Riding the roller coaster of finance: Mykola Chyzhevskyi, Merlin Entertainment
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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