Mykola is Finance Business Partner at Merlin Entertainments – offering some of the most popular attractions in the world including LEGOLAND Resorts, Thorpe Park and Alton Towers. Merlin welcomes more than 62 million guests annually to its diverse global estate in over 20 countries. Before Merlin, Mykola spent several years as a finance director at a fast-growing law firm, where the business tripled in size in just a few years.
In this episode:

Finance in a law firm - getting from technical finance to business partnering
Reducing risk as the Ukraine war started 
The business of Merlin Entertainment - from forecasting to cost control
Working with procurement on validation of costs
key metrics including attendance, guest spends and promotion 
The power of business partnering: consistency, curiosity and understanding your business

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