I am performance-focused financial executive with more than 20 years of experience and a deep understanding of oil & gas upstream and downstream value chain. As a resourceful leader, I possess an innate ability to integrate organizations and processes and am known for clearly defining mission and targets, aligning people and resources and persistently delivering results. I thrive as an expert in driving value by optimizing capital efficiency and managing costsCareer Highlights:* Managed reduction of working capital from €1B to close to €0 by using securitization, supplier financing, factoring and operational measures such as reduction of days-of-sales outstanding. * Slashed bad debt €10M and reduced unsecured trade exposure from 50% to 17%. Implemented risk management procedures and practices such as introduction of credit insurance, improved credit securities and increased bank guarantees without reducing or hindering trade volume. * Repositioned divisional Finance organization setting up business partnering structure in each business line focusing on value management and supporting the achievement of divisional targets in alignment with overall Group Finance strategy. * Managed reduction of gross hub production costs €40M and net production cost €12M via rigorous cost discipline and business process simplifications and improvements.Multilingual: Fluent in Slovenian, Croatian, German, and English; conversational skills in FrenchSpecialties: Oil Upstream & Downstream • Strategic Financial Management • Value and Risk Management • Asset Securitization & Factoring • Process & Business Integration • Working Capital Optimization • Organization & ERP Management • Commodity & FX Management • Financial Analysis & Management Reporting • Accounting & Controllership • Corporate Finance • Procurement & Materials Management • Regulatory Compliance • Budgeting & Treasury Management • Cost Management