Vladimir Potekhin

Partner, Financial Market Services

Vladimir Potekhin has worked in accounting and audit since 1996.

Qualification and Expertise

Vladimir has provided audit and advisory services to non-financial (manufacturing) and non-credit financial entities since 2002:

supervising audits of financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards, including IPO support. A significant part of Vladimir’s client portfolio comprise non-financial (manufacturing) public interest entities in the financial market;
supervising audits of financial statements prepared in accordance with Russian accounting standards (RAS);
supervising and participating in assignments involving transition to International Standards on Auditing by non-financial (manufacturing) entities;
advisory on the application of new IFRS Accounting Standards, namely IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers, etc.;
advisory on the preparation of financial statements in accordance with RAS and IFRS Accounting Standards;
supervising international audit engagements both as a component auditor and as the lead auditor of Groups located in various countries.

A number of publications on IFRS Accounting Standards, Russian accounting at industrial entities, taxation, and business valuation.

Vladimir has experience in teaching at the State University of Management (Moscow) and holding IFRS and accounting seminars.

Key clients

Surgutneftegas, Slavneft, OTEKO Group, Lenzoloto Group, Seligdar Group, RIF Group, Vostok-Servis Group, Zarubezhneft-Dobycha Kharyaga, MGKL, Rosgosstrakh Group, Soglasie Group, Moscow Industrial bank, Surgutneftegasbank, etc.

Experience

2024–present FBK, Partner, Head, Financial Market Services

2007–2024 R.O.S. Ekspertiza, Deputy General Director, Director of the International Financial Reporting Department

2007 PwC Russia, Assistant Manager

2006 BDO Unicon, Manager

2001–2006 Univers-Audit, Lead Auditor

Education

1996–2001

The State University of Management, qualification: economist, major: accounting and audit

2001–2004

The State University of Management (Moscow), Ph.D. in Economics

Memberships

Member of the Self-Regulatory Organization of Auditors Association “Sodruzhestvo”

Certificates

Audit qualification certificate (unified certificate)

Audit qualification certificate (general audit)

Languages

English, German