Business Analyst at Legal & General Investment Management LGIM (2024-07 – Present)
- Implementation of the US Real Estate Equity (US REE) capability within Private Markets
- Designing a Target Operating Model for US REE that facilitates the acquisition of the first US Multi-Family asset.
- Conducting detailed analysis to support investment decisions and funding strategies.
- Engage with internal architecture and technology teams to drive strategic decisions
- Maintain and update financial models and databases related to the investment structures.
- Liaise with key stakeholders to ensure smooth operation and management of the investment entities.
- Drive and implement process improvements for financial administration, management reporting, fund accounting and asset management.
ESG Business Analyst at Schroders Capital (2023-11 – 2024-06)
- Instrumental in designing the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Data collection and business process for Target Operating Model
- Capturing detailed business requirements for ESG data and Deepki platform
- Managing external system vendors and implementing new technology
- Designing and defining new business processes, roles and responsibilities and supporting the adoption of these for annual ESG reporting, including GRESB, Annual Sustainability Reports and Net Zero Carbon
- Tracking business readiness and traceability of delivery back to requirements
- Co-ordinating Testing support / experience running and facilitating workshops with vendors and the business.
GIS Business Analyst at BNP Paribas Real Estate (2023-06 – 2023-10)
- Implementation of Geographic Information System (ArcGIS) for a key client
- Ensuring project scope and rigorous change control is exercised.
- Coordinator and project delivery facilitator between various business lines and IT
- Analysing current business model and facilitating the design of target operating model.
- Ensuring delivery of the platform and service meets requirements and acceptance and handover to Business as Usual is effectively managed against agreed acceptance criteria and to a defined plan.
- Building Test strategy and Data Migration plan with the Property management team and external stakeholders
- Creation of User stories and creating Epics
- Responsible for overseeing critical IT Deliverables, coordinating tasks with various resource and supporting the testing and release processes.
Project Manager at Redirect Consulting (2023-03 – 2023-08)
- Leading the re-implementation of Yardi Voyager (SaaS Property management tool) for a growing Property Client organisation.
- Leading several projects related to Voyager Training, Documentation, Data cleansing, Reporting and new functionality such as Service Charges
- Coordinating internal and external stakeholders
Business Analyst at HSBC (2022-03 – 2022-11)
- Webfolio Product Owner
- Define User Stories and creating product backlog for Middle Office
- Implementation of DST Webfolio for Real Estate Middle Office team
- As-is Mapping for Data – Understanding and documenting the existing landscape.
- Understanding the blockers and obstructions to data flows and the impact this has on the business.
- Working with the other leads to understand the relationship between the data capability and current / desired applications.
Project Manager / Senior BA at Mileway (2020-08 – 2022-10)
- Yardi Voyager Data Migration Analysis, mapping and cleansing
- Co-ordinating and managing external Property managers.
- Facilitating effective and controlled Data flow and Data Management team
- Managing UAT process and issue capture and tracking to resolution
Finance PM/ BA Argus Enterprise and Developer at St Modwen (2019-07 – 2020-03)
- Lead Analyst and project manager for implementation of Argus Enterprise and PM for Argus Developer upgrade.
- Support finance and business transformation programme working across several programme areas.
- Accounting process design, build control and reconciliation of data in separate systems.
- Data analysis of existing asset portfolio and setup in new valuation tool
Business and Systems Analyst at Royal London Asset Management (2017-06 – 2019-07)
- Providing business, process, and data analysis services across a range of project work streams primarily relating to the delivery of Front Office Solutions (ARGUS Enterprise & ARGUS Voyanta)
- User Acceptance Support, issue resolution, business requirements gathering, business process mapping, data requirements gathering, data analysis, translating user requirements into functional specifications and business analysis support across the full Systems Development Lifecycle
- Design and lead the discovery workshops with external stakeholders to build automated inbound feed to Voyanta.
Project Manager / Systems Analyst at Cushman & Wakefield (2016-09 – 2017-05)
- Managing project deliverables and dependencies in alignment with wider company merger and offshoring projects
IT Project Manager at JLL (2016-04 – 2016-08)
- Managing UK configuration of Yardi Voyager, associated products, and interfaces with other UK applications
Project Manager at CBRE LTD (2015-03 – 2016-04)
- Primary vendor stakeholder coordinating internal business and project teams.
- Analysing and assessing current business model and facilitating the design of target model.
Senior Business Analyst at ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT (2014-05 – 2015-02)
- European BA leading on Property and Private Equity system.
Business Solutions Analyst at BARCLAYS - Corporate Real Estate Services (2012-09 – 2014-04)
- Managing, facilitating, and coordinating the migration of the Barclays corporate real estate portfolio to Qube Horizon to create a global 'Golden Source' of property data.
- Strategy management involving IT Infrastructure platforms, Real Estate portfolio, Estate Management, Lease management, Lease Administration, Transaction management, MIS and Data warehouse systems.
Property Systems Analyst at GROSVENOR REAL ESTATE (2011-12 – 2012-09)
- Lead consultant in project to implement Yardi Voyager (v7.0) Global Property Management Systems
Business Analyst at SCHRODERS (2010-11 – 2011-12)
- Implementation of Yardi Voyager (v7.0) Global Property Management Systems
Business Systems Analyst at AEW EUROPE (2008-10 – 2010-10)
- Re-implementation of MRI v4.0 Property Management Systems for European locations
EU Business Analyst at TISHMAN SPEYER PROPERTIES Ltd (2006-11 – 2008-07)
- Regional Lead for Property Management System for European client base
Close Control Support Specialist at AIG UK Ltd (2006-07 – 2006-11)
- Managing and coordinating support inquiries from users, regarding in-house applications
Oracle Support Team Lead at HM Prison Service (2005-11 – 2006-06)
Procurement Team Lead at REUTERS Business Service Centre (Amsterdam) (2002-01 – 2005-09)
