Ekaterina Schäfer (Afanasieva) Email & Phone Number

Moscow, Russia

Responsibilities:- Formulating strategic and long-term business plans;- Researching and reporting on factors influencing business performance;- Analysing competitors and market trends;- Developing financial management mechanisms that minimise financial risk;- Conducting reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities;- Managing a company's financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems;- Liaising with auditors to ensure annual monitoring is carried out;- Managing budgets;- Supervising Service&Finance department staff (23 employees);- Keeping abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislation.Achievements:- Business reorganization project support;- Introduction of a new discounts and trade terms compensation policy;- Tax optimization project (VAT ND reduction by 60%).

- Managing the controlling group of 3 persons, providing professional advice to junior team members and supervision of cooperation with other departments and remote offices on various controlling matters:- Consolidating two legal entities data and reporting to the Headquarter in accordance with IFRS and Company guidelines, reliable analysis;- Coordinated with Accounting the annual auditing process and obtained positive Auditors opinion on annual IFRS Reports 2004 -20013; -Supervision of production costing and cost centers accounting processes, keeping SAP-systems up-to-date in those areas, developing new procedures of costs controlling, implementing the costs reduction projects, improving the reporting and analytical methods;- Responsible for budgeting: coordination of the annual planning process and quarterly LE revision, including consolidated plans and forecasts with Ukraine and Other CIS regions.Achievements:- Acting CFO for period of Sep. 2012-Oct.2013.- Managed the project of the local SAP system modification;- Implemented a new management reporting system for the business unit;- Introduced budgeting process for Trade Promo costs (35% of Net Sales);- Coordinated with Accounting dpt the annual auditing process and obtained a positive Auditors opinion on annual IFRS Reports 2007 -2013.

- From July 2002 managed the financials of Purchasing department: planning, consolidating 2 plants data and reporting to the Group, providing the cost variances analysis and cost models calculations.- From September 2000 till July 2002 responsible of plant financials as a production analyst: analyzed the financial results of industrial activity; provided cost analysis and sale prices calculations; prepared the monthly financial reports based on accounting data for the Group (with GAAP elements);responsible for the cost centers and objectives following;developed the budgets and estimations, faisability study;controlled over the investment process.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Global Technology Management, Master

Master of Global Technology Management, project competence program by Steinbeis Global Institute, Tuebingen, Germany

Master, Finance