Konstantinos Kollias
Athens
Summary
Motivated Director of Finance promoting more than 20 years of proficiency in identifying and analyzing trends and partnering with other departmental leaders. Action-oriented individual with experience tracking actual business results against plans, including acquisitions. Offering exceptional issue resolution and staff training skills, targeting to continuous people development
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Director
Medtronic
2024.02 - Current
- Leading Surgical Robotics Commercial Finance team
- Global responsibilities for Surg Robotics business analysis
- Working with Global commercial , finance and other back office teams on development of new business models and product launches
- Leading global Revenue & Margin Rolling Forecasts , Annual and Strategic planning
- Reporting to Surgical Robotics CFO
Senior Finance Manager - Surgical Robotics Operating Unit
Medtronic EMEA region
2021.03 - 2024.01
- Finance Program manager supporting Operating Unit leadership team on the launch of the Surgical Robotics system
- Duties covering EMEA region and the main responsibilities are: Liaison with Corporate team on the establishment of the reporting infrastructure, business model development and accounting policies
- Working closely with business teams on deal offerings
- P&L , Cash Flow and Balance sheet management
- Investment assessment and management of resource allocation
- Working closely with Center of Excellence teams of the various value streams (OtC, PtP, General Ledger, Customer Care etc) on setting up the infrastructure to support the product launch.
Senior Finance Manager - Controller of ABGI & Nordics region
Medtronic ABGI & Nordics region
2018.06 - 2021.02
- Controller of the ABGI & Nordics region supporting the Sr Finance Director in maintaining a strong, consistent control and reporting environment
- Region includes 12 countries (Alpine , Benelux , Greece , Israel & Nordics)
- Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Internal controls & enforcement of company policies
- Support the business in understanding the accounting consequences of new business models
- Build strong partnerships, sharing best practices and identifying process improvements with the region's finance teams
- Actively involved in PtP ,OtC & Payroll processes and associated projects
- Member of the EMEA Controller's Council, supporting Finance Optimization Project (Accounting processes reengineering).
Senior Finance Manager
Medtronic Hellas S.A.
2012.01 - 2018.05
- Finance Manager for the Greek legal entity, member of the BoD (Managing Director until August 2017), acting as the legal representative in all state authorities
- Manage 13 direct reports in accounting, Credit, Bids & tenders, facilities departments, the outsourced IT services and supporting on a daily basis both customer care & supply chain departments
- Assigned also the Quality manager's role, ensuring compliance with the relevant policies & guidelines
- Integration lead for Greece
- Developed & implemented various payment plans with all private customers
- Led the successful adaptation to direct model needs in customer care, credit & accounting departments
- Coordinated the successful implementation of world quality system obtaining clean audit reports
- Selected to participate in Medtronic's finance mentoring programme.
Finance Manager for Greece, Cyprus, Romania & Bulgaria
Marinopoulos Coffee Company S.A. (An authorized licensee of Starbucks coffee International)
2010.06 - 2012.01
- Successor of the CFO who promoted to General Manager Position
- Member of the management team in all 4 markets with active participation in the entity's restructuring process including divestment in store portfolio and reallocation of the resources
- Developed a cash flow management plan by increasing DPO , reducing expenses and renegotiate interest rates in cooperation with group's CFO
- Effective presentation to shareholders meetings of financial & business performance, achieving to rebuild trusted relationships.
Accounting Manager for Greece, Cyprus, Romania & Bulgaria
Marinopoulos Coffee Company S.A. (An authorized licensee of Starbucks coffee International)
2009.07 - 2010.06
- Managing 4 direct reports in the Greek office and three accounting firms in the remote markets
- Reestablish company's reporting system achieving group's standards for a 5-day month closing instead of the 20-day closing status
- Achieved the timely and accurate submission of monthly, quarterly, annual financial results to Group's management
- Project Manager in the implementation of SAP FI/CO modules both in Greece & Romania
- Managed to drastically improve the performance of the accounting & reporting department in all 4 markets without changing any of the team members
- Successful completion of the pending tax audit (relevant to 4 fiscal years).
Accounting Manager
Perfetti Van Melle Hellas S.A.
2007.10 - 2009.06
- Supervisor of the accounting and planning department (5 employees)
- Managed to decrease DSO implementing a new sales incentive procedure based not only on sales performance but also on collections
- Successful preparation of the company's records for a tax audit
- Successful delegation of FP&A responsibilities to one of my team members avoiding recruiting an outsider.
Senior Management Accountant
Perfetti Van Melle Hellas S.A.
2005.04 - 2007.10
- Establish the customer profitability process & reporting
- Managed to cooperate closely with business leads by providing profitability information on a customer level (Discounts, Listing fees, Advertising & Promotion expenses, notional costs)
- Developed the AOP model template in order to standardize the relevant process and enforce a customer profitability approach
- Project manager in successful SAP CO module update, targeting to reconciliation with FI module, COGS control and customer profitability standard reporting
- Initiated the uploading of the AOP figures in SAP, achieving material time saving in analysis and data integrity.
Management Accountant
ΤΟΥΟΤΑ Hellas
2004.09 - 2005.04
- Management Accountant, reporting to entity's CFO
- Part of the project team in the execution of the SAP CO module upgrade.
Management Accountant
Frigel Apostolou Carrier S.A.
2002.06 - 2004.07
- Management Accountant, reporting to entity's headquarters
- Newly formulated FP&A department, managed to build the whole reporting process according to entity's standards
- Implement a costing process in order to assess the profitability of the construction projects.
Auditor trainee
Grant Thornton Hellas S.A
2001.02 - 2002.06
- Auditor trainee, involved mainly in interim & annual statutory audits, implementation of internal audit procedures and due diligence projects
- Rookie of the year based on the performance evaluation of all new trainees.
Education
Professional certification -
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners U.S. (ACFE)
01.2017
Diploma in International Financial Reporting -
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK (A.C.C.A.)
01.2015
Professional qualification -
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK (C.I.M.A.)
01.2013
Executive MBA (AMBA Accredited) -
Athens University of Economics & Business
01.2010
BS in Business Administration -
University of Piraeus Greece
01.2000
Skills
- Financial reporting and analysis
- Audit Coordination
- Financial Planning
- Financial Policy Development
- Financial Strategy Development
- Financial Systems Implementation
- Working capital management
- Attention to Detail
Lecturer
Lecturer in the National School of Public Administration in: "Performance Management of Public Organizations"
Memberships
- Member of the Economic chamber of Greece (A' class signatory right)
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK
- Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners U.S.A.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 05/05/75
- Marital Status: Married and father of three (3) children.
Timeline
Finance Director
Medtronic
2024.02 - Current
Senior Finance Manager - Surgical Robotics Operating Unit
Medtronic EMEA region
2021.03 - 2024.01
Senior Finance Manager - Controller of ABGI & Nordics region
Medtronic ABGI & Nordics region
2018.06 - 2021.02
Senior Finance Manager
Medtronic Hellas S.A.
2012.01 - 2018.05
Finance Manager for Greece, Cyprus, Romania & Bulgaria
Marinopoulos Coffee Company S.A. (An authorized licensee of Starbucks coffee International)
2010.06 - 2012.01
Accounting Manager for Greece, Cyprus, Romania & Bulgaria
Marinopoulos Coffee Company S.A. (An authorized licensee of Starbucks coffee International)
2009.07 - 2010.06
Accounting Manager
Perfetti Van Melle Hellas S.A.
2007.10 - 2009.06
Senior Management Accountant
Perfetti Van Melle Hellas S.A.
2005.04 - 2007.10
Management Accountant
ΤΟΥΟΤΑ Hellas
2004.09 - 2005.04
Management Accountant
Frigel Apostolou Carrier S.A.
2002.06 - 2004.07
Auditor trainee
Grant Thornton Hellas S.A
2001.02 - 2002.06
Professional certification -
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners U.S. (ACFE)
Diploma in International Financial Reporting -
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK (A.C.C.A.)
Professional qualification -
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK (C.I.M.A.)
Executive MBA (AMBA Accredited) -
Athens University of Economics & Business
BS in Business Administration -
University of Piraeus Greece
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