Experience

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  Bae systems

  Oct 2013 - Oct 2013

  Work experience

  Throughout this week I engaged with associates in the Procurement and Manufacturing departments of BAE Systems. Particularly seeing the results of effective communication among numerous departments throughout the completion of high value contracts. It also gave me greater insight into how a large FTSE 100 company is managed especially one in the aerospace, defence & security industry.

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  Kpmg uk

  Jun 2014 - Jun 2014

  Work experience

  Outside of college, I was invited for a week of work experience within the Manchester branch of KPMG. In this week I was able to shadow colleagues in numerous departments particularly Pensions, Audit and Insolvency where I engaged in a range of business exercises. This experience was crucial in securing my desire to pursue a career in finance.

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  Blackpool pleasure beach

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

  Ticket sales advisor

  This was a seasonal position within a large and busy Ticket Sales team. As a representative of the Pleasure Beach, I handled the queries of both groups and individuals to ensure guests had the best experience possible on the park. This included providing any extra assistance to guests with disabilities, when required. During my time at Blackpool Pleasure Beach I gained a range of customer service experiences, and developed my commercial awareness and business acumen.

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  Pwc

  Jul 2016 - Jul 2016

  Work experience

  A phenomenal two weeks within the Dubai office of PwC where my experience was split between the Assurance and Deals service lines. The office itself really reflected the staggering global aspects of the firm.Within my time in assurance I learned a vast amount, from IT Risk assurance, exploring database management systems such as Oracle, to the process of Internal Audit Advisory where I was able to enhance my business acumen through my involvement in a project on a client site. Meanwhile in Deals, I was placed within Transaction services, where I worked within a small team to aid in the final stages of a project prior to the client handover. In this week, I also enhanced my presentation and teamwork skills further through an internal presentation to my mentor. Show less

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  Pwc uk

  Sept 2017 - now

  - Member of the EU Resilience Working Group. This group is responsible for preparing the firm to offer resilience services to clients across the European Union when Resilience directives become active. I have actively contributed to various initiatives within this group, including support on thought leadership pieces, conducting client targeting efforts, and building internal documents to prepare stakeholders internally and externally for the upcoming directive. - Contributions to IT Disaster Recovery. I supported the client's function in producing a roadmap, gap analysis and Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery framework in order to satisfy regulatory requirements for the organisation to satisfy compliance with the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF). We were engaged with a focus on developing the framework for Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) assets under the scope of the regulation. In order to design the tailored framework, we conducted resilience focused workshops and deliver a BC/DR Gap Analysis report with a roadmap.-Development of Virtual Cost Licensing Model for a Data and Analytics organisation. The client are rolling out a platform on a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and required a framework to ensure that user costs were managed effectively before a full roll out. This model promoted the implementation of guardrails, revised ways of working and a formal set of metrics (e.g. KPIs) to track consumption. Show less Continuing my technology journey at PwC by specialising in Infrastructure and Resilience, now in the London office.- Secondment to a leading Oil & Gas company for a Salesforce controls assurance programme, supporting the team in SOx remediating activities. Also provided insight to the team by ensuring appropriate controls in design and operation in an advisory role. Involved in the governance meetings set up to track and record progress to the central IA team.- Cloud Risk Review for a retailer in the FTSE 250. The review covered the 3 cloud providers in their landscape. Conducted interviews and document analysis to understand the current environment namely around: Governance, Disaster Recovery, Access and Supplier Assurance. This was compiled into a report and provided to the client with recommendations on improvement.- Salesforce Programme Review for a home repairs organisation. Performed a review of the remediation actions required after the first stage of their Salesforce implementation plan. We observed findings around: Stakeholder Engagement, Benefits Realisation, Scope creep and management, Risk Management Tools, Team Organisation and Operations- Technology Maturity Assessment for another Oil and Gas company. Conducted an assessment of the Operating Technology capability for an oil and gas company in the following domains: Resilience, Cyber Security, Strategy, Management & Governance, Quality & Compliance and Run activities. Conducted a variety of workshops and compared the understanding to PwC's Technology Maturity Framework. Compiled a report on the observations gained as well as the recommendations to improve the maturity in each area.- Performed a technology regulatory assessment for a utilities provider for a variety of domains, including Resilience, Asset Management, Incident management, DR and BCM. Workshops helped to understand the current design environment and operating effectiveness testing was performed to validate if controls were effective. Show less Key projects include an Operational Resilience Review for an FS client. We supported them on their Technology Resilience and Improvement Programme where we focused particularly on: technology resilience (architecture robustness, implementation standards, operational controls), people dependencies (critical expertise, continuity of knowledge) and process assurance (Resilience governance, demand and change management). I also had a PMO role on this project orchestrating 70+ meetings and evidence gathering of 450+ materials key to our recommendations.8 month secondment into the firm's operational delivery arm 'Operate'. During this time I have championed Agile ways of working and led teams on a granular level or in times where team leaders were unavailable, maturing these processes over time to meet daily objectives. I had the responsibility within the team to onboard new members from project wide procedures, to the more intricate processes and actions required of an analysts on the project. This secondment was unique as it promoted cross Line of Service teams so I had the opportunity to work with countless individuals outside of my home team from a variety of different proficiencies, and be immersed in an environment of all the benefits and challenges that come with this. Quality was measured quantitatively on this project and my quarter to date score is 98.7% (req. 95%).Outside of my secondment I have been taking meaningful steps towards beginning AWS training certifications to build upon the Azure fundamentals completed previously. Show less Returning Business Placement student to PwC Leeds after graduating from the University of York with a 2.1 degree. Since starting in September, I have already taken on a variety of external audit engagements; ranging from SoX/PCAOB compliance, to engagements with UK financial institution clients, most recently a savings & mortgage lending group. These engagements have given me the opportunity to fulfil a role of building trust in society to my everyday.Since day dot I have been given ownership of significant areas of IT controls to observe design and operating control effectiveness. This has then led to developing my understanding of what makes controls pragmatic when considering change management and access governance - evolving areas of business infrastructure as companies look to improve their technological capabilities through ERPs such as SAP.My 2nd year at PwC UK has also brought new opportunities for collaboration and making a difference, specifically as a conduit of support and guidance for new joiners to the firm; new graduates, technology degree apprentices and new business placements to the Leeds office. Show less Returning to York for my final year of study to be a representative of the firm on campus after a successful placement. My responsibilities included:- Panel member at a Careers' Placement Opportunities event, answering questions and providing guidance on attaining a placement whilst being an Ambassador for PwC.- Supported stalls at numerous careers events as a representative of PwC and presenting students with the breadth of professional services on offer from PwC.- Be a point of contact to students at University of York interested in pursuing a career with PwC and advice on the application process. Show less A 10-month Industrial Placement as a Technology Associate within the PwC Leeds office. My development on this placement was exponential, such as through completing COBIT 5 & ITIL qualifications but more importantly, conditioning effective use of a variety of key soft and organisation skills.I was involved in an SAP Implementation Review, PCI Compliance assurance and also put together an ERP Presentation / Proposal for a significant Building Society.Conducted testing and fieldwork on numerous domains of IT General Controls audits where my responsibilities on these engagements increased progressively over the duration of my placement. I was held accountable for significant areas of an ITGC audit, from Access, Changes, Development and Operations.I also took on risk assurance work outside of my Technology service line such as the completion of risk registers in a Risk Assessment and involvement in a Resilience engagement for a utilities company. Through recruitment activities I developed many soft skills, from public speaking through presentations at university events, my communication skills where I took great care in tailoring my approach to my audience whether it be university students, career advisors or even college leavers through my involvement in PwC's Big Data Summer Camp.At a group meeting I received an informal award, 'Best Newcomer' to the Risk Assurance Team. Show less

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