1. finance

The Romanian Banking Institute and ACCA
It is the fundamental mission of the Romanian Banking Institute (RBI) to raise the level of knowledge and
experience of all finance professionals in Romania.
Supported by all of the banks operating in Romania, RBI offers specific training courses and access to
high-quality professional qualifications through a variety of learning methodologies and has established
itself as the country’s primary provider of professional finance education.
RBI is very pleased to announce the provision of intensive revision courses to support ACCA students
preparing to take their ACCA examinations in December 2014.
Intensive Revision Courses
RBI is offering intensive revision for ACCA papers F6-P3. We will widen our range of papers very quickly,
for future sessions, and intend to offer courses for all F and P papers 2015.
RBI has a large, modern and fully equipped, built-for-purpose training centre located close to Unirii in
central Bucharest. It can easily be reached by car and all forms of public transport. All RBI’s ACCA courses
will be delivered at this excellent venue at all times.
RBI’s intensive ACCA courses include:
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An individual study plan, created by each course trainer for each student and given to them with the
course study material at the start of each course.
Comprehensive study material provided by Kaplan, the international specialists in ACCA training,
and approved by ACCA.
Four full classroom teaching days per paper – two Friday and Saturday sessions scheduled in
October and November (please see the enclosed teaching schedule).
One progress test, taken between the two classroom sessions and one mock exam after each
course with extensive feedback from the course trainer.
All of the above are included in the very competitive course fee.
Course Fees
RBI’s very competitive, affordable and all-inclusive fees for the December 2014 revision courses are:
For each ACCA F paper – 250 Euro (VAT not applicable)
For each ACCA P paper – 300 Euro (VAT not applicable)
The first 15 students who enrol for RBI’s ACCA courses, for the December 2014 exam session will
benefit from an excellent opportuniy: RBI will cover the cost of Kaplan textbooks. Thus, the price
for F papers will be 200 euros, and for P papers, 250 euros.
ACCA Course Trainers
RBI believes absolutely in the excellence of our team of very experienced and knowledgeable ACCA
course trainers. These professionals present RBI’s reputation to our students and so we have selected
them very carefully.
Mirela Paunescu PhD, ACCA, CAFR, CECCAR
Papers F6 – Taxation (Ro) and F7 – Financial Reporting
Mirela has over 14 years’ experience as a Tax Advisor, Auditor and as a consultant to
multi-national companies on the implementation of International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS).
Her main areas of expertise are Financial Accounting and Reporting, Taxation,
consolidation and Auditing. She has taught ACCA papers since 2008, including F6 (Ro),
F7 (Int), F8 (Int), P1 and P7 with consistently excellent results.
Ovidiu Coca FCCA, CECCAR, CAFR
Paper F8 – Audit and Assurance
Ovidiu is currently Head of Internal Audit in one of Romania’s major banks. He has
extensive Audit and Accounting experience within the ‘Big 4’ and he has amassed over 10
years’ experience in the banking industry.
Ovidiu is a highly regarded professional with a comprehensive knowledge of IFRS, the
banking regulatory environment, the consolidation of groups, planning, budgeting and
budget monitoring. He is a Fellow of ACCA and a very talented trainer.
Kemal Ozmen ACCA, CFE, CIA, CISA, AF
Paper F9 – Financial Management
Kemal has risen to the position of Director in one of the ‘Big 4’ during a distinguished
career spanning 16 years and is in charge of Dispute Analysis and Investigations. He is
certainly on the very front line of Auditing and Financial Management in Romania with
considerable expertise in Financial Accounting, Auditing, IT Finance Systems and
Internal Audit, Fraud and Enterprise Risk Management. He is the founding President of
the Romanian Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).
Kemal is delighted to be sharing his vast experience with RBI’s ACCA students.
Florentiu Petra ACCA
Paper P1 - Governance, Risk and Ethics
Florentiu is a Senior Director responsible for Small and Medium Enterprise credit Risk in
one of Europe’s major banks. He specialises in credit monitoring, bank risk strategies and
procedures and risk analysis. He is also responsible for the internal training of bank staff
working in the vital business of lending.
Florentiu regularly delivers specialist training courses and seminars at RBI.
Mihai Stan FCCA, CAFR, CECCAR
ACCA Paper P2 – Corporate Reporting
Mihai is currently Head of Methodology, Reporting and Shareholdings at one of Europe’s
major banks. He is responsible for the bank’s IFRS and RAS financial reporting. He has
over 10 years’ experience within the banking industry and 4 years’ experience working in
large multi-nationals in addition to his work in the ‘Big4’.
Mihai is an excellent and experienced trainer and has been teaching ACCA courses in
papers F7, P2 and P5 since 2008.
Luminta Doniga ACCA
ACCA Paper P3 – Business Analysis
Luminita is a widely experienced finance professional with over 20 years in the industry.
She is currently a Senior Consultant in an international consulting services firm. Luminita
has spent 7 years as an auditor within a Big4 company and then held positions such as
finance controller, business controller and finance director for various international
companies, mainly start-ups. This offered her the opportunity to work on many projects,
gaining both financial management and project management extensive experience.
Program Coordination
The ACCA courses will be coordinated by Dr. Gabriela Hârţescu, General Director of RBI,
who has extensive prior experience in managing the ACCA program within a European
regional training company; Gabriela’s management has lead the company to obtain the
Gold and Platinum statuses, as approved ACCA learning provider, in the shortest possible
time. Gabriela’s experience includes the coordination of several international qualification
programs and cooperations with multinational and Big4 companies. Gabriela is one of the
top experts in the field of developing, implementing and successfully running training
programs for the financial services industry since 1996. Should someone be interested in
receiving the highest quality assurance standards in training, they find the right person in
Gabriela, as she tests everything through her own professional experience as a lecturer
and consultant in the field of International Trade Finance.
ACCA Intensive Revision Course Schedule – December 2014 Session
OCTOBER
MONTH
MON
TUE
NOVEMBER
THU
FRI
SAT
SUN
29-Sept
30-Sept
1-Oct
2-Oct
3-Oct
4-Oct
5-Oct
6-Oct
7-Oct
8-Oct
9-Oct
10-Oct
11-Oct
12-Oct
13-Oct
14-Oct
15-Oct
16-Oct
17-Oct
18-Oct
19-Oct
P2
P2
F9 (TBC)
F9 (TBC)
24-Oct
25-Oct
F6
F6
P1
P1
P3
P3
31-Oct
1-Nov
F7
F7
F8
F8
20-Oct
27-Oct
21-Oct
28-Oct
22-Oct
29-Oct
23-Oct
30-Oct
26-Oct
2-Nov
3-Nov
4-Nov
5-Nov
6-Nov
7-Nov
8-Nov
9-Nov
10-Nov
11-Nov
12-Nov
13-Nov
14-Nov
15-Nov
16-Nov
P1
P1
P3
P3
F9 (TBC)
F9 (TBC)
21-Nov
22-Nov
F6
F6
F8
F8
28-Nov
29-Nov
30-Nov
St.Andrew
17-Nov
24-Nov
1-Dec
DECEMBER
WED
18-Nov
25-Nov
19-Nov
26-Nov
20-Nov
27-Nov
23-Nov
F7
F7
P2
P2
6-Dec
7-Dec
13-Dec
14-Dec
2-Dec
3-Dec
4-Dec
5-Dec
Exam F6, P4
Exam F7
Exam F8, P5
Exam P6, F9
11-Dec
12-Dec
National Day
Exam F5, P7
8-Dec
9-Dec
10-Dec
Exam F4, P3
Exam P2
Exam P1
Course Booking
Please book your RBI ACCA intensive revision course as early as possible to ensure your place on the
course. To book, please contact Emilia Frunza, Training Manager:
e-mail: emilia.frunza@ibr-rbi.ro; phone: 0748 886 834 or 0372 394 409.
Romanian Banking Institute, 3 Negru-Voda Street, sector 3, Bucharest, www.ibr-rbi.ro
RBI - your very own, dedicated, ACCA learning provider!