Alexey Franchisecheck

Franchise Financial Security Specialist

📍Milan

Franchise financial security expert with 9 years of experience. Specializes in forensic reporting audits, detecting royalty underreporting schemes, and pre-litigation financial dispute resolution.

About the specialist

Alexey Franchisecheck is a franchise financial security specialist with 9 years of experience and CFE/ACCA certifications. Expert in forensic audits, royalty control, and litigation risk mitigation. Developed an anomaly detection algorithm in reporting that finds underpayments within 10 days. Knows how to protect franchisor interests without damaging partner relationships. Works across Russia, specializing in retail, F&B, and services.

Education

Saint Petersburg State University of Economics (SPbSUE), Faculty of Economics and Finance, specialization 'Financial Control and Audit' (2010–2015); Professional retraining 'Legal Regulation of Franchising' (RANEPA, 2017); 'Forensic Accounting for Franchises' Certificate (ACFE, 2019); 'Litigation Cost Management and Mediation' courses (2021).

Work experience

9 years in franchise financial control

Certificates

CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) – Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (2018); ACCA DipIFR – International Financial Reporting Standards (2019); Certified Franchise Financial Auditor (IFFA, 2020); Mediation and Pre-litigation Dispute Resolution Certificate (RANEPA, 2021); 'Data Analytics for Forensic Auditing' (ACFE, 2022).

Achievements

9 years in franchise financial control: Junior Auditor at Big4 Consulting (2015–2017), Financial Controller at 'FoodFranchise RU' network (2017–2020), Head of Financial Security at 'FranchiseGuard' (2020–2023), independent consultant (since 2023). Audited 150+ franchise units. Detected underpayments totaling over 120M RUB, reduced clients' litigation costs by 40%.

Specialization

Topic:business

Subtopic:franchising