Ksenia Krasnova

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Accounting Team Lead at Blacklane

Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Overview

Ksenia Krasnova is a finance leader with extensive experience as a Chief Accountant and Financial Controller for high-growth, international software companies like Arrival and Blacklane. She specializes in scaling finance functions, ensuring investor-grade reporting under IFRS and HGB, and managing SOX compliance. Ksenia holds a degree in Management from the Higher School of Economics.



Played a senior role in establishing the finance framework for a Nasdaq-listed technology company.

Personality Overview

Fast Adopter

Confident & Optimistic

Charming & Persuasive

They usually prefer to drive the conversation.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Finance Functions
Her roles at both Arrival and Blacklane involved scaling accounting and financial reporting frameworks to support rapidly growing international organizations.
Investor-Grade Reporting
At Nasdaq-listed Arrival, she focused on governance, SOX compliance, and creating investor-grade financial reports.
International Compliance
She has deep experience managing compliance across multiple standards, including HGB and IFRS, for entities in different countries like Russia and Georgia.

Media Appearances

Ksenia has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2023
Accounting Team Lead at Blacklane
3-2022 - 2-2023
Financial Controller at Arrival
6-2019 - 3-2022
Chief Accountant in Software at Arrival
8-2017 - 6-2019
Senior Expert Accounting at OMV
3-2016 - 7-2017
Chief Accountant at ICVA ( currently DATA CENTER M100 LLC)

Education

1998 - 2004
Management from Higher School of Economics
Education details unavailable from Higher School of Economics

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Exp : 15 Location : Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Accounting Team Lead at Blacklane
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Insights For Selling To Ksenia

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well known people to highlight the value of your product
  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Clearly address the competitive aspects

DONT's

  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ksenia is

  • Confidence in the product’s value is critical, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ksenia

  • They will not hesitate to say no if they do not develop conviction.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ksenia move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Ksenia take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Ksenia

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