Business Analyst skilled in achieving operational efficiency and increasing revenue. Expertise in project financial analysis, workflow analysis, and procurement.
Experienced in project life cycle coordination in a technology environment, liaising between technical and non-technical staff, and working cross-functionally to achieve stakeholder satisfaction.
Ability to retrieve, summarize, and filter large amounts of data, and organize key data appropriately for management presentation. Solid knowledge of filtering, macros, pivot tables, sorting, and data tables.
HIGHLIGHTS
PeopleSoft Financials
ERP
Budgeting/Forecasting
Financial Supply Chain Management
Project Coordination
Procurement
Agile Methodology
Process Analysis/Mapping
EXPERIENCE
Confidential
Business Analyst
Surveyed same-day distribution market by analyzing industry trends to strategically devise and implement a results-oriented business sales strategy.
Created process maps and conducted workflow analysis to identify weaknesses in the operations model.
Monitored and reported on monthly sales data used to establish the viability of existing customer channels.
Expanded business operations to include previously subserviced sectors. New accounts increased revenue by 20 in 6-month time frame doubling set target.
Confidential
Financial Business Analyst
Performed financial data analysis and reported on KPI's for enterprise engineering projects, resulting in more effective budgeting and project management.
Coordinated between technical projects managers and the accounts payable and procurement. Lead PeopleSoft training sessions for technical project managers using Microsoft Lync web conferencing.
Extracted and synthesized key data from PeopleSoft General Ledger to make recommendations on optimizing the financial supply chain process.
Provided senior management with detailed budgeting forecasting including quarterly purchase order accruals, capex vs. opex spending, forecast vs. commitments, and project spend analysis to ensure financial data accuracy.
Collaborated with engineering sales team to ensure deliverable timelines were being met through phased benchmarking of projects. Made sure any delays were being red-flagged and escalated to senior management to prevent delays in project completion.
Confidential
Business Analyst - Market Research
Conducted data-driven market research through statistical analysis of information gathered from various marketing resources including surveys, industry events, and focus groups to gain strategic insight in to the marketplace.
Used tools such as competitor analysis to accurately price and market our company services to prospective clients resulting in measurably greater market share and high client retention rates.
Increased market base and revenue stream by identifying niche market segments to pitch business services services included corporate website design and development, search engine optimization, social media and blog management, and online advertising campaigns.
Confidential
Finance Procurement Analyst
Reported on and reconciled financial obligations to vendors, compiled inventory data, resolved invoicing discrepancies, and assisted in auditing SOX .
Used data management/project tracking software to update and track project milestones to achieve operational efficiency.
Handled all procurement activities with PeopleSoft Financials modules: including Requisitions, Purchase Orders, and Vendor Development
Reduced treasury costs by recommending using ACH automated clearing house transfers for high volume vendors.