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Maxim KarpiakouMK

Maxim Karpiakou

Finance & Reporting Consultant | Ex-Big 4

€1,080/day
Frankfurt am Main, DE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Maxim

Senior finance and reporting professional with 12+ years of experience in Big 4 audit and advisory, including Senior Manager roles across multiple countries.

I support CFOs and finance leaders in complex, time-critical situations - typically where reporting, controls, or finance processes need to be stabilized, restructured, or clarified under pressure.

My background combines deep finance expertise (IFRS, reporting, controls) with strong delivery and stakeholder leadership across business, IT, and regulatory interfaces. I am used to operating in ambiguous environments, taking ownership, and driving work to completion.

I work primarily in English in international settings and also speak German fluently for local stakeholder interaction.
  • English

    Fluent

  • German

    Fluent

  • Belarusian

    Native or bilingual

  • Russian

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km), Berlin (up to 50km), Munich (up to 50km), Cologne (up to 50km), Stuttgart (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Independent Consultant
    Finance & Reporting
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2025 - Today (1 year and 6 months)
    Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • Designed and improved finance workflows and management reporting structures in complex operating environments
    • Supported reporting stabilization, closing cadence definition, and clarification of finance roles and ownership
    • Built budgeting, forecasting, and business case models to support management decision-making

    This role focuses on hands-on finance structuring and judgment-driven support in situations where reporting, processes, and decision support need to be clarified and made reliable under real operating constraints.
    Financial Reporting / IFRS / HGB Finance Transformation Finance Process Design & Improvement Business Case Development Complex Accounting Topics (M&A, Fair Value, Estimates)
  • Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
    Senior Manager / Manager
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    October 2019 - October 2023 (4 years)
    Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • Led large-scale delivery engagements in regulated environments, with responsibility for scope, execution, and delivery quality
    • Established process clarity and ownership across complex finance and reporting landscapes, turning fragmented structures into manageable operating models
    • Led ICFR / SOX-related workstreams, including gap identification and remediation planning
    • Managed and coordinated multi-disciplinary and international teams, while optimizing delivery models and project economics
    • Acted as senior counterpart to client leadership, regulators, explaining complex topics in a clear and decision-oriented way

    Focus on senior ownership in complex, regulated financial services environments, combining large-scale delivery leadership, controls expertise, and senior stakeholder management under high expectations and scrutiny.
    Senior Stakeholder Management Internal Controls / SOX Finance Process Design & Improvement Cross-Functional Coordination Delivery & Workstream Leadership in Complex Environments
  • Ernst & Young (Belarus & Russia)
    Manager / Senior Consultant / Consultant
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    January 2012 - September 2019 (7 years and 8 months)
    Minsk, Belarus
    • Led and contributed to audits and advisory engagements across multiple industries, including financial services, industrials, retail, and construction
    • Prepared and reviewed IFRS financial statements, including consolidation and multi-entity group reporting
    • Worked on complex accounting topics such as business combinations, GAAP conversions, and fair value measurement
    • Reviewed accounting estimates and financial models; coordinated cross-functional specialists (Tax/IT/Risk/Valuation)

    This period provided a strong technical accounting and reporting foundation across diverse industries and complex group structures, forming the basis for later senior delivery and leadership roles.
    Complex Accounting Topics (M&A, Fair Value, Estimates) Consolidation & Group Reporting (Complex Structures) GAAP Conversions and First-Time Adoption Reporting Stabilization & Close Optimization Financial Reporting / IFRS / HGB

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Education

  • Diplom-Economist (Finance and Credit)
    Belarusian State Economic University
    2010

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