AKBARLI YUSIF

Flat 17, S. Rustam 47, Baku AZ1022

+994 50 5002332 | Yusif_Akbarli@hotmail.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

 A result-driven multilingual postgraduate student with a strong academic background in Finance and Accounting.
 Demonstrable work experience in Financial Services Industry with more than 3 years standing.
 Proven set of communication, organization, and team-working skills aligned with the strong technical background.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EY Baku, Azerbaijan
Junior Assurance Staff Jan 2017 – Present
 Performed substantive testing including confirmation, computation, reconciliation, vouching, tracing and analytical
procedures of client’s Balance Sheet and Income Statement accounts.
 Ensured the reports are prepared with accuracy, consistence and in compliance to the IFRS and CBAR principles.
 Controlled the industry specific assets and the accuracy of reflection of their values as of the balance sheet date.
 Prepare memo, letters, and other working papers.

James Milne Co. –Prosper Fastener & Fixings Aberdeen, UK

Assistant Accountant Intern Sep 2016 – Oct 2016
 Prepared cashbook and bank analysis for accounts preparation process.
 Dealt with sales and purchase invoices by producing end-of-month reports.

ACADEMIC EDUCATION

The University of Edinburgh, Business School Edinburgh, UK

 Master of Science (MSc) Accounting and Finance (Merit). Sep 2015 – Aug 2016
 State Scholarship on Education Abroad.
 Dissertation: The impact of cross-border M&A announcement on shareholder wealth within the consumer staples sector (Distinction).
 Barclays PLC: Consultancy project on capital allocation framework at IPO process.

Azerbaijan State Oil Academy Baku, Azerbaijan

 Bachelor of Business Administration (Joint program with the Georgia State University). Sep 2011 – May 2015
 Achieved: 87 (out of 100).
 Class Representative.
 Loan analyst internship at ZaminBank OJSC

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

CFA Institute Moscow, Russia

 Passed Level I on the first attempt (Achieved score of 70% - 100% on all sections). June 2016 – Dec 2016

Bloomberg Institute Baku, Azerbaijan

 Bloomberg Market Concept (BMC) Test: Achieved 88 (out of 100). May 2016 – May 2017

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Baku, Azerbaijan

 F3 (ACCA) – Financial Accounting (First time pass). Dec 2014 – Mar 2015

LANGUAGE SKILLS

 Azeri: Native.
 Russian: Bilingual.
 English: Advanced.
 French: Basic.

COMPUTER SKILLS

 MS Office: Advanced user.

 Bloomberg Terminal: Proficient user.
 Thomson Reuters: Proficient user.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

 Football: Practicing on weekends.

 Financial News: Reading financial news on a daily basis.
 Languages: Attending French classes.