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Brenda Mullan, Finance And Accounts Assistant Manager

Brenda Mullan

Finance And Accounts Assistant Manager·Derry Diocese Cathectical Centre

United Arab Emirates

High school or equivalent, English

Work experience

Total years of experience: 9 years, 8 months

Finance And Accounts Assistant Manager

January 2023 - Present

Derry Diocese Cathectical Centre

Belfast, United Kingdom

January 2023 - Present

**Temporary Role was asked by a previous employer to help.**
Managed banking for all funds and receipts for Catechetical Program.
• Obtained quotations for goods and services for Catechetical Centre. Verified and authorized payment of all invoices and other expenditures. Reported all income and expenses in Lifetime Accounting System.
• Completed reconciliation of bank accounts with Lifetime Accounting System. Produced monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly financial reports as requested by Center Director.
• Submitted payroll changes and notifications of sickness absences to Diocesan Office.
• Experienced minute secretary with excellent organizational and prioritizing skills, able to adjust to volatile meeting times.
• Proven track record in managing and administering diocesan school events
• Proficient in handling Catholic Teacher Certificate processing.
• Experienced in designing and managing social media and website content using Canva.
• Successfully managed Diocesan World Youth Day events and Diocesan Education Conference, ranging from 500- 3000 people in capacity

Company industry:
Economics & Financial Consulting
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Finance Paraplanner

January 2020 - September 2022

Skybound Wealth Management

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2020 - September 2022

• Coordinated two advisors' diaries, ensuring all meetings were properly scheduled with both current and potential clients.
• I regularly exceeded the minimum of 18 meetings per week by organizing 26 meetings per week.
• Utilized FE Analytics to compare model portfolios to market situations, and used Cashcalc to appraise clients' specific needs in the financial sector.
• I successfully implemented a system that sent out an automatic booking link to clients every month, engaging them in regular meetings. This system was created to assuage any concerns clients may have in tumultuous markets, minimizing any potential complaints.
• Established relationships with providers to facilitate smooth experiences for clients and minimized complaints.
• Developed a system of automated monthly appointment reminders for clients to ensure regular interaction and build trust.
• Provided training and created access for new employees within the first week of employment.

Company industry:
Investment, Securities & Funds
Job role:
Finance and Investment

Sales Business Development

January 2019 - January 2020

Hoxton Cap

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2019 - January 2020

• Predominantly my role was to made outbound calls to new prospective leads who had Irish/UK pension.
• During my time I worked for two advisers, who mentored me and I learned a great deal from both. Exceeding my weekly target of 15 LOA's sent and returned and ensuring that between 10-15 meetings were in the diaries for both.
• Helped organized a seminar in Abu Dhabi for expats who thought potentially they had a pension and did not know how to deal with it. From this we onboarded 4 new clients and wrote business with them.

Company industry:
Financial Services
Job role:
Finance and Investment

Retirement Coordinator

July 2016 - December 2018

HUB Finanical Solutions

Belfast, United Kingdom

July 2016 - December 2018

• During my time at Hub Financial I received two promotions for my ability to maintain a heavy workload whilst delivering excellent client service to individual and corporate clients and identifying new areas in the business that could be improved and expanded upon.
• Responsible for optimizing our methods of storing clients confidential data and negotiating daily with providers to ensure our clients were getting the best possible income to sustain them in retirement.

Company industry:
Financial Services
Job role:
Finance and Investment

Education

Saint Marys Limavady

May 2012

May 2012

High school or equivalent, English

Ireland

GPA (percentage): 89%

GPA (percentage): 89%

Skills

ANALYTICS
Expert
ANALYTICS
Expert
BOOKING (RESOURCE PLANNING SOFTWARE)
Expert
BOOKING (RESOURCE PLANNING SOFTWARE)
Expert
MICROSOFT EXCEL
Expert
MICROSOFT EXCEL
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Expert
WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Expert
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Beginner
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Beginner
ENTHUSIASM
Beginner
ENTHUSIASM
Beginner
MICROSOFT OFFICE
Beginner
MICROSOFT OFFICE
Beginner
FINANCIAL DATA
Beginner
FINANCIAL DATA
Beginner
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
Beginner
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
Beginner

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Training
Aca Accounting
ACA
Feb 2023