Kafka Sofiia

Doctor of Economic Sciences, professor

Professor of the Department of Management and Business Administration

 

General InformationSelected PublicationsActivitiesСontacts

  • Earned a higher education degree in economics at Ivano-Frankivsk State Technical University of Oil and Gas, specializing in “Accounting and Audit,” and obtained the qualification of Master in Accounting and Audit.

  • Earned a higher education degree in law at Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian University, specializing in “Law,” and obtained the qualification of lawyer.

Key Stages of Academic and Pedagogical Activity in Higher Education Institutions (with positions and workplaces):

Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas:

  • 01.08.2001 – 17.11.2010 – Assistant of the Department of Accounting and Audit.

  • 18.11.2010 – 02.12.2015 – Associate Professor of the Department of Accounting and Audit.

  • 03.12.2015 – 13.07.2023 – Head of the Department of Accounting and Taxation.

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University:

  • 14.10.2024 – Present – Professor of the Department of Management and Business Administration.

Professional Competence

  • Certificate of English Proficiency (B2 level): Wyzsza Szkofa Lingwistyczna Czçstochowa, Certificate KJ-A № 20/07/06, issued on July 30, 2020.

  • Auditor’s Certificate: Audit Chamber of Ukraine, № 007484, issued on December 21, 2017.

  • ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR): ACCA, Certificate № 1840702, June 2019.

  • IFA Membership Certificate: Institute of Financial Accountants, Certificate № 03/2019/10061, March 2019.

  • Internal Auditor Certificate: Guild of Professional Internal Auditors of Ukraine, Certificate № 00905, issued on January 11, 2018.

  • CIMA Certificate in Business Performance Management: Issued on February 8, 2022.

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Kafka S. M. has 151 publications, including 133 scientific works (7 monographs) and 18 educational and methodological works (including 3 textbooks).

Monographs

  1. Kafka S. M. Accounting for Non-Current Tangible Assets: Methodology and Organization. Ternopil: TNEU, 2018. 504 pages.

  2. Kafka S. M. Innovative Transformations in the University Management System. University Management: Foundations of Effectiveness. Monographic Series in 4 Volumes. Volume 3 / L. T. Horal, I. L. Dybach, O. Yu. Zhukova, S. M. Kafka, et al. Kherson: Helvetika, 2021. 292 pages. pp. 143-168.

Articles in Journals Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science

  1. Kafka S., Bagatska K., Sapiński A., Tkachuk G., Nikitin D., Zaitsev O. Mathematical Modelling Justification of Financial and Economic Parameters of Enterprises. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Vol. 9, Issue 1, October 2019. pp. 6273-6277. DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.A2149.109119

  2. Kafka S., Kostin O., Lutsenko I., Liulchak Z., Kuzmenko H., Moskaliuk H. Management and Control Model of Organizational Change in the Process of Monitoring of Financial Results. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Vol. 8, Issue 3, September 2019. DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.C6340.098319

  3. Kafka S., Savko O., Melnychuk I., Hobyr I., Stepanyuk O., Danylevska-Zhugunisova O. Ways of Improving Priority Mechanisms of Modernization in Spatial Projection of the Ukrainian Economy. Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, Vol. 12, 07-Special Issue, 2020. pp. 1691-1695. DOI: 10.5373/JARDCS/V12SP7/20202277

  4. Kafka S., Oriekhova T., Poyda-Nosyk N., Malyuga N., Rassadnykova S., Volkova O. Financial Instruments to Create Value Added of the Entities Engaged in Foreign Economic Activity: Analytical Accounting Perspective. WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics, September 2022. pp. 1551-1563. DOI: 10.37394/23207.2022.19.140

  5. Kafka S., Shakharova A., Alamanova C., Olshanska O., Tuts I., Dugalova G. Towards the Implementation of the Environmental and Economic Doctrine of Energy Sector Development: An Environmental and Economic Assessment of Public-private Partnerships in Decarbonization. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2023. 13(4), pp. 423-432. DOI: 10.32479/ijeep.14358

Conference Proceedings

  1. Kafka S., Carter F. Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Profession and Labor Market. In Current State and Prospects of Accounting and Information System Development in Ukraine (VII International Scientific-Practical Conference dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the Department of Accounting and Taxation, 85th anniversary of Prof. B. M. Lytvyn’s birth), September 26-27, 2024, Ternopil. pp. 282-285.

  2. Kafka S., Yakymyshyn Y. T. Main Indicators of Ukraine’s Foreign Economic Activity Development in the Context of European Integration Processes. In Adaptation to Global Changes and Challenges: New Forms of Economy, Resource-Efficient Technologies, Environmental Protection (All-Ukrainian Scientific-Practical Conference for Young Scientists, May 18, 2023, Ivano-Frankivsk). pp. 515.

Teaching Activities
Kafka S. M. delivers lectures in the following courses:

  • “Audit of Managerial Activities” and “Business Diagnostics of Enterprises” for students pursuing a Master’s degree (second level of higher education) in specialty 073 – Management.

  • “Operational Management” for doctoral students (third level of higher education, Doctor of Philosophy) in specialty 073 – Management.

Research Activities

  • Candidate of Economic Sciences (PhD) since 2008: Dissertation topic: “Accounting and Analysis of Costs in Oil and Gas Extraction Enterprises: Theory and Methodology.”

  • Doctor of Economic Sciences since 2018: Dissertation topic: “Methodology and Organization of Accounting for Non-Current Tangible Assets.”

  • Academic Title of Associate Professor of Accounting and Audit Department: Awarded in 2012.

  • Academic Title of Professor of the Department of Accounting and Taxation: Awarded in 2021.

  • Supervised 1 PhD Dissertation Defense: Specialty 08.00.04 – Economics and Enterprise Management (by types of economic activity).

  • Official Opponent for 5 PhD Dissertations.

Professional Development (Internships and Qualification Enhancement)

  1. Akademia Pomorska w Słupsku, Słupsk, Poland. Topical issues in statistics and accounting. 180 hours/6 ECTS credits. Certificate. December 30, 2019.

  2. Volyn National University named after Lesya Ukrainka. Round table on the specialty 071 Accounting and Taxation of the Scientific and Methodological Commission for Business, Management, and Law. 16 hours/0.5 ECTS credits. Certificate NMC-071 № 0020. September 28, 2021.

  3. Ernst & Young LLC. Current Issues of Accounting under IFRS. Financial Statement Consolidation. 180 hours/6 ECTS credits. Registration number №27/20. December 11, 2020.

  4. Business Automation Association. Overview of CSN courses for teachers of educational institutions. 16 hours/0.5 ECTS credits. Certificate COPBU21082802. August 28, 2021.

  5. ATS Ukraine LLC. Business Performance Management. 48 hours/1.6 ECTS credits. Certificate № 1128/11. November 30, 2020.

  6. West Ukrainian National University. Acquiring new competencies within professional activities of educators, forming and developing digital, managerial, communicative, reliable, inclusive, and language competencies. 180 hours/6 ECTS credits. Certificate № 129. April 14, 2021.

  7. International Academy of Certification for Accountants and Auditors. 1. International Standards for Quality Control, Auditing, Review, Other Assurance Services, and Related Services: Practical Aspects of Application; 2. Management Accounting in Detail. 30 hours/0.99 ECTS credits. Certificate PC № 41319584/0345-21. October 18, 2021.

  8. Guild of Professional Internal Auditors of Ukraine. Internal Audit Service. 20 hours/0.66 ECTS credits. Certificate ПК122103. November 26, 2021.

  9. IFNTUOG. Stress Resistance: Conditions and Specificity. 30 hours/1 ECTS credit. Qualification Certificate №21000170. December 30, 2021.

  10. Digital Development Academy LLC. Opportunities of YouTube for Education. 2 hours/0.07 ECTS credits. Certificate OTMЮО-01402. June 29, 2022.

  11. Status Center LLC. Consolidating Reporting via Management Configuration for Holding. 2 hours/0.07 ECTS credits. Certificate ПК6/29072022. July 29, 2022.

  12. American Institute of CPAs. Special Faculty Hour: 2024 CPA Exam – Testing Technology and Research. 0.83 hours/0.03 ECTS credits. Certificate of Completion. September 13, 2022.

  13. American Institute of CPAs. Using AICPA Resources to Develop Stronger Critical Thinking Skills in EVERY Accounting Course. 1.25 hours/0.04 ECTS credits. Certificate of Completion. October 21, 2022.

  14. 9th International Scientific Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Environmental Science and International Scientific and Pedagogical Traineeship. 180 hours/6 ECTS credits. Certificate of Participation ID 22900318. July 30, 2022.

office 110b, str. Shevchenko, 57, m. Ivano-Frankivsk,

Email: sofiia.kafka@pnu.edu.ua

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University