RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE Hennepin County Medical Center- level 1 Trauma Hospital
Minneapolis, MN
Financial Analyst
January 2008 - Present
o Maximize utilization of People Soft, EPSi and DSS to gather
data for profitability reporting, variance analysis and adhoc
requests while interacting with various levels of management
and key physicians (emphasis on ambulatory care, ICU's,
social services and Psych units)
o Present clinical and financial summaries to executive
management for decision making and analysis of key programs
and equipment upgrades
o Collaborate with cost center managers to implement EPSi
annual operating and capital budget process
o Collect data for Action OI (Solucient) and evaluate
productivity/performance improvement for ambulatory care
areas
o Act as an internal consultant for organizational
restructuring and LEAN participant in revenue saving projects
WIPFLI, LLP CPAs and Consultants
Minneapolis, MN
Staff Accountant - Health Care Industry
October 2007 - January
2008
o Audited financial statement for health care clients with
September/December 2007 Y/E (focus on Nursing homes, Clinics
and Hospitals)
o Verified receivables, investments, operation accounts and
trial balances by examining and authenticating transactional
items
o Prepared reports for management concerning scope of audit,
financial conditions, source and application of funds
o Executed risk-based audits governed by SEC
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Minneapolis, MN
Audit/Assurance Associate - Financial Services
and Retail Industry
August 2006 - October 2007
Audit/Assurance Intern
June 2005 - August 2005
o Examined and analyzed accounting records for financial
service and retail clients to determine financial status of
establishment
o Vouched journal and ledger entries of investments, expenses,
and trial balances by investigating account detail
o Experience with SOX compliance and SEC reporting
EDUCATION University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
School of Public Health
Health and Health Systems, 2cr. non-degree seeking student (Fall
2009)
Curtis L. Carlson School of Management
Bachelor of Science in Business (Spring 2006)
Major: Accounting Minor: Finance
GPA: 3.3
Center of International Programs
Cuernavaca, Mexico (Winter 2006) and London, United Kingdom
(Summer 2005)
ACTIVITIES Participant, HCMC Financial Model Task Force(Customer Service
and Finance Identity) (2008/2009)
Participant, HCMC lean RPIW events' - Waiting Room Process and
Standardization of Work for Utilization Management Hennepin
County Medical Center (2009)
Participant, PricewaterhouseCoopers Summer Altitude Program
(2004)
Participant, INROADS Leadership Program (2003-2004)
Treasurer/MSA Representative/Member, U of M Al-Madinah Cultural
Center (2002-2004)
VOLUNTEER Youth Committee East Metro (2009) Cedar Riverside Peoples
Center (2008) Big Brother and Big Sisters Prg (2008), Special
Olympics (2006/2007) Junior Achievement (2007), CLUES (2006)
HONORS HCMC Lean RPIW Event Participation Certificate - Handoff: IP to
OP Clinic (2010), Waiting Room Process & Standard Work For
Utilization Management (2009) PricewaterhouseCoopers Chairman's
Award Recipient for Junior Achievement (2007) Carlson Adv
Scholarship (2005/2006), Bookmark Scholarship (2002/2006)
SKILLS Computer: People Soft, Solucient, EPIC and EPSi, MS Office
2000, Win 98/2000/XP Language: Urdu/Hindi (Fluent)
Maham Farooq