Senior Financial Analyst

PRIYA MORE BSC, PGDBA, SSBB

**** *********** ****, ***********, ** L5M 5E2

647-***-**** OR ab1yao@r.postjobfree.com

Profile:

15+ years’ diversified and progressive experience in strategic pricing, product development, and overall

business operations for fortune companies.

Demonstrated track record in providing benchmark financial reporting, forecasting, consolidation,

modeling and financial analysis to facilitate executive level decision making.

Strong educational background [Business Management Degree, Certified Six Sigma Green and Black

Belt – In-depth knowledge of business processes ].

Excellent leadership skills – results driven, tough negotiator and able to influence decisions.

Areas of Expertise and Core Competencies

Strategic Financial Planning Process Improvement Pricing Financial Reporting

Financial Modeling/Analysis Budgets Forecasting Internal Controls Variance Analysis

Oracle MS Office suites (Excel) MS Access Hyperion Essbase COGNOS Focus AS400 IMS

Senior Finance Analyst [Feb 12 – Current] XEROX CANADA

Manage P & L for a $135 Million portfolio representing more than 50% of total Xerox equipment sales across

Canada.

Responsibilities:

Planning and creation of forecasts and outlooks for revenue, profit, margin, unit sales, etc. with

ground-up approach for the entire portfolio.

Manage monthly, quarterly and yearly financial closure (P & L).

Analyze sales data and report financial acumen on profit margins, variances, costs, price erosion,

returns and warranties.

Create monthly, quarterly, and annual performance reports regarding growth, variance, mix, losses,

overall profitability, performance risk to present to senior leadership team.

Accomplish in-depth industry analysis and analyze market data for assessments of current and long-

term industry trends. Track, review and compare sales group’s performance, examining revenue trends

and assessing market conditions on a monthly basis.

Evaluate competitive product pricing. Create financial plan for product pric ing and positioning new

product : pricing plan, market positioning strategy, road map and costing for all products across

channels: Direct Sales, Agencies, Dealers / Distributors, Resellers & Managed Print Services.

Perform cost-benefit / Risk analysis and develop financial strategy for marketing/Tactical initiatives –

e.g. product bundling, discounts etc.

Analyze success rates of operating programs, marketing promotions & campaigns. Find penetration

rates, causals and observe and predict trends in the market.

Participate and support new product launches and influence Time-To-Market Toll gate reviews with

large cross functional teams consisting of Product Managers, Marketing and Services across North

America .

Collaborate with internal and external auditors on Sarbanes Oxley and other related controls.

Process Journal Entries in Oracle and perform account reconciliations.

Significant Achievements:

Improved and streamlined the financial planning process, creating a centralized planning platform that

reduced outlook preparation time by 2 weeks, despite increase in task complexity.

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PRIYA MORE BSC, PGDBA, SSBB

5399 Westhampton Road, Mississauga, ON L5M 5E2

647-***-**** OR ab1yao@r.postjobfree.com

Developed and established new financial planning techniques and numerous tools to increase financial

forecasting accuracy by 15%

Implemented a Lean Six Sigma Black-Belt project on Strategic Product Configuration Optimization

which resulted in revenue growth of 15% ($15Million)and profit growth of 8% ($4Millio n) within one

color product line.

Won the Xerox Success Perspectives of ‘I’m Intentional’, ‘I’m a differentiator’, and ‘I’m a Collaborator’

for Year 2012 & Q1 2013. Was recognized for the same at the annual conferences.

Finance Analyst [Apr 10 – Feb 12] XEROX CANADA

Responsibilities:

Accurate Month-end close analysis and reporting. Analyzed financial reports from various departments

such as sales, operations and purchase.

Proposed financially sound, pricing and costing decisions by evaluating the monetary impact of various

proposals on the corporation

Performed profitability analysis/modeling that maximized profits/asset growth and minimized

operating losses and other risk exposures and conducted quarterly ROS reviews with senior executives

to share recommendations.

Earned the Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt certification for implementing an accounting project that added

$180K of Gross Profit to the P&L.

Implemented another Lean Six Sigma project that resulted in an increase of $200K in Gross Profit via

the call center.

Was awarded the Finance Vanguard High-Five award for H2 Year 2010

Contract Analyst [June 07 – Apr 10] XEROX CANADA

Contributions – Areas of Impact:

Successfully managed contracts for large national accounts ($23+ Million).

Consistently demonstrated high level of accuracy, speed, responsiveness and strong customer focus.

Received multiple customer recognitions.

Achieved 100% audit results for order quality – won best employee award.

Customer Service Specialist – Team Lead [Jun 98 – Apr 05] JOHNSON & JOHNSON, INDIA

Significant Achievements: Cost Centre to Profit Centre Transition:

Acquired new accounts and customers and expanded retailer base.

Reduced costs by restructured warranty management.

Launched marketing initiatives. Devised and executed customer retention / loyalty programs.

Education:

Six Sigma Black Belt Certification 2013

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification 2011

Graduate Diploma - Business Management 2003

Graduate Diploma - Quality Assurance - Foods\Pharmaceuticals Industry 1998

Bachelor of Science (Microbiology) 1996

Language Skills: English [Fluent], French [Basic]

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