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68 PROFILE SUMMARY I am a financial services professional with 25 years experience working across a diverse range of functions covering investment accounting and administration, treasury, business analysis, data management, supplier management, investment products and IT. I thrive in a busy environment and have a proven track record in managing and training staff, implementing change management and process improvement initiatives. I have a successful record with project implementations either managing or working as part of a team. I am a firm believer in collaborative working as it produces the best results, helps develop staff and ingrains commitment to change. The DCU Ryan Academy Business Innovation Programme has further enhanced my skills in innovation, project management and team working and the in company placement has provided me with expert knowledge in the area of Risk Management. KEY SKILLS Des Murphy +353 87 942 9723 des.murphy222@mail.dcu.ie linkedin.com/pub/des-murphy/50/611/904 • Change management and process improvements. • Expert business knowledge and administration skills across all areas within financial services. • Strong management and coaching skills. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS • Pragmatic approach to solving business problems. • Data management and data quality expertise. • Extensive project management experience both managing and working in teams. • I set up a new Data Quality function within the organization to deal with data problems which were prevalent on a number of key business systems. All data problem reported to the Data function were captured and recorded and systematically dealt with. Data problems reported reduced by 80 % within twelve months. • I redesigned and simplified the income and collateral management processes within the team resulting in a reduction in headcount of 2 people and also improved the lead time for the production of key reconciliations. • Specified and implemented a new system process for new financial product set-ups to multiple platforms. This resulted in an improvement of up to 2 days in making the product available to clients, in an environment where speed to market is key. • Embedded control checks into daily tasks which reduced errors by over 98% and built a culture of continuous improvement within the team. • Co designed a bespoke innovation audit tool for a development association (BIP2) • Co developed a risk management and compliance tool for Irish Credit Unions (BIP2) PAST POSITIONS HELD 2008 - 2011 Data and Income Manager Irish Life Investment Managers 2003 - 2008 Data Quality Manager Irish Life Investment Managers 1999 - 2002 Project Manager Irish Life Investment Managers
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING Certificate in Business Innovation DCU Ryan Academy 2012 Certificate in Corporate Governance CUDA/FETAC Level 6 2012 BSC Information Technology and Management (First Class Hons) DCU 2003 Diploma in Accounting and Finance ACCA 1993 WHAT I CAN OFFER EMPLOYERS Having worked across a diverse range of functions I have a broad range of experience and skills to bring to the table that should benefit any organisation. The Business Innovation Programme has enhanced my innovation, project management and team working skills. Through the programme I have also gained great insights into building bespoke solutions using the various innovation tools. I was involved in a team that built both a bespoke innovation tool and a risk management framework tool. Both of these bespoke solutions are commercially applicable and were produced for use by a representative body for a number of financial institutions. PLANS AND OBJECTIVES FOR FUTURE CAREER I am looking for any opportunities that will allow me to use both my business expertise and my recently enhanced skills in innovation and project management. As well as financial services I am confident that my skills can be easily applied effectively in roles in other sectors and industries. I am very interested in roles that encourage working collaboratively to implement projects or solve business problems. PERSONAL INTERESTS I am currently learning Spanish and am hoping to visit South America some day. I am passionate about sport and enjoy coaching children's soccer. When I have time I also enjoy a game of golf. Career Link 2012 69
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