Maxim Lukyanenko Email and Phone Number

• Fully responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting of plant costs, including manufacturing, operating, and SGA.• Championed a holistic approach to monitoring deviations at all stages of production cost formation, providing valuable insights for business decisions.• Created more than 120 intricate financial models for diverse investment projects of varying complexity and detail.• Controlled the implementation of investment projects from the financial side, guaranteeing within-budget completions.• Led the process of monthly financial closing and preparation of management reports, ensuring precision and accountability.• Safeguarded internal control over J-SOX compliance, maintaining the Risk-Control Matrix and conducting internal risk assessments on business processes.• Negotiated and finalized financial terms for more than 1,000 contracts.• Enhanced the expenditure approval process by standardizing the documentation requirements for expenditure requests, expediting the decision-making process.

• Drove financial modeling, evaluation, and creation of over 50 investment project models, resulting in the identification of high-return projects and strategic decisions that significantly boosted general profitability.• Developed a flexible budgeting system to automatically limit non-essential expenses if missing revenue targets. • Spearheaded the preparation of precise financial statements for multiple companies, ensuring regularity and reliability, providing transparent insights to stakeholders.• Modified the motivation system for 80 sellers by introducing financial and non-financial KPIs, resulting in increased productivity and employee satisfaction.• Achieved a remarkable reduction in operating costs by 30 million through cost optimization strategies.

• Provided counsel to clients on the implementation of management accounting, tax optimization, insurance solutions, and investment strategies.• Advised entrepreneurs on the effective separation of personal and business finances to enhance financial stability and minimize risks.• Demonstrated expertise in financial planning and modeling, enabling clients to make informed decisions and achieve their financial goals.• Led high-impact meetings, presentations, and negotiations, fostering successful collaborations and delivering key financial solutions.

• Held financial and control responsibilities for the SWG unit in Russia and the CIS countries, managing all financial aspects to drive profitability and compliance.• Demonstrated expertise in budget planning, control, reporting, analysis, and forecasting for country and regional functions, resulting in data-driven strategic decisions.• Led and managed Internal Controls processes and ensured SOX compliance to maintain financial integrity and trustworthiness.• Proactively managed and optimized operating costs, improving cost-efficiency and financial performance.

• Managed and coordinated financial control activities, including budget planning and execution and cost and spending optimization, leading to a 20% increase in unit profitability.• Consolidated reporting from various functions, ensuring data accuracy and reducing reporting time. • Improved accuracy in operating income and expenses forecasting.• Enhanced revenue forecasting for new contracts by 95%.• Participated in monthly accounting closings to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.• Communicated with external and internal auditors, successfully passing 3 audits.• Appealed financial claims in the amount of more than $1 million.• Implemented a unified system for prior approval of non-project costs, resulting in annual savings up to $500k for the company.

Business Operation Specialist supporting IBM GBS Business in RCIS Region; consolidation of reporting from various functions.

• Developed and created analytical reports on company performance.• Calculated annual, quarterly and monthly sales plans for business units.• As part of a team of 3 people, implemented SalesForce CRM and set up reports and dashboards for the sales department and company management based on it.• Proposed a new business model to reduce logistics costs by 90%.

• Responsible for calculation of expenditure items for financial responsibility centers.• Maintained register of accounts, enhancing financial transparency and tracking.• Optimized outgoing financial flows, resulting in improved financial efficiency.• Digitized and organized the work with the payment calendar in Excel, which allowed to improve payment discipline and increase its transparency.