Катерина

Kateryna Zhuravlova
10.01.1981
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Over 5 years of experience in business advisory services in global company. Multi-international business experience. Strong written and oral communication skills. Working knowledge of English, Russian and Ukrainian. Specialized in areas of internal controls, internal audit, business process assessment and optimization, process documentation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Child-care leave starting 2018 May

Children’s books distribution 2016 Sept – 2018 May
Development of supply and distribution channels for Yizhachok book service

Freelance-writer 2015 Mar – 2017 May
Delivered writing services for website developers, wrote academic papers for www.academiawriting.com that met standards of US and British universities.

Ernst&Young – assurance and advisory services, Kyiv
Senior consultant at the business risk services department 2009 – 2016
(since Apr 2013 in maternity leave)

Performed business process assessment and developed recommendations on improvement of internal controls, documented to-be processes under preparation to ERP system implementation, performed number of internal audits in procurement & APs, sales & ARs, revenue recognition, business travel and entertainment.

Key clients and projects:
Mining and steel group of companies: development of SAP-enabled Supply chain management business-processes and high-level target operating model aligned with top-level processes of the SCOR reference model and supported by a detailed business-case and implementation plan
International automotive company: analysis of business risks and development of recommendations for such processes as purchases, logistics, payroll
Pharmaceutical company: improvement of existing budgeting and management reporting processes, development of regulations and reporting forms; designing of the Budget Model
Paper packaging manufacturer: internal audit of fixed assets and staff expenses
Automotive operations: internal audit of outsource management, purchasing, staff expenses, vendor payment, sales orders, and financial close processes
International paint manufacturer: internal audit of sales and distribution agreements
Agribusiness: analysis and development of recommendations for improvement of procurement function
Oil company: internal audit of warehousing function
Consumer products: internal audit of disbursements, revenue, trade deals, and other allowances
Pharmaceutics and chemicals: internal audit of business travel expenses and entertainment, promotional materials, accrued expenses
Seed selection and production company: follow-up on internal audit of procurement, sales, and compliance
International manufacturer: documentation of as-is business processes and assessment of internal controls

Advance consultant at the business risk services department 2008 - 2009
Participated in advisory services projects, developed proposals on various advisory services for potential clients.

Key clients and projects:
Coal production, electric power generation and distribution: development of concept design for management reporting system under SAP BI implementation
Leasing company: assessment of as-is processes, development and documentation of to-be processes under preparation to ERP System implementation
Bank: establishment of Project Management Office

Donbass Fuel-Energy Company (DTEK), Ltd. – private fuel and energy company, Donetsk. Vertical integration of enterprises that build up a production chain, from coal production to electric power generation and distribution.
Specialist of Internal Control Unit, Internal Control and Risk Management Department 2007 – 2008

Duties and responsibilities:
Development and improvement of risk management strategy on the level of business processes
Organization and assistance to management in:
•business process description
•business process risk identification and assessment
•documentation and efficiency assessment of controls
Development of recommendations on improvement of internal control system and risk management in business processes
Controlling implementation of recommendations on improvement of internal control system and risk management in business processes
Assisting enterprises (DTEK assets) in organizing activities on improvement of internal control system and risk management in business processes
Maintaining company knowledge database as for internal control system and risk management in business processes
Specialist of Business Processes Optimization and Regulation Unit, Organization Development Department 2006-2007

Duties and responsibilities:
Analysis of present management structure
Development and coordination of proposals on creating a target management structure
Description of units functions
Participated in projects on improvement of organizational structure for Komsomolets Donbassa Mine OJSC and Vostokenergo Ltd. power generation company

Personal Assistant to Strategy and Corporate Development Director, 2005 – 2006 performed duties of Secretary at Supervisory Boards and Production Meetings
Duties and responsibilities:
Director’s work day planning
Organization of meetings, negotiations, presentations, events
Keeping minutes of corporate and production meetings
Handling official correspondence and record keeping
Translation of documentation

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION / LANGUAGES

Degree in Business Administration – Donetsk National Technical University;
Degree in Translation (English, Spanish) - Donetsk Institute of Social Education;
Mini MBA, provided by Ernst&Young Academy of Business (statement on completion);
An Introduction to Operations Management, online course provided by University of Pennsylvania (statement on completion);
Financial Accounting within ACCA certification (exam passed)
Business Processes Management: development and implementation of company regulation system, training provided by SRC Training Center, Moscow
Improvement of Control System by Means of Business Processes Description and Optimization, training provided by Business Engineering Technologies, Moscow
Languages – English (advanced); Spanish (pre-intermediate)