Project Manager Management

SONALI ROY

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Street, NW #***, Washington, DC 20009

571-***-**** ******@*****.***

EDUCATION_____________________________________________________________

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GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, School of Business

Washington DC

Master of Business Administration, Finance and Investments

May 2010

. Financial Modeling training: Consolidated financial statements

modeling, valuation and discount cash flow analysis.

Master of Tourism Administration, International Hotel Management and

Finance May 2006

. Received Marriott Foundation Scholarship for the academic year 2005-

2006

. Received Graduate Assistant Fellowship for the academic year 2004-2005

JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY

Kolkata, INDIA

Masters of Arts, International Relation (Major: South Asia)

Dec 2000

EXPERIENCE___________________________________________________________

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MANDARIN ORIENTAL HOTEL GROUP

Washington, DC

Income Auditor - Reports to Financial Controller

Aug

2007 - Present

. Lead internal audit functions using systematic methodologies for

analyzing business procedures and activities to identify

and evaluate major operational and financial risks. Conduct

investigations of suspected improprieties; develop

recommendations for areas of improvement, and follow-up on

recommendations to ensure suggestions are implemented.

. Reconcile and balance daily revenue (average $150K) and other

corresponding records to ensure that all transactions are

accounted for in accordance to set policies and procedures. Prepare

and present daily / monthly revenue ($4-5M) and

labor analysis report used as a tool for effective decision making

by senior management.

. Participate in the budgeting (>$50M) and forecasting processes.

Assist in preparation and review of balance sheet and income

statement, general ledger, and month end closing activities

utilizing specialized software. Reconcile credit card transmissions,

bank accounts, and fixed asset accounting operations in adherence

to all GAAP and corporate policies and procedures.

The RITZ CARLTON HOTEL COMPANY, LLC (Subsidiary of Marriott

International) Chevy Chase, MD

Sr. Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance - Reports to Sr. Director,

Corporate Finance July 2006 - July 2007

. Prepared periodic financial reports to identify and analyze business

trends & opportunities; Assisted operations task force

teams to develop financial models and designed optimal solutions to

address critical business problems

. Served as corporate finance member of several cross functional teams,

providing financial analysis and research support to internal clients for

ad hoc projects, business development and other corporate initiatives.

. Monitored investments and performed quarterly risk and impairment

analysis for portfolio of Ritz-Carlton properties (>$300M).

. Periodically analyzed and reported results of performance analysis tests

(both financial and operational) to senior management. Analysis included

cash flow, fee generation and other risk indicators necessary to

determine compliance with contract requirements

. Updated both domestic and international management and lease contracts

annually.

. Developed ROI models and business cases ($500K - $10M) for evaluating

proposed capital expenditure projects.

. Led project to develop an extensive finance and accounting training

module for effective implementation of financial metrics and processes to

drive operating performance and improve the overall financial performance

of the U.S. hotels.

Quality Analyst - Reports to Area Director of Quality

Jun 2005 - Jun 2006

. Led effort to analyze overall quality of hotel operations by focusing on

processes, systems, behaviors and products to identify opportunities to

minimize cost and improve overall quality of service.

. Facilitated time bound quality improvement teams and performed

statistical analysis to identify the key drivers of hotel objectives and

improve guest satisfaction scores in various operational areas.

. Trained new employees on "Commitment to Quality"; provided just in time

training on Total Quality Management concepts.

SHAMON ISPAT LIMITED

Kolkata, India

Project Coordinator - Reports to Project Manager

Jan 2001- Dec 2002

. Coordinated with managers, contractors and vendors for fulfillment of

orders on time and within budget.

. Monitored and documented project management information; drew up

project progress report for management review.

OTHER____________________________________________________________________

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Computer: SUN, Datavision ; SPSS, SAS (Basic); MS-Word, Excel

(Advanced), Access, PowerPoint and Project; MS Front

Page 2003, Adobe Photoshop Elements V3, HTML, Dream

weaver; People Soft, Cognos.

Languages: English (Fluent), Hindi (Fluent), Bengali (Fluent), German

(Basic), Spanish (Basic)

Interests: Tennis, Soccer, Cricket, Music (both classically trained

vocalist & dancer)

Volunteer: Volunteer Coordinator, International Child Art Foundation

(ICAF), Washington D.C., 2003/2004

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