Andrew Easton
About Andrew Easton
Andrew Easton is a Financial Engineer at First Derivatives in London, where he has worked since 2017. He has a background in data analysis and financial compliance, with previous roles at Deloitte, Tesco Bank, and Harnham.
Work at First Derivatives
Andrew Easton has been employed as a Financial Engineer at First Derivatives since 2017. He is based in London, Greater London, United Kingdom. In this role, he is involved in various financial engineering tasks, contributing to the company's projects and initiatives in the financial sector.
Previous Employment Experience
Prior to his current position, Andrew Easton worked at Harnham as a Consultant for four months in 2016. He also served as a Data Analyst at Deloitte from 2016 to 2017 for seven months. Earlier in his career, he was a Financial Crime and Compliance Investigator at Tesco Bank from 2015 to 2016 for seven months.
Educational Background
Andrew Easton completed his secondary education at Renfrew High School, where he achieved academic qualifications from 2005 to 2011. He then attended the University of Strathclyde, earning a Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) in Mathematics from 2011 to 2015. Following this, he pursued a Master of Science (MSc) in Business Analysis and Consulting at the same university, completing it in 2015.
Key Responsibilities and Projects
In his role, Andrew Easton has been responsible for aligning reference data across internal systems for regulatory reporting at Wells Fargo. He has tested the flow of trading positions to ensure data integrity and correct liquidity and exposure margins for reports sent to the Bank of England. He also worked on the EMIR remediation project at Morgan Stanley, focusing on regulatory reporting.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Andrew Easton has implemented a new strategic regulatory reporting platform at Wells Fargo to support local regulatory financial reporting. He has automated monthly and quarterly reporting at the National Bank of Kuwait using MS Excel and conducted system testing from both functional and technical perspectives. He has also liaised with technology teams to provide code changes for conflicting data in reports.