Business Analyst

Objective - To take up a challenging job as a Senior Business Analyst that would increase business

productivity of the organization & in turn enhance my skills & competency. Certified Chartered Financial and Management Accountant with over 25+ years’ work experience in Middle East working in a prestigious government organization. Upskilling with a certification in Business Analysis and Product Management to make a transition in career to a different industry. Coupling experience with newly acquired skills to bring about a change and enhance organization performance Professional summary - Solutions-driven business analyst with experience leading cross-functional teams in the development, documentation and delivery of process innovations driving the attainment of business goals. Seek opportunities to transform company practices into fresh, cost-effective solutions leading to more efficient operations

WORK PROFILE:

2020 to 2022: Relocation to Home Country India and upskilling with PG certification and preparation of CBAP exam.

Work Experience:

Royal Estates, Royal Court Affairs is a prestigious government Organization looking after the properties and maintenance of Royal Household of Sultanate of Oman. In two different roles stated below:

2005 to 2019: As Assistant Director of Development Procurement, successfully analyse, structure and negotiate complex procurement contracts, formulate and implement strategies for cost optimization while balancing risk. Procurement through Tenders and direct negotiation with local/international parties influencing decisions and negotiating outcomes. Procurement contracts successfully completed for prestigious projects like Royal Opera House, Majlis Oman (Parliament Building), Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque and various palaces in the Sultanate of Oman worth millions of dollars.

1992 – 2005: As Assistant Director of Financial Affairs, was in charge of the Recurring

(Maintenance Budget of the Royal Household). Successful training of local staff, leading and mentoring them to take over and run the department independently in line with localization of jobs for nation building.

1989 to 1992: As Financial Analyst and training with Arthur Young International (prior to its takeover by Ernst and Whinney: now functioning as Ernst and Young) could successfully train and complete professional training leading to acquiring professional certifications ACA, CIMA, ACCA subsequently. Due to the best in class supervised training could prepare financial statements after conducting independent audits of various types of companies in Oman. Business Analyst Chartered Accountant

Skills

Business Analysis – Process Mapping, Product innovation & improvement, Business Transformation, IT – Business Alignment, Business Process Improvement, Project Management and Prioritisation, Metric development.

Customer service Excellence and leadership – Client-Needs Assessment, User Requirement gathering, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration. Data Analysis – Data Visualisation, Product Management, Data Warehousing, Statistical Analysis Tools, Quantitative Analysis, Analytics Reports & Dashboards Development, Business Intelligence & Reporting.

Technical Support – Troubleshooting, Solution Building, System Testing, Automation Technologies, Automation Development.

Tools and Technologies – Tableau, SQL, Python, Excel. Information Management Tools – MS word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Google Suite Requirement Documentation Tools – Star UML, Balsamiq, Drawio, Pencil, Bizagi, MS Visio, Lucidchart, edrawsoft, Agile Projects – Jira, Trello Financial and cost and management accounting – Finance lead in tech solutions Procurement

(Bids and Tenders Analysis), Management Reporting Management and Cost Accounting Internal Controls In-depth cost and financial Analysis Financial and Operational Planning Financial & Strategic Management Vision and strategy for transformation plans Forecasting and Budgeting, use of custom- made (oracle based) Procurement and Budgeting software Business Acumen - General Business knowledge, Software proficiency, financial analysis & reporting, Attention to detail, critical thinking, Problem solving, prioritizing, Service orientation. Communication, Leadership, Negotiation Skills

Projects

Various Projects in Tableau - Covid 19 mortality rates (Domain – Healthcare), Customer Analysis Dashboard (Domain – Retail), Unemployment vs World Population vs Malnutrition (Economics), Analysing Market Performance (Domain – Retail) covering topics - Data visualization, sets, metadata, data blending, visual analytics, organizing data, mapping, charts and graphs, dashboard and stories Project in MS SQL- Writing Complex Subqueries (Industry: General) This project has given me hands-on experience in working with SQL subqueries and utilizing them in various scenarios. Accessing and manipulating databases, operators and control statements in SQL, Executing queries in SQL against databases.

Project in Python – Introductory Python using Anaconda Navigator and Jupyter Editor 2022

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Education

PG certification in Business Analysis and Product Management – MNIT Jaipur

Certified Master Financial Professional.

Certified Chartered Asset Manager

FCCA - The Association of Certified Chartered Accountants from U.K.

CGMA - The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants from U.K

CGMA - The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants from U.K

ACA - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in the year 1996

Bachelors in Commerce – University of Bombay, India in the year 1989 Personal Details

Date of Birth – 30.04.1968

Nationality – Indian

Sex – Female

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