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London, Gb

London, United Kingdom

Business Partner - Global Credit· Responsible for monthly flash reporting, MI, budgeting and forecasting cycles for the Global Credit business (DCM, Flow Credit, Special Situations Group, Credit Collateral Trading, Credit Sales and Research).· Responsible for Capital control of the Global DCM and EMEA Credit Trading business.· Implemented and hosted ‘Operational Committees’ with senior Business Execs to discuss financial results, operational issues and provide meaningful Finance insight / dialogue to add value to business activities.· Managed deliverables produced by offshore teams in Poland and India.Achievements· Carried out full MI restructure of the Global Credit business following Project Brown.· Passed Lean 1A course and became Lean 1A practitioner to finance peer group.· Ran Lean 1B & C project to release and build capability in offshore team. Used Lean tools and techniques to deliver significantly reduced lead and process times freeing up resources.· First person to pass Lean 1B in RBS Finance.

London, United Kingdom

Decision Support – Financial Institutions Group · Responsible for flash reporting, budgeting and forecasting cycles and MI for the EMEA FIG business (FI Coverage, FI Bond Origination, Structuring and Advisory & FI Loan Portfolio).· Produced 'Client Opportunity Plans', as part of the wider coverage budget offering..Achievements· Delivered a project to report all FI Origination and Portfolio product revenues from the sales system (S-Mart), to aid holistic reporting for the combined FI Banking Group.· Delivered a project to reconcile and plan move of assets transferring into the FI Portfolio business as part of the MIB restructure.· Designed, planned and implemented a new cost pack for the FIG Business and offshored final process to the India cost team.

London, United Kingdom

Decision Support – EMEA Debt Capital Markets · Responsible for monthly flash reporting including review and challenge of all submissions by BUC and Business Management.· MI reporting for the EMEA DCM and Non-Core DCM businesses.· Responsible for all budgeting and forecasting cycles: revenues, costs, headcount assets & RWAs.Achievements· Managed 'Global MI Principles'​ project to produce a generic reporting principles framework for the Global DCM business.· Managed project to fully report and reconcile the business'​ MI; iterative enhancements included analysis of: PGS, 'Shadow'​ versus 'Risk' income and geographical analysis.

London, United Kingdom

Financial Controller / Product Controller – Securitisation, Conduit and Bond Syndication· Managed team member in production of Daily P&L and monthly MI.· Provided accounting and booking advice to the originating and structuring business.· Assisted with ad-hoc issues and projects driven by Finance and Front Office management.· Developed closer ties with middle office to ensure more accurate booking of trades and understand route cause problems.Achievements· Re-engineered and developed daily P&L process ensuring accurate and timely production.· Responsible for coordination of system testing and migration of more than 100 Securitisation balance sheet facilities from ACBS to Loan IQ, ensuring post migration integrity of positions.· Assisted in the implementation of the strategic review of the business into Core / Non-core and the setting up of the UK Government Asset Protection Scheme.

London, United Kingdom

Product Controller – Global Equity Derivatives · Daily P&L production and analysis for exotic equity index/ basket index trading books.· Review of new and existing trades to ensure correct booking, control and accounting.· Monthly independent price validation.Achievements· Ran a project to standardise P&L reporting processes.

· 12 months traveling to Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and South America.

London, United Kingdom

Product Controller – Precious Metals· Daily P&L production for 11 traders located in London, Sydney and New York.· P&L attribution into 'Greeks' and production of daily sensitivities for VaR calculation.· IPV, reserve calculation and review of new trades for market conformity process.· Preparation, presentation and maintenance of monthly balance sheet.· Other month end processes, including: inter/intra-company reconciliations, balance sheet substantiation and contribution to market price commentators.Achievements· Month long placement in New York as part of right-shoring the role to London.· Responsible for planning and moving the controlling function from New York to London.· Involved in the testing and migration of the business onto a new trading platform.

London, United Kingdom

Product Controller – Futures & Options Brokerage · Daily P&L for three legal entities.· Preparation of monthly balance sheet and yearly statutory accounts.· Other month end processes, including: FX leveling, reviewing and providing for bad/doubtful brokerage debts and client statement production.· Ad-hoc projects including: the Achievements· Design and implemented a new P&L system and a web-based ledger / source system reconciliation tool.

Watford, United Kingdom

General Business Analyst · Monthly production of marketing and production/refining management accounts (£800m estimated 2000 turnover).· Fixed asset investment and disposal analysis.· Variance analysis for board level presentations.· Collating and reporting all UK PIA, Department of Trade & Industry and Office for National Statistics returns.· Assistance in the compilation of the UK TotalFina 2000 budget.

Epsom, Surrey

Aviation Analyst & Reseller Sales· Solely responsible for sales to reseller customers throughout 12 European airport locations.· Re-negotiated Fina’s three major reseller contracts with increased turnover, profitability and airport coverage.· Analysed and produced sales and logistical scenario planning following key jet fuel market changes. These included oil company mergers and ‘refueling pool’ reorganisations.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Geography

Geography

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