Ekaterina Chernyuk

Led a USD 150M five-year OPEX/CAPEX business-planning programme across 10+ departments and coordinated 11 stakeholder groups for Board approval. Served as Business Lead for 1C:ERP implementation and automated reporting with Power Query.

Recruited, trained, and led a four-person Cost Control team, establishing priorities and reporting standards. Consolidated OPEX, CAPEX, and five-year plans for 10 departments and coordinated 1C:ERP TOIR module requirements.

Developed and controlled operating and investment budgets and five-year business plans for assigned departments. Produced monthly expenditure statements, forecasts, and variance analyses.

Coordinated annual budget compilation for Production and Maintenance across 26 cost units and supervised 26 Cost Control Specialists. Implemented a cost-tracking system that reduced manual effort by 40% and supported corrective actions for 5% annual OPEX savings.

Led monthly management reporting for 26 cost units and designed a fiscal KPI dashboard. Reduced reporting inaccuracies by 25% and standardized templates, cutting preparation time by 30%.

Managed 40+ CAPEX projects valued at approximately USD 200M, preparing annual budgets and rolling forecasts with 90%+ accuracy. Supported AFE approvals in SAP-FM and developed an Excel-based tracker integrating ERP, procurement, and logistics data.

Developed business plan and financial justification for SAP ERP implementation (~USD 14.5M) and managed project budget and contractor milestones. Coordinated SAP FI/CO/MM/PM testing across six workstreams, achieving 98% first-pass UAT success and training 50+ end users.

Managed document-control, vendor, office-services, travel, expense-reconciliation, and timesheet processes for a department of 150+ employees.

Professional development programme in Strategic Financial Management, ongoing with expected completion in August 2026.

Estimating, Budgeting and Value Engineering certification from Haward Technology Middle East, completed in 2012.

Project Management certification from Ambition, completed in 2011.

SAP FI/CO/MM courses from SAP CIS, completed between 2009 and 2011.

Business Process Analysis, Innovation and Design certification from ESI International, London, completed in 2010.

Bachelor of Economics degree from Academy 'Eurasia', Kazakhstan, completed in 2010.

Diploma in English and French Interpreting and Translation from East Kazakhstan State University, completed in 2005.

AACE International Cost Control Technician certification, completed but expired in 2015.