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Victoria DyrmaVD

Victoria Dyrma

Strategic Planning, Finance Analysis, MBA, CIMA

€300/day
Zagreb, HR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Victoria

Senior finance executive with extensive experience across the LUKOIL Group (Croatia, Bulgaria, EU region), currently based in Serbia.
Specialized in treasury, cost optimization, investment project oversight, budgeting and risk control.
Authored and implemented 60+ internal financial regulations and methodologies.
Successfully launched digital tools for budgeting, cost control, tender oversight, and electronic document workflows.
Set up sustainable free cash flow growth through treasury restructuring, cost reduction, and receivables management.
Fluent in English, Russian, and Croatian/Serbian.
Available for fractional CFO roles, high-impact financial projects, process optimization, and operational diagnostics.

What I help companies achieve:
Increase transparency and control over financial flows
Eliminate financial inefficiencies and hidden losses
Build tailored treasury and budgeting frameworks

As a fractional CFO, I work with founders, SMEs, and scaling businesses who want control over their numbers.
Available for project-based work, strategic consulting, or monthly CFO support.
I deliver in-depth insights, not just spreadsheets.
Let’s work together if you need a reliable finance partner who speaks your business language.
  • Russian

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Croatian

    Conversational

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Lukoil Croatia d.o.o.,
    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
    ENERGY AND UTILITIES
    November 2008 - Today (17 years and 9 months)
    Zagreb, Croatia
    15 Direct Reports | 50 gas stations | Financial, Treasury, Accounting Management, Budgeting, Strategic Planning, Operations Hired by VP of Petroleum Export Sales as Deputy Division Head. Promoted after 5 years to CFO. Improved processes, cut costs and directed financial operations during a period of sustainable growth.
     Doubled EBITDA and cash flow (2017 to 2021).
     Developed a control system that successfully returned corporate promissory notes.
     Implemented efficiency control of the petrol stations chaines.
     Designed and executive trade policy, accounts receivable insurance system (0 tolerance for the credit risk).
     As a Tender committee member, reduced costs to 25% by introducing a tender system for insurance, maintenance, transportation, etc.
     Set up energy efficiency projects to reduce utility costs up to 30%.
     Designed short and long-term financing/ bank guaranties with several commercial banks in Croatia.
    Corporate Finance Corporate Strategy Treasury Management Cash & Liquidity Management Controlling and Performance Management Systems
  • Lukoil Corporate Office,
    DEPUTY HEAD OF DIVISION
    February 2011 - June 2017 (6 years and 4 months)
    Moscow, Russia
    International Project Management of 22 markets | Assets Efficiency Audit| OPEX, EBITDA, WC Analysis Supervised and managed Financial control of 22 branches (Balkans, Baltic states, EU Countries etc).
     Designed & implemented EBITDA deviation analysis for 22 European countries.
     Reduced costs from 5% to 25% in Balkans region branches.
     Designed & implemented the working capital analysis (stocks, receivables, payables) to control liquidity.
     Organized the first Corporate Summit for >200 managers that helped to successfully launch a corporate branded fuel in 10 new countries.
  • Lukoil Bulgaria Bunker,
    FINANCIAL HEAD OF DIVISION
    November 2008 - January 2011 (2 years and 2 months)
    Sofia, Bulgaria
    International bunkering in the Black see. Accounting Management, Budgeting, Operations Buld from scratch financial and palning proceses.
     Selected, and interviewed team of Finance and Budgeting division.
     Designed & implementing budgeting processes, cost control.
     Evaluated and supported Assets Acquisition investment project (bunkering vessels purchase).

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Education

  • M.S., Mechanical Engeenering
    Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University)
    2000
    M.S., Mechanical Engeenering
  • CIMA Bussiness Efficiency Managerment
    2012
    CIMA Bussiness Efficiency Managerment

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