Declan Fitzgerald
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Credentials
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Full Driving License
Road Safety AuthorityJan, 2014- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Positive Equity
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Ireland
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Capital Markets
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1 - 100 Employee
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Trainee Trader
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Sep 2022 - Present
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Trader
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Aug 2022 - Aug 2022
- Completed a 1 month internship as a proprietary trader where I traded Italian Bond futures on a simulator account.- Over the course of a month, my P&L consistently improved due to improvements in my risk management and execution. - Gained valuable skills with regard to market research and interpreting news headlines and economic releases and their impact on financial markets.
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AXA Life Europe
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Ireland
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Hedging Strategy Analyst
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Aug 2021 - Jul 2022
- Ensured that the balance sheet was adequately hedged and that the data we received from our hedging service provider was accurate. I performed daily checks to analyze data provided and compared it with internal data I generated myself. - Whenever thresholds were breached and a trade was recommended, I performed checks to ensure that the trade recommendations received solved each breach.- Involved in numerous projects on ways to improve the hedging program and make it more efficient, which included presenting to CEO/CFO etc. Also prepared and presented market updates to the risk team and investment committee.
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HedgeServ
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Fund Accountant
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Mar 2021 - Aug 2021
- Prepared cash and position reconciliations, income and expense accruals and verification and processing of corporate actions on a daily basis. - Prepared cash and position reconciliations, income and expense accruals and verification and processing of corporate actions on a daily basis.
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VMware
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Finance Internship
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Jul 2019 - Jan 2020
- Developed advanced Microsoft Office skills from using Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on a daily basis.- Assisted top management by running regular reports like trial balances and account analysis on various platforms like SAP and Oracle.- Set up calls with members of VMware’s parent companies (Dell & EMC) and audited various accounts for VMware to ensure all expenses could be traced. - Developed advanced Microsoft Office skills from using Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on a daily basis.- Assisted top management by running regular reports like trial balances and account analysis on various platforms like SAP and Oracle.- Set up calls with members of VMware’s parent companies (Dell & EMC) and audited various accounts for VMware to ensure all expenses could be traced.
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Castlemartyr Resort
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Ireland
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Food And Beverage Assistant (part-time)
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Sep 2017 - Jan 2020
- Developed leadership skills by training new staff members and taking leadership roles when serving busy parties.- Dealt with payments such as card and cash and recorded daily takings accurately.- Diligent in taking orders to ensure guest satisfaction.- Developed excellent communication skills from dealing with large parties ensuring everyone was looked after while communicating with my team to ensure the parties received excellent service. - Developed leadership skills by training new staff members and taking leadership roles when serving busy parties.- Dealt with payments such as card and cash and recorded daily takings accurately.- Diligent in taking orders to ensure guest satisfaction.- Developed excellent communication skills from dealing with large parties ensuring everyone was looked after while communicating with my team to ensure the parties received excellent service.
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Redmayne Bentley LLP
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Dealing Assistant
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Jan 2018 - Aug 2018
- Completed 8 months’ work as part of my university degree.- Assisted the stockbrokers with any tasks they required and also dealt with emails, cheques and post received and setting up of new accounts.- Gained excellent communication skills as I dealt with customers daily via email, phone and in person. This has allowed me to learn how to approach customers in a professional manner and how to deal with customer complaints and queries. - Completed 8 months’ work as part of my university degree.- Assisted the stockbrokers with any tasks they required and also dealt with emails, cheques and post received and setting up of new accounts.- Gained excellent communication skills as I dealt with customers daily via email, phone and in person. This has allowed me to learn how to approach customers in a professional manner and how to deal with customer complaints and queries.
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McDonald's
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1 - 100 Employee
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Staff (part-time)
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Apr 2014 - May 2017
- Learnt valuable customer service skills by dealing calmly and firmly with customer complaints and issues.- Used my organisation skills while working in the kitchen as I prepared food in a busy environment. It was important to have an effective system in place to keep on top of the busy rushes and environment that surrounded me. - Learnt and adapted to important health and safety standards and food hygiene regulations due to the nature of work. - Learnt valuable customer service skills by dealing calmly and firmly with customer complaints and issues.- Used my organisation skills while working in the kitchen as I prepared food in a busy environment. It was important to have an effective system in place to keep on top of the busy rushes and environment that surrounded me. - Learnt and adapted to important health and safety standards and food hygiene regulations due to the nature of work.
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Education
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University of Limerick
Bachelor's Degree, Accounting and Finance -
St. Augustines College, Dungarvan
Leaving Certificate