Alex Ritchie

Experience

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  Waitrose & Partners

  Jul 2017 - Sept 2019

  Supermarket Assistant

  • Part-time job comprising replenishment of shelves, date-checking and reducing items, and operating checkouts. Customer service was also crucial, and I regularly applied problem-solving skills to address customer queries, approaching every conversation with a warm and calm approach. • Developed communication and teamworking skills, regularly working with colleagues to deliver time-sensitive results, including ensuring all relevant items were reduced before the next day and the relevant paperwork signed for. I made extra effort to ensure my colleagues had signed for their work as well. Show less

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  University of East Anglia

  Sept 2019 - Jul 2022

  Student

  Graduated with First-Class honours in History and Politics.Modules included:- Britain in the 1980s - long essay question: ‘What came first: Thatcherism or a Culture of Individualism?’- Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism- History of Nationalism- International Security

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  House of Commons

  Sept 2021 - Sept 2021

  Parliamentary Intern

  Three-day work experience in my MP’s office in Westminster. During my work experience I: • Developed analytical and research skills when carrying out research for parliamentary briefs and interviews.• Enhanced my communication skills through writing letters to constituents and undertaking a speechwriting task, followed by a mock interview of my MP which I was asked to lead.

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  KPMG UK

  Oct 2022 - now

  FS ESG Consultant

  Consulting Trainee in Financial Services and ESG at KPMG UKOct-Nov 2022: Project support for a Lloyds insurance syndicate in assessing the financial risks of climate change. Tasks included setting up meetings with the client, taking minutes, checking documents received, and general admin support for the team. Jan-Oct 2023: Project Management role supporting a large bank with a project involving modelling for unsecured lending. Role ranges from managing financials and forecasting, onboarding and resourcing, to preparing weekly status reports for both the client and the overseeing Partner. Oct 2023-Mar 2024: ESG Assurance engagement for a large client. Tasks include substantive testing for completeness and accuracy such as performing reconciliations, mapping out methodology, testing controls, creating process flows, taking minutes, formatting and finalising reports.Apr-Jul 2024: Supporting in mapping controls for a banking client. Working with large datasets, pulling together PivotTables to extract data for deliverables to the client. Regular close-knit teamwork and an ability to sift relevant data from large extracts required. Also tasked with updating financials and sending out weekly report. Show less