My main achievements in my work career are related to managing and implementing business process improvements and optimizations. In total, I have delivered 10+ successful projects (including implementations in SAP, reporting process kick-off, and creating tools to make work more efficient and accurate). I am proactive, open to learning, do accept challenges, and try to bring added value to the work I deliver. Experience Financial partner Luxoft Jan 2021 - Oct 2021 (10 months) Tech stack: Cognos, Excel, Outlook, VBA programming, Excel Power Pivot, Jira Direct contact with Customer: No Projects: IT company business process optimization and automation Main responsibilities: - Budgeting, forecasting, and reporting by profit/cost centers - Analyzing the deviations, investigating the reasons for the latter - Preparation of financial/statistical/analytical models and presenting them to stakeholders - Ad-hoc financial analysis (what-if analysis; FX, tax, market risk impact analysis) Sr. Credit Controller Olympus Business Services Sp. z o.o. Mar 2019 - Jan 2021 (1 year 11 months) Tech stack: SAP ERP, Outlook, Excel, VBA programming, Autobank, Excel Power Pivot Direct contact with Customer: Yes Team size: 1 senior, 1 regular, 3 junior roles Projects: Reporting and business process optimization and automation Main responsibilities: - Managing portfolio of b2b Customers of the medical business (50+ Mil USD) - Delivering credit control process improvement, preparing documentation - Managing improvement projects in the SAP ERP FI module - Delivering pieces of training and preparing work documentation for the team - Presenting results to the Management board Artem Zherdov - page 1 Countries in scope: Africa & Middle East Credit Control Analyst C.H. Robinson Aug 2017 - Jul 2019 (2 years) Tech stack: Navisphere, Outlook, Excel, Access, VBA programming, Excel Power Pivot Direct contact with Customer: Yes Projects: OtC reporting process development project, Credit risks assessment project Main responsibilities: - managing development and implementation of the automated reporting process for European business - handling team KPIs results - handling documentation of processes and training materials for the team - defining action plans to improve the team`s performance - delivering process transition to Belgium - managing a portfolio of B2B Customers (20+ Mil USD) Countries in scope: Europe Credit Controller UPM Raflatac Aug 2016 - Jul 2017 (1 year) Tech stack: SAP ERP, Outlook, Excel, VBA programming Direct contact with Customer: Yes Projects: Credit controlling process optimization and automation Main responsibilities: - Controlling credit business process for a portfolio of B2B Customers (30+ Mil USD) - Customer`s risk assessment (financial statements, annual reports, management accounts, profit, and loss account) - Delivering weekly/monthly/quarterly reports preparation - reconciliation Countries in scope: Eastern Europe, India, Latin America AP Financial Specialist, IT expert Hewlett Packard Enterprise Nov 2014 - Jul 2016 (1 year 9 months) Tech stack: SAP ERP, Outlook, Excel, Access, SharePoint, VBA programming, Excel Power Pivot Direct contact with Customer: No Projects: Development team's working tools Main responsibilities: - IT Expert role in Global Center (maintaining databases, SharePoint, VBA programming, tools creation, incl. interaction with SAP) - leading Process improvement - Assured invoice compliance with tax, local legal rules, and customer accounting standards Artem Zherdov - page 2 - Weekly/monthly reports preparation - reconciliation Sales Associate - export (internship) Porcelanosa Apr 2013 - Jun 2013 (3 months) Tech stack: SAP ERP, Outlook, Excel Direct contact with Customer: Yes Main responsibilities: - managing quotes and orders - handling returns of merchandise - arranging shipments - dealing with shipping documentation Education Okten IT school Phyton, JS, MySQL Sep 2021 - Present Wroclaw University of Economics and Business Postgraduate study, Business Accounting (CIMA) 2016 - 2017 The program of the postgraduate studies is consistent with the standards of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) at the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting level. Study scope: Financial Accounting, Financial Mathematics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, Managerial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Basics of Accounting, Basics of Corporate Finance Universitat Jaume I Master’s Degree, International Trade 2012 - 2013 Study scope: International Business, International Marketing, Working with business documents, Business trips, Business Correspondence, Case studies, Business presentations, Product promotion, Business negotiations, Communicational technologies in the business environment. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Bachelor’s Degree, Recreational Geography and Management of Tourism 2008 - 2012 Study scope: 1) Geography; 2) Management studies: Business Planning, Management, Marketing, Political Economy, Science of law. Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa we Wrocławiu Bachelor's Degree, SME finance 2019 - 2020 Study scope: Forecasting and financial planning in the enterprise, Artem Zherdov - page 3 Financial risk management, Financial negotiations Skills Team Management • Business Process Design • New Business Development • Oracle Database • Business Documentation • Transition Management • KPI Reporting • Project Management • Business Process Improvement • Logistics Management Honors & Awards Efficiency award - Lucas Faase, Agnieszka Czarnocka, Agata Rabel Mar 2018 Award received for successful projects implementation