What Schneider Group does

Schneider Group is a privately held professional services firm founded in 2003 by Ulf Schneider in Moscow, Russia. The firm provides integrated back-office and advisory services—market entry research, legal and tax consulting, accounting outsourcing, IT and ERP implementation, HR and payroll, employer of record, interim management, and import/customs services—to international companies expanding into or operating within Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. It operates from 20 offices across 16 countries with more than 500 employees, including regional hubs in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Almaty, Vienna, Berlin, Warsaw, and Dubai. Customer logos are concentrated among German and Austrian mid-market industrial and consumer-goods firms such as Thyssen Schachtbau, Doppelmayr, Weleda, Bogner, Mankenberg, and DEBAG.

The company's technology stack centers on 1C and SAP ERP implementation and integration, custom 1C add-ons developed by an internal 25-person accounting team, mandatory EAEU digital marking solutions integrated with Russian marketplaces (Lamoda, OZON, Wildberries), and Diadok-based electronic document interchange. These capabilities are sold as part of the professional services engagement rather than as standalone software products; the firm operates a fee-for-service B2B model with quote-based pricing under master service agreements and individual service contracts, supported by a dedicated client portal and assigned personal managers.

Schneider Group is founder-owned and bootstrapped, with one minority investment event recorded with Invision Private Equity AG in November 2015. The firm maintains a network of wholly-owned operating subsidiaries across Russia, Poland, Germany, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, plus single-entity presences in additional jurisdictions. No external PE/VC control, IPO, or change-of-control event is evidenced in the available data, and ownership remains concentrated with Ulf Schneider.

Name

Schneider Group

Legal name

SCHNEIDER GROUP

Website

https://schneider-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Privately held professional services firm founded in 2003 that provides back-office and advisory services—including legal, tax, accounting, HR, and IT/ERP—to international companies expanding into Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, operating from 20 offices across 16 countries with 500+ employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Consulting Services

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Captive/Global In-House Center (GIC) Setup & Managed Services (BPAEAMAK)

Keywords

• Legal tax consulting
• Accounting outsourcing
• Market entry advisory
• HR payroll services
• ERP implementation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Revenue: Schneider Group generates revenue through providing back-office professional services including market entry support, legal and tax consulting, accounting outsourcing, HR and payroll services, IT/ERP implementation, interim management, import services, and room rentals. Services are rendered under master service agreements and individual service agreements with clients. The company operates on a fee-for-service model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Schneider Group is a professional services firm that provides integrated back-office outsourcing and advisory services for international companies expanding into Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Its core offerings span market studies, legal and tax consulting, accounting outsourcing, HR and payroll (including employer of record), IT/ERP implementation (1C/SAP), interim management, internal controls and audit, cross-border transaction advisory, and import/customs services, delivered as a single coordinated engagement across 16 countries.

Product overview

SCHNEIDER GROUP is a professional services firm providing integrated back-office solutions for international companies expanding into Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus. The company operates across 16 countries with 20 offices and more than 500 employees. Its service portfolio includes Market Studies, Legal & Tax consulting, Interim Management, Accounting (outsourcing, management reporting, CFO functions), IT & ERP (1C/SAP implementation, custom add-ons, digital marking), Internal Controls & Internal Audit, HR & Payroll (employer of record, payroll), Cross-border Transactions, Import Services, and Room Rentals. The offering is structured as a unified suite of professional services rather than a software product platform, with specialized modules addressing specific market entry and operational needs across the CIS region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Market Studies Market research and analysis services for international companies evaluating entry or expansion into Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus.
• Legal & Tax Consulting Comprehensive legal and tax consulting covering corporate law and M&A, labour and migration law, commercial law, real estate and construction, tax law and transfer pricing, company liquidation and dispute resolution, plus outsourced in-house lawyer services.
• Interim Management Provision of interim management personnel including interim General Directors to lead client subsidiaries during incorporation, restructuring or transitions across the CIS region.
• Accounting Accounting outsourcing services including bookkeeping, management reporting, CFO functions and business planning for international companies operating in the CIS region.
• IT & ERP IT and digital consulting services including 1C/SAP implementation and integration, 1C/SAP maintenance and user support, custom 1C add-ons and digital marking solutions for EAEU compliance.
• Internal Controls & Internal Audit Operational risk and efficiency services including compliance audit, business checkup, internal audit, internal control of financial reporting, accounting and tax review, and business process efficiency review.
• HR & Payroll HR and payroll solutions including employer of record, payroll calculation, HR administration, and recruitment, assessment and training.
• Cross-border Transactions Advisory services for cross-border business transactions and market entry support across Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus.
• Employer of Record Employer of record services enabling international companies to hire employees in foreign jurisdictions without establishing their own legal entity.
• Import Services Import, export and customs clearance services for goods moving into Russia and other CIS markets.
• Room Rentals Meeting room rentals in four categories with capacities from 8 to 20 people, equipped with laptops, screens, Wi-Fi and administrative support, offered from Schneider Group's regional offices.

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OWC-Verlag für AußenwirtschaftminorOthersSCHNEIDER GROUP transfers personal data to OWC-Verlag für Außenwirtschaft, Ritterstrasse 2b, 10969 Berlin, Germany for the same purposes (newsletters and event invitations) in case clients explicitly give consent to receive mailings from OWC-Verlag für Außenwirtschaft.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KEPT (formerly KPMG Russia and CIS): Spin-off of KPMG's Russia and CIS practice providing audit, tax, legal, and advisory services. KEPT retains Big-4 methodologies and clients and competes head-to-head with Schneider for market-entry, accounting outsourcing, and tax advisory engagements across the CIS.
• B1 Group (formerly EY Russia): Successor to EY's Russia and CIS practice, B1 is now the largest pure-play professional services firm in Russia, offering audit, tax, legal, consulting, and deal advisory to international and domestic clients. Directly competes with Schneider for the same enterprise client base and talent pool.
• Baker Tilly International (CIS network): Global top-10 accounting network with member firms across Russia, Kazakhstan, and other CIS countries. Offers audit, tax, and advisory services comparable to Schneider, particularly for mid-market international clients expanding into the region.
• RSM International (CIS member firms): Global mid-tier accounting network with presence in Russia and CIS. Provides audit, tax, and consulting services to international SMEs entering the region — a directly comparable target customer and service profile to Schneider Group.
• Grant Thornton (CIS practice): Global mid-tier advisory firm with member firms across CIS geographies. Competes with Schneider for the same market-entry, accounting outsourcing, and cross-border tax engagements from Western SMEs and mid-cap multinationals.
• Mazars (CIS practice): International audit, tax, and advisory firm with a CIS presence. Comparable service mix (audit, tax, accounting outsourcing, consulting) and similar target market of international companies expanding into emerging markets.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte (CIS practice): Big-4 firm with established CIS presence offering consulting, tax, audit, and legal services to multinational clients. Competes with Schneider for the same enterprise market-entry and compliance mandates across the region.
• PwC (CIS / Russia practice): One of the Big-4 global advisory firms historically operating across Russia and CIS, offering the same integrated audit, tax, legal, and consulting services to multinational clients. Post-2022 PwC ceased Russia operations, but remains the benchmark competitor for multinational market-entry mandates.

Regional players

• Unicon Consulting Group: Large Russian consulting and audit firm providing tax, legal, accounting outsourcing, and IT/ERP services to international and domestic companies operating in Russia. Comparable in service breadth and customer segments but with stronger domestic-Russian focus.
• FBK (Financial and Accounting Consultants): One of Russia's largest audit and consulting firms offering audit, tax, legal, valuation, and consulting services. Overlaps with Schneider's accounting outsourcing and tax practice for mid-market and enterprise clients in Russia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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