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"I have just finished my MBA and I would like to work as a finance analyst, commercial analyst, strategist or economist in a financial institution. Does my resume cut it?"
Sr. Economist/Analyst leveraging modeling expertise to steer companies toward greater profitability. Drives P&L gains by evaluating scenarios, refining commercial/financial strategies, and analyzing targets of opportunity.
· Trimmed $20M from $80M spend by relating increased sales volumes to price fluctuations; transitioned from across-the-board discounting tactics to well-calibrated brand promotions.
· Slashed $10M over five years through portfolio pricing overhaul; performed actuarial analysis based on time series regression and other techniques to align pricing with product costs and risks.
Innovative Leader envisioning solutions to complex business, economic, and social issues...
· Introduced data mining techniques for health care fund to minimize incidence of short-term enrollments with high pay-outs; identified key characteristics of such "hit and run" customers and adjusted marketing mix.
· Initiated research that resulted in reforms enabling stock market listing of subsidized, private health funds; plan increased public investment in health care, freed idle capital, and eased government budgets.
· Partnered with US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service to overhaul South Africa's income tax system. <br
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MBA, major business school in Australia
MA, Economics & Econometrics, university in South Africa
Forecasting Techniques, Ivy League university, USA
Member, Australian Marketing Institute And Acquisition & Merger Group
Models: Financial, time series, choice, pricing, NPV, DCF
Software: SAS, SPSS, Business Objects, Aztec, ACNielsen
CAREER OVERVIEW
Commercial Analyst, major international healthcare company, Australia, April 2009-2010
Lead change management &integration of LS business, based on profitability, pricing and blue ocean strategy. Completed market research project. Identified convenience as low-cost avenue to improve brand image and value proposition.
Senior Marketing Analyst - Strategy & Pricing, tobacco company, 2007 - 2009
Increased profit and market share within heavily regulated industry through pricing and positioning strategies.
· Developed commercial valuation for product portfolio and analyzed profitability, ROI, and ROE by brand.
· Improved accuracy of five-year planning, designed analytical tools, and organized budgeting process.
· Founded and led a six-member pricing committee overseeing, improving corporate governance.
Senior Business Analyst, health insurance firm, Australia 2006 - 2007
Investigated health insurance industry drivers and modeled product risks and costs. Informed board and executive decisionsvia financial modeling of commercial scenarios and evaluations of acquisition targets. Directed financial and KPI reporting.
· Applied statistical techniques to claims data, analyzing pay-out by product line to assess and mitigate risk; improved P&L transparency on a fund-by-fund basis to understand drawing rates and price implications.
Senior Economist - Financial & Economic Analysis, Australian government department, 2004 - 2006
Counseled government on best economic and health practices to shape policy recommendations and legislation. Authoredpublic relations materials relevant to aged care and addressed queries regarding economic impact of health issues.
· Managed private health insurance model with Access Economics; incorporated results in industry white paper; researched privatization of aged care and mapped costs and usage rates via micro-simulations.
· Developed staff's technical capabilities to meet diverse, rapid turnaround technical and operational requests.
Senior Economist - Macroeconomic and Banking Regulations, South African government department, 1998 - 2004
Propelled economic development and provided expertise to new government, enhancing technical capabilities of a 50-member Budget Office. Advised agencies and lawmakers on macroeconomic dynamics, banking deregulation, and taxation issues.
· Handled annual budgeting, revenue projections, and macroeconomic forecasting; used NPV, DCF, and time series methods for mining, financial, retail, and construction industries to develop economic policies inductive of GDP growth.
