Irina Ivanova
Budgeting and analysis of operating expenses at Yamal LNG- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Accredited Tax Advisor (ATA)
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IFRS Course DipIFR & IFA (Institute of Financial Accountants) Financial Academy under the Government of the RF
Financial Academy under the Government of the RF
Experience
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Yamal LNG
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Oil and Gas
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400 - 500 Employee
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Budgeting and analysis of operating expenses
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Sep 2022 - Present
1. Budgeting & Forecasting: - Manage development budgets, project timing/planning: - Coordination of business planning cycle, preparation of management information reports (budget cycle, budget execution report, plan vs actuals deviation analysis, cash flow and PL reports, explanatory note, presentation materials), latest estimates submissions; - Challenge the relevance of expenditure forecasts submitted - Seek cost optimizations based on the first draft of Budget by comparing draft Budget with historical data 2. Supervising departments: - contracts revision and procurement process approval - analysis and budget control limits; - control of the cost allocation and budget analytics 3. Other tasks, orders of the head related to functional responsibilities Show less
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Gydan Energy/Gazprom Neft AeroBryansk
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St Petersburg, St Petersburg City, Russia
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Head of the Financial Planning and Reporting Department
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Sep 2020 - Jun 2022
•Take the lead in the development of robust business plans and budgets, in accordance with stakeholder deadlines and provides assurance on the robustness of the business plans. Responsible for ensuring that plans and budgets are recorded in the appropriate corporate systems to enable performance to be reported against them. • Own and operate a performance management framework that efficiently and objectively assesses performance, makes value transparent and sets the right targets. Ensure Finance delivers actionable insights into performance including the use of advanced data analytics. • Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of Finance functional activity in relation to all Finance areas relevant to the business (e.g. reporting, management information, treasury items, tax compliance. • Support the CFO in providing commercial Finance support to business opportunities, challenges, business models and strategy development. • Deliver the following, on time and with accuracy: - Statutory Accounts and management of annual external audit - Ensure integrity and accuracy of the financial processes leading to correct Financial Statement - Local support to Treasury matters, Currency Control Regulations - Ensure resolution of issues arising at interfaces of various finance processes and functions - Provide general finance advice on contractual, fiscal and commercial matters - Actively monitor finance control framework and risk matrix. Identify key financial risks for the entity and confirm they are mitigated and of not, implement new controls - Ensure compliance to the financial controls framework. Maintain an oversight over the accounting/financial control environment by keeping an overview of accounting and financial control issues/ problems arising from financial closing and business operations. Show less
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CJSC Khanty-Mansiysk Petroleum Alliance/LL Meretoyakhaneftegaz
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Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
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Senior Long Term Strategy and Business Planner
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Dec 2019 - Aug 2020
Joint Venture of Shell&Gazpromneft • Manage Business planning cycle in the company, kick off meetings, arrangement of meetings with top managements and key stakeholders, pro-active partnering with Budget holders in order to provide financial support • Long term strategic and short-term business planning in close collaboration with the business leaders, Life cycle project modeling and optimization of business processes of investment project planning • Planning and monitoring of investment projects (balancing investment portfolio), consolidated statements on investment activities related to project planning and implementation, optimize the company's value for the benefit of shareholders and stakeholders • Monitoring the timing of reporting information on investment planning and monitoring processes • Manage Financial Committee with Shareholders, Budget monitoring within project financial boundaries • Coordinate the preparation and provision of economic calculations to the company's management and its shareholders, latest estimates of financial • Provide reports with valuable insights and key messaging regarding investments and forecasts, analytical and presentation materials related to investment activities • Actively support management decision-making on current issues of technical, commercial and financial analysis • Development and harmonization of procedures, processes and standards, coordination with related business units • Interaction with the company's shareholders in terms of consolidation of information on the company's investment projects • Consolidation of cash flows of the investment portfolio of assets/projects and performance indicators of the portfolio Show less
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Shell Exploration and Production Services B.V.
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Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
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Planning & Budgeting Advisor Integrated Gas
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May 2019 - Nov 2019
Dimension: Integrated Gas Sakhalin Energy Investment Company, Nordstream-2, New business Development • Managing business cycle/Government management of Sakhalin Energy Investment (LNG) business plan • Support and coordinate development and delivery of both the annual strategic plan refresh and operating plan (Top-down model, Bottom-up) • Reviews actual performance against budgeted performance and advice on next steps • Support delivery against the OU level scorecard and that key performance indicators are aligned with delivery of commitments agreed in the planning process • Support the quarterly country business performance review (QPA) process driving coordination in this respect, and supporting delivery of high quality reviews • Supports analysis of the country plan, extracting key messages and preparing country material for various meetings (framing, endorsement etc.) with a focus on creating transparency on key metrics/value drivers such as OPEX, CAPEX, production and key financials (CFFO, BS, P&L) • Drive continuous improvement in the planning and appraisal processes by maximizing value from Planning One and the interface with Business One. Support the coordination of the annual maintenance update of the Business Planning toolset • Support with ad-hoc financial information as well as presentations, facilitation/coordination of workshops, and project management • Actively contribute to Planning & Appraisal networks and best practice sharing • Accountable for ensuring that knowledge is captured utilizing the Planning, Appraisal and Capital Budgeting SharePoint site as the team knowledge repository • Collaborate with FPT for alignment between OU Business Plans and Project Delivery Reporting Show less
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Shell Trading Russia B.V.
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Moscow, Russian Federation
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Finance Advisor
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Mar 2017 - Apr 2019
• Finance support across finance operations, reporting, controlling and operational excellence with focus on key business drivers, value creation and key performance indicators • Commercial support and challenges to business decision making and NBP support (including deal economics TRAVAMO model, CF assessment, deal structuring and implementation new business deals, close interaction with Tax, Treasury Group reporting and finance-process owners, risk assessment NBD deals and appraisal to local business; tax consequences in the project including international taxation (contract review, preferred tax structuring options, possible tax risks and proposed ways for mitigation) • Provide sound financial analysis of cases for new business opportunities that exist at local level • Ensure compliance and control framework, custodian of non-key Sox controls • Control of currency hedgings and commodity swaps with regards to crude sales&purchase deal to minimize price affect • Understanding financial performance and ensuring errors in reporting are rectified by the responsible parties, integrator role across Finance Operations, managing the virtual co-operation between SBO’s centers &Businesses • First contact for external audit, managing and steering annual external/internal audits, focal point for maintaining relationship with External Auditors • Provide legal interpretation and guidance on any changes to SSBO affecting the statutory accounting, monitoring legislation changes and managing implementation (e.g. new VAT rate, VAT on E-services etc.), tax compliance review • Support migration to SSBO, optimization the processes with global approach and reduce non-value adding activities • Liaise with credit institutions, banks • Custodian of Business Continuity processes for STRU Finance • ERP SAP, 1C, Corporate applications, Advanced Excel, PowerPoint skills Show less
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Shell
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead Tax Compliance
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Mar 2007 - Mar 2017
• Tax reporting and compliance, including Corporate profit tax, VAT, Property, WHT VAT, Annual report and explanatory note, Transfer Pricing documentation and defense file • Manage and end-to-end control of tax audits (field and in-house), review social funds reports, liaise effectively with tax authorities, tax reconciliation, approval of invoices and contracts from tax perspective, check the correctness of cost allocation for tax purposes, preparation and maintenance of tax registers in accordance with the law requirements • Develop and review internal procedures and methodology for accounting and tax purposes (accounting/tax policy updates), ensure proper application of government laws and rules, find risk-free options, implement new approaches to tax savings (provision for doubtful debts etc.), costs deductibility review Significant experience in representing Company’s position to Tax Authority, represent company at Loss Committees within tax authorities, • Advise team effectively to resolve the issues and implication of business queries and decisions, close cooperation with Accounting on daily basis • Monitoring and announcing to team changes in RF legislation, monitor/interpret legislation changes and find ways to apply/adapt it into practice, responsible for updating tax templates in case of any legislation changes and tax registers in company depository • Close cooperation with Budgeting team (tax input during business plan) • Develop tax educational events for staff, knowledge sharing sessions within the team members • Experience in managing staff (3 accountants indirect reporting line), supervise 2 team members • Exploration projects/license blocks auctions, multi-Finance operations, bank currency control Show less
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Salym Petroleum Services B.V.
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Netherlands
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Tax Accountant
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2004 - 2007
• Tax compliance, crude oil export, tax payment forecast, litigation on tax related cases, liaise with tax authorities and coordinate preparation of documents for tax inspection (5 RU branches), implementation of guidelines and procedures on tax matters, coaching temporary staff (2 contractors) SAP • Tax compliance, crude oil export, tax payment forecast, litigation on tax related cases, liaise with tax authorities and coordinate preparation of documents for tax inspection (5 RU branches), implementation of guidelines and procedures on tax matters, coaching temporary staff (2 contractors) SAP
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METRO/MAKRO
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Germany
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Wholesale
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700 & Above Employee
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Accountant
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Jan 2004 - Oct 2004
AP&AR AP&AR
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HR Specialist
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Jun 2003 - Jul 2003
HR support HR support
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Education
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2004 - 2007
Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Economist, Finance Management -
2000 - 2004
Institute of International Business Education
Bachelor's degree in management, Finance and Financial Management Services
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