Derek Haas Email and Phone Number

•Oversee consulting engagements totaling $7.5M revenue in 2023, varying across 12 projects with resources spanning 6 countries. o Responsible for revenue management, financial forecasting, delivery to target margin and subsequently present overall financials accordingly. o Accountable for overall client satisfaction for long-term project vision. Utilize weekly, monthly, and quarterly meetings with stakeholders to review project delivery and ensure alignment of future goals. … Show more •Oversee consulting engagements totaling $7.5M revenue in 2023, varying across 12 projects with resources spanning 6 countries. o Responsible for revenue management, financial forecasting, delivery to target margin and subsequently present overall financials accordingly. o Accountable for overall client satisfaction for long-term project vision. Utilize weekly, monthly, and quarterly meetings with stakeholders to review project delivery and ensure alignment of future goals. o Handle new SOWs, contract extensions and change orders needed for all projects. o Leverage Projector to ensure all financial health information is represented in real-time (revenue management, hourly forecasts, etc.). o Manage expansion and new sales through delivery and client referrals. o Create job requirements, lead technical interviews, and ensure proper onboarding is established for all new hires. o Partner with Project Managers to identify opportunities for automation and innovation and create roadmap for implementation. Show less

•Managed a high-performing team of 20 analysts for our Microsoft project, which generates over $1.4M revenue per year. o Tasked with being the Career Manager for 5 analysts, where the top objectives are finding growth opportunities through additional education and assisting with furthering their careers within the company. o Conducted annual performance review meetings with my direct reports, where we cover current achievements, future goals, and discuss compensation… Show more •Managed a high-performing team of 20 analysts for our Microsoft project, which generates over $1.4M revenue per year. o Tasked with being the Career Manager for 5 analysts, where the top objectives are finding growth opportunities through additional education and assisting with furthering their careers within the company. o Conducted annual performance review meetings with my direct reports, where we cover current achievements, future goals, and discuss compensation adjustments. o Collaborated with individuals to define long-term career goals and create a roadmap for achieving them. Recommended and facilitated relevant training, courses, and certifications for individuals. Show less

•Managed a team of 24 analysts (10 onshore and 14 offshore located in India). o Partnered across DPSS (Device Partner Solution Sales) Finance, engineering, and regional finance stakeholders to drive a $3.8B business portfolio. o Leverage Azure DevOps and effective Scrum development processes to ensure proper allocation of work and reduce randomization of resources based on project backlogs. o Update customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks of our… Show more •Managed a team of 24 analysts (10 onshore and 14 offshore located in India). o Partnered across DPSS (Device Partner Solution Sales) Finance, engineering, and regional finance stakeholders to drive a $3.8B business portfolio. o Leverage Azure DevOps and effective Scrum development processes to ensure proper allocation of work and reduce randomization of resources based on project backlogs. o Update customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks of our long-term technical roadmap through PowerPoint presentations and other visuals. o Collaborate with O2 Cube Engineering team to improve reporting performance by continuously reassessing cube structure and monitoring telemetry to identify irrelevant data. o Support and execute delivery of various projects simultaneously such as Power BI financial reporting; data importing for Cube development, and Power Apps tools for simplifying financial restatement processes. Show less

•DAX Reporting Framework. o Piloted new reporting framework immediately after release which leverages DAX queries to import data into Excel more efficiently. Worked with a team to transition 40 reports into a new framework decreasing refresh times by 60%. o Led meetings and created recordings geared toward trained the entire team on new framework in addition to several individual 1:1 training sessions. o Transitioned 10 P&L Reports, and 7 Revenue reports into new… Show more •DAX Reporting Framework. o Piloted new reporting framework immediately after release which leverages DAX queries to import data into Excel more efficiently. Worked with a team to transition 40 reports into a new framework decreasing refresh times by 60%. o Led meetings and created recordings geared toward trained the entire team on new framework in addition to several individual 1:1 training sessions. o Transitioned 10 P&L Reports, and 7 Revenue reports into new framework that enhanced the performance and reduced refresh times.•Area Structure o Work closely with clients of the GSMO P&L finance group at Microsoft to develop analytics that track financial KPIs. o Teamed with a diverse group of seven analysts across three different segments of the portfolio (Revenue, P&L, WCB – Worldwide Commercial Business) and consistently provide new and innovative processes throughout the entire Finance Department. o Maintain strong communication with Launch Consulting’s offshore team in India, which ensures continuous 24x5 coverage and prevents any misinterpretation of knowledge or expectations. o Spearheaded development of P&L Power BI Dataset that was connected to 20 reports. This reduced Month Close reporting delays by 8 hours due to removing dependencies for manually updating reports. Show less

•Financial Reporting. o Leveraged VBA to consolidate 1,200+ manually generated reports and condensed them into 2 automated reports, saving over 640 hours per month of development. o Utilized SCRUM protocol which prioritized backlog items and planned weekly sprint cycles. o Identified and documented detailed business rules and use cases for 40+ financial reports by authoring the wiki feature in Azure DevOps. o Promoted to Senior Consultant for consistently meeting… Show more •Financial Reporting. o Leveraged VBA to consolidate 1,200+ manually generated reports and condensed them into 2 automated reports, saving over 640 hours per month of development. o Utilized SCRUM protocol which prioritized backlog items and planned weekly sprint cycles. o Identified and documented detailed business rules and use cases for 40+ financial reports by authoring the wiki feature in Azure DevOps. o Promoted to Senior Consultant for consistently meeting 99% minimum accuracy rate for reporting SLAs. Show less