Karen Fuentes

Mujer de 39 años de Barcelona

Objetivo actual: Audit Manager:

• Responsible for reporting to Director or Partner
• Managing a portfolio of clients in different industries and delivery of high quality audit and assurance services
• Project management, from an early stage of planning and risk assessment till the conclusion and reporting phase
• Analyzing financial information, asses reasonability and document conclusions
• Managing project financials, including budgets, WIPS, timely billing and collection and variance recognition
• Having a leadership role including coaching, training and developing auditing staff to upgrade their knowledge
Key achievements:
• Notable success with quickly adapting to Spanish legislation and culture and in reaching my objectives (both in terms of quantity and quality) when leading financial audits
• Job transfer from EY Stockholm to EY Barcelona and getting promoted to Manager after 3 months in Barcelona
• Created trust and built strong relationships with clients

Conocimientos y aptitudes

Inglés Competente

Graduado escolar

Título universitario

Título de inglés B1

Permiso de residencia

Experiencia

Bank Cashier en Forex Bank
Bank Cashier

Finalizado en 2011. Duración: 3 años y 4 mes.

Audit Manager en Ernst & Young
Accounting, Auditing & Project Management

Duración: 6 años y 6 mes.

Estudios

Master in Accounting, Auditing and Analysis en Uppsala University

Finalizado en 2011. Duración: 2 años.

Bachelor in Business and Economics en Uppsala University

Finalizado en 2006. Duración: 3 años.

Otros datos:

I have a Bachelor degree in Business Economics together with a Master degree in Accounting, Auditing and Analysis, and a proven track record in auditing, making me believe that I have all the attributes that you require from a candidate. I have seven years of work experience out of which two years are as an audit manager.

Within this role I have had the responsibility for managing projects, from an early stage of planning and risk assessment till the conclusion and reporting phase. On a day-to-day basis, I have developed my analytical skills, making me great at performing financial analysis. I have a long history of working under pressure and to deadlines which have enhanced my ability to prioritize effectively and being flexible. On a more personal level, I am a good team player who can easily interact with peers and counterparts whilst working independently or as part of a team, which merges excellently with my passion for financial analysis and team-working. To add to this, my role as audit manager has been concerned with having responsibility for managing teams and reporting to executive directors, partners and clients. I also have well-developed verbal as well as written communication skills. As an audit manager, I also have been responsible of keeping track of the expenses and the revenue earned by each project as well as the preparation of the budget and analyzing deviations. I also possess excellent computer skills.

The nature of my professional interests as well as my personal interest makes a vacancy as a business controller, financial controller and/or FP&A Manager highly appealing to me. On a personal level, I enjoy networking, multicultural environments and new challenges, which is a contributing factor to my choice of reallocation to Barcelona. The prospect of following a career path in a Company with a dynamic environment exists me greatly.

With my keen interest in the area of controlling and my eager to learn, together with my good adaptability, these positions feels like a natural progress in my career.