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Oleh Oleshko, ACCA
Male, 34 years

CFO / Finance Manager

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Skype: oleshkoo0403
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Reside in: Kyiv
Citizenship: Ukraine, work permit at: Ukraine

Job objective: CFO / Finance Manager position

Professional area

Team management
Management Accounting, Corporate Finance
Budgeting and Planning
Finance analysis, Investment analysis
IFRS
Financial Control

14+ years’ experience with large international companies/ national corporations in controlling, budgeting & planning, analytics, accounting, team management.
9 years in leadership positions.
FMCG, spirit production (Nemiroff) – 4 years
Development, Media, Banking (Unison) – 2 years
Telecom (VEON) – 2 years
Pharma (Shire/Takeda) – 3 years
Renewable energy – 1 year
ACCA member
English – fluent, German – can attend interview

Work experience —14 years 4 months

May 2021 — till now
Nordex Group
Renewable wind energy sector. Wind turbine manufacturing
https://www.nordex-online.com/en/

CFO Nordex Ukraine
35 staff (in UA), 4 subordinates

Acting as Finance Project crisis manager.
Supervising overall Finance function in Ukraine
Set up finance processes after change management in local organization.
Finance and commercial support to the Country Manager, Business Heads, Project Management
Reporting supervision (local VAT/CIT/TP, corporate PL, project, group tax)
Budgeting, CF forecasting (short-term 3-6months)
Communication with banks (deposits, letter of credits, rate)

Selected Accomplishments:
Set up finance processes after management change. Developed Payment procedure guidance, contract signing guidance.
Developed and aligned with Region Limit of Authority matrix for country
Lead process of Accounting provider tender selection
Changed company’s local bank (for more beneficial terms)
Lead TP reporting process supervising outsource providers
Lead process of negotiation, collecting documents and substantiation in disputes regarding projects with client/subcontractors
Created T&E policy (only global policy was available) and supervised meal policy implementation

October 2018 —
April 2021 Takeda (M&A with Shire)
2 years 7 months www.shire.com, www.takeda.com

Finance Controller CIS
300 staff (Ukraine), 12 subordinates

Performing CIS Finance director's functions during her maternity leave.
Acting as CFO for 2 subsidiaries in UA
Leading and coordination 3 teams of external accounting providers (7people UA, 5people KZ)
Responsible for controlling and accounting 3 entities (2 in UA, 1 in KZ)
US GAAP, statutory financial requirements, corporate financial policies, local accounting regulations
Supervise the monthly close, monthly BS and P&L reconciliation and approval
Payment verification, contacting vendors and bank, local teams to mitigate errors
Confirmation of submission Statutory Accounts, Government statistics, Corporation tax & VAT compliance
Perform Monthly/Quarterly/Annual corporate reporting
Key contact for integration projects: ERP systems integration, legal entity consolidation, other finance projects
Group tax reporting (US GAAP tax reconciliations)
Intercompany balance reconciliation and alignment with counterparties, AR Balance overview
Treasury reporting, cash flow planning and monitoring
Supporting and controlling the purchasing process

Selected Accomplishments:
Ensured M&A at local level (transfer of business activities due to M&A in UA,KZ)
Conducted transition of accounting/controlling to finance HUB (process, policies, responsibilities)
Leading FCPA audit in 2 countries, conducted 2 tax inspections in UA
Implemented Month Reporting pack (established timeline for early month close Day2)
Developed Local T&E policy (reconciled differences vs Group T&A)
Managed process of ERP system implementation for T&E (Concur, corporate card)
Created finance evaluation methodology (for distributors’ assessment)
Established payment controlling process (Local payment policy)

August 2016 — June 2018
1 year 10 months

VEON
Ukraine, www.veon.com
Senior Finance Analyst / Finance partner
4000 staff
Establish budgeting procedures, financial and reporting processes in GSS;
Budgeting, planning & forecasting (consolidated and per entity);
Submission budget & reports in ERP;
Budget controlling (CAPEX, OPEX), analysis of the financial results of the company, plan vs actual analysis;
Control of accounting, IFRS disclosures, local and group reporting;
Design and implementation of pricing mechanism for GSS services;
Preparation of the reports and presentations on group companies' performance, budgets, forecasts and investment projects for the management;
Presentation of the results to management in form of different type of reports and presentations;
Support management in analyzing of finance related information.

Selected Accomplishments:
•Established budgeting procedures for the GSS Group (3 entity), monthly rolling forecast,
annual budgeting, 5Y business plan
•Implemented & introduced financial and reporting processes
•Developed & designed KPI’s of the project
•Participated in Group target costing design (pricing the recharge mechanism for GSS
services) and benefits tracking
•Created & implemented GSS Budgeting policy
•Monitoring GSS Reporting as well as Statutory Reporting Requirements to ensure full
compliance with the relevant standards.

December 2014 — August 2016
1 year 9 months

Unison Group
Ukraine, www.unison-finance.com.ua
Chief budgeting officer
500 staff, 6 subordinates
Management reporting
Preparation of consolidated financial statements for Group companies (Balance Sheet, P&L, CF),
Presentation of the results to management in form of different type of reports and presentations,
Budgeting & planning,
Analysis of budget expenditures & comparison of actual figures with Opex and Capex budget,
Participation in SAP automatization,
Analysis of the financial results of the company,
Control of accounting and tax accounting,
Preparation all necessary analytical reports for the managers, plan vs fact analysis.

Selected Accomplishments:
•Implemented of Group Budgeting policy
•Participated from FP&A side in Automatization of budgeting in SAP ERP, budget limits
upload in SAP with monthly revision & closing.
•Acted as finance partner in launch of new business activity (separate BU) with total
Project Investment 3mlnUSD. Finance modeling (5year overview), established and
processed budgeting & reporting procedures for the project (BS, PL, CF), implementation
determining KPI’s
•Performed numerous functions improving performance of BU financial operations,
Marketing cost, Investments Controller, Opex/Capex Controller and Payroll Planning
Analyst

March 2011 — December 2014
3 years 10 months

International Vodka Company ‘Nemiroff’
Ukraine, www.nemiroff.ua
Chief Financial controller
1500 staff, 4 subordinates
Management of the department of financial control
Preparation of consolidated financial statements for Group companies in accordance with IFRS (Balance Sheet, P&L, CF)
Analysis of the financial results of the company
Control of accounting and tax accounting
Performing Management Reporting
Analysis, monitoring, developing of performance measurements / KPIs
Sales, Gross profit - deviation analysis on product / region / customer level

International Vodka Company ‘Nemiroff’
Ukraine, www.nemiroff.ua
Financial controller
1500 staff
Planning, reporting, control of deviations of actual costs from budgeted;
recommendation of costs optimization;;
Monthly assessment of company performance based on Balance Sheet and P&L analysis
Accounting and control of procurement and payment
calculation and manual booking of consolidated adjustments (intercompany and unrealized profit elimination, investments in associates, dividends)
Cash Flow controlling(include operational, financial and investment activity) and forecasting

April 2009 — May 2011
2 years 2 months

Krokus OPT LLC
Ukraine, www.krokusopt.com.ua
Chief accountant
15 staff
Responsible for the accounting according to Ukrainian legislation
Preparing all kinds of reports (accounting, tax, statistical reporting) including IFRS reports for a shareholder.
Conducted and supervised tax planning and optimization
Analysis receivables and payables of the company
Working with internal contracts & international contracts
The passage of a comprehensive inspection.
Liaised with State Administration and tax service

February 2008 — April 2009
1 year 3 months

Fan-Trade LLC
Ukraine, www.fanplit.com.ua
Deputy Chief accountant
20 staff
Preparing and filing tax returns, periodic and annual accounting and financial reporting Maintaining tax records
Accounting and payroll
Reporting on wages: tax, statistical, reporting to the Pension Fund and the Social Insurance Fund for temporary incapacity;
Forming and submission to Best-ZVIT accounting, tax, statistical reporting,
Settlements with debtors and creditors

Education

2020

2009
ACCA member

National University of Tax service of Ukraine
Finance

Professional development, courses

2014
ACCA
ACCA DipIFR

2012
English Denis’ School (advanced)

Professional competencies

Languages
Ukrainian — Native
English — I am a fluent speaker
German — A2-B1
Russian — I am a fluent speaker

Key Professional Skills
Accounting BS; PL; CF Budget Control Consolidation ERP Finance GAAP IFRS Legislation MS Office Tax Transfer Pricing VAT SAP

Computer Literacy

1С Enterprise (7.7, 8.2,8.3),; MS office (Word, Excel, MS Outlook), Power Point, MeDOC, Liga
ERP system: SAP, Cognos planning, Axapta citrix, Business Object, HFM/HPL, SmartView, VDP

Additional information

Soft Skills
Leadership and mentoring, analytical mindset, responsible, initiative, strongly results oriented, aimed at overall and detailed approach, considerable desire to work & self-development, motivated, able to work well individually and in team, collaborative, diplomatic and flexible, strong presentation skills, good organization, problem solving skills, effective communication skills, open and learning agile, responsible, hardworking and stress-resistant

Driving License
B, С category, since 2009

Interests
Sport (tennis, skiing, football, gym), former professional football player, learning languages, reading fiction, “Mafia” game, public speaking courses

Life Creed
Per aspera ad astra (Through hardships to the stars)

References

Geert Jan Lutjes
Gura Ruslana
Andrii Bakaiev
Denys Azarov, MBA
Klym Neretyn, FCCA

VEON, Global Head FP&A. [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
Commercial Director Nordex Ukraine (phone number per request)
Takeda, Finance Partner BeNeLux (phone number per request)
UNISON Group, CFO (phone number per request)
NEMIROFF Vodka company, CFO (phone number per request)