CREDIT/COMPLIANCE

Marie-Annick SARAKA

**** **** ****** # ***, ***** Lakes, FL 33014. USA

Cell: 561-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

EDUCATION

**** ******* ** ******** ************** and Management, with a specialization in Administration, Business and Management, Palm Beach Atlantic University (West Palm Beach, USA).

2004 Postgraduate Corporate Lawyer, with a specialization in Business Law, University of Lille II (Lille, FRANCE).

2002 Masters Degree in Law, with a specialization in Business Law, University of Lille II (Lille, FRANCE).

2000 Bachelor Degree in Law, University of Lille II (Lille, FRANCE).

1998 Baccalauréat, with a specialization in Literature, College Lamartine (Abidjan, IVORY COAST).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

April 2008-Present, Head of Information Department, Cristal Credit International, (Miami, USA).

Supervising credit reports in English and French and investigation on companies. Examine the financial and legal history of an applicant in order to determine creditworthiness. Perform detailed credit analysis on accounts within an aggressive time frame. Write credit reports using defined scoring models summarizing company history, business opportunities and financial performance. Monitoring.

July-December 2007, Internship, Dependable Income Tax Pros, (West Palm Beach, USA).

Preparation of tax documents, legal research, and compute taxes owed or overpaid. Assistance in preparing simple to complex tax returns for individuals or small businesses. Use all appropriate adjustments, deductions, and credits to keep clients' taxes to a minimum. Calculate form preparation fees according to return complexity and processing time required.

August 2003- June 2005, Legal Counsel, Groupama Insurance, (Lille, FRANCE).

Legal Protection Service: Legal management of the contentious files, relation with the sinister victims, conciliatory or legal resolution of the litigations, draft of legal documents and correspondence. Ensure the legality of conciliatory resolution transactions, advising clients on their legal rights and duties. Ensure the legality of commercial transactions, advising the company on legal rights and duties.

January-February 2003, Internship, Cabinet de Maître IHOU, (Roubaix, FRANCE).

Law office: Administrative assistance to attorneys, maintained legal and client files, legal research.

July-September 2002, Internship, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, (Abidjan, Ivory Coast).

Assistance to legal advisors, preparation of tax documents, legal research, provides taxpayers with sufficient information and advice to ensure correct tax form completion. Consult tax law handbooks or bulletins.

SKILLS

Languages

French (Native Speaker); English (Fluent); Creole (Basic).

Computer skills

Word processing, Spreadsheets/Database, Internet Research; Operating Systems: Microsoft.

Database management.

Dissertation for the Postgraduate Corporate Lawyer Degree: The Insurance Legal Protection.

Business and Management Expertise

International Business, Leadership, Credit Analysis, Corporate Finance, Marketing, Human Resources Management.

Legal Expertise

Law and Development, Business Law, Corporate Law for Bankrupt Companies, Risk, Credit and Dispute Recovery Law, Contract Law and Negotiations, Legal Risk Management and Insurance, Tax Law.

Professional Skills

Research and analysis; drafting skills (legal documents, memoranda, notes, speeches, reports, newsletter); organization of meetings; investigation preparation and follow-up; and office administration tasks.

Personal Skills

Experience with working and leading a team in respect of cultural diversity; able to work independently and to take initiatives; excellent organizational skills and excellent interpersonal skills.

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

Community involvement as an advocate for the disadvantaged and minorities: Board Member and volunteer at IFHEC. The Intercultural Family Health Education Center, Inc. (IFHEC) is a non-profit organization, the mission of which is to address the severe shortage of outreach health education programs for minorities and disadvantaged populations in Palm Beach County (Florida, USA).

Volunteer at Legal Aid Society of West Palm Beach: The Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County is committed to providing high quality civil legal advice, representation and education to the disadvantaged of Palm Beach County (Florida, USA).

Culinary discoveries, travels, dances, interior design.

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