Financial/Data Analyst

ANDRE L. LARGIE, MBA

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CAREER PROFILE

. Over 8 years experience in Financial Analysis, Data Analysis and

Reporting.

. Extensive experience in extracting and manipulating data using Excel,

Access, SAP, Cognos, PeopleSoft, Business Objects, Vantive, Digital Fuel,

Remedy, and VMware ITBM, legacy systems.

. Experience in Project Accounting.

. Experience in providing variance, trend, and cost benefit analysis for

senior and executive level management.

. Experience in providing continuous improvement to reports, queries, and

databases.

. Experience in creating pricing models and financial models to aid

managerial decision making.

. Experience in directing and providing data analysis, process mapping and

ongoing support for Six Sigma Greenbelt projects.

. Experience in developing forecasting models and optimized annual budget.

. Experience in creating reports to monitor compliance with SOX control

points and conducting SOX testing.

. Experience in assisting Credit Accounting and various business units with

ad hoc queries, reporting and projects.

. Record of improving efficiency, productivity, and profitability through

automation and process improvement.

SKILLS & CORE COMPETENCIES

Audit

Budgeting

Business Objects

Cognos

Financial Analysis

Forecasting

JD Edward

Linear Regression

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Word

P&L Statement

Pareto Analysis

PeopleSoft

Process Improvement

Process Mapping

Remedy

Reporting

ROI

SAP

Scatter Plot

Seasonality

Six Sigma

SLA

SQL

Training

VMware ITBM Suite

CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING

Microsoft Office Specialist Certification - Microsoft Excel

Six Sigma Greenbelt Training

ITIL V3 Foundation

EDUCATION

AMERICAN INTERCONTINENTAL UNIVERSITY Atlanta, GA

Masters of Business Administration, Major in Management

October 2004

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Arts, Major in Finance

August 2003

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FISERV, Norcross, GA

Senior Data/Financial Analyst - Team Lead

Sep 2010 - Present

. Reporting and analysis helped reduce preventable application outages by

36% during Fiscal 2012.

. Developed cost benefit analysis to track cost reductions related to

improvements in application availability.

. Developed trend analysis for tracking vendor performance and financial

penalties related to missed SLA's.

. Provided variance, trend, and cost benefit analysis for senior and

executive level management.

. Provided the Service Desk/Operations Team with ad hoc queries, reporting

and projects.

. Provided continuous improvement to reports, queries, and databases.

. Developed executive and managerial reporting using VMware IT Business

Management cloud based development tool.

. Collected and documented report requirements for IT Operations used to

track ITIL based processes.

. Created trend analysis used to develop SLA agreements for application

based services.

. Created a more efficient and accurate process for tracking application

related outages.

. Developed, analyzed, and prepared summary/detail for various Business

Units.

. Extracted and manipulated data using Digital Fuel, Remedy, Business

Objects, Access and Excel.

. Conducted Weekly Ops Meetings for all levels of management and subject

matter experts focused on Continuous Process Improvement.

. Acted as back up administrator for SAP Business Objects using the Central

Management Console.

. Provided direction and training for a team of 4 Senior Analysts.

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, Atlanta, GA

Senior Finance Analyst Sep 2008 -

Sep 2010

. Created pricing models that helped drive the acquisition of new business

worth $3.5 Mil in annual revenue.

. Directed and provided data analysis, process mapping and ongoing support

for Six Sigma Greenbelt projects.

. Developed, analyzed, and prepared summary/detail for various sales

districts.

. Created account level P&L's to analyze the profitability of new and

existing clients.

. Responsible for monthly accruals related to logistics expenses.

. Provided trend analysis used in the annual budgeting initiative.

. Provided variance, trend, and cost benefit analysis for senior and

executive level management.

. Serviced the sales team with ad hoc queries, reporting and projects.

. Provided continuous improvement to reports, queries, and databases.

. Extracted and manipulated data using Cognos, PeopleSoft, Access, Excel,

and legacy systems.

. Successfully implemented and conducted an Excel training class for fellow

employees.

. Conducted routine SOX testing.

THE HOME DEPOT, Atlanta, GA

Senior Financial Analyst Mar

2008 - Sep 2008

. Developed and optimized annual budget for transportation related DC

expenses.

. Developed forecasting models for DC freight and related fuel exposure.

. Developed, analyzed, and prepared summary/detail for various distribution

centers.

. Assisted Supply Chain with ad hoc queries, reporting and projects.

. Provided variance, trend, and cost benefit analysis for senior and

executive level management.

. Responsible for monthly accruals and reconciliations related to freight

expenses.

. Extracted and manipulated data using SAP, IBM Base Tables, Access, and

Excel.

. Provided continuous improvement to reports, queries, and databases.

Financial Analyst Jan

2006 - Mar 2008

. Reporting and analysis helped reduce the negative impact of chargebacks

on the P&L by $1.9 Million in Fiscal 2007.

. Developed, analyzed, and prepared summary/detail for various business

units and credit card processors.

. Assisted Credit Accounting and various business units with ad hoc

queries, reporting and projects.

. Provided variance, trend, and cost benefit analysis in addition to

projections.

. Created financial models to aid managerial decision making.

. Acted as a liaison between The Home Depot and American Express, Discover,

First Data, Visa, MasterCard and Citibank.

. Constructed and updated process maps detailing departmental processes.

. Extracted and manipulated data using SAP, Access, Excel, and Vantive.

. Provided continuous improvement to reports, queries, and databases.

NOKIA, Atlanta, GA

Analyst May 2005 -

Jan 2006

. Created and coded purchase orders for Cingular's $6 billion network

expansion project.

. Acted as liaison between project managers and logistics department.

. Provided variance, trend, and cost benefit analysis in addition to

projections.

. Created weekly reporting to monitor compliance with SOX control points.

. Supervised and trained team of five Logistics Coordinators.

. Generated weekly and daily reporting using SAP, Access and Excel

programs.

Skanska USA Building, Inc., Atlanta, GA

Project Accountant Feb

2004 - May 2005

. Implemented procedures resulting in 75% reduction in purchase order

backlog.

. Prepared and implemented verification methods that reduced aged

receivables.

. Created budgets and forecasting projections for construction projects.

. Provided data extraction, trend analysis, and cost benefit analysis.

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