Mariam Saralidze

MARIAM SARALIDZE MASTER’S STUDENT AT JYU-· - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariamsaralidze362/ Having traveled in 25 countries and lived in 4 different countries throughout my student years, I want to come back to Helsinki and pursue career in Finance from the upcoming January. After trying positions with various job descriptions as volunteer, trainee and employee, I strongly believe that Finance is what I am the most passionate about. Thus, if you are looking for a motivated, energetic and young professional, then I am the right choice! EDUCATION 09/2018 – 05/2020 MASTER’S IN BANKING AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ This is a two-year program. The curriculum contains courses in economics, finance and financial accounting. The program also helps students to acquire necessary skills and practical experience. Even though official graduation is scheduled for May of 2020, I will have acquired all necessary ECTS credits by January of 2020. 09/2019 – 12/2019 FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT, NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY It is a one semester bilateral exchange program between Finland and Taiwan, offered to the best performing students. 09/2014 – 05/2018 BACHELOR’S IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL BLACK SEA UNIVERSITY It was a comprehensive four-year program, designed to provide general education background in business management, accounting, finance and critical analysis. 02/2016 – 06/2016 FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT, SOLBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS It was a one semester exchange program in Daejeon, South Korea. WORK EXPERIENCE MAY 6, 2019 – AUG 30, 2019 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SUMMER TRAINEE, AKUKON OY, HELSINKI (FINLAND) As a summer trainee, I accomplished the following assignments: • Conducted research about establishing subsidiaries and doing business in CIS countries • Examined Akukon Oy’s opportunities of getting financing from Business Finland • Researched local financing opportunities in Baltic countries and Georgia • Analyzed accounting reports of Akukon Oy’s Georgian subsidiary office • Investigated competition among acoustic labs in Finland and Baltic countries • Negotiated the most efficient liability insurance contract for Akukon Oy’s Georgian subsidiary office • Analyzed “noise” team’s performance using pivot tables, for the years- Reference: https://www.akukon.fi/fi/Kesatyontekijat-ovat-varma-kesan-merkki FEB 1, 2019 – APR 25, 2019 TEAM & CLIENT PROJECT MANAGER, UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ (FINLAND) University of Jyväskylä selected four students to perform a market research for Stresstech Oy. As a project manager, I was overall responsible for its smooth flow. The main idea of the project was to discover potential new markets for Stresstech Oy and create potential customer database. The selected countries included the UK, Slovakia, India and Italy, and final list of potential customers contained approximately 200 companies. Reference: https://opiskelu.jyu.fi/en/career-services/materials/team-client-cases/team-stresstech OCT 1, 2017 – JUNE 30, 2018 AUDITOR, GRANT THORNTON (GEORGIA) Collaborated with clients and delivered Microsoft Excel working files for the following sections: • Cash and Cash Equivalents • Accounts Receivable • Property, Plant and Equipment • Accounts Payable • FOREX gain/loss recalculation Drew up the consolidated and audited financial statements for the clients: • Balance Sheet • Income Statement • Statement of Cash Flows VOLUNTEERING • Logistics team leader volunteer at the European Universities Games 2018 in Coimbra, Portugal: o Managed a group of volunteers in the logistics team, administered division of shifts and responsibilities and handled unexpected issues. • Logistics team volunteer at the World Games 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland: o Worked according to the pre-determined shift plans in transportation management. • Media team volunteer at the European Universities Games 2016 in Zagreb, Croatia: o Assisted media team with preparing reports regarding rugby and volleyball matches. LANGUAGES • • • • • Georgian – Mother tongue English - Fluent Russian - Fluent German - Good Finnish – Basic (completed A1 and A2 level courses at the University of Jyväskylä) HOBBIES • • • • • Learning new languages Travelling and exploring new cultures Playing the piano Dancing Latin American dances Practicing Jiu-Jitsu