Mervi Kerkelä-Hiltunen
Chief Financial Officer at QPR Software Plc- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Finnish Native or bilingual proficiency
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Swedish Limited working proficiency
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Allysia Ling
Mervi was a very understanding and dedicated leader. Despite we are in different timezone, she kept the communication on-going with all the team members. She trusted her team and listen to suggestions. She is a great boss whom you wish to work with and grow your career.
Eric Castillo-Wilson
Mervi is a very solid financial leader. She is able to take on seemingly impossible tasks, break them down into manageable pieces, and utilize her Team's synergies to get results. She maintains a great balance of business intelligence as well as the ability to cater to the needs of the present group/area being focused on. She was affective at dealing with conflicting personalities while allowing the best work product to be produced by the team as a whole. I would definitely work for Mervi again in the future. Her ability to handle my work hard, play hard, keep it fun mentality was much appreciated and kept me at the top of my game.
Allysia Ling
Mervi was a very understanding and dedicated leader. Despite we are in different timezone, she kept the communication on-going with all the team members. She trusted her team and listen to suggestions. She is a great boss whom you wish to work with and grow your career.
Eric Castillo-Wilson
Mervi is a very solid financial leader. She is able to take on seemingly impossible tasks, break them down into manageable pieces, and utilize her Team's synergies to get results. She maintains a great balance of business intelligence as well as the ability to cater to the needs of the present group/area being focused on. She was affective at dealing with conflicting personalities while allowing the best work product to be produced by the team as a whole. I would definitely work for Mervi again in the future. Her ability to handle my work hard, play hard, keep it fun mentality was much appreciated and kept me at the top of my game.
Allysia Ling
Mervi was a very understanding and dedicated leader. Despite we are in different timezone, she kept the communication on-going with all the team members. She trusted her team and listen to suggestions. She is a great boss whom you wish to work with and grow your career.
Eric Castillo-Wilson
Mervi is a very solid financial leader. She is able to take on seemingly impossible tasks, break them down into manageable pieces, and utilize her Team's synergies to get results. She maintains a great balance of business intelligence as well as the ability to cater to the needs of the present group/area being focused on. She was affective at dealing with conflicting personalities while allowing the best work product to be produced by the team as a whole. I would definitely work for Mervi again in the future. Her ability to handle my work hard, play hard, keep it fun mentality was much appreciated and kept me at the top of my game.
Allysia Ling
Mervi was a very understanding and dedicated leader. Despite we are in different timezone, she kept the communication on-going with all the team members. She trusted her team and listen to suggestions. She is a great boss whom you wish to work with and grow your career.
Eric Castillo-Wilson
Mervi is a very solid financial leader. She is able to take on seemingly impossible tasks, break them down into manageable pieces, and utilize her Team's synergies to get results. She maintains a great balance of business intelligence as well as the ability to cater to the needs of the present group/area being focused on. She was affective at dealing with conflicting personalities while allowing the best work product to be produced by the team as a whole. I would definitely work for Mervi again in the future. Her ability to handle my work hard, play hard, keep it fun mentality was much appreciated and kept me at the top of my game.
Credentials
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Certified Board Member
Tampereen kauppakamariAug, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Elements of AI
University of Helsinki and ReaktorAug, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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QPR Software Plc
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Finland
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Financial Officer
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Aug 2022 - Present
Chief Finance Officer for QPR Software and Member of the Executive Management Team I have global responsibility over QPR Software's finance and administration, including external and internal reporting, monitoring and managing the financial performance of the business, capital allocation and procurement. In addition, I am overseing investor relations, compliance with the Insider Trading Manual, coordination of risk management and treasury functions. Chief Finance Officer for QPR Software and Member of the Executive Management Team I have global responsibility over QPR Software's finance and administration, including external and internal reporting, monitoring and managing the financial performance of the business, capital allocation and procurement. In addition, I am overseing investor relations, compliance with the Insider Trading Manual, coordination of risk management and treasury functions.
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Deloitte
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance & Performance Consulting
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Oct 2019 - Jul 2022
Guiding large stock-listed enterprises in performance improvements. Designing digital finance strategies and transformation including talent, operating model, process and technology renewals with solid change management. Supporting in solving complex clients’ profitability and cash flow problems. Leading multinational projects, coaching talents to reach their potential. Special assignment as interim Group CFO for medium size PE backed company to secure business continuation under COVID-19 including e.g. business model re-design, public crowd-funding, rigorous cross-functional cash management, statutory closing and audits in addition to day-to-day management and board support. Show less
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Aalto University Executive Education and Professional Development
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Finland
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Higher Education
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Study leave
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Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
I enjoyed refreshing my thinking with Financial Executive program offered by Aalto University Executive Education. These academic studies with strong connection to the today's business consisted of: Corporate Strategy & Governance, Corporate Finance & Risk Management, Advanced Financial Analyses and Business Valuations, Tax Strategies, Valuations, Investment Analyses, Forecasting & Planning, Value-Based Pricing, Decision making & influencing. This dedicated time, further strengthened my competences when connecting theories back to my broad work experience. Show less
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Nokia
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Finland
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Nokia Transformation Finance
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Jul 2017 - May 2019
Heading Finance transformation projects, process and system development and digitalization for costs; supported shared service outsourcing, drive design and implementation for fixed costs driver-based forecasting model and system, streamline process and responsibilities, lead built for Nokia CFO chatbot capabilities and driving central CFO document library. On top of this, driving OPEX dashboard concept and implementation. Driving governance, compliance and business case modelling for transformation area. Show less
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Head of Group Functions F&C
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Jan 2015 - Jul 2017
Business Partner for C- level Group&Support function leaders supporting functions during Alcatel-Lucent M&A activities. Leading Alcatel-Lucent Finance integration for Group functions, with synergy saving plans up to 30% of post M&A integration, securing compliance & control. Securing solid design and implementation for transfer pricing, allocations and governance models with special finance teams. Delivering solid external reporting with insight on timely manner for Group Common & Other ‘segment’ for earning releases right after Alcatel-Lucent merger. Leading Restructuring finance activities for 1.2B€ synergy saving program. Driving ERP implementation for Nokia Group Functions after mobile phones business divestment and acting as Nokia Oyj parent company controller. Show less
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Head of Chennai Factory F&C and CFO for Nokia India Pvt Ltd
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Aug 2013 - Dec 2014
I was member of Factory Leadership team, Business Partner, co-lead factory during changes in leadership team. Managing operational profitability and working capital locally in Indian Nokia Company. Driving tight costs control reaching lowest ever factory cost per phone during business divestment and under Indian company tax disputes. I was locally driving the operating and business model changes to succeed segregating Indian operations for enabling transitional service agreement after mobile phone global business divestment from Nokia. As a chairman of Board for the Nokia India Pvt Ltd -company, I was taking care of respective Director’s accountabilities during the major changes. Show less
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Head of Business Reporting Devices & Services & Business Controller for Support functions
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Jul 2011 - Jul 2013
Driving profitability and working capital improvements along with mobile phones business transformation projects. Working with Group Reporting and Investor Relations, I was securing correctness in quarterly earning releases for Devices and Services -segments, based on insight through management reporting. Leading and driving Nokia Devices and Services Business Reporting activities, processes and systems for the Nokia Devices & Services business, bringing efficiencies and effectiveness through improved self-service tools, tight and aligned schedules and leaner processes regardless of major transformation in the resourcing and off-shoring to India. Creating commonly approved Reporting vision and roadmap for future development. Leading Support Functions towards agreed cost savings via my business controlling role and managing Global Companywide restructuring and related costs under control during the major transformation. Show less
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Director F&C, Corporate Functions
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May 2009 - Sep 2011
As a member of Real Estate leadership team, managing real estate portfolio, facilities and services globally to meet mobile phones business strategies. Driving and implementing successfully simplified governance and operating models shifting real estate team closer to the business strategies and with that helping to reach significant cost savings. During leadership changes, back-up for unit leader driving improvements.Driving global transformation projects from F&C point of view, guiding and controlling for Bridge/restructuring program supporting lay-offed employees. Assessing start up funding requests and setting global rules.Negotiating streamlined Business Controlling service offering and processes as well as centralizing Corporate Functions FPR & Business Reporting teams after 50% headcount cut-off bringing efficiencies and savings. Show less
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Director, Devices Business Reporting
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Jan 2008 - May 2009
Setting up global business reporting and local controlling support models for Mobile Devices Business area.
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Senior manager, F&C, Technology Platform
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Jun 2001 - Dec 2007
Several F&C positions growing from R&D Business Analyst to Controller and further from manager to Director level by persistent improvement work on creating clarity over financials to business, supporting business cases, building processes, tools and global business controlling teams under my direct line manager role and virtually. Leading in multicultural environment.
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Handelsbanken
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Sweden
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Advisor
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Apr 1998 - Jun 2001
Establishing bank office in Oulu, growing successfully as a Financial Advisor for investor and loan customers . Excellent customer feedback and major learnings from creating new business with sales and marketing activities. Establishing bank office in Oulu, growing successfully as a Financial Advisor for investor and loan customers . Excellent customer feedback and major learnings from creating new business with sales and marketing activities.
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Education
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2019 - 2019
Aalto University Executive Education Ltd
Financial Executive, Finance, General -
1996 - 2000
University of Oulu
Master of Economics and Business Administration, Economics
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