Michael McKeown

Experience

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  Slater and Gordon Lawyers (UK)

  Feb 2015 - Mar 2015

  Legal Assistant
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  New Charter Group

  Apr 2015 - Apr 2015

  Legal Trainee

  I undertook a placement through my university. During those two weeks I was able to undertake work in a range of areas .Some of my responsibilities were as follows ;- drafting conveyancing packs -preparing title reports -Reviewing and preparing contracts for sale , leases (B2B & B2C) and commercial agreements.- I also attended court , writing witness statements, preparing case bundles and producing attendance note- Undertaking legal research on the new provisions of the Deregulations Act 2015 Show less

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  BNY Mellon

  May 2015 - Jun 2018

  Corporate Actions (Secondment) UK income (6months as temp) International Markets - (Income & Tax ) processed fixed income , tax relief (Withholding Tax) , tax reclaims on the following markets ;Portugal, Poland , Belgium , Hungary , Bulgaria , Netherlands , Austria , Malawi, Greece . Liaising with key external and internal stakeholders ensuring regulatory compliance

  • Analyst

    Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

  • Senior Representative

    Nov 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Income & Tax Representative

    May 2015 - Nov 2016
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  NatWest Group

  Jun 2018 - May 2019

  Analyst

  LIBOR - Syndicated lending - Corporate & Banking Portfolio Analyst - Manage a portfolio of 70+ clients processing end to end by ensuring funding of all syndicate members to meet borrower requests in a timely manner.•Consistently conduct thorough reviews of existing and new complex facility agreements and subsequently building commercial loan deals into Loan IQ whilst managing client fee schedules as part of the wider syndicated portfolio and part of the clients overarching transaction lifecycle, ensuring regulatory compliance by performing KYC tasks for Lenders.•Coached and mentored colleagues across the business as well as leading l workshops to upskill new joiners on KYC (Know Your Customer) & Secondary Trades.•Monitored and managed department risk exposure by monitoring internal Control Framework & RMP reconciliation for the department ensuring exposure was below permissible thresholds consistently and managing escalations on an exception basis when needed.•Responsible for embedding change and transformation on a number of inter-departmental projects including implementing a new payments systems, new Alternative Reference rate (SONIA) and P2P•Providing exemplary client service whilst managing client queries.Prompt and accurate NOSTRO account reconciliations•Developed new SOPs in conjunction with me processes and more efficient ways of working whilst periodically reviewing and updating SOPs in line with system and industry developments. Experienced in using a range accounting and lending platforms including Loan I.Q, TLM, WallStreet, Clearpar, RMP, Debt Domain. Proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Sharepoint. Show less

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  PwC

  May 2019 - Jan 2023

  Business Analyst/Project Manager/Management Consultant - Financial ServicesBCS qualified Business Analyst with over 6 years in financial services and 4 years experience delivering change projects, specialising in system integrations and improvements with a focus on digital change as well as incorporating his experience in delivering lean based behavioural change programs Mike is experienced with the SDLC of applications and has applied his skills as a BA to deliver projects in both Agile and Waterfall. Mikes experience as a Business Analyst saw him working as part of program teams driving the project from strategy to delivery. Mike is adept at refining the objectives and scope of a project ensuring requirements are documented and validated continuously against the Business Case. Mike is competent using a range of project management / testing tools such as JIRA,Confluence and MS Sharepoint. Mike is experienced and competent with data analysis, data and process mining and data visualisation and reporting. Mike is a proficient user of numerous Business intelligence tools such as MS Power Bi, Tableau , workflow automation tool alteryx and process mining tool celonis .Mike is adept at eliciting client and business requirements, mapping said requirements to reflect procedural flows but also identify points of waste/opportunity to optimise process in keeping with CPI/Agile culture Mike enjoys working in.Promoted to Senior Associate II Jan 2021 Show less

  • Manager

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Senior Associate I & II

    May 2019 - Dec 2021
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  BNY

  Jan 2023 - now

  Vice President

  Enterprise Change - ECRSOSr. Specialist Business Technology LiasonCLM