Selena Wattana

Sidney Webb House *** Great Dover St, London SE1 4WW
Telephone: 0**********. Email: selenawattana**@gmail.com

Education and Qualifications

Sep 2012 – Jun 2013 London School of Economics and Political Science
MSc Accounting and Finance
Predicted degree class: First-class.
Sep 2009 – Jun 2012 University of Leicester
BA Banking and Finance
First-class honours
Sep 2008 – Jun 2009 University of Leicester
International Foundation Course of Business, Economics and Social Studies
Achieved grade: 82% (Mathematics: 97%)

Work Experience

Jun 2009 – Present Study Group – UK and Thailand: Part-time marketing assistant
 Interviewed with prospective students
 Organized educational exhibitions to promote for 12 universities in the UK and
interacted with the local press
 Presented during student briefings and assisting students and parents with individual
queries
 Assisted with student recruitment by persuading the students to enrol at the university
over others
Jun 2010 – Jun 2011 Summer camp for ethnic minority children in Cambodia: Assistant Director
 Hired, supervised, scheduled and evaluated all camp staff.
 Developed and managed camp budget.
 Designed and coordinated transportation including hiring bus drivers and bus captains.
 Worked proactively and collaboratively with community organizations
 Taught Mathemetics and English to children.

Jul – Sep 2011 KPMG Thailand – Assurance: Summer Intern (8 weeks)

 Gained a lot of exposure to different tasks and a well-rounded overview of the whole
audit process.
 Assisted in examining company accounts and financial control systems and checking
that financial reports and records are accurate and reliable.
 Collated, checked and analyzed spreadsheet data.
 Vouched documents, performed casting, produced credit review, prepared bank
reconciliation.
 Prepared audit proposal, lead sheets, assisted in producing financial statements, Profit
and Loss account and other documents for auditing.

October 2010 Oxjam Leicester Takeover - Box officer

 Participated in raising awareness about this campaign among Leicester students
 Managed the donation from the customers and the ticket sales.

Jul – Sep 2010 Siam Bank - Department of Payment, Accounting and Services: Summer analyst
 Studied the process of preparing the letter of credit
 Assisted in risk management and issuing the letter of credit
 Checked all documents in such contracts; maintained customer relationship.

Positions of Responsibility
2012 – Present: Marketing Officer at LSE Finance Society
Worked closely with the other divisions to establish the society’s presence on campus.
Played a vital role in promoting our sponsors and their campus recruitment initiatives.
2010 - 2012 President of Thailand students Society at University of Leicester:
Responsible for the overall running of the Society, monitored, organized and coordinated the
societies’ activities to enhance friendship between members.
2009 – 2012 Student Ambassador at International Study Centre, University of Leicester
Organized the tour and acted as the tour guide for education agents from all over the world
and provided them with information about University of Leicester.
Interests and Achievements
Prize for the Best student with the highest result of College of Social Science, University of Leicester
University of Leicester award Employability in 2011: Leadership and Management
Top 5 at International Foundation course for graduation in 2009
Scholarship of 2000 pounds every year during Undergraduate Course
50% scholarship to study International Foundation course at University of Leicester in 2008
Silver medals in Bangkok Municipal Chemistry Competition for high school students in 2006 and 2007

Skills and Other Interests

Interests Badminton, Taekwondo, covering K-pop dance
Languages English, native Thai speaker
Finance Member of Investment Society, Finance Society. Keen reader of business related materials
such as BBC, Financial Times, The Economist, and financial books.
IT Excellent computer skills at using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, STATA, Eviews, R

References: Available on request