Business Analyst

Tamara C. Pruitt, B.A.

**** **** **** *** ************, TX 78660

Cell 512-***-****

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

Experienced certified business analyst with over 15 years in the field of financial accounting, auditing, and secure application development

Dependable Self-Starter with excellent organizational skills which increases productivity and manages time wisely

Reliable Decision Maker with sharp analytical problem solving skills and the ability to motivate team members

Knowledgeable in software which includes (but not limited to) SQL Server Management Studio, Business Objects, Report Services, Oracle, JD Edwards, Great Plains and TeamMate.

WORK HISTORY:

Great American Insurance Group, Austin, TX 02/2014- present

Senior Business Analyst

Performs security evaluation analysis and design for all client computing systems and the network infrastructure. Providing technical advice, assistance and training to lower level positions, management and other functional areas and assists in planning and designing business processes; assists in formulating recommendations to improve and support business activities.

Conducts manual coding review or static code analysis to identify security and performance issues by utilizing OWASP (injection, broken authentication and session management, injection and insecure direct object references) framework to identify and communicate with developers.

Collaborate with multiple levels of the management, operations, actuary, IT, and other divisions to better understand their issues and remediate security vulnerability in the application software.

Planned and Implemented Enterprise Information Security (EIS) policies in addition to developing and maintaining financial and business related analyses as they apply to SOX and HIPAA.

Conducts and submits analysis in support of organization’s annual budget process, expense / service fee / staffing forecasts, or statistical reporting, including financial performance, asset management, and cost analysis.

Perform risk and security assessments to analyze security issues that could affect trends, products, costs, revenues, financial commitments and obligations incurred to predict future revenues, expenses.

Assists in developing and modifying systems requirements documentation to meet client needs which also include preparation of charts, diagrams, and tables that provide past, present and proposed systems data analysis in terms of costs, benefits derived, and tasks accomplished.

Participates in meetings with clients to gather and document requirements and explore potential solutions.

Seton Healthcare Medical Center, Austin, TX 01/2013- 02/2014

Financial Business Analyst

Responsible for a data analytics for forecasting and budgeting by utilizing MGMA-ACMPE – (Medical Group Management Association) benchmarking software for managed care.

Performed SQL code analysis to enhance the annual budget software and identify and document software and inefficiencies and improvements.

Works with management to construct profit and loss statements, Capital Expenditure budgets and forecasts and assisted with identification of requirements, cost analysis, assisting with creation user interfaces, and developing implementation of timelines.

Providing periodic operational and financial reporting which included tracking financial status through monitoring variances, financial planning, identifying trends, and recommending appropriate actions.

Direct interaction with operational directors, physicians, and Vice-Presidents to assist with problem-solving on financial related issues, including changes in systems, providing specialized reporting, identification of areas requiring additional focus by the operational personnel, etc.

Proactively alerted management to operational issues (i.e. changes in life-cycle, managed care contracts, changes in utilization, adverse changes in costs analysis, adverse changes in productivity, develop implementation, significant budget variances, etc.) that could have a material financial impact to the organization.

Texas Medicaid Healthcare Partnership (a Xerox Corporation), Austin, TX 11/2008 – 01/2013

Senior Analyst/Internal Auditor

Developed and designs required reports to be used for various financial and operational analyses to assess unusual fluctuations and integrity of information.

Analyzed current and past trends which include the profit and loss for the State of Texas, reviewing current revenue for CPT codes within the most popular states, and analyzing financial reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to state management for decision making purposes.

Monitored performance, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance to ensure the discrepancy is valid or if additional research should be conducted. Performs data extraction, manipulation, and analysis using Business Objects data warehouse, SQL,Phoenix, Microsoft Excel, and Access databases. Determine fiscal impact base off of new or updated Procedure Code rates.

Provided periodic operational, finance, and fiscal impact to senior management and the State of Texas which would provide suggestions pertaining to budget forecasting, utilization, and strategy for future costs.

Performed work in accordance with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Pink Book (Texas Medicaid / CHIP in Perspective), Managed Care, SOX, and Yellow Book (Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards).

Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Austin, TX 1/2006 – 11/2008

Internal Auditor

Planned, scheduled, coordinated, and conducted audits of agency and HHS Enterprise functions and records and reported the results to ensure agency goals, procedures, and objectives were accomplished.

Assisted in annual risk assessments and performed project risk assessments to identify risk within to audit objectives and overall agency mission.

Evaluated agency compliance with policies, laws, rules, and regulations; assessed the adequacy of controls intended to safeguard assets; and determined whether agency and HHS Enterprise resources are being used efficiently and effectively.

Performed work in accordance with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Pink Book (Texas Medicaid / CHIP in Perspective), Yellow Book (Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards), Red Book (International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing), TAC (Texas Administrative Code), SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act), and agency policies and procedures.

EDUCATION:

Bachelors of Science in Accounting, University of Phoenix

CERTIFICATIONS:

Business Analyst – University of Texas (2013)

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 – Austin Community College (2015)

Microsoft Excel

QuickBooks

ADP (Automatic Data Processing) payroll accounting

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

International Institute of Business Analysis - member

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners - member

References available upon request

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