EMILE A. TAKEU

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Accounting and Financial Professional with a solid work ethic, detail-oriented, good analytical and problem-solving abilities. Able to work effectively with minimal oversight, while also being a team player.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

CPA Candidate (Certified Public Accountant) (in progress, self-study, expected completion date 2018/2019).

DESCF (In France, this diploma grants the status of Intern Chartered Accountant) 2004

SIEC – Paris Créteil Versailles Academy 7, rue Ernest Renan - 94749 Arcueil Cedex, France

MSG, Option Finance (Master in Management Sciences, Major: Finance) 1994

University of Paris 13-North-Campus, 93430 Villetaneuse, France

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

AMAZON, Rockville, MD Since Mid-January 2018 -UPS, Gaithersburg, MD From July 2017 to January 2018

Part-Time Package Handlers (Sorting packages, loading trucks or unloading trucks).

Achievement:

Improved and increased my attention to detail, my proactivity and my ability to thrive in fast paced environment.

Macy's Lakeforest, Gaithersburg, MD From November 2016 to March 2017

Seasonal Customer Associate : Assisted customers in a helpful and friendly manner during their shopping.

Achievement:

Improved my English speaking and my listening skills in order to help solve Customers' claims.

SEFIS (Société d’Études et de Formation en Information) From July 2016 to November 2016

Sr. Finance Consultant

●Carried out the Methodology and Understanding of the Technical Proposal for the final evaluation of the HIFIVE (Haiti Integrated Financing for Value Chain Enterprise) project with a US$ 37.2 million contribution from the USAID.

The World Bank Group, Washington DC From March 2015 to June 2016

Sr. Budget and Finance Consultant (with IFC):

●Processed billing using Fee Tracking System (FTS) and created invoices, followed up on pending Billing and Collection of Mandate Fees.

●Created monthly statement analysis to be used for management reporting, and other reports as needed.

Achievement:

- Decreased the amount of fees in Pending Collection from more than $2m to around $0.5m.

- Reached (for the Latin America region) an unprecedented rate of recovery of 85% (more than $650 k in less than three months) of invoices that were in pending collection for more than 4 years.

Sr. Implementation and Financial Management From June 2012 to February 2015

Consultant (with IBRD):

●Analyzed accounting records and financial statements to prepared and submitted financial status reports on a quarterly basis and other required reports, to assess compliance to Grant Agreement, to ensure compliance of different categories of expenditures with the forecast and Project budget while investigating any significant variances followed by the necessary remedy actions, and to track ineligible expenditure.

●Conducted the Financial Management Assessment at the project inception stage and during the Mid Term Review Mission (Risk Assessment of Grantees’ Operational Structures in accordance with the COSO Internal Control Framework followed by recommendations on mitigation measures aiming to decrease the identified risks) for multiple projects concurrently, submitted reports to substantiate findings and then, conducted controls to ensure the effective implementation by the Grantees of the agree-upon mitigation measures.

Achievement:

- Conducted accurately and on time, quarterly and year-end close processes.

- Performed comprehensive review of audit reports, discussed findings with Grantee Team and Task Team Leader to determine the way, both monetary and non-monetary findings will be handled then, developed recommendations, plan actions and timeline of their implementation as well as the necessary follow up.

- Edited and provided inputs in the PADs (Project Appraisal Documents) of project PFM (Public Financial Management) - Use of the Country System-Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo (French version).

- Carried out the costing of the project of the Pre-Appraisal Mission of the Public Financial Management and Accountability Program (PFMAP) of the DRC.

- Conducted Financial Management Assessment of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Brussels-Belgium for the Custom Capacity Enhancement in Sub Saharan Project.

- Conducted the Financial Management Assessment during the Mid Term Review Mission in Nairobi Office-Kenya and at Headquarter in London of GVEP International for the project "GVEP Energy Support for SMEs in Sub Saharan Africa" and provided Financial Management inputs for the Aide-Memoire of the mission, then reviewed the draft of Subgrant Agreement to be used for local grantees of the Main Trust Fund and amended it accordingly for a proper implementation.

Home parenting and Student at Adult ESOL Program at Montgomery College, Germantown, MD

From April 2009 to May 2012

Achievement:

Improved my writing and speaking level of English Language.

Imperial Tobacco Corporation, Montreal, Canada From July 2006 to December 2008

Senior Staff Accountant

●Conducted the preparation of financial statements and year-end financial audit and Ad Hoc reportings.

●Documented sufficient supporting information and internal controls processes.

●Monitored and managed the accuracy of the process revenue and accounting records.

Achievement:

Improved business processes by designing and developing a system to monitor rejected account applications, and assured information input would reflect excellent accuracy and attention to details to ensure a high accuracy rate.

ISICA (Savings, Retirements), Paris, France From February 2001 to March 2006

Senior Accountant

● Performed monthly, quarterly and annual accounting activities including account reconciliations and analysis, cash receipts, accounts payable and assisted in preparation of financial statements.

●Conducted research, compilation and analysis of general ledger data and prepared concise results and supporting documentation.

●Prepared deliverable for both internal and external requests from the regulators (required disclosures) and auditors and worked with the Controller on monthly close improvements.

Achievement:

- Conducted, (as Project Manager of the Users side) for the Social Action Department, the conception and the development of new technologies tools for resources management in parallel with the introduction of the new currency Euro and, the Populating and Implementation of Knowledge Management Programs.

- Supported management in the formulation of budget plans, with particular emphasis on revenue forecasting and analysis through the identification of alternative solutions and recommendations of new approaches.

- Updated and maintained SOX documentation in coordination with the Controller and internal auditors.

- Revised the then current policies and procedures in order to comply with the requirements of the renewal of the quality assurance certification (ISO 9001) particularly for some provisions related to the timely collection of payment, the processing of clients' claims and the management of the Call Center Unit.

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