– In my previous position I was the Chief Financial Officer, I worked in India, New Delhi, at the production of refrigerators and washing machines. It is a joint venture of Koc Holding and Tata Group. We have achieved a lot: with zero investments we have grown the team to 1200 people. The term of my previous appointment was agreed for a minimum of three years. This period was coming to an end and I was waiting to be sent to another country but I did not know what country it would be. It turned out to be Russia.

Due to the different organizational structure at my previous job, my responsibilities were broader. They included both the main function of finance and accounting.
The field of accounting and finance is not very different in various countries. So there were no special changes in my work when I moved. Since this is my third assignment, I know approximately what problems I may face. In addition, Arcelik has a well-established global policy for expat workers and this greatly simplifies work and relocation to other countries. The hardest thing for me was to have the heart to relocate, everything else was easy.

Now my area of responsibility is the management of all the financial and tax activities, cash flow planning, conducting accounting transactions and support for financial resources of Beko LLC, as well as budgeting and reporting to Arcelik A. S. Of course, times are difficult now: COVID and all the complications due to the pandemic. The expectations of business partners and end users have changed. Consumers started to use online shopping channels more frequently, to pay more attention to the properties of products related to hygiene and environmental friendliness. The financial market is more volatile compared to the times before the pandemic. Our financial model is adapting to these new conditions and this is the main challenge in my work today.