Accountant

Marwan Karim

****-*** *** *** **, Calgary AB T*P 1A4

***********@*****.*** 587-***-****

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE

Major Skills

Diverse communication abilities, from publishing analytical financial reports for investment clients to analyzing and engaging store customers and achieving sales goals to writing academic research reports for university

Dynamic team member and leader, demonstrated in successfully co-managing retail store teams to exceed expectations and earn awards, collaborating with other analysts to write detailed financial reports, or leading and contributing to university group projects

Flexible and adaptable, having studied and worked in different continents and cultures, with past jobs varying in type, level, responsibility, duties, and the nature of the workplace

Fully bilingual in both Arabic and English

Analytical Skills

Attention to detail, a high aptitude for learning, and an innate passion for analysis demonstrated by my grades, awarded scholarship and the institutional honour of Distinction

Analytical and problem-solving abilities are evident in the past, such as when simultaneously learning and performing a financial analyst job with only an economics educational background Computer Skills

Intermediate level in Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel

Confident in my ability to learn and employ new computer systems quickly and effectively EDUCATION

Bachelor of Management with Distinction

Major: Accounting

May 2019

University of Lethbridge (Calgary Campus), Lethbridge AB

Cumulative GPA: 3.26 / 4.0

Scholarship: University of Lethbridge Alumni Association, Calgary Chapter Scholarship Award 2017

Coop: 4 months experience with Nour Consulting in Egypt Graduate Certificate in Financial Analysis & Investment Management June 2013 University of Toronto, Toronto ON

Canadian Securities Course (CSC) June 2010

Canadian Securities Institute, Toronto ON

Bachelor of Arts Major: Economics June 2005

McMaster University, Hamilton ON

Marwan Karim

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Coop Student, Project Assistant

Nour Consulting (Cairo, Egypt) Jan – Apr 2017

Exposed to business process modelling in the context of selecting control system vendors for a new oil refinery

Analyzed and reported on the outcomes of internal and external meetings

Researched the costing of oil products in an oil refinery Research Assistant

Coldwell Banker Middle East (Cairo, Egypt) Jan – Sep 2007

Assisted the vice president for business development by conducting field research and writing reports about the real estate and hotel markets in Egypt for various clients Financial Analyst

HC Brokerage (Cairo, Egypt) Jan – Sep 2006

Analyzed financial statements and news of domestic publicly traded companies

Wrote financial reports about current and forecast stock performance for various audiences, including internally for the investment banking, brokerage, and fund management departments, externally for company clients, and publicly in a daily market recap bulletin Portfolio Administrator

Dynamic Brokerage (Cairo, Egypt) Sep – Dec 2005

Profitably managed and reported on clients’ equity portfolios on the Egyptian stock exchange on a daily basis

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Assistant Store Manager & Sales Associate

Geox (Calgary, AB) Dec 2014 – Jan 2017

Aug 2019 – current

Applied a high level of customer service to provide an excellent experience for clients while exceeding financial objectives frequently and leading team members by example Assistant Store Manager

Naturalizer (Calgary, AB) Nov 2008 – Nov 2009

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