Aleksandar Marković, ACCA, CMA

Strategy - formulation of financial strategy, consistent with the business strategy of the GSP and corporate guidelines resulting in short and (mid) long term plans for the department and a framework for the key areas of the department. Business Year Planning and Financial Control - setting up and implementing year plan(s) for the key area(s) of the department, in line with the strategy of the GSP, while ensuring timely and accurate availability of financial plans, reports and budgets, within corporate guidelines, in order to give management adequate insight into the financial situation, and ensuring the correctness of the bookkeeping (made by the Shared Services department). Prepare and present financial performance in monthly BRM (Business review meetings) with upper management. Management advice - proactively advises management in decisions with substantial financial consequences and taking care of financial analyses to support these decisions, within corporate guidelines, to ensure financial awareness in decision making and to minimize financial risks. Internal controls & audits – processes coordination to ensure the proper execution of all internal controls, follow up to all open items and actions from audits, and support on both internal and external audits. Projects – active role in projects’ Steering Committees, and development of business cases for Investment Proposals for CAPEX. Risk & Tax management - planning, directing and controlling risk-management, supervising and controlling the handling of claims, guaranteeing a balance between the financial (economic) risks and the costs of insurance, while ensuring to comply with relevant local tax rules and legislation, with support of Global Tax department. People Management - Organizing, managing, and developing the team in the department, in order to be equipped for current and future business challenges and to contribute to the optimization of business results.

Creating business cases, economic models and financial analysis for short-term and long-term decision making by CPO and COO. Bringing focus, monitoring and co-driving the progress of BU performance objectives /targets. Driving the compliance culture and ensuring the adherence. Creating value by leveraging key MB initiatives (OE, IBP, One Procurement). Facilitating internal/external audits and driving the closure of audit and risk findings.

Leading rolling forecast process (15 months ahead) for the whole group (more than 50 operating sites). Leading decision making for all the capital and credit applications. Driving the measurement of the overall impacts of transformation/ strategic initiatives. Performing a detail financial analysis to identify and address the Gaps/ improvement area and co-drive the implementation

Overall responsibility for the entities’ management reporting and cash repatriation process and delivery of key inputs for transfer pricing decisions. Leading of budgeting process (ZBB), forecasts and projections in a matrix organization (3 zones and 14 business functions). Lead/participate in versatile ad-hoc projects/initiatives in facilitating enhancement of financial controls and TP. Analysis of large raw data and creating valuable insights and advice by using Business Intelligence (Tableau). Support and advice in design and operating of financial control framework, including profitability monitoring and various revenue and expense improvements. Actively involved in the Workiva implementation for multiple NL, Benelux and Caribbean entities. Preparation of the full set of financial statements for the entities involved and first point of contact for the external audit team

Development of management reporting and consolidation models. Significant experience in delivering high-quality financial statements and filing to the Chamber of Commerce. Project management, advising in new standards disclosing, leading, supervising and training team members

Versatile experience in compilation of financial statements (in accordance with Dutch GAAP and IFRS) across a broad range of industries. Significant financial analysis experience in identifying risk areas while having insights into business dynamics.

Preparing monthly and quarterly reports for Group management and wider public (including Stock exchange and government). Performing factor analysis of main KPIs (EBITDA, Net Income, Operating Cash Flow). Forecasting and tracking Company’s working capital changes (receivables, payables and inventory control). Assessment of control framework and key processes and improvement recommendations

Preparing monthly management reports and yearly financial statements while actively supporting external auditors. Performing daily analyses of sales (per category, brand and salesperson), inventory, AR and AP to support business decision making. Forecasting of cash flow and financing needs, while closely communicating with banks and the group CFO.

Engaged in reorganisation project of finance department of state-owned power utility company EPS with turnover of EUR 2 billion p.a.

Supporting the performance of complex audit assignments and investigations. Analyses of data in order to identify fraud, violation of laws, regulations and management policies

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