International banks are increasingly tightening restrictions on transactions involving Russia and Belarus, posing significant challenges for businesses. With major players like Deutsche Bank, UniCredit, and ING Group implementing stricter policies or exiting the market entirely, companies face growing uncertainty in payment processing and encounter additional challenges with currency control and tax compliance.
Several key developments are reshaping the financial landscape:
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Alexander joined SCHNEIDER GROUP in 2014. With 8 years of experience, he leads complex interim management projects as a temporary/permanent general director, branch director, or head of a representative office for international companies.
Alexander possesses a proven record in diverse industries, including machinery, construction, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food, agriculture, fashion, and IT. His core competencies lie in project implementation, coordination, planning, risk assessment, and stakeholder communication.
Alexander holds a university degree in economics with a specialization in the foreign activities of enterprises, complemented by a Master's degree in international business from St. Petersburg State University. His professional expertise is further strengthened by certifications in project management, IT service management, and project governance.
Alexander is fluent in Russian and English.Alexey joined SCHNEIDER GROUP in 2024 as Management & Financial Solutions Project Lead. He is responsible for the development of services and solutions for international payments.
Alexey has extensive knowledge of Russian banking sector. His professional experience in the banking sphere is over 15 years. Previously, he worked in the Russian divisions of major international banks Citibank and Credit Agricole CIB as a senior manager for foreign corporate clients. Alexey led projects related to the provision of a wide range of banking products and services for business development of international companies in Russia.
Alexey holds a Master's degree in Banking Administration of the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova.
Communication languages: Russian and English.
Julia joined the company in 2007 as accounting assistant and has worked her way up to the position of finance & accounting director, leading a team of 25 accountants. She supervises internal projects on development of add-ons for 1C systems to automate routine accounting tasks and operations.
Julia is a regular trainer at SCHNEIDER GROUP’s internal Starsacademy, conducting workshops for accountants and the author of internal standards for preparation of management reporting and transformation of reporting according to Russian accounting standards (RAS) into management reporting according to client’s requirements.
Julia graduated with an honours degree in Accounting, Analysis and Audit from the Academy of Budget and Treasury of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation (merged with Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation in 2012) and holds a diploma in International Financial Reporting from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in Russian (DipIFR (Rus)).