Duncan Schmoll Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, VIC, AU

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Working in the Business team, directly to the Executive Director with the responsibility of directly managing all finances nationally. Trusted with ensuring the business is functioning at an optimal level across all.
• Prepare annual reports including budgets, forecasting, and cashflow position whilst providing supporting commentary.
• Develop and execute successful strategies for internal and external Operational fulfillment, with a focus on profitability (EBIT) improvement, greater corporate governance, cost efficiency and operational controls.
• Identify inefficiencies, develop and implement plans to rectify these issues alongside the business services team.
• Prepare and manage all month end procedures and chair month end meetings.
• Improved debtor management, reduced business overheads and improved consistent cashflow reporting.

Melbourne, Australia

• Office Accounting (Xero) and maintaining financial records
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable (LEAP)
• Debtor management and recoveries
• Trust Accounting
• Controlled Monies Management

Melbourne, Australia

• Bookkeeping (MYOB) and maintaining financial records
• Administrative and Para-legal functions working with FoodLegal lawyers on client files and other work
• Event management (for FoodLegal events and training courses)
• Marketing and sales of website and e-Newsletter advertising space
• Subscriptions management
• Hardware and software maintenance management

Melbourne, Australia

• Achieve or exceed renewal business expectations.
• Monitor profitability of portfolio and, if necessary provide constructive feedback on strategies to evaluate, accept or decline renewals and endorsements in accordance with underwriting guidelines.
• Collate underwriting information and refer risks which are either outside the scope of authorities issued or the underwriting guidelines to the Team Leader with recommendations.
• Monitor competitors’ products and recommend changes to our wording to sustain competitive advantage.
• Where applicable, establish and build new relationships with potential producers (or refer to Branch Underwriters) who have prospective business that meets our underwriting guidelines.

London, United Kingdom

• Allocating required crew, carpenters and technicians for events in and around the London area through liaising with private clients and events companies.
• Administrative Support.
• Bank and account reconciliations.
• Order processing.
• Creation of quotes and invoices, billing thereof and document preparation.
• Calculation and administration of monthly wages for employees.

London, United Kingdom

• Worked on international luxury cruise liner ships as member of entertainment and events team.
• Responsible for daily schedule creation and publication.
• Communicating between different departments to insure all timetables and events run smoothly.
• Took part in on board entertainment in production shows as well as solo performances as musician.
• Events planning and coordination.
• Tour escorting, table hosting and general hospitality work and engagements.

London, United Kingdom

• Teaching guitar to both Primary and Secondary School students, from a one-on-one basis up to classes of 10.
• Coordinating of ensemble groups and preparation for live event performances.
• Continuous assessment and reporting/giving feedback to parents and music department heads in regard students progress and behaviour.

Greater Chicago Area

• Small Group underwriting process documentation for training of Underwriting department.
• Analysis of Wage and Taxes Reports of respective groups to confirm employee numbers, part-time/full-time status and to account for terminations and/or waivers and validity of both.
• Analysis, research and confirmation of SIC codes (Standard Industrial Classification)
• Liaising with Sales consultants and brokers in terms of further information required, underwriting premium negotiation, conditional and final offers
• Auditing of medical underwriting received; ordering, checking and resolving of further information required through RSA Medical (rsamedical.com)
• Competitive analysis through normalization of quote data against various contestant plans for comparability (special assignment from Actuarial department)

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Reviewing of group and member level information to determine eligibility of both.
• Reviewing of medical history and determine if any additional information is required.
• Assess risk based on medical information, effective date, group demographics, networks, plan and applying loading to premium in accordance thereof.
• Additions (new born, dependants, as well as main members and groups), terminations and the respective effect on underwriting decisions and overall premium.
• MIB coding (adding new member to international underwriting database)
• Representative for underwriting department on company process panel

London, United Kingdom

• Developed and maintained strong long-term broker relationships.
• Handling and underwriting both new and existing business quotes.
• Handled general queries and administrative duties in order to meet agreed target levels including new business and renewal retention goals.

Bachelor Of Music (B.Mus.), Music Performance, General, A

Activities and Societies: Photography Club

Education record

Teaching Licentiate (Lrsl.), Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education And Teaching, A

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Investment Management, A

Activities and Societies: Investment Club, University Orchestra, Social Football. Photography Club

Education record