Isa Makhmudov

Isa Makhmudov ●- ● - ●-SUMMARY • Fulbright Scholar granted by the US Department of State selected out of 50 top candidates • Lead the team of 7+ people and coordinate the financial operations for the US-based IT Company • Research experience in economic and political risk management, budget analyses, and foreign direct investments • 3 years as a senior program manager at the Ministry of Labor and Social Development. Led a 5-member team for small and medium business development which reduced the post war unemployment rate in the Chechen Republic by 15% • 2 years as a chief economist analyzing, budgeting, and planning financial activities in a manufacturing company providing services to Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Turkey leading to an increase in company funds over 25% EDUCATION Master in Public Administration, GPA: 3.7 (focus on FDI) University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, AR, USA Bachelor of Economics and Business Management, GPA 4.0 Chechen State University – Grozny, Russia - WORKING EXPERIENCE Finance Team Lead - Full-time, remote, contact Silicon Valley Startup (NDA) - San Francisco Bay Area, USA Mar 2018 – Present • Oversee all of the company’s financial operations – manage cash flows, payment amounts and due date • Manage company policies regarding capital requirements, debt, taxation, equity, disposals and acquisitions, as appropriate • Coordinate the finance reporting system for all 12 entities owned by the company, which decreased expenses by 9% • Control the bookkeeping activities – recording, interpreting financial transactions and all other accounting functions, which accelerated the process by 10% • Analyze the cash needs of each department and prepare the company’s budget and economic forecasts, which increased the company’s income by 17% • Conduct monthly and quarterly financial assessments and generate reports for senior executives • Develop financial models to forecast and analyze the financial risks and benefits on business initiatives • Mentor newly onboarded and existing team members and stimulate them to be more efficient Finance Research Analyst May- Dec 2017 Consulting Company Instellis, LLC – Fayetteville, AR USA • Conducted stock market research and implemented market research projects, both qualitative and quantitative, which widened the investment platform and boosted company assets by 35% • Presented recommendations to maximize return on investment based on research findings • Applied fundamental and technical approach to analyzing stocks while tracking market trends Senior Finance Manager/Analyst Aug 2012 – Jan 2015 Rim Group International - Teplostroyproekt-С (Thermal Power Engineering Company) - Achkhoy-Martan, Russia • Conducted quantitative analysis of financial data to forecast revenue, identify future trends, and assess risk associated with capital expenditures, acquisitions, and joint-venture projects that increased funds by 25% within 2 years • Planned quarterly and annual budgets over $50M through expense forecasting and best practice performance analysis • Created financial models for practical calculations and balanced monthly bank statements of major accounts • Interacted with sales team and provided plan-fact financial analyses, which stimulated the sales increase by 18% • Assisted the CEO in maintaining the company budget by auditing accounting activities Senior Expert/Program Manager June 2009 – Aug 2012 Government Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Development of the Chechen Republic – Grozny, Russia • Coordinated with six departments to implement social programs that reduced the unemployment rate in the region and increased the economic involvement in private and public projects that increased the number of new entrepreneurs by 9% • Created budget proposals and financial projections for the programs to properly forecast expenses • Designed, budgeted, and implemented programs to increase employment and promote small to medium business development based on statistical analysis • Agreed with the Financial Ministry the budgets and other financial calculations to attract local and federal funds • Presented quarterly reports to all levels of the local Government of Caucasus region and Federal Ministry Intern – Analyst Jan 2009 – June 2009 RosselkhozBank • Prepared loan projects (analysis of the client's financial conditions, preparation of consolidated group reports, structuring the transaction) • Interacted with customers at all stages of lending; performed functions to attract and advise clients INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE Conducted business with partners and customers from Turkey, Italy, China, Germany, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan with average deal value $1 ml USD. TECHNICAL SKILLS Microsoft Office Suite, Google Docs, SPSS,1C (accounting software), QuickBooks, Xero, Quip, Digital Ocean, MySQL, Google Analytics LANGUAGES Russian (native), English (fluent) French (Intermediate) AWARDS • Fulbright Scholarship- • Chechen Government Award (received a job in government as a result of academic performance) 2009 • Norwegian Summer School Scholarship, Norway-