Finance Performance & Control Analyst

• Sep 2023 - Present

Business Analyst

• Jul 2022 - Aug 2023

- Contributed towards a business case which resulted in approval of nearly £200m of funds from the University finance committee to progress the Social Sciences Grand Challenge. - Led an initiative which resulted in an amendment to the University ID card, collaborating with stakeholders to guarantee a seamless implementation. - Shadowed users in the STEM faculty to identify process enhancement opportunities, resulting in 77 requirements being generated and 8 recommendations approved by one of the University steering groups. - Actively participated in new ways of engaging with Technical Services staff to elicit requirements. - Created excel models for student number data sets, including reconciling different student number data sets, the outputs of which were fundamental to agreeing future space requirements and capital spend. - Contributed to benefits management by identifying and quantifying project and programme benefits. - Undertook a website content audit, presenting insights back to the web development team. The work was pivotal groundwork in the cleansing of website content. - Conducted market research into key website features of higher education institutes. Presented insights and provided recommendations on potential future website designs for the University of Warwick. Show less

Business Change Specialist

• Jan 2020 - Jul 2022

- Supported 9 brand system conversions, including Jewson, as part of the £100m ERP implementation across the Saint-Gobain UK Building Distribution sector.- Led a project which reduced Saint-Gobain Building Distribution's balance sheet risk by £100m. This involved developing a tool which cleansed 20,000 transactions at £7.5m from the system.- Pinpointed discrepancies between the trading system and nominal ledger, proposing appropriate corrective measures.- Led projects such as the creation of a risk grading system, resulting in SGBD’s risk grade increasing from a C to a B.- Worked with finance colleagues to map as-is processes.- Managed the Business Transformation Team's (BTT) Change Requests, prioritised and updated the status for senior management, collaborated with IT, and ensured progression while highlighting issues.- Implemented business procedures to assist business users during system change. - Presented pre-conversion health checks to senior stakeholders before brand conversions, highlighting and identifying potential risks and issues for resolution.- Delegated work to a junior Business Analyst, ensuring quality of work delivered.- Built relationships that are open to challenge by managing issues and change requests, representing BTT’s views, while also maintaining good relationships with IT teams. Show less

Senior Business Design Analyst

• Aug 2018 - Jan 2020

Business Design Analyst

• Aug 2016 - Aug 2018

Senior Mentor

• Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

- Led, inspired, and pastorally cared for a group of nine 16/17 year old's, ensuring their safety and assisting their personal development. - Worked alongside other members of staff to ensure that all young people in the team were engaged and fully participated in all activities. - Facilitated and tailored curriculum sessions to the group in an engaging and inspiring way. - Led visits to community partners and charities. - Assisted the group in designing a social action campaign which aimed to raise awareness of HIV. - Supported the group in a variety of outdoor activities such as camping, rock climbing, canoeing, ghyll scrambling. Show less

Exam Invigilator

• May 2016 - Jul 2016

- Assisted with the coordination of the Year 11 exams. - Scribed for students that required support. - Assisted with the coordination of the Year 11 exams. - Scribed for students that required support.

Graduate Commercial Executive

• Jul 2015 - Feb 2016

- Monitored outstanding payments and updated customer account statements. - Prepared monthly sales reports for the Managing Director. - Compiled import and export documentation, as well as uploading sales data onto both SAP and QuickBooks. - Evaluated Miswa's product pricing and proposed recommendations to the Managing Director. - Monitored outstanding payments and updated customer account statements. - Prepared monthly sales reports for the Managing Director. - Compiled import and export documentation, as well as uploading sales data onto both SAP and QuickBooks. - Evaluated Miswa's product pricing and proposed recommendations to the Managing Director.

Intern

• Feb 2014 - Jun 2014

- Assisted in organising networking events. - Maintained and expanded the client base by proactively attending networking events in Rotterdam to establish new connections and nurture existing relationships. - Successfully communicating with an international audience. - Supporting various types of customers; Dutch, international, expats, and new businesses. - Assisted in organising networking events. - Maintained and expanded the client base by proactively attending networking events in Rotterdam to establish new connections and nurture existing relationships. - Successfully communicating with an international audience. - Supporting various types of customers; Dutch, international, expats, and new businesses.

Community Mentor

• Jul 2013 - Jul 2013

- Delivered sessions with two groups of twelve young people to assist them in executing a campaign in their local community. - Successfully assisted two groups of twelve young people to plan a campaign each. - Delivered sessions with two groups of twelve young people to assist them in executing a campaign in their local community. - Successfully assisted two groups of twelve young people to plan a campaign each.

Treasurer

• Feb 2012 - Feb 2013

- Achieved Best Treasurer of Coventry Students Union Societies (2012-13). - Responsible for the society's accounts, maintaining monthly income and expenditure accounts. - Achieved Best Treasurer of Coventry Students Union Societies (2012-13). - Responsible for the society's accounts, maintaining monthly income and expenditure accounts.

Fundraiser

• Jun 2012 - Jun 2012

Door-to-door fundraising for Barnado's and Macmillan. Door-to-door fundraising for Barnado's and Macmillan.

Assistant Accountant

• Dec 2010 - Apr 2011

- Assisted in accounts preparation and bank reconciliations. - Used bookkeeping skills by recording clients' financial affairs. - Assisted in accounts preparation and bank reconciliations. - Used bookkeeping skills by recording clients' financial affairs.

Assistant Accountant

• Sep 2008 - Sep 2008

- Prepared accounting journals. - Assisted in account preparation. - Prepared accounting journals. - Assisted in account preparation.