Resume
My professional career, experiences, and skills.
Alessandro Giancarlo Cristiano Scanu
Finance Professional — London, United Kingdom
Summary
Finance professional with a 1ˢᵗ Class Honours degree in Financial and Business Economics from Royal Holloway, University of London, and a Masters Achievement Scholarship to read MSc Finance at Durham University. Experienced in financial reporting, management accounting, internal audit, and investment analysis across global organisations. Skilled in Python, SQL, and R with strong proficiency in Excel-based financial modelling, Power BI, Sage 200, and Bloomberg Terminal. Recently expanded into backend development, driven by a strong enthusiasm for process automation and improving operational workflows. Analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating across multi-currency, multi-entity environments.
Contact
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- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alessandro-scanu-964040222
- Location: SW5, London, United Kingdom
Areas of Expertise
| Category | Skills |
|---|---|
| Programming | Python (Advanced), SQL (Intermediate), R (Intermediate), Go (Beginner), TypeScript (Beginner), JavaScript (Beginner) |
| Finance & Accounting | Financial Reporting, Management Accounts, Budgeting & Variance Analysis, Internal Audit, Intercompany Reconciliation, Purchase Ledger, Bank Reconciliation, DCF & NPV Modelling |
| Software | Microsoft Excel (Advanced), Power BI, Sage 200, Sage Intacct, Bloomberg Terminal, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint |
| Languages | English (Native), French (B2 – Working Proficiency), Italian (Advanced) |
Professional Experience
Quintessentially (UK) Ltd.
London, UK | Jul 2024 – Jan 2026
Finance Assistant — Global Finance Department (Fixed Term Contract)
- Responsible for monthly financial reporting across the Singapore, German, and Polish hubs, including cost analysis and recommendations for savings measures.
- Managed the purchase ledger on Sage 200, including posting, overhead budget reporting, payment runs, and bank reconciliations for UK operations.
- Reconciled intercompany ledgers and maintained journals across entities.
- Played a key role in internal audit for FY24 and FY25, with primary responsibility for intercompany balances and membership revenue streams.
- Designed and built a recharge model for IT and marketing expenses to recover costs from partner offices globally.
- Assisted the marketing and other teams as required, demonstrating strong cross-functional adaptability.
Zeus Capital
London, UK | Jun 2023
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
- Researched, produced, and presented an in-depth equity buy recommendation report to a panel of department managers and executives.
- Gained hands-on exposure across equity research, the trading floor, and corporate finance, sitting in on client meetings.
- Applied Bloomberg Terminal and financial modelling skills to underpin investment thesis development.
Education
Durham University
Durham, UK | Sep 2026 – Sep 2027
MSc Finance (Economics and Finance)
- Scholarship: Masters Achievement Scholarship 2026 — awarded for outstanding academic record and demonstrated potential to contribute to the programme.
- Modules: Advanced Financial Theory, Advanced Microeconomics, Advanced Macroeconomics, Corporate Finance, Private Equity and Wealth Management (Elective).
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham, UK | Sep 2021 – Jun 2024
BSc (Hons) Financial and Business Economics — 1st Class Honours (80%)
- Award: First Year Economics Prize 2022 — 1st in year, Department of Economics.
- Key Modules: Econometrics (74%), Microeconomics (79%), Macroeconomics (91%), Financial Economics 1 (83%), Financial Economics 2 (82%), Corporate Finance (81%), Industrial Economics 1 & 2 (82%), International Trade (81%), Economics of Inequality (77%), Labour Economics (73%).
- Courses: Wall Street Prep — Accounting Crash Course; Bloomberg Terminal training.
- Extracurricular: Investment and Finance Society, Italian Society, political society.
York College
York, UK | Sep 2019 – Jun 2021
A Levels
- Economics (A*), French (B), Politics (B)
Skills & Qualifications
- Programming: Python (Advanced), R (Intermediate), SQL (Intermediate), Go (Beginner)
- Software: Microsoft Excel (DCF, NPV), Word, PowerPoint, Sage 200, Intacct, Power BI, Bloomberg Terminal
- Analytical: In-depth financial reporting, cost analysis, variance analysis, data-driven insight generation
- Adaptability: Cross-functional experience across finance, marketing, and audit workstreams
- Languages: English (Native), French (B2), Italian (Conversational)
Interests
Gym, church, aviation, travel, electrical engineering, mechanics, football, chess, watches, cuisine, politics, and novice trading on the stock market.
Last updated: April 2026