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NATASHA POPOVA
Business Intelligence Manager
Mobile:
+41
79 766 41 76
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Education
University
of Zurich/ ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Master
of Advanced Studies in Finance, December 2004 (expected).
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Full
tuition grant from the financial industry.
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Founder
and president of the “Master of Advanced Studies in Finance”
student organization.
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Active
member of the Finance Club of the University of Zurich.
The
Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business, Columbus OH, USA
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Master
of Business Administration, Finance, June 2002.
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University
Graduate Fellowship.
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Graduate
Assistantship.
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Elected
president of the Graduate Women in Business Association.
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Active
member of MBA Finance Association, Fisher Consulting Association.
International
University, College of Management, Moscow, Russia
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Bachelor
of Science, Economics / Finance, June 1998.
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Dean’s
List, Highest Departmental Honors.
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Dean’s
full academic grant.
Previous Experience
PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Moscow, Russia
Taxation Associate, July 1998 – June 2000
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Consulted
major multinational corporations, including Intel, Lucent Technologies
and PepsiCo on corporate, personal, international taxation, tax
planning opportunities, equity and operating structures, foreign
capital commitments.
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Conducted
strategic research and identified Russian tax liabilities for
AT&T's acquisition of IBM's global Internet practice.
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Helped
the leading Russian natural gas producer to save $40 million annually
in taxes through obtaining tax relief and favorable taxation on its
interest payments to Western lenders.
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Developed
e-business strategy for the Russian subsidiary of Hearst Publishing.
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Organized
tax conferences for current and prospective clients in order to
acquire new business for the firm that resulted in a 28% increase of
the client base over two years.
Billing
Coordinator, February 1998 – June 1998
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Decreased
the internal billing cycle from one month to ten days and cut
administrative costs by reducing the involvement of professional
staff.
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Monitored
clients’ investments, performed credit risk analysis, controlled the
billing and collection process.
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Promoted
to professional staff seven months ahead of other colleagues.
Russian (native),
English (fluent), German (basic).
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