1. Curriculum Vitae
Name:
Date of
Birth: Sex:
National Identity
Number:
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
Sylvain Jean-Yves
FINESSE 19th
December 1992
Male
992-1481-1-1-04
Fisherman’s Cove
Estate Bel Ombre
Mahe
Seych
elles
2545045 (mobile); 4247546 (home)
sylvainfinesse8@gmail.com
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Education:
January 1997 to December 2009: Independent
School Union
Vale
Ma
he
Sey
chel
les
Attended 2 years in Kindergarten, 6 years Primary and 5 years Secondary, attaining IGCSE ‘O’ Level
qualifications in 10 subjects.

2. February 2010 to December
2011:
Work Experience:
December 2011 to February
2012:
February 2012 to November
2012:
School of Advanced Level
Studies Anse Royale
Mahe
Seych
elles
IT technician at credit union bank
Junior accountant at ACM & associates/Ernst & Young Seychelles.
- Posting of clients documents, preparing cheque
requests, bank reconciliations, preparing monthly
management accounts and directly liaising with the
client.
November 2012 to June 2014: Senior accountant/ junior auditor at ACM & associates/Ernst &
Young Seychelles.
- Reviewing posting done by junior accountant.
Ensuring management accounts prepared are up to
company standards.

3. - Performing audit on various companies which include Development
companies, investment companies, companies with a special
license, non-profit organizations.
- Aid in stock taking for the various clients of ACM and Ernst &
Young. (Major stock takes include IOT and La Reserve Hotel)
- Responsible for recovery of debt owed to the company.
- Direct contact to SRC for clients I am responsible for.
- Engaging with clients while making reference to the
International Financial Reporting Standards.
July 2014-April 2016: Project officer/internal auditor at Small business Financing
Agency
- Appraise projects and prepare cash flows of such
projects against the economy to see viability of the
business.
- Present cases to the board of directors with my
recommendation after appraisal.
Other duties (Acting senior accountant)
- Ensure applicants are registered and following proper
procedures and regulations set by different
organizations.
- Work on performance based budgeting for the
organization.
- Devise strategies for internal control of the organization
- Work on procedures, manuals and policies for the
Agency.
- Oversee the accounts department.
- Approve payments on TIS
- Prepare bank reconciliation
- Prepare treasury reconciliation
- Prepare Weekly cashbook
- Prepare and present month end finance reports
Other Professional Engagements:
Association of Young Entrepreneurs –Seychelles (AYES)
One of the founding members of the Association of Young Entrepreneurs- Seychelles. The
association officially launched
Mid July with the aim of nurturing startup businesses, encouragement of young entrepreneurs
to foster a competitive SME sector by helping to push for an environment that supports
enterprises in their capability for growth opportunities
Rotaract
A member of the Rotaract club of Mahe which is overseen by the Rotary club of Seychelles. The

4. club engages in charity activities. I am part of the executive committee as the treasurer.
Landscape and waste management
Assigned to the procurement committee for landscape and waste management from the 10th
march 2016 for a period of 3 years.
Qualifications:
IGCSE ‘O’ Levels in the following:-
English as a Second Language – Grade A
French – Grade A*
Maths – Grade A
Geography – Grade B
Information & Communications Technology – Grade B
History – Grade B
First Language English – Grade B
Biology – Grade C
Physics – Grade C
Chemistry – Grade D
DELF B2 (French) – Pass
Cambridge ‘A’ Levels in the following:-
Maths – Grade C
Geography – Grade D
ACCA – Currently studying for an ACCA qualification- completed F1, F2 and F3.
Diploma in Public Finance Management – A two year course on a part time basis with the Guy Morel Institute.
Starting December 2015.
Skills:
(1) Well versed with Microsoft Office (MS word, MS excel, MS outlook)
(2) Experienced in QuickBooks accounting package with basic knowledge of Peachtree.
(3) Diligent and self-motivated.
(4) Ability to digest large volumes information in a quick time frame.
(5) Conversant in financial analysis, financial instruments, Internal control and fraud prevention, risk
management, performance monitoring and reporting as well as policy regulation and supervision.

5. Achievements:
(1) Attended a Refereeing Course for Football, organized by the Seychelles Football Federation and acted as
Assistant Referee for 3rd
Division to 1st
Division football matches.
(2) Attended Bobby Charlton Soccer School
(3) Attended Football Courses in 2004 and 2005
(4) Participated in SUBIOS Iron Man in 2009
(5) Participated in World Maths Day – 2008 and 2009
(6) Participated in Primary Mathematics Challenge Competition in 2004 from the UK, organized by the school
(7) Participated in International Association of Athletics Federation for World Athletics Day in 2009 and won
a Gold Medal
Interests:
Football
Socializing – meeting new people
Listening to music
Browsing the net