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Anna Zhirnova

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Global Head of Commercial and Financial Management ( FP&A ) at Jones Knowles Ritchie
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Anna Zhirnova is the Global Head of Commercial and Financial Management at Jones Knowles Ritchie, specializing in strategic finance for the tech, media, and telecom industries. An ACCA-qualified professional with an MBA from IE Business School, she focuses on enabling growth through financial analysis, modeling, and business partnering. Colleagues describe her as having exceptional leadership and a sharp strategic vision.

Anna is passionate about professional networking and empowering women in business. She recently joined The Female Forum, an uplifting network for professional women, and actively shares her enthusiasm for the connections and inspiration she gains from her network and alma mater, IE Business School.

She has in-depth experience across diverse business models, including listed, PE-backed, and VC-backed companies.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Global Head of Commercial and Financial Management ( FP&A )
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Financial Innovation
Focuses on leveraging technology-driven processes to automate and accelerate financial tasks, improving efficiency and insight, as mentioned in a recent interview.
Talent in Finance
Was a panelist at the World Finance Forum on the topic of talent acquisition and retention, showing a professional interest in building and developing finance teams.
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Career

Work history

2-2022
Global Head of Commercial and Financial Management ( FP&A )
Jones Knowles Ritchie
2-2021 - 10-2021
Commercial Manager
Metapraxis
12-2019 - 12-2020
FP&A Head / Finance Business Partner
Receipt Bank
3-2016 - 4-2019
Head of Commercial Management UK/Ireland
Nokia
1-2013 - 2-2016
Real Estate Financial Controller Europe
Nokia
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Education
ACCA UK
ACCA
2009 - 2010
International MBA
IE Business School
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