Jack Boyd

Audit Associate - Financial Services

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

About

Numerate, articulate, and an effective communicator. A good team player, used to working with minimal supervision. Keen to learn and develop, committed to creating value..

Experience

  • Audit Associate at PKF Littlejohn
    Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    Joined PKF Littlejohn's new Manchester office as part of the first graduate cohort. Working towards ICAEW membership, alongside CII London Market Certificate.

  • Founder’s Associate at MALTDAQ
    Mar 2023 - Sep 2023 · 7 mos

    Working directly with CEO and Founder of seed-funded whisky trading platform start-up - Development of existing Shopify sales channel – utilising Kaizen methodology to boost customer confidence - and creation of Amazon and Ebay digital shopfronts - Buying and selling bottles of whisky to drive liquidity from ecommerce channels to the platform, achieving strong (>20%) margins on each trade - Made over £80,000 profit for the business through trading, including £1,100 on a single bottle - Upskilled with Parabola software to create repeatable “Flows” to improve productivity and interconnectivity across different aspects of tech stack - Drop by Drop data and cohort analysis to inform digital marketing strategy (Google, Meta Ad) - Gained experience in Product field; providing my insight to influence buildout of automated trading script, and writing a specification for a price scraping tool

  • Project Co-ordinator - Mental Health Team at Benchmark Management Consulting Ltd
    Aug 2021 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

    - Delivering Mental Health projects for the NHS Benchmarking Network, for clients including Health Education England, NHS England and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities - Providing effective customer service and account management to clients and contributors throughout the benchmarking process - Writing national and bespoke reports on Covid-19s impact on Mental Health services, IAPT workforce censuses, Learning Disability care provision, and the first Workforce Stocktake in Alcohol and Drug Services in England - Creating literature reviews on the Mental Health impact of the pandemic, and background information on different service sectors - Drafting and maintaining project plans, including PIDs and resource planning documents - Presenting findings to clients, facilitating workshops, leading FAQ events for project participants - Led a successful private sector pilot of the Learning Disabilities Improvement Standards Audit

  • Partnerships and Community Manager at Brockley Brewery
    Oct 2020 - Apr 2021 · 7 mos

    - Personally created a canning supply chain for the brewery, managing multiple stakeholder relationships – gaining a 20% discount per individual canned unit, as well as reducing the “total mileage” of the beer from 600 miles to a carbon neutral, onsite process - Conducted numerous product launches, writing all copy, creating photo and video content, as well as writing weekly marketing emails and running all social media accounts - Manned off-license outlets, providing advice and service to off-trade customers. - Developing the breweries understanding of its customers through phone-banking online customers to gain insights that would contribute to the brewery’s schedule and strategy - Negotiated and aided in production (writing, voice over, acting) of a professional advert with independent media company receiving a full day’s filming, weeks of editing, and specially made props for only £180 cost to the business - Aside from office duties, was an eager pair of hands in the brewery; learning almost every task in the brewing process; from racking to cask management, and warehouse logistics

  • LSE Students'​ Union (LSESU) (1 yr 2 mos)
    • Trustee
      Jul 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

      As part of my role as Activities and Development Officer, I sat on the Board Of Trustees of the LSESU, leading the strategy for an organisation with a £7 million annual turnover.

    • Activities and Development Officer
      Jul 2019 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

      - Elected to a full time role representing students after running a successful election campaign, with my remit being to develop sports, societies, and events. - Led projects on drug policy reform, and promoting volunteering and altruism within the Athletics Union, utilising GANTT structure to ensure clear delegation and prioritisation of tasks - Budgetary responsibility for allocation of £500k Student Union Fund and £120k Activities Fund - Member of project board for a £145 million building project, promoting a student focussed perspective in the design of the new sport and performance areas - Gained experience in social media strategy, copywriting and public speaking, learning to tailor my approach to distinct audiences - Wrote and appeared in multiple video pieces promoting my projects and LSESU - Member of recruitment panels for 15 appointments at the Union, as well as helping deliver the induction process for newly appointed staff - Involvement with Fitness to Study and Assessment Misconduct decisions, working with senior university management to determine whether a student could continue with their studies, and whether plagiarism had been committed by a student