Budget Analyst Business

Irina Teterina, CPA, CGA, B.Comm. ********@*****.*** +1-925-***-**** Martinez, CA, 94553

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Irina is an experienced specialist in finance, business, and performance analytics in a public agency environment.

She has extensive experience in establishing and managing financial, budgeting, performance, risk, internal controls, and reporting processes, such as Key Performance Indicators (KPI) tracking and reporting; financials, budget, and variances reporting; executive information reporting; risks and internal controls; change and project management, and other business-supporting processes. Irina’s advanced expertise in Microsoft Office Suite, including formulas, queries, pivot tables, macros etc., as well as in Adobe Suite and other software, allows her to create and manage custom- based data sets from multiple sources, conduct analysis on aggregated data, and produce reports specifically tailored for various targeted purposes and audiences. Her strong analytical and problem-solving skills and out-of-box thinking bring fresh perspectives on issues. Irina sees the big picture as well as individual areas of concerns and/or excellence, identifies issues, and developpes solutions or mitigation strategies. Irina’s vast experience, excellent organizational, time management, planning and prioritizing skills enable her to timely identify potential issues and coordinate with stakeholders early on, develop and propose solutions, provide analysis and summary of risks and opportunities. She has excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills, extensive experience in working/collaborating with various clients/partners (both internal and external). Irina enjoys guiding, coaching, and training project staff, stakeholders, and partners. She has high work ethics standards, high level of integrity and adaptability for changes, strong commitment to accountability and collaboration, well-developed business acumen, and is experienced in working with highly sensitive and confidential information in politically sensitive environment.

Irina is an avid learner and always striving to excel and expand her technical knowledge as well as her soft skills.

Irina’s experience includes:

Business Analyst Jan 2017-Dec 2021

Calgary Transit, Transportation Department, The City of Calgary

● Gathered and compiled data from various sources, analyzed and prepared data, performed statistical analysis, generated reports presenting the findings in condensed and meaningful manner

(graphs, tables, charts etc.) to facilitate data-based decision-making processes.

● Created and maintained databases for activities of various business segments. Conducted periodic data analysis; identified, controlled, and stewarded data elements to ensure standards are followed and data integrity is preserved.

● Conducted business studies and analysis on various business aspects, such as field operations performance, business unit segments’ performance, and other programs and initiatives’ performance that support ongoing operations and contribute to continuous improvements.

● Researched and recommended best practices and liaised with the experts in the industry and within the organization.

● Planed and proposed changes that affect work policies, procedures, and practices by identifying problems and opportunities for improvement.

● Produced periodic and ad-hoc reports; participated in and/or lead ad hoc and time-sensitive projects.

Examples of deliverables:

− Result-Based Accountability (RBA) styled reports.

− Custom-tailored employee performance analysis and reports on 2,200+ bus and Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Calgary Transit operators and 50+ Operations Supervisors. Budget Analyst June 2014 – Dec 2016

Corporate Budget Office, Finance Department, The City of Calgary

● Reviewed and analyzed operating and capital budgets on the organizational level, ensuring all City business units follow prescribed guidelines.

● Provided direction and/or advice to business units on budgeting and budget-related processes. Designation

Chartered Professional

Accountant

CPA, CGA, Alberta, Canada

Areas of Expertise

● Business Processes

Architecture/Optimization

● Business and Financial

Analytics

● Trend

Analysis/Forecasting

● Project

Controls/Compliance

● Cost Controls

● Risk Management

● Change Management

● Internal Audits

Education

Bachelor of Commerce

Accounting and Finance

Thompson Rivers University

Kamloops, BC, Canada

Business Management

Diploma w/Highest Honors

ICS Canada

Westmount, Quebec,

Canada

Accounting

Diploma w/Highest Honors

ICS Canada

Westmount, Quebec,

Canada

Other

Business Analytics courses

Wharton Business School of

the University of

Pennsylvania

Continuing Education:

Ongoing professional

development as required by

CPA designation.

Software

● Oracle PeopleSoft

(including FSCM and

HCM)

● Livelink ECM

● MS Office Suite

● MS SharePoint

● Adobe Acrobat

● GIRO HASTUS

● Safety Data Management

System (SDMS)

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● Set-up and maintained control books for operating and capital budgets, produced schedules and other supporting documents for various reports, including accountability and budget revisions reports and budget continuity schedules.

● Maintained detailed listing and the backup of all adjustments to the budgets in budget tracking and control system.

● Coordinated budget-related activities, such as accounts and activities approvals, budget changes and/or transfers, and budget adjustment-related processes: one-time budgets, carry-forwards, net- zero adjustments, salary and wages adjustments, etc.

● Monitored restricted budget accounts and coordinated their adjustments, when necessary, through the appropriate processes, such as special approvals.

● Assisted in the consolidation of operating and capital budgets or budget adjustments and produced monthly executive information reports.

● Assisted corporate reporting group with the year-end financial statement preparation and external audit by providing required budget-related information and documentation. Corporate Tax and Regulatory Analyst June 2008 – June 2014 Corporate Tax and Regulatory Affairs, Finance Department, The City of Calgary

● Prepared and filed monthly Corporate Federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) Returns and Non- Resident Withholding Tax (NRWT) remittances to Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as well as reconciliations and variance analysis of GST and NRWT accounts.

● Provided direction and advice to accounts payable, purchasing, and other business units’ staff regarding application of Federal and Provincial Tax regulations (GST/HST/PST), NRWT, and International Trade and Customs-related matters (duties and taxes).

● Liaised between the City departments, vendors, service providers, and customs broker to resolve queries regarding the clearance of goods through the customs.

● Ensured that the City is in compliance with tax legislation and the CRA’s and the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) tax and import/export regulations.

● Reviewed individual invoices and prepared monthly documentation packages supporting customs broker’s consolidated statements/invoices.

● Monitored Cost Recovery Claim (CRC) deadlines for regulatory proceedings and assisted in preparing CRCs to the Alberta Utility Commission (AUC) and/or utility companies in a timely manner and in accordance with the AUC requirements (or as per agreements).

● Maintained the City’s Gas, Power and Telecommunication Program’s (GPT) accounting database, processed invoices, monitored spending and recoveries:

− Analyzed and reconciled the GPT program’s accounting/financial data and, when necessary, reconstructed the documentation packages for the previous periods and/or proceedings.

− On a monthly basis, created and provided reports on GPT program’s spending and recoveries to the corporate services for reflecting the current GPT program’s status in the corporate General Ledger (GL) through the adjusting entries.

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