Samar Gad

Experience

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  Piraeus

  Jul 2007 - Sept 2007

  Operations Department Specialist

  Piraeus Bank is today the leading bank in Greece with 30% market share, loans and deposits. It operates 650 units in 10 countries across South-eastern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean. - Managed clients' notifications and ensured their receipt- Prepared checks entries and performed checks audit- Prepared and audited bank transfers, in collaboration with the Central Audit Division in Cairo- Trained new interns

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  Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport

  Sept 2008 - Sept 2013

  Lecturer in Accounting and Finance

  - Taught Financial Accounting, Investment, Derivatives and Financial Markets.- Personal tutoring.- Recorded online courses on “Moodle”.- Conducted research and disseminated findings through leading peer-reviewed publications and presented in international research conferences.

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  FMA International

  Jan 2011 - Sept 2013

  Financial Management Association (FMA) Student Chapter Adviser

  This role was to help students get practical experience in finance. I worked with practitioners and local business executives to co-develop training courses and workshops for students and the public. The highlights of this role are working with Banque Misr (state owned bank), the Egyptian Stock Exchange, investment banks such as EFG Hermes, Pioneers and the Chamber of Commerce in Alexandria, Egypt.

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  Freelance

  Jan 2012 - now

  Public Speaker
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  De Montfort University

  Jan 2015 - Oct 2015

  Business Researcher

  liaised with programme leaders to identify opportunities for developing accreditation links (ACCA, CIMA, EQUIS, AMBA, and AACSB) with their programmes. supported the preparation of reports relating to AACSB application.

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  De Montfort University

  Mar 2016 - May 2016

  Data Analyst

  built a lenders database for the banking sector in the UK using data covering 20 years. The database helped in writing a report for mid/end year data for Bank of England and various investment banks.

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  Birmingham City University

  Jan 2018 - Dec 2021

  External Examiner

  Moderated assessment design and feedback, and advised programme leader and module teams for the following modules:- FIN4006 Quantitative Methods for Finance- ACC4030 Financial Information Systems- FIN5017 Financial Analysis for Investments- MAN5051 Risk Management- FIN5016 Financial Modelling

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  De Montfort University

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2022

  - Designed and taught undergraduate and postgraduate modules with a strong focus on business intelligence and student employability.- Module leadership: Business Intelligence Using Excel (ACFI2424) Level 5, Advanced Business Intelligence (ACFI3425) Level 6- Curriculum refreshment and personalising teaching method and taught material through learning analytics.- PhD supervision.- Course Identity Coordinator- Supervised 15 MSc students.- Taught UG modules: Decision Management, Performance Measurement, Financial Econometrics, International Accounting and Finance Issues- PG modules: Business Simulation, Business Analytics and Financial Skills.- Personal tutoring. Show less - Worked closely with faculty executive board, faculty academic committee, and subject-level employability leads, to drive the faculty employability strategy. - Provided training for new staff in induction sessions, to demonstrate effective ways to embed employability skills in modules and sign post key services to students. - Developed an employability audit to map the existing employability skills across the faculty against skills required by employers. This audit complements the undergoing curriculum review in the business school. - Coordinated with employability subject leads to organise the faculty employability conferences. Show less

  • Senior Lecturer in Finance

    Oct 2016 - Aug 2022

  • Faculty Employability Lead

    Jun 2018 - Mar 2020
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  Kingston University

  Sept 2022 - now

  Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance

  I am the Course Director of BSc Accounting and Finance and module leader for Finance (Level 5). I take a holistic approach, and engage practitioners in curriculum planning, assessment design and feedback. My goal is to be an enabler for undergraduate accounting and finance students, and help them gain a first-hand experience and the relevant skillset, to adapt to the digital transformation in accounting and finance jobs.Top achievements from the first year: - Course student satisfaction beat NSS benchmark for all themes- Scaled the use and integration of Microsoft Excel in core modules in Level 5 and 6- 4 social events focused on well being and career support - Continuously increased our students social capital by getting them involved with industry opportunities, such as Bloomberg Women in Business Event and AmplifyMe Global Virtual Finance Accelerator Simulation.- Maximised the visibility of the course success stories and achievements on LinkedIn through a new LinkedIn page- Renewed and acquired new exemptions from ACCA Show less

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  University of the West of Scotland

  Oct 2022 - now

  School Assessment Board External Examiner

  School Assessment Board External Examiner for the Accounting, Finance & Law (AFL) subject area. I am responsible for:-Approval of assessment materials, -Moderation of assessments, -Completion of an annual monitoring report and engagement with School Assessment Boards (SABs) where student marks are ratified.