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Jack has 10 years of experience in PwC's Government and Health Industries practice, where he specialises in fund administration and manages large scale transformation projects for the UK Government. Over the past several years he has primarily focused on delivering end-to-end grants transformation and delivery programmes across central government. He has a particular specialist knowledge of the functional standards for grants and how to effectively apply it in commercial functions to create a strong control environment for delivering a range of funding. Jack is passionate about leaving teams with the tools necessary to deliver and continually improve. Training and upskilling client teams always forms part of the value proposition when delivering these programmes.Jack has also provided advisory services to various public sector clients, including assisting organisations with EU State Aid and UK subsidy limits for COVID-19 support packages. Through years of working in high risk and complex environments internationally, he has provided assurance services to not-for-profit organisations in developing countries funded by the UK government, focusing on helping clients understand the risks associated with operating in specific regions, particularly in financial management, governance, compliance, and risk management.Jack has led multiple grants assurance, reconciliation, and compliance reviews for central government, charities, and the arts. He has also been involved in end-to-end fund administration, including contributing to the development of a technology solution for fund management. In addition to his fund administration experience, Jack also brings expertise in internal audit, advisory and programme assurance.Skills and Knowledge Base: Grants function transformationGrant post event assuranceFund administrationBusiness case developmentDue diligence assessment and Fraud risk assessmentUK State Aid and Subsidy AssuranceProject and programme assuranceTarget operating model designBusiness process changeCO functional standards for grants (GOVS:15) compliance assessment.

Listed skills include Team Leadership, Project Management, Business Analysis, Risk Management, and 6 others.