Alexander Alenikov
Economics, finance, systems, and forensic analysis as parts of a single professional path
Professional work spans economics, finance, management, information systems, and forensic economic analysis. Practical experience in accounting, audit, financial management, and the real economy is combined with research and university teaching, academic program development, and the study of complex economic systems.
Expertise emerges where research meets experience
Expertise is not built from a list of job titles
Each professional field has added to the previous one: every new stage has introduced another level of understanding of business and economic systems rather than replacing earlier experience. Interdisciplinary expertise has become one of the defining features of the twenty-first-century professional environment, as complex challenges increasingly extend beyond the boundaries of any single discipline.
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Banking & Audit
Beginning of professional practice in a bank’s accounting division, followed by external audit.
Finance & Economics
Real-sector experience and progression from financial manager to chief economist.
Research & Teaching
Teaching and research at Kuban State University and participation in establishing the Systems Analysis and Management program.
Academic Program Leadership
Leadership of the bachelor’s program in Systems Analysis and Management; since 2025, also leadership of a master’s program delivered jointly with ITM.
Chief Accountant
Accounting, reporting, taxation, and internal control.
Chief Financial Officer
Management of an enterprise’s financial system.
Consulting & Expert Practice
Economic analysis, consulting, and expert engagements at the intersection of finance, accounting, and management.
Forensic Economic Analysis
The primary professional focus since 2019.
From individual transactions to understanding the system
Practical experience covers multiple levels of enterprise economics: financial and tax accounting, audit, financial management, economic analysis, planning, internal control, and management decision-making.
Work in the real economy has involved several professional roles, from financial manager and chief economist to chief accountant and chief financial officer. This experience makes it possible to approach economic challenges not as isolated functional issues, but as parts of an interconnected system.
Alongside core professional work, consulting engagements have been completed for dozens of organizations in economics, finance, accounting, management, and automation.
A problem that appears in finance is not necessarily financial. An accounting failure may result from a flawed process, while an automation problem may stem from an unclear management model.
Investigate causes, not merely describe consequences
In 2013, the Candidate of Economic Sciences degree was awarded in specialty 08.00.10, Finance, Money and Credit. The dissertation was titled “Development of Tax Policy Instruments in the Russian Federation.”
Academic adviser: Doctor of Economic Sciences and Professor Igor V. Shevchenko. In 2019, the academic title of Associate Professor was awarded in specialty 08.00.05, Economics and Management of the National Economy.
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- Essential Aspects of Unit Economics and Its Application in Project Work2023 · Economic Analysis: Theory and Practice
- Advancing the Use of Fuzzy Logic Tools in the Analysis and Management of Corporate Financial Activity2022
- Developing Tools for Optimizing Event-Driven Process Chains in a Process-Oriented Management Structure2019 · National Interests: Priorities and Security
- Customer-Base Management Tools Based on Markov Chains2018
- Systems Analysis Tools and Their Application to Modeling a Non-Stationary Economy2014 · National Interests: Priorities and Security
- Tax Compliance Tools and Their Use in Reforming the Russian Tax System2014
- Conceptual Foundations of Tax Policy as a Comprehensive Economic Category2012
Thinking first. Tools second.
Teaching at Kuban State University since 2010.
Teaching & Development of a New Program
Beginning of university teaching and participation in establishing the Systems Analysis and Management program at KubSU.
Academic Program Leadership
Beginning of leadership of the bachelor’s program in Systems Analysis and Management and its subsequent development.
Economics & Management of Innovation Systems
Associate Professor. Economics, management, ERP, systems analysis, and information and analytical systems.
27.03.03 Systems Analysis and Management
The program was established at KubSU in 2010; academic program leadership began in 2011.
KubSU website · Russian27.04.03 Systems Analysis and Management
The Business Analytics and Data Analytics program, developed and delivered jointly by KubSU and its technology partner ITM.
KubSU website · RussianA tool is meaningful only within a coherent system
Information systems became a natural extension of work in economics, finance, and business processes.
Automation does not clarify poorly defined processes or create a sound management model by itself. ERP work therefore begins with the design of the management system and only then proceeds to the selection and configuration of software tools.
Professional certification exams have been completed for key 1C products and technologies, together with Business Studio certification in enterprise business architecture design.
ERP & Business ArchitectureA conclusion must withstand scrutiny
Forensic expert practice since 2017. Since 2019, forensic economic analysis has been the primary focus of my professional work.
Accounting Records
Examination of accounting records and entries.
17.2Financial Condition
Examination of an entity’s financial condition and financial and economic activity.
17.3Tax & Statutory Payments
Examination of settlements with government budgets and extra-budgetary funds.
Member of a self-regulatory organization of forensic experts. Completed 450 academic hours of professional retraining in financial, economic, and accounting examination.
An expert conclusion should not be convenient. It should be verifiable, reproducible, and able to withstand criticism.
Forensic expertise · RussianExpertise must rest on verifiable foundations
Formal education, academic qualifications, professional retraining, and certifications are presented in a dedicated section with identifying details and supporting documents. The original credentials are available in Russian.
Education
Taxation · finance and credit · financial management · law
02Academic Qualifications
Candidate of Economic Sciences · academic title of Associate Professor
03Forensic Expertise
Professional retraining · SRO membership · 17.1 · 17.2 · 17.3 · professional liability insurance
04Systems & Automation
1C · Business Studio · professional training
05Continuing Professional Development
Finance · risk · data · processes · management · digital technologies
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Twenty-first-century professional challenges extend beyond the boundaries of any single field
Complex questions usually arise at the intersection of economics, management, processes, data, and law.
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