Jivka is managing principal of Baker Tilly’s client advisory services practice. A seasoned finance transformation and managed services leader with more than two decades of experience advising Fortune 1000 companies, mid-market firms and private equity-backed businesses. She works closely with clients to modernize their finance functions through digital enablement, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven solutions and process optimization.
Her expertise includes post-merger integrations, market expansion and global product strategy, with a strong record of launching and growing multimillion-dollar service platforms. Jivka is passionate about building inclusive high-performing teams and positioning finance as a strategic engine for growth.
- Leads finance and accounting transformation for Fortune 1000, mid-market and private equity-backed companies
- Specializes in AI-enabled financial planning and analysis (FP&A), finance-as-service and shared service model implementation
- Extensive client experience in banking, asset management, real estate and technology sectors
- Recognized for increasing representation of women and diverse professionals as diversity, equity and inclusion officer at a Big Four firm in 2021
- Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Task Force and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Depository Institutions Expert Panel (DIEP) (credit modeling and ASC 310 implementation), former member
- AICPA, CPA.com, member
- Boys and Girls of America, board member
- Led executive briefings and board-level presentations on finance innovation, AI in forecasting and operational transformation