Experience

People's Partnership

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Strategy Analyst

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Crawley, England, United Kingdom



G4S Cash Solutions Ltd

• Business Analyst

  • Jan 2022 - Feb 2023

  Key Purpose: Providing financial analysis to help the business make informed decisions. • Analysing varies areas of the business to understand actuals, usage, trends and impact • Assist with yearly budget and forecasting process. Investigating variances identified in budget and forecasting processes • Maintaining finance reporting tools – IBM TM1 and Cognos to ensure reporting is up to date. • Assisting with the roll out of new products and systems across the operations network •… Show more Key Purpose: Providing financial analysis to help the business make informed decisions. • Analysing varies areas of the business to understand actuals, usage, trends and impact • Assist with yearly budget and forecasting process. Investigating variances identified in budget and forecasting processes • Maintaining finance reporting tools – IBM TM1 and Cognos to ensure reporting is up to date. • Assisting with the roll out of new products and systems across the operations network • Regular reviews with key stakeholders to ensure, the business has access to relevant information to assist in decision making. This role has helped me to further develop my analytical skills through analysing the correlations between services levels performance and financial actuals. This has helped me to highlight trends or areas of improvement. Through this role, I am able to be in communication with all areas of the business as I am able to investigate how the activities within the business have an impact on the business. Show less



G4S Cash Solutions LTD

• Decision Support Analyst

  • Aug 2018 - Sep 2021

  Sutton, England, United Kingdom Key Purpose: Delivering value added performance (KPI) reporting and financial analysis to help the business make informed decisions. • KPI reporting for the operations network, tracking monthly performance and assisting in analysis where requested • Preparation and distribution of monthly performance pack to key stakeholders. • Assist with budget and quarterly forecasting process. • Month end / Year end closing as well as reporting of actuals in G4S group reporting system -BPC •… Show more Key Purpose: Delivering value added performance (KPI) reporting and financial analysis to help the business make informed decisions. • KPI reporting for the operations network, tracking monthly performance and assisting in analysis where requested • Preparation and distribution of monthly performance pack to key stakeholders. • Assist with budget and quarterly forecasting process. • Month end / Year end closing as well as reporting of actuals in G4S group reporting system -BPC • Monthly cost centre reviews • Development and maintenance of IBM COGNOS reports so cost centre owners can understand performance and actuals • Assistance in development and Implementation of IBM TM1 reporting and forecasting total • Management of monthly labour accrual posting – average £9M a month • Adhoc assistance to assist in business decision making. This role has helped me to further develop my analytical skills through analysing the correlations between services levels performance and financial actuals. This has helped with analysing route /service optimisation. Through this role, I have developed knowledge of IBM TM1 and Cognos reporting tools which have assisted me in creating and maintaining reports to summarise performance. Show less



Pernod Ricard Travel Retail EMEA

• Marketing Budget Analyst

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2018

  Chiswick Key Purpose: Support the marketing team in managing the budget effectively. •Liaise closely with the marketing team to raise purchase orders in JDE per commitments with the customers. •Understand and explain the variances verse budget and estimates. •Responsible for the maintenance of marketing budget calendar based on the input provided from the marketing team. •Keep key stakeholders up to speed with budget status •Process supplier’s depletion data •Facilitate open and… Show more Key Purpose: Support the marketing team in managing the budget effectively. •Liaise closely with the marketing team to raise purchase orders in JDE per commitments with the customers. •Understand and explain the variances verse budget and estimates. •Responsible for the maintenance of marketing budget calendar based on the input provided from the marketing team. •Keep key stakeholders up to speed with budget status •Process supplier’s depletion data •Facilitate open and collaborative communication between finance and marketing •Assist with the reporting of actuals in local Essbase system and global Pernod Ricard system – PRISMA. •Assist with the budget process and the setting up of the budget template This role has helped me to develop my accounting skills. Through learning to extract financial data and present the data in a comprehensible way for various stakeholders. This role has helped me to improve my analytical skills by investigating the variances found in the data presented. Show less



Pernod Ricard Travel Retail Europe

• Accounts Payable Accountant

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  Chiswick Key purpose: Manage the organisations outgoing transactions, and forge strong relationships with suppliers • Processed over 7,000 invoices. Ensuring the relevant information supplied by the suppliers were accurate such as VAT, Currency, narrative, company name and address. • Processed two payment runs a month. • Managed the AP mail box and accounts payable email account, guaranteeing all enquires were responded to within 3 days. • Maintained the suppliers master file warranting we… Show more Key purpose: Manage the organisations outgoing transactions, and forge strong relationships with suppliers • Processed over 7,000 invoices. Ensuring the relevant information supplied by the suppliers were accurate such as VAT, Currency, narrative, company name and address. • Processed two payment runs a month. • Managed the AP mail box and accounts payable email account, guaranteeing all enquires were responded to within 3 days. • Maintained the suppliers master file warranting we had the correct bank account details, addresses, contracts and contacts. • Processed staff T&E expenses in E1 and followed up on outstanding items • Reconciled our supplier payments to the bank statements and reconciled the unallocated cash account. • Assist in the auditor’s process. Show less



Kingston University

• NSS Ambassador

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom The National Student Survey is a survey done nationally by university students, providing feedback on about their course and their time at university. As a NSS Ambassador my duties and responsibilities included; promoting the survey at the being of lecturers, promoting the NSS while on the stand in the library, encouraging students to complete the survey on the spot. This role helped me to improve my communicational skills and my presenting skills.



ASAS Consult

• AIESEC Internship

  • Aug 2014 - Sep 2014

  Egypt This role was an Internship coordinated through AIESEC working for ASAS Consult. ASAS Consult aim to franchisee Egyptian organisations internationally. My project was to research the Zimbabwe economy and the trade relations with Egypt to identify if there are any opportunities for Egyptian companies in Zimbabwe. I compiled a report and presented to ASAS Consult management my findings. This internship help me to improve my researching skills and gain a greater insight into international business.



Enterprise Europe Network France Méditerranée

• France
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• European Project Assistant

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

  Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom The Enterprise Europe Network provide business services across 52 countries helping SMEs to grow internationally. My duties and responsibilities at Enterprise Europe Network included: • Monitoring outputs achieved and tracking the projects progress • Helping create and implement marketing campaigns to attract new business • Maintaining reporting folders • Managing teams dairies • Chairing team meetings • Maintaining reporting folders • Acting as a liaison officer with… Show more The Enterprise Europe Network provide business services across 52 countries helping SMEs to grow internationally. My duties and responsibilities at Enterprise Europe Network included: • Monitoring outputs achieved and tracking the projects progress • Helping create and implement marketing campaigns to attract new business • Maintaining reporting folders • Managing teams dairies • Chairing team meetings • Maintaining reporting folders • Acting as a liaison officer with incoming enquires. Through this placement, the two main skills I developed were organisational skills and communicational skills. Show less