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Paris, Île-De-France, France

Paris, Île-De-France, France

Developed the financial strategy and supervised its execution in 7+ foreign subsidiaries in Europe and Africa in close cooperation with local financial teams:→ Provided internal consulting for foreign subsidiaries, supported and advised local finance teams on methodologies and best practices. Example projects: implementation of IFRS 17 norm; creation and delivery of a training in English and in French for subsidiaries’ executive management on how to read financial statements under IFRS 17; harmonization of investment policies with the ESG guidelines of the Group.→ Studied business development opportunities. Example project: developed a convincing business case for establishing a new branch in Western Africa.→ Analyzed and interpreted financial data to inform strategic decision-making and presented the recommendations to senior management. Example projects: ad hoc studies of strategic and financial impact of local tax regulations on SG insurance business; studies and recommendations on solvency and capital management in the countries of operations; strategic roadmap for a pension fund, including M&A possibilities.→ Supervised financial performance of the entities: validated corporate budgets, financial plans and scenario planning.→ Developed and maintained relationships with key stakeholders, including shareholders, senior management and partners.

Moscow, Moscow City, Russia

Supervised the Finance Management Department (team of 6), including Investment portfolio allocation (500 mil. € of total assets; fixed-income and derivative instruments, mainly index options), Asset-Liability Management (ALM) and Financial Control:→ Accompanied the development of the savings insurance business by leading organizational change resulted in setting up an investment team of 2 portfolio managers tasked with preparing investments proposals for Investment Committees and carrying out investment operations;→ Designed and implemented a risk monitoring and performance measurement system: monitored liquidity, interest rate and currency position risks; carried out GAP-analysis; performed stress tests on the said risks; supervised investment portfolio risks through concentration limits and stress test performance; set limits on cash and currency positions for the Treasury Unit and proposed hedging strategies; advocated for a capital buffer to optimize capital management strategy and monitored its consumption;→ Led the project of industrialization of the investments back-office, including software provider selection and IT implementation;→ Prepared budgets and rolling forecasts and controlled budget execution;→ Advised on financial aspects of new product launches: business plans and risks; conducted product profitability reviews.

Moscow, Moscow City, Russia

→ Supervised the Financial Control Unit (team of 3) while Head of Financial Control Unit was on maternity leave;→ Developed a budget calculation model in Excel to build and review budgets and forecasts;→ Facilitated workshops and meetings to develop consensus on strategic directions and budget arbitration in line with strategic orientations;→ Launched the first SGI Savings insurance product: drew up the business plan and investment policy; provided investment training support for the marketing team;→ Launched and facilitated Investment Committees to keep track of decision-making;→ Designed from scratch a methodology of cost allocation per product; prepared a periodic study on products profitability; presented results and a strategy for profitability enhancement to the Executive Committee;→ Completed Lean 6 sigma certification, resulting in optimization of the expense validation process and 3x improved time to payment.

Moscow, Moscow City, Russia

Customer service for retail customers of the bank