James Smith

Experience

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  EY

  Sept 2015 - Jun 2019

  Financial Accounting & Advisory Services (FAAS)- Leads an Assurance wide scheme focused on upskilling individuals in data analytics & visualisation.- Designed & Launched FAAS UK SharePoint website- Contributed analysis & visualisations to thought leadership on Gender Pay Gap- Provide advice & expertise on application and opportunities for data analytics on pitches & existing projects- Work on Finance Transformation projects which look to use technology to automate workflows and improve reporting for internal & external audiences- Long Term Value Project. Member of a new cross-service line team within EY with a goal of shifting corporate behaviour from short-term value focus towards a longer-term value focus- Culture Assessment - created a series of dashboards to show the cultural health of different areas of the firm Show less

  • Assistant Manager

    Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Senior Data Analyst

    Sept 2016 - Sept 2018

  • Forensic Technology Data Analyst

    Sept 2015 - Sept 2016
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  SportsChord

  Mar 2017 - now

  Founder

  Sportschord was founded by James Smith in March 2017. It was inspired by a desire to bring sports, data & visualisation together & was initially created as a sports prints business.Today, while the prints business remains, it is also a portal for thoughts & projects on the world of data visualisation & sports analytics. The name 'Sportschord' comes from the inspiration to create the business & blog - the chord diagram.

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  Drax Group

  Nov 2017 - Feb 2018

  Group Finance Accountant

  I was seconded to Drax to support the Group Finance team through the Year end process and the compilation of their Annual Report. As part of this, I built a model using VBA which automated much of the data capture from entities and transferred this into the notes workings.

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  Biztory

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2020

  Analytics Consultant & Head of Visual Analytics

  I help clients in implementing their data strategy across IT & Business departments by combining technical understanding and project management skills.If a client is just getting started with their data strategy, I provide a mix of consulting and training to help companies realize the potential of their data. If a client is mature in their data strategy, I provide technical support for the Tableau Desktop & Server teams to optimize their environment.

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  Flutter Entertainment Plc

  Aug 2020 - now

  • Finance Automation Lead

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Finance Business Intelligence Senior Manager

    Aug 2020 - Jun 2023