Domaines de compétence

Traductrice indépendante: Français et Allemand vers Anglais (langue maternelle)

Domaines specialisées: Finance, SAP

Expérience professionnelle

Translator: French & German to English

Freelance Translator, 2010 - Present
Translating IT, business, financial and general documents from French and German into English.
Recent projects include:
Competency centre training manual (25,000 words)

Atos Origin (UK) Ltd
Cheshire, UK 
Senior SAP FICO Consultant, 2001 – 2010
Implemented SAP Finance and Treasury for various customers. Supported a range of SAP systems. Carried out training courses. Worked with French and German customers.

Procter & Gamble
Brussels, Belgium 
& Newcastle/Tyne, UK 
Management Accountant, 1999 – 2001
Migrated SAP R/2 business processes to new SAP R/3 system. Spent 12 months in Brussels preparing to transfer all accounting functions to UK-based shared service centre. Carried out SAP training sessions in Germany.

Thoburn & Chapman Accountants
South Shields, UK 
Trainee Chartered Accountant, 1998 – 1999
Prepared and audited sole trader, partnership and limited company accounts.

Hôtel du Golf
Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland
Trilingual Receptionist, 1996 – 1998
Carried out front office duties. Worked closely with the tourist office and local businesses. Carried out work in French, German and English. Translated local walking documentation into English.

Adtrack
Newcastle/Tyne, UK 

Advertising Research Translator, 1996 
Translated advertising data from various European languages into English.

Newcastle/Tyne City Council
Newcastle/Tyne, UK
Rehousing Assistant, 1995 - 1996
Responsible for dealing with general queries and for liaising with other local authorities.

Centre Européen de Recherches Préhistoriques
Tautavel, France Archaeological Excavation Assistant, 1995
Worked in a team uncovering prehistoric remains. Helped to set up a classification system in the museum.

Etudes

Chartered Institute of Linguists, UK
IoLET Diploma in Translation – 2 out of 3 units (French into English) 2010
General unit: Pass, Technical unit: Merit
Final unit to be taken in January 2011

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK
CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting - 2003

SAP
mySAP Financials – Managerial & Financial Accounting 2002 (SAP R/3 4.6C) Certification - 2002

International House, Newcastle/Tyne Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) - 1996

University of Nottingham [Université de Rouen, France & Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz in Germersheim, Germany]
BA (Hons) Modern European Studies
Grade 2.1 - 1995
French, German and History/Politics degree.
Six months spent in France and six months spent in Germany.