Financial manager

• Defining and developing strategies and business plans that enhance the investment offerings

• Contributing to future strategy and seeking new investment opportunities in line with strategic goals

• Maintaining relationships with senior executives, advisors and relevant industry partners, and managing the plan and execution of comprehensive direct investment strategy

• Responsible and accountable for the direction and performance of the portfolio investments

• Ensuring effective deployment of resources for the direct investments, delivering financial security to fulfil the mission

• Establishing new entities and strategic partnerships, joint ventures and alliances

• Delivered the Company financial analysis and compiling monthly, quarterly and annual management reports to the Board on Company financial position, developments and prospects

• Achieved the company profitability after the year of financial losses by conducting harsh cash control, steering the operational expenses, and maintaining investments and reserves

• Led all financial planning activities in achieving the optimal operational performance and managed the multi-million company operational budget

• Based on the Board requirements, amended by relevant government authority from time to time, optimised the Company financial structure by adopting efficient cost optimisation, accounting and taxation rules

• Tailored the Company annual business plan formulation process and presented it to the Board at Annual Business Plan Session

• Supervised and maintained external relationships with auditors, bankers, suppliers, contractors, and tax authorities

• Devised the Company strategy for the regional expansion, laying down the strategy implementation plan

• Delivered the new investment projects proposition from investment conception to project implementation

• Managed the identification and preparation stage for the multi-million acquisition of the regional telecom company in Central Asia

• Prepared and successfully managing the acquisition of the agri-business complex in Kazakhstan

• Functioned as a Financial Manager in supervising and coordinating the company's separate business entities

• Prepared the projects financial documents (business plans, financial feasibility studies) for Asian Development Bank and World Bank

• Designed the detailed strategy for the Company development in Central Asia and framed the implementation plan for the proposed strategy

• Formulated detailed proposals for the future projects and ad hoc operational guidelines for the implemented projects

• Led multi-functional team of 25 consultants and engineers to implement a US$ 7.5M project

• Negotiated US$ 25.5M electric equipment purchase for project activities; co-developed installation plan and maintenance schedule of delivered equipment

• Liaised with USAID and government counterparties at all levels, and various other agencies

• Prepared procurement plans and schedules for Infrastructure Development Project with the budget of US$6M and provided supporting technical specifications

• Coordinated a cross cultural team of 17 consultants, engineers, and field agents in fulfilling the highly dynamic installation, construction and maintenance works

• Arranged and administered the contract details; assessed and supervised the contractors' work progress