Social Media Analyst

MATTHEW JAMES FRANKIS

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PERSONAL STATEMENT

Business graduate with solid Client Services experience gained within Finance. Following a career break, whilst I relocated from the UK to the US and secured my visa, I am now actively looking for a position which will allow me to develop my career within a progressive organisation. I am a commercially aware and naturally motivated person who takes a proactive approach to work.

EDUCATION

University of East Anglia (2009 – 2012)

BSc (Hons) Business Management

Received class 2.1, studied modules include: Accounting, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Brand Management, Operations Management & Economics.

St. Dunstan’s College (2001 – 2009)

A/AS-Levels (300 UCAS points):

3 (A-C) - Economics, Geography, Physical Education

GCSEs:

9 (A-C) – including B’s in Maths & Double English

Qualifications

& other skills

Investment Management Certificate (IMC) – currently undergoing examinations

MS Excel

MS Powerpoint

EMPLOYMENT

Henderson Wealth Management – SVP Client Experience (March 2020 – Present)

I joined Henderson Wealth Management in a client service capacity. Working with a small, independent company it has given me a great grounding on multiple areas within the wealth management process. To name a few responsibilities:

- Maintaining and filing record keeper agreements

- Dealing with Client’s requests

- Created and ran sales process for prospective Clients

- Mastered various marketing tools to aid creation of new business

- Using CRM to manage and maintain strong client relationships

- Managed social media for the company

Working at Henderson Wealth Management has given me a holistic view of the way wealth management companies operate.

Relocation to United States (March 2018 – February 2020)

I relocated from the UK to the US to live with my partner. I moved to live with her in 2018 and started the Visa application process, during which time I was not eligible to work. I was in the fortunate position that I could live without working during the Visa application process which gave me time to study for the Investment Management Certificate. I was keen to ensure that I was still making progress towards my career in financial services/investment management, even if I was not able to be employed. Now that my Visa has been approved, I am eligible to work within the US without need for sponsorship from my employer and am actively seeking a position to progress with my career.

Preqin Ltd – Client Services Team - Senior Research Analyst (July 2017 - March 2018)

I received an internal promotion to the role of Senior Research Analyst. This role involved:

- Client Service responsibilities for an account of 90 institutional investors covering private equity, real estate and hedge fund asset classes.

- Attending to Private Wealth clients requests including information relating to deals, investment plans and asset allocations.

- Building, retaining and improving Client Relationships within my account, as well as developing new business.

- Managing workload and schedule for junior research analysts.

- Account management for largest investors (AUM) through ongoing communication and reporting.

- Updating the online product with key financial information, performance metrics, statistics and analysis.

- In depth data mining from various reports such as company annual reports, 990 and 5500 forms for key figures to add to company investment profiles.

- Obtaining reliable information by calling clients in asset management, investment bank and other types of institutional investors and building a strong relationship with senior individuals to allow the sourcing of regular and reliable data updates.

Preqin Ltd – EMEA Institutional Research Analyst – Private Equity (August 2015 - July 2017)

My role as an EMEA Institutional Research Analyst provided me with knowledge across a range of alternative asset classes such as real estate, hedge funds, private debt, infrastructure and natural resources. My role involved:-

- Speaking with institutional investors regarding topic areas such as allocations to specific asset classes, preferred strategies when making their investments and favoured fund types the institution targets.

- Examining the information obtained from investors in detail.

- Further on in these conversations, I would discuss more granular information regarding typical fund commitment sizes, which fund managers are used and conduct a longer discussion over the institution’s investment plans over the next year.

- Writing topical blogs on current trends in the private equity space within the EMEA region.

Planned break – (April 2015 – July 2015)

After resigning from my position at LMA Recruitment following a desire to change direction of my career, I decided to travel South-East Asia with companions before embarking on my next career move.

Phoenix Forums – Conference Production/ Lead Generation – March 2015 (Contract role)

Working predominantly in the energy sector, speaking to high-profile clients and pitching two campaigns that Phoenix were operating for conferences in the Summer of 2015.

LMA Recruitment – Consultant (December 2013 – February 2015)

Working at a recruitment consultancy has allowed me to develop my relationship skills working with both clients and candidates from a range of different institutions, from small Financial Institutions to tier 1 Investment Banks.

My focus was on the Risk function within Financial Services, covering Market Risk, Credit Risk, Operational Risk and Quantitative Risk. I covered a range of different job opportunities within the Risk space for staff from a wide variety of experience levels and salary expectations.

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

My main interests are sports, travelling and gaining business success.

As a junior, I was scouted to join Queens Park Rangers Youth Soccer academy, playing to a high standard. I have also attained full School Colours in Football, Rugby, Tennis and Rugby Fives. I am a keen golfer with a handicap of 8 at Park Langley Golf Club. I represented Kent as a Junior Tennis player and captained St Dunstan’s Tennis for 7 consecutive years. I choose to spend any free time travelling the World as much as possible. After my University course terminated, I decided to broaden my geographical awareness and travel for a further 6 months throughout the West coast of America, the East coast of Australia and the whole of Southeast Asia.

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