Delivery of several of the most significant audits at MDC: a review of the core Investment Process and Asset Management functions, a comprehensive Finance Function diagnostic (covering over 10 areas) and overseeing three major project auditsAnnual Risk Assessment in 2011 and 2012, a multi-month exercise encompassing over 60 operating assets in 10 countries and multiple C-suite teams in each assetAnnual Audit Plan for 2012 and 2013, based on the Annual Risk Assessment, involving… Show more Delivery of several of the most significant audits at MDC: a review of the core Investment Process and Asset Management functions, a comprehensive Finance Function diagnostic (covering over 10 areas) and overseeing three major project auditsAnnual Risk Assessment in 2011 and 2012, a multi-month exercise encompassing over 60 operating assets in 10 countries and multiple C-suite teams in each assetAnnual Audit Plan for 2012 and 2013, based on the Annual Risk Assessment, involving consolidation and meetings with Mubadala Business Unit Directors and MDC’s COO, CFO and CLC. Managing the annual budgeting, forecasting, and procurement process for over 70 engagements annually for the whole Internal Audit UnitCreation of the Internal Audit methodology (currently being copyrighted), including the process and risk universeAssimilating and training new team members, growing from a team of 8 to 24 in 1.5 years Show less

Knowledge Manager for the Abu Dhabi officeOfficial Executive Onboarding facilitator for the Exec. Onboarding course to be run in the Middle East, alongside an EY partner from DubaiDelivery of a Levels of Authority and Credit Procedures projects for EMALOngoing delivery of a Regulatory Framework and Operating Model for a natural gas distribution network in the Emirate of Abu DhabiDelivery of Finance Policies & Procedures.

Core member of the Corporate Performance Management (CPM) and People & Change Eurofirms network and experience in delivering over 10 projects in the field of CPM, including a major Balanced Scorecard project for a National Oil Company (NOC) in the; and a continuing integrated CPM project for the leading broker-dealer in Russia.Key areas of expertise include:Major transformational and change management project for a government holding company in the Former Soviet Union, including… Show more Core member of the Corporate Performance Management (CPM) and People & Change Eurofirms network and experience in delivering over 10 projects in the field of CPM, including a major Balanced Scorecard project for a National Oil Company (NOC) in the; and a continuing integrated CPM project for the leading broker-dealer in Russia.Key areas of expertise include:Major transformational and change management project for a government holding company in the Former Soviet Union, including Competency model development, control framework and Finance/IT improvementMultiple CPM projects in both Oil and Gas (upstream, midstream and downstream) and the Financial Services sectorsData warehouse design and implementation for a financial reporting systemBudgeting model improvement, creation of a unified 2009 budget in a major investment bank's own systemBusiness model, corporate centre transformation and organisational design for a National Oil Company Asset and project management, including investment process improvement and modelling in the EU&M sectorControls work in multiple sectorsNumerous and ongoing client training on the areas noted above in PwC proprietary methodologiesOne of the leading trainers of PwC consultants in the Moscow office, having personally managed the delivery of core training to the 120 consultants of Performance Improvement, and now a key trainer to other PwC trainers. Deep experience in a range of internal PwC projects, including two projects in system design and implementation for a risk management system for the consulting practise in CEE-CIS. Major industry exposure:Energy (Investment process improvement project for electricity company; Balanced Scorecard for Oil & Gas major, Value Chain/Business Diagnostic for downstream petrol retail network). Financial Services (budgeting model and process enhancement for a leading Russian investment bank; data warehouse design and implementation for an IFRS reporting solution). Show less

responsible for delivery of budgets, forecasts, management reports and special projects for a £30m turnover business. Participated in a major organizational change within FT Business, handling key personnel issues during the time of restructuring, being involved with senior management in order to design the to-be organizational model, assistance in implementing the model.Participated in due diligence of FT Business and as a result recommended the merging of online businesses with… Show more responsible for delivery of budgets, forecasts, management reports and special projects for a £30m turnover business. Participated in a major organizational change within FT Business, handling key personnel issues during the time of restructuring, being involved with senior management in order to design the to-be organizational model, assistance in implementing the model.Participated in due diligence of FT Business and as a result recommended the merging of online businesses with magazines, with projected savings of £300k in 2003.Shortened time required to deliver a forecast from one month to two weeks, with relatively inexperienced planners, and also managed internal control and rollout of a new reporting system across the company. Main experience gained included improving financial control; supervision of accounts, credit control, production and publishing staff. Significant systems exposure to Sun Accounts, Vision, Excel macros and proprietary software packages.Achievements include supervising the reduction of outstanding debts for the online businesses from over six months to one; improving reporting and accounting for conferences and events; redesigning parts of the reporting system to improve speed, accuracy and efficiency. Show less

Key audit clients included Nortel, Marconi, Tomkins Group; Enodis; Reed Elsevier. Involved in the consolidation process, statutory audit and exposure to US GAAP issues.Having experience of all audit areas I progressed to helping clients on judgmental areas including compliance with accounting standards, including foreign exchange hedging techniques, long term contracts, detailed provisioning policies and OFTEL returns for a major telecommunications client. Main functions and skills… Show more Key audit clients included Nortel, Marconi, Tomkins Group; Enodis; Reed Elsevier. Involved in the consolidation process, statutory audit and exposure to US GAAP issues.Having experience of all audit areas I progressed to helping clients on judgmental areas including compliance with accounting standards, including foreign exchange hedging techniques, long term contracts, detailed provisioning policies and OFTEL returns for a major telecommunications client. Main functions and skills developed in my three years included: Manager of consolidation team in Tomkins HO audit: since this was a first year client I had to formulate an approach to auditing the consolidation of this global conglomerate, which included overseeing my team of three and reporting my progress to the partner on the engagement.My experience with accounting and manufacturing systems allowed me to identify a major issue in the stock management system of a client.Special projects and other areas:Royalty audit, Italy: Developed work plan and engagement letter for UK-based client, and delivered the project. This entailed an in-depth understanding of the agent's supply chain and market, for which I obtained and analysed market reports from various sources. Marconi Italy report and audit findings: Summarised issues and directed work of local Italian audit team for UK reporting purposes. Interviewed Italian management, and communicated issues arising to manager and partner, who presented the findings to top UK/Italian management. Show less

Ad hoc translation (English, Russian, Italian) for a family company

Interpreting and working on in-house consulting projects.