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Reading, Gb

Commanded 120 soldiers with responsibility for discipline, career management, training, and welfare.- Certified all soldiers as ready for mobilisation ensuring organisations met 100% of its operational goals.- Oversaw training, deployment, and support of personnel for military contribution to UK COVID response and ambulance driver crisis.

Various roles over 13.5-year military career. Highlights included leading soldiers on three operations in Afghanistan and serving as a technical project manager focused on delivering a strategic vision for future military training.- Led annual capability review identifying risks and recommending mitigations for all Army training systems. Compared capabilities delivered against the national risk register to support strategic investment and programme funding.- Assessed the return on… Show more Various roles over 13.5-year military career. Highlights included leading soldiers on three operations in Afghanistan and serving as a technical project manager focused on delivering a strategic vision for future military training.- Led annual capability review identifying risks and recommending mitigations for all Army training systems. Compared capabilities delivered against the national risk register to support strategic investment and programme funding.- Assessed the return on investment (ROI) and identified efficiencies for training systems with a combined annual budget of £56m.- As part of multimillion-pound programme to revamp and re-imagine synthetic training and data use within the Army, developed concepts, priced, assessed ROI, and secured funding for training systems improvements whilst continuing to meet customer needs.- Planned the merger of two organisations to eliminate duplication and deliver efficiencies, leading to an overall workforce reduction of 30% with no reduction in outputs.- During natural disasters, led short notice planning process that required rapid understanding and distillation of complex issues. Identified and presented to senior stakeholders potential solutions and related resource requirements, enabling the military to support other government agencies in providing an effective and prompt natural disaster response.- Analysed and presented to senior stakeholders the military and financial implications of withdrawing British troops completely from Germany and replicating the capability elsewhere.- Developed a plan to transition an Afghani training establishment from a British Army lead to an Afghani lead, accounting for critical multinational considerations. Received plan approval at governmental level in UK and Afghanistan. Show less

London, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for remediation and BAU embeddedness for a regulatory change programme- Working with a matrix team of business heads, regional management and project managers- Capturing, developing and documenting controls to generate an effective regulatory framework- Reviewing and updating governance arrangements to be fit for purpose- Capturing, developing and documenting Operating Models to ensure accuracy and audibility of process- Identification and mapping of end to… Show more Responsible for remediation and BAU embeddedness for a regulatory change programme- Working with a matrix team of business heads, regional management and project managers- Capturing, developing and documenting controls to generate an effective regulatory framework- Reviewing and updating governance arrangements to be fit for purpose- Capturing, developing and documenting Operating Models to ensure accuracy and audibility of process- Identification and mapping of end to end data flow, working with internal and external vendors- Challenges regulatory framework and Critical Economic Function owners on milestones and outputs- Manages senior stakeholder engagement and reporting- Programme planning and delivery activities, including programme scope and deployment Show less

Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Provided timely and accurate financial data to institutional clients with portfolios exceeding £4bn, evaluating performance, attribution and ex-post risk across all asset classes.- Delivered complex monthly reports detailing performance (including attribution) and ex-post risk across all asset classes to clients, ensuring accuracy and meeting critical regulatory deadlines, often under time pressure.- Lead analyst and served as a relationship manager for 17 clients across EMEA, including… Show more Provided timely and accurate financial data to institutional clients with portfolios exceeding £4bn, evaluating performance, attribution and ex-post risk across all asset classes.- Delivered complex monthly reports detailing performance (including attribution) and ex-post risk across all asset classes to clients, ensuring accuracy and meeting critical regulatory deadlines, often under time pressure.- Lead analyst and served as a relationship manager for 17 clients across EMEA, including liaising with clients on reporting needs, addressing technical queries, understanding their reporting requirements, and identifying cross-product selling opportunities.- Worked with 3rd party data providers, notably Bloomberg, MSCI and Refinitiv to ensure timeliness and accuracy of data received, subsequently integrated the data into client reporting.- Identified and addressed a control gap E2E in the billing process through analysis of the operating model. Using Lewin’s Change Management model identified, developed and deployed novel technology to close the operating risk.- Drove resolutions to performance reporting through analysis of data, identification of areas of concern, investigation of accounting procedures used and identifying resolutions that met both accountancy and performance needs. Show less

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Selected for career transition program in financial sector for officers leaving the military.- Identified needs, wrote requirements, and project-managed the development of a web-based tool to assist in change management.- Co-ordinated the technical build of two new clients and closedown of one client in Aladdin.

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Master Of Arts - Ma, Accounting And Finance