Lica Lobzhanidze

Lica Lobzhanidze

Business Consultant | Project Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Business Controller | Microsoft Certified Data and Analytics Consultant

  • Education

    • Georgian State Agrarian University

      2000 - 2001
      PhD studies in Economics
    • Haagse Hogeschool/TH Rijswijk

      2006 - 2007
      Master's Degree Accounting and Control
    • Tbilisi State University

      1995 - 2000
      Diploma Economics Graduated Cum Laude
  • Experience

    • Centre for Enterprise Restructuring and Management Assistance - a World Bank consulting project

      Oct 2000 - Sept 2006
      Business Consultant | Project Manager

      Worked on 10+ projects and delivered business plans and due diligence reports for for the companies' management and/or investors.Helped small and mid-size manufacturing and service companies in building the correct financial processes and having plausible financial statements.Prepared operational and strategic project proposals.Conducted capital budgeting calculations and analysis.Developed financial analysis reports and presentations by applying acquired financial principles.Monitored and analyzed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and financial ratios.Trained companies' management in reading and understanding financial statements. Show less

    • American University for Humanities

      Feb 2006 - May 2006
      Lecturer of Finanial Accounting

      Conducted trainings for accountants in Financial Accounting based on IAS/IFRS

    • Nidera Handelscompagnie B.V.

      Nov 2008 - Jul 2011
      BU Freight Controller

      Reduced closing time for monthly and quarterly close by 30% by implementing new consolidation procedures.Prepared and analysed BU freight P/L by profit centers.Prepared monthly and annual forecasts and conducted variance analysis.Calculated investments for new projects and took part in the implementation of the freight software project.

    • BHP Billiton

      Sept 2011 - Oct 2012
      Financial Controller

      Delivered accurate internal and external reports. Calculated revenues and operating costs for three join-venture vessels.Facilitated month-end close processes, internal control, and account reconciliations.

    • GlencoreXstrata Plc

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2014
      Financial Controller

      Delivered financial reports and controlled and analysed revenues and operating costs, accruals and prepayments.Prepared specialized Excel spreadsheets for an efficient monthly analysis.

    • Veritas Petroleum Services

      Sept 2014 - Apr 2017
      FP&A Manager

      VPS BV is a private-equity company owned by the London based investment company “IK Investment Partners”. As a responsible person for FP&A, I have built from scratch the business reporting pack to provide investors and management with the accurate information about the financial and business performance of the company at the Group level and by region. Developed models for consolidated budgeting and forecasting, analysed trends and variances in areas of sales, revenues, operating costs, margins and CAPEX. Maintained the corporate performance management system and used it as the bases for monthly reports, budgets, and forecasts. Show less

    • A.P. Moller - Maersk

      Dec 2017 - Apr 2019
      Finance Business Partner

      Improved performance management.Built MS Power BI data models and dashboards for three logistics departments to monitor KPIs and costs.Monitored correctness of costs and cost models.Provided trainings in Power BI desktop and service.

    • BIPower Consultancy

      Jul 2019 - May 2020
      BI Consultant

      Helped in data transformation, analysis and creation of performance dashboards.

    • Applikon Biotechnology

      May 2020 - Jul 2021
      Business Controller
    • The Hague University of Applied Sciences

      Aug 2020 - Aug 2022
      Lecturer ICT and BI
    • MW Link

      May 2022 - now
      BI Instructor
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Didactic Competence - Basiskwalificatie Didactische Bekwaamheid (BDB)

      The Hague Centre for Teaching & Learning (HCTL)
      Feb 2022
    • Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate

      Microsoft
      Jun 2023
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Lica Lobzhanidze
      Scholarship NUFFIC May 2006