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OKSANA FERENTS, FCCA
CON TACT PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Strategic finance executive with 15+ years leading multi entity finance, board reporting, controls,
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) and performance management across telecom and technology, including groups with 7 entities
and 600M+ revenue, Trusted partner to CEOs and Boards on capital allocation, strategic pivots,
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) and value protection, Proven delivery in IFRS conversion, M&A integration, and operating model
optimization, ACCA Fellow with deep IFRS and US GAAP expertise.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
E D U C AT I O N CFO
MASTER’S DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL EDIN (leading electronic data interchange solutions in Ukraine) DIA City
RELATIONS (with distinction) Kyiv, Ukraine, 2024 – Present
The Ivan Franko National University of • Led liquidity and working capital restructuring to strengthen cash resilience while
Lviv 2003-2008 maintaining service quality;
• Re engineered close and reporting to accelerate decision cycles and improve
SPECIALIST’S DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING management accountability;
AND AUDIT (with distinction) • Established robust financial controls and compliance framework;
Lviv Institute of Economics and Tourism • Developed comprehensive KPI dashboard providing real-time visibility into all critical
2003-2008 financial metrics;
• Program lead for ERP migration to BAS;
The Association of Chartered Certified • Deployed customer success analytics to reduce churn risk via predictive identification of
Accountants (ACCA) – Fellow since 2017 at risk accounts.
Certificate in Business Valuation 2021
Certified Financial Modeler (CFM) – H E A D O F G R O U P C O R P O R AT E A N D M A N AGE M E N T R E P O R T I N G,
Financial Modeling Institute H E A D O F C O R P O R AT E R E P O R T I N G
Certificate in Negotiations – INSEAD VODAFONE UKRAINE (Telecommunication, Retail, IT and other businesses)
Kyiv, Ukraine, 2014 – May 2024
• Responsible for the firm’s excellence in reporting and strategic analysis of the group of 7
SKILLS companies with $600+ million in revenue and 4 400+ employees;
• Architected group-wide financial reporting infrastructure, delivering zero-defect
➢ PROFESSIONAL consolidated financials, management reporting, and strategic analytics supporting
Board and executive decision-making across portfolio;
• IFRS • Managing smooth transition from US GAAP to IFRS in less than one year;
• US GAAP • Led M&A integration workstreams for newly acquired businesses, rapidly improving
• Financial Reporting financial controls and reporting quality while capturing UAH 30M in synergies through
• New business development process optimization and shared services implementation;
• Financial audit • Negotiated UAH 13M indemnification recovery with counterparties, demonstrating
• M&A and business valuation commercial acumen and protecting enterprise value;
• Built and scaled high-performing finance organization, implementing performance
• Financial planning and analysis
management systems that delivered 150% of KPI targets for 3 consecutive years
• Financial Modeling
through structured development, accountability frameworks, and coaching excellence;
• International taxation
• Partnering to C-suite and operating company leadership, providing financial guidance
and scenario analysis that contributed to 25% net profit improvement year-over-year;
➢ TECHNICAL • Delivered presentations to the Board combining financial analysis with strategic
insights, ensuring executive awareness and enabling informed capital allocation
• MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, decisions;
Power Point), • Maintained impeccable audit track record with consecutive clean opinions from Big 4
• Power BI auditors across all group entities;
• ERP Systems: SAP, 1C, BAS, • Conducted enterprise risk management in collaboration with cross-functional
Quick Books leadership, establishing risk tolerance frameworks and mitigation strategies preventing
• Hyperion material financial exposures.
• Executive presentations
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SKILLS EXPERIENCE CONTINUED…
➢ SOFT
HEAD OF FINANCE
• Leadership
UBISOFT UKRAINE- subsidiary of international IT company, leading developer of
• Strategic Negotiations video games,
• Process Improvement December 2008 – December 2013
• Team Management and Motivation
• Established finance function from inception for Ukrainian subsidiary, designing and
• Problem Solving implementing financial reporting, management accounting, tax compliance, and
• Time Management treasury operations aligned with corporate standards;
• Empathy • Delivered monthly consolidated reporting packages to global headquarters with
100% on-time compliance, supporting corporate planning and investor reporting
requirements;
• Owned budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management processes, providing
LANGUAGES financial insights that enabled local leadership to optimize resource allocation and
investment decisions;
Ukrainian (native) • Drove 20% reduction in monthly close and annual audit cycle times through process
English (fluent) re-engineering, automation, and control optimization;
Russian (fluent) • Managed Big 4 audit relationships, consistently achieving unqualified audit opinions
German (good) and strengthening internal control environment based on COSO framework aligned
Serbian (basic) with IFRS requirements.

S E N I O R C O N S U LTA N T, A U D I T M A N AGE R
Audit Firm ALT, Kyiv, Ukraine, December 2008 – December 2013
• Led audit engagements for stand-alone and consolidated financial statements across
multiple industries (IFRS, local GAAP, German GAAP)
• Identified material risks and control weaknesses, delivering recommendations that
strengthened clients' financial governance
• Managed audit teams and client relationships, achieving high client satisfaction
score.

A U D I TO R , A s s u r a n c e d ep a r t m en t, S y s te m a n d p r o c es s a s s u r a n c e g r o u p
P r i c e Wa t e r h o u s e Co o pe r s , PwC Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine,
July 2008 – November 2008

• Selected from 100+ candidates; performed IT and business process assurance for SAP
R/3 and banking systems;
• Evaluated application controls, IT general controls, and related business risks.

Q U A L I T Y A S S U R A N C E E N GI N E E R
SoftServe Inc. || Lviv, Ukraine || March 2008 – July 2008

• Hired on the third day of the three-month course for candidates.
• Testing and quality assurance of the software and personally found more than 100
bugs;
• Managed effective communication with clients from Canada on behalf of Ukrainian
team.