EDUCATION

2025

CIMA - Strategic Level

2021

University of Oxford Brookes

MSc: Accounting and Finance Modules: Audit, Financial Modelling, Research Project, Financial Market and Institutions, Performance Management, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Corporate Finance, Skills and Techniques for Finance

2019

University of Oxford Brookes

BSc: Economics, Finance and International Business
2:1) Microeconomics, quantitative techniques, macroeconomics, accounting and financial information, foundations of business, foundations of marketing, financial markets, and institutions.

2014
Kings College | Oxford English Course
Relevant Modules: Communication and study skills; Data handling and statistics; Economics; Business

12/2012

At Institute of Economics of Luanda, Dádiva College |

School: Accounting and Management
Modules: Financial accounting; Management; Statistics; Economics; Computer science;

CERTIFICATIONS

Grafton Merchanting GB: GDPR (2018)
Grafton Merchanting GB: Excellent Customer Service Course (2018)

Grafton Merchanting GB: Business conduct and ethics (2018)
Grafton Merchanting GB: Branch security (2018)
Grafton Merchanting GB: Fraud and Anti Briber (2018)

Grafton Merchanting GB: Health, Safety, Environmental Module (2018)
Barclays Bank: Software and Operating Systems Badge (2018)
Barclays Bank: Payment in a Digital Age Badge (2018) The Open University: Project Management (2018)

WORK HISTORY

2022 - Present

Liverpool, Finance Business Partner

• Partner with senior leadership teams and department heads to provide financial insights, advice, and recommendations to support business decisions and achieve financial objectives.

• Prepare and present monthly financial reports, forecasts, and budgets, providing clear analysis of variances and financial performance.

• Conduct financial analysis to support cost management initiatives, identifying opportunities to improve financial efficiency and reduce waste in healthcare operations.

• Collaborate with operational teams to identify, implement, and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for healthcare services and initiatives.

• Advise on financial implications of new healthcare projects, capital investments, and strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with overall financial goals.

• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and healthcare industry standards, while promoting best practices in financial reporting and governance.

• Assist in the development and management of long-term financial plans, ensuring financial sustainability and alignment with organisational objectives.

• Provide training and support to non-financial managers to enhance their financial understanding and improve decision-making.

• Contribute to ad-hoc financial projects and strategic initiatives as required by the organisation.

07/2021 - 10/2022
Reed Partnership | Liverpool , Merseyside Finance and Claims Executive

• Responsible for the swift processing of data to DWP's Provider Referral and Payments system (PRaP) administered contracts

• Completing reconciliations to ensure all claimable outcomes have been processed in line with contractual guidance delivery

• Liaising with other partners and the relevant in-house team in all instances where a discrepancy in the process has been identified

• Preparing claim forms and related documentation

• Reviewing claim submissions and verifying the information

• Processing claim payments

• Marching claims forms against the information on the system

04/2020

Bubble Sport UK | Business Development Executive

• Aid in the development of customer acquisition strategies

• Work closely with the CMO to develop marketing strategies

  and materials

• Provide excellent customer service

• Bring a positive and excited attitude

• Communicate efficiently, professionally and personally with

  our customers

• Build a pipeline of major opportunities that fit with our client'sinfrastructure and service offering

• Understand the client's supply chain and purchasing process

• Work towards various KPI's

• Research key drivers and strategic aims and match our

  solution accordingly

01/2019 - 09/2021
Oxford Brookes University Student Ambassador

• Content creator (University Website, Modules, YouTube and Instagram page)

• Admin positions across the university

• Undergrad and Postgrad open and even days

• Unibody and The Student Room

• Customer Service-related tasks

  01/2018 - 09/2021
  Business Consultancy Module Oxford Brookes UniversityModule Assistant/Project Manager

• Manage a Project online through Padlet Software and google Plus

• Action queries from students in France and in the UK

• Helping the Teacher Delegate tasks to students

• Track project performance, to analyse the successful

  completion of short - and long-term goals

• Meet Budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project

  constraints based on financial analysis (buying the right

  software for the project)

• Use and continually develop leadership skills

  04/2019

  The Institute of Reproductive Science, The Fertility Partnership | Oxford
  Finance/Accounts Assistant

• Enter and code financial transactions appropriately

• Process payments as well as documents like invoices

• Reconcile invoices received with departmental billings

• Issue invoices to customers based on services rendered

  and/or goods sold

• Make and track payments

• Review employee expenses and make reimbursements

• Track expenses as they relate to specific projects and jobs

• Validate invoices against items or services received

• Check all financial transactions for accuracy

• Key data into company accounting system

• Bank Account Reconciliations

01/2019 - 09/2020
Oxford Brookes University Student Representative

• Attend Subject Committee meetings

• Attend relevant training and networking events provided by Oxford Brookes University

• Talk to staff and students about student concerns and develop solutions to these

06/2017 - 11/2018
Grafton Merchanting GB Accounts Payable Assistant/Admin

• Sorting, validating and documenting invoices, credit notes, delivery notes, statements, cheques and other financial documents

• Opening new suppliers accounts

• Processing supplier invoices against goods received and

  purchase orders

• Matching, checking and coding invoices and carry out

  adjustments when needed

• Preparing and authorising daily supplier payments through

  OPAL Software

• Processing Pending credits request forms and price book

  queries

• Reconciling Invoices/Credits

• Resolving other suppliers and branch queries received via

  email/call

• Attending to Accounts Payable team meetings for updates

  and feedbacks with regards to the team's performance

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• IELTS - International English Language Testing System.

• GDPR

• Excellent Customer Service Course

• Business conduct and ethicsFraud and Anti Briber

• Barclays Bank: Software and Operating Systems

• Barclays Bank: Payment in a Digital Age Badge

• The Open University: Project Management