Experience

Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits Group

• Beverage Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Finance Director

  • Dec 2016 - Present

  Domain Menada is one of the oldest wine cellars in Bulgaria. It was established in 1901 under the name Loza Cooperative. In 2002, it became part of the French holding Belvedere, renamed Marie Brizard Wine and Spirits in 2015. The company is one of the leading producers of wine and spirits products, distributed on a domestic market, Europe, USA and Asia as-well. Managing finance and purchasing activities, together with finance, accounting and purchasing team Key achievements • Accounting and controlling team restructuring to ensure the most efficient task, duty and responsibility delegation; • Implementation of correct, automated and timely reporting package, in order to respond to the local and group requirements; • Audit of the most significant business process to establish the most efficient and smooth process and to set up necessary controls and approvals; • Legal entities restructuring through merging, liquidation and debt to capital transformations; • Preparation for ERP migration; • implementation of IFRS15 and IFRS16 requirements into the existing business processes and reporting. Show less



Orbico Bulgaria

• Bulgaria
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Finance Director

  • Sep 2014 - Nov 2016

  Orbico Bulgaria is a leading distribution and logistic player on a Bulgarian market. Managing all finance activities and finance and accounting team. Key achievements • Accounting and controlling team restructuring to ensure the most efficient task, duty and responsibility delegation. Set up a treasury function; • Renegotiation of all bank contacts, in order to optimize the debt structure and to achieve the best possible price. All that resulted into a significant cost saving. Show less



Publicis

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2014

  Publicis is a leading provider of marketing and communication services. Managing all finance activities; reviewing and revising processes to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, internal company policies and procedures; manage finance and administrative teams, alongside with the finance management of the associated companies. Key achievements • Developing and implementing of a Monthly Performance and Action Reporting tool for data consolidation, and for analyzing operational KPIs, deviations and trends; • Creating a highly efficient team through proper tasks delegation and sustaining of “Internal Customer” mind set behavior; • Implementation of additional finance activities and various reporting to support functioning of the core business. • Correction of majority of key-control deficiencies. Show less



Sensata Technologies

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Aug 2007 - Jan 2013

  Sensor-Nite Industrial (Sensata Technologies) is a world leader and an early innovator in the field of mission-critical, electrical protection and high temperature sensors for the automotive industry. Sensor-Nite products are unique, innovative, high-temperature sensors thanks to which the automotive industry meet the latest requirements for environmental protection in Europe, the USA and worldwide. Responsible for all finance aspects of the manufacturing, logistic and sales activities, driving cost reductions and improving financial reporting and processes. Led a team of 5 members for driving FP&A, accounting and treasury activities; conducting the relations with the other sites of the company. Key achievements • Customize and migrate ERP system to serve manufacturing environment; • Cost accounting methodology change – migrate ‘weighted average’ to ‘standard’ costing methodology; • Implementation of transfer pricing documentation to regulate and justify trade and inter-company transactions; • Account reconciliation process implementation; • Core participation in the Agreement for spin-off by acquisition of the production plant and its auxiliary facilities; Show less



Mobiltel

• Bulgaria
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Controller

  • May 2003 - Aug 2007

  Mobiltel, member of Telecom Austria Group, is one of the most successful mobile operators in Europe and the market leader in Bulgaria. Responsible for cost accounting project, profitability controlling, cost benchmarking initiative. Mobiltel, member of Telecom Austria Group, is one of the most successful mobile operators in Europe and the market leader in Bulgaria. Responsible for cost accounting project, profitability controlling, cost benchmarking initiative.