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Sr. Business Operations Manager

Business Operations Manager

KPMG US

Senior Management Consultant

Independent Consultant

Client – VISA
•	Audited Visa Checkout (VCO) contracts and strategies
•	Partnered with cross-functional teams: Legal, Finance, Accounts Payable, and Products to define the best deal structure to achieve Visa’s objectives
•	Lead interlock calls with Finance, Product, Accounting, and other relevant parties to support month-end and quarter-end close

Clients: Google
•	Consulted in Consumer Hardware Finance department to analyze and report on forecasting, variance analysis, expense accruals, supply chain logistics, operating expenses (OPEX), and COGS
•	Partnered with teams to influence long-term cost savings, efficiencies, and revenue optimization by utilizing big data management skills 

Clients: Symantec
•	Consulted in IT Biz Ops and Corporate Finance department to analyze and report on operating expenses (OPEX), capital expenses (CAPEX), and prepaid expenses
•	Improved accuracy from 15% to 80% by creating an automated depreciation and amortization waterfall in excel from fixed asset and prepaid register

Client: Hampton Creek
•	Lead the modeling, planning, and execution of all financial processes by utilizing a team of 6 
•	Reduced operational expense by individually creating a demand/production forecasting model in 2 weeks 
•	Managed vendor relations and customer relations by establishing order parameters and standard operating procedures
•	Improved performance of FP&A and operations team by implementing new supply and operation processes (S&OP) and creating performance indicator

Client: McKesson
•	Trained and managed 2 direct reports for complicated rebate calculations, which included analysis of Sub-Service Levels and Failure to Supply terms
•	Improved turnaround time of rebate validation, income recognition, financial analytics, and supplier dispute resolution for the Procurement Finance and Accounting by figuring out the root cause of delays and training accountants

Consultancy

Discover Financial Services

•	Achieved business growth operational objectives by analyzing data and creating investment recommendations, plans, and reviews
•	Prepared and presented action plans of investment recommendations, project productivity, quality, risk and mitigation analysis to the CEO and C-level executives
•	Provided information in completing audits, identifying trends, determining system improvements, and implementing change.
•	Met financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual team productivity report, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions

Finance Manager

Service Corporation International

•	Analyzed financial information monthly, quarterly, and yearly to produce forecasts and reports for executives
•	Produced financial information to be used in compiled or reviewed financial statements
•	Analyzed discrepancies and gaps in numbers to correct mistakes in reporting and booking

Sr. Financial Analyst

Regions Bank

•	Analyzed credit data and financial statements to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money
•	Prepared reports that include the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money
•	Conferred with credit association and other business representatives to exchange credit information
•	Completed loan applications, including credit analyses and summaries of loan requests, and submit to loan committees for approval
•	Generated financial ratios, using computer programs, to evaluate customers' financial status
•	Compared liquidity, profitability, and credit histories of establishments being evaluated with those of similar establishments in the same industries and geographic locations
•	Worked with Relationship Managers and Credit Officers to assess credit opportunities, identify key risks and structure alternatives
•	Conducted research on borrowers and industries

Senior Underwriter

BBVA in the USA

•	Created mortgage rate sheet daily to be used by all the branches of BBVA Compass Bank.       ➢ Captured the market, created the rates, and published the rates in less than 2 hours with accuracy.
•	Developed and implemented product price strategies including segment strategies for the various markets and channels
•	Provided regular and ad hoc pricing analysis and reporting for management
•	Maintained mortgage pricing models to support secondary marketing and portfolio pricing strategies.
•	Organized baseline price information, analyze and report on inconsistencies, and identify opportunities to optimize sales and profitability through price strategies
•	Independently developed P&L, forecasting, budgeting and other financial Excel models.
•	Analyzed market dynamics, pricing trends, market opportunities, operating and sales margins in order to develop reports, procedures and tools for pricing and quoting

Financial/Pricing Analyst

Introduced to various departments throughout the bank including: HR, Risk Management, Legal, Corporate Banking, Office of the CEO, TeSS, Finance and Communication and Corporate Responsibility.  Completed in depth rotations in Commercial, Retail and Wealth Management lines of business. 
➢ Completed activities include: Financial Analysis Workshop, Omega Credit Assessment, Financial Accounting for Lenders, Strategy Assignment from the Office of the CEO, and over 25 online classes related to banking
➢ Completed a Service Management Simulation in conjunction with Samford University. Included activities measuring: Leadership Skills, Learning Speed, Presentation skills and Emotional Intelligence
➢ Completed a Stanford Bank Game: a banking simulation also facilitated by Samford University.

Associates Management

•	Planned and performed the audit in accordance with the E&Y Global Methodology
•	Performed walkthroughs
•	Identified Key risk areas and discussed the key risks and controls with the process owners.
•	Prepared risk assessment control matrix (RACM)
•	Performed Tests of Controls (TOCs)
•	Resolution of audit related issues and cost assessment.
•	Prepared the issue sheet and Internal Audit Report including a description of work done on specified areas and highlighting of our key findings and exceptions

Auditor/Intern

I am an energetic, multilingual, seasoned finance professional with an MBA in Finance from the prestigious Rice University of USA and 14+ years of effectual experience in delivering budgets, forecasting growth, re-engineering processes and achieving record breaking results. Experienced in leading large teams on executive levels for financial and management reporting analysis, including 3 years of Revenue and Gross Margin, 2 years of Operational Expenses (OPEX), and 3 years of full P&L responsibility.

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