Ruhena B.

Experience

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  CYRIL JACKSON SENIOR CAMPUS

  Mar 2010 - Mar 2010

  Teaching Assistant

  • Worked alongside the classroom teacher, small groups and with individuals for two weeks work experience.• Led a group of 25 children over a period of two weeks as a teaching assistant• Planned activities for the children throughout the two weeks.

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  The Arbour Youth Centre

  Sept 2010 - Apr 2013

  Events Assistant

  • Organised special events such as Eid, Halloween and Christmas• Assisted the children to play in small groups.• Prepared a budget plan for the parties which improved on my organisational and communication skills as I was able to share my ideas and thoughts.

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  BNP Paribas Real Estate

  Nov 2011 - Dec 2011

  Finance Assistant

  • Acquired a practical understanding of the financial role by completing tasks such as account payable for one week work experience. • Improved on my IT skills as I had to import all the invoices on to an excel document and use formulas to calculate the income.

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  Greggs

  Oct 2013 - Sept 2017

  • Achieved a promotion to a senior role and motivated a team of 9 people to maximise their performances and to achieve KPI targets.• Meticulously handled POS system transactions include credit, cash, exchanges, returns and refunds to ensure seamless and accurate cash flow.• Swiftly and successfully resolved conflict resulting in customer satisfaction 100% of the time.• Able to work and manage other Greggs stores and experienced a flexible change in environment and shop structure.• Received score mark of 100% from a mystery shopper visit. Show less

  • Senior Team Member

    Mar 2017 - Sept 2017

  • Team Member

    Oct 2013 - Mar 2017
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  University of Westminster

  Jun 2015 - Jul 2016

  • Applied and selected to become a student ambassador and undergo intense training.• Led a group of undergraduates and postgraduates students as a tour guide and adviser.• Communicated with the students, being able to answer their inquiries and provided guidance related to Business Management courses. • Applied and selected to become a FAN and undergo intense training.• Led a group of 25 international students over a period of a week as a mentor and adviser to them.• Communicated with the students, being able to answer their inquiries. • Organised social activities throughout the whole week such as the campus tours.

  • Business Management - Student Ambassador

    Sept 2014 - Jul 2016

  • Fans Role (Friends of Arriving New Students)

    Jun 2015 - Sept 2015
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  University of Westminster

  Oct 2016 - Aug 2022

  • Improved on forecasting and variance analysis on research numbers.• Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual expenditure reports to research funders on a timely manner.• Obtained Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Certification and developed IT skills on different software’s such as Excel and Agresso Unit 4.• Tracked spending against budget and project progress to ensure the effectiveness of financial controls and accuracy.• Led quarterly meeting with directors to analyse the forecast numbers and provided financial recommendations.• Implemented new project set-up processes to facilitate due diligence for high-risk trading customers. Show less

  • Research Finance Analyst

    Jul 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Research Finance Assistant

    Oct 2016 - Jul 2021
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  Muslim Women Connect

  Jul 2021 - May 2023

  Senior Finance and Development Officer

  Muslim Women Connect is an initiative bringing together Muslim women from a broad range of careers and different walks of life in order to network, connect with and nurture the next generation of Muslim women.

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  Imperial College Business School

  Aug 2022 - now

  Research and Finance Analyst
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  Muslimah (App)

  Jan 2024 - now

  Prayer Space Data Officer

  Muslimah is an app that can instantly locate prayer spaces from Mosques to multi-faith centres and most importantly identify whether spaces are female-friendly. It is designed with the Muslimah user in mind and is the only Islamic app tailored for Muslim women.