Group COO

• Apr 2022 - Present

Group CFO

• Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

IT/FinTech company, developer and market expert in speech technologies, voice and facial biometrics, more than 800 employees, turnover 4 billion rubles.35 subordinates: accounting, planning and economic department, financial control, IFRS reporting, treasury, internal IT, department for work with development institutions. Accountability to the General Director, the Board of Directors.Achievements:- agreed on the BoD and implemented the corporate reorganization of the STC group: business needs and tax optimization (tax savings - 80 million rubles per year);- created fast close procedure: all monthly consolidated IFRS statements were submitted on time (3rd working day);- made treasury as a separate function; formed the rules of treasury operations. Result: 25 million rubles per year less costs on currency conversion; more than 3 million rubles additional % income from deposit of temporarily surplus funds;- developed and approved at the BoD the short-term employee incentive programme (top-down approach);- delivered monthly utilization reports of the production employees >>> growth of "useful" utilization from 65% to 74% within a year;- automation: customized workstations in 1C ERP for budget holders; automated report with the profitability of projects/contracts (plan-fact analysis) has been configured.

Group CFO

• Apr 2016 - Dec 2019

System integrator and software developer, St. Petersburg, more than 600 employees, turnover 2 billion rubles.14 subordinates: accounting, planning and economic department, financial control, management reporting. Accountability to the General Director.Achievements:- formed a back-office function in the IT company from the scratch (taxes, accounting, legal support, treasury, management accounting, office IT). Spin-off of IT function from the large transport business ("Business Lines") as a result of corporate reorganization;- implemented the project of automatization operational accounting for the preparation of management reporting on the principles of IFRS, based on 1C ERP;- implemented the corporate reorganization of BIA: business, legal, tax aspects. Formed transfer-pricing scheme between IT business unit and other companies of the “Business Line” Group;- built financial models for several software products of the Company.

Group CFO

• Apr 2014 - Mar 2016

The largest streaming service provider in Russia, St. Petersburg, more than 150 employees, turnover 1 billion rubles.9 subordinates: accounting, financial control, legal, IFRS reporting. Accountability to the General Director.Achievements:Implemented the corporate reorganization that resulted in creation of the holding structure: Russia, Cyprus and UK jurisdictions. This leaded to: 1) business security; 2) tax optimization (revenue is not subject to VAT; tax savings - 100 million rubles per year); 3) confidentiality; 4) easy document flow.

CFO

• May 2012 - Mar 2014

Software development, St. Petersburg, 80 employees, startup.10 subordinates: accounting, financial control, treasury, management reporting. Accountability to the General Director.Leading Back office functions for 4 start-up projects:- Play (video on demand);- TOP (telecommunication open platform);- Internet bank;- Сertification centre (digital signature).Achievements:- set budgeting, management reporting and financial control from the scratch;- implemented document flow system, which led to the transition to a "paperless" office;- received tax incentive for IT company: tax savings of 10 million rubles per year.

Finance business partner

• Jul 2010 - Apr 2012

Telecom, 2 000 employees, turnover 5 billion rubles.Accountability to the CFO.Achievements:- implemented fast close procedure: time for the preparation of monthly reporting reduced from 20 to 8 days;- introduced rules and regulations between Yota and general contractors of the telecom network: the period for the provision of closing documents for the construction of cell sites was reduced from 6 to 2 months. Telecom, 2 000 employees, turnover 5 billion rubles.Accountability to the CFO.Achievements:- implemented fast close procedure: time for the preparation of monthly reporting reduced from 20 to 8 days;- introduced rules and regulations between Yota and general contractors of the telecom network: the period for the provision of closing documents for the construction of cell sites was reduced from 6 to 2 months.

Audit Senior

• Jun 2007 - Jun 2010

Industry: audit consulting Responsibilities:- engaged into audit and compilation procedures of financial statements, prepared financial reports and developed recommendations to clients’ management- engaged into business consulting in preparation of IFRS financial statements- prepared transformation models from Russian Accounting Standards (RAS) to IFRS / US GAAP, prepared and reviewed IFRS / US GAAP consolidated financial statements of companies of diverse industries (production, retail, telecom, pharmaceutical)- engaged into due diligence- performed analysis of investment projects and business valuation in frames of agreed upon procedures- factor and ratio analysis- plan/fact analysis- analysis of financial performance- engaged into projects connected with analysis of internal business controls (gave recommendations to the top management related to elimination of inefficiencies)- in-charge of statutory and IFRS / US GAAP audit of a number of multinational companies- supervised teams on the projects (up to 10 people), coached and reviewed the work of junior team members

Auditor

• Jan 2006 - May 2007

Industry: consultingBasic functions: - audit in accordance with RAS- taking part in audit, writing audit notes- supervision of junior staff (1-2 people) Industry: consultingBasic functions: - audit in accordance with RAS- taking part in audit, writing audit notes- supervision of junior staff (1-2 people)