Finance Director (Russia, CIS and Export Markets)

Описание

Experience :

2008 – present ,
including:


DUFRY - Travel Retail (Duty Free and Duty Paid)
May 2019 – present Finance Director Eastern Europe

Job description:

Managing, challenging, inspiring and supporting geographically spread team :
 65 employees (Finance, Accounting, Treasury and Cash management);
 18 business units mainly in airports, also downtown diplomatic shop;
 6 countries (Armenia, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine ).

Achievements :  Arranged Russian government aid for 1 mio CHF via COVID -19 pandemic
suffered industry program;
 Implemented new payment tools both adding extra service for customers
and extra profit for business (QR -code acquiring, multi -currency acquiring
an d direct currency conversion);
 Worked on M&A and business development projects, followed by
integration of acquired operations in Russia and start -up of new business
in Ukraine .

2015 – 2020 Board Director in Joint Venture s

Job description:

Represent ing Dufry in Boards of Directors (BoD) of operational Joint Ventures
(JVs) with Russian partners

Achievements :  Negotiated decisions in the interest of Dufry, requiring partner approvals;
 No governance and compliance issues in all JVs, despite growing volumes
and complexity of operations and increasing level of cooperation with
partners.

Andrei Avanessov
CFO East Europe

+7 (916) 579 -54 -02 WhatsApp
a.g.avanessov@gmail.com
https :// ru .linkedin .com /in/andrei -avanessov -9449 b13

Date of birth : 18.04.1975
Citizenship : Russia
Residence : Moscow, Russia
Professional mission : Order and Justice – basement for sustainable business development

My success formula : (Energy + Charisma) x (Experience + Continuous Learning) = Result

Quote:
“I enjoy building long -term business relationships, based on modern professional standards, trust and respect”

Mar2012 – Aug2020  Finance Director Russia & Kazakhstan
Achievements :  Building and leading capable multi -skilled distantly spread team of
professionals;
 Start -up of business units in St. Petersburg (Russia) and in Nur -Sultan
(Kazakhstan);
 Integration of business units in Sheremetyevo, Pulkovo, Sochi and
Krasnodar (Russia) after merger & acquisition;
 Implementation of new business operation model and implem entation of
SAP (earlier before MS Nav), finding solutions to continuously comply
with statutory requirements;
 Ensured compliance in complex, frequently evolving regulatory
environment (duty free retail, including alcohol and other excise goods);
 Establish ed centralized shared service and re -arranged accounting, tax,
treasury and risk & compliance functions.

Aug2011 – Jan2014 Managing Director (Retail Operations)
Achievements :  Resisted attacks on business in Russia, resolved business critical
compliance issue with authorities;
 Revised and improved company processes and organization, resulting in
acquiring of wholesale alcohol license and more eff icient shop
replenishment of the alcohol merchandise.

Sep2008 – Aug2011 Finance & Administrative Director (Finance, Accounting, IT, HR, Legal)
Achievements :  Integration of business unit in Yerevan (Armenia) after acquisition;
 Centralization of back office functions - Finance, Accounting, IT, HR, Legal.


Feb 2005 – Sep 2008 Lantmännen Unibake – FMCG (Frozen bread production & B2B trade)

CFO Russia (Finance, Accounting, IT + KAM for major B2B customer )
Achievements :  Russian organization and industrial site start -up in Moscow region ;
 Industrial equipment transfer from mother company as contribution in
kind, applying VAT exemption at customs ;
 Project management of successful implementation of MS Axapta,
recognized by Microsoft as fastest implementation ever in Russia;
 New B2B customer relationship management as K ey Account Manager of
McDo nalds.


2003 – 2004 JTI - Business Service Center (Shared Service Center)

Order to Cash Process Head (Customer Service, Accounts Receivable, Cash
Management)
Achievements:  Transformation of Business Service Center (St. Petersburg ) from the
regional center only servicing Russian entities to global international
center servicing Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia
and Ukraine;
 Implementation of SAP in Order to Cash process (O2C, R2R/CM, R2R/AR) ,
selecting, leading and training of 30 employees .

2002 – 2003

Dirol Cadbury - FMCG (Confectionary production and wholesale trade)

Finance Controller
Achievements:  Leading Cadbury’s day -to-day financial function activities during the
merge with Dirol and Dandy;
 Successful SAP implementation in a merging company (Controlling –
COPA);
 Reestablishment of finance function after its move from Moscow to
Chudovo, Novgorod region.


1997 – 2002 Parnas - FMCG (meat processing and wholesale, frozen fish wholesale)

Treasurer, Purchase Manager, Finance Controller
Achievements:  Attracted EBRD venture capital investment;
 Arranged funding for the meat purchasing from abroad via letters -of-
credit;
 Saved cash liquidity during bank crisis of 1998.


Education :
2008 – present

at least 40 continuing professional development hours/per year registered in
accordance with ACCA CPD standards
200 2 – 2010 - 2016 ACCA
ACCA member (since 2008) , FCCA (since 2016) – Accountancy and Economics
1997 – 2000 Saint Petersburg State University of Finance and Economics
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Industrial Management
1999 Stockholm School of Economics
Hans Rausing program - Entrepreneurship and Business Administration
199 2 – 1997 Saint Petersburg State University of Finance and Economics
Bachelor's degree - Finance, Banking and International Economic Relations
1991 Abington Heights High School , PA, USA
High School Exchange program

Skills :

Languages Russian (native), English (fluent), German (basic)

Functional experience General Management, Finance, Operations, Administration, Purchasing, HR, Legal

Management experience On -site office teams of up to 30 employees, remote teams of up to 65 employees

Mergers & Acquisitions,
Integrations
Russia (Moscow , St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Sochi), Armenia
New Business S tart -up Russia (Moscow region, St. Petersburg), Kazakhstan, Ukraine

ERP implementations SAP (Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine), MS Navision and MS Axapta (Russia)

Reporting standards IFRS, UK GAAP, Russian and Ukrainian Accounting standards