I am currently embarking on a three year Graduate Finance Programme at Kier Group, where I will be studying towards my CIMA qualification. I am a graduate from Nottingham Trent University, where I achieved first class honours in my degree, Business Management with Accounting and Finance. In my penultimate year of studies I completed an 11 month placement at Travelport, working alongside the Treasury team, gaining a variety of accounting and finance skills from both the front and back office of Treasury. My other work experiences include, two weeks of work experience at Havas, shadowing the HR, Marketing and Finance departments, as well as having a part time job as a swimming instructor for Places for People, Swim Acceleration and David Lloyd.I believe I have a great work ethic, always wanting to complete my work to a high standard. I work well in teams with great communication. I also have a very competitive nature which I believe drives me to work hard in both my career and studies. I gained many skills from my time at Travelport that can be applied to my current career in the Finance sector, including knowledge of Foreign Exchange trading, Foreign Exchange and Interest Rate generation and analysis, Counterparty risk reporting and knowledge on how to navigate banking platforms. I look forward to developing my finance skills further during my time at Kier.