KARIYM VALDES
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SUMMARY OF EXPERTISE
Data Analytics
Process Improvement
Executive Reporting
Data Visualizations
Project Management
Financial Analysis
Data Mining/Manipulation
System Implementation
Financial Reporting
SKILLS OVERVIEW
Advanced Excel (Macros, Pivot Tables, V-lookups, Dashboards), SQL, Google G Suite (Sheets, Drive, Docs), PeopleSoft, Oracle, Oracle Business Intelligence, Blue Book, Salesforce, Power BI, Power Pivot, Executive Dashboards, SharePoint, SAP S/4HANA, Web FOCUS, Notepad++, DAP, Spend Intel, Alteryx, Tableau Dashboarding & Consulting, Custom Reporting Creation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lincoln Financial Group 10/2022 – Present
Financial Analyst and Tableau Implementation Specialist (Contract)
Headed the creation and implementation of Tableau dashboard for Lincoln Financials’ IT Department
Creation of KPI, Dashboard, reporting for all IT workday hours for all financial departments
Cleaned and validated all internal data, joining various data sets within Tableau coming using all reporting from the data lake
Worked closely with product managers, business unit managers, directors, and executives to build custom reporting curtailed to the needs of their department
Modernized previous reporting out of Excel, converting it to Tableau
Novelis 1/2021 – 10/22
Financial Analyst and Procurement Specialist (Contract)
Headed all data analytics responsibilities for the procurement department included the evolution of all reporting from Excel macros to reporting automation
Automated all ETL reporting exports through Alteryx improving productivity and insights for the entire procurement department
Responsible for the development of all reporting, dashboards, ETL designs for management and directors display all month end reposting
Creation of KPI, Dashboard, reporting for all weekly and month end reporting through the use of Power Bi, Access, Excel, DAP, SAP, and all other Novelis ERP platforms
SIEMENS Global 10/2019 – 1/2021
Financial Analyst (Contract)
Provided monthly financial KPI, ATB, and AR presented to Executive Management for Siemens Business Codes, Divisions, and Business Units
Analyzed several hundred million transactions using SAP for all weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reporting within Siemen AR ($10B) and Opportunity to Cash department across all of Siemen’s global business units
Assisted in the revamping of all reporting process including the Project Management of Web FOCUS, Tableau, and Advanced Excel to shine new light on reporting methodologies increasing performance and timeliness
Created all KPIs, ATB, and AR by spearheading the implementation of Web FOCUS to improve reporting and the conversion of eligible data reports for integration with SAP S/4HANA
STERICYCLE 03/2017 – 10/2019
Reporting Analyst
Managed the invoicing, reporting, Quarterly Business reporting, and program analysts of AutoZone, Burlington Coat Factory, H-E-B Supermarket, and SaveMart Supermarket’s hazmat waste management programs nationally
Creation, monitoring, and maintenance of all weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad-hoc reporting with the use of SQL Advanced Excel. Responsible for Tableau produced data visuals presented to clients during Quarterly presentations
Responsible for all invoicing creation, verification, and tracking of services performed with the use of heavy Excel and Pivot Table manipulation expressing the implementation of each client’s waste management programs
Q2 SOLUTIONS 06/2016 - 03/2017
Leading clinical trial laboratory services company. A joint venture by Quintiles and Quest Diagnostics.
Financial Analyst (Contract)
Financial analysis, reporting, invoicing of clients transaction averaging $600,000 to $800,000 monthly
Assisted in financial analysis of global projects, working with other financial analysts and Project Finance managers globally
Utilized spreadsheet manipulation, formulas, and architectural experience to for invoicing, data collection, data management, and budgeting projects
Used heavy Excel, Oracle, Tableau and SQL query writing techniques to pull financial data during for the creation of budgets and financial ad hoc analysis
COX AUTOMOTIVE 03/2013 - 06/2016
Reporting Analyst
Created reporting in Tableau using Blue Book source data for the HR department.
Utilized CRM, PeopleSoft, SQL, Power BI, and client management programs to analyze employee benefits
Education & Certifications
Georgia State University
Currently pursuing B.S. in Data Science 2024 expected graduation
Georgia Piedmont Tech
Associates of Science: Business Management 2011
Emory University
Business Intelligence Certifications 2018 & 2019 in:
Tableau, MySQL, Advanced Excel, Data Analytics, Power BI
Advanced Data Reporting