“Riikka is solid process development professional with IT and business understanding. She has holistic understanding of business systems including variety of ERPs, integrations and made-to-purpose solutions. High-focus, target-oriented and people-centric are key attributes in her work.”
Special skills
Change and project management incl. leadership and communication
Experience on multiple different ERP solutions and implementations
Experience on eCommerce implementations and development
End-to-End business process understanding including supply chain management with development and process management skills
Deep Finance process understanding
Business model changes, mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, outsourcing reflected in systems, processes and organization
Experience on IT Service Integration and Management also in practical level
Strengths
Execution oriented; leads projects and initiatives with proven track record; perseverance to drive and get commitment to the change
Analytical and practical mindset; ability to see big picture, but if needed also deep dive into details; ability to find clarity and solutions from complexity
People skills; creates ‘followship’ within her team; experienced and easy working with different cultures, organization levels and stakeholder groups in multinational teams -virtual or onsite
Strong communication and change management skills
Relevant experience
Over 15 years of experience in process development and business and IT project / service management
Global Demand and Release Manager on Carlsberg Group
Operational IT Team lead Nordic region on Carlsberg Group
Senior Business Process Manager, Finance & Commercial Domain, Carlsberg Group, Nordic region
Finance & BI Project Lead on Carlsberg global business transformation program BSP at Sinebrychoff
Finance Project Lead Hobbyhall.fi and Stockmann.com projects also in Russia at Stockmann
Finance Project lead on Maatalouskesko Oy MS Dynamics ERP project
Finance and Accounting Manager at Kesko Group, Maatalouskesko Oy
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration – BBA, Espoo Vantaa Technical University of Applied Sciences, Mercuria Business School (1998)
Enterprice Project Management – EPM, Finnish Project Institute Ltd. (2009)
Expert Program, Carlsberg Leadership Academy (2018)
