations and financial accounting audits
• Risk assessment of permanent control, fraud, compliance

Dissertation Paper: International entrepreneur, German Market Entry Process