San Francisco, California, United States
Global Finance Manager with 11+ years of professional experience. Worked in beverage manufacturing and strategy consulting. Strong financial management skills combined with excellent analytical and organizational abilities. Experienced in leading teams, building trusting relationships, and influencing outcomes. Passionate about overseeing the development and improvement of complex models and providing coaching to team members. Fluent in Russian and basic knowledge of Spanish. Travel and swimming enthusiast. Data-driven, empathetic, collaborative. ✰ Financial Planning ✰ Forecasting & Budgeting ✰ Financial & Data Analysis ✰ Business Roadmaps ✰ Corporate Strategy ✰ Project Management ✰ Communication ✰ Team Leadership JDE, Oracle Hyperion Planning, Oracle Smart View, Oracle Essbase, Hubble, Power BI, NAV, MS Office, Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom
Took over the departed CFO's responsibilities and got subsequently promoted: • Led and mentored a finance team of four, including a Finance Manager, two Financial Analysts, and an Accountant • Recruited, trained, and onboarded new team members, restructuring and improving department efficiency • Developing a 5-year plan for strategic initiatives, new product development, and COGS initiatives, presentation to HQ top management • Drove investment projects (land purchases, outsourcing opportunities, etc)
• Relocated to the US by top management to lead budgeting, forecasting, reporting, internal and external audit (SOX) for Pernod Ricard Winemakers USA • Internal (operations) and external (HQ) business partners support • Projected CapEx of $7M+ per year, including 10 year Capex plan preparation, ERP Capex management • Ran payroll budget for 100+ employees in California • Spearheaded the ERP integration of the US and Canada • Managed 1 direct report (finance analyst)
• Acted as a liaison between the HQ in France and Eastern Europe, leading as a financial controller for Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Belarus with a turnover of $30M+ • ERP system implementation for a newly created entity • Led budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting processes, including cash in/cash out forecasting • Inventory management, purchase and sales plans preparation • Transfer pricing calculation • Currency risk management
• Process assessment of closing process for a major international telecommunication company reducing monthly closing by 1 day • Three projects on banking workflows improvements for a major Russian bank, saving 15% of processing time for external and internal clients
• Audited reporting of one of the largest telecommunication companies