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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Owned month end close and account consolidation and elimination process• Prepared Trial Balance, Balance Sheet and P&L (using Microsoft AX and Excel) and transferred to ORACLE (for US Head Office)• Developed management reports and provided monthly analysis of major P&L items (Price/Volume, variance to budget and previous year)• Analysed trends and financial performance across business units• Reviewed and updated department’s processes and flowcharts, identified control gaps… Show more • Owned month end close and account consolidation and elimination process• Prepared Trial Balance, Balance Sheet and P&L (using Microsoft AX and Excel) and transferred to ORACLE (for US Head Office)• Developed management reports and provided monthly analysis of major P&L items (Price/Volume, variance to budget and previous year)• Analysed trends and financial performance across business units• Reviewed and updated department’s processes and flowcharts, identified control gaps and delivered projects to enhance financial control• Managed year end and interim external audits• Supervised and trained junior accountant, AP & AR staff• Reconciled key balance sheet accounts, prepared monthly accruals • Continuously sought improvements and streamlining of existing processes and spreadsheets Show less

• Analysed monthly company’s financial statements, sales and operational activity; prepared reports and presentations on business performance, sales dashboards and KPIs• Prepared Excel-based financial models to support business development opportunities and contract negotiations (NPV, DCF, IRR etc)• Performed ongoing analysis of ATM fleet profitability and same-store analysis• Variance analysis - tracked financial performance against operational plan, forecast and previous year… Show more • Analysed monthly company’s financial statements, sales and operational activity; prepared reports and presentations on business performance, sales dashboards and KPIs• Prepared Excel-based financial models to support business development opportunities and contract negotiations (NPV, DCF, IRR etc)• Performed ongoing analysis of ATM fleet profitability and same-store analysis• Variance analysis - tracked financial performance against operational plan, forecast and previous year. Provided comments on variances• Participated in budgeting and planning activities, tracking of contracts performance and profit improvement initiatives Show less

Melbourne, Australia

• Owned reconciliation of two bailment facilities ($400 million in total) and 5,000+ daily settlement payments • Managed, monitored and forecasted cash flow for restocking 4,000 ATMs across Australia and New Zealand • Managed team of 8, hired and trained new team members• Developed and reported on Department’s KPIs, identified areas and sources for improvement• Managed key stakeholder relationships and communications, tracked key service providers’ performance and addressed… Show more • Owned reconciliation of two bailment facilities ($400 million in total) and 5,000+ daily settlement payments • Managed, monitored and forecasted cash flow for restocking 4,000 ATMs across Australia and New Zealand • Managed team of 8, hired and trained new team members• Developed and reported on Department’s KPIs, identified areas and sources for improvement• Managed key stakeholder relationships and communications, tracked key service providers’ performance and addressed issues• Built new and improved internal control procedures and processes• Reviewed CIT carrier invoices and SLA compliance, obtained credits and reimbursements• Managed project to bring in-house cash forecasting and reconciliation functions of an acquired competitor's business (cost saving of $500k/year)• Won 2017 Global Employee Award (category “Ambitious”) Show less

Melbourne, Australia

• Performed pricing analysis and model building to assist new contracts and renewals• Regularly monitored and analyzed factors contributed to expenses and suggested process improvements • Communicated analysis results to information users• Assisted Business Analyst in developing of new reports on performance of business units• Reviewed invoices, monitored contract compliance and business performance• Reviewed service providers SLA compliance and obtained credits and… Show more • Performed pricing analysis and model building to assist new contracts and renewals• Regularly monitored and analyzed factors contributed to expenses and suggested process improvements • Communicated analysis results to information users• Assisted Business Analyst in developing of new reports on performance of business units• Reviewed invoices, monitored contract compliance and business performance• Reviewed service providers SLA compliance and obtained credits and reimbursements Show less

Melbourne, Australia

• Managed Team of 5• Participated in development and improvement of Excel-based forecasting Model and cashing procedures • Verified, supervised and signed off on Cash Orders as forecasted by Cash Services Analysts• Monitored and reported on Department KPIs, provided accurate reports to management and various stakeholders• Analysed CIT costs to identify and implement cost saving initiatives• Escalation point for departmental matters concerning cashing levels, services and… Show more • Managed Team of 5• Participated in development and improvement of Excel-based forecasting Model and cashing procedures • Verified, supervised and signed off on Cash Orders as forecasted by Cash Services Analysts• Monitored and reported on Department KPIs, provided accurate reports to management and various stakeholders• Analysed CIT costs to identify and implement cost saving initiatives• Escalation point for departmental matters concerning cashing levels, services and transaction disputes• Developed and formalized procedures and processes flowcharts• Maintained and reconciled Bailment Facility for the purpose of restocking ATMs across Australia and NZ in the most cost effective way and minimizing out of cash occurrences• Forecasted cash requirements on a daily basis using data mining, cost analysis and analytical approach to trends, geographical locations, business types, services availability and seasonal impacts on different locations• Collated and cleaned data from multiple sources, performed regular data sanity checks, maintained integrity of databases and Forecasting Model• Liaised with CIT providers to arrange special services and to resolve any day to day disputes Show less

Melbourne, Australia

• Managed Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and general accounting functions for New Zealand and Australian entities, processed invoices, expenses, coding, payment runs and payment allocations• Performed bank accounts reconciliations• Processed monthly journals and completed month end balance sheet reconciliations• Prepared quarterly Business Activity Statements for Australian entities and GST Returns for NZ entities• Provided support to Accountants with monthly P&L and… Show more • Managed Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and general accounting functions for New Zealand and Australian entities, processed invoices, expenses, coding, payment runs and payment allocations• Performed bank accounts reconciliations• Processed monthly journals and completed month end balance sheet reconciliations• Prepared quarterly Business Activity Statements for Australian entities and GST Returns for NZ entities• Provided support to Accountants with monthly P&L and Balance Sheet preparation• Assisted with budgeting and audit processes• Maintained integrity of database for daily ATM settlements and monthly rebate payments to over 6,000 merchants• Investigated various issues liaising with clients and other departments• Prepared regular reports in accordance with company policies Show less

Moscow, Russian Federation

• Analysed daily activity of the trading floor including complex deals with derivatives and FOREX• Provided accounting functions for associated companies working on stock market, insurance and financial services fields• Prepared regular Accounts, P&L, portfolio yield analysis and other management reports in accordance with company policies, procedures and service standards• Prepared consolidated financial statements under IFRS for group of affiliated companies• Managed the… Show more • Analysed daily activity of the trading floor including complex deals with derivatives and FOREX• Provided accounting functions for associated companies working on stock market, insurance and financial services fields• Prepared regular Accounts, P&L, portfolio yield analysis and other management reports in accordance with company policies, procedures and service standards• Prepared consolidated financial statements under IFRS for group of affiliated companies• Managed the integrity of department’s database (SAP) • Participated in automation of consolidation procedures (functional specification, monitoring and testing)Achievements: Developed and prepared adjustments and templates required for transformation of statements prepared in accordance with Russian GAAP into financial statements complying with requirements of IFRS Held three positions at Nomos-Bank being promoted to Analyst Show less

Moscow, Russian Federation

Education record

Bachelor’S Degree, Economics

Bachelor’S Degree, Economics