Catherine Byrne

Experience

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  Seagate Technology

  Nov 2004 - Sept 2006

  Finance Assistant
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  Allied Irish Banks (AIB)

  Sept 2006 - Aug 2010

  Management Accountant

  I was hired to consolidate data into the management reporting pack as well as to ensure the timely, accurate preparation of monthly management reports for the group executive committee, AIB Board, and the financial regulator. Additionally, I presented analysis and commentary on divisional performance and participated in preparing 20-F reporting periods.

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  Bank of Ireland (UK) Plc

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2016

  Bank of Ireland is one of the ‘Big Four’ Irish banks. I advanced to provide business guidance for senior management, including commentary on potential financial risks and opportunities. My scope of responsibility included partnering with UK Treasury and Risk to analyze forecasts regarding balance sheet funding requirements, liquidity, hedging, and customer impact assessments. I controlled £50M P&L and a £20B balance sheet budget.✔ Contributed to reducing net interest margin cost by 10 basis points, achieving £1.4B in deposits growth, and improving loan/deposit ratio from 91% to 89% between 2014 and 2015.✔ Enabled strategic, senior-level decision making by analyzing, interpreting, and delivering pertinent financial data to UK Savings Business.✔ Delivered operational and strategic plans, including budgets and monthly forecasts; achieved a £1M favorable income variance through product mix optimization and effective product pricing. ✔ Generated long-term cost savings of £200K per annum by bringing customer analytics in-house after outsourcing contract review. Show less I was tasked to evaluate cost drivers to identify areas for reduction. I liaised between Dublin and London operations while managing business-wide spend. I was also instrumental in allocating indirect costs and supported decision making by preparing cost projections and business models. ✔ Collaborated with senior finance to absorb remaining costs of Business Banking throughout the division, following deleveraging of the business unit.✔ Increased efficiencies by spearheading cost initiatives, such as dormant account closure project and contact center training.✔ Led the division of costs between 2 legal entities, including £500M for Bank of Ireland UK Plc and £200M for The Governor and Company (group shared services function).✔ Played a role in enhancing transparency via identifying cost drivers and challenging the approach to cost allocation. Show less Promoted to supervising and improving the performance of a 10-member accounting team, in addition to identifying and remediating cost and resourcing issues. As Team Lead, I managed strategic initiatives to drive efficiencies, enhance quality, and reduce costs across the bank. ✔ Realized a 5% improvement in data integrity within SAP by assembling a journal quality team.✔ Saved £15K in annual costs and approximately 500 man hours through driving Lean initiatives; completed 40 continuous improvement projects in 1 year.✔ Improved the performance of the accounting team through effective mentoring and training.✔ Oversaw 4 large SOX controlled processes, including a transfer pricing model, mortgages EIR model, Great Britain business banking income journal, and corporate banking rates. Show less

  • Finance Business Partner – UK Deposits

    Jun 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Senior Finance Analyst – UK Costs

    Sept 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Team Lead – Group Income

    Aug 2012 - Sept 2013

  • Team Lead – Corporate & UK Loan Losses

    Aug 2010 - Aug 2012
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  FIS

  Feb 2017 - Feb 2019

  FIS acquired SunGard business in 2015 and integration of systems & processes was an ongoing objective. Ensuring accuracy of system interfaces, taking corrective action as required and identifying training opportunities was critical.I managed team of 6 to deliver month / year end close for Investment Management Operations (6 entities as part of larger BuySide operations). This included preparation of financial statements, review trends & variances, deliver reporting packs and commentary to stakeholders.This role involved reviewing complex software licensing and professional service contracts to determine revenue recognition and ensure compliance with regulations (inc restatements for ASC 606). Show less

  • Revenue Manager

    Jun 2017 - Feb 2019

  • FP&A Manager

    Feb 2017 - Jun 2017