CURRICULUM VITAE.
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1) PERSONAL DATA:
Name: María Daniela
Surname: Secco Ronchi
Nationality: Uruguayan
Date of birth: 08/16/2008
Phone: (598-2) 711 14 93
Celular: 099 64 69 51
E-mail address:
2) EDUCATION:
Translator English – Spanish.
Translation courses and several international examinations: Trinity College London - Oxford Examination - First Certificate in English - Certificate Update course - Business English Certificate Vantage - Business English Certificate Higher - Michigan Certificate of Proficiency in English - LCCI: Certificate granted by the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Nowadays attending a “Diploma in Translation” course in preparation for an international translation exam.
Post graduated studies:
ü Master in Business Administration (MBA) at the Catholic University of Uruguay.
ü Post-grade in Management at the Catholic University of Uruguay.
Higher Education:
ü Main Career: at Economic Science and Administration University
Final Degree: Public Accountant
Intermediate Degree: Accountant and Administration University analyst.
3) WORK EXPERIENCE:
a) Companies:
From May 1998 to January 2001, in Guyer & Regules Studio (Audit Assistant)
From June 2001 to March 2007, in BKR / Uruguay (Accountant / Auditor – Chief)
Since April 2007 until now, I have been working in Chic Parisien S.A. (Chief or the Internal Audit Department)
b) Participation in works of:
- English – Spanish / Spanish – English translations of balance sheet, notes for balances, audit reports, letters, e-mails and others
- national and international financial statement audits (in Spanish and English)
- operative audits
- internal control
- organizations and methods
- international peritage
- book keeping and balances
-specific controls: inventories / cash / invoicing / personnel salaries
- costs analysis
- accounting standards analysis
- reconciliation of banks accounts, debtors and suppliers accounts
- preparation of cash flows and budgets
In industrial, services, maritime, insurances, investment, clothing companies, among others.
c) Works carried out in:
- Montevideo and others city capitals (Uruguay)
- Santiago de Chile (Chile)
- Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- Lima (Perú)
- Quito (Ecuador)
- Ciudad de México (México)
- Medellín, Bogotá (Colombia)
- Erlangen, Oberhausen, Braunchweig (Alemania)
4) OTHER STUDIES:
ü Computing:
Bachelor in computing - Microsoft Word and Excel course - Access course - Internet Operator course - Knowledge of Trados, PowerPoint, Memory, GCI and other accounting software, management software like Figaro, Magus, Onetex, POScomm and others.
ü Professional update courses and meetings:
· Participation in the Regional conference for Translators “Building bridges to the world” organized by ProZ.com, The Translation workplace (2008).
· Seminar “I Seminar of Thesis” organized by the Economic Science and Administration University (2008).
· Series of Talks 2007 organized by the Organizations and Administrative Methods Chair of the Economic Science and Administration University:
- “IBM – 90´s Reengineering”.
- “Align the resources of the organization through Business Process Management (BPM). Practical case”.
- “Human behaviour before changes in processes”.
· Participation in the “III internal audit Journée of the River Plate region – Renewing the commitment with our profession”, organized by the Uruguayan Institute of Internal Auditors (2007).
· “The audit profession, regulation, audit work and its relation with SOX”. Conference given by Dr. Donald Stokes (UTS Australia – 2007).
· Series of Talks 2006 organized by the Organizations and Administrative Methods Chair of the Economic Science and Administration University:
- “A key aspect in the management of technological innovation: Business Processes”.
- “Analysis of some transformation experiences in the public sector with successful result”.
- “Modernization project of the DG”.
· 1st Meeting about Professional Education and Practice in Economic and Business Science: “A join reflection about a permanent challenge: the Excellency in the professional practice” (2006).
· Refresher Teaching Course of the Economic Science and Administration University: “Communication in the university education” (2006).
· Seminar “Sarbanes Oxley Act and its impact in companies” organized by ORT University and ISACA (2006).
· Refresher Teaching Course of the Economic Science and Administration University: “Teaching strategies and integration of technologies” (2006).
· UPAE (Unit to update knowledge of Bachelors) Course: “Responsibilities of the Internal Auditory on the good management practices of risks, internal control and corporate government” (2006).
· BID course: “Monitoring and Evaluation of Projects” (2006).
· Attendance to the Journées of teaching preparation in order to integrate the Organizations and Administrative Methods Chair of the Economic Science and Administration University (2006).
· BID course: “The Logical Framework for Project Design” (2006).
· Round Table about Corporate Social Responsibility organized by the World Bank Uruguay (2006).
· “Poverty reduction and Growth: virtuous and vicious circles”. Conference by G. Perry, Chief Economist of the World Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean (2006).
· “New requirements for Professional Reports according to Resolution N° 1093/005 of DGI” (2006).
· “Management Accounting in the XXI century. An European vision and experience” (2006)”.
· Participation in the “II internal audit Journée of the River Plate region and the I internal audit Journée of the Mercosur.- Where is the internal audit heading for?”, organized by the Uruguayan Institute of Internal Auditors (2005).
· Conference at ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) Montevideo Chapter: “Forensic Computing Techniques” (2005).
· Participation in the “II International Meeting, III National Meeting of Management – Uruguay: towards an effective management of the change” (2005).
· Conference at ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) Montevideo Chapter: “Audit of Systems” (2005).
· Participation in the “I internal audit Journée of the River Plate region. Challenge for the internal auditor: support to the management in the maintenance of integrated internal control systems”, organized by the Uruguayan Institute of Internal Auditors (2004).
· Work Breakfast: “New Agreement of Capital – Basilea II” (2004)
· Participation in the “Meeting of Professionals with responsibilities in the area of Internal Audit” (2004)
· “Recent news in the application of the international audit standards”. “Sarbanes-Oxley Law” (2004)
· “Consequences of the application of the Decree 162/04 in the framework of the convergence proyect towards the International accounting standards” (2004).
· Course at the Accountants, Economists and Administrators College of Uruguay:“Professional practice of Internal Audit and its regulations" (2003)
· Conference at the Accountants, Economists and Administrators College of Uruguay: “Technical Journée about Pymes” (2002)
· Attendance to a strategic planning course at the Accountant College in México City (2001)
· Three-month-work in BKR México City.
Participation in courses of audit and accounting aspects (2001)
· Chamber of Commerce and Services of Uruguay Conferences about: “The retail commerce: evolution, new technologies and reconvertion” and “Commercial zones reconvertion and purchase central groups” (1999)
5) PERFORMANCES:
§ Teacher of the subject called Organizations and Systems I of the Organizations and Administrative Methods Chair of the Economic Science and Administration University for the Management School (Grade 2).
§ Member of the Accountants, Economists and Administrators College of Uruguay
§ Member of the Internal Audit Commission of the Accountants, Economists and Administrators College of Uruguay
§ Member of the Uruguayan Institute of Internal Audit; member of The Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc. USA.
§ Member of the Latin-American Strategy Society – Montevideo Chapter.
§ Collaboration on the work presented in the internal audit area for the XXVII Inter-American Meeting of Accounting (2007).
§ Collaboration on the work presented in the internal audit area for the XXVI Inter-American Meeting of Accounting (2005).
§ Participation as an instructor in the audit course in BKR México City
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