Experience

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  Alvarez & Marsal

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Senior Research Analyst

    • Jul 2022 - Present
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    Conducting financial analysis on a range of companies to understand their financial health, withparticular focus on debt structuresCreating market overviews to track industry trendsScreening for data on the fixed income market at both a government and corporate levelSourcing commodity pricing/indicesIdentifying and obtaining reports from industry, financial, IT and news subscriptions and resourcesAssisting in Selling, General & Administrative (SG&A) functional and process benchmarkingHelp to manage the research request pipeline through Salesforce.comCollaborate with the team to prioritise, coordinate and project manage research requests that aresent to our third-party research partnersPromote the Insight Centre and provide education on how to leverage and engage with the InsightCentre

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  Currys

  • United Kingdom
  • Retail
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Business Advisor/Sales Consultant

    • Dec 2017 - Jun 2022

  • Sales Consultant

    • Mar 2017 - Dec 2017

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  Currently Seeking a New Role

  • Senior Researcher

    • Nov 2016 - Nov 2021

    I am looking for any research roles within management consultancies/financial services, I will consider other areas as well. I am available with immediate effect. Please message me with any suitable opportunities, contract or permanent. I look forward to hearing from you.

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  Oliver Wyman

  • London, United Kingdom

  • FS Research Analyst - CIB/WAM/CFA

    • Dec 2015 - Nov 2016
    • London, United Kingdom

    • Work with a wide range of information tools and proprietary databases to provide research for client projects and business development.• Provide both quick solutions and in-depth research for the business.• Leverage the Knowledge Management team to provide joint solutions on projects.• Assist in the education and training of the consulting staff both with research issues generally, and with end-user training specifically.• Work within the framework of the European based team, sharing work and experience and helping build the research function in the region.

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  Integreon (Barclays Capital)

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Workflow Coordinator/Researcher

    • Dec 2013 - Sep 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    The purpose of this role was to manage the global workflow for BIS at Barclays Capital. Manage client’s expectations regarding their requests by communicating via email and phone. • Managed queue for group using BIS workflow tool. Clarified requests, confirmed deadlines, prioritised work and managed client expectations around expected deliverables. Assigned requests to onshore staff when appropriate.• Assigned jobs to the offshore team to complete and communicated with the offshore team on a regular basis regarding workflow.• Supported projects requiring news, market research, financial filings and statistical data from other commercial databases, government agencies and industry associations.• Managed a consistent volume of research requests and monitored project time based on complexity level of each project. Delivered actionable results in a structured format that met or exceeded the clients’ expectations.• Provided research support by answering quick turnaround requests.• Assisted internal clients with data systems.• Backup to offshore staff and Information Specialists depending on demand, volumes and staffing levels. • This position also required to complete specialised duties or projects as assigned.

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  Evercore

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Financial Researcher

    • Jul 2013 - Aug 2013
    • London, United Kingdom

    This was a temporary contract.Supported the various groups through managing and processing research requests, assisting executives with industry specific problems, working closely with the project teams and providing analysis to drive insight into specific client issues. This includes:Public and private company financial documentsTakeover and merger documentsProspectusesBroker (analysts) reportsMarket data such as share price histories etcPress searches for companies or individualsBiographical information on company directors or other persons of interestIndustry information - overviews, production figures, market share, key players etcMerger & Acquisitions data, Debt Transaction dataEquity and Debt issues dataLeague TablesRatings information from credit ratings agencies

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  Williams Lea

  • London

  • Researcher

    • Dec 2011 - Jun 2013
    • London

    This role is essentially working for Deutsche Bank as the Business Information service was outsourced to Williams Lea.

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  Deutsche Bank

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Analyst/Researcher

    • Jun 2007 - Jun 2013
    • London, United Kingdom

    The purpose of this role is to provide a business information and research service to Global Banking in the EMEA region primarily and to the rest of the world secondly.• To ensure provision of accurate and timely data/research in response to information requests. • To conduct reference interviews with bankers, ensuring full understanding of their information needs. On a rotation basis, manage the Reference Desk for all incoming enquiries via e-mail, telephone and the occasional personal caller.• Evaluate new resources in comparison with existing for relevance, accuracy and value. Check for compatibility with new software – Microsoft Office 2007.• Mentor new staff and employees on procedures and resources, ensuring quick adaptability to the operation of the Business Information Service• Liaise with BIS Chennai, to ensure understanding of the bankers requests and that deadlines are met, and provide guidance and advice on procedures for research. In March 2012 went out to BIS Chennai to do training of 20 researchers on level 1 and 2 requests – ratings, company filings, broker research and dealing with combined requests• Undertake Graduate and Summer Intern training on resources available to the Interns and the service provided by Business Information Service, on a regular basis.• Provide league and volumes tables, transaction analysis, markets analysis and all business related requests.• Manage the Business Information Service Intranet, ensuring it is updated and relevant.• Share knowledge and procedures with my colleagues to ensure the high standards of service are achieved.

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  Credit Suisse

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Information Research Associate

    • May 2006 - Jun 2007
    • London, United Kingdom

    The purpose of this role is to• To ensure provision of accurate and timely data/research in response to information requests. • To conduct reference interviews with clients, ensuring full understanding of their information needs. To provide specific research support to one or more specialist teams in IBD, i.e. the Technology, Telecommunications, Energy & Utilities, FIG, Consumer groups. • On a rotation basis, to assist in answering the Library’s main number phone calls (while sitting at the main desk), to direct Library “walk-ins” or answer their questions, to answer the InfoHotline (giving advice to clients on how to effectively and efficiently use the databases they have access to on their desktop). • To undertake any other tasks deemed necessary for the smooth functioning of the department as and when necessary.

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  Morgan Stanley

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Workflow Co-ordinator/Research Analyst

    • Oct 2005 - Apr 2006
    • London, United Kingdom

    The purpose of this role is to• Co-ordinate workflow from a central enquiry point to the in-house research teams.• Undertake research as required – from quick requests to in-depth analysis.• Provide research support to local BIS Sector specialists – Technology, Energy & Utilities, Media & Telecommunications, Consumer, Real Estate, Finance & Insurance and Transport & Industrials.• Provide advice to clients on costs and timeframes for the completion of research and give guidance on the best use of the desk-top resources.• Continually monitor capacity within the research team and maintain Client Service Levels.• Follow the department’s and Firm wide policies in the use of Firm’s resources and authorisation limits.• Complete administrative responsibilities within agreed timeframe.

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  Lazard

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Researcher

    • Aug 2005 - Sep 2005
    • London, United Kingdom

    The objective of this role is to assist in the efficient running of the Corporate Finance Library and the responsibilities of the role are to provide a research service to the Corporate Finance department, dealing with requests coming into a central enquiry point.

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  The Open University

  • Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

  • Research Support Librarian/Archive Cataloguer

    • Jan 2005 - May 2005
    • Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    The purpose of this role is to help identify e-resources suitable for purchase and to assist the Electronic Resources Manager in their acquisition, to help ensure ease of access to appropriate electronic resources for all users and potential users and support for the management of journal subscriptions. Assist the Academic Services Manager in implementing the library's strategy in supporting University research and conduct a survey on the library’s collection to identify whether it meets the needs of the university staff and students, and present the findings. Provide staff and student support at the library’s Advice Desk. Cataloguing of the Sir Geoffrey Vickers, Lord Perry of Walton and Maureen Oswin archive collections.

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  The Open University

  • United Kingdom
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Researcher – Marketing Intelligence

    • Jun 2004 - Sep 2004

    The role of the researcher is to provide research for The Open University’s Reconfiguration Project. This involved looking at the university’s (identified by The Open University) governance, academic structure, strategy and mission statements and facts and figures relating to student numbers and financials. The information was presented as detailed report of the findings as identified, using publicly available information, profile of each university to include brand and SWOT analysis. A summary on each university to be used when visiting the universities and attend regular progress meetings to identify further information needs.

  • Information for Business (iforB) Officer

    • Mar 2004 - Jun 2004

    The role of the iforB officer is to assist The Open University in meeting its business objectives by supporting staff in the decision making process through the provision of information to support business issues. Re-launch the iforB service to the internal client base. Update and add new websites to the Resources for Education Management (REM), a selection of relevant websites to support business development and academic departments, classifying for the appropriate faculties and departments for relevance and ease of searching. Update and add new acronyms and abbreviations to the Open University Glossary. Produce presentations for individual departments, with relevant information and for general purposes. Undertake relevant research for academic and non-academic departments, as required.

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  Grant Thornton UK LLP

  • United Kingdom
  • Accounting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Research Analyst

    • Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

    The role of research analyst is to support the information needs of the corporate finance lead advisory teams (partners, associates, managers and executives) in the region. To be able to take a request, vague or detailed, and by probing and understanding why the information is requested, be able to produce summarised data as required, in a time efficient manner, to meet the needs of the requestor. Sometimes the work will be client facing, however the majority of the work will be done with the lead advisory teams in the region, based in Oxford, Milton Keynes, Cambridge and Norwich.  Work closely with the lead advisory teams, identifying potential acquirers for disposal clients, acquisition targets for clients, source of funding for business expansion, market research on industry sectors, shareholder & ownership of companies, product and brand research and general research service.  Validate, collate and present the information and results key findings with comments and the reason for inclusion. Examples of this have been the market for laboratory animal cages, product and brand licensing and ongoing research on Wembley National Stadium.• Interrogate internal database for relevant transactions for inclusion in proposals and to demonstrate the firm’s expertise. Liaising with other offices and countries for information that may not be publicly available. Analyse, edit, collate and format the results and summarising the findings. Attend quarterly regional meetings on the past performance and future developments of the team and the office. Participate in corporate functions; attend client facing meetings and briefings and presentations from other advisors. • Provide support and training for the resources available to the lead advisory teams and help troubleshoot any problems encountered,

  • Senior Informaton Officer/Co-ordinator

    • Sep 1996 - Dec 2000

    Provide a business information research service, with two Information Officers, to support the corporate objectives of Grant Thornton with timely, relevant and current information.  Manage the running of the information research service and ensure effective and efficient use of all databases and resources;  Undertake detailed and quick research on a variety of client interests, which would include competitors, market structure, sector performance, corporate finance activities, forensic investigations, corporate recovery and monitor on going developments using internal and external resources; Undertake annual competitor analysis for National Marketing, by each office, collate audit market share analysis and produce six monthly marketing lists for each office Produce two daily electronic information services - one provides summaries of relevant news headlines from the national daily newspapers and the other a notice board which provides news about the firm.  Undertake special projects for various national departments and do presentation on the services provided by the information help desk; experienced in the use of Lotus SmartSuite, Lotus Notes, Dr Solomon call logging database and frequent trouble shooting on the databases used by the information help desk. Manage the information service budget and income and expenditure, monitoring all charges to ensure that value for money and quality service is provided, that costs are recovered with profit

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  News International

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Assistant Librarian

    • Jun 1996 - Aug 1996
    • London, United Kingdom

    The Reference Library provides research and information services to 900 journalists. Resources include cuttings taken from all national daily and Sunday newspapers, books, CD-ROMs and online databases.

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  Becta

  • Coventry, United Kingdom

  • Information Officer

    • Mar 1996 - Jun 1996
    • Coventry, United Kingdom

    The Information Unit provides an information service in the use of Information Technology to educational establishments (schools & post-16), teachers, parents, advisors and internal staff.

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  British Gas

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Library Assitant

    • 1991 - 1996
    • London, United Kingdom

    The library provided a central source of technical, managerial and commercial information to British Gas Headquarters and a specialist service to Regions and National Transmission sites, some of which had their own information sections.

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  CIPFA

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Librarian/information Officer

    • Oct 1990 - Mar 1991
    • London, United Kingdom

    Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, the Librarian provides an information service for Secretariat Staff, Institute members, students and other researchers. The library encompasses the broad subject areas of public finance, accountancy and audit.

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  British Coal

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Assistan Librarian

    • 1979 - 1990
    • London, United Kingdom

    Library Assistant/Assistant LibrarianBritish Coal Corporation, London The Library provided a comprehensive information and research service to the coal industry, including organisation and policy, international markets and other none technical information.