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Energetic CPA, CMA with 15+ years experience in analytics, performance measurement/BI, financial and merchandise planning, modelling, budgeting and forecasting. Warm personality, great communication skills, passionate about work, quick learner. Expert level of Excel (macros, pivots); comfortable with Access, Power BI, PowerPoint, Oracle Financials, Predictix and TacticianOne. Interested in Planning, Analytics & Decision Support (merchandise, financial and data analysis; performance improvements; cost optimization; inventory management; scenario planning; modelling, budgeting and forecasting) in a vibrant, challenging environment. I want my work to be useful and relevant to decision makers for achieving business success, driving efficiencies and maximizing profitability.I like figuring out stories from data, answering questions like "why?", "so what?" or "how can we use this?". It is by tackling challenges that I practice my existing skills and learn new ones.And finally, sense of humor is my second nature. I get a great kick out of a good joke when it pops up in a conversation!

Listed skills include Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Accounting, Financial Modeling, and 20 others.