Vesna Veljkovic is an experienced finance professional from Belgrade, Serbia, with 17 years in various industries, currently serving as Finance Manager at IBM since 2015. Her expertise includes US GAAP accounting, financial analysis, tax compliance, and strategic financial management, supported by a background in both operational and statutory reporting. She holds a degree in economics and is proficient in Serbian, English, and German, with strong computer skills.

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Personal Information
First name / Surname Vesna Veljkovic
Current residence Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Telephone +381 63 326 043
E-mail vesna.veljkovic@rs.ibm.com
Nationality Serbian
Date of Birth 27th March 1971
Gender Female
Profile summary
Highly organized accounting professional with 17 years experience in various industries with ability for strategic thinking and acting.
Able to manage multiple projects, work under strong pressure and deliver innovative new solutions to challenges. Able to work in
very variable environment with lot of changes in legal framework. A team player and individual contributor, communicating and
working effectively with internal clients and external parties at all levels of management.
Education
High school Law School “9.maj”, Belgrade
University
Certificates
1990 – 1996 - University of Economy, Belgrade
Graduation Research Paper: Organization structure within Legal entities with special
remark on ISO standards implementation and business activities upgrade.
2002 Certificate of Certificated accountant issued by Official Union of accountants,
Belgrade
Work Experience
IBM – International Business Machines d.o.o.
Bulevar Mihaila Pupina 6, 11070 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Dates September 2015 - Present
Occupation Finance Manager Serbia
Main activities and
responsibilities
Responsible for US GAAP and Statutory accounting for Subsidiary(on shore and off shore
business),Controlling, AP /AR, Collection, Treasury operations, Quarterly Forecasting,
planning and FY Budgeting, Credit Support function, Tax and Business Advisory
Supporting role.
This role is responsible for the analysis of the IBM forecast, budget, actuals, and business
dynamics. Also this position including interacting with the business units and geographies
on the forecast, actuals, budget and business metrics and development of forecast and
budget variance analysis and provides business assessments on an ongoing basis.
Professional knowledge of function, business unit or country operations. Understand
organizational resources, priorities, needs and policies. Analyze complex/new situation,
anticipate potential problems and future trends, assess opportunities, impacts, and risks.
Develop and implement solutions. Responsible for overall functional program success.
Activities are subject to business measurements, impact customer satisfaction, and
impact functional, business unit, or country costs or expenses. Understands IBM mission
and vision. Knowledge related with non-US tax in local jurisdictions, as well as VAT in
specific jurisdictions, taxation of employee benefits, transfer pricing and customs
activities.

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IBM – International Business Machines d.o.o.
Bulevar Mihaila Pupina 6, 11070 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Dates 15
th
August 2008 – September 2015
Occupation Senior Finance Operational Analyst
Main activities and
responsibilities
Responsible for overall financial operations specifically related to accounting
management and financial/statutory reporting. Responsibilities include analysis of tax
laws within a particular jurisdiction and their application to IBM in order to file an
accurate and complete tax return, acting as a advisor to the different lines of businesses
on various transactions and business models to ensure compliance with tax laws and
proper reporting. Knowledge related with non-US tax in local jurisdictions, as well as VAT
in specific jurisdictions, taxation of employee benefits, transfer pricing and customs
activities. Additional responsibilities include preparing and supporting on a timely and
accurate basis, the company's financial performance using Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles, IBM Accounting Principles and Local Statutory /Tax requirements,
performing complex operational/technical accounting and analysis and profitability
reporting, providing information and interpretation while ensuring high standards of
financial control and analyzing and interpreting financial data for various purposes
internal and external requiring knowledge of accounting theory /tax rules and application
of corporate policies, practices and procedures.
Generali Insurance
Vladimira Popovica 8, 11070 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Dates 3st
May 2007 – 14th
August 2008
Occupation Manager of financial operations
Main activities and
responsibilities
Responsibility for managing all activities related to realizations of all payments within
company including invoices, compensations of damages, claims of employees, foreign
payments etc. Responsible for providing bank guarantees for various purposes and
coordination of activities and documentation with all banks in Serbia, including life and
non life insurance. Participation in activities related with booking of invoices and claims
and preparation of monthly reports of total expenses as part of general month financial
report, creation all new procedures in cooperation with other organizational units of
company in order to better performance and control. Responsible to monitoring and
evaluation of employees’ performance and implementation of new standards in business
activity and timely and efficient support to all other organizational units of the company.
NOVATEL d.o.o.
Milutina Milankovica 25b, 11070 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Dates 15th
December 1998 – 02nd
May 2007
Occupation Chief accountant
Main activities and
responsibilities
Responsible for accounting management and all other activities related with business
banks, payments, bank guaranties, credits, confirmations, HR and payroll activities
(applications, cancellations, all tax returns related with payroll), confirmations (pension,
insurance, refunds ), activities related with work with Governments bodies and other

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public institutions and organizations, financial reports preparation and submission, tax
returns preparation and submission, administration. Head office employee responsible
for ISO Certificate.
AU System d.o.o.
Stevana Markovica 8, Zemun
Dates 15
th
December 1997 – 14
th
December 1998
Occupation Financial administrative
Main activities and
responsibilities
Accounting
Participation in preparation of Financial reports and administration.
Personal Skills and Competences
Languages Serbian, English, German (Level A2.2 - Zertifikat, Standardkurs Deutsch als
Fremdsprache)
Computer skills and
competences
MS Windows, Internet, Lotus (Notes and Symphony), MS Office (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint)
Other activities Members of Union of accountants
*References available on request