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First Associates
- Internship Financial Consultant
2014 - 2014
Chicago, Illinois, United States
First Associates is a niche recruiting firm, concentrating on finding high-quality candidates for Chicago area companies. The company has over 55 years of delivering Chicago’s highest quality talent to their clients.
In First Associates I developed systems and processes within the organization that address the strategic needs of the business as a intern in the following fields:
• Recruitment : Financial profiles (audit, accounting, tax manager, Wealth Management and Private Banking )
• Financial and other Business Professionals in the entire Chicago Metro/Suburban area.
• Helped those in career transition or requiring temporary work to fulfill their goals.
• Providing best recruiting practices for permanent contracts or temporary assignments on an international level
• Providing best practices for employer branding, job definition, selection and retention
• Researched and recommended new sources for candidate recruiting, incl. networking and internet.
• Using direct approach and social media for sourcing
• Sourcing internal and external databases and approaching suitable candidates for the right profile
• Conducted interviews, background checks.
• Administrative duties and recordkeeping
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Deloitte
- Junior Auditor
Puteaux
2013 - 2014
As a Junior auditor in Deloitte & Touch within either Accounting and Audit teams, I gained solid technical knowledge and the position gave me an excellent exposure to diverse assignments. I was responsible for some of the following audit key areas :
• Managed all accounting issues for multinational firms in various sectors such as Construction, Public Sector, Retail, Manufacturing and Services.
• Analysis and testing of significant accounts, such as ARCELORMITTAL, in order to performed physical inventory and wrote summary section memos.
• Implemented of Deloitte (DTT) risk-based Audit Methodology, including thorough researching the business, evaluating the business risks as well as process risks, documenting and assessing internal control system of high-risk systems.
• Compiled financial statements, and acted as a liaison with external parties.
• Ensured compliance with IFRS and local regulations (Companies Act), US GAAP, Sarbanes Oxley.
• Financial statements’ audit engagements in order to provide an independent opinion on financial information issued to third parties.
• Coordinated directly with clients’ teams on general accounting, audit and financial reporting missions.
• Maintained good client relationships and respect deadlines set by clients.
• Proven ability to cope with work pressure and tight deadlines.
Through this experience working directly with clients, analyzing financial statements and making investment recommendations, I developed analytical skills and hone my knowledge of accounting and finance.
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BGL BNP Paribas (CardifLuxVie)
- Analyst Trainee Acceptance & Financial Products
2013 - 2013
Subsidiary : CARDIF LUX VIE (BGL BNP Paribas Group)
Cardif Lux Vie offers wealth structuring solutions to customers "High Net Worth Individuals" (HNWIs) and "Ultra High Net Worth Individuals" (UHNW). Marketing its product under the European Directive on Freedom of Services (LPS), the company offers tailor-made solutions to clients operating in an international context (residents of many European countries, expatriates, and candidates for relocation).
The Company offers tailor-made solutions to residents of many European countries: France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
Mission as a trainee :Managing the liquidity issue of the relevant securities on the stock as being on the redemptions.
• Daily Analysis of various portfolios : separation between liquid funds (stocks, bonds) and illiquid (hedge funds, alternative funds, etc ...)
• Based on a multi-criteria search (ISIN, fund name, developer, asset type code), I was able to quickly access a catalog of funds and check their features, reporting and display their latest developments their NAV (Net Asset Value).
• Reviewed hedging accuracy in fund accounting.
• Implemented process for controlling the remaining funds on the accounts: know the reminders, allow the sales department to revive clients to have a more concise tracking operations.
• Improvements daily NAV monitoring process (Triple A interfaces).
• Developed a mapping of funds and liquidity available in various portfolio analysis.
• Filed of incidents in the operational risk.
• Reported to the CEO for the future of these funds: donation, abandonment, resale, brooker…
• Developed a strategy for the future of these investment funds.
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GARNIER-THIEBAUT
- Junior Project Manager
2012 - 2013
The company Garnier-Thiebaut has assigned to our team "Mouv'Artem" the task of improving internal communication between headquarters and foreign operations (U.S.A, Russia, EAE, Africa).
Within the Artem Association, I work in the Organizational Best Practices (OBP) workshop in a team of 6 students from ICN Business-School and Ecole des Mines de Nancy, my position : Junior Project Manager. Main functions :
• Regular exchanges with key members of the enterprises
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with and manage cross-functional teams
• Provide long-term and reliable solutions : implementation of Lean Management's method for next students step
• Achieve sustainable growth within an old industry segment with substantial global opportunities
• Received greater consideration during the evaluation process : Project Scheduling Experience, Bilingual (French/English).
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Voies Navigables de France (VNF)
- Assistant Accounting Service
2011 - 2011
• Participating in development projects.
• Monitoring and recording of invoices, supplier relationship management.
• Logistics: administrative tasks, followed by receivables.
• Computer: Microsoft Excel
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BNP Paribas
- Assistant PAC FLUX - APAC Private Financing
Paris
2010 - 2012
First contact with the bank industry and work experience linked to my studies during 5 months cumulative since June 2010.
• Planned the evaluation and improvement of the quality of customer service.
• Measured bank products and customers interview.
• Treatment and monitoring of performance of credit operations.
• Analyzed client's reporting on the progress of their operations
• Tracked products with Back Office services and implementation of products processed traceability.
• Computer operations : Microsoft Excel, IFIP, METEOR, SAS, SDO.
