Elena Portenseigne

- Annual Planning: Strategic Plan, Contract and Forecast updates - Monthly Closing and Reporting (US GAAP) - Innovation Projects P&Ls evaluation - Budgeting and Controlling of Advertising and Consumer Incentives - Led the transition of reporting and planning processes to shared service center, trained and supervised staff.

- Coordinated Planning and Actual reporting for G&C category in EU - Supported Monthly closing providing insights on performance and budget spend. - Developed financial model for Strategic Plan addressing the requirements of Category and Finance Directors. - Successfully implemented Gum & Candy category integration to the new reporting - New finance reporting system (FIT) implementation; influenced reports enhancement, supported system testing, coordinated communication to the countries.

- Annual Planning and Forecasting for EU Region, presentation with commentaries to the Group. - Performed Monthly Closing procedures (IFRS): analysed and challenged countries results based on Commercial, P&L, and Balance Sheet and Cash-Flow metrics, commentaries to the Group. - Led Europe Overheads Restructuring Project - Managed Regional Overheads partnering with EU Functional directors: budgeting and variance analysis to the EU Board.

- Gained people management experience with a Junior Finance Analyst direct report. - Monthly Period Closing: P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow, commentaries - Coordinated Reporting Decks to the region for consolidated Russia & CIS for Forecast updates and Year End - Supported Working Capital management of Russia, CIS & Baltics; DSO improved by 10%. - Financial Controlling for CIS & Baltics: targets setting, budgeting, Credit Control and Trade debtors forecasts, Cash Flow forecasts, Internal Audit.