Margarita Melnikova

Margarita Melnikova is an experienced analytics professional with a strong background in finance and data analysis. Currently serving as Analytics Team Lead at Practicum by Yandex since July 2024, Margarita has previously held key positions as Lead Product Analyst at UCHi.RU and Senior Finance Business Partner for both RUC and CIS at Novartis. Prior experience includes roles at Mars as Internal Controls Expert and OPEX Controller, and positions in financial control at Kimberly-Clark and Alcatel-Lucent. Margarita holds a Specialist degree in Quantitative Methods in Economics from the Russian State Agrarian University, a retraining program in Data Analytics from Tomsk State University, and an advanced diploma in Accounting and Business Management from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Additionally, Margarita has qualifications as an English Translator/Interpreter.