Data Analytics Business Intelligence
Resume:
MAURICE SARAKA
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Seasoned Business and Data Analytics professional with a MBA in Finance and a Bachelor’s in Accounting, with deep expertize in financial analysis, budgeting, revenue operations, pricing strategy, rebate processing, Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) operations. Led end-to-end GPO administrative rebate processes, including sales data validation, rebate calculations, and discrepancy resolutions, ensuring compliance, maintaining pricing accuracy, and supporting contract negotiations. Also led government budget forecast, formulation, and execution processes.
Have hands-on experience building fully functional financial models and automating reporting processes, using Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, Power Query, VLookup, Macros), Microsoft Access, SQL and VBA. Experienced in ETL, and data integration from enterprise tools such as PeopleSoft, Cognos, Hyperion, Fin Mart to generate insights for budget analysis, cost optimization, pricing strategy and rebate system management. TECHNICAL SKILLS & KEY STRENGTHS
Data Analysis & Financial Modeling: Microsoft Excel (Functions, VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, Power Query, Macros), Microsoft Access Database (Forms, Reports, Queries, Macros, Modules), SQL, VBA
Data Collection, Normalization, Cleaning and Presentation
Business Intelligence Tools: Cognos, PeopleSoft, Fin Mart, Hyperion, Budget & Planning Tool, Power BI
Zero-Based Budgeting & Financial Forecasting
Cost Analysis, Pricing Analysis & Financial Audits
Process Automation, Optimization & Data Visualization
Six Sigma Certified Greenbelt
WORK EXPERIENCE
CAO, Logistics & Support
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC Oct 2022 – May 2025 Government Financial/Budget Analyst
Full-time position, 40 hours/week
Job Duties: Collected and analyzed financial data to support the planning and formulation of zero-based transition and sustainment budgets for all 6 CAO Logistics & Support directorates. Projected future financial needs based on organizational goals and spending plans. Assisted with the allocation and execution of budget line items to ensure estimate to completion. Prepared budget reports, monitored financial balances, and assessed Budget Object Codes
(BOC) expenditure patterns against projections. Analyzed variances and trends to maintain accuracy and forecasting integrity. Conducted budget-to-actual and estimate to complete analysis. Delivered data-driven recommendations to optimize budget allocations. Conducted cost analysis, identified opportunities for savings, and proposed strategies for improving operational efficiency. Presented financial insights to leadership through clear, concise reports and presentations. Supported the review of additional funding requests and facilitated fund reallocations across programs and departments. Assessed expense constraints due to Continuous Resolutions (CR) and recommended solutions to mitigate financial challenges. Ensured compliance with financial regulations and organizational policies. Designed and implemented process improvements, including the development and documentation of standard operating procedures (SOPs). Selected Accomplishment(s)
• Designed and built a EOQ (Economic Order Quantity) model using MS Access Database, Excel, and various data sources to optimize inventory ordering and management, minimizing costs while ensuring the appropriate inventory levels.
• Developed a solution using PeopleSoft, MS Access Database, and Excel to track contractor purchase order balances, monitor contract ceilings, and project future spending trends.
• Developed and implemented an Asset Management Equipment Cost Savings model for computer equipment using MS Access and Excel, providing insights into the savings achieved by the Office Supply Store through external vendors in comparison to market prices.
Quest Diagnostics, Chantilly, VA July 2005 – Aug 2022 Manager, Database Administration & Reporting
Full-time position, 40 hours/week
Job Duties: Led and drove continuous improvement with the monthly process to calculate, analyze, report
(internal and external), and paid GPO administrative rebate fees. Supervised efforts to identify non-compliance, identify practices and processes that contribute to non-compliance, eliminated GPO compliance risk, and ensured alignment of GPO affiliation and Pricing assignment. Served as the Finance lead supporting GPO audits and lead B2B engagements with GPO customers. Reviewed clients’ findings, perform counter audits and provide detailed answers. Designed and built process, including documenting standard operating procedures, to ensure accuracy to administrative rebate fee payments and fee schedule assignment. Partnered with the GPO National Accounts team and the Pricing Operations team in support business reviews, contract negotiations and terms, utilization reports, and ad hoc analysis/data requests. Prepared and reviewed RFP/RFI for new contracts and contract renewals. Provided guidance to the Centralized Accounting and Account Payables teams in support of monthly GPO administrative fee accruals/payments, GPO audit reserve position and variance analysis. Managed GPO membership rosters and cross reference / match to new and existing Quest accounts. Provided oversight and management of the Letter of Commitment (LOC) / Acknowledgement form process for GPO account assignments. Liaised with the Regional client set-up teams to ensure new accounts are set up on the correct GPO fee schedules. Developed, maintained, and distributed monthly external GPO performance reporting in accordance with contract terms. Supplied GPO National Accounts team with GPO contract performance insights, standard analytics, profit and loss analysis, lookback analysis and accurate forecasting. Selected Accomplishment(s)
• Designed, built and managed the highly acclaimed “Capture” system with a monthly process of more than 1.5 million records. Client names and addresses are manipulated/transformed/translated in various logics, to achieve a match between Quest GPO client’s account numbers and GPO members’ demographics. This complex system identifies GPO members’ accounts, doing business with Quest Diagnostics and eligible for contract support. The output of this process is used for Rebate payments, Test utilization compilations, Pricing negotiations, Pricing proposals, Budget preparations, Audit item reconciliations and new sale acquisitions.
• Designed, built and managed the highly acclaimed “Enhanced GPO Tracking” system with a monthly process of more than 0.5 million records. Rebate accounts are presented in various buckets (new accounts, expired accounts, migrated accounts from one GPO to another). The output is distributed to various teams such as Pricing Support for correcting any pricing discrepancies and aligning the correct fee schedules and National Accounts for managing GPO members’ declining sales.
• Designed and built the “Administrative Fee Payment” system and its components. This system is used to process and report rebates owed to the GPO members. The system applies rebate percentages to the sales amounts generated by each account and computes the actual rebate amounts. The system also processes any adjustments
(retractions and additions) on previous amounts. The results are provided to Management for payment approvals, to Accounts Payable for issuing payments, and to the GPOs for allocating the rebates across their respective members.
XO Communications, Herndon, VA June 2002 – July 2005 Manager, Financial, Audit & Cost Analysis
Full-time position, 40 hours/week
Job Duties: Managed the Telecommunication Cost Auditing group for identifying and recovering expense overcharges. Worked with vendors to dispute and settle expense overcharges. Researched cost-efficient circuit redesign solutions and made recommendations for modifications. Compiled monthly accrued expenses allocations to be recorded into the General Ledger. Provided guidance to Accounting and Account Payables teams in support of monthly vendor invoice payments. Periodically, reported and presented to management total overcharges recovered. Designed, built and managed several financial analysis and reporting modules for cost optimization of telecommunication circuit designs.
Selected Accomplishment(s)
Two-time Presidential Award Winner based on quality of work and high performance of my team EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE, Baltimore, MD
Master of Business Administration
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, DC Bachelor of Arts, Accounting
REFERENCES
Name: Darla Gepert
Title: Manager, Administration & Logistics
Employer: U.S. House of Representatives
Contact Information: 202-***-**** *****.******@****.*****.***
Name: Oguz Saltik
Title: Manager, Compliance
Employer: U.S. House of Representatives
Contact Information: 512-***-**** ****.******@****.*****.***
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