Smita Desai

Boston, MA

currently: Job hunting


Answers from Smita

How would you describe your dream job in 10 words or less?

An ideal job for me would be where I can combine my background and experience in systems and finance in a mutually beneficial manner and where I am regularly challenged to give my best and more.

Posted @ 06:20PM, September 22, 2008 by Smita Desai | Permalink
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Work history

Sentient Flight Group May 2008 to the present
Sr. Business Analyst - Consultant

How would you describe your time at Sentient Flight Group?

??? Designed and created a pricing and fee analysis model in Excel VBA. This is integrated with another application in Access, extracts and inserts data in Access tables using SQL. The model calculates real-time pricing to maximize fees, given over one hundred rules built around current business conditions, contracts and competition.... read more
MITRE February 2007 to May 2008
Senior Business Analyst

How would you describe your time at MITRE?

??? Upgraded and maintained the weekly process to spread management costs across diverse defense projects. This involves extracting data from Oracle warehouse using MS-SQL and computing the spread burden using Access queries and Excel macros.
??? Designed monthly reports for six divisions
comprising of over 1200 personnel. The report tracks budgets, future coverage for employees and analyzes the variance. The report is generated using SQL and Excel macros.
??? Created a web-based purchase log system using VBScript, JavaScript, ASP and IIS updating Access database to record PCard purchases within the division. Set up processes to ensure that purchases made within the corporate policy framework and within budget.
... read more
houghton mifflin company June 2006 to February 2007
Sr. Financial Analyst - Consultant

How would you describe your time at houghton mifflin company?

??? Developed a budget model for 2007 which includes all P&L accounts, depreciation, capital projects, headcount and other operating expenses.
??? Prepared monthly and ad hoc financial reports from SAP and analyzed and communicated the results including variances to both internal and external
clients.
??? Reconciled project costs including salaries at the time the project was capitalized.
??? Coordinated with IT vendors to monitor support and maintenance contracts and capital equipment purchases.
... read more

Education

Finance
university of bombay June 1975 to May 1979
Accounting

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