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Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle SystemsSenior Controller
Jan. 2023Munich, Bavaria, GermanyAt the Munich headquarters, I oversee financial consolidation, reporting and strategic financial planning across 10 European legal entities. I work closely with local CFOs and General Managers to ensure performance alignment and data-driven decision-making across the region. Core responsibilities: 🔹 Review monthly and quarterly financial and management reports - ensuring accuracy, consistency and insight 🔹 Validate budgets, forecasts and KPIs, identifying deviations and performance gaps 🔹 Deliver strategic financial analytics and scenario models to Managing Directors at HQ 🔹 Coordinate budgeting cycles and monitor execution against targets In addition: 🔹 Lead dividend distribution across European subsidiaries, ensuring liquidity health and group-level consistency 🔹 Supervise KPI design and accuracy for performance-linked metrics 🔹 Develop and implement methodologies for liquidity planning, CapEx, and working capital efficiency 🔹 Act an internal advisor to underperforming units - often stepping in as remote interim CFO 🔹 Support M&A projects, including valuations, risk analysis and communication with key stakeholders
Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle SystemsFinance Director - Russia & Kazakhstan
Jan. 2020 - Dec. 2022Moscow, Russia🔹 Led financial strategy and operations for four legal entities across Russia and Kazakhstan, supporting both local leadership and HQ during periods of growth and crisis 🔹 Oversaw budgeting, liquidity, consolidation and strategic financial planning across the group 🔹 Acted as financial advisor to executive leadership, building business cases and presenting strategic scenarios to HQ 🔹 Redesigned management reporting frameworks and optimized financial processes to strengthen audit readiness and transparency 🔹 Spearheaded weekly risk analysis and cash optimization during the 2022 geopolitical crisis, ensuring continuity and control In addition: 🔹 Led stakeholder communication during high uncertainty, serving as a financial bridge between local teams and global HQ 🔹 Oversaw financial due diligence and supported the sale and separation of the Russian business 🔹 Personally managed the SAP exit and migration to a localized accounting system under complex compliance constraints 🔹 Maintained business continuity, preserved team cohesion and led with resilience through structural changes
Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle SystemsAccounting Shared Services Manager - Russia & Kazakhstan
Jan. 2018 - Dec. 2020Moscow, Russia🔹 Brought in to build a centralized accounting and tax hub from scratch - serving five legal entities across Russia and Kazakhstan 🔹 Unified accounting policies, methodologies and reporting templates across four cities, ensuring consistency and clarity group-wide 🔹 Recruited and developed a high-performing team, replacing outdated structures and creating a collaborative, future-ready finance environment 🔹 Developed real-time KPIs dashboards and ensured full compliance with new transfer pricing regulations 🔹 Led a multi-year IFRS transition project and aligned local finance with global SAP and reporting frameworks 🔹 Regularly engaged HQ leadership with updates, insights and transformation strategies, driving visibility and trust at group level
Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbHChief Accountant with CFO Functions
Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2020Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaBrought in post-merger to restore order in a legacy accounting system and successfully: 🔹 Rebuilt historical accounting and tax records, ensuring full documentation integrity within SAP 🔹 Led a tax audit defense independently, challenging and overturning critical findings 🔹 Nurtured a collaborative and trust-based team atmosphere focused on accuracy and quality, which significantly improved productivity and interdepartmental synergy 🔹 Introduced cost accounting, product margin analysis and daily liquidity planning to improve financial insight 🔹 Implemented core financial controls that strengthened internal governance and set the stage for future expansion
SIBURHead of Unified Methodology Support
Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2014Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia🔹 Led a cross-functional team of 10 experts (accounting, tax, IT) to define group-wide accounting standards and advise on complex internal matters 🔹 Drafted corporate accounting principles applied across SIBUR Group, ensuring consistency and regulatory alignment 🔹 Supported SAP transitions and provided tax advisory for join ventures with Rosneft, aligning systems with legal and operational frameworks 🔹 Contributed to the automation of controlled transactions reporting and developed clear documentation standards to enhance transparency and audit readiness
Drylock TechnologiesChief Accountant / Finance Manager
Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2013Nizhniy Novgorod, Kazan, Russia🔹 Acted as the key finance lead in the successful implementation of Microsoft Axapta (Dynamics AX), bridging accounting with operational needs across the company 🔹 Worked closely with business units - including production, supply chain, quality, procurement and sales - to unify and optimize end-to-end processes within the new ERP system 🔹 Conducted financial audits and aligned ERP modules with operational and reporting requirements 🔹 Led cross-functional collaboration to translate business logic into system architecture, ensuring data consistency and usability for decision-making 🔹 Played a key role in change management, user training and adoption across departments, enabling smoother transition and higher process maturity
ALIDI GroupDeputy Chief Accountant
Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2012Russia🔹 Played a central role in centralizing accounting across 50 branches by standardizing processes and unifying reporting 🔹 Led the accounting function through a successful tax inspection, ensuring full compliance 🔹 Managed a team 35+ regional accountants and introduced training programs to improve consistency and accuracy across branches
SPAR InternationalAccounting Specialist
Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2008Russia🔹 Built a full-cycle accounting foundation across retail, wholesale and equipment businesses 🔹 Managed fixed assets, AR/AP, payroll, tax compliance, and inventory accounting 🔹 Initiated process improvements and supported automation of key finance workflows 🔹 Combined hands-on practice with continuous learning in accounting and audit principles
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