Josip Klasić Email & Phone Number

Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Serbia

Sales and Marketing Director supervising the sales operations of the regional subsidiaries belonging to Deceuninck group.Developing organizational structure and culture Identifying and developing a talented team of employees who can lead critical departments and manage strategic business functions In charge of team of managers and lead sales teams on different locations Monitoring company operations and ensuring employees and business practices comply with all regulation requirements Negotiations with potential customers as well as agreements and negotiations with local suppliers Budgeting, forecasting and reporting

Zagreb Metropolitan Area

Professional key point of contact to business and to key management for all plant issuesDevelopment and organization of key positions and departments

Zagreb Metropolitan Area

Croatia

Advanced to lead facilities with 11 mil € in annual revenues. Responsible for all activities relating to business development, production, finance, sales, human resources and administrative issues. Oversee the team of 5 managers across all functions. Hold full P&L accountability.- Led organization through an internal transition. Formulated and executed strategic plan to respond to the changes in the construction market, declining customer demands and reduced profit margins. Managed continuous cost reduction improvement initiatives that reduced annual salaries headcount and material costs.- Achieved a sales growth on a declining market for the most recent fiscal year. - Opened new customer markets in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro.

Recruited to equip the management team for aggressive expansion phase. Managed and provided leadership for finance and accounting including budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, analysis and reporting, cost accounting, tax, cash flow, internal audit, payroll, banking relationships and risk management.- Managed pricing strategies for capital acquisitions, leverage procurement strategies and streamlined operations management for the project.- Negotiated with the Tax office and realised 50% reduction in income tax rate.- Renegotiated bank lines of credit, obtained more favourable terms at reduced rates and improved cash management.- Set up general accounting and financial reporting systems and procedures, including integration of process flows with the corporate headquarters. - Designed and implemented an annual budget process and orchestrated budget planning with all departments and the headquarter.- Created organizational HR infrastructure to support rapid business growth, designed performance-based benefit and compensation programs and established a formal salary structure.- Evaluated the risk of business processes within accounts payable and accounts receivable.- Directed accounting, budgeting and finance operations in Serbian subsidiary

Croatia

Oversaw all IT operations, policies and procedures. Developed and implemented corporate IT strategy and system maintenance plan aligned with the company’s goals.- Performed technology assessments, selected and successfully implemented new ERP system.- Integrated IT function and merged all business processes such as production, order processing, inventory management, budgeting, finance, accounting, credit and collection, customer management and purchasing administration.

Croatia

Promoted from Assistant to Senior Auditor. Led a team of two to six auditors in complex audit engagements, preparing audit reports and giving recommendations for improvements. Audited many of the best-known international and local companies in different industry sectors, such as: Telecommunication, Media, FMCG, Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services and Industrial Manufacturing.- Directed audits and special projects to determine compliance with corporate policy, law and regulations and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). - Conducted client interviews and risk assessments to increase understanding of audited areas and to test internal controls. - Performed internal control over financial reporting testing as related to various business cycles.- Drafted a comprehensive well-documented findings and audit reports, giving recommendations for improvements in policies and procedures and management action plan.