Iana V. Kirienkova
Saint-Petersburg
Summary
Internal Audit and Risk Management professional with over 20 years working experience in Oil & Gas, Chemical and Transportation industries and international consulting and audit firms. Successfully established and maintain long-term professional relationships with clients from various industries. Managed major advisory projects on behalf of E&Y & PwC for Fortune TOP 50 Russian and International companies and government agencies in Russia and Japan. Passionate about innovations, transparency and equality, promoting high-level standards of professionalism and high value attitude and due respect to people, focusing on changing mindsets. Keen on broadening the expertise with focus on project risk management niche to ensure high-level standard are been followed in bringing value to each project. Self-starter, team player, quality and results driven and able to bring new perspectives. Driven to deliver on my objectives, but relaxed throughout, with great interpersonal and intercultural skills, cross-functional experience, team spirit and a healthy sense of humour.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Risk Officer
BCC LLC (industrial megaproject)
09.2020 - Current
- Accountable for conceptualization and advancement of key initiatives, governing the GCC EPCG Project Risk Management process throughout the EPC-model structure of the Project, performing independent project appraisals to support technical and commercial decision-making, working closely with the Management to ensure robust implementation of the risk management practices at each level of the EPC-model:
- Project risk analysis during FEL-1-FEL-3 – development of the Risk Management Plan for each phase;
- Realization of the project risk management aligned with strategic and investment planning process, aimed at improving the decision-making, carry out risk analysis and data driven analysis of the project;
- Ensure cross-functional interaction of key risk management issues;
- Analysis of external context and assess its impact on project realization;
- Facilitation of the risk workshops;
- Performing the quantitative risk analysis (SRA & CSRA with MCS);
- Interaction with a variety of stakeholders, including provision of key risk information required to support the project financing and other areas of interest of the involved stakeholders;
- Provision at FEL stages assurance that the de-risking studying are in place and included risk analysis requirements to pre-FEED, FEED-contractors, EPC-contractor;
- Performed due diligence engagement of the effectiveness and efficiency of the risk management processes established at a lower level of the project risk management hierarchy.
Project Risk Officer
LLC Gazprom LNG Saint-Petersburg
09.2018 - 09.2020
- Develop and implement enterprise risk management strategy correlating with corporate strategy;
- Development and maintenance of the In-house Risk Management Information System;
- Qualitative and quantitative risk assessment (SRA & CSRA with impact on project KPIs);
- Facilitated stress analysis and sensitivity analysis, to define the major impact of risk and develop proactive risk response strategy;
- Developed risk reporting to ensure timely provision of risk information to all the key stakeholders.
Risk Officer
Global Ports Investment Plc., Global Ports Group
08.2017 - 08.2018
- Develop and implement enterprise risk management strategy correlating with corporate strategy;
- Ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the risk management function (HQ-level), disseminating best practices on a Global Ports Group-wide level (hereinafter – the Group);
- Promulgate and encourage proactive approach to risk management within the Group;
- Embed integrated approach to risk management at all organizational levels of the entity;
- Develop and maintain an update version of the documentation, regulating the risk management processes;
- Monitor and embed risk management leading practices;
- Ensure regular interaction with key stakeholders of the risk management process.
Head of Direction, Internal Audit
PAO «Gazprom neft»
04.2016 - 09.2016
- Facilitate annual audit planning: update Audit universe”, risk assessment cycle, stakeholder management to ensure timely consideration of their input;
- Roll-out of Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme (QAIP): defining internal-assessment approach, subsequent execution of the assessment; timely attraction and interaction with SME, ensure adherence to IPPF and IIA’s;
- Oversight role of quality control function related to compliance with corporate policies and standards, regulating the engagement execution process;
- Ensure consulting and audit engagements quality control function;
- Consultation and methodological support to auditors on risk identification, assessment and overall audit engagements execution process;
- Oversight role of action close out process, including control over form and substance;
- Facilitate IA training on newly introduced practices, launched corporate policies and standards, application of IA software tools;
- Regular reporting to the Audit Committee and Board of Directors on the status of audit plan and action close-out.
Manager-Risk Assurance (RAS) / Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
OOO PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting
07.2014 - 09.2016
- Managing Assistant Managers and Senior Consultants for consultancy projects, including:
- Diagnostic of the ERM status, develop risk management policies for clients;
- Developed internal audit policies for clients from scratch;
- Benchmarked client’s corporate system of Internal Control systems;
- Facilitated training of client’s IA Community.
Manager Advisory& Risk
Ernst & Young Valuation and Advisory Services LLC
11.2013 - 06.2014
- Managing team of Senior Consultants to deliver various advisory projects, including:
- Evaluation of the client’s Enterprise Internal Control System;
- Appraisal of the Company’s Corporate Governance maturity level;
- Development of the ERM Framework and IA function (Methodology, Charter, audit plan);
- Facilitation of pilot audits and fully functional audits with delivery of observations, recommendation how to mitigate gaps, enhancing the corporate system of internal control.
Lead Internal Auditor
Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd.
01.2003 - 10.2013
- Assurance planning process, lead audits, reporting findings and recommendations;
- Integrated Assurance planning: Level 0 – 3; Audit Universe;
- Lead investigations, case management, data mining, analytical reviews, evidence collection, testimony to substantiate findings, business control incidents reporting;
- Corporate Security focal point, risk management consulting services;
- Contract Holder accountability: planning, contract execution, cost control;
- Cost management: target setting, planning, cost control: accruals, latest estimates, variance analysis; SAP compliance R3/BW.
- Investigator
- Developed investigation procedures, set-up stakeholder engagement plans;
- Led investigations in the area of economic security, ethics and compliance;
- Developed corporate library of red flags and fraudulent transactions;
- Performed background checks, evidence collection, conduction of interviews, management summary for consequence management, facilitated Business Integrity Committees;
- Control over implementation of the Consequence Management steps.
Junior Auditor
- Participated in assurance engagements, testing, and substantiation of findings;
- Lead contract reviews for compliance checks, facilitated Integrated Assurance Planning;
- Ensured SAP compliance (R3/BW);
- Performed cost control function, budget reconciliation, information management reporting;
- Facilitated Business Assurance Committees.
Senior Assistant to Finance Director/Audit Administrator
- Ensured consistency and completeness of data in audit tracking tool (Galileo);
- Scheduled FD business day, accompanied during meetings, facilitated various workshops;
- Ensured timely delivery of presentation packages to shareholders and other parties;
- Managed Finance Directorate budget consolidation in SAP.
Education
CIMA Diploma in Management Accounting - ACMA – CGMA
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
01.2010
Bachelor - Finance and Credit
Inst. of Municipal and Government Management
01.2008
Master - Philology, English and Japanese Languages
Inst. of Economics and Eastern Languages
01.2002
Skills
- Full professional proficiency with MS Office Suite, Visio, ARIS, Galileo, SAP R3/BW, TeamMate & TeamMate, Lotus Notes, TESSA, ERP
- Data interpretation
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Audit documentation
Websites
Certification
- GARP - Foundations of Financial Risk - Jul'2025;
- CIA: CIA-certified starting May-2023;
- FERMA: FERMA-RIMAP-certified
- PMI.org: PMI-RMP – in process
- AACE International: PRMP – in process
- Lead Auditor Course: Completed in 2012 at Shell Plc in The Hague, Netherlands
- Corporate Investigation: Completed in 2010 at Center of Enterprise Risks in St-Petersburg, Russia
- Entity’s Economic Safety: Completed in 2010 at Center of Enterprise Risks in St-Petersburg, Russia
- Introduction to EPBM: Completed in 2008 at Shell Plc in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- SRA, CSRA: Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, QRA of the Project Investment Phase, FRM-attributed focused course
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Russian & English: full professional proficiency
Japanese: intermediate professional proficiency
Spanish: intermediate professional proficiency
References
available upon request
Timeline
Project Risk Officer
BCC LLC (industrial megaproject)
09.2020 - Current
Project Risk Officer
LLC Gazprom LNG Saint-Petersburg
09.2018 - 09.2020
Risk Officer
Global Ports Investment Plc., Global Ports Group
08.2017 - 08.2018
Head of Direction, Internal Audit
PAO «Gazprom neft»
04.2016 - 09.2016
Manager-Risk Assurance (RAS) / Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
OOO PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting
07.2014 - 09.2016
Manager Advisory& Risk
Ernst & Young Valuation and Advisory Services LLC
11.2013 - 06.2014
Lead Internal Auditor
Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd.
01.2003 - 10.2013
Junior Auditor
Senior Assistant to Finance Director/Audit Administrator
Bachelor - Finance and Credit
Inst. of Municipal and Government Management
Master - Philology, English and Japanese Languages
Inst. of Economics and Eastern Languages
CIMA Diploma in Management Accounting - ACMA – CGMA
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
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