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Industry fields of expertise
Abu Bakkar in a few words
Abu bakkar is an experienced Consultant within Capgemini Invent Financial Services. He has cross-sector experience and has show himself to be highly adaptable and impactful in project delivery, functioning with a hypothesis driven, collaborative and analytical mindset.
He has a keen interest in the Financial Services regulatory landscape.
Skills:
Financial Analysis
Microsoft Suite - Excel, PowerPoint, Word
Microsoft Project
Power BI Data Analysis
Financial Modelling
Challenging internal and external stakeholder management
Asana
Industries:
Financial Services - Banking, Capital Markets & Insurance
Public Sector
Legal
Telco
Startups
Accreditations:
Certified Scrum Master and Product Owner
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
UX Design
CIMA Operational Level
CFA Candidate
Experience
- Capgemini InventConsultant - Financial ServicesJanuary 2023 - Today (2 years and 3 months)London, UKFinancial Services - Strategy Consultant• Delivered in a £10 million tier 1 global bank engagement end-to-end corporate lending strategy programme by leading workshops with senior stakeholder and analysing large financial data sets. Resulting in the build out of a client maturity assessment alongside wider strategy deliverables (Risk Framework design, lean management)o Led client commissioned thought piece on how lenders can respond to the high-inflationary economic climate and rising interest rates. Resulted in a short form report the client could circulate to Directors/VPs for mortgage related initiativeso Developed risk framework for corporate lending by evaluating data and communicating solutions and opportunities• Advanced the finance proposition within Financial Services as a financial modeler and upskilling colleagues across the regulatory landscape, for example, FRTB - Basel, MiFID II, Consumer Duty, ISO 20022, PSD2/3 and NPARisk, Regulatory & Compliance Proposition Development:• Led the build out of the Capital Markets capability – specifically post-trade and tokenization/CBDC initiatives• Led in a successful Capital Markets ESG client proposal for a global tier 1 bank, leading benchmarking and impact reporting• Accelerated pKYC and S.166 thought leadership. He has developed expert knowledge in the Fin Crime spaceCompliance and Modeling SME• Led in a high-profile project as a Modeling SME – Risk project focusing on efficient public service resource management• Led a team by being an efficient project manager and regularly collating team and client feedback for incorporation in modeling and compliance implementation, key outputs include a 15% decrease in churn and 34,000 client working hours saved• Managed relationships with client and 3rd party agencies exceptionally to ensure impactful collaboration and delivery
- Grant Thornton UK LLPAssociate - Financial ServicesJanuary 2022 - January 2023 (1 year)London, UKAdviaory Consultant working across Financial Services. Working with FTSE 100 Financial Services organisations. Restructuring Client - High profile TOM-Regulatory assignment• Dual Strategy/regulatory role on a joint TOM-Regulatory piece (IFRS17) for a national pensions conglomerate• Owned a complex legacy migrations project, resulting in 100 + assets being consolidated into a new operating system• Developed expertise relating to regulatory practices – covering a multitude of topics in the PRA Rulebook and FCA Handbook
- Connells GroupLegal & Compliance SpecialistJanuary 2018 - January 2021 (3 years)Manchester, England, United KingdomExperienced professional in the legal services sector specialising in property law. Adeptly led and managed teams, navigated complex legal landscapes, engaged with challenging stakeholders, and provided tailored legal expertise and counsel to clients.• Led AML, GDPR, system reporting and e-monitoring compliance efforts• Coordinated steering committee reporting for internal leadership sessions• Fostered and managed relationships with clients and third-party agencies for impactful client delivery• Demonstrated expertise in workflow and operational management and adept handling of challenging stakeholder dynamics
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Education
- Master of ScienceUniversity of GlasgowMaster's degree, Finance and Management
- Bachelor of ScienceThe University of SalfordBachelor of Science - BSc, Accounting and Finance