Leonidas Kourtidis
Nationality: Greek (EU).
Education: Financial, statistical, economic and econometric analyses.
****-****, ********** ** ****** (UK), MSc Money and Banking, (Top 10 in the
UK, by the Financial Times).
Main modules:
. Financial management (capital budgeting)
. Portfolio management (futures, swaps, rates)
. Macroeconomics for Financial Markets
. Quantitative methods for finance and accounting (econometrics)
Thesis title: Dissertation on Macroeconomic-Econometric Research Project on
Loans and Interest rates in the Bank of England. Economy effects before and
during the crisis.
2003-2008, University of Thessaly, BSc in Economics, Greece (Volos).
Main modules covered
. Macroeconomics
. Microeconomics
. Econometric analysis and forecasting
. Financial analysis and portfolio/risk management
Skills:
> Languages:
. Russian (Native Speaker),
. Greek (Native Speaker),
. English (Fluent),
. Turkish (Intermediate),
. German (Learning and obtained already A1 and A2 levels).
> IT skills:
. Good knowledge of the Windows, Microsoft Office.
. Bloomberg Terminal, Thompson One, Datastream
. Quantitative programmes: TSM (Time Series Modeling), E-
views(Econometric analyses, time series estimation and forecasting)
Work Experience:
Jun 2012-november 2013, Head assistant to Chief Financial Officer G&L Mink
Corporation SA (Description: The company is operating a mink farm with the
production volume of 130,000 animals).
Main responsibilities:
V Rick management and cost analysis
V Analysis of financial statement
V Identification and assessment of the credit risks
V Preparing loss and profit statements
V Monthly closing and cost accounting reports
V Preparing and reviewing budget, revenue, expense, invoices, payroll
entries,
V Handling all of the supplier/client relationships
V Legal issues
Another piece of experience I have got from working within the company is
international business relationships, since the company tends to sell and
buy mostly from foreign countries, such as Denmark, Holland, Belgium, UK,
China, Canada and the USA.
2006-2007, Military Service, Greece
> I carried out my military service in the north of Greece at the
department of engineering of arms. I excellently finished all my duties
and was recognized as the best soldier.
2003-2006, A freight company, Office manager (every summer), Greece
V Creating monthly/quarterly reports such a Balance Sheet, Income
Statements
V Purchase invoice processing and support to the senior accountant
V Pricing and allocation of parcels
V Reviewing and assessing all relevant documentation
Interests:
> Reading
> Sports
> Traveling
References are available upon request