David Allardice

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I am a hard-working, malleable individual who aims to learn and grow every interaction in life. Being an avid sportsman, I believe that every failure is an chance to improve and pushing myself out of my comfort zone is the growth opportunity.

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Bishops Diocesan College

NSC. National Senior Certificate | 2020

Full academic Colours - grade 10, 11 and 12

Mathematics

94.00 %

AP Mathematics

74.00 %

Accounting

88.00 %

History

87.00 %

Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)

84.00 %

English Home Language

85.00 %

Afrikaans (FAL)

83.00 %

Life Orientation

81.00 %

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School Sport.

Putting runs on the board.

Tennis

Provincial level

Playing for Western Province from u10 -u18
Was awarded full sports colours in grade 9 - 12
Made tennis captain in metric.
Led the Bishops team to win the Western Cape League as the #1 player in 2019.

Hockey

School A team

Won the Western Cape League in grade 11 for the u19A team.
Was given half colours in grade 10 and full colours in grade 11 and 12

School Leadership.

Taking Charge.

Deputy Head of Sport

Award achieved 1

As deputy Head I was responsible largely for organising the agenda of meetings, keeping minutes and delivering those minutes to the Master in charge of Sport, as well as managing various sports events including Athletics Sports Day, interschools athletics and was planning the upcoming rugby season prior to Covid which cut my role short.

Leadership 2

Description leadership 2

Award achieved 2

Work Experience.

Entering the working world.

Vac Work Intern

Summer Internship

PwC

2024-1-15 - 2024-11-14

Collaborated with the Financial Services department on an audit for a newly acquired
South African investment firm.

Conducted detailed testing of investment assets under time pressure, contributing to
accurate and timely reporting.

Gained exposure to the importance of teamwork and effective communication in high-
pressure environments.

Peak Safety (Pty) Ltd

2023-6-18 - 2023-8-6

- Assisted in analysing competitors' pricing strategies, providing the team with detailed
comparisons that informed pricing decisions.
- Supported brand development efforts by researching industry trends and assisting in
promotional activities.
- Helped implement a basic CRM system, entering client data and automating routine tasks
to improve efficiency.

Courses Completed.

Ticking the boxes.

Course Name 3

Course Name 2

CFA Level 1

CFA institute

2024-2-13

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Date Completed

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Learned hugely valuable training on various topics in both the financial industry as well as the international accounting industries.

Also completed an additional Financial Modelling program in March 2024, through the CFA institute.

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University Academic.

Undergraduate Degree

University of Cape Town

B.Bus.Sci Finance with accounting

Academic Average: 66.60%

Graduation Date: 2025-2-28

Harry Allschwang Entrance scholarship

Postgraduate Degree

Postgraduate University

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Graduation Date

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Masters Degree

Masters University

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Award Info Masters

University Sport.

Putting runs on the board.

Hockey

School A team

Currently part of the UCT mens 1st team, which competed in USSA competition, finishing 5th.
Sponsored Athlete for Osaka hockey

Padel

Regional level

Part of the "team South" which competed in a national tournament.
Sponsored athlete for Osaka Padel
Winner of various tournaments in Cape Town and Durban