Andy Thorpe

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About Andy Thorpe

Highly motivated and hardworking Business Change Analyst, currently seeking challenging and exciting opportunities, which will utilise my skills and experience gained over the past 15 years working within the Financial, Retail and Investment Banking, Oil & Gas and FMCG Sectors for both Finance and Marketing Function Pillars. Friendly and professional work manner, comfortable working independently or as part of a team and extensive experience liaising with senior stakeholders and building relationships. Able to apply general accounting policies, analytical techniques and controls to develop and implement relevant business solutions, using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies. Previous TYP Solutions Ltd Clients : EBRD (European Bank of Reconstruction & Development) British American Tobacco (BAT) Previous Heath Solutions Ltd Clients : Lloyds Banking Group Dilworth Lamb & Co. Solicitors Kleinwort Benson Private Bank BP International Oil Pearson's television Barclays Capital Investment Bank Gerrard Asset Finance (Old Mutual Group) FIRSTPLUS Financial Group Barclays Group plc Woolwich Bank plc Specialties:* Relationship Building and Communication - ability to quickly build trusting relationships and confidently engage with key stakeholders, this often demands translating technical terms into business language. I am also experienced in public speaking in design forums and business presentations.* Problem Solving - ability to identify potential risks to a project and find solutions to them, experience of solving data reconciliation issues in a high-pressured environment. Utilising strong analytical skills to understand a client’s current business processes to design a solution to fit business requirements.* Technical – Utilisation of data analytical tools and Web Intelligence. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and office 365 suite of products. Good understanding of Data Warehouse architecture and data modelling.