EDMOND BURKE BComm MBS ACMA CGMA MA
PERSONAL STATEMENT
An organized, results-focused and well rounded finance professional, specialized in reporting and
analysis for senior management, Excel-based modelling, budgeting and forecasting, commercial
evaluations, financial control, and the preparation/delivery of board-level presentations.
Having recently transitioned to the not for profit sector from the banking sector, I am successfully
building upon almost twenty years of professional experience across a broad range of Finance roles.
CIMA qualified; experienced in SAP, Oracle, Cognos, Essbase, and a number of other financial
information systems; strong problem solving skills;good listener and communicator; logical thinker;
proven accuracy and attention to detail; commended for a high level of integrity.
KEY VALUE-ADDING SKILLS
Analysis and Insight Forecasting and Modelling Targeted Communication Project
ManagementCommercial Acumen Relationship Management Advanced MS Excel User
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) – Associate Member (May 2002)
University of London, Birkbeck College MA Philosophy, Distinction (Aug 2013)
National College of Ireland Dip in First Line Management, Distinction (May 2001)
University College Cork MBS International Accounting, 2.1 (Jun 1995),
BComm, 2.1 (Jun 1994)
CAREER HISTORY
Imperial College Union
Finance Manager May 2016 to present
Responsibilities:
 Support the Head of Finance and senior management team with insightful financial information,
recommendations, key projects, and ad hoc requests.
 Organise and lead the annual budget and mid-year forecast review processes; implement strong
budgetary discipline across the Union.
 Manage a Finance team of three in all the day to day financial activities, transactions, and
processing of the Union; ensure adequate, effective and robust financial controls.
Key Achievements (to date):
 Led tendering and selection process for the Board’s appointment of a new external auditor.
 Researched and developed the proposal to Board for the Union’s new investment strategy.
 Supported the Board and Managing Director with the development of the Union’s first Balanced
Scorecard reporting tool and complete set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
 Supported tendering, selection and implementation processes for the Union’s new EPOS system.
Tel: (UK) 07872592744 Email: edmond.burke@icloud.com
LinkedIn: https://ie.linkedin.com/pub/edmond-burke/14/925/a10

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., London (Jun 2009 to Nov 2014)
Business Manager – Investor Services EMEA Prospect & Technical Sales Jun 2013-Nov 2014
Responsibilities:
 Supported the Head of Prospect Sales with analysis on sales data, trends, projections, and
updated forecasts; liaised with sales and product managers to validate sales targets and trends.
 Prepared and reported on the sales deck figures for the weekly management team meeting;
managed and chaired the monthly strategic deal review process.
 Supported the Head of Prospect Sales with the annual planning process, working closely with
product and other sales counterparts.
Key Achievements:
 Project: Developed and implemented an improved tracking process for strategic deals.
 Project: Developed and implemented a new sales expense allocation methodology leading to
more accurate and transparent expense allocations to product P&Ls.
Deal Pricing Analyst – Investor Services EMEA Client Solutions Oct 2010-
Jun 2013
 Commercially evaluated new pricing proposals; carried out financial modeling, including multi-
year P&Ls, IRR, and sensitivity analysis; provided pricing recommendations.
 Business partnered with Product and Sales to develop standard pricing data across all products
and implement pricing governance for all non-standard pricing requests.
 Supported Sales in responding to client pricing queries.
Key Achievements:
 Provided the pricing for several significant competitive client wins and re-pricings.
Product Controller – Investor Services EMEA Fund Services Jun 2009-Oct 2010
 Investigated, escalated, and reported on all P&L and Balance Sheet risk items, and key variances.
 Performed financial due-diligence on new product initiatives.
 Performed periodic balance sheet “deep dives” and impairment reviews on intangible assets.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Dublin (Sep 2006 to Jun 2009)
Product Finance Analyst – Hedge Fund Services Nov 2007-Jun 2009
 Prepared analysis of trends and variances, providing meaningful insight for monthly reporting.
 Prepared monthly three-year rolling forecasts for EMEA region.
 Prepared annual and quarterly financial reports for two legal entities.
Finance Manager – J.P. Morgan Hedge Fund Services Limited Sept 2006-Nov 2007
 Integration of processes and controls including monthly reporting and Accounts Receivable.
 Managed the production of monthly accounts, billing, controls and reconciliations.
 Prepared and presented the annual and quarterly financial reports.
Earlier Roles
Bank of Ireland, Dublin Finance Manager (Feb’04-Sept’06) Team Lead (Jan’02-Feb’04)
ICS Building Society, Dublin Management Accountant (Apr’00-Jan’02) Regulatory Accountant (Jul’98-Apr’00)
Waterford Foods Plc, Dublin Graduate Trainee in Product and Distribution Finance (Jul’96-June’98)
Limerick IT (part-time) Lecturer in Management Accounting and Strategic Management (Sept’95-May’96)
OTHER INTERESTS
Philosophy, history, literature, writing, film, theatre, opera, classical music, architecture, walking,
jogging, badminton, and gym training.