You may or may not be aware that we’ve been running a competition, inviting people to send in their CVs in order to have them reviewed by recruiters. We’ve been deluged with more than 100 CVs, of which this is the second we’re publishing. We’ve asked recruiters to comment on the kinds of jobs the CV owner could apply for and how much he or she might be worth.

Here’s the CV:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Audit Moscow, Russia

Audit Consultant – Senior Audit Consultant

Performed complex audit assignments for the Russia’s biggest oil & gas and mining companies (IFRS/ US GAAP/ Russian GAAP audits, consolidations);

During the period of 3 years was able to obtain solid knowledge of the industry while being engaged in audits for 17 Clients, operating in diamond, coal and gold mining industries; upstream, midstream and downstream; utilities as well as oilfield and mining services sector;

Performed review of financial models for option pricing analysis and asset impairment tests;

In a role of senior audit consultant was responsible for coaching and managing a team of 1 to 4 consultants;

Being very attentive to details and able to analyse high volumes of data, was able to identify either significant misstatements or control deficiencies at about 75% of engagements. Some of findings were included into management recommendation reports and subsequently helped Clients to improve quality of financial statements;

Most of the time was able to find right solution regarding complex accounting matters and treatments, performing independent research and consulting methodology databases.

Investment Banking

Risk Management Department 11 / 2007 – 03 / 2008

Performed mark-to-market on REPO and OTC derivative portfolios and made margin calls to Clients in a timely and accurate manner;

Was responsible for collateral management for 80 institutional investors and up to 30 hedge funds;

Performed daily valuation of certain portfolios through obtaining market data either directly from Bloomberg or contacting traders;

Performed reconciliation of portfolios in case of disputes or disagreements over exposure calculations and collateral valuations over 300 million US$ and reported counterparties about detected discrepancies and the ways how to correct them;

Participated in commencement and coordination of new Collateral Agreements;

These actions led to immediate additional risk management measures taken.

Consulting 

Intern in Marketing 02 / 2007 – 05 / 2007

Assisted in research project through database management, collection of data, and responding to general clients’ inquiries.

Shipping Company

Intern in Finance 12 / 2004 – 05 / 2005; 03 / 2006 – 04 / 2006

Assisted financial director in appraisal of investment project, related to expansion of Company’s fleet, through analysis of company’s financial statements prepared according to IFRS; performed research of the industry; was responsible for preparation of informative analytical materials and presentations for directorship; was involved into estimation of WACC, sensitivity analysis as well as computation and evaluation of project efficiency criteria.

EDUCATION

Diploma in Economics (with honors) 09 / 2001 – 07 / 2006

Specialization: Finance and Credit

SKILLS, ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

Certifications: CFA Level 2 Candidate; ACCA (in progress).

Languages: Fluent in English (TOEFL); Conversational Proficiency in German.

What recruiters say:

What kind of position could this person expect to get and in which organization or market?

Chris Wells, Associate Director – Finance and Risk Perm, Randstad Financial & Professional - London:

Similar role in practice to what he is currently doing, or else a role in internal audit for a large corporate

Paul Clutton, Business Director at Hays Senior Finance, London:

They could easily move to a big 4 accounting within the UK or perhaps to an organization within Utilities, Mining and Oil and Gas sectors, especially with relevant Russian language skills.

Thomas Greig, Senior Consultant – Michael Page Russia, Moscow:

"The Big 4 next option dilemma" - Lots of options, CFA would be good for Banking Metals and Mining Research, Stay in the big4 and become a Partner, move to C&I and become a Junior Financial Controller or IFRS / USGAAP Reporting Manager, Internal Audit, etc

What is his/her current market value?

Chris Wells, Associate Director – Finance and Risk Perm, Randstad Financial & Professional - London:

£55k

Paul Clutton, Business Director at Hays Senior Finance, London:

Because they are not fully qualified, it could be around £40K, but as soon as they qualify it would go up to btw £45-55k

Thomas Greig, Senior Consultant – Michael Page Russia, Moscow:

He will earn 100K Rubles / 3.3K USD now and be worth between 120K to 150K Rubles per month depending on where he goes,  Equity research will pay more and possibly up to 200K Rubles per month

What can the person do to improve his/her CV?

Chris Wells, Associate Director – Finance and Risk Perm, Randstad Financial & Professional - London:

A good well written cv. Expand upon level of ACCA attained, and exams left to take.

Paul Clutton, Business Director at Hays Senior Finance, London:

I like this CV, they’ve got a good format to it – two pages, a lot of good info. I like the fact that they’ve put their achievements at the bottom, distinguishing their abilities from other people. Not much to change.

Thomas Greig, Senior Consultant – Michael Page Russia, Moscow:

Great CV so the choice is yours, Finish the CFA if you want to join a bank.  I would always advise candidates to join an International company as there first step out of the big4.  If you join a Russian company they might pay more but it will be more difficult to then join an International company.