Bogdan

BOGDAN SAVKA
Chief Financial Officer | Group Finance Director
[відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») | [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація») | Ukraine (Volyn / Rivne region or remote)

PROFILE
Finance executive with 15+ years of progressive experience across accounting, treasury, tax and corporate finance, including
over 6 years in Chief Accountant / Finance Director roles within multinational manufacturing groups (SKF, Kronospan). PhD in
Economics and ACCA DipIFR qualified, with a track record of building financial strategy, centralizing multi-entity finance
functions, managing IFRS reporting and bank/audit relationships, and driving process automation. Combines strong technical
accounting and tax expertise with the strategic and leadership skills required to run a finance function at CFO level.

CORE COMPETENCIES
• Financial strategy, forecasting & budgeting • Transfer pricing strategy, margin modelling &
• Cash & treasury management, bank relationship documentation
management • Multi-entity finance centralization (5 legal entities)
• IFRS reporting, external audit (Big4) & internal controls • Managerial reporting & KPI-based performance analysis
• Tax compliance, tax forecasting & tax audit leadership • Finance process automation & RPA implementation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Group Chief Accountant / Finance Manager | Kronospan UA LLC Apr 2024 – Present
• Overseeing group accounting, IFRS reporting, treasury and tax compliance across the Ukrainian operations.
• Led centralization of finance and accounting processes across 5 legal entities and coordinated RPA rollout for finance,
accounting, sales and HR.
• Leading cash forecasting, bank financing and intercompany funding arrangements.
• Driving standardization and automation of finance processes and internal controls.

Finance Director – Chief Accountant | SKF Ukraine Aug 2020 – Mar 2024
• Held overall responsibility for finance, accounting, treasury and tax across the Ukrainian entities, managing treasury,
controlling and accounting teams.
• Driving standardization and automation of finance processes and internal controls
• Managed relationships with Big4 auditors and tax authorities, including leading tax audits, and automated transfer pricing
margin calculations and documentation.

Chief Accountant | SKF Ukraine Oct 2017 – Jul 2020
• Ran statutory and IFRS accounting and reporting, tax compliance and tax forecasting for the local entity.
• Implemented and updated financial and accounting policies and the internal control system.

Accountant / Deputy Chief Accountant | SKF Ukraine Jan 2011 – Sep 2017
• Progressed from Accountant to Deputy Chief Accountant, building a strong technical foundation in statutory accounting,
tax and financial reporting.

EDUCATION
• PhD in Economics — Lutsk State Technical University (2011 – 2013)
• Master in Business Economy — Lutsk State Technical University (2006 – 2011)

CERTIFICATIONS
• Diploma of Professional Taxation Adviser — IAPBE (2026)
• Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR) — ACCA (2016)
• Diploma in Managerial Accounting — IPFM (2015)

LANGUAGES
• Ukrainian — Native
• English — Fluent