Rebecca Leal
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Current location: Cartagena, Colombia
KEY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
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Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Numerate to degree level (BSc Mathematics)
Excellent knowledge of SAS and Excel
Excellent Knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Qlikview
Working Knowledge of data programming applications including SQL and R
Working knowledge of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop
Self-motivated and hard working
Works well as part of a team and as an individual
EDUCATION
University of Brighton
Brighton, UK
BSC (HONS) IN MATHEMATICS (OBTAINED 2.1)
October 2013 - July 2016
TEFL
Online
120 HOUR COURSE
Currently enrolled, to be completed
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Barclays
Central London, UK
SENIOR IMPAIRMENT ANALYST
Sep 2017 - Dec 2020
• Subject matter expert on the Mortgage IFRS9 process, including development of new reports and processes.
• Developed a governance framework on model outputs which included developing new SAS programs and scripts to delivery. This
was later adopted as a BAU process across all retail portfolios.
• Use of SAS and SQL to calculate, analyse and socialise data for the Retail Mortgage and Business Banking portfolios.
• Carrying out ad-hoc deep dive analysis using SAS and SQL across both Mortgage and Business Banking portfolios.
• Co-ordination and presentation of regular IFRS9 disclosure information along with technical analysis to senior stakeholders including
non-technical audiences.
• Implementation of full documentation and procedures surrounding all Sarbane-Oxley (SOx) controls in the business unit, which support the BASEL II agenda.
• Ensured that all controls operate effectively and any risks are adequately mitigated.
• Development of junior colleagues in the team, in both technical and analytical skills as well as presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Built strong relationships with internal and externals auditing bodies.
Metro Bank
Central London, UK
CREDIT RISK (SAS) ANALYST
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Oct 2016 - Sep 2017
Use of SAS and Excel to analyse large data sets to determine the risk of customer default.
Provide analytics for the development of the risk appetite and to optimise the end-to-end mortgage application process.
Production of risk reporting for senior management team.
Ad-hoc deep dive data analysis. Profiling of the Retail Mortgage portfolio.
Involvement in projects such as AIRB working with risk management frameworks including Basel II and Basel III.
Bank of China International
Central London, UK
INTERN
Jul 2016
I successfully applied for a 1 week work experience scheme at Bank of China International based in Bank, London. I was placed on the
fixed income trading desk as well as the capital markets trading desk. Working here exposed me to the Bloomberg terminal’s uses in
trading as well as provided me with experience working in a fast-paced trading environment.
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Wells Fargo
Central London, UK
INTERN
Jul 2015
I successfully applied for a 1 week work experience scheme at Wells Fargo based in Bank, London. I was able to shadow people in
many different roles including DCM, Real Estate, Risk Management, FX Trading and Global Banking. Working at Wells Fargo was an
invaluable experience which allowed me to explore the many sectors of a bank and realise where my interests lie.
LANGUAGES
English
NATIVE
Spanish
FLUENT
INTERESTS
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I enjoy speaking Spanish with my family, and love playing the piano and painting in my spare time.
I have completed several long-distance 10km runs and raised money for charity, including the Race for Life.
In mathematics, I am particularly interested in the application of mathematics to real-life problems.
I feel I am a creative at heart and love learning new skills around this such as my self-taught Photoshop and Lightroom editing.
References available on request.
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