Coca-Cola Hellenic’s Shared Services Center is the general sponsor of the AESB National Competition on Finance and Accountancy

More than 200 students from 17 high schools across the country competed for a position in this year's prestigious competition, which has more than 20 years of history

This year, the Coca-Cola Hellenic Shared Services Center is the general sponsor of the Association of Economic Schools in Bulgaria (AESB) National Competition on Finance and Accountancy. This prestigious competition has over 20 years of history at the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) and has secured dozens of students a place at the university, as well as many internship opportunities at numerous companies in the field over the years. More than 200 students from 17 high schools across the country competed for a leading position in the financial competition, which provides winners a place at UNWE.

"I and the entire Coca-Cola Hellenic Shared Services Center team are extremely honored to be a part of the AESB National Competition on Finance and Accountancy and partner with the team representing UNWE. I am glad that we have the opportunity to resume the tradition of sponsoring this campaign and I am extremely happy to see so many bright young people gathered from all over Bulgaria, in one place" said Lilia Velinova, Employer Branding Expert at the Coca-Cola Hellenic Shared Services Center, during the opening ceremony.

The Candidate Campaign will continue in the coming months with the Economics (in February) and Economics and Management (in March) competitions sponsored by the Coca-Cola Hellenic Shared Services Centre, meetings with students from all over the country, inspiring introductions to business leaders who have graduated from UNWE, online discussions, open days for individual departments and presentations of each specialty from the University's rich portfolio. At the end of the competition, the participant who placed first will receive a cash prize worth BGN 1,000, the runner-up BGN 800, and the third-place winner BGN 500. All of them will have the opportunity to undergo an internship at the Coca-Cola Hellenic Shared Services Center and to absorb the valuable experience of the experts who have been providing highly qualified services in the field of finance and human resources for more than 10 years and are dedicated to the analysis, forecasting and reporting for all markets of the Coca-Cola HBC Group.