CV, Bulgaria Based Finance Manager Targeting Europe

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Skills keywords: • assets management, • staff recruitment, budgeting, cost forecasts/budgets, finance management/controlling, taxation

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LC Waikiki Retail BG, http://www.lcwaikiki.com/en-US , Apparel & Fashion business  Production and retail sales of clothes, shoes and accessories. IX.2010 – 01.VII.2015
Chief Accountant / Finance Manager
X.2009 – VIII.2010, maternity leave substitute, Danfoss Bulgaria, http://www.danfoss.com/Bulgaria/ /Climate and Energy/, Chief Accountant
XI.2008 – X.2009, Penny Market Bulgaria, http://www.penny.bg/ , (REWE Group subsidiary) /retial, FMCG – foods, chain ot stores discount type/ , CFO

Current location:  Sofia, Bulgaria - View on map

Nationality: Bulgarian

Preferred Sector of Employment:  accounting and finance, Retail Wholesale and Purchasing

Spoken languages: bulgarian, english, russian

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

Languages (Note fluency)

1. Bulgarian  mother tongue;

2. English  fluent;

3. German  good, prepare reports in German.

Career Summary

Current company LC Waikiki Retail BG, http://www.lcwaikiki.com/en-US ,
Apparel & Fashion business
Production and retail sales of clothes, shoes and accessories.

Current position Chief Accountant / Finance Manager

IX.2010 – 01.VII.2015

– Monthly reporting – preparation of group financial and management reports, analysis of variances vs. Budget and reforecast.

– Tax return prepare, tax reporting consultations;

– People management , providing leadership & coaching, personnel assessment (360% degree system), Situational Leadership II practice, balance score cards performance management;

– to prepare and process complex general ledger entries, asset management transactions, capital accruals, and investment plans and analysis ;

– to provide consultative and analytic support on complex accounting issues to Bank operations;

– to maintain a strong working knowledge in areas such as leases, fixed assets, benefits accounting, financial statements disclosures, and other relevant areas;

– key user and project manager responsible for the corporate ERP system’s (Navision) implementation in Macedonia, Albania, Egypt.

– Key contact for auditors, banks & insurers;

– Direct responsibility: 5 subordinates and multicultural project teams in 3 countries (9 employees by now); indirect responsibility: whole organization  295 employees.

X.2009 – VIII.2010
Maternity leave substitute, Danfoss Bulgaria,
http://www.danfoss.com/Bulgaria/ /Climate and Energy/, Chief Accountant 

Responsible for day to day finance and accounts operations

Perform full set of accounts and ensure timely closing of accounts.

Perform project cost forecasts/budgets, cost tracking, monitoring and controls.

Responsible for timely monthly consolidated financial statements, payments, cash-flow, management reporting for submission to HQ in Denmark..

Review & approve payment vouchers & journal entries

Develop and maintain internal control and effective accounting system and policies for the set up.

Support CFO in ensuring that intercompany cost allocations are in line with management agreements and transfer pricing policy

Establish and maintain systems for cost-sensitivity analysis and early-warning of costoverruns. Direct responsibility: 2 subordinates.

XI.2008 – X.2009,
Penny Market Bulgaria, http://www.penny.bg/ , (REWE Group subsidiary) /retial, FMCG – foods, chain ot stores discount type/ , Managing CFO:

* Management of BG National Discount, together with COO for Penny Market Bulgaria;

* Finance management and cash flow protection for the reaching of the operative and strategic purposes (at short period and in the long term). Operative targets pursuit and People Management , reaching of budgeted purposes;

* Tax return prepare, tax reporting consultations;;

* Coordination of the good safekeeping of the investment property of the enterprise and the permanent optimization of the investment flows;

* Cost centers control in the departments of Logistics, Accounting, IT and HR;

* Planned and Approved Budgets for the Bulgarian Enterprise together with COO  I have prepared first 5-year’s plan for the start-up and further business development on the Bulgarian market;

* Principal of all IT projects (SAP, WWS Billa’s software for commercial management);

* Contact person for all stakeholders.

* Direct responsibility: 29 subordinates; indirect responsibility: Whole organization Penny BG  470 employees;

III.2006-IX.2008
ZOBELE BULGARIA EOOD, http://www.zobele.com/ /producer of fragrances for the office, home, car and garden as Air Wick, Glaid, Ambi Pur, etc./, CFO & Deputy Plant Manager

 Financial reporting, financial management, annual financial report;

 Tax return prepare, tax reporting consultations;

 Internal control, Strategic and operative planning;

 Staff recruitment, personnel management, multicultural team management

(Spain & Italy) for a project purposes;

 Implementation of SAP FI/CO;

 Assets management;

 Contact person for local authorities and partners in banking, insurance, auditors, etc.;

 Direct responsibility: 5 subordinates; indirect responsibility: Whole organization Zobele BG  340 employees.

 V.2000 – XII.2005,
Dr. Oetker Bulgaria EOOD,
http://www.oetker.bg/oetker_bg/html/default/home / Sales of FMCG at the biggest chain of stores – METRO, Billa, Kaufland, HIT, Ramstore local one – under the brand of “Dr. Oetker”/ , Finance and administration manager;

 Direct responsibility: 5 subordinates; indirect responsibility: Whole organization Dr. Oetker  25 employees.

IV.1997 – III.2000,
DAEWOO Motors-Bulgaria OOD, / sales of DAEWOO cars and spare parts/, Chief Accountant;

 At Dr. Oetker & DAEWOO Motors core responsibilities were:

1) Financial management, Accounting supervision;

2) Tax return prepare, tax reporting consultations;

3) Controlling, management accounting;

4) Accounting software implementation and support;

Education

 III.2002 – XII.2003
CIMA (Certified Institute of Management Accounting) – London;
Financial management; International Financial Accounting Standards

X.1999-X.2001
Economic University of Sofia
Accounting – Master’s degree

IX.1990-IV.1995
Economic University of Sofia
Corporate finance, Financial management -Master’s degree

IX.1982-VIII.1987
High Military School in Shumen- Specialization: Automatic systems for a data processing – Master of Science;