Anton Garvanko
Summary
Business Management and Finance professional turned Sales specialist looking for the next role within AWS in the areas of Account Management for Startups or ISVs. With some 16+ years of experience in the industries of supply chain and logistics, FSI as well as cloud computing combined with passion for analytics and entrepreneurship, I will be happy to help raise the performance bar in your team.
Outside of work, I enjoy spending good quality time with my wife and 2 kids (8 and 5 years old), running (4 half marathons completed and counting), reading books and traveling. Plus all free time is used for volunteering for the cause of supporting Ukraine (I am an Auditor and a Board Member in 2 humanitarian organizations helping Ukraine from Denmark).
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Sales Specialist, Analytics
Amazon Web Services
11.2021 - Current
- I am leading the QuickSight sales focusing on Nordics, Benelux and SSA.
- I was also responsible for the adoption of QuickSight in DACH and CEE in the first months in my team.
- Have organized numerous 1:Many in-person and virtual Immersion Days, Roadshows as well as have been a speaker at AWS and external conferences and a speaker at AWS Summit Amsterdam in 2022.
Finance Business Partner
Amazon Web Services
09.2020 - 10.2021
- Have been a sparring partner to AWS Sales leadership teams for the Nordics, Italy and Iberia.
- I was driving AWS through COVID-19 by leveraging advanced sales performance analytics on industries, customers and products.
- Led a buildup of second to none BI toolkit based on QuickSight for Sales performance management across EMEA region.
Senior Financial Analyst
Amazon.com
08.2019 - 09.2020
- Partnering the supply chain leadership of EU Amazon Operations in area of optimization of transshipments.
- I have successfully led a team of analysts across organizations on a project improving success of goods transfers within EU network.
- I have also raised the bar of BI tooling, analysis and presentation of financials of transshipments as well as established and automated weekly business review reporting.
Founder, Intrapreneur
Oush, Internal Project At Nordea Bank
12.2018 - 08.2019
- Have won 2 Hackathons at Nordea in 2018 and in 2019
- As a prize, my team has been allocated to participate in incubation program at Copenhagen Fintech Lab
- We have built a prototype/MVP of the donations app for Nordea
Head of Business Management, Group Data
Nordea Bank
05.2017 - 08.2019
- I was leading a team responsible for consulting the management on Financial and Business Management matters in the area of internal bank sales of cloud services; Cloud migration project management; Communications as well as Management Partnering to Senior Management team including Chief Data Officer.
- My team led preparations for Quarterly Review Meetings with Deputy CEO of Nordea Group.
- Overall responsible for building up TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) model for Cloud Platform unit in Nordea. We successfully negotiated a number of contracts with external partners and managed forecasting and resource allocation processes.
Business Partner, Cloud Platform
Nordea
11.2016 - 05.2017
- Built PaaS offer internally in Nordea
- Successfully negotiated a number of consulting and big data software contracts
- Took overall responsibility for Total Cost of Ownership model for Common Data Platform
Finance Business Partner, IT
CODAN
06.2015 - 10.2016
- Prepared monthly management reports and variance analysis reports for IT leadership of CODAN, an insurer.
- Launched a first database tool which contained the data on the project costs and budgets.
- Established a process for project approvals, ongoing follow ups and closure.
Head of Finance Business Partnering
A.P. Møller-Maersk
06.2011 - 05.2015
- Over the 3+ years I have been leading various teams responsible for financial controllership and financial business partnering of Maersk Line operational cost.
- Among the main achievements is the creation of the link between Centre Finance and Operational departments which helped in more accurate and controllable financial reporting.
- Have completed the buildup of number of Global Service Centre offshore teams in India and the Philippines supporting accounting and controllership processes.
Financial Controller
A.P. Møller-Maersk
09.2010 - 06.2011
- In this challenging position I was a team member in Maersk Line Centre Finance Reporting department responsible for Daily Running Cost worldwide.
SAP Implementation Project Team Leader
A.P. Møller-Maersk
01.2010 - 09.2010
- In this assignment, I have led the team of 3 professionals towards the successful implementation of SAP OtC (Order-to-Cash) module.
- My team has successfully met the technical requirements of Sales, Customer Service and Account Receivable teams.
Trainee, Maersk International Shipping Education
A.P. Møller-Maersk
04.2007 - 12.2009
- In the first 3 years with A.P. Møller-Maersk Group I was on rotations in different parts of the business in Ukraine gaining solid base understanding of how all business functions operate at the front line.
- This gave me good insights into operations, sales, customer service, finance and project/change management.
Education
Master of Science - Business Administration
Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University
Kyiv, Ukraine06.2009
Corporate Degree - International Business Management
MISE - Maersk International Shipping Education
Copenhagen, Denmark06.2009
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University
Kyiv, Ukraine06.2007
Skills
- Software Sales
- Account Management
- Business Partnering
- Leadership
- Intrapreneurship
- Analytics
Certification
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - since 2020
- Certificate in Management Operations (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) - since 2015
Volunteering
Internal Auditor - Bevar Ukraine - since 2022
https://www.bevarukraine.dk/
- Have successfully implemented accounting system
- Have prepared Annual Reports since 2021
- Established monthly financial reporting cadence
- Have supported the recruitment of first staff and have set up payroll
- Successfully completed the funding round from the largest Danish refugee organization - Dansk Flygtningehjælp
Board Member - Hjælp Ukraine - since 2022
https://www.helpukra.dk/
- Responsible for setting up financial structure of the organization (bank accounts, accounting system)
Languages
Ukrainian
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Danish
Proficient
C2
Polish
Upper intermediate
B2
Timeline
Sr. Sales Specialist, Analytics
Amazon Web Services
11.2021 - Current
Finance Business Partner
Amazon Web Services
09.2020 - 10.2021
Senior Financial Analyst
Amazon.com
08.2019 - 09.2020
Founder, Intrapreneur
Oush, Internal Project At Nordea Bank
12.2018 - 08.2019
Head of Business Management, Group Data
Nordea Bank
05.2017 - 08.2019
Business Partner, Cloud Platform
Nordea
11.2016 - 05.2017
Finance Business Partner, IT
CODAN
06.2015 - 10.2016
Head of Finance Business Partnering
A.P. Møller-Maersk
06.2011 - 05.2015
Financial Controller
A.P. Møller-Maersk
09.2010 - 06.2011
SAP Implementation Project Team Leader
A.P. Møller-Maersk
01.2010 - 09.2010
Trainee, Maersk International Shipping Education
A.P. Møller-Maersk
04.2007 - 12.2009
Master of Science - Business Administration
Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University
Corporate Degree - International Business Management
MISE - Maersk International Shipping Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University
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