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ACCA Qualified Finance Professional with Regulatory Reporting Expertise

Gonderange, Luxembourg
Worldwide
ACCA Fellow (2005)
Gonderange, Luxembourg
Worldwide
ACCA Fellow (2005)

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Barry Laidlaw_2025.pdf

AbacusAccountingAutomationBusiness InformaticsBusiness Process ImprovementCalculationsSpreadsheetsComplianceData EntryFinancesFinancial AnalysisFinancial PlanningForecastingProcess AutomationStakeholder ManagementStatisticsStreamlineWorkflowsScriptingExact GlobeTeam ManagementBudget Control Ledger
Financial Reporting
Extensive experience in regulatory reporting including BCL, CSSF, FINREP and various financial statements. Creation and development of management information reports and results for executive stakeholders.

Budget Management
Expertise in creating budgets, forecasts and long-range plans. Collection and analysis of budget data from multiple business units, compiling budgets and developing 3-year financial plans.

Process Automation
Implementation of initiatives to streamline and document manual reporting processes through process re-engineering. Automation of lengthy manual data-entry tasks and development of efficient workflows.

Team Leadership
Management of teams of accountants and consultants across multiple organizations. Responsibility for training permanent staff and documenting procedures for new processes.

Regulatory Compliance
Production of regulatory reports including BCL Statistical S-reports, Anacredit, CSSF, FINREP, COREP, LAREX, and FGDL. Experience with reporting to local regulators including CBI and MFSA.

IT Systems Proficiency
Advanced skills in Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, and AutoHotkey scripting. Experience with ABACUS 360, APSYS, BOB, SAP-FC, SAP-GR, WKFS, Sophie, Pegasus, Exact Globe, and eDesk.

Financial Analysis
Creation of spreadsheets to map, calculate and produce finalized financial reports. Preparation of Basel III risk weighting analysis on Shares and Bonds.
 

Languages

EnglishNative speakerFrenchBasic knowledge

Project history

Accounting Manager

China Construction Bank
Managing a team of 8 accountants/consultants/assistants. Control of month-end procedures, verification of closing journals & accruals. Oversight of Purchase Ledger, verification of invoice treatment and allocation. Supervision of 6 Branches accounting, reporting and consolidation. Creation and development of Hedge accounting & IRS analysis.

Team Leader - Regulatory Reporting

European Depositary Bank SA
Managing a team of 5 accountants/consultants. Production of Regulatory reporting including BCL Statistical S-reports, Anacredit, CSSF - FINREP, COREP, LAREX, FGDL. Branch FINREP reporting to CSSF & local regulators - CBI (Ireland) & MFSA (Malta). Supervision of further reporting, LR, LCR, TCR, ALMM, NSFR. Implemented an initiative to streamline and document manual reporting processes through process re-engineering.

Business Controller

Claremont/Kinetic Consulting SA
Consultant at RBC in Belval – Senior Financial Analyst role. Build and implement a data transfer tool from SAP FC via Excel to WKFS for FINREP submissions. Formulate Head Office reports for Bonds, Interest/Non-Interest Bearing Loans, Derivatives, Credit Lines. Create workflow for BCL reports - S1.1, S2.5, TPTBHN, – mainly excel, using pivot, index, data manipulation.

Business Controller

Catella Bank SA
Creation of Budgets, Forecasts and Long Range Plans for the Bank and Swedish branch. Creation of new Management Reporting templates, and comparison to Budget/Forecast. Consolidation of Bank & Branch. Preparation of Management Information Reports and results to Management & Board. Preparing and submitting monthly, quarterly and annual reports to Group Finance HQ, under IFRS.

Payment & Reconciliation Team Leader

Catella Bank SA
Heading the team, responsible for all outgoing payments/receipts to/from Visa/Mastercard & suppliers. Reconciliation of multi-currency payment accounts. Nostro verification, control & reconciliation. Calculation, verification and payment of PSP kickback commissions.

Senior Financial Accountant

Catella Bank SA
Rewriting the complete GL for new reporting requirements. Automation of lengthy manual data-entry tasks. Preparing and compiling the monthly management reports for seven sales units and five cost centres. Oversight and maintenance of Purchase Ledger, Fixed Assets, Prepayments, P&L and BS reconciliations.

Senior Accountant

ABN AMRO INV. FUNDS SA, TRANSLUX INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, & Others
Various senior accounting roles across multiple organizations in Luxembourg.

Audit Junior - Assistant Accountant

PRICE WATERHOUSE & Others
Entry-level accounting and audit position in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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