Project Management

Manmeet S. Taneja, CPA

**** * ******** **** #****, Chicago IL 60640 . 773-***-**** .

***********@*****.***

SUMMARY:

Highly analytical and strategic thinking professional with seven

years of experience in financial modeling and analysis, technology

consolidation, planning, budgeting, accounting and forecasting with

leadership and strong hand experience in financial and performance

measurement. Key strength exists in communicating effectively to

senior management and cross functional teams at all levels to solve

problems and accomplish goals.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Fiscal Policy Analyst

Jul 08 - Present

Department of Finance, City of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Participate in more than $3 billion annual bond issuance for the City

to provide funding for various capital projects using financial

models and financial analysis which has resulted in 3%-5% of present

value (PV) savings.

Draft comprehensive reports, explain variances in long-term trends

that assist in performance management of financial strength of the

City, develop appropriate solutions and work toward positive results.

Assist in developing and conducting analysis of risks, benefits and

costs, and execution of various structured financings and

privatizations of public assets using various project management

techniques.

Manage swap portfolio for enterprise bonds including modeling swaps

for mark-to-market analysis and unwind potential, to mitigate

interest risk exposure and lower cost of borrowing on bonds.

Analyze, prioritize and provide summary reporting to CFO and City

Comptroller on City's financial status.

Prepare quarterly financial statements of various enterprise funds to

achieve bank requirements for letter of credit support.

Develop and manage complex excel-based financial models that outline

City's debt coverage requirements for bonds test.

Prepare rating agency presentations regarding general status of

City's financial condition and individual deal specifics, to procure

necessary bond ratings while monitoring the financial strength and

analytical performance of the City.

Senior Budget Analyst

Nov 03 - Jun 08

Office of Budget & Management (OBM), City of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Managed successful development and administration of annual 7 billion

five-year capital budget for the City using budgeting & forecasting,

financial modeling, project management and business analysis skills

to provide funding for various infrastructure projects.

Established guidelines, evaluated, suggested and made budget

modifications which resulted in cost-cutting measures reflecting an

average savings of 15% across line items.

Approved and monitored disbursement of appropriations for capital

projects ensuring appropriate account balances, funds, accounts and

exercising budgetary controls to ensure compliance with budgets.

Conducted variance analysis and produced reports that monitor and

benchmark cost utilization and other performance indicators of City's

multi-million dollar capital projects for the purpose of determining

past financial performance, identifying areas of concern, developing

appropriate solutions and working toward positive results.

Coordinated with various project managers to assess and improve

business reporting, carried out critical performance reviews, trend

analysis, evaluated KPI's to increase efficiency and control costs on

multi-million dollar capital programs.

Finance Intern

May 03 - Oct 03

Assisted in developing and implementing electronic version of Capital

Project Request form (CPR) as a part of the Oracle system that

streamlined multi million dollars capital project funding process.

Developed and managed the tracking of $60 million OBM Menu Program

using access database which improved the funding process and

triggered 25% increase in accuracy.

Graduate Scholar

Dec 02 - Oct 03

Center for Information Management and Technology, Loyola University

Chicago, Chicago, IL

Represented Loyola University in the Illinois Consortium for the

Connect My Community Project to provide support services and

information for community and technology centers that was funded

through a grant.

Proposed effective management solutions and implementation of

technological innovations to the Illinois Consortium which managed

grant and project.

Management Analyst

May 98 - Jul 01

Honey Chit Fund & Financiers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India

Conducted research, formulated solutions for process change,

effectively implemented deliverables resulting in over all

efficiency, coordinated cost savings and productivity initiatives for

small and mid-sized businesses.

Applied working knowledge of applicable laws & regulations, verified

documents for completeness & legislative compliance.

Manmeet S. Taneja, CPA

5320 N Sheridan Road #1908, Chicago IL 60640 . 773-***-**** .

***********@*****.***

EDUCATION:

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Loyola University Chicago,

Chicago IL Feb 02 - Nov 03

Finance and Information Systems

GPA-3.8/4.0

Graduate Certification Program in Data Warehousing and Business

Intelligence

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), Delhi University, New Delhi, India

Apr 97 - Apr 00

. Finance and Accounting

LICENSE:

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), State of Illinois

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Business Tools: MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, Business

Objects

Database and Programming languages: Oracle, MS Access, SQL, HTML,

Clementine, Dreamweaver MX

Financial Tools: Bloomberg, Munex, Thomson Financials

LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES:

Member: Illinois CPA Society

Member: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

Member: Municipal Bond Club of Chicago

Member: Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)

President: Information Systems Club, Loyola University Chicago

President: Indian Graduate Student Association (IGSA), Loyola

University Chicago

AWARDS:

International Scholar for Phi Beta Delta

Graduate Scholar for Beta Gamma Sigma

Graduate Scholarship, Loyola University Chicago

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