Olena Pankova
Nottingham,Ukraine
Summary
A highly skilled professional with expertise in motivating others, decision making, and standing alone. Demonstrates strong business acumen and value creation architecture, coupled with proficiency in risk management and organizational change management. Committed to driving value through strategic initiatives and continuous improvement.
Results-driven Senior Manager with knack for transforming teams and processes to achieve organisational goals. Leveraged leadership skills to boost team productivity and streamline operations, delivering impactful changes across departments. Known for fostering collaborative environments and driving strategic growth initiatives.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Market Reporting and Governance Senior Manager
Mars
Nottingham, UK
06.2024 - Current
- Built strong partnerships with stakeholders for mutual benefit.
- Monitored team performance and provided constructive feedback to address challenges.
- Driven change management initiatives resulting in organizational agility.
Finance Business Partner - EU Digital
Mars
Nottingham, UK
05.2022 - 06.2024
- Partnered with sales team to develop profitable pricing strategies; drove revenue growth.
- Developed robust financial models, resulting in improved forecasting accuracy.
Business Partner S&F Ukraine. UBBAI Digital Lead
Mars Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine
09.2020 - 04.2022
- Step changes in harmonization and simplification for IR S&Op step in Ukraine within new cluster
- Drive and execute the implementation of new digital solutions to support finance transformation
- Built X-functional partnership to create purpose-led VC of business
- Ukraine Business partnering in sufficient facilitation S&Op IR step and segments co-piloting – the whole business performance overview to Leadership Team, investment allocation, actual vs budget, strategic financial planning etc
Finance Workstream lead during SAP Atlas implementation
Mars Ukraine
Kyiv
09.2019 - 09.2020
- Successful go-live and 1st period close with no matter issues and no postponed reporting deadlines, remote launch
- System implementation in daily performance within up to 15 finance project members, cutover lead, knowledge transfer to end users
Chocolate Brand Profitability and Financial Planning Expert
Mars Ukraine
Kyiv
01.2017 - 09.2020
- Facilitating annual business planning sessions (C2G)
- Lead IR SOPs step as sustainable process for business decision-making
Petcare Brand Profitability and Reporting Expert
Mars Ukraine
Kyiv
04.2016 - 01.2017
- Projects with contribution to Value Leadership: direct delivery in Gum for top 3 clients, support in ROI activities evaluation etc
- Lead period close, market and sales finance, Helios system KU
Financial Analyst
Wrigley Ukraine
Kyiv
02.2015 - 04.2016
- Lead projects & ad-hoc requests during transition period driven Wrigley-Mars merge process in Ukraine
- Fixed budget monitoring, planning and control; leading period close process; market and sales finance
Intercompany Analyst
Mars Ukraine
Kyiv
10.2014 - 02.2015
- Additional legal agreement which supported claim processing between affiliate units, back-up for Treasury, Credit Control Specialists
- Affiliate operations accounting, taxation, I/Co tools implementation
Platform Accountant
Metro C&C Ukraine
Kyiv
06.2011 - 10.2013
- Detailed BRD for direct data transfer interfaces from operational warehouse to financial SAP based systems
- Accounting and foreign trade operations; warehouse operations control
Education
MASTER’S DEGREE - ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University
01.2009 - 01.2011
BACHELOR’S DEGREE - ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University
01.2005 - 01.2009
Skills
- Motivating others
- Decision Making
- Standing Alone
- Business Acumen
- Value Creation Architect
- Risk Management
- Organizational change management
- Effective communication
- Negotiation
- MS Office
- SAP confident user
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Timeline
Market Reporting and Governance Senior Manager
Mars
06.2024 - Current
Finance Business Partner - EU Digital
Mars
05.2022 - 06.2024
Business Partner S&F Ukraine. UBBAI Digital Lead
Mars Ukraine
09.2020 - 04.2022
Finance Workstream lead during SAP Atlas implementation
Mars Ukraine
09.2019 - 09.2020
Chocolate Brand Profitability and Financial Planning Expert
Mars Ukraine
01.2017 - 09.2020
Petcare Brand Profitability and Reporting Expert
Mars Ukraine
04.2016 - 01.2017
Financial Analyst
Wrigley Ukraine
02.2015 - 04.2016
Intercompany Analyst
Mars Ukraine
10.2014 - 02.2015
Platform Accountant
Metro C&C Ukraine
06.2011 - 10.2013
MASTER’S DEGREE - ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University
01.2009 - 01.2011
BACHELOR’S DEGREE - ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University
01.2005 - 01.2009
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