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REVIEW MY CV: I've spent a long time in the health service, now I've retrained and am interested in banking

I'm trying to get into investment banking, preferably into business analysis roles and am not having much luck with my current CV. Any assistance would be much appreciated.

PROFILE

Business Analyst experienced in delivering Strategic and Tactical Business Solutions

Diligent professional with proven delivery in every part of the Project Lifecycle. Production of high quality project documentation including Business, Functional and Technical requirements and Business Process Mapping. Articulate with a 'can do' and flexible attitude.

Experience is further enhanced with strong commitment to continued professional development, having recently completed Financial Instruments courses and ISEB Business Analysis Diploma.

SKILL SET

Systems: EDMS, EPR, CRS, HR, Finance, Procurement, Bloomberg, Murex, Calypso, Reuters

Methodologies: Prince 2, Waterfall, Agile, Lean, Change Management, SDLC,

Business Analysis: UML, Use Cases, Flowcharts, Swimlanes, BAM, BPR, Gap Analysis, Business Case, Cost/Benefit analysis, Benefit Realisation, Risk Management, UAT, Scenario planning, due diligence, task/work flow analysis, V- Model and regression testing.

Software/Applications: MS Office 2007, MS Visio 2007, MOSS 2007, Infopath, K2 Blackpoint, Peoplesoft/Oracle OneWorld, JD Edwards,HRIS, SAP

Soft: Innovate, problem solving, analytical, tenacious and resilient

attention to detail, goal orientated identifying opportunities and developing solutions. calm temperament

Refocus- Personal Development

Oct 2010- Current

7 City - IOC Introduction to Securities & Investments Regularity Framework

eFinancial Instruments - Introduction to Global Financial Markets, Securities and Derivatives

Global Financial Marketplace and Participants incl: Characteristics and Classification of Financial Markets and Financial Market Instruments for Equity, Cash, Forex, Fixed Income & Derivates

Capital Markets for Business Analysts

Overview and structure of Financial marketplaces and Institutions incl:

BA Framework, Securities Trade Lifecycle- (Front. Middle and Back Office), Capital Markets ref data, Trading Systems and Debt and Equity Markets & Instruments

ISEB BA Diploma

Business Analysis, Modelling Business Process, Requirements Engineering, System Development, Integrating Off-the-Shelf Software Solutions, System Design and Implementation techniques, System Development Essentials and System Modelling Techniques

CAREER

Jul - Sept 2010 UK retail banking

Worked in Group IT to integrate two combined organisations in Agile environment.

Business Analyst

Develop HR applications in consolidating stand alone applications

Responsibilities

· Work with Heads of Function to ensure that all their reporting procedures and processes were identified and documented

· Define the business rules and methodology for data conversion from legacy systems and the existing HR SAP system to the new system.

· Prepare SAP HR data migration worksheets for upload and ensure the migration/conversion is validated and resolve data quality issues

· Manually create daily MI reports, using Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs to track TOM

· Produce Business Process Maps and documentation to implement the CR process

· Work off shore with development teams and quality assurance

· Develop Master Test Plan ,UAT scripts and Status reports.

Technical snapshot:

BPR, Prince 2, Business Case, Process Mapping, Gap Analysis, Change Management, MOSS 2007, Visio 2007, HRIS, SAP, SQL, UAT, Advanced Excel functionality

Jan - Mar 2010 London Hospital

Worked in HR Workforce.

Business Analyst

Contracted to assist in development/integration of e-HR application - an intranet based HR document management system based on K2 Blackpoint workflow, Sharepoint 2007 and ESR providing staff with online HR.

Responsibilities

· Streamline/ process map/ BPR all HR workflows/documents for automaton/reduction in resource forecast. .

· Document future state process and system requirements/impact for newly re-designed services on BAU

· Development in K2 Blackpoint for integration with MOSS 2007 intranet for document management, approval and tracking within one integrated platform.

· Conduct workshop facilitation gathering user requirements and quantifying key issues

· Fully document EDMS within corporate systems HR and Finance with access permissions, approval routing, automatic document publishing and information management

· Conduct JAD sessions to develop technical and functional requirements

Achievements:

Estimate efficiency improvements of up to 30% by streamlining/re-engineer HR processes based on the workflow capabilities and improving access to information via e - HR Portal

Skill snapshot:

BPR, Prince 2, Business Case, Process Mapping, Gap Analysis, Change Management, K2 Blackpoint, MOSS 2007, MS Project 2007,Visio 2007,Infopath, ESR

Jun - Dec 2009 London Hospital

Worked in IM & T.

Business Analyst

Contracted to support integration/migration of Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Cerner Millennium LC01.Lead clinical and technical design teams in the audit of current service processes, intended design, and compliance.

Responsibilities

· Review functional product specifications and perform the gap/impact analysis, on current and future clinical operational scenarios.

· Create Traceability matrix

· Process mapping and data modelling of As Is/To Be of existing business and clinical information workflows confirming system configuration requirements.

· Analysis of business changes required for the service transformation and migration to Cerner from Legacy systems.

· Provide functional test analysis, planning, design, execution and reporting

· Identify improvements to speed up processing for real time access to clinical information and draft procedures.

· Carry out scoping studies and high-level assessments of proposed system developments/ enhancements and make recommendations using root cause analysis and lean principles.

· Track Cerner related issues. Coordinate with the technical team to work through to issue resolution.

· Trade-off options and their impact on of non-clinical work flows on business practice/process

Skill snapshot:

BPR, Lean, Service Improvement, Cost/Benefit analysis, Risk Management, Prince 2, Business Case, Process Mapping, Gap Analysis, Change Management, Benefit Realisation, MS Project 2007, Visio 2007, Cerner Millennium, RTT, UAT.

Achievements: Identified and drove many efficiency and system improvements including overhauling reporting standards and timelines, removing duplication in support processes to improve tracking.

Apr-May 2009 Primary Care Trust

Business Analyst

Contracted to IT department to assist with the upgrade of EPR RiO.

Responsibilities

· Worked in conjunction with 3rd Party Suppliers BT consulting & Periot Systems

· Maintenance of EPR RiO (v.4.7) and Upgrade to Rio (v. 5.1)

· Configuration of software for Community Health Teams including inpatient management, appointment scheduling and management, administration and reporting facilities.

· Using XML for messaging and system integration within SQL Server technological framework for electronic prescribing.

Skill snapshot:

Process Mapping, Configuration, UAT,MS Project 2007, MS Visio 2007, RiO v.4.7 -5.1

Jan - Mar 2009 Self study

Sep - Dec 2008 London Hospital

Business Analyst

Contracted to IM & T to implement Scan Track (decontamination Surgical instrument logistical supply chain) and interface directly into the iSOFT ORMIS Theatre system and Mckesson Bedweb (Real time bed management capacity)

Responsibilities

· Review processes of Sterile Services and Hospital bed management.

· Integrate with Theatre systems to allow full logistical tracking of surgical instruments

throughout the hospital for increased turn-around times/improve utilisation

· Pilot Bedweb in 3 wards

· Build detailed process maps that clearly define responsibilities and system dependencies

· Work creatively to reconcile conflicting system requirements, negotiating effectively and applying advanced problem-solving skills to resolve complex design challenges

Skill snapshot:

BPR, Lean, Service Improvement, Cost/Benefit analysis, Prince 2, Business Case, Process Mapping, UML, Gap Analysis, Change Management, MS Project 2007, Visio 2007, Scan Track McKesson Bedweb, iSOFT ORMIS

May-Sept 2008 Primary Care Trust

Business Analyst

Contracted to assist in Implementation of RiO V. 5.1 EPR which allows the automation and streamlining of the workflow and increases clinical evidence-based decision support reporting. Project Team size:12

Responsibilities

· Worked in conjunction with 3rd party suppliers BT Consulting & Periot Systems

· Participate in system application design activities using CASE tools. Conduct workshops gathering user requirements and documenting them.

· Define the current As Is/To Be process and produce relevant maps.

· Undertake configuration design workshops, ensuring management and control of the build, with regular reviews and issue resolution.

· Develop configuration build workbooks (DCWs), role based access mapping documents, process change plan, gap analysis document etc

· Assist with data migration/system requirements and configuration issues and ensure resolution

Skills snapshot:

Prince 2, Gateway Review, Process Mapping, Gap Analysis, Benefit Realisation, MS Visio 2007, MS Project 2007, RiO v.4.7 -5.1

Feb -April 2008 Primary Care Trust

Business Analyst

2 month contract due to Trust in Financial Recovery

Worked with Pricewaterhouse Coopers on auditing and project status dashboard reporting across Strategic Programme. .

Nov 2007-Feb 2008 London City Council

Business Analyst

Worksmart programme: implementation of a single ERP platform to improve central service performance and centralisation of end to end Procurement to Payment processes.

Responsibilities

· Improve business process by process standardisation, regulation and transition to an e-procurement solution Ariba-hosted Web solution

· Captured workflow requirements for each department in workshop mode.

· Define As Is, To Be and Interim processes to fit integration with advance invoicing, payment and procurement automation

· Determined how to measure business results, modeling current / future business processes, gathering business intelligence requirements and benefits realisation across business units

Technical snapshot:

ERP- WIMS Financial Management including GL and AR - Peoplesoft/Oracle OneWorld, JD Edwards, MS Visio, MS Project, BPR, BAM, Process Mapping, Workshop Facilitation

EARLIER CAREER

Mar 2007-Oct 2007 Commissioning Support Service Business Analyst

Sept 2006-Jan 2007 London Borough of Havering Business Analyst

Oct 2005-Sep 2006 Transport for London Business Analyst

Oct 2004-Sep 2005 Learning Skills Council Business Analyst

Apr 2002-Aug 2004 London Borough of Greenwich Project Analyst

EDUCATION

2011 eFinancial Instruments Demystifying Global Financial Markets, Securities and Derivatives

2010 eFinancial Instruments Capital Markets for Business Analysts

2010 ISEB Business Analysis Diploma

2010 Prince 2

2001 BSc Hons Business Management & IT.

INTERESTS

5 A Side Football, Triathlons Gym, FT

REFERENCES AVIALBALE UPON REQUEST

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    CharlesSiu
    24 May 2012

    My first impression is that you have performed too many short term tasks and thus you express a lack of staying power. Can you condense these roles so that you have fewer, but longer term blocks? The brevity also makes it easier to read and to offer you an interview. You want to have just enough information to entice the employer, but not so much that they can dismiss you on the spot. Drop the interests - they are not relevant to Investment Banking. By the way, I was in health care too.

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    Gordon
    23 June 2011

    Your aspirations are doable (I did it myself) but there will be an element of luck involved. You can help yourself by seriously revamping your CV. It should be 2 sides A4 max, with the first side doing all that is needed to sell yourself and the second being background.

    Strip down what you have got. The training syllabus' are a waste of space, just put your courses taken as one liners or as quals after your name. I would also tend to strip back your skills and systems summary to the basics needed for each role you apply for. If you aren't spending 10-15 mins tweaking your CV for each role you apply for your are wasting your time.

    For instance your profile should include as many of the same words as the advert you are replying to.

    It took me 5-6 months of trying to get my first banking role - keep at it.

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    paulus
    13 March 2011

    send it to me, i'll see what i can do: Paulus.neef@PQuadra.com

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    10 March 2011

    You have worked long years in health service, it is not easy to shift into investment banking, because recuiters may not give preference to you.

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    mauriciomba
    9 March 2011

    typical of teh IB people Attitude. Job Hunter: Start of by taking the interest and references section (they dont care about that). Try to shorten that CV, it's a hell amopunt of information nobody can diggest at a glance, you need to make it more concise, with major highlihts such as savings, costs clients.
    look for post for BA jobs in the insdustry and adapt it or make it suitable in terms of what they usually look for. Coming from both worlds, Corporate Banking and IB, I would say that you have better chances in the corporate side of teh business, as the IB products do really require to have a very sound understanding of them, and not only in terms of the Theory but also how they are booked, and traded. You could also try getting into areas such as Finance within an IB bank, for a major roll out of a programme or project and once there moved into teh business.
    CFA woudl also help.
    You got sound experiences in projects and business Analysis, you just need to sell it properly and make it attractive, and dont give up

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