Lawrie Rahman
Sheffield,SHF
Summary
Highly skilled professional with extensive expertise in financial data analysis and portfolio management. Demonstrates meticulous organisation and resilience under pressure, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Adept in customer service and communication, with a strong knowledge of product offerings and compliance familiarity. Committed to leveraging skills for continued career growth in the financial sector.
Takes on challenging new role harnessing interpersonal skills, collaboration and problem-solving. Driven to deliver high-quality service and consistent results.
Energetic employee well-versed in strong communication and organisation skills. Seeks solutions to problems and applies extensive analytical knowledge to findings. Adept at multi-tasking, leading group discussions and managing projects.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work history
Portfolio Analyst
Natwest Group
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
2024.06 - 2025.05
- Managed customer portfolios effectively
- Reviewed credit papers for accuracy and compliance.
- Calculated and issued timely settlement figures.
- Processed asset/contract terminations post-settlement
- Allocated receivables and monitored clearance facilities within limits
- Presented detailed reports on portfolio performance to stakeholders regularly.
- Streamlined workflow procedures for increased operational efficiency.
- Solved critical problems under high-pressure situations, ensuring minimal disruption within operations.
- Issued financial information and margin data to support revenue recognition.
- Collected, maintained and updated financial database.
Business Analyst
Natwest Group
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
2023.08 - 2024.06
- Elicit and validate requirements, documenting insights effectively.
- Document user stories and acceptance criteria with precision.
- Build strong stakeholder relationship, facilitating meeting for clear decision-making.
- Utilize Jira for tracking and maintaining requirements through to delivery
- Analyze data to inform decisions, ensuring alignment with Agile methodologies.
- Simplified complex data into understandable presentations, facilitating better communication amongst teams.
- Identified potential risks with thorough business impact analyses.
- Collaborated with IT team to design efficient software solutions, improving workflow significantly.
- Drafted procedure manuals, work definitions and standard operating procedures by job title or work area.
- Located deviations from standard operating procedures, understanding causes and preventing reoccurrence.
Test Analyst
Natwest Group
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
2018.03 - 2023.08
- Define UAT test scenarios, document test scripts for execution.
- Identify and manage defects, collaborate with developers for resolution.
- Track test progress and record output using Jira
- Gather test evidence, support finding and manage changes to requirements.
- Participate in daily scrum and defect meeting while collaborating with stake holders
- Participated in Agile sprints; kept pace with iterative developments.
- Reviewed requirements documentation, validated against actual software behaviour.
- Enhanced system usability by conducting thorough functional testing.
- Developed and maintained test scripts for long-term use.
- Contributed to continuous improvement initiatives within the QA team.
- Provided feedback on software designs; enhanced overall functionality.
- Undertook risk assessment to mitigate potential issues.
- Conducted exploratory testing, detected hidden bugs.
- Managed test data, documenting results of each test cycle to identify flaws.
- Addressed problems critically, implementing optimal solutions to boost overall system performance.
- Refined testing policies, procedures and scripts.
Technical Specialist
Royal Bank of Scotland
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
2015.01 - 2018.03
- Manage workflow and oversee Marine Security and Block Discounting projects.
- Forecast and plan effectively to enhance operational efficiency.
- Serve as main point of contact for complex technical queries across departments.
- Conduct Testing for BAU and new processes prior to implementation.
- Provided expert technical support, resulting in increased user satisfaction.
- Enhanced system performance by implementing new technical strategies.
- Resolved challenging technical issues, reducing downtime significantly.
- Collaborated on cross-functional teams to deliver comprehensive IT solutions.
- Diagnosed technical faults using root cause analysis to prevent repeat issues.
- Trained individuals and groups on new technologies, providing ongoing technical support.
Senior Business Associate
Royal Bank of Scotland
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
2007.08 - 2015.01
- Process complex deals for accurate payments.
- Encode bespoke customer requirements into the system.
- Generate and analyze Dashboard, Finance and Reconciliation reports.
- Investigate and resolve intricate queries effectively.
- Review and rectify errors in processed agreements. Achieved Director award for exceptional ownership in resolving complex queries, enhancing customer service and communication.
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
- Improved efficiency and productivity by acquiring new skills.
- Completed duties to deliver on targets with accuracy and efficiency.
- Delivered exceptional customer service by proactively listening to concerns and answering questions.
Business Associate
Royal Bank of Scotland
Rotherham
2003.11 - 2007.08
- Paid out and encoded standard Alfa deals.
- Participated in P4RM pilot implementation and testing.
- Served as SME and primary contact during system rollout.
- Identified faults and out-of-scope agreements with the new system.
- Addressed queries and referrals effectively.
- Identified potential risks and developed mitigation strategies accordingly.
- Examined, scanned and input documents in software system.
Skills
- Knowledge of regulatory standards
- Meticulous organisation
- Financial data analysis
- Portfolio Management
- Resilience under pressure
- Customer Service
- Communication skills
- Product knowledge
- Compliance familiarity
Timeline
Portfolio Analyst
Natwest Group
2024.06 - 2025.05
Business Analyst
Natwest Group
2023.08 - 2024.06
Test Analyst
Natwest Group
2018.03 - 2023.08
Technical Specialist
Royal Bank of Scotland
2015.01 - 2018.03
Senior Business Associate
Royal Bank of Scotland
2007.08 - 2015.01
Business Associate
Royal Bank of Scotland
2003.11 - 2007.08