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Alona Korotych
Kyiv
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Senior finance and audit professional with over 10 years of experience in IFRS reporting, financial analysis, budgeting and management of complex engagements for Ukrainian and international businesses. Proven experience in leading multiple cross-functional teams of up to 15 professionals, managing project budgets and profitability, and advising senior management on financial reporting, accounting and control matters.
Work Experience

September 2021 - Present
Senior Manager
Deloitte Ukraine, Kyiv
Main responsibilities:
• Project management (simultaneous management of up to 5 projects with 3-15 people in each team): staff selection, allocation of responsibilities and work, project completion control, change management; cross-functional coordination of project progress (audit team, director and partner, client, other departments, other offices), plan vs. actual analysis, negotiating contract terms with clients, monitoring accounts receivable from clients, and preparing "forward look" for audit engagements under management (time to be spent, GPM, recovery rates, etc.),
• IFRS audit and preparation of financial statements for leading agricultural, Real Estate, Leasing, Media and Telecommunications companies and Not-for-profit organizations in Ukraine (including big multinational groups),
• Analysis of design and implementation of internal controls,
• Participation in tender process for potential clients (communication with potential clients, preparation of proposals, calculation of budget and fees),
• Development and delivery of training sessions on audit - more than 100 hours of facilitation experience,
• Experience of inter-office work,
• Coaching of junior colleagues.
September 2019 – August 2021
Senior Auditor
Deloitte Ukraine, Kyiv
Main responsibilities:
• Project management: planning audits, leading engagements, allocation of work, coordinating and reviewing performed work, and cross-functional coordination of tasks.
• Audit of IFRS, NAR(S), and AICPA financial statements in accordance with ISA and GAGAS.
• Review of consolidated financial statements under IFRS, NAR(S).
• Review of the transformation of financial statements from National Accounting Regulations (Standards) to IFRS.
• Experience with inter-office collaboration.
• Coaching junior colleagues.
• Internal control testing.
• Performing audit procedures across various sections.
• Testing and preparing financial models for biological assets, property, plant and equipment valuation, trademarks, and goodwill impairment tests.
• Delivering training sessions to junior colleagues.

September 2016 - August 2019
Auditor
Deloitte Ukraine, Kyiv
December 2014 – September 2016
Audit Assistant
Grant Thornton Ukraine, Kyiv
Education

September 2014- June 2015
Master of Financial control and audit at State University Of Trade And Economics, diploma with distinction
September 2010 - June 2014
Bachelor of Financial control and audit at State University Of Trade And Economics, diploma with distinction
Certificates

ACCA qualification in progress
F – level passed:
F1 – Accountant in Business (AB),
F2 – Management Accounting (MA),
F3 - Financial Accounting (FA),
F4 - Corporate and Business Law (LW),
F5 - Performance Management (PM),
F6 - Taxation (TX),
F7 - Financial Reporting (FR),
F8 - Audit and Assurance (AA),
F9 - Financial Management (FM).

Certificate in International Accounting Standards for the Public Sector (CertIPSAS, ACCA)
Audit chamber of Ukraine, Certified Ukrainian Auditor
Personal skills

Languages
Ukrainian - native,
English – upper-intermediate.
PC Skills
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Personal qualities
Communication skills: work experience with different teams, coaching of junior colleagues, day-to-day communication with clients and colleagues from foreign offices.
Managerial skills: simultaneous management of up to 5 projects with 3-8 people in each team, coaching, tasks allocation and coordination of work of team members, cross-functional coordination of work performed (tax team, financial advisory team).
Presentation skills: delivering of training session to junior colleagues, holding of project team meetings.
Analytical abilities: have experience in working with large volume of data, performing financial analysis, financial models preparation
Additional information

Driving licence
Category B