Responsible for business process analytics for marketing and business process documentation

Drove forward IT, IS, and innovation at metallurgy giant of Kazakhstan by the means of implementation of new IT and regular management principles.Implemented a wide range of solutions enhancing business, IT management, telecom services, and information security.Successfully moved all-paper metallurgy giant management style to remote and hybrid amidst COVID-19.Led Innovations, Digitization, and Industry 4.0 inititatives.

Tought course "Information Technology in Business" for Exectutive MBA Programme.Assisted school with the launch of Master's in Technology Management Programme.

Teaching "IT Management in Business" course for executive MBA and open students.

Key responsibilites:Budgeting and financial forecastingManagement reportingCash flow and payments planning and reportingEnsuring compliance with local accounting and tax regulationsNew business modelsTreasury control (bank reconciliation, AP and AR turnover control and optimization)Management and financial reportingPerformance measurement and control (incl. cost control)Management of Accounting staffBusiness, financial and tax risk analysisCost control and optimisationWork with banks (finance attraction, bank guarantee issue, operational business improvement)Business processes standardization and optimisationSupport of sales-related processesAssistance to General Manager in wide number of issues of business

Developing business of "CIO as a service" on Asian market.Generated, sold and implemented major two projects from first contact with decision makers to contract signing and project delivery.Advised to CEOs and founders of several local established businesses and start-ups in various industries (from education and manufacturing to e-commerce and software development).

Deals closingNew business developmentVendor relationship managementTeam hiring

IT team recruitment, IT tasks definition, corporate center IT department management in UkraineManagement of corporate center infrastructure improvement projectsStrategic troubleshooting of IT issues for the Group businesses including but not limited to IT strategies and IT budgets review, software licensing issues resolution, etc. Implementation of corporate phone system uniting businesses in one communication channelIT vendors managementDevelopment of complex strategic plan for information security enhancement for 2013-2017

Led finance function of the Factory* Supported management of the factory in company planning* Reviewed and analyzed factory financials, including P&L, balance sheet, KPI dashboards, variance analysis, ad hoc reports, etc.* Supported investment decision making* Managed statutory audits* Revising business processes and improving business process control function* Assured effective cash management of the factory* Worked with the banks (in liaison with the Group Treasury)* Accountable for the factory IT department and ERP system migration project.

* Improved internal projects management.* Pushed total cost of IT service down by more than 50%.* Optimized and significantly improved strategic relationships with vendors.* Increased productivity of IT people, equipment, and software.* Implemented client-centric IT approach based on ITIL and CoBIT methods.* Did more with less and reducing IT budget due to effective headcount and vendor management.

Provided strategic IT guidance to management of the company.Successfully initiated and completed a number of IT projects that* improved internal customer satisfaction* reduced TCO of IT solutions* accelerated business and IT processes

Responsible for:* Holding IT-strategy.* Holding T & ERP policies and implementation projects.* Holding head office IT, and telecommunication infrastructure.* Financial accounting software implementation for Holding head office purposes.* Common Holding management approach implementation. 2006/2007 achievements:* managed the network construction project between headquarters and all the major locations that won "Corporate Distributed Network of the Year Cisco Award"* achieved significant discounts and reductions for IT costs for the organization* "METINVEST HOLDING Ltd." acknowledged by Ukrainian business community as #4 technologically most advanced company in the country

* Oversaw IT function (system customization, programming, network and security development) in 2004-2005.* Directly managed IT function (851 heads) from July 2005 till March 2006.* Revived and managed implementation of SAP R/3 (IM, PP, FI-LO, CO, CO-PC, PM, HCM, migration to MySAP Business Suite, upgrade to SAP 4.7), and other ERP applications (local budgeting application).* Prepared 3 year budget of the organization (2005-2007).* Implemented Zero-Based Budgeting approach for fixed cost planning.* Initiated and supervised a number of telecommunication and new technology early adoption projects.* Became company speaker on IT matters in printed media and on TV.

* Oversaw production controlling function for Kiev Tobacco Factory and Cherkassy Tobacco Factory (till October 2001) (direct cost controlling, overhead cost controlling, investment controlling).* Prepared three-year budgets for 2001-2003, 2002-2004, 2003-2005.* Prepared monthly reports1. Financial (balance sheet and income statement),2. Managerial (manufacturing result reporting, KPI and production reporting)* Assisted factory management in achieving significant productivity gains, drastic working capital improvement.* Performed investment appraisal.* Designed and implemented cost reduction program.* Participated in SAP R/3 (CO-PC, CO-PA, PP, FI-AA) and KIS2 implementation .* Worked in close contact with the headquarters.* Supervised six controllers.

* Implemented SunSystems 4.2.5 (financial, order processing, and inventory movements modules) for one of the leading sunflower oil manufacturers and seed traders in Ukraine (Cereol Group).* Developed VAT accounting solution for SunAccount and Cognos Impromptu.* Acknowledged as one of the best consultants in company history.

* Primarily worked as part of the IAS audit engagements with industrial and IT companies.* Had a wide exposure to various aspects of assurance work.

* Prepared overhead cost analysis of Lviv Tobacco Factory.* Reported on Ukraine's tobacco industry trends and developments.