Paul Mclaughlin Email & Phone Number

Enniskillen, Gb

Irvinestown, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

As the founder of North West Data, I bring over 10 years of experience in data analysis, providing actionable insights for businesses across multiple industries. My approach is centered on using data to drive business growth and operational efficiency. I ensure confidentiality and have experience handling highly sensitive projects with discretion.Key projects include:- Data Corrections - Assisting Credit Unions in Ireland with correcting member data held by the Central Credit… Show more As the founder of North West Data, I bring over 10 years of experience in data analysis, providing actionable insights for businesses across multiple industries. My approach is centered on using data to drive business growth and operational efficiency. I ensure confidentiality and have experience handling highly sensitive projects with discretion.Key projects include:- Data Corrections - Assisting Credit Unions in Ireland with correcting member data held by the Central Credit Register. Creating SQL scripts and Excel ODBC templates, performing staff training (Jun24 - present)- Data Analytics - extracted data from Oracle database and performed a deep-dive analysis of their members and their behaviour (Large Credit Union, Dublin | Jun24 – Oct22)- Data Migration consultancy - extracting data and images from Oracle database, transforming the output using Python for import into Temenos T24 system, ad-hoc reporting and exploratory data analysis (Nov '23 - Feb '24) Show less

Part-Time Lecturer in Data Analytics

Freelance Data Analyst and Business Intelligence Specialist.Projects included:- Data Migration consultancy - extracting data and images from Oracle database, transforming the output using Python for import into Temenos T24 system, ad-hoc reporting and exploratory data analysis (Nov '22 - Nov '23)- Pentaho upgrade from version 8.3 to 9.3 (Software Company, Dublin | Nov '22)- Various data tidying jobs using R, Python and VBA

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

- Creating and maintaining a suite of reports and dashboards using tools such as BMC Remedy, Power BI, R Markdown and Python (Dash)- Monitoring data sources refreshed in a timely manner and manually taking action to resolve when required

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

- Managing the migration of data for new customers from old software including importing and exporting data dumps from various databases (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL), and reporting on any anomalies/observations before go-live- Performing data correction requests on behalf of clients to 3rd parties such as credit bureaus- Ad-hoc reporting requests from internal and external customers

Dublin

- Tier 2 support providing remote assistance for software/hardware issues, managing client expectations, escalating complex/urgent cases ensuring resolution within SLA, acting as cover for Helpdesk Supervisor- Made improvements to end-of-period checks using SQL queries and reports increasing accuracy and speed- Reviewing Helpdesk tickets for trends and escalating common issues to Helpdesk Supervisor- Implementation of Pentaho Business Intelligence software and main contact for… Show more - Tier 2 support providing remote assistance for software/hardware issues, managing client expectations, escalating complex/urgent cases ensuring resolution within SLA, acting as cover for Helpdesk Supervisor- Made improvements to end-of-period checks using SQL queries and reports increasing accuracy and speed- Reviewing Helpdesk tickets for trends and escalating common issues to Helpdesk Supervisor- Implementation of Pentaho Business Intelligence software and main contact for customer support and advice- Creating, maintaining, and updating a suite of data visualizations on Pentaho to help clients better analyse their membership, loan and transactional data and performing bespoke reporting requests- Regular updating of Oracle tables, views, objects and scripts to capture new fields to Data Warehouse- Providing customer training, demos, producing user documentation and participating in workshops Show less

Dublin

End-to-end in-house payroll processing Irish payroll as well as managing payroll providers for our UK and France entities. Processing employee expenses, creating and posting payroll and expense journals and accruals. Accounts Payable supplier queries, journal and invoice postings to SAP.

Cheadle

Team payroll processing for main payroll and sole end-to-end responsibility for a new acquisition. Preparing system and Excel payroll reports and helping with ad-hoc projects.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Processing payment and collection runs ensuring accuracy in bank details, payment methods within banking cut-off times. Liaising with our various banking platforms, internal business partners and vendors to resolve payment queries such as returns, cancellations or requests for proof of payment. Logging rejected payments on MS Access and providing advice to AP/AR to try minimise errors.

Stockport, United Kingdom

Part of the managed service team providing assistance for new client payrolls including analysing variances, resolving technical payroll and system queries and producing reports for 3000+ payslips per month across 10-12 different clients. Assisting colleagues with their tasks when required to ensure timely processing before banking cut-offs. Maintaining tracking log and acting as an escalation point to ensure year-end returns (P14 and P35) are completed for all clients on time. Regular… Show more Part of the managed service team providing assistance for new client payrolls including analysing variances, resolving technical payroll and system queries and producing reports for 3000+ payslips per month across 10-12 different clients. Assisting colleagues with their tasks when required to ensure timely processing before banking cut-offs. Maintaining tracking log and acting as an escalation point to ensure year-end returns (P14 and P35) are completed for all clients on time. Regular conference calls and meetings with new and existing clients to ensure high level of customer care. Show less

Fivemiletown

End-to-end processing of UK weekly payroll and liaising with Irish payroll provider for 3500+ payslips per month, statutory and 3rd party filing, monitoring timesheets and providing informational reports for approval. Processing expenses payment and the analysis, creating and posting month-end payroll journals and reconciliation of payroll-related accounts. Actively involved in testing new integrated HR/Payroll/T&A system and responsible for arranging and delivering end-user training to… Show more End-to-end processing of UK weekly payroll and liaising with Irish payroll provider for 3500+ payslips per month, statutory and 3rd party filing, monitoring timesheets and providing informational reports for approval. Processing expenses payment and the analysis, creating and posting month-end payroll journals and reconciliation of payroll-related accounts. Actively involved in testing new integrated HR/Payroll/T&A system and responsible for arranging and delivering end-user training to Payroll and T&A users. Show less

Higher Diploma, Science In Data Analytics, First Class Honours

Capstone Project - Analysing the use of Automated Machine Learning to predict P2P loan default. Modules - Advanced Business Data Analysis.

Diploma, Oracle Pl/Sql Programming, Distinction

Modules - Controlling User Access, Interacting with Oracle Server, DML, DDL and Data Querying and Creating Stored Procedures, Packages.

Cima Diploma In Management Accounting, Accounting, Pass

Cima Certificate In Business Accounting, Accounting And Finance, Pass

Ba (Hons), Accounting And Finance

Avce Business, Avce Ict

Gcse Level

Education record

Enrolled on the Web Development and Python courses