Vangelis S. Kondratevi
E:-• M: - • Georgia, Tbilisi 0191
Financial and Market Analysis
Meticulous Financial and Market Analyst who undertakes complex assignments, meets tight deadlines and delivers superior
performance. Possesses practical knowledge in financial and market analysis. Applies strong strategic planning, financial
analysis practical knowledge and market research skills to inform senior management of the effectiveness of company
operations and significantly increase company efficiency. Operates with a strong sense of urgency and thrives in a fast-paced
setting. Fluent in Russian and Georgian and has excellent knowledge of English. Core competencies include:
Strategic Planning • Financial Reporting & Analysis • Financial Planning & Strategy • Corporate Finance • Market Analysis •
Business Planning • Forecasting • Market Research
Professional Experience
JTI Caucasus • Tbilisi • 2017 September – Present
JTI (Japan Tobacco International) is an international tobacco company with 399 offices in over 120 countries and the industry
leader in CIS+ Region. Representing the Caucasus Headquarters, JTI has a long-standing and significant presence in the Caucasus
tobacco market with such world-renowned brands as Winston, Camel, Sobranie & Magna.
Financial Analyst
Responsible for the analysis and planning of the financial statements of Caucasus entities ensuring high-quality financial data,
variance analysis, forecasting process and ad-hoc preparation as well as reporting the results to the local ExCom and HQ in
Geneva, Switzerland for decision support.
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Monitored and performed month-end actual closing in terms of IFRS adjustments and manual corrections and
ensured high-quality actuals reporting and analysis to local ExCom.
Actively participated in company planning cycles (PMM/LE/TDT/ASP) by preparing Caucasus entities’ P&Ls, BS and FCF
statements facilitating broad insight into intracompany, microeconomic and macroeconomic financial conditions.
Monitored CF status of Caucasus entities on a regular basis and assessed possible short and long term financial
requirements identifying cash shortages in a due course and participating in their solution.
Updated Caucasus distributors’ profitability estimates for main planning cycles and for actuals maintaining clear
assumptions, reviewing actual profitability development vs. plan and identifying main drivers for differences.
Supported company decisions via high-quality and timely analysis of any initiatives having financial implication on
Caucasus entities including: pricing/excise scenarios, Finished Goods stock level changes, payment terms changes, etc.
Participated in SAP integration in Armenia from the finance perspective by supporting process and workflow
implementation specific to the entity and provided post-implementation review with continuous testing and bug
reporting.
JTI Caucasus • Tbilisi • 2016 October – 2017 August
Strategic Planning Coordinator
Responsible for collecting, consolidating and analyzing data on Caucasus tobacco market to help the company make better
business decisions and as part of the role, periodically reporting the results to the HQ in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Worked in a team of four supporting Marketing and Sales as well as ExCom by collecting, cleansing, consolidating,
analyzing data and reporting the results to the local ExCom and HQ afterwards on a periodical basis spotlighting key
trends of the market.
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Supported JTI Caucasus Strategic Insights Department in communicating with RA agency to align retail audit report
and data accuracy as well as implementing database structure and format for intra-company usage.
As per HQ request, generated special purpose report template and implemented it on a monthly basis for all three
Caucasus region countries to summarize monthly data into eye-catchy and user-friendly format.
Extracted illicit tobacco sales data in Azerbaijan market from retail audit results to gain specific insights into consumer
preferences as well as track illicit tobacco sales trend versus legal market by brands, price segments, formats, etc.
Created and launched intra-JTI SI function website (online reporting repository) based on Microsoft Sharepoint for
easy and much more flexible data exchange between JTI Caucasus and HQ SI departments which comprised of
reporting schedule, research results and various reports and data files split by the countries of the Caucasus region.
LLC BDO • Tbilisi • 2015 December – 2016 September
BDO is an international network of public accounting, tax and advisory firms which perform professional services under the
name of BDO. Since 1999 BDO is one of Georgia's largest accountancy firms, currently 2nd in national ranking.
Auditor
Responsible for planning and performing the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement, whether caused by error or fraud.
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Performed audit of 5 companies in 4 different business fields with their specifics
Worked on the audit of a large holding company auditing its business components separately as well as consolidating
results periodically with other team members
LLC Innova• Tbilisi • 2014 August
One of the most effective provider of business consulting and advisory services with a deep knowledge of Georgian market and
its specifics.
Market Analyst
Researched Georgian market of business training centres and evaluated the competitors’ market share, advantages and
disadvantages with the purpose of opening a new innovative and effective business training centre.
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Led a team of three in the marketing research process of business training centre market resulting in starting up a
business training centre with decent competitive advantages based on competitors' analysis.
Own video games online store business GameStore• Tbilisi •-
In his 16s started up his own online business of video games retailing on the territory of Georgia that resulted in expanding onto
Russian and Ukrainian markets.
CEO
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Started up a video games online retail store with a minimum investment on the basis of interest and hobby.
Led the strategic planning, retail operations, social media marketing campaigns and expansion process of the video
games online retail store, which generated approximately 5000$ profit.
Education
Free University of Tbilisi, ESM (Business Administration), Georgia • 2012 – 2016
Technical Skills
Proficient in MS Power Point, Excel, Word; Intermediate in SAP, SQL; Beginner level in Java
