Hugh O'Gara

Experience

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  Tazbell Services Group

  Jul 2019 - Sept 2019

  Assistant To The Chief Financial Officer

  - Prepared documentation for statutory audit.- Completed and arranged court packages for ticket disputes.

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  University College Dublin

  Sept 2020 - May 2022

  - Represented the Business school student body in discussions with lecturers and module coordinators. - Selected by staff to be on of 3 students representing the Quinn school study body.- Discussed school wide issues with the Dean and other management members of the Quinn school. - Elected by my year to represent ~250 students.- Organised a class trip to Barcelona, which was attended by over 50 class members. - Acting Covid-19 Officer over a club of 120 students.- Prepared digital Covid-19 wellness checks, as was made mandatory by Swim Ireland.- Ensured all rules installed by the government, Swim Ireland and Sport Ireland were implemented by the club.

  • Member of UCD Quinn School of Business Student/Staff forum

    Oct 2020 - May 2022

  • UCD Business Undergraduate Taught Programme Board Member

    Sept 2020 - May 2022

  • Class Representative

    Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Swim Team COVID-19 Officer

    Sept 2020 - Jun 2021
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  YPO

  Oct 2020 - now

  - YNG Regional Forum Lead- Set and oversee the implementation of the overarching forum strategy for YNG Europe’s community of over 2,000 members - Championed the first YNG / IMD Leadership event, achieving the highest recorded rating for a YNG event, generating ~€250,000 in revenue - Regional forum treasurer for an EMEA forum in YNG- Organised four annual forum meetings across Europe

  • Regional Forum Officer

    Jun 2024 - now

  • YNG / IMD Champion & Regional Forum Lead

    Oct 2020 - Jun 2024
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  KPMG Ireland

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  FS Tax Consulting Intern

  - Presented, reported and completed tax computations and returns for clients.- Worked primarily with Aircraft Leasing and Renewable Energy companies.- Selected as a member of the ‘Konnect Committee’.

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  UCD I&E Student Managed Fund

  Sept 2021 - May 2022

  - One of ten students selected to the SMF Macro Analyst team.- Presented a bi-weekly report of macroeconomic events to the SMF investment team. - Completed two stock pitches as part of the sustainability team within the SMF.- Met with the team weekly to highlight major events or earnings from our portfolio companies.

  • Macro Analyst (Financials)

    Sept 2021 - May 2022

  • Sector analyst

    Sept 2021 - May 2022
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  BDO Ireland

  May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Corporate Finance Intern

  - Analysing firm corporate and management structures, products, customers and more to assess the attractiveness of a business.- Performed commercial due diligence tasks for sell-side projects.- Produced Information Memorandums and teaser documents for sell side deals.- Assisted in financial model creation.- Populated and organised VDR's.

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  GreenWatch

  May 2022 - Oct 2023

  Research Assistant

  - Member of the data analytics team.- Analysing fund compliance and disclosures as they related to SDFR.- Collected and presented data surrounding Scope 1,2 and 3 Greenhouse gas emissions.- Working directing with members of the European Commission and United Nations Sherpa's.

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  University College Dublin

  Aug 2022 - Sept 2023

  Teaching Assistant

  - Teaching assistant for the Management Information System module ‘Strategic Decision Making in the Digital World’ and 'Digital Business and Social Media Strategy'.- Ran 20 tutorials in which I taught students how to use Bloomberg Terminals and analyse information from Google Ads.- Led 3 UCD teams to top 20 positions worldwide in the Bloomberg Trading Competition, including a top 10 finisher.- Held weekly drop in sessions to help students visualise and present data.- Invigilated 300 students performing final examinations in 'Business Analytics'. Show less

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  Accenture

  Nov 2023 - now

  Strategy Analyst

  - Consulting Development Analyst, aligned with the strategy practice