Asghar Kazi, BCom
***, ********** **. *** ***,Toronto, ON, M1K 1R6, Cell: 647-***-****,
Skype: kaziasghar75, Email: ************@****.***
Summary and Accomplishments:
Business analyst with 3+ years experience. Strengths include data analysis, eliciting /documenting requirements and testing. Established leader with focus on project management, productive communications, and practical organization. Passionate about overcoming challenges and contributing to business success. Looking to expand on my current skill set via participating in challenging projects and learning through experiences with my team.
Led regulatory projects that resulted in new and innovative business processes while improving day to day transactions
Coordinated and lead analysis, prototyping, and documentation of a new Marketing Analytics Database that increased lead generation for the bank’s marketing team by three-fold.
Designed and delivered project documentation on a modern check processing and cancellation system which significantly improved speed to transaction.
Core Qualifications
Superb communication & demonstration skills
Requirements gathering / Tracing
In depth knowledge of methodologies
Excel spreadsheet / Graph modeling
Database administration
Scope / Project definition
Project management
Process improvements
Budgeting
User acceptance testing
User acceptance testing
Talented public speaker
Agile BA & Requirement
Stakeholder Management
Risk Analysis
Experience
Business Analyst March 2016 – July 2018
CIBC Bank – Downtown, Toronto, ON
Documented process flows and developed requirements for functional improvements
Planned and collaborated with vendors to build and implement a new database.
Developed and coordinated test cases and reports with testing team
Improved the collection of requirements through creation of a new format for the requirements tractability matrix document
Assisted top management in implementing user-friendly computer models to forecast long-range requirements with greater accuracy
Creating and presenting monthly detailed reports on project timeline, project metrics, project risks to upper management
Establish business analysis workflow, templates and standards
Elicited and documented business requirements into system functional
Closely managed requirements of key stakeholders and participating organization
Provided conceptual and logical data models and analyzed, improved and modeled business processes of customers
Provided consulting to officials and government executives
Review, investigate and take action on accounts per Requirement to Pay, Request for Information, Court Orders, Bankruptcy, Public Guardian and Trustee requests from Lawyers and Government Agencies
Coordinate with Branch Associates and Investment Advisors to respond to Government Agents, Customers and Lawyers through by phone, email and fax
Create, compile and review transaction reports or other data to ensure quality assurance of transactions
Provided consistent customer service to clients
Worked in a proactive approach with business partners and assisting them in meeting their goals.
Process Operations Analyst
Amazon - Canada April 2014 – February 2016
Accelerate the development & delivery of the Data Innovation with using Framework
Supporting governance processes framework and tools
Partner with business process analyst teams to prepare all necessary requirement for weekly executive review
Data Migration and Documenting the Operational Support
Process improvement & effective process by design
Managed stakeholder relations and workshops
Consulted on product quality, test scenarios and methodologies
Implemented system usability improvements
Accounting Consultant January 2011 – March 2013 Freelance Accountant Canada (part time)
Documents financial transactions by entering account information
Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options
Summarizes current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports
Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures
Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information
Secures financial information by completing data base backupsanalysis to identify and
Professional Development
Business Analyst Tools and Techniques, University Of Toronto
Data & Analytics Requirements Elicitation Training, CIBC Bank
Requirements Traceability Matrix Innovation Training, CIBC Bank
Processing Professional Certification Program, CIBC Bank
Constructive Feedback Skills Development Workshop, CIBC Bank
Experienced with the following operating systems: Windows 2008/XP/7/8/10, UNIX Business
Through knowledge and background with the following modeling tools: MS Office Suite (Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, MS Visio, Rational Rose)
Testing Tools: Win Runner, Load Runner
Databases: MS Access, MS SQL Server, SharePoint
Methodologies: Unified Modeling Language (UML), Rapid Application Development (RAD)
EDUCATION
Business Analyst Certification, University of Toronto, 2018
Accounting, Centennial College 2013
Bachelor of Commerce, National University, Bangladesh 1997