Finance Manager with 3 years of experience in managing the finance function of Nestle Moldova from budgeting to reporting processes, motivated by driving changes and improvements in processes and results.
8 years of Big Four background in Assurance department focusing on preparation of financial statements and related disclosures and notes, understanding, documenting, testing and providing advice to clients on internal controls over business processes and financial reporting
- Coordinating all financial processes of Nestle Moldova
- Leading a team of 4 finance professionals
- Preparation and review of Dynamic Forecasts (Budget) for various categories (Nutrition / Baby Food, Food, Purina, Coffee, Confectionery, CPW etc.)
- Preparation and review of various scenarios for the Dynamic Forecast (DF)
- Alignment with all categories on changes in DF
- Financial reporting according to Nestle Accounting Standards under tight deadlines (Balance sheet , P&L and notes and schedules)
- Improvement and design of processes relating to Total Trade Spend (TTS) and Product Fixed Marketing Expenses (PFME) accruals; bundles; TTS and PFME pre-post ROI assessment etc.
- Driving changes together with HR in the structure of finance department in Moldova in order to increase accent on controlling and financial analysis capabilities of the department
- Preparation of P&L for all new SKUs to be imported, advising on pricing and final approval of pricing
- Driving several waves of price increases across all categories during 2021-2023 in order to protect profitability
- Implementation of process for TTS from sell-out tracking and supervising preparation of reports on TTS and NNS from sell-out at channel, key accounts, sub-category and SKU level. Analyzing data and alignment with team on actions to improve top line, improve mix, reduce / maintain TTS at current level.
- Management of TTS including management and approval of TTS compensation to distributor (discretionary, contractual, free goods, bad goods, CTA, additional placement etc.)
- Leading TASTY project from the market side, for improvement in portfolio by eliminating value diluters, improving profitability for certain SKUs and pushing performers for further growth
- Overview of compliance at Nestle Moldova
- Implementation of almost full change in Portfolio for several Business Units due to changes of sourcing of products from Russia to Europe
EY - Ernst & Young SRL - Moldova
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit SRL - Moldova)
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