Manager Management

Mr.Vagif Tariverdiyev ( MBA,CIMApq)

Apt. **, **. A.Jalilov str, Baku AZ1025, Azerbaijan

Phone: 009**-*********, 009**-*********, email: ********@*****.**.**

Profile:

Finance Specialist with more than 15 years of the local and international

experience in the oil & gas, engineering, manufacturing and pharmaceutical

industries, with strong commercial awareness, excellent analytical and

communication / negotiation skills, ability to work under pressure and meet

tight deadlines, resultant-oriented is currently looking for the next

career development opportunity

Areas of Expertise:

Accounting standards (GAAP, PSA, IFRS): implementation and adaptation *

Budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management * Internal procedures issue

and ratification * Payment process verification and control * Taxation and

support in internal / external audits * PC literate with the ability to

develop further knowledge (MS Office Applications, SAP, Sun System,

Platinum SQL, Lotus Notes, 1C) * Project management * Support in various HR

functions, staff supervision, personal recruitment and development

Achievements:

. Lead SAP implementation, improved cost / revenue allocations and reduced

existing backlog on service orders in line with corporate requirements

. Rationalized PIT calculations in accordance with HQ equalization

policies, reduced tax liability

. Updated bonus calculation methodology reflecting monthly sales figures

. Implemented procedures, organized training and handled FA inventory for

consentience with barcode system, replacing manual transactions in

several field offices

. Established mapping algorithm to link statutory and GAAP journal entries

( using Sun Accounts and Vision ), resulted in reduction of the data

entry errors and reports preparation time

. Conducted pre-audit tax strategy review, well-timed potential risks

verification and correction

. Reorganized accounting department's duties to covered projects

needs. Brought most of finance and administration services in-house,

reducing outsource costs

Employment History:

ABB Ltd, Process and Automation division (http://www.abb.co.uk/),

Representative office of the engineering company in Azerbaijan, BP's

subcontractor in Caspian region, t/o 15 m$, 40 employees, 2 under my

supervision

Finance Manager / Controller May 2009 -

Job Duties: Update internal procedures and bring to conformity with HQ

SOX standards * Control invoice verification and processing * SAP

implementation * Treasury management and credit control * Ad hoc costs

reporting Taxation (VAT, WHT and expats PIT declarations) * Support

during internal & tax audits * Payroll calculation control (locals /

expats)

Berlin-Chemie AG Menarini, (http://www.berlin-chemie.de/), Representative

office of the German pharmaceutical company in Azerbaijan, t/o 3,5 m$, 20

employees, 1 under my supervision

Finance Manager / Controller Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

Job Duties: Responsible for statutory accounts review and HQ management

reports preparation * Ensure all taxation and legislative requirements

are compliant * Support GM in Administration, HR and IT functions Key

relationship with external service providers * Leading process of annual

budget and sales plans preparation * Audit & update internal policies *

Administer bank accounts * FA management

Salyan Oil Ltd (http://www.socar.az/), Oil & Gas onshore production

consortium between Amerada Hess, Frontera Resources and SOCAR, t/o 40m$,

1000 employees, 3 under my supervision

Deputy Finance Manager Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

Senior Accountant Oct 1999 - Jan 2005

Job Duties: Production of the monthly management accounts (US GAAP) *

Control invoice verification, resolve outstanding issues with suppliers *

Departmental Budget and AFE preparation * C/A implementation and

modification * Payroll preparation and FA registers control * Tax

reporting (VAT, WHT and PIT, SPF) * Sun System administration * Set up

training and development programs for accounting staff

Baku Steel Company (http://www.bakusteel.com/), Steel production plant, t/o

70m$, 400 employees, 1 under my supervision

Senior Project Accountant Sep

1998 - Oct 1999

Job Duties: Start up costs preparation & reconciliation * FA register

creation & inventory * Operating budget preparation * Implementation of

the Platinum SQL software * Development of the job costing models *

Preparation cost reports in line with management requests

Previous & temporary assignments: Cameron Ltd (UK) - Project Accountant

(01/08-04/08), Kvaerner H&G Offshore Ltd - Finance Manager (11/96-05/98),

Baku Hotel Company (Hyatt Regency Hotel) - Accountant (01/96-11/96), World

Vision Int'l - Senior Accountant (12/94-01/96), Bank Respublika -

Accountant (06/94-12/94)

Education:

2002-2004, Azerbaijan State Oil Academy (in cooperation with Georgia

State University, USA).

MBA (Honors), major in finance and general management

2000-2001, Emily Wolf Int'l (UK) (in cooperation with BP

Azerbaijan).

CIMA Managerial level (Partial qualification)

1988-1993, Baku State University

BS in Mathematics

Trainings and Seminars:

. Ernst & Young CIS Ltd GAAP/IAS Principles, planning and budgeting

courses

. RRC Business Training (London, UK), IAB Book-keeping Intermediate

Level course

. Robertson & Blums Corporation Administration of Sun System & Vision

courses

. Systems Union (Farnborough, UK) Asset register & corporate

allocations for Sun System

. ACA Azerbaijan (in association with ACCA) Adaptation of IFRS to

domestic standards

. Deloitte, Review of IFRS, income tax calculation for IFRS

. LLLS, Labor Code on Salaries workshop

. ABB, SAP introduction seminar

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