Nikita Nemtsov

Highly analytical and adaptable Financial Analyst with a proven track record in managing budgets, developing working capital forecasts, and evaluating business performance. Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams and presenting key financial insights and strategic analysis to senior management. Possesses a strong foundation in oil extraction and refining processes, with expertise in corporate finance principles and financial modeling, adept at driving business initiatives and process improvements.

Financial Analyst, LUKOIL Trading Group, Dubai — September 2025 - Present

• Prepared strategic presentations for senior management, including traders’ efficiency calculations and netback analyses, using advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Managed the company’s $3m CAPEX budget, implementing cost-saving measures that delivered ~$250k annual savings.
• Collaborated with the IT department to implement a local AI agent to support financial analysis and trading processes, automating routine reporting tasks and improving data quality for risk management and trading decisions. 
• Managed working capital forecasts and daily reports on working capital changes, ensuring the $300m limit was not breached.
• Developed financial models to evaluate business performance and investment opportunities, applying corporate finance principles and strategic analysis.
• Collaborated with accounting, operations and middle office teams to ensure data accuracy and consistency for management reporting and decision-making.

• Shortened the monthly management reporting cycle from 7 to 4 working days by automating data collection and checks in Excel.
• Analyzed and reported drivers of changes in key financial metrics (revenue, margin, OPEX, working capital), providing actionable insights to management.
• Improved accuracy of monthly cash flow forecasts from 60% to 95%, reducing unexplained cash gaps from $250m to $50m.
• Supported budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis processes, contributing to financial planning and business strategy.

• Evaluated deal efficiency for material procurement and export sales, helping to stop or reprice 5–10 low-margin deals per month.
• Reduced pricing uploads for product sales from 3 to 1 working day, ensuring accurate pricing in invoices and improving the sales cycle.
• Prepared monthly KPI presentations for senior management, supporting approval of commercial initiatives.
• Designed and implemented dealer incentive schemes, contributing to 8% sales growth and 5% increase in average margin in the dealer network.

• Created a counterparty database covering 100+ customers and dealers, cutting lookup time from 20 to 3 minutes.
• Analyzed resale pricing strategies and end-customer prices to identify market trends and pricing opportunities.
• Prepared ~5 post-deal performance reports per quarter, including margin and volume analysis by product and region for senior stakeholders.

• Gained knowledge of oil extraction and refining processes, supporting understanding of production economics.
• Studied the formation of invoices and drafting of purchase and sale contracts for oil and oil products.
• Studied Incoterms and their application in international trade contracts.

Master's degree, Business Administration and Management, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University), MGIMO — September 2022 - June 2024

Courses: International Project Management within the Strategic Management Framework: A Case Study of PJSC LUKOIL