Lead all aspects of 5-year operating plan and quarterly forecast creation for a $5B enterprise consisting of six Business units across five continentsResponsible for KPI / monthly financials reporting and analytical support to enterprise leadership and business partners, continuous process improvement, accounting close processes support• Lead International Finance, Accounting and Business collaboration to successfully plan and execute all financial aspects of a new Business Unit formation• Implemented several significant process and system improvements which resulted in increased efficiency, accuracy and transparency of the planning process• Developed timelines, guidelines and expectation for finance and business partners involved• Developed and executed annual operating plan training which lead to improved accuracy, reduced time from start to finish and increased system acceptance and user satisfaction• Built a customer-oriented approach to planning and forecasting significantly improving collaboration, communication and trust between Corporate and Business Unit Finance.

Lead planning, directing, monitoring and controlling activities for several strategic projects ranging from new technology development and implementation to process improvement• Successfully coordinated efforts of cross-functional teams such as production, supply chain, finance, legal and R&D to kick-start a long-term program to ensure viability of a $1B business segment

Co-lead a key track of an ERP implementation project across various Business Units, functions and geographies.• As one of three key contributors helped to transition a complex $ 2Bln grower settlement process to a new platform to support future business growth• As a part of an ERP implementation project, improved existing and designed and implemented new business processes from concept to transactions• Lead a cross-functional and cross enterprise effort that allowed the automation of information exchange between three companies eliminating multiple manual processes and improving accuracy

Finance partner for strategic plan initiatives and the Enterprise Business Model owner responsible for the long-term profitability of the Model• In a short period of time assumed responsibilities of strategic and day-to-day aspects of a complex business model involving a $ 2+ Bln enterprise; significantly improved organization wide knowledge of the business by providing workshop and training sessions for over 150 participants• Assessed economic performance and viability of the existing business model in various geographies, proposed and implemented changes that helped to ensure continuous supply of product and long-term enterprise success of a $300MM business segment• Successfully managed strategic, legal and operational aspects of a $ 20MM investment fund to support supply in a key geographical location

Lead Finance partner to the business group managing 5 product lines with a Gross revenue of $1Bln• Provided in-depth financial analysis and action recommendations from the full PNL perspective • Developed and implemented a full PnL reporting system to provide visibility to product performance, risks and opportunities• Facilitated various cross-functional efforts including implementation of new production lines, product launches and process improvements• Lead raw product forecasting process, foresaw risks and carried out an in-depth analysis that helped prevent a $2MM loss• Successfully trained and coached a team of junior finance analysts boosting the team’s performance• Lead monthly volume and revenue forecasting process and variance analysis for the 5 product lines• On short notice, took over annual sales plan creation after the dissolution of the team formerly responsible for the process and delivered results ahead of schedule

Finance partner to the operations team managing a 400-store retail chain across the US• Developed and implemented new budgeting methods for a 400-store retail chain• Developed evaluation methods for two chain-wide training programs to ensure effective investment decisions

Lead the development of a system of interface between Russian and NIH (National Institutes of Health) accounting methods to comply with NIH requirements; trained staff on compliance

Provided full-cycle equipment leasing services to corporate clients and was integrally involved with all aspects of management.• As one of four original employees, helped to develop a leasing company that grew to twelve employees in a six months period.• Wrote a business plan for a large public transportation company which was later used to help finance the purchase of a bus fleet for the company’s new bus route.