Senior Cognos Planning Analyst Resume

SUMMARY:

Results - oriented Finance professional wif extensive hands-on experience in financial analysis, business analysis, budgeting, and forecasting
Robust financial modeling and reporting experience wif teh ability to present solutions and facilitate strategic executive level decisions
Strong analytical skills and logical thinking while supporting business partners wif reports tailored to business requirements through KPIs and trend analysis
Excellent communications skills who liaises across various organizational levels explaining financial jargon in simple terms
Delivers quantifiable success and outstanding savings reflected on teh bottom line
Proven ability to constantly challenge and improve existing processes and systems
Advanced Microsoft Office skills inclusive of Access, PowerPoint, and Excel wif ability to create financial models and reports using Pivot Tables, Look-Ups, and others
Management Reporting & MIS
Fund Transfer Pricing
Balance Sheet & Profit / Loss Analysis
Enterprise Performance Management
Ad-Hoc Analysis & Reports
Trend & Variance Analysis
Cost Allocation
Process Automation

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Senior Cognos Planning Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Maintained and updated budgeting dimensions including Ledger A/Cs, Cost Centers, Legal Entity…etc
Create planning package for user input in Cognos Contributor
Update cost allocation and cross company charge-out allocation rules on a group level
Prepare multi-dimensional proforma financial statements for 2019 budget

Senior Financial Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Build financial projection model for teh business plan, including breakeven and payback targets
Designed multidimensional management reporting package to measure segment profitability
Mange monthly management reporting vs. targets

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Promoted bank analysis-based decision making by developing tailored financial models used to appropriately manage new product pricing
Reduced turnaround time for management reports availability by 2 business days through process automation and optimization
Successfully managed multiple expense optimization projects through in-depth analysis of department expense reports for business partner units
Improved financial disclosures quality for quarter-end and year-end close related to business wise performance metrics through robust reconciliation mechanism and process controls
Championed teh successful implementation of Oracle Financial Service Analytics introducing multidimensional profitability reporting and designing of BI reports
Revamped Confidential Cognos planning module through successful introduction of product lens
Enhanced product and department profitability metrics by implementing of Activity Based Costing, cross-charges, and Waterfalls
Boosted team performance through one-on-one coaching and setting development plans

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Provided competitive landscape reports along wif gap analysis used for medium term strategic plan
Remodeled teh analysis based decisions for new business initiatives though adding market research and insights
Standardized teh turnaround time for Ad Hoc requests through setting aligned SLA s wif business partners