management of finance operations of several legal entities involved in New Energies business

- management and development of finance function; - support of management decisions in strategy development and implementation: media markets monitoring and analysis, timely submission of reliable management reports, forecasts, and assessments; - operational activity analysis, development of proposals to improve Company's performance; - development of internal policies and operational processes related to finance function; - monitoring compliance with Company's internal policies and operational procedures; - management of budgeting process; - cash flow management; - management reporting.

•Finance function shaping and leadership •Support of commercial routines and projects •Internal control, corporate and legal compliance •Management reporting •Forecasting, coordination of the country operational and strategic planning •Credit and treasury management •Risk management •Management and statutory books •Support of management and statutory audits •Finance systems management, ERP implementation

Reshaping of finance function

- support management of financial and non-financial performance in Western Europe Region; - lead the process of planning and reporting updates to ensure the quality financial and business planning and analysis as per corporate requirements; - design of new metrics supporting management decisions; - development and distribution of KPI reports, driving senior leadership reviews; - support development of strong market teams / coaching / methodology leadership; - acting as key lead in change management / projects; - business case development; - fostering culture of accountability through performance measurement improvements.

Due to significant JTI business growth in Caucasus the project is launched to set up a legal entity managing 3 regional teams (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia). Project objectives: - ensure business sustainability - develop optimal business structure in Caucasus region - establish self-financing entity - develop local talent Responsibilities: - support feasibility study activities, develop and estimate business solutions and initiatives to strengthen company’s market position; - develop proposal on the optimal business model and efficient entity set up; - provide finance estimations to support the model choice; - develop project methodology and project office operating principles; - develop project charter and schedule; - effectively manage the resources externally and internally, both remotely from office and on site; - manage communication related to the project$ - identify projects risk and provide the proposal to solve, mitigate; - identify, analyze, and resolve significant commercial and technical issues related to projects; - perform change management; - manage coordination with project sponsors and executive committee; - manage coordination with external consultants on project related issues; - perform analysis and design of business scenarios and processes; - support development of requirements to company’s soft- and hardware; - finance sheets control; - control implementation progress and develop corrective measures.

Responsibilities: - company performance management – annual and long term (3years) planning, variance analysis, support for decision making; - monthly results reporting, analysis and short term forecasts preparation; - financial control of all operational activities of the Company; - support for all business functions in order to achive best possible results and ensure compliance to company policies and procedures; - management of FP&A team; - corporate reporting – P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, internal monthly and quarterly reports; transformation of statutory reports to US GAAP; - control of intercompany operations – transfer pricing, reconciliation, consolidation; - IFRS project (transfer from US GAAP). Achievements: - improvement of planning and simulation models; - improvement of the process of volume planning in order to increase the quality and accuracy of forecasting.

Responsibilities: - planning methodology development, communication it to budget holders and coordination of the effective contribution of all organization function to the budgeting process; - dynamic forecasting; - cost effectiveness analysis and development of corrective actions; - budget data administration in financial systems; - assistance to CFO in developing of the efficient “on line” cost control system within organization; - policies and procedures development; - internal control; - period-end closing; - intercompany consolidation; - corporate and management reporting; - taxation issues support. Achievements: - successful management of the regional accounting teams; - fruitful participation in entity transformation process; - development of regional accounting policies in order to align with IFRS and corporate standards.

Responsibilities: - development, implementation of special Finance and Controlling projects ; - post implementation support; - development, implementation and support of internal control procedures; - support of end users skills and knowledge environment. Projects: - Dynamic Forecasting (new planning tool and approach) - Net / Net Sales (new reporting approach) - COGS for local accounting and reporting (application development)

- business processes analysis and reeingineering; - development of solutions or prototypes with detailed configuration of CO modules; - planning and execution of quality assurance, integration and user acceptance testing; - data standardization and management; - end user profiles management.

- coordination and control of work of Intragroup Department; - control of timely and accurate registration of operational transactions in accounting following accounting policy and standards; - check of compliance of import and export contracts with local and international legislation and international standards, communication with logistics, legal and other departments concerning import and export contracts; - monthly reconciliation with intragroupgroup companies; - corporate reporting: intragroup payables, intragroup receivables, intragroup sales; - fiscal reporting: VAT, gross charges; - participation in internal, KPMG and tax audits; - control of imported goods cost calculation; - business processes and procedures analysis and improvement; - development and implementation of software application to provide step-by-step tracking of import-export operations.

management of all accounting and reporting operations of Western Regional Branch Office

Post Graduate Program, MBA in Organizational Management and Leadership

Finance Department of the Post Graduate Education Institute, Diloma in Finance

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