ALEX CHUZO

• Acting as a bridge between finance function and heads of functions within the USA and global organization, all lines of business, Legal and HR. Closely working with key stakeholders to optimize Sales Compensation; Executing organizational changes related to affiliate and/or subsidiary legal entities; Supporting M&A projects and related integrations; Maintaining relationship with operational banks globally
• Facilitated x2 growth by efficiently maintaining administrative, financial, planning, accounting and risk management operations, execution of financial strategy and analytic metrics tied to strategy
• Provided E-Team with prompt management reporting including variance analysis, historical and budget comparisons, custom dashboards and KPIs to support informed decision making
• Developed and implemented credit policies and procedures, reduced credit risks and old debts by 80%; Improved Procurement procedures aligning spending with investment strategies
• Supervised US, Japan and Australia accounting and FP&A teams in Global Shared Services center

• Adapted management reporting analytics according to actual business and operational structure and product portfolio; Modified respective systems and tools; with limited resources and tight deadlines effectively implemented all changes in time for next budgeting cycle
• Prepared annual budgets for all divisions, quarterly budgets reviews and operating budget controls; Maintained 12 months rolling forecast
• Supported Departmental Accountability Analysis (performance management), provided data for Product quarterly business reviews, investment strategies pricing and modeling support, Revenue/Expense projections for projects
• Managed Accounting Processes and Systems Design Implementation, ensuring compliance with US GAAP, IFRS and Group management accounting and reporting policies and procedures.

• Played key role in building Finance function of ABBYY Group and facilitated its development over the years to make it to serve changing needs of business in the best way and at reasonable cost.
• Continuously improved Finance processes and tools which facilitated rapid growth from 100 employees and couple international partners to a truly global corporation with presence in 13 countries, 1300 employees worldwide, 50 million users in 200 countries who's technologies are used by leading manufacturers like Fujitsu, Epson, HP, RICOH, Xerox.
• Developed management accounting methodology, formalized Management Accounting Policies; Lead development of automation tools and integration with local accounting systems for prompt closing and reporting;
• Developed budgeting methodology, formalized Budgeting Policy and Procedures; established budgeting process and implemented automated tools for annual budgeting cycle;
• Corporate structuring: reviewed and adapted group corporate structure in accordance with its growth dynamics and strategic plans; optimized IP rights holding and licensing for efficient distribution of funds and taxation;
• Treasury: established regular global cash reporting allowing for more efficient cash allocation within the group, inter-company borrowings and deposits of free cash.

• Performed comprehensive examination, analysis and optimization of company's business processes and prepared formal documentation AS IS and TO BE for further implementation in MS Axapta;
• Lead integration with budgeting and management reporting processes;
• Coordinated project team of system administrators and developers;

• Finance & Accounting: Budget / Expense Control; Accounting, statutory and management reporting; Translations of Presentations;
• Special projects: open/closing of affiliate companies in Russia, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan;

• Development of Management Accounting system; Implementation of Cash Flow Budgeting; Financial & Statistical Analyses of business, Reporting to owners; Implementation of MYOB software;

• Representative Office: Accounting and Reporting to local authorities; Management Reporting to HQ;
• Direct Sales Subsidiary: Purchases / Sales operations, VAT reporting; Import / Export operations, reconciliation with HQ;

• Retail BU support: Analysis of sales data and reporting to Channel Manager; Presentations for Canon Sales Conferences and other special events

• Coordination of ‘Win With Canon' Campaign: Work with Retail Shops taking part in the Campaign; Preparing monthly Bulletin for Canon clients and end users; Analyzing the feedback information and reporting to Canon management

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