DYLAN AKINYEMI
Oxford,Oxfordshire
Summary
A fiercely driven young professional with an aptitude for learning and developing, currently working at a 2:1. Strong understanding of trends evident in the stock market, periodically investing via Vanguard, leveraging knowledge from frequenting the Financial Times. Passion for solving challenging economic problems equipped with exceptional strong communication, statistical and critical thinking skills. Experienced in leading teams to achieve outlined tasks by delegating responsibilities effectively. Highly organized, technically proficient in Excel and MS Office, eager to continually develop and continually improve skills in the financial market sector to support the growth of a high-performing organisation.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Crew Member
The Cooperative Food
Norwich, United Kingdom
10.2023 - 04.2025
- Developed multitasking skills by balancing online orders with in store responsibilities
- Improved problem solving skills through assisting with stock discrepancies and order anomalies
- Diversified my knowledge of Excel by tracking stock updates and gaps
Warehouse Worker
Booker Retail Partners
Didcot, United Kingdom
06.2023 - 09.2023
- Exceeded performance targets consistently working at an outstanding level
- Maximised the output of assigned tasks through efficient collaboration with co workers
- Maintained excellent physical fitness levels to safely lift and manoeuvre heavy orders and deliveries
Education
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of East Anglia
Skills
- Interpersonal Communication – Co-ordinated a group classmates to develop the inaugural composition and analysis of UEA students' exercise statistics, leveraging data from the university's specialised exercise app "UEA Moves"
- Dynamic Problem Solving – Tutored academically struggling secondary school students, enhancing problem-solving skills, identifying problem areas, and curating personalised learning plans
- Economic Data Analysis – Analysed UK census data trends using Stata and Excel to explore the relationship between wage and job satisfaction
- Leadership – Captained a university football team, honing communication and leadership skills by being a role model on and off the pitch
- Presentation Skills – Achieved top marks in multiple oral presentation assignments, demonstrating the ability to create engaging, well-structured presentations
- Multitasking and Time Management – Maintained 100% assignment completion while managing part-time employment
- Data scraping – achieved 1st class honours in data scraping assignments using product data from Amazon
- Technically Proficient – Skilled in Python, Stata, and Microsoft Office Suite
Certifications
- Financial Markets – Yale University (Coursera), Completed March 2025 Insight into behavioural finance, risk management, and financial institutions.
- Introduction to Corporate Finance – University of Pennsylvania (Coursera), Completed April 2025 Covered firm valuation, NPV, and capital budgeting.
- Financial Modelling for Beginners – Udemy, Completed January 2025 Built Excel-based models including DCF and 3-statement forecasting.
Technical Proficiencies
Microsoft Excel | Stata | Python | PowerPoint | Microsoft Word | Parsehub
Timeline
Crew Member
The Cooperative Food
10.2023 - 04.2025
Warehouse Worker
Booker Retail Partners
06.2023 - 09.2023
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of East Anglia
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