Дмитро

Dmytro Cherniak
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SUMMARY
Seasoned finance and operations leader with broad experience across FP&A, management accounting, and ERP-
enabled process improvement in production and project-based settings. Align finance with operations and IT, build
clear KPI/reporting frameworks, and lead cross-functional teams to strengthen planning discipline, cash flow, and
decision velocity. Trusted advisor to executives on scaling processes and governance.

CORE COMPETENCIES
Budgeting & Forecasting (FP&A)
Driver-Based Budgeting
Cash Flow, Treasury & Working Capital
Management & Cost Accounting
KPI Design & Executive Dashboards
Long-Range Planning & Scenario Modeling
Pricing, Unit Economics & Margin Analysis
CapEx Prioritization & Investment Analysis (NPV, IRR)
Financial Close Acceleration & Reporting Automation
ERP & Finance-Ops Integration
Process Improvement (Lean/BPR)
Production Reporting (Throughput, OEE)
Market & Competitive Analysis
Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management

IT/TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Analytics & Finance Tools: Excel (advanced: Power Query, PivotTables, Power Pivot), Google
Sheets/Workspace, ERP/Finance–Ops integrations (requirements, UAT, rollout).
Automation & Productivity: AI tools (ChatGPT, Gemini) for reporting, reconciliation, and documentation
acceleration.
Data Skills: Python (basic).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freedom Farm International, PJSC – Ukraine (2006-2024)
Positions:
Chief Financial Officer
Chief of finance department
Key Achievements
Provided overall leadership and coordination of the Finance, Economics, Accounting, Legal, and IT functions
(40+ staff), cutting month-end close from ~15 to 10 days and achieving ≥95% on-time reporting.
Directed the financial and economic activities of a multi-company group, ensuring strategic resource allocation
and regulatory compliance; delivered EBITDA margin +15–30 pp, CapEx execution 90–100% within
budget/timeline.
Led the financing function, overseeing financial resource management and bank loan operations; lowered
weighted average cost of debt by 60–120 bps, improved the maturity profile (short-term share ↓10–20 pp), and
maintained covenant headroom of ~0.5–1.0 on Debt/EBITDA.
Introduced and refined management accounting systems to enhance transparency and enable data-driven
decision-making, improving forecast accuracy to ±10–30% (EBITDA) and variance analysis time ↓30–40%.
Optimized finance processes to improve cost management and organizational efficiency, reducing SG&A as %
of revenue by 10.0–20.0 pp and reconciliation/reporting cycle time ↓20–40%.
Implemented goal-oriented (driver-based) budgeting and management accounting practices, shortening
reforecast cycle time by 5–10 days and keeping budget variance within ±5% on critical lines.
Automated finance and management processes—including technical control systems and production data
tracking—manual effort ↓20–35%, error/rework 20–40%, and month-end close −4–5 days.

Agricultural Marketing Project – Odesa, USAID, Ukraine
Positions: Economist and Commodity Market Analyst
Key Achievements
Conducted weekly and annual commodity market research and pricing analysis; produced weekly reviews (on-
time ≥97%) consumed by producers and stakeholders.

Built monitoring and pricing briefs across 20 key commodities and 2 regional markets, consolidating 5 data
sources to speed decision cycles.
Partnered with cross-functional teams to translate market signals into recommendations; adoption of
recommendations ~30–60% on tracked cases.

Expert Consulting, PE – Kherson, Ukraine
Positions: Chief Executive Officer
Key Achievements
Provided consulting support for 30+ reforming agricultural enterprises, advising on restructuring strategies and
organizational changes.

Agriculture Land Share Project – Kherson, USAID, Ukraine
Positions: Agricultural Economist , System Administrator
Key Achievements
Advised 30+ agricultural enterprises on restructuring and organizational change; established finance
governance and reporting cadences (monthly/quarterly).
Rolled out management accounting (cost allocation, budgeting) and process improvements, yielding margin
+10–15 pp or cost −15–20% on pilot engagements.
Conducted 10+ adult education sessions on optimizing business processes and improving operational
efficiency

National Bank of Ukraine, Kherson Branch – Kherson, Ukraine
Positions: Senior Software Engineer of department of banking automation
Key Achievements: Supported banking automation within the branch’s information systems and reporting
processes.

Kherson Cotton Plant – Kherson, Ukraine
Positions: Deputy Head of the Labor Department , Economist/Workforce Analyst
Key Achievements: Supported labor economics and workforce analytics within the plant’s operations.

EDUCATION:
Specialist Degree in Economics and Finance — Ukraine
Credential evaluation available upon request.

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Certified Accounting Practitioner (CAP) — Eurasian Council of Certified Accountants and Auditors/CIPA,
Cert. #0004807, 04/2006
Specialist in Leasing Business — 01/2003
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Languages: Ukrainian (native); Russian (fluent); English (professional working proficiency)

Keywords: Budgeting; Forecasting; FP&A; Management Accounting; Cost Accounting; Variance
Analysis; Cash Flow; Working Capital; Treasury; CapEx; Investment Analysis; NPV; IRR;
Financial Close; ERP Integration; Power Query; Power BI; KPI; OEE; Process Improvement; Lean;
BPR; Production Reporting; Market Research; USAID