SSH Advisors

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About Us

SSH Advisors is a boutique consulting firm specializing in tax, legal, accounting and financial advisory and relevant processes automation. The firm has been operating in Kazakhstan and Central Asia since 2009, serving the region’s largest private and state-owned companies.

We help businesses properly structure local and international transactions, conduct operations without tax risks, and establish and automate financial, tax, and accounting processes.

We provide our clients with the highest level of professional expertise and a “family office” approach to service, including 24/7 support and “turn key” approach to resolution of issues and implementation of solutions.

We help businesses properly structure local and international transactions, conduct operations without tax risks, and establish and automate financial, tax, and accounting processes.

Our goals are:

To provide effective and high-quality support to our clients in tax, accounting, legal, and financial matters, based on the highest professional standards

To develop and assist in implementing highly practical solutions based on a deep understanding of your business, priorities, and needs

To establish and maintain long-term client relationships based on trust, integrity, and personal responsibility for the results

Our Services

Legal Services

We provide a broad range of legal services for business support.

Tax Services

We provide a full range of corporate and personal tax services.

Accounting, reporting and financial advisory services

We provide a full range of advisory services in accounting, reporting and financial advisory services

SSH Advisors Team

Jahangir Juraev

Partner

Jahangir Juraev

Partner

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Education and Admission
Jahangir holds both his Masters and Bachelor degrees in Banking and Finance from Tashkent State University of Economics (Tashkent, Uzbekistan).

Experience
Jahangir started his career in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and has over 20 years of experience in providing consulting services in tax.
Prior to joining SSH Advisors, Jahangir has been a tax partner with Ernst & Young Kazakhstan where he led International Tax Services and Financial Services groups. In the periods of 2007-2008 and
2011-2013 Jahangir was a part of the Group servicing financial institutions in Ernst & Young, Moscow.
In addition to tax law, Jahangir has a broad understanding of various business and investment related issues that domestic and foreign investor encounter in their operations. He has proven experience
of tailoring solutions to specific requirements of the business within the framework of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and international tax law.Jahangir is specialized on taxation including:
• Full spectrum of issues on taxation of banks and financial establishments, including securitization, issuance of derivative financial instruments, structured products, Islamic finance, restructuring of problem assets, etc.;
• International tax structuring, M&A, corporate reorganizations;
• Taxation of subsurface users and contractors related to them;
• Taxation of companies in real estate and hospitality, construction, retail and industrial sectors of economy.

Телефон:+7 777 214 04 22
Email:jahangir.juraev@sshtax.com

Ivan Rodionov

Partner

Ivan Rodionov

Partner

Almaty, Kazakhstan
Education
Novosibirsk State University, Master’s Degree in Economics, Novosibirsk, Russia
Licensed Auditor (Russian Federation)
Experience
Ivan has more than 28 years of experience in taxation and IFRS advisory, tax and accounting automation, business process optimization, and implementation of tax (horizontal) monitoring regime and internal control frameworks for major companies in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Russia.
Prior to joining SSH Advisors, from 2008 to 2025 Ivan served as an Equity Partner in the Kazakhstan and Russia practice of Ernst & Young (EY), where he led the Accounting Advisory Services practice, the Tax Technology and Transformation practice for Central Asia, and the Tax & Legal consulting practice for the Technology, Telecommunications and Media sector across the CIS region.
Ivan’s core area of specialization is the design and implementation of methodological frameworks and complex automation of accounting and tax processes for large enterprises across multiple industries. Ivan has led the delivery of more than 200 successful projects in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Russia related to the development and end-to-end process automation of accounting, tax, and management accounting methodology.
Ivan is recognized as one of the leading regional experts in tax (horizontal) monitoring in Kazakhstan and Russia and has been actively involved in the development and enhancement of tax legislation in this area across the CIS region.
Ivan is also a recognized expert on the implementation of the OECD BEPS 2.0 Pillar 2 rules and has unique experience in leading comprehensive Pillar 2 implementation projects for major state-owned and private enterprises in Kazakhstan.
Ivan’s clients include major state-owned enterprises in the CIS region (Samruk-Kazyna Group, Samruk-Energo Group, Kazzinc Group, Uztransgaz JSC, Uzbekugol JSC, Gazprom PJSC, Rosatom Group, Russian Railways PJSC, Sberbank PJSC, Rostelecom PJSC, among others), private multinational groups (ERG Group, Kazzinc Group, AFK Sistema Group, Lukoil Group, Norilsky Nickel Group, MTS PJSC, among others), as well as leading global corporations (Cisco, AstraZeneca, Jaguar Land Rover, Procter & Gamble, etc.).
In addition, Ivan has extensive experience advising on matters related to tax law, accounting, and financial reporting, including:
• Turnkey projects on tax optimization and obtaining tax grants and incentives;
• Restructuring and corporate reorganizations;
• Transaction tax structuring and optimization;
• Tax audit readiness and litigation support;
• Tax due diligence and M&A tax structuring;
• IFRS / US GAAP financial statement transformation;
• Development of accounting policies for IFRS, tax, and management reporting;
• Advisory on complex tax and accounting matters; and more.

Телефон:+7(701) 223 40 69
Email:ivan.rodionov@sshtax.com

Safkhan Shahmammadli

Partner

Safkhan Shahmammadli

Partner

Almaty, Kazakhstan
Education and Admission
Safkhan holds a Masters degree in Law from the London School of Economics (Univ. of London) (1999), and LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law (2004). He obtained his Bachelor degree in international law from Baku State University (1997). Safkhan is admitted to practice law in the State of New York (2005).
Experience
Safkhan has over 20 years of diverse experience in consulting and representing clients ranging from locally based investors through multi-nationals, state agencies and high-net worth individuals on
various legal and tax issues.
Prior to establishing SSH Advisors, Safkhan has worked as a Legal Director for a large private equity fund in Kazakhstan, which had Goldman Sachs, Mittal Investments and several high net worth individuals as partners. More than 10 years of his career Safkhan has worked for international law firms (Baker Botts LLP) and legal practices of «big four» consulting (PwC, KPMG and E&Y) in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom and over 5 years as a general counsel in industry/private equity funds.
Principal areas of concentration include M&A, corporate law, corporate financing and international tax structuring. Also, Safkhan has a strong experience in other areas, such as contracts, anti-trust,
employment and dispute resolution matters.

Телефон:+7 (727) 313-35-50
Email:safkhan.shahmammadli@sshtax.com

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Forum Business Centre
Office 410, 202 Dostyk Ave.,

050051, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Telephone: +7 (727) 313 35 50
e-mail: info@sshtax.com