This curriculum vitae summarizes the qualifications and experience of Yeth Samen. He is seeking a financial, administrative, or audit position and has over 15 years of relevant work experience. He holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting and is studying for his ACCA certification. His experience includes positions managing grants and finances for NGOs, advising provincial governments, and providing accounting, tax, and training services. He has strong skills in financial management, reporting, budgeting, accounting software, and grant administration.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
1. CAREER INTEREST
: Looking for a responsible and challenging financial, administration and audit
position in an established Private Institution.
2. NAME
3. DATE OF BIRTH
4. SEX
5. MARITAL STATUS
6. PLACE OF BIRTH
7. PASSPORT HOLDER
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10. EDUCATION
YETH Samen
8 April 1979
Male
Married, two sons
Kok Touch Village, Prey Sralet Commune, Pearaing District, Prey Veng Province.
National Identification Number 050088817
332 E2, St.128, Sangkat Mittapheap, Khan Prampei Makara, Phnom Penh,
Cambodia.
: +855 (0)12 290 401 / ysamen@apvcambodia.com or yeth_samen@yahoo.com
: June 2008 - Present : CamEd Business School, Cambodia
Study for Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Membership
 Core subject including: Financial Reporting, Taxation, Audit and
Assurance, and Performance Management, and Financial Analysis.
 Passed professional exams F1 – F4
 Course study completed F1 – F7
F1 : Accountant in business;
F2 : Management accounting;
F3 : Financial accounting
F4 : Corporate and business law;
F5 : Performance management; F6 : Taxation; F7: Financial reporting
1999 - 2003 : Bachelor of Management Specialized in Accounting, Maharishi Vedic
University (MVU), Cambodia.
11. COMPETENCY SUMMARY:
i. Financial Policy: Ability to develop and apply financial, administrative policy and procedures,
administrative and procurement management, grants administration procedure for effective
internal control mechanism and day to day operation.
ii. Financial and Budget Management: Proficient in preparing and managing organizational
budgeting and costing analysis. Ability to practice a sound financial management system, day to
day financial operations and exercising an effective internal control procedure. Capability in
preparing the financial report according to International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS),
preparing the consolidated financial statement, and material adjustment including during and
after the reporting period. Able to comply the Cambodia tax regulation.
iii. Monitoring and Evaluation: be capable of exercising different tools for effective monitoring and
evaluation of admin/financial/HR/IT as well as client based activities. Ability to track adverse
project activities and provide suggestion/recommendation to ensure efficiency of operations and
quality of service.
iv. Report Writing: Skills in writing reports particularly in financial accounting, management
accounting, auditing, administrative management monitoring, and compliance review.
v. Programme Planning: Familiar about the programme planning for effective and efficient
management. Having the ability to analyze cross cutting issue and be able to advice to improve
program planning management.
vi. Accounting System: Ability to use and customize accounting system such as ACCPAC,
QuickBooks and Peachtree. Ability to design accounting system using Microsoft Excel.
vii. Training: Ability to provide training and coaching related to financial management,
computerize accounting system. Ability to prepare training need assessment, training
curriculum, training plan, and conducts training. Ability to be a mentor.
viii. Others: Understand the impact of value diversity and cultural sensitivity. Team building skill
and ability to use basic conflict resolution skills. Track gender sensitivity, need mechanism,
environmental factors for the development of a system.
12. WORK EXPERIENCES:
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2. Aug 11-Now
Head of Tax & Business
APV (Cambodia) Co., Ltd, the accounting, audit, taxation and training firm)
Responsibilities:
 In support to accounting and tax services: getting to know client’s business
culture, identify relevant control systems and setting up the accounting system
for clients. Lead in performing the data entry of transaction for accounting
outsourcing service and prepare the financial report. Supervise the tax officer in
performing the monthly and annual tax declaration.
 In support to training service: prepare the training material, and conducted
training on the practical accountant training. Develop the practical exercise
material for students to practice. Prepare the final exam questions, marking
scheme and answers sheet.
 In support to APV (Cambodia) Co., Ltd management: Assist in revising the audit
programme to strengthening the quality of audit service. Communicate with all
type business to present our service. Respond to all enquiries from clients in
area of audit, accounting and taxation. Ensure that APV (Cambodia) Co., Ltd
operations are complied with relevant local and internal law and be updated to
new emerging regulation.
May 10-Jul 11
National Grants Management Officer – European Union Food Facility Project,
Food and Agriculture Organization
Responsibilities:
 Develop the Grants Manual for projection operation in managing the 2.9 million
US dollars of the letter of agreement and 2.1 million US dollars for irrigation
contract;
 Review the budget, work plan, term of reference providing to Implementing
Partner. Issuing, amendment 55 Letter of Agreements (for NGO and
governmental partners) and 29 contracts (for irrigation works).
 Ensure the Implementing Partners are compliance with term, condition, scope
of work, financial management, financial and programme reports.
 Provide training to partners in 10 provinces in regarding the financial
management record keeping, relevant supporting documents and financial
report preparation;
 Reviewing Implementing Partner financial and program report in compliance
with the agreement, provide clearance of the report for eligible to make the
payment;
 Assist project manager in reviewing and preparing the project budget
amendment;
 Coordinate internal and external audit; donor visit; independent external
reviewing and assessment team;
 Conduct technical field visit to assigned sub-grantees at the field office to review
their day to day operational management, accounting record system to ensure
transparency and accountability are being practice in their operation. Prepare
written reports on finding and recommendations for corrective action.
 Develop and update grants matrix;
 Assist in an arrangement of national programme workshop;
 Assist in closure of all Letter of Agreement and contract.
Sept 07-Apr 10
Grants and Finance Officer
Pact Cambodia, the USAID funded Local Administration and Reform Programme
Responsibilities:
 In support to sub-grantee selection process: assist in establishing in sub-grantee
selection criteria relating to financial section. Conduct pre-award assessment on
financial management capacity, internal control system, risk assurance
mechanism and administrative management policy with the short-listed sub-
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Sept 04-Sept 07
grantee to ensure that successful sub-grantee are being able to carry on the
assigned task effective and efficiently. Provide assistance to sub-grantees in
developing budget proposal as well as program activities to be submitted to Pact
for review.
In supporting to Pact sub-grantee: review and analyze sub-grantee budget
application to ensure cost efficiency and consistent with the propose work-plan
and preparing the contract for sub-grantee.
Ensure that sub-grantees financial and administrative systems are adequate for
compliance with donor requirements through supporting in reviewing and
providing recommendation for updating and improvement. Developing and
training to partner on the financial management system, bookkeeping,
budgeting and grant management process as well as assist in establish internal
control system to safeguard the organizational asset.
Ensure that sub-grantee has maintained proper accounting system using
QuickBooks or Peachtree by assisting the setting up of the system and provide
training on its application;
Review sub-grantees financial reports and supporting document for accuracy,
accountability, consistency, and compliance with approved budgets in order to
provide clearance for eligibility to make cash transfer;
Conduct field reviews of assigned sub-grantees at the field office and prepare
written reports on finding and recommendations for corrective action.
Provincial Finance Advisor
Partnership for Local Governance (PLG), United Nations Development
Programme, (the multi-donor funding including World Bank, ADB, DFID, CIDA
and UNDP) Support to Provincial Rural Development Committee of Kampong
Chhnang Province of the Seila Programme
Responsibilities:
 In support to Provincial Rural Development Committee (PRDC) and ExCom:
provide technical support to PRDC, Executive Committee (ExCom) Units and
PRDC implementing agencies (all provincial line departments) on decentralized
financial systems and procedures. Conduct formal and on-the-job training for
counterparts on all aspects of the program financial management system
including budget preparation, preparation of payment claims, disbursement
procedures, certifying and approving procedures, accounting procedures,
appropriate filing systems, financial report preparation and financial
monitoring and evaluation procedures. Review annual budget and sub-contract
before approval and summit to national programme;
 Provide training to finance unit staff on the application of Peachtree Accounting
System. Provide technical support to ExCom Finance Unit to conduct internal
reviews of the program financial system;
 Support to ExCom Finance Unit to prepare financial reports to the PRDC;
monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports to the National Committee for
Management of Decentralization and Deconcentration Reform (NCDD), and other
reports to donors according to specific contractual requirements.
 Support PRDC Internal Auditor to prepare audit program, audit work plan and
conduct the audit for the program operation. Support Internal Auditor to prepare
audit reports and appropriate recommendation.
 Capacity builds and assists the ExCom Contract Administration Unit on the
financial and administrative aspects of the Unit responsibilities;
 Certify all payment and financial report of PRDC ExCom for donor in accordance
with national programme policy;
 Design financial report using Peachtree accounting system for project as needed.
Ensure that Peachtree Application is running well on the network;
 Coordinate the external audit and assist PRDC ExCom in preparing audit
management respond. Ensure that all corrective actions are taken by PRDC
ExCom following the audit recommendation.
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4.  In support to the Provincial Treasury, provide capacity build and assist the
provincial treasury staff to implement the financial policy and procedures which
relate to the Commune Sangkat (C/S) Fund. Support provincial treasury to
prepare financial reports required for the C/S Fund. Design financial report for
provincial treasury using Excel Spreadsheet. Support treasury in annual account
closing. Certify payment under the RILGP/IDA-World Bank Fund.
 Support provincial treasury in processing the real regime and estimated regime
taxation;
 Conduct training to provincial and district facilitator on the Commune Sangkat
(C/S) financial policy and procedure, budget preparation and annual accounting
closing procedure in order for them to support commune council effectively.
May 03-Sept 04
Finance/Admin Assistant
Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
Responsibilities:
 Coordinate and direct financial planning, budgeting, and procurement of field
office. Prepared reports summarizing organization’s current and forecasted
financial position, credit activity required by finance staff in Phnom Penh;
 Control and be responsible for cash receipt, disbursement, banking, protection
and custody of funds, petty cash fund, cash advance. Analyze and records of
financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries.
Maintain tables of accounts, and assigns entries to proper accounts, and process
payroll;
 Compile reports and tables to show statistics related to cash receipts,
expenditures, accrual and prepayment accounts. Perform financial calculations
such as amounts due, balances, discounts, and principal. Collect, count, and
disburse money. Prepare bank reconciliation;
 In support to administration, compile, copy and file record of office and field
activities. Verified car log sheet and put line item for each trips. Assist
admin/logistic assistant in material supply, quotation and procurement.
Communicate internal and external the office. Assist in preparing staff leave
report.
13. OTHER SKILLS AND TRAINING :
Other Training Skills
Certificates
 Essential Skill for Graduate Study.
 Corporate Governance Training.
 Basic research methodology.
 Professional Project Management.
 Peachtree Complete Accounting Program.
 Grant Management Skills.
 QuickBooks Program.
 Communication and Facilitation Skills.
 ACCPAC Accounting System including
 Leadership Skills (Co-Operacy).
Financial Report Designing.
 Training of Trainer.
 Advanced Writing and Career Management.
 Excel Accounting Management.
14. Computer & accounting software skills:
 MS word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook System.
 Peachtree, QuickBooks and ACCPAC Accounting Software Application.
15. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION:
Registered student - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), U.K.
Registration Number: 1632961 Date of Registration: June 2008
16. REFEREES:
Curriculum vitae – Yeth Samen
Available upon request
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