Viviana MARKUS, ACCA
Address:
San Francisco, CA, 94114
Nationality: Romanian
Tel: +1-415-***-****
E-mail:*******.*****@*****.***
PROFILE
Dynamic person with very good technical awareness, strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to
build lasting team and client relationships. Proven ability to rapidly assimilate and associate knowledge with new
technical challenges. Leadership skills including managing, coaching and motivating.
Technical and Training Manager
UHY Hacker Young LLP – London office
During the past 2 years I had a more technical role with
responsibilities such as:
[07/12 - present]
- writing technical releases/bulletins on various
accounting and auditing standards (new IFRS
standards and interpretations, new UK GAAP
(FRS 100, 101, 102, auditing regulations)
- delivering technical update courses to staff,
managers and partners (new UK GAAP)
- providing guidance on various ad-hoc technical
questions from the audit staff
- delivering practical (methodology) training to
the firm’s trainees
Assistant Manager
PWC LLP – London Top Tier business unit
I performed the junior manager role for two years on
some FT350 clients and my responsibilities included:
[07/10 - 07/12]
- review the financial statements of the audit
clients;
- budgetary and recovery analysis of the audit
projects;
- designing the audit plan and managing the
teams on various projects
- in charge of several overlapping projects, with
different teams at a time: up to four teams,
about 10 members in a team
- reviewed the work performed by the team,
appraised the team members;
Assistant Manager (07/09 – 06/10)
PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit SRL –Romania
I performed a manager role for my last year
(2009/2010) before being seconded to London office.
[08/05 – 07/10]
My responsibilities included:
- responsible for negotiating contracts, direct
contact with client's decision Makers
- reporting directly to partners;
- budgetary and recovery analysis of the audit
projects;
- in charge of several overlapping projects, with
different teams at a time: up to four teams,
about 4 members per team
- delivering internal methodology training
- career coach for 6 more junior colleagues;
maximum admitted
Senior Associate (07/07 – 07/09)
- reviewing the financial statements of the audit
clients, consolidated and stand alone, both
IFRS and Romanian GAAP
- in charge on several audit projects at a time;
- interface between the team and the client and
also between the team and audit engagement
manager;
- reviewed the work performed by the team,
appraised the team members;
- coaching and monitoring work of other junior
members from the teams
- auditing more complex areas such as
impairment reviews, WIP and long term
contracts
Associate (08/05 – 07/07)
- reviewed financial statements consolidated
and stand alone, both IFRS and Romanian
GAAP of a wide range of clients from various
industries: pharmaceuticals, automotive,
drilling, mining, beverage, manufacturing),
- performed the financial audit/internal control
audit of various areas such as property plant
and equipment, inventories, sales and cost of
sales, capital and other equity accounts,
marketable securities, cash, accounts
receivable, accounts payable
Terapia SA Cluj Napoca – Romania Management accountant – Budgeting and
(pharmaceuticals) Reporting Department
[07/04 – 08/05] As an entry level employee, I was involved in preparing
detailed reports /financial analysis for management and
shareholders on all relevant financial issues, including:
- monthly management Income Statement,
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement,
- sales and Cost of Sales analysis;
- cost per product analysis;
TECHNICAL SKILLS
!
Accounting IFRS, UK GAAP, new UK GAAP, Romanian
GAAP
!
Accounting MS Office (Excel proficiency);
! Lotus Notes, MS Outlook
EDUCATION
Babes Bolyai University, Cluj – Napoca, Romania Master’s degree, International Accounting and
Auditing Standards
[07/03 – 07/04]
Dissertation Paper: “IAS 7 – Cash Flow Statement”
Babes Bolyai University, Cluj – Napoca, Romania Bachelor’s degree, Major in Banks and Stock
Exchange
[09/99 – 07/03]
Graduation Paper: “Credit insurance”
LANGUAGES
Romanian Native speaking
English Fluent in reading, understanding and speaking
Italian Good understanding and reading
Intermediate speaking
French Good understanding and reading
Intermediate speaking
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
Travel; swimming; running; classic fiction
References Provided on Request