St. Petersburg

Natalia is SCHNEIDER GROUP Partner and General Director of the St. Petersburg office. She is a lawyer with more than 20 years of practical experience in legal consulting. Natalia provides tailored-made, practically-oriented legal solutions in establishing and managing subsidiaries of international businesses in Russia, manufacturing localisation, compliance, acquisition of real estate, as well as corporate and labour law. Natalia speaks Russian, German and English, and has a basic knowledge of French.

Anna joined SCHNEIDER GROUP St. Petersburg office in 2020. She has more than 10 years of professional experience at the international law firms.  Anna is a leading legal advisor in St. Petersburg. She specialises in financial and tax planning and provides legal support in manufacturing and real estate investment projects, manufacturing localisation, and infrastructure projects. She advises SCHNEIDER GROUP’s customers on customs law, IT regulations, foreign trade and financing, M&A, and international legal agreements.  For many years, Anna has been heading the legal & tax committee of the Association of European Businesses (AEB) in St. Petersburg. She participates in the tax and financial reporting committee of the German-Russian Chamber of Commerce (AHK). Anna graduated with a degree in Law from St. Petersburg University.

Elena has been with SCHNEIDER GROUP since 2010, starting out as an accounting assistant, to now being the Director for ERP & Financial Management, CPA.  She specializes in accounting, taxation, and financial management. She has participated in and led accounting projects for clients from various industries, applying deep knowledge in accounting for wholesale and retail trade, logistics, agriculture, real estate, professional services, hotel business, manufacturing, IT, and representative offices of foreign companies. Elena is focused on meeting clients' needs to the fullest extent, ensuring legislative compliance. Elena has successfully conducted audits of accounting and tax records, offered clients options for optimization in the financial sphere. Her special areas of professional interest include preparation of financial reporting according to international standards (including IFRS and HGB) and accounting automation. Elena has experience in leading projects related to migration from foreign accounting systems (SUN, SAP) to 1C, setting technical tasks, and possesses profound knowledge of 1C software. She has also led client projects that involve data migration from various software (SAP, Opera, Materials Control) to 1C. Elena graduated from Saint Petersburg State University of Economics with a degree in Accounting, Analysis and Audit and is a certified chief accountant of the Institute of Professional Accountants of Russia. Elena speaks 4 languages: Russian, English, German, and French.

Olga joined the company in 2004, Backed by over 25 years of experience, Olga is a proven leader with a track record of accounting, taxation and financial reporting according to Russian accounting standards, projects on internal audit, transformation of local financial reporting into IFRS and management reporting. Olga has successfully supported many client projects on implementation of Russian software and migration from foreign ERP-systems to 1C, as well as customization of software for client's needs, post-project support and training of client's employees. She is responsible for automation of financial processes and communication with Russian tax authorities and nun-budgetary fund. Olga is fluent in Russian and English, with a working knowledge of German.

Nadezhda joined the company in 2010, starting as office administrator and in-house translator. Currently, she is managing SCHNEIDER GROUP SPb business development department, responsible for client acquisition – starting from commercial offer preparation to post-project support, including contracts management, billing, migration support (invitation letters, work visas) and event management for the clients. Nadezhda supports branches and subsidiaries of international companies in Russia from automotive, construction, retail and logistics industry in the establishment of efficient business-processes. She facilitates communication between local employees in St. Petersburg with the head offices abroad and supports clients in coordination with suppliers, authorities and business partners.  Nadezhda graduated from Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia with a degree in Linguistics and Translation. She also holds a master's degree in Strategic and Corporate Management from Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and speaks Russian, English and German.