Christopher Richardson Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Gained an in-depth insight into the running of company financials ranging from SMEs to high market cap multinationals through involvement in both preparation and review of audit work covering the entirety of the trial balance.• Highly proficient in both financial statement management and UK reporting standards, as well as US SOX compliance due to my client portfolio featuring a number of US entities. • Selected to accompany my seniors on a temporary secondment to Prague and Bucharest with members of EY Capital Markets to advise CME Enterprises on their SOX compliance.• Support client relationship development through holding a detailed understanding of client needs and challenges, thus providing a professional and responsive service and anticipating client needs.• Progressed from being a junior team member on appointments in Eastern Europe and the like, to leading my own team of junior members in subsidiary or business sector audits, including Amazon Digital UK. This allowed more frequent interactions with high profile individuals at clients , giving extensive experience talking to senior individuals of both client and with EY. Progressing to higher levels within my teams also gave me more experience managing and coaching junior members, further improving my team management. • Gained an advanced understanding of Microsoft Excel, and obtained strong IT skills in all areas, as well as excellent time management and planning skills to effectively prioritise relevant projects.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Spent two months working in negotiation on a variety of specialist deals with the UK’s largest independent surety bond broker. • Primary responsibilities included detailed due diligence of client financials to determine balance sheet strength and hence the proposed base rate of a client’s bond.• Developed the ability to manage expectations of senior managers whilst working on multiple projects simultaneously. • Gained an assured interest in financial markets, showed independent thinking and decisiveness under pressure, and matured crucial communication skills, both verbal and written.

Bsc Hons, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, 2:1 Hons

Aca

ACA with ICAEW, High mark first time passes for all Professional and Advanced Level exams

Education record

A-Levels: Math's (A*), Chemistry (A), Biology (A)