Marina Trpeska (born Serafimoska) graduated from the Department of Accounting and Auditing, Faculty of Economics – Skopje, UKIM. In 2008 she received her master degree from London College, University College of Kensington, London, UK and obtained a MSc in Accounting and Finance. Since August 2007, she has been on a one-year study visit as a visiting scholar in the United States at George Washington University, School of Accountancy, Washington, DC. In 2013 she defended her doctoral dissertation at the Faculty of Economics – Skopje in the field of performance measurement systems. From September 2003 to January 2005, she has worked at the Ministry of Finance, Treasury Department. In January 2005 she was elected as a Junior teaching assistant at the Faculty of Economics, Department of Accounting and Auditing, and in December 2008 she was elected as an Teaching assistant in a group of accounting courses. In 2013, she was elected as an Assistant professor for the courses Cost Accounting and Management Accounting at the Faculty of Economics – Skopje. In June 2018, she was elected as an Associate professor of Principles of Accounting and Management Accounting.
She co-authored the book Principles of Accounting (2019). Also she is author or co-author of numerous papers in the field of accounting and auditing. In addition to her regular activities at the faculty, she works on numerous scientific and practical projects, participates in conferences, symposiums and workshops in the field, and also reviews papers for international journals and conferences.
Conferences, symposiums and workshops
- XI International conference – Best Practices for Sustainable Internal Audit, speaker at parallel session on topic: Six Sigma and Lean Techniques for Internal Audit, 11 – 13 April 2019, Lovran, Croatia
- XIV International Accounting Research Symposium, in organization of INDEM (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) in collaboration with the Ramón Areces Foundation and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 25-29 June 2018, Madrid, Spain
- Trpeska, M., Atanasovski, A., Lazarevska, Z.B. (2018) “Accounting Students and Employers Perceptions on Employability Skills in SEE Country”, 19th Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting, University of Economics, Faculty for Finance and Accounting, 25 May 2018, Prague, Czech Republic
- 15th Annual Conference for Management Accounting Research, 8 – 9 March 2018, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany
- Trpeska, M., Atanasovski, A., Lazarevska, Z.B. (2017) “Student Perception Versus Emploters Expectation of Accounting Skills and Knowledge After Graduation” 26th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – “Building Resilient Society”, 8-9 December 2017, Zagreb, Croatia
- Trpeska, M., Atanasovski, A., Lazarevska, Z.B. (2017) “The Relevance of Financial Information and Contents of the New Audit Report for Lending Decisions of Commercial Banks”, 12th International Conference on Accounting and Management Information Systems (AMIS 2017), 6-9 June 2017, Bucharest, Romania
- International Federation of Accountants Regional Small and Medium – sized Practice (SMP) Forum and workshop EU – REPARIS Education Community of Practice (EduCoP)¸ “Achieving Excelence in Accountants Education: Sharing Good Practices and Opportunities for Reform”, 31 May – 1 June 2017, Vienna, Austria
- Lazarevska, Z. B., Trpeska, M. (2016) “The Professional Skepticism in the Audit Profession in the Republic of Macedonia – Students versus External Auditors”, Trpeska, M., Lazarevska, Z.B., Atanasovski, A. (2016) “Student Perception versus Employers Expectation of Accounting Skills and Knowledge after graduation”, Atanasovski, A., Trpeska, M. (2016) “IFRS Adoption in Weak Enforcement Environment and Financial Reporting Quality”, International Conference on Accounting, Finance and Financial Institutions – Theory Meets Practice, 19-21 October 2016, Poznan, Poland
- Achieving Excellence in Education: Aligning University Accounting Curricula to International Benchmarks. EduCoP, EU – REPARIS, 13-15 September 2015, Pristina, Kosovo
- Lazarevska, Z. B., Trpeska, M.S. (2015) “The New Audit Report Seen Through the Prism of Certified Auditors – Research in the Republic of Macedonia”, 38 th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association, 28-30 April 2015, Glasgow
- Serafimoska, M., Atanasovski, A., Kuzmanova, A., Jovevski, D., Jovanovski, K. (2014) “Applying Performance Measurement Systems for Efficient Incentive Systems – Practice from the Companies in Macedonia”, 8th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development and 4th Eastern European ESD Conference: Building Resilient Economy, ISBN: 978-953-6125-14-2, 19 December 2014, Zagreb, Croatia, pp. 423-432
- Jovanovski, K., Atanasovski, A., Jovevski, D., Serafimoska, M., Kuzmanova, A. (2014) “Dollarization and the Macroeconomic Policies”, 8th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development and 4th Eastern European ESD Conference: Building Resilient Economy, ISBN: 978-953-6125-14-2, 19 December 2014, Zagreb, Croatia, pp. 128-139
- Achieving Excellence in Education: Aligning University Accounting Curricula to International Benchmarks. EduCoP, EU – REPARIS, 14-17 January2014, Vienna, Austria
- Nachescu, M., Patchev, P., Shkurti, R. P., Serafimoska, M., Vuko, T., Vukovic, B. (2010) “The Audit Profession in the Balkans”, 2nd Balkans and Middle East Countries International Conference on Auditing and Accounting History, Association of Accounting and Finance Academicians, Istanbul, Turkey, September 2010, Vol. 1, pp.485 – 514
- Minovski, Z., Serafimoska, M., Kocevski, A. (2010) “Public Sector Accounting in Republic of Macedonia – History and Future Development”, 2nd Balkans and Middle East Countries International Conference on Auditing and Accounting History, Association of Accounting and Finance Academicians, Istanbul, Turkey, September 2010, Vol. 2, pp. 1633 – 1643
- EDEN Doctoral Seminar on Doctoral Dissertation Writing, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) and ISM University of Management and Economics, 28 June – 2 July 2010, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Serafimoska, M., Santa, M. (2010) “Implementation of the ERP System in the Government Institutions – The Case of Macedonian Government Institution”, 10th Manufacturing Accounting Research Conference, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) and University of Gent, June 2010, Gent, Belgium
- Minovski, Z., Serafimoska, M. (2009) “Harmonization of Accounting Reporting in the Republic of Macedonia and European Union in Function of Regional Cooperation and Economic Integration”, III International Conference for Regional Cooperation and Economic Integration: Challenges and Opportunities”, organized by Faculty of Economics – Skopje and Custom Authority of the Republic of Macedonia, 15-16 October 2009, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
- Serafimoska, M. (2009) “Implementation of Performance Measurement Systems in Macedonian Companies”, 9th Manufacturing Accounting Research Conference, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) and University of Munster, June 2009, Munster, Germany
- Serafimoska, M., Trpeski, P. (2008) “History of Financial Sector in Macedonia”, 12th World Congress of Accounting Historians, July 20-24, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey
- American Accounting Association, International Accounting Section and IAAER Joint 2008 Midyear Conference and Annual Doctoral/New Faculty Consortium, February 7 – 9, 2008, San Diego, California, USA
- Lazarevska, Z. B., Serafimoska, M., Kocevski, A. (2007) “The Auditing Profession in Republic of Macedonia in the spirit of integration towards the EU”, International Conference – Challenges of Economic Science and Practice in the EU Integration Process, University of Nis, Faculty of Economics, October 2007, Nis, Serbia
- Serafimoska, M., Eftimov, Lj. (2007) “Contribution of Balanced Scorecard and Intellectual Capital in Performance Measurement of Companies”, 8th Manufacturing Accounting Research – Cost and Performance Management in Services and Operations, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) and University of Trento, Faculty of Economics, Trento, Italy, June 2007
- Eftimov, Lj., Serafimoska, M. (2007) “The Evolution of Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management Tool”, 30th Jubilee International Convention and 4th Alpe Adria Universities Initiative, Information Systems Security and Business Intelligence Systems, Opatia, Croatia, May 2007
- Nedev, B., Lazarevska, Z. B., Minovski, Z., Serafimoska, M. (2007) “Harmonization of Accounting Education in Function of Greater Competitiveness of Companies”, Balkan Countries’ I International Conference for Harmonization on Accounting and Auditing, Trakya University – Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and Association of Accounting and Finance Academicians, 8-9 March 2007, Edirne, Turkey
- Minovski, Z., Serafimoska, M. (2006): “Standardization of Financial Reporting in the Republic of Macedonia”, International Conference of Accounting and Management Information Systems, Academy of Economic Studies, Faculty of Accounting and Information Systems, November 24-25, Bucharest, Romania, published in Journal of Accounting and Management Information Systems, Supplement 2006, pp. 343-352
- Lazarevska, Z. B., Serafimoska, M., Kocevski, A. (2006) “Professional The Professional Education of the Auditors in the European Union Countries and Republic of Macedonia – A Comparative Approach“, the 10th World Congress of Accounting Educators & The 3rd Annual International Accounting Conference, International Association for Accounting Education and Research, November 2006, Istanbul, Turkey
- Lazarevska, Z. B., Serafimoska, M., Kocevski, A. (2006) “Impact on the Budget Funds Utilization – the case with Republic of Macedonia”, International Conference in Value Adding to the Financial World, October 2006, Johannesburg, South African Republic
Projects and other professional activities
- Team leader of the modules Budgeting and Internal Audit for the training of municipal councilors funded by UNDP and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
- Performed PEFA methodology for assessing public financial management of selected municipalities in 2015 and 2017 as part of the projects Strengthening municipal councils supported by UNDP and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Good governance of local democracy and civic participation at the level at the local government level supported by Civica Mobilitas and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
- Participate in the translation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) / International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Standards on Auditing (ISA), as well as the IFAC Code of Ethics.
- Team leader of the modules Management Accounting (at the Diploma level) and Financial Management (at the Certificate level) for cesrtification of Certified Public Sector Accountant and the module Financial Reporting for the acquisition of the title Certified Internal Auditor in the Public Sector organized by CEF Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Development of accounting policies for a public enterprise.
- Development of accounting policies and budgeting procedures for the units within the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius.
- Participation in the preparation of a database for certification of authorized auditors.
- Numerous “super expert evidence” have been conducted as an authorized court expert.
- Estimated capital value of companies as an certified appraiser.
