Sara Starnini-Salmina

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location of Sara Starnini-SalminaGreater Bristol Area, United Kingdom
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  • About me

    CAA, M.Sc. Mathematics

  • Education

    • Institute and faculty of actuaries

      2014 - 2019
      Certified actuarial analyst actuary

      CAA - Module 5: Models and Audit TrailCAA - Module 4: Short Term Actuarial Mathematics CAA - Module 3: Long Term Actuarial Mathematics CAA - Module 2: Statistics and ModelsCAA - Module 1: Finance and Financial Mathematics (exemption)CAA - Module 0: Entry Test (exemption)CT1: Certificate in Financial Mathematics

    • Université de fribourg/universität freiburg

      2009 - 2011
      Master of science (m.sc.) mathematics
    • Université de fribourg/universität freiburg

      2006 - 2009
      Bachelor of science (bs), mathematics and geography
  • Experience

    • Université de fribourg/universität freiburg

      Sept 2010 - Jun 2011
      Assistant at mathematics department

      Presentation and correction of exercise series for «Algèbre linéaire propédeutique» and «Statistique propédeutique» courses.

    • Bundesamt für landestopografie swisstopo

      Mar 2012 - Feb 2013
      Internship it-enterprise architecture

      Documentation in the field of the computer architecture.Description with BPMN language (dataflow) and optimization of business processes.Quantification and organization of enterprise’s data: inventory, ensure the safety, long-term save data, delete unnecessary duplicates.Creation of a tool to calculate the amount of data. That tool was developed on Excel and VBA.Collaborating in different informatics projects.

    • Tree aid

      Jul 2013 - May 2014

      Assisting with processing of data for the production of management accounts, including use of Sage Accounts package and Raiser’s Edge database.Bank transfers, payments, purchase orders, reconciliation.Examining TREE AID’s finance and resources systems with a view to increasing efficiency.Improving and implementing systems on Excel (VBA).

      • Finance Assistant

        Oct 2013 - May 2014
      • Internship Finance

        Jul 2013 - Sept 2013
    • Capita

      May 2014 - May 2015
      Actuarial team member

      Providing quotes and calculations for Actuarial requests for Life and Pension products, including switches, units adjustments and non-standard queries.Updating spreadsheets and systems with annuities, interests, regular and terminal bonus rates on a monthly basis or as per request.In charge of update and test the programs for the changes related to the end/beginning of the financial year and the “With Profit” bonuses declaration.Analysis of process and creation of ad-hoc Excel based programs (VBA).Process improvements: develop and/or ameliorate spreadsheets, tools, calculations and procedures, with the purpose of speeding up daily tasks and avoid manual mistakes.Assisting other team members with any queries related to Excel spreadsheets.Providing technical support over a number of projects to achieve high level of performance and accuracy.Collaborate with different parts of the business, even in different language if needed. Show less

    • Hsbc

      May 2015 - Mar 2017

      - Performing calculations comparing miss-sold investment products to assess if a loss has occurred and establish the redress- Building up a full working knowledge of internal stances and procedures for calculations- Carrying out each aspect of the calculation: strategy needs to be appropriate and consistent, calculation is carried out in line with strategy and calculation’s stances, calculation is correctly and accurately modelled using software packages- Responsible of maintenance, development and improvement of current spreadsheets used to carried out the redress calculations, including VBA codes- Responsible of daily, monthly, quarterly indices updating Show less

      • Mortgage Calculation Officer (Contractor)

        Jan 2017 - Mar 2017
      • M&S Reviewer (Contractor)

        Oct 2016 - Jan 2017
      • Calculations Quality Tester (Actuarial Contractor)

        Jan 2016 - Oct 2016
      • Calculations Officer (Actuarial Contractor)

        May 2015 - Jan 2016
    • Capita

      Apr 2017 - Jun 2023
      • Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

        Sept 2018 - Jun 2023
      • Actuarial Analyst (Contractor)

        Apr 2017 - Aug 2018
    • Diligenta - a subsidiary of tata consultancy services

      Feb 2023 - now
      Senior actuarial analyst
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified actuarial analyst

      Institute and faculty of actuaries
      Jul 2019
    • Certificate in financial mathematics

      Institute and faculty of actuaries
      Jul 2015
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sara Starnini-Salmina
      Service Excellence Award Capita Nov 2014