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PEARL ANDREWS

San Francisco

Summary

Business professional with comprehensive background in analyzing complex data to drive strategic initiatives. Known for enhancing operational efficiency and supporting decision-making processes through detailed analysis. Highly collaborative team member focused on achieving results and adapting to dynamic business needs. Proficient in data modeling and process improvement.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Analyst

(Capstone Project) CGI
08.2024 - 12.2024
  • Analyzed Jira workflows and developed predictive models to optimize sprint efficiency and minimize issue spillovers.
  • Engineered new features like Resolution Days, Efficiency Ratio, and Average Worklog Time to evaluate task performance and sprint inefficiencies.
  • Designed and implemented logistic regression and text analysis models to identify high- risk issues and enhance project delivery strategies.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate actionable insights into project management workflows, ensuring proactive problem resolution.
  • Leveraged Agile methodologies and Jira tools to deliver data-driven recommendations, improving resource allocation and sprint performance.

Senior Officer

Emirates Insurance Company
06.2018 - 12.2022
  • Issuance of marine policies, endorsements, renewals, amendments, and cancellations for marine cargo, marine hull, yacht, and energy lines.
  • Premium computation, especially related to monthly declarations. Assisting in internal audits of the area.
  • Issuance of cargo certificates in adherence to policies.
  • Operational implementation of company policies and procedures for marine insurance.
  • Conducting due diligence to verify data and information pertaining to insurance policies.
  • Collecting insurance premiums and issuing receipts in collaboration with the finance department.
  • Coordinating with the customer service department for the delivery/dispatch of insurance certificates.
  • Maintaining accuracy and transparency in policy administration for the marine department.
  • Handling inquiries from clients, intermediaries, and internal stakeholders related to policy administration.
  • Maintaining accurate records of marine documents, ensuring data control and confidentiality.
  • Collaborating in a team environment to achieve departmental goals and objectives, adhering to quality standards and turnaround times.

Audit Associate

Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler KPMG
06.2015 - 03.2018
  • Collaborated with U.S. engagement teams during the planning phase, involving materiality calculations, identification of significant accounts, and updating relevant assertions.
  • Conducted comprehensive reviews of financial statements, annual reports, capital activities, and financial data for various entities.
  • Led substantive testing for investments, including cost roll-forward, disclosure of investment schedules, and testing of dividends, amortization, and interest income using Bloomberg.
  • Acted as the primary point of contact for multiple engagements, facilitating cross- communication and meeting onshore unit expectations.
  • Performed substantive audit procedures, such as capital and equity allocation, existence testing, portfolio turnover testing, contributions/distributions testing, broker reconciliation, confirmation, and the preparation of lead sheet work papers for various entities to validate audit assertions.
  • Managed electronic audit management and documentation using KPMG's proprietary audit tool - eAudIT.
  • Provided education to professionals on technical mutual fund concepts, process enhancements, and efficiency improvements within the team.
  • Assisted U.S. engagement teams in meeting audit milestones and deadlines.
  • Delivered high-quality results to the onshore team, often under tight deadlines, and meticulously documented the execution of specific audit procedures as defined by engagement objectives, work step allocation, and planned audit approach.
  • Verified and calculated Net Asset Value (NAV), interest, and dividend income received for disclosed client funds.
  • Conducted purchases and sales testing for funds, supported by client- provided documents.
  • Executed testing of ITGC Controls for various legacy and ERP systems, covering information security, physical and logical access, data center operations, and change management.
  • Performed pre- and post-implementation reviews for multiple ERP systems, including SAP, Oracle, and custom ERPs, encompassing application controls and ITGCs reviews.

Education

Master of Science - Business Analytics

San Francisco State University
California
12-2024

Master’s in Business Administration - Accounting And Finance

St. Aloysius Institute of Management & Technology
India
06-2015

Bachelor’s in Commerce - Accounting And Computer Science

St. Gabriel’s Senior Secondary School
India
06-2013

Skills

    Programming: C, SQL (MySQL), R, Python (Matplotlib, NumPy, Pandas)

    Tools: Power BI, Excel

    OS: Windows, Linux

    Certification: Machine Learning – Coursera

    Project Management: Scrum and Agile Methodologies, Jira

    Additional Skills: Inferential Statistics / Regression Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, A/B Testing, Text Analytics, Critical Thinking

Academic Projects

Walmart Sales Forecast Modelling (Python)


  • Led development of a time series-driven sales forecasting model on Walmart's sales data to create predictive models to guide strategic decision-making. Conducted data cleaning, preprocessing, and EDA on 45 stores. Implemented linear regression and tree-based random forest models, selecting the best-performing based on metrics. Delivered actionable insights for strategic decisions in new store ventures.


Data Driven Stroke Prediction (Tableau)


  • Led this project using Tableau to predict strokes, from data gathering to logistic regression analysis. Transformed complex data into actionable insights through intuitive data visualization, supporting healthcare professionals in making informed decisions.


Fraud Detection in Synthetic Financial Data (Python)


  • · Developed a machine learning pipeline to detect fraudulent transactions using synthetic financial datasets. Conducted comprehensive data cleaning and preprocessing, including feature scaling, encoding, and handling imbalanced data. Built and evaluated multiple predictive models, such as logistic regression, decision trees, and random forests, selecting the best-performing model based on accuracy and precision metrics. Delivered insights to enhance fraud detection systems and improve financial transaction security.

Soft Skills

Communication
Personal Initiative
Teamplay
Organization
Goal Oriented
Problem Solving
Networking

Languages

English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Malayalam
Proficient
C2

Hobbies

Running
Travel
Internet Browsing
Listening Music

Timeline

Business Analyst

(Capstone Project) CGI
08.2024 - 12.2024

Senior Officer

Emirates Insurance Company
06.2018 - 12.2022

Audit Associate

Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler KPMG
06.2015 - 03.2018

Master of Science - Business Analytics

San Francisco State University

Master’s in Business Administration - Accounting And Finance

St. Aloysius Institute of Management & Technology

Bachelor’s in Commerce - Accounting And Computer Science

St. Gabriel’s Senior Secondary School
PEARL ANDREWS