Executive with 12+ years scaling fintech, real estate, iGaming and crypto across EMEA/Asia. Built €50M+ fund pipeline, delivered 12-month ROI on €2M redevelopment and grew a factoring business to €35M turnover. P&L €10M+, investor relations, multi-jurisdiction compliance, teams 100+. I turn complexity into clarity—real-time dashboards, payments for 100K+ users. Open to CEO/CFO/COO roles
Andrey Ivanov
@andreyivanov1
COO / operational leader scaling fintech, real estate and iGaming businesses.
What I'm looking for
I am an operations and finance executive with 12+ years scaling fintech, iGaming, real estate and crypto companies across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. I combine P&L ownership, treasury and compliance expertise with cross-functional leadership to build teams of 30–50+, implement ERP/BI systems, and drive automation that supports fast, compliant growth.
As a licensed attorney experienced in international corporate law, I have led fundraising support, investor and board relations, M&A, and cross-border structuring while delivering measurable results — including scaling revenues and turnover, improving liquidity by 40%, reducing costs and chargebacks, and establishing fund operations and compliance frameworks for institutional investment.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Chief Operating Officer
VIRIDI SOLAR SL
Oct 2024 - Present (1 year)
Built fund operations framework for a Spanish real estate and hospitality investment company, securing first institutional investor commitments and enabling scale-up toward a €50M+ AUM pipeline while implementing treasury and reporting systems to ensure 100% cross-border compliance.
Chief Executive Officer
SkyDive90 SL
Jun 2022 - Oct 2024 (2 years 4 months)
Led a boutique real estate development firm delivering ROI within 12 months by enforcing cost control and introducing compliance/payment workflows that reduced vendor delays by 35% and improved project predictability with performance dashboards.
Finance & Tax Consultant
ALEXCREDIT TOV
Feb 2019 - Oct 2024 (5 years 8 months)
Advised one of Ukraine's top microfinance companies on treasury and tax, reducing transaction costs by 15%, aligning compliance with EU standards, and resolving cross-border payment issues to secure liquidity access.
Chief Financial Officer
iGaming Company
Jul 2020 - Mar 2022 (1 year 8 months)
Managed multi-jurisdictional finance and payments for an iGaming operator, maintaining 24/7 payments via PSP and crypto integrations, reducing cash flow gaps by 40% and cutting chargebacks by 25% while leading a 10+ person finance and ops team.
Chief Financial Officer
Digital Marketing Company
May 2018 - Dec 2020 (2 years 7 months)
Scaled a performance marketing firm’s revenues 4x to $4M/year by restructuring finance and tax frameworks, improving client onboarding and compliance for 200+ customers and reducing payment delays by 30% through liquidity management.
Founder & CEO
Fast Forward Financial Company LLC
Mar 2015 - Sep 2018 (3 years 6 months)
Founded and grew a factoring and treasury services company to >UAH 1B (~€35M) turnover by building operations, KYC/AML frameworks and international partnerships, leading a 15+ person team and expanding liquidity resilience across geographies.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Master of Law, Law
Completed a Master of Law program with focus on international and corporate law; qualifies as a licensed attorney since 2009.
Licensed Attorney (professional qualification)
Licensed Attorney, International & Corporate Law
2009 -
Licensed to practice in international and corporate law since 2009.
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