Lillo Casà

Motivated and ambitious, genuinely passionate about investing and the financial markets. Experience with digital marketing and e-commerce, customer service, a strong focus and attention to detail, and excellent interpersonal and managerial skills allow me to perform at best in a quick-paced and pressurised work environment. Strong analytical ability and financial analysis based on solid numerical skills and attention to detail. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, supported by outstanding organisational skills, capable of working with deadlines and multitasking. IT Skills, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, proficient in technology. A confident and enthusiastic person with experience in organising, managing, and coordinating people and events. Offers strong interpersonal skills, excellent timekeeping, and great attention to detail; focused and driven to provide the best possible results and meet targets. Communicates effectively while exercising tact and diplomacy. Has the capacity to work on his own initiative or to demonstrate a high level of team contribution. Willing to learn and keep developing knowledge and skills.

Finance Assistant

Ista Energy Solutions Limited

Jun 2023 - Present ( 6 months)

Maintaining financial records with precision and compliance with 100% accuracy in data entry while adhering to strict company policies. This meticulous approach safeguarded vital financial data. Through the collaboration with Accounts Payable contributed to an efficient discrepancy resolution in the first quarter, resulting in a 25% reduction in the latter and a vast improvement in the banking process. This allowed the streamlining of financial operations and ensured clean financial records. Contributed to enhancing customer relations by preparing monthly account statements with exceptional attention to detail, resulting in a 15% increase in customer satisfaction scores and demonstrating an unwavering commitment to transparency.

Actively participated in data analysis in month-end accounts processes to ensure clear and defined delivery of financial reports. This timely reporting improved decision-making and facilitated agile responses to market dynamics and bookkeeping. Part of that was optimising the invoice efficiency through the SAP platform, expediting the invoicing process and reducing invoice processing time by an impressive 20%. This efficiency positively impacted cash flow management. Regarding proactive receivables management, an essential part was to generate proactive weekly reports to manage overdue accounts effectively, achieving a significant 30% reduction in delinquencies over four months. This bolstered cash flow and minimised financial risks.

Provided rapid resolution to revenue queries from influential stakeholders, including the finance director and department heads, to ensure that business operations were not disrupted. Delivered comprehensive reporting and monthly revenue variance analysis, performed a thorough examination, and provided actionable insights to the finance manager through financial reporting. These facilitated informed financial decision-making.

Administrator

University of Cambridge May 2023 - Jun 2023 (2 months)

Arranged and maintained digital archives, skillfully implementing metadata tagging as file naming conventions and folder structures. This administrative assistance strategic approach significantly reduced retrieval times by an impressive 10%. Executed meticulous quality checks to ensure digital assets' flawless integrity and precision. This proactive measure empowered moderators with the optimal tools and timing for precise assignment evaluation. 

Effective Task Prioritization, meeting stringent deadlines, and seamlessly transitioning between independent and collaborative workflows. Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring flawless execution. Maintenance of impeccable documentation for scanning processes. This cunning strategy significantly expedited the review process by pinpointing exact areas of concern.

Collaborated seamlessly with cross-functional team members, demonstrating a keen understanding of specific requirements. Provided invaluable support in diagnosing and resolving multifaceted issues, culminating the process with enhanced operational efficiency.

Store Manager SIGNORELLIS DELI LTD

Dec 2021 - Jan 2023 (1 year two months)

Preparing performance reports, working on business projects, and preparing budgeting and financial reports. Created a Business Plan with the correct risk management for the company's new branch. Financial analysis included working on sales and cost reports and forecasting for the new product line.

Focused on operations management, like increasing and improving sales by 10% in the last six months. Part of the increase in sales included training the team, raising their business awareness, helping them focus on the key performance indicators and achieve the set sales targets, and modifying the customer service support system to reduce complaints by 12%.

Networking and broadening the client base for the company by 5% in 2022 due to the market research in the B2C and engagement and work on developing the B2B clients.

Building the leadership with a solid attitude to problem-solving, leading the new team, ensuring perfect teamwork, ordering and delivering systems, assuring high standards of quality and legal compliance, applying health and safety regulations, and maintaining a safe working environment. Follow food hygiene, health and safety procedures utilising appropriate risk assessments. Oversee the team, ensuring high standards of service are provided.

 Shift Leader Patisserie Valerie

Jan 2019 - Nov 2021 (2 years 11 months)

Lead sales management work operations through business analysis and reworking positions and workflow based on individual capabilities and production goals implementing sales of 10% in the second year. Conduct quality assurance and work time analysis initiatives to increase profits. Generating monthly savings of 1% by implementing accurate accounting activity to avoid wasting through a stringent evaluation process.

Collaborating with other leaders and executives makes the business processes fluid. Customer relationship management was constantly driven by a detailed explanation of the process with positive results. Managed my team, overseeing employees' recruiting, training and professional growth. Monitored multiple databases to have a procurement trace of all company inventory.

Anglia Ruskin University

Finance MBA with field of study in: Financial markets and investment, Corporate finance, Management and strategy, Marketing & Leadership

Jan 2021 - Jul 2022

Thanks to the MBA in Finance; I acquired a deep knowledge: • Financial Analysis • Forecasting • M&A • Business Planning • Financial Modelling • Strategic Planning • Reporting • Valuation • Project Planning

Università degli Studi di Palermo

Bachelor's degree, Economics & Finance