Mariia Kostylova

Mariia Kostylova is an accomplished accounting professional with extensive experience in the field, currently serving as Country Accounting Manager at Brown-Forman Deutschland GmbH since January 2017. In this role, Mariia oversees compliance with internal processes and local requirements, leads a team of six in the accounting department, and implements global process changes. Previously, as Chief Accountant in Ukraine, Mariia successfully transitioned accounting processes from a third-party provider to in-house management, established a dedicated accounting team, and implemented COUPA/SAP systems. Earlier experience includes the role of Senior Accountant at Colgate-Palmolive, where Mariia managed advertising and promotional expenses and coordinated government risk compliance, and Accountant at Nokia Siemens Networks, focusing on accounts payable and asset accounting. Mariia holds a Master's degree in Audit & Government Control from Kiev National Economic University.