Experience

Zenith Bank (UK) Limited.

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Payments officer

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Bayes Business School

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Faculty AdministIon Assistant

  • Nov 2021 - Aug 2023



West Hatch High School Academy Trust

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Exam Invigilator

  • May 2019 - Feb 2022

  • Supervising candidates in both GCSE and ‘A’ Level exams. • Ensuring examinations are conducted according to the current JCQ regulations. • Preventing cheating and candidate malpractice. • Preparing exam papers for distribution and ensuring rooms are ready. • Liaising with the senior invigilator and the exam officer regarding any problems/queries. • Attending invigilator training sessions to stay up to date with legislation and best practice • Supervising candidates in both GCSE and ‘A’ Level exams. • Ensuring examinations are conducted according to the current JCQ regulations. • Preventing cheating and candidate malpractice. • Preparing exam papers for distribution and ensuring rooms are ready. • Liaising with the senior invigilator and the exam officer regarding any problems/queries. • Attending invigilator training sessions to stay up to date with legislation and best practice



Fairlop Primary School

• Hainault, Greater London, United Kingdom

• Midday Assistant

  • Feb 2019 - Feb 2022

  • Responsible for safety and wellbeing of children during their lunch hour. • Working to a team rota and covering absences, always flexible to support the team. • Carrying out First Aid training and being on call daily to provide care. • One-to-one care for an autistic child during their lunch hour. Previously responsible for the care of a physically disabled child with neuromuscular disorder. • Attending frequent Safeguarding training. • Responsible for safety and wellbeing of children during their lunch hour. • Working to a team rota and covering absences, always flexible to support the team. • Carrying out First Aid training and being on call daily to provide care. • One-to-one care for an autistic child during their lunch hour. Previously responsible for the care of a physically disabled child with neuromuscular disorder. • Attending frequent Safeguarding training.



RBC Wealth Management

• Canada
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cash Processing and Account Management Administrator

  • Apr 2010 - Dec 2010

  • Responsible for the inputting/verification/releasing of payment instructions for investment and banking clients and dealing with day-to-day queries from Front/Back Office. • Responsible for agency clearing processing and dealing with any day-to-day queries from Front/Back Office and helping them in supporting the customer. • Responsible for conducting sterling draft processing and investigations. • Oversee account administration tasks including dormant account transactions and account closing activities. • Working with Front Office and operational partners to discuss processes and improve operational service levels to meet the requirements of the RM/IM/IA’s. • Manage expectations of the Front office and operational partners and ensure any problems are addressed and solutions agreed. • Collate monthly KRI information and volumes statistics for MI. • Ensure documentary evidence is maintained to satisfy FCA requirements Show less



Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander

• London, United Kingdom

• SFIM (Singer and Friedlander Investment Management ) Payments

  • Nov 2007 - Mar 2010

  Control, monitor and prioritise payments for Investment Management and Private Banking whether they be by Chaps or Bacs Issuing Cheques and Paying in Process Client and Company Money Market Loans which have been instructed by the dealers Process Client Internal Deposits which have been instructed by Fund Managers Monitor the daily FX positions, agreeing and reconcile any differences Communicating daily with the Investment Management Fund Managers with regards to any queries Control, monitor and prioritise payments for Investment Management and Private Banking whether they be by Chaps or Bacs Issuing Cheques and Paying in Process Client and Company Money Market Loans which have been instructed by the dealers Process Client Internal Deposits which have been instructed by Fund Managers Monitor the daily FX positions, agreeing and reconcile any differences Communicating daily with the Investment Management Fund Managers with regards to any queries



Intesa Sanpaolo

• Italy
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Swift Payments/Finance Dept/Reconciliations

  • Jun 2006 - Nov 2007

  The processing of GBP and other currency payments, prioritising work to comply to relevant cut off times. Checking that all payments have correct authorised signatures, and when over certain amounts payments are to be confirmed with customer by phone. When dealing with cross currency payments, foreign exchange transactions are done through the treasury department, then this information is updated in the system by myself, ensuring that all details are correct. Receiving all cheques payable to our customers through the post, checking that details are correct. Pay cheques through clearing and pass relevant entries. Receiving BACS from our clearing bank, checking that details are correct ie beneficiary. name and account number match and that there is an ordering customer. I then pass entries on to our system. The checking of incoming swift messages on Midas which are funds favour of our customers, ensuring that all details are correct. Then given to a second checker, who when authorises , automatically passes entries. Liaising with customers regarding any queries Carrying out the daily reconciliations for all currencies, obtaining details from Midas Investigating outstanding amounts and distributing investigation forms, via email, to the relevant departments, as well as compiling a spreadsheet with all cleared investigations. Checking in Midas for any movements in any of our Nostro accounts and updating records Receiving all invoices, checking that details correspond with previous months, and getting them authorised by the relevant party. Paying invoices by BACS, using the Hexagon system, and once these are released I pass entries using Midas in to the appropriate accounts. Being responsible for the opening and closing of customers accounts Updating account details, such as name/address change, adding signatories Daily input of forward/daily rates on to Midas, which are sent to me by Treasury department. Show less



Cynergy Bank UK (Formally Bank of Cyprus UK)

• London, Greater London, United Kingdom

• Team Leader Swift Outward Payments

  • May 1998 - Jun 2006

  Responsible for checking the work of a team of three. Ensuring that all customer payments received from our branches have correct authorised signatories. Authorising customer payments, up to £500,000, including both CHAPS and overseas payments. Ensuring that all details are input to correspond with instructions, and that all information is input correctly Having to comply with tight deadlines and prioritise work, distributing workload to members of the team. Releasing payments through SWIFT. During the course of the day SWIFT is regularly checked to ensure that all payments have been successfully released and that none have been rejected by the system. Investigating and correcting any payments that may have been rejected. Dealing with all queries regarding outward payments. Liaising with other branches regarding queries. Sending out SWIFT messages to beneficiary banks in relation to their enquiry. Liaising with treasury, regarding the buying and selling of currency. Carrying out an end of day reconciliation, ensuring that all entries and payments have been submitted successfully. Responsible for the month’s work measurement and reporting details back to the department manager. Prior to the department having an in-house system all payments were processed manually, including the writing of entries. Responsible for the collection of all foreign cheques abroad, including US dollar traveller cheques and EURO cheques. Keeping an up to date log of cheques and inward bills for collection. Ensuring procedures were met when settling a cheque for customers i.e. obtaining authority from the customer, preventing fraudulent cheques being presented. Ensuring that all reimbursement claims received by SWIFT are correctly entered onto the in house system (LEO). Show less