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• Analytical support for planning, performance management and policy development, contributing to internal strategic initiatives, such as business planning, developing and delivering key performance management projects to support performance improvements of the service• Enhanced the service's capacity to improve performance outcomes for children and young people by utilising performance management methods and analytical tools to measure success against priorities and benchmarks, applying statistical calculations to show trends and comparatives in underlying data• Improved business performance by utilising advanced SQL programming to develop complex queries &scripting skills to create crystal reporting templates improving the quality and delivery of information, supporting management with the design and interpretation of their MI requirements in order to obtain better business intelligence to support decision making accountable for the development and distribution of Excel-based dashboard spreadsheets to assess the state of business and key activities, adding value to support decision making accountable for the development and distribution of Excel-based dashboard spreadsheets to assess the state of business and key activities, adding value to support decision making by taking advantaged of advanced functionality such as Pivot-tables to manipulate large amounts of data and drilling-down into specific criteria• Presenting information in a clear and concise manner through the use of MS PowerPoint and applying data visualisation capabilities and formatting of MS Excel such as tables, charts and graphs to show segmentation analysis, percentages changes, comparative trends, What-If analysis, scenario modeling• Improving existing MIS processes through the introduction of a MS Access solution to organise data efficiently and also created reports for effective presentation of data, leading to increased productivity for team members

• This client service role was to provide an independent assessment, accounting advice and regulatory reporting for companies. Ensuring client financial statements were Companies Act, IFRS and UK GAAP compliant• Involved processing, reviewing and analysing Business reports and financial statements of corporations within a variety of industries, applying technical accounting concepts and understanding the nature of business• Business reports contained investor/shareholder information such as strategy, KPIs and business targets• Financial statements contained details on profit & loss, assets & liabilities, cash-flow status• Translating findings within client financial statements into actionable recommendations by writing exception reports detailing numerical corrections, disclosure of accounting information and data quality improvements

• Was involved in the implementation of a financial 11- system on a firm-wide basis known as business process reengineering, assisted consultants to introduce a PeopleSoft Financials ERP solution• Worked on a number of phases within the ERP system project life-cycle from implementation through to deployment and user-training

• The role involved supporting marketing activities for consumer and business campaigns by managing data to enhance business and support performance. This was achieved through budget management and processing multi-currency transactions using SAP, assisting marketing team to prepare cost analysis and forecasts• Developing marketing reports using Microsoft Excel to form KPI analysis and weekly updates, analysing and identifying key trends, working with offshore teams across different time zones

• Duties included cashiering, having to identify sale opportunities, friendly service to all store customers

• Duties included working on a variety of pre- sales business and administrative activities relating to Product management of software such as licenses, product and marketing documentation, financial management

Master Of Science In Management

Bachelor Of Science (Honours) In Business Information Technology

Education record

A-Levels: Maths (C), Economics (C), Computer Science (D) G.S.C.E: Maths (A), Science (B), English Language (C), English Literature (C).