Gwen Jones

Experience

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  Nanhoron Arms Hotel

  Jun 2017 - Apr 2019

  Waitress & Bartender

  - Taking orders from, communicating with and serving customers. - Preparing bills, working the till and processing cash and credit payments. - Accepting and managing reservations; both for the restaurant and the hotel. - Being flexible, multi-tasking and balancing time between bartending and waitressing.

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  SPAR International

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Cashier

  Working the till and teaching new staff members how to do so. Completing tasks such as stock rotation.

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  GWYN THOMAS AND CO LIMITED

  Jun 2018 - Jun 2018

  Accounting Intern

  Involved preparing SFP's for multiple clients after analysing and reviewing their accounts. Also given the opportunity to see what the usual day consists of for a chartered accountant and was introduced to the different types of software they use, specifically IRIS and Sage.

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  Bright Network

  Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  Online Internship Experience on Investment Banking hosted by Bright Network. Having the opportunity of:• Learning more about the industry from leading experts & professionals within the sector.• Developing key skills through core skills seminars.• Gaining real world experience by working on a project and receiving valuable feedback.• Networking with likeminded individuals.

  • Finance & Professional Services Intern

    Jul 2020 - Jul 2020

  • Investment Banking Intern

    Jun 2020 - Jul 2020
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  Studydrive

  Sept 2020 - Jan 2021

  Student Brand Ambassador

  - Promoting the Studydrive website/ app to fellow university students. Persuading/ encouraging them to join by highlighting the benefits.- Focusing specifically on recruiting students from my degree (i.e. Accounting & Finance), Economics and Veterinary Science to become course experts on the platform.- Sharing my own study notes; adding to the platform’s content.

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  Bright Network

  Dec 2020 - Dec 2020

  Business, Operations and Marketing Intern

  - Gaining an insight into new areas of business; marketing and operations specifically. Learning about these industries in more depth via presentations delivered by leading companies including P&G, M&S, Google, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and GSK.- Exploiting my current transferrable skills to complete a practical work sample task.- Completing a competitor analysis, drawing up a rationale for the launch, conducting market research and drawing up a comprehensive & effective marketing strategy before then looking at specific marketing tactics, allocating a budget to the activities and setting SMART objectives. Lastly, concluding and writing a client recommendation & next steps. Visa mindre

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  Finance Infiltrated

  Dec 2020 - Apr 2021

  Marketing Manager & Contributing Writer
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  HSBC

  Jul 2021 - Jul 2022

  WPB Business Support Officer Industrial Placement

  Year-long industrial placement within M&S Bank’s Chief Operating Office.6 months within the Data/ MI Team gaining an insight into and assisting the team in analysing data and generating reports for other internal teams.6 months within the Vendor Management Oversight Team managing vendor contracts (renewal/exit process and checks), vendor performance and risk profiles.Assisted in planning and organising 2 projects related to sustainability:1. Global Climate Festival: 2-week long ‘festival’ including presentations and talks from internal and external speakers about numerous topics in relation to climate change and sustainability.2. Stress-Testing Learning Week: including sessions about the finance department generally, stress testing specifically and climate change, net zero and sustainability from internal and external speakers. Visa mindre

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  HSBC

  Jul 2023 - now

  Wealth & Personal Banking Graduate

  Premier Proposition Redesign Manager (Aug 2023 - Feb 2024)Customer Propositions and International.Managed and provided oversight of the Premier Redesign project whilst also leading a specific sub-workstream (focusing on improving the Premier Mortgage proposition).Innovation and Business Development Manager (Feb 2024 - Aug 2024)Conduct, Risk, Underwriting and Customer Support (CRUCS)Contributed towards 'driving an innovation culture across CRUCS' by planning and presenting 2x educational sessions each month focusing on different innovation-related topics. Contributed towards the team's fraud education content an tools.Digital Solutions and Operations Manager (Aug 2024 - Apr 2025)Analytics, CRM & Enablement.Assisted and enabled the application of third-party digital tools across UK WPB allowing straight through document sending, upload and signing. Visa mindre