Eva Semmler Vidova

Leading the Finance function the Swiss commercial financing platform, managing P&L and controllership operations finance activities. Ensuring the integrity and operational efficiency of all internal business systems with an emphasis on ensuring financial stability and compliance. Working towards the organization’s strategic goals while operational and financial resources are consistently aligned with the vision of the organization.

Successfully led planning process and communication within bank and corporate for all planning sessions and close processes. Mentored and coached new members in the team - informally lead training sessions and other activities to support FP&A Manager. Enhanced forecasting & reporting infrastructure to create transparency. Increased efficiency. Set pricing vision for Auto channel to maximize profitability. Ensured adequate reserve levels for the financial receivables of a bank.

Managed team of 9 junior financial analysts, trained FP&A part of Finance for Non-Finance training. Coordinated short term and long term business plans and estimates of financial results for Bank, Auto and Sales Finance in Czech and Slovak Republic in line with US GAAP accounting standards, performed workforce and salary planning for GE Money Czech Republic, supervised negotiations on budgets with cost center managers. Drove process of analyzing and evaluation of the key performance indicators.

Reported monthly closings to Banque PSA Finance in Paris (sales performance, financial results, workforce); performed analyses on production and portfolio of leasing and hire purchase contracts, analyzed wholesale financing products; prepared short-term plans, mid-term plans and forecasts for retail and wholesale activities in Czech Republic and Slovakia in line with IFRS; managed cash-flow; successfully navigated through external audit

Junior equivalent of senior FP&A analyst position in GE Money Bank mentioned below.

Co-lead development of new capital and investment life insurance products and their pricing strategy, updated pricing for existing products; monitored and analyzed life insurance products on the market.