Management Analyst Business Intelligence
Resume:
Mehrnaz Ansari Greenbrae, CA ***** www.linkedin.com/in/mehrnaz-ansari *******.*****@*****.***
Summary
● Process-oriented finance, data, procurement software, and operations management analyst with 9+ years of professional experience.
● Highly motivated, adaptable, energetic, and result-driven, team player with hands-on experience and solid accounting and analytical skills managing projects to the highest standards. Technical Skills
● Data management, data query and analytics: SQL, R, Python, Microsoft Excel
● Business intelligence: SalesForce.com (CRM), Tableau, Google sheets
● invoicing and payroll, CARBON, Blackbaud RE/FE, Power Plan SSO Education
Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA MSc in Finance and Analytics (MSFA)/ Dean's list 2022 Mar 2022 Relevant coursework: Financial Analysis, SQL Programming, Python for Financial Modeling, Economic Forecasting, Enterprise Business Valuation University of Wollongong Dubai, UAE BSc in E-commerce and International Business Aug 2013 Professional Experience
Catholic Charities SF, Contract Accountant,San Rafael, CA Feb 2023-Present
● Managed contracts and grants throughout their lifecycle, overseeing budget management and financial reporting from pre-award to close-out
● Analyzed financial data to prepare reports supporting decision-making and resource allocation
● Experienced budget analyst adept in financial planning, forecasting, and cost optimization
● Assisted in reconfiguring and maintaining the general ledger, and supported the implementation and ongoing maintenance of fund accounting
● Implemented a status reporting system for current and projected revenues and expenses by grant RH, Payment risk auditor, Corte Madera, CA Dec 2022, Feb 2023
● Conducted risk assessments and implemented control measures to mitigate risks associated with payment processing
● Developed and implemented policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company guidelines
● Conducted audits of payment processing systems to ensure accuracy and completeness of transactions
● Prepared reports on audit findings and presented them to management ixLayer.Inc., Financial Analyst, San Francisco, CA Aug 2022 – Dec 2022
● Analyze and validate clinical trial financial systems, Contracts management, and operational workflows to optimize performance and productivity
● Develop financial models to guide strategic decision-making on key revenue drivers; develop and maintain comprehensive repository of competitive intelligence to increase quarterly profit by 5%
● Provide guidance to budget managers in developing and maintaining department and program budgets, forecasts and variance analysis to increase productivity by 20% per year CellMark, Inc., Operation Logistics Analyst, San Rafael, CA Oct 2018 – Jan 2021
● Participated in creating financial statements and developed financial documentation for organizational decision-makers, as well as interpreted large amounts of accounting reports for client approval and vendor payments
● Supervised material transfers for US and international markets. Moved more than 25,000 Metric tons per month based on different customer ETA and carrier requirements
● Increased revenues by 10% and strengthened carrier relationships and building carrier lane capacity
● Maximized profits by 5% by negotiated carrier pricing and reconciled financial discrepancies Centaur Financial Services, Account Receivable, Novato, CA Feb 2018 – Aug 2018
● Traced AR, prepared deposits, reconciled bank statements, and increased cash flow by 5 - 10% a month
● Resolved accounting discrepancies and save the company any cash loss by 5 - 10 % Autodesk, Inc.San Francisco, CA Jul 2016 – Feb 2018 Data Operations Analyst, Aug 2017 – Feb 2018 Survey Specialist(Qualtrics platform), Jul 2016 – Aug 2017 Mehrnaz Ansari Greenbrae, CA 94904 www.linkedin.com/in/mehrnaz-ansari *******.*****@*****.***
● Created daily financial and business analyses for the Global Sales Operations group resulting in financial guidance on future product penetration
● Organized business analyses that facilitated GTM strategy
● Facilitated meetings with multiple stakeholders across all levels of the organization
● Served as Customer Insight Platform Support Specialist
● Led customer-focused research programs; supported 8000+ internal employees
● Managed 200+ Qualtrics survey platform users and designed 2-3 test plans for each survey
● Documented business requirements
Perma Port Services, Financial Procurement Coordinator, Dubai, UAE Jul 2013 – Mar 2015
● Served as an International Port and Terminal Operator, benchmarking, getting RFI, and RFQ to create cost reports and analyzing it for reducing construction port cost projects by 20%
● Report back for the most effective cost for purchasing and financing of equipment for projects to increase rev 15%
● Reduced costs by 20%+ and negotiated reduced pricing and fees with local and global vendors References: Available upon request.
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