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Darsh Patel

Darsh Patel

Cheadle Hulme,Cheshire

Summary

A Dynamic International business student, currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree at Leeds Beckett University. i am a driven person that aims to focus on strengthening my skills and knowledge. Being enthusiastic and a quick learner has supported my academic ability to learn and apply the knowledge to the experienced gained outside of the university. Proven aptitude in cross-cultural communication, diplomatic strategy and analysis. Proficient in utilising data analytics and research methodologies to contribute to excellent results across my academic profile. My dedication and passion to utilising and consolidating my technical and transferable skills has enabled me to positively impact organisations to improve efficiency in data collection whilst also integrating innovative ideas.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work history

Data Analyst and Financial Reporting

Pladis
2025.06 - 2025.07
  • As a Data and Financial Analysis for Pladis (McVities), my responsibilities involved KPI monitoring, cost analysis, and Economic dashboards to assist in decision making.
  • I was able to consolidate and strenghten my technical skills in Excel (such as organising large quantities of data, creating graphs and charts) and financial forecasting through the projects i completed and presented to the senior data team.
  • Demonstrated my innovative skills by utilising my technical knowledge to create a calculator to highlight Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
  • Collaboratively working with teams such as data, finance, engineers, and production workers to identify challenges related to performace and particpate in decision-making to resolve them.

Customer Service Assistant

Tesco Express
Cheadle Hulme
2022.11 - 2023.07
  • In addition, I have experience in customer service which has developed my communication and collaboration skills.
  • Processed cash and card payments during busy shopping hours, and limited customer wait times.
  • Assisted with product selections according to individual requirements and preferences.
  • Provided all-around store support by performing cash duties, offering product assistance, and delivering customer care.
  • Customer Service and Complaint Management.

Education

BA (Hons) - International Business

Leeds Beckett University
Leeds, West Yorkshire

A level - Economics, Computer Science, BTEC Law, Core Math

Aquinas College
Stockport

GCSE -

Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle Hulme

Skills

Technical skills

  • Excel (Advanced: PivotTables, Power Query, formulas)
  • Power BI (financial dashboards and visualisations)
  • Financial Reporting and Analysis
  • Forecasting and Budgeting
  • Data Cleaning and Validation

Analytical skills

  • Profitability analysis
  • KPI tracking and reporting
  • Cost analysis
  • Sales performance tracking
  • Business insight generation

Soft skills

  • Cross-team communication (Finance, Sales and Operations)
  • Complaint management
  • Problem-solving mindset
  • Stakeholder reporting and presentations
  • Teamworking
  • Time managment

Reference

Pladis - Alix Knagg

Phone Number: +44 7577003061

Email: alixknagg@gmail.com

Timeline

Data Analyst and Financial Reporting

Pladis
2025.06 - 2025.07

Customer Service Assistant

Tesco Express
2022.11 - 2023.07

GCSE -

Cheadle Hulme High School

A level - Economics, Computer Science, BTEC Law, Core Math

Aquinas College

BA (Hons) - International Business

Leeds Beckett University
Darsh Patel