Zishan Syed Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, US

Lexington, MA, US

Waltham, MA, US

Atlanta, GA, US

• Manager of Finance - Pricing and Financial AnalysisVerizon Telematics - SaaS Division of Verizon focused on providing telematics solutions to fleets
• Managed pricing for legacy Fleetmatics and Networkfleet business units; consolidated disparate processes and approval chains under the pricing team umbrella, simplifying and streamlining pricing approvals for deals by.
• Built a new pricing analysis and profitability model that has served as the backbone of numerous analyses of deals and strategic initiatives, and was adopted by other divisions in Verizon Connect for their pricing.
• Worked with senior team to develop new revenue growth initiatives and financial forecasts
• Partnered with the sales and marketing organizations to create new pricing guidelines, proposals, and promotions, as well as provided assistance in negotiations with clients
• Collaborated with departmental management to develop business cases for the Verizon Connect senior team

Atlanta, GA, US

• Manager of Finance - Cost AnalysisFleetmatics - SaaS Company focused on providing telematics solutions to fleets
• Worked with the senior team as lead analyst during the acquisition of Fleetmatics by Verizon: providing 5-year strategic model, due diligence, as well as transactional support
• Created and managed the 5-year strategic financial forecast, working directly with the COO and CFO
• Provided numerous ad-hoc data and analysis requests to the senior team as well as presentation material for the board of directors
• Led initiatives with internal teams to build out new metrics and analyses for management
• Directed cost savings projects, and negotiated new contracts to provide margin expansion

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• IBM CHQ Office of the Controller - Senior Finance Analyst
• Project manager for joint Treasury/CHQ Finance cash flow optimization project: leading a team from multiple departments
• Supplied deep and thorough financial analysis for reports to senior financial management: aggregating disparate sources of data, inclusive of brand performance, expense analysis, market and competitor analysis
• Conducted investment analysis examining the financial performance of IBM’s capital investmentsSystem z Pricing & Investment Analysis - Announcement Pricer
• Worked as lead announcement pricer for the zBC12 Mainframe, providing financial support to the product team (development, sales, marketing) and building the product business case for review and approval
• Traveled globally to present pricing education to IBM sales teams and business partners for the zBC12 launch

Chicago, IL, US

• Participated in a Financial and Operational Audit of the Heinz Costa Rica Factory and an Integrated IT audit of Heinz World Headquarters Payroll and Human Resources
• Performed risk assessments, audit planning, and scoping by way of a deep analysis of processes and controls
• Evaluated compliance with company policies and procedures as well as accounting standards
• Prepared audit issues and reports for management review, identifying root causes and proposing actionable recommendations

• Worked with CFO and VP of Corporate Development throughout the sale of Authoria to a private equity group by providing M&A analysis, financial and competitive metrics, and preparation of supporting materials
• Integral in building and maintaining current FP&A excel based forecast and budgeting tool
• Provided extensive modeling, departmental analysis, and other related materials for post merger integration
• Created monthly reporting package for senior management detailing corporate wide metrics and analyses
• Supported department with expense reviews, budgeting, and analysis
• Performed ad-hoc analyses for the CFO for presentations to the Senior Team and the Board of Directors

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Mba, Finance, Accounting

Bachelor Of Science, Business Management