Christian Gooding

About

Strategy and portfolio professional with 10+ years of experience leading complex programmes and advising government and corporate clients across infrastructure, housing, transport, and energy. Experienced in portfolio oversight, governance, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and delivering measurable operational improvements and strategic wins.

Experience

• Corporate Finance Executive, Infrastructure Advisory
  Ernst & Young (EY)
  Nov 2022 – Present
• Business Planning Lead
  Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
  Sep 2020 – Nov 2022
• Senior Trade & Investment Manager
  Department for International Trade (DIT)
  Mar 2017 – Sep 2020
• Pricing & Risk Analyst
  UK Export Finance (UKEF)
  Sep 2014 – Mar 2017
• Analyst
  Cabinet Office
  Oct 2013 – Sep 2014

Education

• MSc Banking & Finance
  Queen Mary University of London
  Banking & Finance · Sep 2015 – Jul 2017
• BA(Hons) Accounting and Finance
  Nottingham Trent University
  Accounting and Finance · Sep 2008 – Jul 2011

Skills

• Risk Management
• Financial Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Due Diligence
• Strategy Development
• KPI reporting
• Stakeholder engagement
• Commercial Analysis
• Portfolio governance
• Programme Governance
• Board Engagement
• Scenario Modelling
• Lbo
• Ppp
• Business case writing

Courses & certifications

• APMG Foundation, Business Case · APMG · 2024

🗣️ Languages

• English · Native