Management Financial

DIANA BIGOR

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FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE

Highly accomplished, results-driven financial manager with more than 20

years experience, providing analytical support and contributions that

fundamentally impact the business processes, results, and overall

efficiency of both finance and operations, guiding and developing the

company's long term strategy.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Financial, Operational, & Strategic Cash Flow Management

Planning

Budget Development & Management Growth And Expansion Strategies

Financial Project Planning Profitability & Cost Analysis

New Business Development IFRS & US GAAP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ACCOUNTING ANALYST MONTREAL

TC Transcontinental Media

2014 - present

TC Transcontinental is a publishing, media and marketing company based in

Montreal with operations in Canada and the United States, and revenues of

$2.1 billion in 2014.

Work closely with controllers of several business units to understand

business, review financial information for integration in the TC reporting

system within a 3 1/2 day closing deadline

Provide direct support and counsel to four business units, and assistance

to 20 business unit controllers

Directly responsible for the inter-company balance reconciliation of 25

business units with 47 publications throughout Canada, improving processes

by developing reporting tools to better control and ensure integrity of

financial reporting, reducing balances by 25%

Responsible for monitoring and recording online revenues, as well as credit

card and bank fees, budgeted bonuses, bad debt accruals, grants, property

taxes, and salaries for the English News Group

Review business processes of affiliates, perform general ledger analysis,

financial statements, bank reconciliations

Coordinate and lead various development projects

FINANCE DIRECTOR ZAGREB

House and Home LLC

2003 - 2014

House and Home LLC (DBA Domostan) is a real estate development company with

operations in both Croatia's capital city and on the Adriatic seacoast

encompassing land acquisitions and development. By focusing on providing

price-attractive homes, the company's operating strategy ensured

substantially larger ROI compared to industry average, in some cases over

40%.

Complete involvement in the entire real estate development process, from

recognizing the need for a project, site selection, land acquisition,

financial analysis and modelling, due diligence, zoning, legal oversight,

budgeting, design, construction, and disposal

Responsible for all financial and fiscal management aspects of company

operations, coordinating all administrative, business planning, accounting

and budgetary efforts

Managed all financing activities, creating presentations and investment

plans for securing capital funding needs, while maintaining relationships

with financial institutions

Consolidated and analyzed budgets providing recommendations on improving

productivity and reducing expenses; monitored budgets throughout building

process to ensure projects are being delivered within budget, on time, and

at the expected level of service delivery

Provided direct oversight of the Company's long-term real estate portfolio

and implementation plans; develop project feasibility models covering

financial and non-financial indicators

Spearheaded marketing campaign to drive pre-construction sales,

significantly improving company cash flow, minimizing the need for outside

funding, reducing financing costs by 6%

Provided strategic advice on new investment opportunities, as well as the

future direction of the business, focusing company investments on capital

expenditures on projects with an ROI of over 25%

INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL CONSULTANT ZAGREB

SEAF - Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (funded in part by USAID)

2002

SEAF provides equity capital and technical assistance to small and

medium-size private enterprises (SMEs) in emerging and transition markets

under-served by traditional sources of capital. Was scouted and asked by

SEAF to strengthen a business that they had invested in, mentoring a local

entrepreneur to establish investment strategies, transparent accounting and

financial reporting, while developing general policies and procedures,

especially in development. Completed mandate.

DEPUTY TEAM LEADER/CROATIAN PRIVATIZATION PROJECT ZAGREB

PricewaterhouseCoopers, Croatian Privatization Fund (USAID funded)

2002

The privatization project focused on the divestiture of the Croatian

Privatization Fund's portfolio of approximately 80 majority-owned state

enterprises in such sectors as tourism, shipbuilding, food processing, and

metal fabrication.

Managed a team of three and was responsible for developing and implementing

privatization strategies for companies in tourism and metal fabrication

industries

Responsible for purchase price allocation, valuation, and pricing of

businesses and companies' intangible assets for acquisitions, divestitures,

mergers, joint ventures and strategic partnerships

Conducted company visits, management interviews, financial analysis, and

industry research

Performed due diligence for business valuation purposes, prepared business

plans and advised executive management on possible exit strategies,

coordinating investor outreach, tender preparation, and assessment of bids

FINANCE DIRECTOR, EMEA LONDON, PARIS, BUDAPEST,

ZAGREB

Euronet Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: eeft)

1997 - 2002

Euronet is an electronic funds transaction provider recognized by Deloitte

& Touche Technical Fast 500 as one of the fastest growing tech companies in

America. Responsible for all the financial management activities for

Croatia and France, running both operations simultaneously for over 18

months.

Managed all financial operations including budgeting, projections, cash

flow management, US GAAP compliance, consolidation and reporting for

Croatia, France, and the UK

Implemented and enhanced financial and accounting systems, processes, tools

and control systems

Complete analysis of actual financial results on monthly basis including

variance and KPI analyses, providing management with critical financial and

operational information

Kept long-term budgetary planning and cost management in alignment with

strategic planning, especially in considering potential acquisitions and

expansions, working closely with local business development teams to

establish pricing policy

Responsible for strategic planning, human resources, and legal activities

surrounding contract negotiations

Worked closely with external and internal tax and audit advisers in order

to develop and implement policies minimizing tax liabilities

Responsible for all treasury activities including negotiating with bank

loans, cash and investment management, debt reduction, and inter-company

transfers and reconciliations

FINANCE MANAGER NEW YORK, N.Y.

Soho Oasis Inc. 1991 -

1996

Managed the daily operations of this holding company with three

subsidiaries in the hospitality industry. Responsible for all financial

activities (A/P, A/R, payroll) including all financial; reorganized payment

schedules significantly improving cash; maintained COGS at 16% under

industry average by strictly controlling stock, while increasing sales by

organizing employee seminars on product education and revenues

EDUCATION

McGill University, Montreal, Que. (Completed degree in 2 years)

Bachelor of Commerce Marketing/Finance

1989 - 1991

PERSONAL COMPETENCIES

Languages: English, French - very high level of professional efficiency

Croatian - speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency

Spanish and Italian - speak, read, and write with basic

competence

IT: Advanced Excel Skills, Peoplesoft, Oracle, MS Office

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