Pavel Orlov

Highly driven FP&A professional with a strong foundation in financial modelling, group reporting and performance analysis within international, fast-paced environments. Experienced in building and refining integrated planning models (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) and turning complex financial data into clear, actionable insights that directly influence business decisions. Hands-on in improving reporting workflows, accelerating month-end processes and working with modern BI and planning tools.

Thrives in high-growth settings where speed, ownership and analytical depth are critical. Motivated to take on high-impact challenges, continuously raise the bar and grow rapidly within a performance-driven fintech environment.

Data Manager Controlling/Finance at Gebr. Becker GmbH (2023-02 – Present)

• Leading the implementation of an Integrated Business Planning (IBP) solution (Workday Adaptive Planning), covering budgeting, forecasting and scenario modelling across the group
• Co-designing a group-wide Finance Data & Analytics platform (Azure Cloud) to enable scalable and standardized reporting and performance management
• Developing and enhancing management, financial and operational dashboards (Power BI) to improve transparency and support data-driven decision-making
• Driving the transition from legacy SAP BW/BO reporting to a modern cloud-based architecture, ensuring data consistency and reporting continuity
• Harmonizing reporting and planning structures across entities, establishing a consistent data and KPI framework
• Acting as a key interface between Finance, Controlling and Business functions, translating financial requirements into structured data models, planning logic and reporting solutions

Senior BI and Data Analyst at Miltenyi Biotec GmbH (2020-02 – 2023-01)

• Project planning and implementation of an IBP solution (Tagetik & SAP BW) to support budgeting and forecasting processes
• Alignment of reporting and planning structures across business units and holding
• Development of management and financial reporting solutions used company-wide
• Design and restructuring of authorization and key-user concepts to strengthen governance in reporting and planning processes
• Close cooperation with Controlling and FP&A in defining group wide KPI logic and reporting standards

Senior Expert SAP Analytics Cloud at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe (2019-08 – 2020-01)

• Development of management reporting dashboards in SAP Analytic Cloud for Business Areas and Business Units
• Automation and standardisation of reporting processes
• Transformation of Excel-based reporting into structured, scalable reporting environment

Senior Controller Business Intelligence at Miltenyi Biotec GmbH (2017-07 – 2019-07)

• Functional Lead of the Business Intelligence team with focus on management, sales and cost reporting
• Provision of performance and financial reports for stakeholders across the group
• Implementation of Sales, Financial and Service dashboards (SAP Lumira)
• Project lead for implementation of company-wide BI strategy (budget > 500 kEUR)
• Preparation of SAP BW migration (from 7.2 to 7.5 on HANA) within reporting transformation program

Group Finance Controller at ELG Haniel GmbH (2011-11 – 2017-07)

• Responsible for group controlling of international subsidiaries (USA, Canada, Denmark, Russia), covering performance steering across entities with revenues from several hundred million USD to smaller European units
• Leading integrated financial planning (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow), including budgeting, forecasting and mid-term planning
• Preparing and analysing monthly, quarterly and annual IFRS-based financial reports, including variance analysis and structured management commentary
• Acting as key interface between subsidiaries and holding, ensuring data consistency, alignment of reporting standards and reliable financial communication
• Supporting board-level decision-making through presentations, ad-hoc analyses and business insights

Reporting Systems & Governance at ELG Haniel GmbH (2011-11 – 2017-07)

• System owner for group-wide consolidation and reporting systems (SAP SEM BCS, SAP BW/BI)
• Ensuring system-supported financial closing, planning and reporting processes, including master data management and M&A-related adjustments
• Driving automation of reporting workflows (BEx Analyzer, VBA), improving efficiency and standardisation
• Coordinating system customization, releases and enhancements in close collaboration with IT and Finance stakeholders
• Translating business requirements into reporting solutions, designing and implementing new management reports

Specialist for Reporting und Treasury System at Franz-Haniel & Cie. GmbH (2010-08 – 2011-10)

• Design and automation of treasury reporting based on SAP Treasury and SAP BW/BI
• Customising and further development of treasury-related reporting structures
• Functional and technical support (1st and 2nd level) for treasury and reporting systems
• Contribution to ensuring transparency of liquidity and financial positions through structured reporting

Diploma project writer at Plus Online GmbH (2009-04 – 2009-09)

• Activity based cost calculation in the purchase department of Plus Online GmbH

Intern and student employee at Plus Online GmbH (2008-03 – 2009-09)

• Software test for the online shop

Diploma Economy and Computer Science (germ. Diplom-Wirtschaftsinformatiker) in Wirtschaftsinformatik – University Duisburg-Essen (2004 – 2010)