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London, United Kingdom

Financial Services - Currency Foreign Exchange.Responsibilities: • Developing solutions for financial reporting and implementing control procedures.• Analysis, commentary and assistance in monthly divisional management reporting. • Balance Sheet analytical reviews (derivatives, payroll, intercompany reconciliations etc). • Calculating and managing the commissions’ payment process to 3rd parties, liaising with Account Managers, Back Office as required. • Provision of information and explanation for auditors in a complex business and accounting structure with multiple entities. • Supporting, training and managing other members of the team. • Supporting the Client Safeguarding process through daily reconciliations and scrutiny of Back Office cash management. Achievements: • Implemented the FX finance trading income process using SQL and MS Access, ultimately reconciling the FX trading platform to the TB. • Implemented the Derivatives reporting process using SQL and MS Access. As well as reconciling the trading platform to the TB, this involved bringing in information from various sources (valuations, credit ratings, collateral etc.) in order to create the end valuation per IFRS (including CVA/DVA). • Automated the monthly calculations of (i) the Expected Credit Loss provisioning and (ii) complex bank charges accrual. • Revised the accruals and prepayments month end process to make the process quicker and analysis clearer. • Migrated system data where ledgers were sort to be either segregated out or rolled up. • Provided branch accounting (P&L and Balance Sheet) as became required for regulatory reporting.

London, United Kingdom

Part of the Apollo Global GroupResponsibilities• Production of monthly and weekly forecasts for liaison with commercial directors and group management.• Production of pricing matrices for system set-up and efficient commercial analysis. • Production of budgets and forecasts through analysis of student behaviour and 'flow-through' patterns. • Assistance in preparation of tenders for large clients.Achievements• Together within a team of 4, established the 'Sales and Operational Planning' team, created to provide commercial insight to the company's key management heads. • Completely revised volume reporting Excel models for all professional qualification products, which is now used by business heads, marketing and business development managers to drive sales commercially. • Built a bottom-up revenue model to form the main basis of the annual revenue budget for professional qualifications. • Created a scenario analysis model to allow management to align prices geographically and assess the cost-benefit of key client discounts for the next period.

London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities• Managed team of 5 to produce the divisional monthly reporting with commentary. • Managed the budgeting and forecasting process. • Partnered with operational heads and project managers as required. • Provision of analysis and explanation for external auditors for Professional Qualifications division. Achievements• Facilitated the implementation of new IT systems (Coursebooker, Microsoft AX, TM1) in a period of business and IT reorganisation, e.g. validating data migration.• Prepared the team for the transition from geographical to cost centre based reporting. • Created reporting schedules for new IT accounting systems.• Implemented SOX controls (e.g. validating revenue data between two different IT systems) on the acquisition of BPP by Apollo Global.

London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities• Production of monthly management accounts with commentary for 4 divisions.• Production of budgets, quarterly forecasts and Year End reporting. Achievements• Developed good working relationships with the centre managing directors, culminating in better two-way information, e.g. contract wins. • Created new budget and monthly revenue/volume reporting models.

London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities• Preparation of the group VAT return & statutory accounts for subsidiaries. • Consolidation of the group management information packs. Achievements• Through attention to detail in preparing the group consolidation, identified relevant areas of concern to facilitate the group management review.

London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities• Maintained Sales/Purchase/Bank Ledgers.• Credit control and cash flow forecasting. • Payroll - processing timesheets, tax calculations & payments, Year End routines.Achievements• Managed cash in critical periods during the early start-up of this now highly successful college. • Developed a sound awareness of good customer service and promoted it through interaction with parents and students. • Gained strong organisational skills through various administrative duties, e.g. timetabling, taking general enquiries.

Education record

Biomedical Science (Neuroscience) Bsc (Hons), Neuroscience, Physiology, Pharmacology

Postgraduate Diploma In Psychology, Psychology