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Building tailored data analytics solutions within Internal Audit

· Managing a team of 5 across London and Bournemouth offices in FX Services currency solutions and Passive Currency Overlay middle office teams. · Main responsibility is to provide trader support in a controlled environment with focus on adherence to all internal and external requirements. Run daily controls focusing on regulations including ERISA and Mifid 2, review fiduciary responsibilities and client pricing accuracy. · Preparing business metrics and key project updates and presenting to senior management on an ongoing basis. Working with technology, product and client management partners on new client initiatives.

· Working in the team responsible for successful internal rollout of Symphony - an external chat platform.· Main workstream was ensuring privacy compliance for in-scope countries for Corporate and Investment Bank and Asset Management, including Wealth Management businesses. Dealt with country compliance officers ensuring adherence to all local legislations.· Additionally working with the vendor on technology prioritisation and successful user engagement in terms of training and new features

· Business analyst role in Emerging Markets middle office, technology and regulatory projects, involved in regulatory trade reporting to central repositories related to CFTC and ESMA regulations. Responsible for trade latency investigation and reconciliations.· Managed FX risk system migration in local branches in Turkey, Russia and South Africa, ensuring smooth transition, technology change and reference data setup with no impact to trading activity.

· FX cash and derivatives middle office analyst role, responsible for daily front-to-back trade reconciliation between risk management and settlement/confirmation systems.· Trade support for options trading desk, providing business support to daily trading activity, managing trading risk and ensuring end-to-end trade flow· Involved in a number of key technology and regulatory initiatives, providing business support to project teams.

· Research analyst focusing on oil and agriculture investment analysis in West Africa. · Working on research papers and producing financial and macroeconomic forecasts used in firm's business decisions. Main areas included oil industry and FX forecasting in Nigeria and agricultural developments in Sierra Leone.

· Summer analyst in Futures and Options back office department, working in a team of 12 people.· Responsible for managing communication on upcoming internal process change to all EMEA clearing houses. Performed an end-to-end analysis on the incoming e-mail traffic to provide insights on main types of queries the team receives. Also assisted with control automation using Microsoft Office VBA, allowing to reduce daily manual overhead.

· Sales advisor working across multiple branches of Maplin Electronics stores in central London. · Responsible for providing accurate technical advice to customers on equipment ranging across networking, cabling, GPS, home technology, audio and video and CCTV. · Worked on opening a new branch in Canary Wharf, which become one of the most popular and demanding Maplin stores.

· Audio and Visual Engineer working on servicing and controlling audio and video equipment including lighting systems, lasers and industrial-sized sound hardware. Responsible for installation and deployment of live pyrotechnics, ensuring all appropriate health and safety. · Demonstrated working with little supervision in a hectic and fast-paced environment.

· Summer intern supporting analysis of input samples for metalurgical operation of the largest steel producer in Central Europe. Provided support to day and night shift teams performing chemical and compositional analysis of ores.