SHAILA R. AHMED

**** ***** *** ** *******, WA ***53

425-***-****

actvxs@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Analytical and agile, with core strengths in strategic financial management and planning. Dedicated, diligent and empathetic with proficiency to work in diverse, ambiguous and collaborative environments. Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP),budgeting and forecasting.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jan 2016- Mar 2016 Business Analyst, Holland America Line – Seattle, Washington (Contract Position)

Supported the agile project management team namely “FOCUS” team

Responsible for creation of ad hoc reports

Analyzed Holland America internal processes

Tools used: MS Excel, MS Access and MS Word

Jun 2015- Dec 2015 Analyst, Microsoft -Washington (Contract Positions)

Sep 2015- Dec 2015 Financial Analyst, Microsoft -Bellevue, Washington (Contract Position)

Responsible for creation of ad hoc reports for the SMSP SMB Finance Team

Created and analyzed reports through Orbit and MSSales.

Established common parameters to verify data within the reports

Wrote cube formulas to interpret current financial parameters

Managed SharePoint site for SMB team

Built financial models for budgeting and forecasting purposes

Tools used: MS Excel ( Powerpivot, Powerview and VBA), MS Sales, Orbit, Sharepoint and Mercury

Jun 2015-Aug 2015 Operational Compensation Analyst, Microsoft - Redmond, Washington (Contract Position)

Supported the Dynamics Compensation Group; Worldwide, Americas and Asia

Analyzed the Compensation through MS Sales, xCAT and MIC

Created territories and participant records through xCAT

Managed accounts for sellers in Dynamics

Tools used: MS Excel ( Powerview and Powerpivot), xCAT and MIC

May 2013 - Sep 2013 Financial Reporting Analyst, Sur La Table – Seattle, Washington

Created and modified reports on a weekly and monthly basis

Analyzed the financial parameters of the reports in order to determine the valuation of the company

Prepared ad hoc reports for management

Established a modified procedure to update and verify vital financial information

Prepared instructions on reporting technique

Tools used: MS Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Internal Reporting Tool.

Jun 2012- May 2013 Data Analyst, Amazon Inc.-Seattle, Washington (Contract Positions)

Mar 2013-May 2013 Data Analyst, Amazon Inc. – Seattle, Washington (Contract Position)

Identified discrepancies in video records through Microsoft Excel

Responsible for security implementation of video records

Tools used: MS Excel, SQL and ETL manager

Jun 2012- Jan 2013 Data Analyst, Amazon Inc. – Seattle, Washington (Contract Position)

Automated analysis & identification of defects in apparel records through SQL & Microsoft Excel

Automated organization of apparel records & resolution of defects

Recommended process and quality improvements for defect identification & resolution

Tools used: MS Excel, SQL and ETL manager

EDUCATION

2010 – 2012 Master of Business Administration (Finance)

City University of Seattle – Bellevue, WA

Dean’s list Spring, Summer & Fall 2012

2000 – 2007 Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery

Dow University of Health Sciences – Karachi, Pakistan

BUSINESS SKILLS

Profit & Loss Management

Financial & Strategic Planning

Business Strategy and Operations

Project Management

Project Portfolio Evaluation

Forecasting

Auditing & Compliance

Budget Development & Management

Cash Flow Management & Modeling

Competitive Analysis of Global Markets

Business Valuations

Managerial Accounting

Corporate Management

Health Care Economics

CAPEX/OPEX

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient in Tableau,SQL, MS Office: MS Word, Excel (Pivot tables, Powerview, Powerpivot, VBA, Macros and VLookups), Access, SharePoint & PowerPoint

Proficient in internal Microsoft BI tools namely MS Sales, Mercury, xCAT, Orbit and MIC

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