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Sofiia Kharchenko
Date of birth 29 January 1977

Education 1999-2001 Kyiv National Economic University, study
program – finance, master’s degree.

1994-1999 Volyn State University (currently Lesya
Ukrainka Eastern European National University),
Faculty of Romano-Germanic Philology, Applied
Linguistics Department, study program – translator /
interpreter, specialist’s degree.

Residence Kyiv, Ukraine

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Motivation Position of tax manager, tax analyst, tax reporting
specialist

Professional experience and knowledge:

managing projects in the sphere of professional services provision, negotiation of
contracts under the global engagements, interaction with the clients and cross border
entities of the Group, delegation of duties and supervising the teamwork on the projects,
creating the team by adding personnel to the department, mentoring, coaching and
training their skills required for successful professional performance and further
progression;
strong knowledge of Ukrainian tax legislation, tax compliance, tax accounting and tax
planning, experience of tax audit passing and interaction with tax authorities, preparation
of tax and statutory finance returns, IFRS and UA GAAP, deferred tax calculation;
preparation of tax advises on CPT, WHT and VAT matters, identification and assessment
of tax risks, analysis of uncertain tax positions, research of tax clarifications, tax law
provisions and tax court practice;
experience in organizing of inhouse accounting flow processes and set up of finance
accounting function, finance controlling, costs analysis and optimization;
experience in migrating of accounting systems, ERP system implementation;
1S accounting software, SUN system, SAP;
advanced Excel user, PowerPoint, able to work with big databases fluent written and
speaking English, bilingual Ukrainian and Russian, writing skills;
result oriented, accurate and attentive to details, able to work under the multiple task
pressure, able to organise the efficient work process and lead the team for achieving the
planned result, creative to search for alternative solutions, proactive to identify the
priorities and flexible to the change of priorities.

09.2011 – up to Ernst and Young LLC
date
Company’s activity: audit and consulting services

10.2018 – up to Position: Manager Tax and Law, Global Compliance and Reporting
date Service Line (position is outsourced from Staff Service Kyiv LLC)

Duties: Managing, supervising and promoting engagements on
provision of recurrent tax compliance and reporting services related
to the following:
• direct and indirect tax compliance services (preparation
and/or review of the corporate profit tax (CPT) and value
added tax (VAT) returns, assuring compliance of the
reported transactions with the requirements of the current
tax legislation and accurate reporting, identification and
assessment of tax risks and uncertain tax positions, deferred
tax calculation, assisting clients in their interaction with the
tax authorities on the CPT and VAT matters);
• tax accounting services (current and deferred tax provisions,
true-ups calculation, analysis of planned and actual tax
expenses, tax accounts’ roll-forward, etc.).

09.2011 – 09.2018 Position: Senior Tax and Law, Global Compliance and Reporting
Service Line

Duties: Leading the projects related to the provision of the
following services:
• tax compliance services (preparation and/or review of direct
and indirect tax returns, assuring compliance of the reported
transactions with the requirements of current tax
legislation);
• tax accounting services (current and deferred tax provisions,
true-ups calculation, analysis of planned and actual tax
expenses, preparation of tax accounts’ roll-forward, etc.);
• tax planning and tax business modeling;
• audits and due deals (tax section);
• tax consulting services (tax advises).

05.2011 – 09.2011 Roche Ukraine LLC

Company’s activity: provision of services related to the clinical
research activities and promotion of pharma products, the wholesale
of pharmaceuticals
 Position: Chief Accountant

Duties:
- organizing and managing accounting processes and procedures
within the finance department (documents turnover, booking of
accounting entries, tax and finance reports preparation);
- implementation of ERP system SUN in line with corporate and
local accounting standards;
- cash flow analysis.

12.2007 – 05.2011 Shell Ukraine Exploration and Production 1 LLC

Company’s activity: provision of services related to the gas field
exploration

Position: Accountant

Duties:
- interaction with tax authorities, representing the Company in the
state tax bodies;
- responsible for compliance with the provisions of current tax
legislation;
- responsible for correct and accurate posting of accounting
transactions in the ledger (performing the review function);
- review of the primary documents for the purposes of their accurate
and complete formalization;
- preparation of tax returns (CIT, WHT, VAT, PIT, other);
- preparation of reports to social funds and later reporting to pension
fund;
- preparation of statutory finance returns (Balance and PL
Statement);
- payroll taxes review;
- costs analyses;
- cash flow analysis;
- accounts reconciliation performed in accordance with the internal
accounting procedures.

05.2002 – 11.2007 Centr-S Private Enterprise, Kyiv

Company’s activity: foods wholesale

Position: Finance Manager

Duties:
- organizing structure and activities of the finance function;
- organizing finance accounting process and tax compliance;
- tax planning;
- financial controlling;
 - preparation of statutory finance and tax returns.

12.1999 – 04.2002 Prodtorg Subsidiary Enterprise, Kyiv

Companies activity: foods wholesale

Position: Accountant

Duties:
- preparation of statutory finance returns;
- accounts payable and accounts receivable accounting and
reconciliation;
- fixed assets and inventory accounting.

Additional education

2011-2013 CAP qualification (Finance Accounting, Tax and Law,
Management Accounting)

2011-2021 Attending obligatory EY internal training courses focused on the
development of professional knowledge, soft and management
skills.