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Working with public sector organisations across local government, central government and public/private sector to support them with their transformation journey. Experience of financial transformation, major grant design and delivery, process improvement and strategic support.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Working with clients across the UK in the local government, healthcare and central government sector across a wide range of projects such as local government re-organisation, commercialisation, alternative delivery models and financial sustainability. Also have M&A, process mapping and healthcare assurance experience in the public sector.Key projects I have been involved in include:National Leisure Recovery Fund - DCMS and MHCLG ring-fenced £100m of central government funding to provide financial support to outsourced public sector leisure provision. Working with a range of colleagues and with Sport England, my role involved the development of the fund framework, guidance and assessment process for approval by government. I then led the Assessment Team in assessing and making recommendations on all applications into the fund. My role also involved liaising directly with applicants to resolve queries.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Currently on secondment to the Local Government Advisory Team at Grant Thornton. Have been involved in delivery of projects to local councils covering areas such as income generation, commercialisation and market analysis. Also delivered a range of internal projects such as setting out the digital strategy for the team and establishing a KPI dashboard.Have maintained a small portfolio of audit clients where I act as the in-charge auditor.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Executive in Public Sector Assurance providing audit services to local government, NHS bodies and Not-for-Profit bodies in the Midlands.Responsible for a portfolio of audits which responsibilities including managing team, maintaining client relationships and ensuring delivery of an efficient and quality audit.Alongside this I am involved in a number of national projects and initiatives, as well as supporting delivery of some public sector advisory work.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Associate in Public Sector Assurance providing audit services to local government, NHS bodies and Not-for-Profit bodies in the Midlands. Alongside my above mainstream work, I am a member of our award winning social media graduate recruitment team - responsible for running a website providing prospective trainees with information on what life is like for a trainee accountant, and life at Grant Thornton; and for using social networks as a recruitment toolGrant Thornton is one of the world's leading organisations of independent assurance, tax and advisory firms. Over 31,000 Grant Thornton people, across 100 countries, are focused on making a difference to clients, colleagues and the communities in which we live and work.

Pundit on a weekly online podcast. Promote the show using a range of social media.

Responsible for delivering Empty Homes and Lettings services to potential new customers. Managing voids and allocations of Bromford properties. Responsible for compiling a range of reports as requested in order to drive the Empty Homes and Lettings policies and procedures.Liaise with local authorities/external agencies to ensure that both the applicants housing needs are effectively met and Bromford's standards are adhered to.Working with Development colleagues to ensure that New-Build Affordable Housing schemes are let according to local lettings plan and to the suitable customers. Liaise with Development colleagues to understand the socio-economic make-up of Bromford's areas of operation and to ensure properties are let accordingly.Liaising with internal contractors to ensure that void properties meet our ready to let standard. High level customer service to ensure performance standards and void targets are met. Offering support to the team by dealing with incoming post/incoming customer queries/general administration.I have taken every opportunity to arrange meetings with senior Development colleagues to increase my understanding of how the team works and to aid my personal and professional development.

Delivering high quality front line customer service over the telephone and face-to-face to deliver housing management and repairs services to customers. Dealing with a range of queries relating to housing such as rent, estate management and lettings queries. General administrative tasks such as dealing with incoming post and colleague requests.

Assisiting Senior Partners in promoting investment and regeneration in Wolverhampton. Compiling reports on my findings from research projects into the regeneration needs of the City. Attending and contributing to multi-stakeholder meetings to discuss investment and regeneration issues.

Promoting the work of the Guild of Students through distribution of promotional materials. Assisting with marketing campaigns for external companies.Co-ordinating the weekly distribution of the student newspaper both on and off campus.

Ba (Hons), History And Geography

Activities and Societies: University Cricket Team, Intra-Mural Football, Marketing and Communications at Guild of Students.

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