Experience

Safera – We sense what humans don't
• Chief Financial Officer

  • Apr 2023 - Present


Fredman Group

• Finland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Feb 2020 - May 2022

  Financial Planning & Analysis (MA):🚀Renewed financial planning and performance monitoring. Introduced modern Budgeting and Forecasting models and processes for physical products and SaaS business (FP&A)🚀 Built future-oriented reporting (P&L, Balance & Cashflows, KPI’s), including SaaS metrics in BI🚀Owner of Sales and Operations Planning. Developed SOP to improve monthly financial forecasting of physical and digital products. Connected CRM pipeline to financial forecasts🚀 Implemented new product prices and profitability by using Standard Pricing Method (IFRS Inventory)🚀 Built short-term incentive model based on latest estimate and easy KPI's🚀 Prepared Investor Decks for Chefstein® and participated in investor negotiations🚀 Group valuation projects with Translink CF and PwC🚀 Working Capital calculations to support decision making. Investment calculationsFinancial Accounting (FA):🚀 Owner of annual reporting and reporting process 2019-2021. Shortened process by 1 month🚀 Outsourced Group Accounting, AR and AP, payroll and IT-services🚀 Led the cooperation with outsourced accounting partner (EMU Oy) on from daily matters to strategical issues🚀 One of the main users of group ERP and main user of financial software🚀 Develop audit processes, implemented policies like purchasing and investmentsStrategy & Leadership:🚀 Chairman & member in Group Management Team 4/19-5/22. 19-20:✨Turnover +25 % & EBITDA +131 %✨ 🚀 Participated in monthly BoDs representing finance and administration🚀 Participated quarterly Chefstein Steering Board meetings and supported leading with investment and SaaS reporting🚀 Owner of Finance, HR, Law, ICT and Communications services @ group levelData & Systems:🚀 Renewed Group ICT e.g., by defining sustainability processes in end user services, servers, and networks. Continuous development of emerging information security issues🚀 Lead the development for Chefstein® digital platform including team from Futurice Show less

• Business Controller

  • Mar 2019 - Feb 2020

  🚀 Developed budgeting and financial forecasting processes i.e. financial monitoring. Lots of ad-hoc analyses🚀 Tactical and strategical support of financial activities with subsidiaries. For example P&L budgeting & forecasting, pricing and supply chain



Biovaaka Oy

• Finland
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board of Directors

  • Mar 2020 - Apr 2021

  🚀 Represented Fredman Group/owners at Biovaaka Board of Directors 🚀 Helped to create a financial forecasting process based on budget 🚀 Strategical and tactical decision making 🚀 Helped with funding matters 🚀 Represented Fredman Group/owners at Biovaaka Board of Directors 🚀 Helped to create a financial forecasting process based on budget 🚀 Strategical and tactical decision making 🚀 Helped with funding matters



Arctia Ltd

• Finland
• Maritime Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Business Controller

  • Apr 2016 - Mar 2019

  Main responsibilities were: - Owner of Budgeting and Forecasting Processes - Owner of financial reporting including P&L, Balance, Investments & Cash - Investment calculations and analysis - Vessel fleet lifecycle scenario calculations for 50 years (Scenarios between 0,5-1,0B€) - Implementation of Qliksense (BI) - Team member in Arctia-Meritaito fusion - Competitor and Market analysis Being a part of the Group Strategy Management team. Substituted CFO in Management meetings and in other strategic projects occasionally Show less



Yleiselektroniikka Oyj

• Business Controller

  • Dec 2015 - Apr 2016

  Developed management accounting. Generated new sales reporting model and developed warehouse accounting/analysis methods. Developed Qlikview to analyse sales and warehouse turnover and KPI’s. Participated in investor relations and was the ISO 9001-standard project coordinator. Developed management accounting. Generated new sales reporting model and developed warehouse accounting/analysis methods. Developed Qlikview to analyse sales and warehouse turnover and KPI’s. Participated in investor relations and was the ISO 9001-standard project coordinator.



Mercantile Group

• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Business Controller

  • Mar 2014 - Apr 2015

  Responsible of Group management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, credit management, project management, business intelligence, different calculations. Role included also to develop these matters. Lots of ad hoc-analysis. I developed the board and management reporting to be in-line group wide. I invited tenders and based to my analysis we chose a new car lease partner and credit management partner. Based on my sales experience I was part of the team, which planned and deployed Tableau BI-software for sales department. We also used Tableau as one of the budgeting tools to prepare 2014 budget for 23 local offices. Show less



ACE Consulting Oy

• Young Professional

  • Jul 2010 - Mar 2014

  Worked as a Consultant in many industries, companies and projects. Developed ACE´s business and was selling projects. Some outstanding projects: - Management Reporting development in State-Owned Company: Updated customer´s management report by understanding the needs and goals. Then noticed that the reporting process was partly outsourced to a consulting company, it was taking too much time (1-2 days) and wash´t reliable. Managed to implement and automatize the process and take the process back in-house. Gained also role in deployment of Qlikview BI-tool by representing the client. Together with Qlikview-consultant we created KPIs to HR. - Planning of a process to conceptualize services in a Private Health Care Company: Led a 3 consultants team to build a model how to plan and execute new business ideas. Biggest concept was sport-related we put through the process. Nowadays Sport-concept has served customers nation wide for some years with good results. - Market studies and new business opportunity studies in Wholesale Business: The goal was to explore new potential in different business areas using hypothesis logic. The need was to understand the buying behavior in different industries and both, existing and new clients. I gathered feedback of the customer service and the way the client treated its customers. - Group CFO´s personal consultant in Wholesale Business: The goal was to help CFO to provide results to the group board. I developed Group Management Report to be in-line group wide. I also created many ad-hoc reports. Also developed competitor analysis and prepared material to a project, which goal was to outsource car fleet from the balance sheet to a fleet-vendor. - Finding the lost profitability in Nordic Wide Electricity Service Provider: Analyzed finished projects, which resulted deficit. Did work with the opex and gave help how to update the subcontractors’ agreements. When we started, cash deficit was -15Meur, as a result +10Meur. Show less



CxO Mentor Oy

• Project Mentor

  • 2011 - Dec 2011

  Developed CxO´s concepts. Helped to conceptualize Master Data Management -service. Sold projects and created more interaction within the network of mentors. Developed CxO´s concepts. Helped to conceptualize Master Data Management -service. Sold projects and created more interaction within the network of mentors.



TNS Gallup

• Russian Federation
• Market Research

• Researcher

  • Jul 2009 - Jul 2010

  Measured the quality of customer service. Interviewed business reporters for annual study of TNS. Project works for Alko, Kesko, Nordea, Osuuspankki, Stockmann and Viking Line. Measured the quality of customer service. Interviewed business reporters for annual study of TNS. Project works for Alko, Kesko, Nordea, Osuuspankki, Stockmann and Viking Line.


FIM
• Contact Person - Sales Assistant

  • Feb 2004 - May 2008