Evgenia Elezova, Head of Regional Finance, Lindström joins us to talk about FP&A and finance transformation at the 175-year old textile giant.  Helsinki-based Lindström is one of Europe’s leading textile service companies employing over 5000 people in Europe and in Asia with turnover of 496€ million in 2022. Elezova herself has transformed the finance function during 14 years, during which time she’s driven M&A initiatives, to leading finance projects. Highlights include a two year development program for business controllers at Lindström, designed to move finance from back office roles to strategic co-pilots for management. In this episode: Being responsible for M&A Due diligence and integration Experience in successful M&ABusiness Partnering at LindstromFocusing on future scenarios  HowControl assists strategy at Lindstrom Our two-year long finance training Lindstrom Finance Business Development ProgramMoving from back office in finance to having impact on business Lindstrom’s approach to budgeting/target setting Core KPIs in a global textile company Seeing change in controller work Coaching finance leadersConnect with Evgenia at https://www.linkedin.com/in/evgenia-elezova-513ba12/