jordan kagias

I am a motivated and organised Investment Trader and Risk Analyst, who delivers accurate analysis and delivers outstanding P&L management within highly-regulated environments. | MSc Accounting & Finance.

TRADER / RISK ANALYST JUL 2020 – PRESENT KAIZEN GAMING (STOIXMAN/BETANO) – THESSALONIKI 

● Brought into the team for this global gaming company with 2.000 employees with Kaizen securing the world’s best sports book three years in a row the best sportsbook worldwide as well as receiving the EGR awards 
● Delivering effective management of the nightshift team (due to recently leading launch of the operation in Brazil) but working from the Thessaloniki and Athens offices as well as remotely delivering expertise in an in-play trader
 ● Delivering professional development to all new starters as well as managing a team of two ensuring all activities align with targets and ensuring avoidance of losses 
● Collaborating with software vendors, including Sportsradar, Betgenius, RunningBall and Playtech working with them through e-mail, direct calls, live chat and Jira as well as using MySQL, Excel, Jira and Confluence Iordanis Kagias 
 ● Owning specific events that carefully track performance and base this data to deliver a competitive offering to clients, successfully compiling odds, tracking outcomes and changing odds manually 
● Tracking the entire team’s real-time P&L identifying any incorrect wording, missing events from competitors, checking customer needs to offer improved UX 
● Minimising risk to the company by compiling, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), integrity issues with matches, tracking activities on questionable playing activities, tracing and working with Withdrawals team on any suspicious activities
● Tracking and adjusting data, successfully providing more accurate, attractive and competitive live odds and compared with competitor betting companies 
● Performing accurate and rapid resulting for any event of a variety of sports, using both external providers and in-house odds to optimize/customize company offering and performance 
● Analysing potential event demand, successfully using these insights to build a highly competitive market offering
● Tracking bet placements and controlling risk on live events impact the content that clients receive on odds 
● Performing in-depth analysis on a diverse portfolio of data and risks, using insights to build statistical models 
● Preparing summary reports or dashboards for fund boards or risk committees, including creating and updating P&L and positions reports 

EQUITY TRADER SEPT 2018 – PRESENT FREELANCE – ATHENS 
● Building unique indicators and metrics to drive investment decisions and signals and secure high-yield ROI by successfully using Binance, Poocoin and Metamask 
● Performing effective NFT trading/farming using expertise in data analytics to make informed decisions 
● Minimising risk to the portfolio, successfully eliminating exchange risk and liquidation of cryptocurrencies and NFT at optimal points during the investment lifecycle 
● Leveraging expertise to apply optimal portfolio theory, including the Normality test, Correlation LM Test, Heteroskedasticity Test, and Garch as well as using Markowitz theory to buy stocks at the most optimal point 
● Maximising profits through performing Sure bets in the sports industry with arbitrage on Sporting events TEACHER / 

TUTOR SEPT 2011 – PRESENT FREELANCE – ATHENS 
● Developing and delivering engaging lessons in Mathematics and Statistics (Algebra, Geometry), Physics, Economics (Micro-economy, Macro-economy and Business Administration), Financial Analysis 
● Conveying a thorough understanding of the specific learning objectives through various methods continually appreciating differences in learning styles and abilities 
● Setting rigorous academic standards and working with the student to ensure that these standards are met

 RECYCLING PRODUCTS CONTROLLER MAY 2017 – SEPT 2018 EUROCERT S.A. – ATHENS 
● Reported to the Recycling Manager to oversee mission-critical projects across Central Macedonia to deliver advice to local authorities and other organisations on the collection and recycling of household and business waste 
● Collaborated with multiple stakeholder teams across Central Macedonia, successfully working with teams to define and embed recycling best practice and research emerging recycling technologies 
● Marketing new recycling product ranges to clients across multiple target markets ensuring all marketing campaigns delivered an outstanding return on investment 
● Managed all parts of the project lifecycle from developing project roadmap and assembling resource through to project execution and integration as well as performing quality control of recyclable products
● Delivered effective financial management across each project, including checking quality and account balances, tracking and analysing expenses and effective cash and tax forecasting 

FINANCE ANALYST ASSISTANT (TRAINEE) APR 2016 – OCT 2016 OLYMPIC BREWERY S.A. (CARLSBERG GROUP) 

● Brought into the Finance team of this Carlberg Group company and reported to the Financial Manager 
● Performed review of key business functions and work with several teams to explore new opportunities, including new product launches including assessing and reporting on the financial impact of new product launches 
● Put data and business analytics at the front and centre of all activities, successfully tracking competitor activities and using new insights to support the development of new initiatives and refine business strategies 
● Identified and seized new opportunities to explore potential alternative manufacturing opportunities
●Review existing Finance cash management processes, seizing opportunities to optimise expenses or budgets, including marketing/advertising expenses, promotional budget and cost of goods, among others

Master’s Degree in Accounting & Finance (9/10) – University of Macedonia 2016 – 2017 
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance (EQF Level 6) – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2011 – 2016