Read Interviews with our partners and learn how they built their professional paths at Moore and what inspires them every day.

I’ve always been interested in learning new skills in both my own and related occupations. The bank where I started working as a programmer in the mid 90s ordered an integrated accounting system from a well-known Russian company. When support from the developer ended and failures cropped up, after several months of sleepless nights I not only managed to recreate an exact copy of it but also to design separate add-on modules. I found this experience valuable both as an assessment of my knowledge level and as a source of deep understanding of the bank’s business process algorithm.

I never imagined that I would become an auditor; I only entered the profession when I was 30 after being hired by an international audit firm. By that time, I’d worked as a department head in the tax committee and CFO of a manufacturing holding. One of the key features of auditing is that it’s project-based. A new team of specialists is formed for each project, allowing you to work with large numbers of professionals in a wide range of business areas in a relatively short time. I have no regrets about my choice – I enjoy combining interesting work and interaction with educated and talented people. Strange as it may seem, I found it very easy to understand the basics of analytical work. My past experience as a programmer probably helped me.

I’d like to mention a few turning points in my career. The first was starting work in finance after nine years of study and employment in the IT field. The next was receiving an academic degree from one of the top business schools in the UK, which has completely changed my outlook and my expectations for the future. The last was joining the Moore Stephens International. This was a landmark for me, not only because it is one of the leading international accounting firms, but also because being involved in this firm led to many new goals, challenges, opportunities and prospects.

Auditing is a growing field, partly due to stricter government regulations, and sets up a range of requirements to firms dealing with the company accounts. The multidivisional structure of our association provides each member with the opportunity to share best practice and knowledge with colleagues in order to meet client’s commitments.

My answer to the question of how I see my work is that I like to get paid to solve crossword puzzles. That’s no exaggeration: I’ve always been lucky with creative work. After graduation I found a job in a design office. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much demand for programming at that time and, after working for a few years, then postgraduate  studies,I had to start developing new skills from scratch. I graduated from an economics university and worked at a major international audit firm for almost ten years; and all this time, I worked across two occupations. But I’ve made extensive use of this symbiosis only at Moore Global.

International quality at the optimal price isn’t just our slogan, it’s also our strategy. As a member organization organisation in a major international auditing network, we adhere to an established benchmark of quality. Each financial statement we issue undergoes an independent peer review. Our colleagues from the CIS review the audit papers for each new project. Finally, the audit files for two or three clients also undergo a mandatory annual examination.

This takes a lot of time, of course. So, in order to offer clients competitive prices, we automate the audit process as much as possible. Along with audit document templates, we’ve developed software for compiling financial reports and disclosures, preparing income tax returns and generating financial statements, and use it in our work. This not only lowers the cost of an audit but also reduces the risk of human error.

Prices vary widely on the audit market in Kazakhstan. There are large firms with recognised quality and high hourly rates, where “shaking hands with a partner” will cost several hundred dollars. Then there  are firms working for suspiciously low prices, where the pace of work depends on pricing. We offer our clients reasonable prices without compromising the quality of our work.

Our absolute advantage is that wework with medium-sized companies. Large firms often focus on large clients, and they don’t have the time or resources for medium-sized companies. Each of these clients is a priority for us, and the most experienced professionals work on each project. Not only do we have a clear understanding of our clients’ needs, but we always try to exceed their expectations.