Responsible for the management of the Office, Site, Catering and Finance teams as well as ensuring that all financial processes are followed in accordance with the school’s Finance Regulations (local authority returns, VAT and bank reconciliations, SFVS, achieving fair value, purchase order and invoice processing, raising invoices, ordering, producing reports for the governors, cash flows, forecasting etc.). Also responsible for providing HR support and guidance to the SLT and staff which required a great deal of time, sensitivity and confidentiality.

Management and oversight of the Change the Bank (CtB) budget. Primary responsibilities included overseeing bottoms-up planning process, management of budgets and adjustment process, preparing monthly reconciliations between books and records and dbClarity (Deutsche Bank project and programme cost management and tool), explaining any residual position, managing the quarterly plan adjustment process and providing business analysis and cost performance metrics across Infrastructure Finance and Group Reporting.

Responsible for providing high quality, accurate and timely management information and business insight to executive management of HBEU across Europe, the European Management Committee, the HBEU Board and HSBC Group, through monthly and quarterly reporting packs, the ROP and GRS processes, as well as the delivery of ad hoc analysis. The role requires proactively seeking opportunities for enhancing analysis and adding value to the business, building strong relationships with business partners, and providing a key role in strengthening the employee engagement levels and efficiency of the MI& Planning team through.

Three-month contract to set up 2010 plan for GFFX IT. Responsible for facilitating the annual budget process, monthly financial reporting, forecasting and analysis, explaining variances as well as establishing new business requirements and enabling accounts for 2010. Key interface with Product Management and Finance as well as the key liaison with vendors and Front Office.

The M&A Business Manager is responsible for managing the M&A deal pipeline whilst adhering to tight internal and external controls. Key tasks include planning and maintaining expense & revenue budgets, forecasting, audit and compliance liaison, production of fee precedents / wallet analysis, league tables and target deals (Dealogic / Thomson Reuters), headcount management, business continuity etc. The role involves partnering with Finance, Strategy, Legal, Compliance, Audit, Technology and Operations teams.

The Product Finance Analyst role involves analysing Business demand for products, developing pricing strategies and analysing overall product recoveries. Ensuring maximum recoveries, planning, forecasting and producing / explaining variance reports are fundamental aspects of the role. Key stakeholders include Finance, Product Managers and individual Business areas.

The Market Data Analyst role involves providing the best market data solutions at the optimal price to the Business whilst looking to improve efficiencies. Responsibilties include managing new product installations, reviewing and coming up with ways to reduce market data costs, co-ordinating trader moves and vendor liaison. Key stakeholders include Business Heads, Vendors (e.g. Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters), Technology and Finance.

The role involves permissioning users on DACS and Entitlements V4; dealing with queries via busy central support line; processing invoices, passing them for payment and dealing with subsequent queries; ordering/coordinating installations of market data systems and arranging subsequent training for users; analysis and review of market data costs with Businesses and cost rationalisation.