Data Analyst

Validate expense coding accuracy by analyzing technician notes and supporting documentation in SAP, ensuring full compliance with internal controls and audit standards. Audit and reconcile large datasets to detect cost discrepancies, uncover recurring misclassification trends, and execute timely corrective actions that strengthen data integrity. Build and maintain comprehensive digital audit logs that track correction trends and provide a reliable paper trail for internal compliance and regulatory review. Drive financial reporting accuracy and operational transparency by continuously monitoring SAP workflows and flagging systemic issues before they escalate. Lead team operations in the absence of team leadership by prioritizing and delegating tasks, maintaining workflow continuity, and ensuring deadlines are met. Coach team members through complex assignments via targeted one-on-one sessions, translating leadership directives into clear, actionable steps that improve team output and performance.

Cultivated deep client and project situational awareness, aligning analytical work to broader organizational objectives and ensuring deliverables directly addressed high-priority client needs. Led end-to-end data collection, organization, and contextual evaluation, transforming complex quantitative and qualitative datasets into structured, decision-ready insights for client problem-solving. Designed and executed advanced analytical methodologies, including regression, optimization, and simulation techniques, to develop rigorous, evidence-based solutions tailored to each client's unique challenges. Architected Excel-based cost estimation and forecasting models that improved budget prediction accuracy by 25% across multiple program portfolios, strengthening financial planning and resource allocation decisions. Standardized and automated monthly reporting workflows, cutting manual data compilation time by 40% and ensuring consistent, on-time delivery of critical performance intelligence to stakeholders. Produced high-quality technical reports, memoranda, and presentations that clearly communicated complex analytical findings, actionable insights, and strategic recommendations to both technical and executive audiences. Represented analytical work with confidence in formal and informal client settings, effectively translating in-process and completed analyses into compelling narratives that built client trust and informed key decisions. Guided junior team members, accelerating their technical development and strengthening overall team capability to deliver high-impact analytical outcomes.

Engineered cost estimation models and probabilistic simulations that streamlined data workflows and eliminated formula-driven inefficiencies, accelerating financial projection cycles across program lifecycle assessments. Reduced manual data compilation time by 40% by standardizing and automating monthly reporting workflows, improving overall delivery consistency. Improved budget prediction accuracy by 25% across multiple program portfolios through the development and maintenance of Excel-based cost estimation and forecasting models. Conducted scenario-based assessments to support long-range planning, equipping senior leadership with comprehensive cost and performance trade-off analyses that informed critical strategic program decisions. Performed trend analyses and statistical reporting that shaped actionable policy recommendations, introducing advanced analytical methodologies where existing approaches failed to meet evolving program requirements. Executed cost optimization strategies that reinforced resource allocation across program phases, curbing unnecessary expenditures and keeping initiatives aligned with financial targets. Distilled complex analytical findings into polished reports, charts, and executive briefings that empowered senior stakeholders to make confident, data-driven decisions.

Managed end-to-end closing documentation and distribution of funds using Excel-based tracking systems, maintaining 100% regulatory compliance in accordance with RESPA, BSA, OFAC, and federal lending standards. Rendered loan approval and denial decisions, ensuring each determination aligned with bank policy, investor guidelines, and applicable federal compliance standards. Prepared, balanced, and processed tax payments across annual, semi-annual, and quarterly cycles, running queries and conducting tax audits to research county records and resolve security instrument exceptions. Reconciled daily transaction records and reduced processing errors by 30% through strengthened verification and quality control procedures, ensuring accuracy across all financial reporting and documentation. Processed PMI cancellation requests and escrow maintenance activities in compliance with federal regulations, coordinating appraisal orders, customer notifications, and required documentation within mandated timeframes. Coordinated with loan officers, title agents, and attorneys to streamline closing workflows, accelerating closing timelines by 15% while keeping all parties aligned on documentation requirements and deadlines. Resolved customer inquiries related to taxes, insurance, and escrow accounts, managed department cases in Salesforce, and delivered timely updates that contributed to a 95% client satisfaction rating.