Responsible for translating the company’s business plans into measurable targets, especially financial goals, and reporting progress towards them. In addition, responsible for HR and business performance management.

Entrepreneurship combined with hobby. Helping people understand the world of wine. Co-founder of Vincarta: passionate about the world of wine.https://vincarta.com/

Provide key financial & commercial support and direction to the leadership of the Europe Product Organisation through the provision of accurate, timely and insightful data and analysis to support financial control, optimal decision making and alignment between financial and business objectives.

Coordinate the European business performance management via a set of balance scorecards which track achievements versus strategy.

Coordinate the production of the Resolution Pack for the group: chapter write up, project management, information gathering from multiple stakeholders and compliance with regulations, embed feedback from senior management and respond to internal audit queries

Coordinate HQ interest rate monitoring and treasury management reporting activities, ensure match funding governance and proper interest cost allocation to platforms in Europa and Asia, work with GE Capital Treasury HQ (US) on FTP (funds transfer pricing) process optimisation and manage a team of 2-3 people

Report new business activities for the countries in Europe and Asia (13 platforms) for actuals and plan, prepare the HQ monthly analysis pack, management analysis for the main four annual planning exercises and manage 1-2 direct reports

Review of commercial deals and programs submitted to European HQ for approval (10 platforms), adjusted the standard pricing models to reflect the latest changes in the accounting, risk, treasury treatment and new business management reporting

Plan and report management accounts for GE Money Romania (7 legal entities group), business performance analysis and scenario planning for new initiatives and other ad hoc business requests with financial implications and manage a team of 6-10 people (4 direct reports)

Business development: perform financial forecast for the valuation of GE Money Romania for the Joint Venture with Dogus Holding, participate in the compilation of the feasibility study for new bank license Commercial finance and pricing: prepare financial scenario and proposal for new product introductions (NPI), large transactions and major investments; chair Pricing Council, forum where all pricing decisions are approved;

Countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, RomaniaProject assessment and preparation: assess financial management capacity of the borrower andprepare relevant reports, risk assessment rating and participate in projects negotiation with government representativesProject supervision: perform financial management supervision and issue risk rating for the projects financed by World BankRegularly monitoring of country public financial management developmentTeam leader for a institutional development grant; Audit firm reviews (Macedonia & Bulgaria)

Monitor profitability of sales channels (traditional distributors and international key accounts in Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia and Moldova) and management reporting, perform distributors’ profitability due diligence, monitor trade promotions, internal audit and internal controls (coordinate and perform Sarbanes-Oxley 2004 assessment) and manage 1-2 direct reports.

Involvement in preparation of yearly budgets and rolling forecasts, variance analysis of actual results, trend analysis and other ad-hoc analysis and business scenarios.