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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I have actively engaged in numerous independent projects while pursuing further education and ongoing skills development in Data Analytics, enabling me to acquire practical, hands-on experience. The key outcomes are outlined below:• Proficiently managed data manipulation, cleansing, and transformation processes, ensuring data integrity and precision• Leveraged SQL and Tableau to generate insightful reports, track performance metrics, analyse dynamics, leading to identifying data-driven business growth opportunities• Identified outliers and extracted insights from descriptive statistics, enhancing decision-making frameworks• Applied hypothesis-driven methodologies to explore market trends and opportunities, leveraging Microsoft Excel for in-depth data examination and visualisation• Developed interactive Power BI dashboards to present complex datasets, ensuring accuracy, coherence, and visual appeal• Utilised KNIME Analytics Platform for exploratory data analysis and advanced data preprocessing techniques, showcasing versatility across analytical tools• Effectively communicated analysis findings and recommendations through PowerPoint presentations, facilitating understanding by the diverse audience

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Provided thorough financial data analysis and reports to stakeholders, offering valuable insights• Leveraged data and reporting tools, ensuring accuracy and reliability of financial information• Prepared Corporate Income Tax and Fringe Benefit Tax returns for the South Pacific Business Unit (Australia & New Zealand), implementing tax optimisation strategies that resulted in significant savings• Introduced process improvements and documented procedures, enhancing operational efficiency and facilitating knowledge transfer within the team• Maintained compliance with Corporate and Local Policies and Process Guidelines by managing the Salesforce-based Requests for Authorisation (RFA) database, and conducted periodic training sessions for new users

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Completed Month End financial closing activities, including reviewing Trial Balance & General Ledger accounts, processing accruals, and conducting tax calculations, optimising processes to reduce completion time• Prepared annual Year-end schedules• Led the Capex Budget Process and delivered detailed quarterly capital spending reports for both Management and Corporate Teams• Managed Fixed Assets review processes and conducted thorough Asset Under Construction (AUC) analysis• Delivered multiple ad-hoc insight-driven reports

Coca-Cola Soft Drink Consulting Llc (Moscow, Russia)

• Conducted budgeting and forecasting of operational expenses, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives• Evaluated financial risks and opportunities associated with operational expenditures, providing insights to senior management• Optimised management reporting procedures to improve efficiency and precision in reporting

Agc Flat Glass Klin (Agc Group’S Business In Russia)

AGC Flat Glass Klin is a part of the European branch of AGC Inc. (Asahi Glass Company), the world's largest glass manufacturing company.• Prepared and calculated annual financial budgets and monthly forecasts for Mirrors production in accordance with organisational targets• Developed pricing models and conducted ongoing performance analysis for Mirrors division product lines• Regularly supplied the Management Committee with detailed commercial reports, analysing production volumes and shipments across all Manufacturing divisions (Float Glass, Mirrors, Coated Glass, and Triplex) and regions• Managed the comprehensive database tracking export and import activities for the Glassworks, ensuring compliance with tax regulations

Microcredentials, Field Of Study: Data Analytics, Data Visualisation, Python And Data Engineering

Completed microcredentials: Understanding Data Analytics, Data Visualisation Foundations, Data Engineering Foundation, Python for Data.

Certificate, Data Analytics

Completed a 10-week Data Analytics course focused on mastering Excel, SQL, and Tableau for advanced data analysis and communication.

Master University Qualification Of Economist, Financial Management

Assessed by CPA as comparable to an Australian Higher Education degree (2010) Engaged in full-time study for 5 years, including a 12-week.