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Mari Salminen

Mari Salminen

Finance Director
Espoo,18

Summary

Extensive experience in financial management, strategy execution, and performance measurement through KPIs and goal setting. Background in financial management across varied business models - services and products - within international business contexts. Collaborative leadership style and ability to align financial strategy with business objectives. Known for excellent people management skills and commitment to building high-performing teams.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages

Work History

Finance Director

Tietoevry Industry
01.2022 - Current

Responsible for business finance for one of Tietoevry's external segment (Size 264M€).


  • Drive financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-term strategy to support segment growth and profitability
  • Translate business strategy into KPIs and financial targets and follow, analyze, and report performance to ensure delivery on goals
  • Trusted advisor to business segment leadership, providing financial insights for decision making
  • Monitoring revenue streams and cost structures ensuring profitability across different product businesses under Tietoevry Industry
  • Heading International finance team of 12 people.



Head Finance Partner Product Development Services

Tietoevry
05.2019 - 04.2022

Responsible for business finance for one of Tietoevry's external segments


  • Finance advisor to business segment leadership, providing insights and financial guidance to support decision-making
  • Drive budgeting, forecasting and performance of the business segment to meet objectives and financial targets.
  • Ensuring accurate financial reporting, monitoring project profitalibities and cost efficiency

Head Finance Partner Business Consulting

Tieto
05.2018 - 05.2019

Responsible for business finance for one of Tieto's external business segments


  • Providing financial insights and guidance to consulting leadership to support strategic decision-making, resource allocation, and business growth.
  • Analyzing project profitability, consulting specific KPIs and deliver timely management reports to support decision making
  • Drive planning, forecasting for the consulting segment, ensuring alignment with financial objectives and profitability

Finance Partner, Support Functions

Tieto Oyj
01.2014 - 04.2018
  • Operational Manager for a small finance controller team
  • Creation of financial reporting and follow up for internal services.
  • Financial support for Function Heads
  • Involved in Corporate Level Programs and support from reporting perspective

Finance Partner for Business Units

Tieto Oyj
01.2009 - 12.2013
  • Control, coordination and support of financials
  • Unit performance analysis
  • Support in forecasting
  • Actual & Forecast comparison
  • Delivery Portfolios Control & follow-up
  • Responsible for Management Reporting for BUs
  • Member of BU’s management teams
  • Different units served in Manufacturing, Retail & Forest industries

Business Controller

Tieto Oyj
03.2008 - 12.2008
  • Member of Manufacturing BU Management team
  • Control, coordination and support in finance issues in Tieto Manufacturing unit
  • Responsibility for reporting in cost saving program
  • Implementation of TietoEnator Finance processes in Manufacturing unit
  • Member and Coordinator in Manufacturing Project Office team

Finance Controller

Tieto Oyj
07.2006 - 02.2008
  • Set up and generate precise and on time financial information to the customer (internal)
  • Support BU/SBU/other managers in financial issues
  • Follow-up of margins and cost trends
  • Communication of realized outcome and deviations in projects with project managers
  • Controlling and coordination of forecasting process
  • Analyze the deviations from the trend and from the forecast
  • Working part time as Business Controller role: Finance role in BU management team

Chief Accountant

Tieto Oyj
04.2005 - 06.2006
  • Responsibility for General Ledger for TietoEnator Oyj
  • Monthly reporting including allocations, memorial- and final entries
  • Balance sheet specifications and other reconciliations
  • Financial Statements
  • Consultative role in compiling internal instructions for finance sub departments
  • Coordinating role for three persons finance team

Finance Controller

SAS Institute Oy
09.2000 - 04.2005
  • Working as a right hand for CFO in a company of ~50 employees
  • Responsibility for Sas Finland’s reporting (EMEA & Finland)
  • Responsibility for Sas Finland’s bookkeeping
  • Monthly reporting including allocations, memorial- and final entries
  • Balance sheet specifications
  • Financial statements
  • Contact person to EMEA in bookkeeping- and reporting systems
  • Producing figures and tables for Sas Finland
  • Managing role for three persons finance team

Finance Assistant

Tieto Oyj
05.1997 - 08.2000
  • Accounts payables
  • Cash diary
  • Intercompany reconciliations
  • Cash forecasting
  • Travel expense report checking
  • Other assistance at finance department
  • Temporary position as a chief accountant

Education

Master of Economic Sciences - Accounting, Economics, Business Law

Helsinki School of Economics
05.2000

High School Graduate - Mathematic & Natural Sciences

Vartiokylän Lukio
05.1994

Skills

  • Tieto Oracle – ERP
  • Adaptive Insights - forecasting
  • Power BI (excel) - reporting
  • TietoFacts – BI system for management reporting
  • Other Tietoevry tools for finance follow up (eg projects)
  • MS Office environment

Interests

Sports: trailrunning, biking, gym&indoor fittness

Travelling

Cooking

Timeline

Finance Director

Tietoevry Industry
01.2022 - Current

Head Finance Partner Product Development Services

Tietoevry
05.2019 - 04.2022

Head Finance Partner Business Consulting

Tieto
05.2018 - 05.2019

Finance Partner, Support Functions

Tieto Oyj
01.2014 - 04.2018

Finance Partner for Business Units

Tieto Oyj
01.2009 - 12.2013

Business Controller

Tieto Oyj
03.2008 - 12.2008

Finance Controller

Tieto Oyj
07.2006 - 02.2008

Chief Accountant

Tieto Oyj
04.2005 - 06.2006

Finance Controller

SAS Institute Oy
09.2000 - 04.2005

Finance Assistant

Tieto Oyj
05.1997 - 08.2000

Master of Economic Sciences - Accounting, Economics, Business Law

Helsinki School of Economics

High School Graduate - Mathematic & Natural Sciences

Vartiokylän Lukio
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