Marienko

Valerii Marienko
Head of Finance | CFO
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Finance leader with 22+ years of experience, including 10+ years as Head of Finance in a US-based IT
outsourcing company with operations across Ukraine, Poland, and Brazil. Combines deep expertise in
international financial management, transfer pricing, and multi-entity structures with hands-on experience in
strategic financial planning, FP&A, and cross-functional collaboration. Advanced English. Pursuing PhD in
Economics. Actively seeking a CFO or senior finance leadership role in an IT outsourcing or product/SaaS
company.

CORE COMPETENCIES
International Finance & Multi-Entity Structures • Transfer Pricing • Strategic FP&A • Budgeting & Forecasting
Treasury & Cash Management • Tax Planning & Compliance • US GAAP • Internal Audit • Financial
Modelling • Team Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Head of Finance
Softjourn, Inc. | July 2015 — Present | Ukraine / USA
IT outsourcing company (~200 employees) with offices in Ukraine, Poland, and Brazil.
• Leading end-to-end financial function across 3 jurisdictions (Ukraine, Poland, Brazil), including transfer
pricing and multi-entity compliance
• Driving financial strategy: long-term planning, scenario modeling, and executive-level P&L reporting
• Managing treasury operations, multi-currency cash flow, and relationships with domestic and foreign
banking institutions
• Overseeing tax planning and compliance across all operating jurisdictions
• Building and managing the finance team; coordinating with Project Management, Development, QA, BA,
and HR
• Leading procurement control, vendor management, and internal audit processes
• Delivering ad-hoc financial analysis and modelling to support business decisions
Key Achievements:
• Reduced finance team workload by 15% through process automation and elimination of redundant
reporting
• Cut project managers' financial reporting burden by 3x via streamlined cross-departmental workflows
• Reduced bank service costs by 2x through renegotiation of banking terms and optimization of account
structures
• Successfully defended the company in a tax authority dispute, securing a full court victory
• Achieved $50,000+ in annual savings through vendor negotiations and contract optimization
• Led implementation of gig contracts under Ukraine’s Diia.City framework, ensuring full legal compliance
and workforce flexibility
• Founded and managed a charitable fund to support Ukrainian military personnel during the full-scale war

Consulting Chief Financial Officer
Valor Software | July 2021 — March 2023 | Ukraine (part-time / consulting)
• Strategic coordination of finance functions for a growing IT company
• Setting up core finance processes and financial reporting infrastructure
• Building and structuring the finance department team

Curator, Restructuring of Corporate Bad Debts
PrivatBank — Head Office | February 2013 — July 2015 | Ukraine
Named Best Debt Restructuring Specialist in Ukraine, Q4 2014.

• Managed restructuring of bad debts of corporate clients for the Western Region of Ukraine

Various Managerial Roles
PrivatBank — Ivano-Frankivsk Branch | 2003 — 2013 | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
• Progressed from Senior Credit Expert (SME) to Head of Department and Deputy/Head of Division
• Managed teams of 5–20 people; fields: SME lending, legal collection, bad debt management
• Named Best SME Lending Expert in the Ivano-Frankivsk region (2003)

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

CIMA — Certificate in Business Accounting (completed)
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants | 2017 — 2023 |
• CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting — completed September 2023

Master of Economics
Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas | 1998 — 2003 | Ukraine
Professional Development
• "The Finance Business Partner" — In-House Advance live course by Andrew Jepson (Oct–Dec 2022)
• "Quantitative Finance and Risk Analytics" by Oleksandr Romanko — UCU / LvBS (Nov 2015)
• "Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management" — University of Virginia, online (Apr–May 2015)

SKILLS & TOOLS
Languages: English (Advanced), Ukrainian (native)
Tools: QuickBooks, MS Office / G-Suite, Power BI, SQL (basic), AI (Gemini, ChatGPT, NotebookLM, Claude)
Standards: US GAAP awareness, IFRS, transfer pricing, multi-jurisdiction tax compliance