A 28 year old exam qualified Chartered Management Accountant with a degree in Chinese with an aptitude for numbers. I have an engaging and enquiring commercial mind and good interpersonal skills.



Education


·Exam qualified CIMA accountant – achieving final work sign off at time of writing

·2.2 Bachelor of Arts Hons. degree in Chinese (modern) from The University of Leeds, 2012

·Also studied at: Capital Normal University, Beijing (2008-9)and Tianjin Normal University in Tianjin (2010)

·A-Levels: Economics A, History A, Maths B, French B



Work History



I am a hard working and motivated individual. I have never been late for work, nor have I had a day off sick.

·Brasserie Bar Co – I have worked at Brasserie Bar Co (BBCo) since 2013. BBCo is a premium dining restaurant and pub group in the UK. I have been with the company as we have grown to 35 sites and been part of 16 new openings

oRoles

§March 2016 to present – Data and Systems Manager. I have been subtle in my approach to the time management as the brief is wide. My focus often shifts due to the business need. For example, I recently installed and oversaw the systems for three new site openings. Whereas, in the week of writing, I am updating the data catalogue for company’s Business Intelligence tool in anticipation of the new financial year. I also manage the IT support technician

§March 2015 to March 2016 – Analyst. Having partially fulfilled this role for the previous months, I became the company analyst, with a wide brief. I reported to all parts of the business, right up to Board level

§March 2014 to March 2015 – Accounts Assistant in BBCo Head Office. I was moved into Head Office and, whilst learning an accounts role, transitioned the back end processes to align them with the new EPOS system

§October 2013 to March 2014 – Admin Assistant Brasserie Blanc Covent Garden. I trained in BBCo’s flagship site in the Covent Garden Piazza. I learnt the operational side of business and was part of a highly successful management team in the most lucrative year for any site in our business. I also had a role in implementing a new, companywide EPOS system

·Internship at Brasserie Bar Co from Autumn 2012 until Spring 2013. This was previous to my employment full time. I was employed as an intern for 4 months and had several roles in the different departments

·Leeds University Officer Training Corps later Yorkshire Officer Training Regiment from Sept 2009-August 2012

·I have worked for charities including Childreach international and Gap Africa. Office work and fundraising events. I have personally raised over $15,000 for various charities and been involved in the setting up of a charity in Kenya

·4 months teaching university English at Beijing Institute of Technology from March to June 2009









Personal Accomplishments and Abilities

·My mother tongue is English. I also speak French and Chinese.

·Alongside my employment, I have undertaken CIMA through night school study. I have passed all 17 exams of the qualification in 25 months, with no exemptions. I am currently close to becoming a Chartered Management Accountant. My dual dedication to both my employment and studies drove me to complete the qualification in quicker time than anyone else with whom I sat in classes

·My passion for China started in my late school days. During my time at university, I lived in China for over 12 months. This was split into 10 months in Beijing and a further two months in Tianjin a year later. I have since been back to Shanghai for a month to improve my level of Chinese. On this trip my girlfriend, now fiancé, joined me. This sowed the seeds for our current move. My level of Chinese has ebbed since living in England and I am greatly looking forward to reviving it and improving upon my previous level

·I successfully completed and passed the rigorous Army Officer Selection Board, which allowed me to attend Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. I chose a civilian life instead. I was a member of the Leeds University Officers Training for three years. Through this organisation I have gained several qualifications and accreditations, including twice winning a Royal Engineers’ competition for every Officer Training Corps in Britain. I attained Military Leadership Development Program Level 3, which is one step before being a Reservist commissioned officer

·I have Chartered Management Institution Level 5 and Community Sports Leadership Level One Award in sports leadership

·I have both Gold and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards

·During my time at university I played a core role in many rugby teams, ran several five-a-side football, hockey and occasional cricket teams. I took one hockey team from inception to champions of both the University Intramural League and the inter-university Varsity victors

·During my final year of university, I was on the committee for the East Asian Research Society where I organised and ran many aspects of the society

·I have climbed Mount Kilimanjiro