Apolon Mshvidobadze has 19 years of experience in finance, management, and internal control in multi-divisional international companies. He can prepare and control budgets, perform financial and tax reporting under international and GAAP standards, and manage financial departments. He currently works as a Manager of Strategic Planning and Analysis for an oil and gas company, where he is responsible for budgeting, reporting, internal controls, risk analysis, and managing a finance team.

1. I have nineteen years experience in finance, management and internal control in multi-divisional, international companies. I can
fulfill the following duties: Budgets preparation and control (variance analyses), Financial accounting and reporting (International
or/and GAAP standards), Managerial accounting and reporting, Cost control, Tax reporting. Also I have an experience to
organize and manage financial department. Can implement and develop managerial systems responding to the challenges of
internal control, financial and management reporting, planning and analyses.
Curriculum Vitae
NAME:
Apolon Mshvidobadze
HOME ADDRESS:
apt. 9, 33 Mtskheta street, Tbilisi, Georgia.
TEL:
Mobile phone: + 995 599 269277
E-mail:
amshvidobadze@hotmail.com
BORN:
11 December 1970
EDUCATION:
1. CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) UK – Advance Diploma in Management
Accounting.
2. 1990-1995 High Business School at Tbilisi State University. Diploma of Honor in Finance,
Banking, Accounting
3. 1987-1992 Tbilisi State University. Diploma of Honor in Mathematics.
JOB EXPERIENCE:
January 2006 – Present: Manager of Strategic Planning and Analysis/internal Control.
“Frontera Eastern Georgia” LLC. US base Oil-Gas Company.
Responsibilities:
• Prepare long term and annual budgets. Analyse actual operations in terms of compliance
with the financial budget, budgeted activities and effective performance. Update budget
forecast on monthly base.
• Control internal managerial reports and reports to the different external stakeholders.
• Consolidate financial and activity statements of different business units and projects.
Control indirect cost allocation in to the different business units and projects.
• Maintain and support monthly, quarterly and annually reporting process (Financial reports
provided for the purpose to satisfy London Stock Exchange AIM requirements).
• Implement and develop internal control procedures in purpose of eliminating unauthorized
transactions, maintain proper documentation and facilitate efficient information flow.
• Identify financial and operational risk. Work with operational, financial, legal and HSE staff
for risk minimization.
• Analyze, control and maintain operations in accordance of the cost recovery and statutory
(tax legislation) terms.
• Participate in relations with Tax inspectorate, External Auditors, State Oil and Gas
Corporation, State Agency of Oil and Gas and other External Stakeholders.
• Analyze and maintain information flow between departments (Operations, Procurement,
and Finance) for the operations smooth performance, proper documentation and timely
collection of the financial and managerial information.
• Analyze agreements in terms of proper financial administration. Choose appropriate frame
of new projects/operations for the successful planning execution and completion.
• Analyze and control on monthly base overall cost incurred in Georgia.
• Manage the team of finance coordinators.

2. • Directly control of operations and cost in Shallow Fields business unit in Dedoplistskaro
(Eastern Georgia) region.
February 1998 – January 2006: Chief accountant of “Frontera Eastern Georgia” LLC. US
base Oil-Gas Company.
Responsibilities:
• Supervision of the accounting department.
• Control and develop the chart of accounts.
• Perform journal entrees in accordance of the US GAAP.
• G/L accounts reconciliation. Bank and cash transactions control. Maintain control of the
material inventory. Control invoices and make A/P reconciliation.
• Perform short term cash flow forecasts.
• Analyze cost reports and allocate indirect cost trough different projects and cost centers.
• Perform Statutory/Tax reports.
• Develop and implementation of the financial control procedures.
• Develop and control of the annual budget. Prepare financial reports.
July 2012 – June 2014: Acting Financial Manager “Caucasus Minerals Group” LLC. Mining
Company.
Responsibilities:
• Develop and control the chart of accounts.
• Perform statutory reporting and managerial accounting.
• G/L accounts reconciliation. Bank and cash transactions control. Maintain control of the
material inventory. Perform short term cash flow forecast.
• Preparation of financial reports.
April 1997 – February 1998: Economist-Accountant of the “Georgian Wines and Spirits”
LLC. Alcohol beverages producing, Dutch-Georgian Company.
Responsibilities:
• Preparation of the long and short term budgets for cash flow and production.
• Track whole production process in terms of execution and cost control.
• Perform cost accounting for internal managerial purpose and for supporting sales
department in price estimation process.
• Logistic.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English (excellent), Russian (excellent), Georgian (native).
SKILLS:
1. International accounting software “IDEAS”.
2. Accounting software “Infobugalter”.
3. Ability to facilitate implementation of the ERP system.
4. Microsoft Office.
OTHERS:
1. From 28 January 1997 till 23 March 1997 was in US on the accounting session by SABIT program
(Program at the US Department of Commerce).
2. MAR 1996 – FEB 1998 Member of the board of Georgian Accounting Association.