Elena Gavrilov, CPA

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Financial Controller at Total PowerGen Solutions

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Elena Gavrilov is a Corporate Controller and CPA with over 20 years of experience in manufacturing and service sectors. Described as passionate and a great collaborator, she has a proven record in financial management, M&A, and ERP implementation. She holds a diploma from Humber College.

Elena is passionate about giving back to her profession by mentoring aspiring and internationally trained accountants through organizations like CPA Ontario. She values a positive work environment and believes a great team knows how to work hard and have fun together.

She recently started a new role as Financial Controller at BSA Wiberg by IFF.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Precise

ROI Driven

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.  It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Topics They Care About

Mentoring Accountants
Volunteers as a CPA mentor with CPA Ontario, sharing her career insights with aspiring professionals and helping them navigate their careers.
M&A Integration
Her experience includes due diligence, purchase price allocation, and integrating newly acquired entities into corporate reporting systems.
ERP Implementation
Has a background in leading ERP system implementations, a key strategic initiative she has managed in multiple controller roles.

Media Appearances

Elena has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025 - 9-2025
Financial Controller at Total PowerGen Solutions
2-2023 - 6-2025
Corporate Controller at NovaTaste
6-2022 - 1-2023
Financial Controller at DMC Mining Services
5-2015 - 6-2022
Controller at SmartWave Technologies Inc./MultiTech Systems Inc.
1-2012 - 5-2015
Senior Accountant at Metal Koting - Continuous Color Coat Ltd

Education

Education details unavailable from Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario
1999 - 2003
Diploma from Humber College

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Insights For Selling To Elena

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Elena is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Elena

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Elena move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Elena take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Elena

Personality Compatibility


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