Kumail Raza Kazi

Kumail Raza Kazi Email:- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumail-raza-/ Contact: - (Mobile) Address : Flat 104, Fatima Terrace Building, Britto Road, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Professional Summary An IT Business Analyst | Data Analytics Practitioner with 7+ years of cumulative professional experience. Double graduate in business finance and computer science. Certified in Data Analytics and Visualization. Recently completed a remote assignment as an IT Business Analyst. In my free time, I am a blogger on Microsoft Power Bi Community and a teacher. This makes me part of the team of amazing contributors on Microsoft Power BI worldwide. https://community.powerbi.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22640 Complimentary member and editor on Enterprise DNA https://forum.enterprisedna.co/u/Kumail/summary Instructor at Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/user/kumail-raza-11/ Authored on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumail-raza- Recommendation: Marilex Rea Llave (Ph.D. Research Fellow in Information Systems, Business Intelligence and Analytics in SMEs) – “Kumail was a vital part of my Business Intelligence study. He gave me interesting inputs regarding Business Intelligence adoption in Small and Medium-sized enterprises. I truly believe in his BI skills that’s why I was grateful to work with him.” Muhammad Abbas Kazi, MA, CHRL (IT Talent Acquisition Leader at 5to50 technologies) “I have worked with Kumail in various capacities over the last 5 years. Most recently he supported me in the delivery of People Analytics 101 workshop for the Strategy Institute Canada. I was impressed by his experience in supporting large scale Enterprise HR and Business Development projects for organizations in Canada and the US. He is skilled at moving projects forward without being discouraged by unusual delays and scope changes. I recommend Kumail to anyone who is looking to hire an Information Management BA with BI expertise.” Academics August 2017 – July 2018 Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan Dec 2013 Chartered Accountancy Finalist Dec 2007 Bachelor of Commerce (B-Com) University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan with (Grade/GPA) B May 2004 Intermediate – HSC Iqra College for Science and Commerce, Karachi, Pakistan with (Grade/GPA) B April 2002 High School – SSC Fatimiyah Boys School, Karachi, Pakistan with (Grade/GPA) A+ Experiences Feb 2018 – Present Data Analytics Practitioner | Power BI Consultant Koderlabs (Software House) -Business Development Manager on web based Multinational Platforms -Data Analytics and Visualization Instructor and Facilitator https://community.powerbi.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/22640 -Data transformation and modeling for specific user requirement dashboards -Automated various ad-hoc reports to routine reporting by making data pipelines to data visualization dashboards. Tools and Technologies used; MS Power BI (Certified), Microsoft Azure, Azure Active Directory, MS Dynamics NAV, MySQL, SQL Server 2016, MongoDb, Atlassian Jira, Trello, Hubspot CRM, Salesforce CRM. Hands-on On: DAX, and M Code. July 2014 - Feb 2018 IT Business Analyst – Product Manager Finance and Accounting- Quebec inc, Quebec, Canada (Remotely Worked) -Managed Finance and Accounting Architecture: Reviewing and understanding the financial and accounting business needs. Transformed needs into technical requirements (Functional and non-functional Specification Document). -Wire-Framed, prepared the mockups and app flows, ERD Diagrams of web-based applications to meet the financial and accounting needs by using Balsamiq, Draw.io and Microsoft Visio. -Engineered and managed wire-frames and user flows with project manager and reached consensus on features and process flows. -Project Implementation, Execution and Monitoring: Working in an agile manner to get things done iteratively with constant feedback integration. Tools used Wrike, Dropbox paper, and Atlassian Jira. -Interacted with designers and software engineers by Screen sharing sessions, mockups (balsamiq mockups, draw.io, Ms Visio), workbooks, documents and skype sessions so that the project has the same functionality as required by the stakeholders. -Analyzed Accounting Softwares Zuora, Coupa, Quickbooks desktop and online, Freshbooks, Cosmolex (Law practice management and accounting application), Zoho Books, Accumatica and Xero accounting applications for and finance and accounting features. -Analyzed CRM Applications: ZOHO CRM, Hubspot (Reports and Analytics), Basecamp, Rethink Residential and Commercial (Salesforce Platform), Podio, Planplus, ConvergeEnterprise, dotloop. Dec 2013 - June 2014 Project Manager Koderlabs, Karachi, Pakistan Project: SPECTOCOR (Web and Mobile application for Health Care Real Time E.C.G. Reporting) -Established and maintained regular communication with stakeholders for new and changing requirements. -Documented and updated workflow process and diagrams in CONFLUENCE. -Communicated and updated each development team member with relevant workflow updates. -Conducted weekly scrum and validated tasks completed for the week. -Planned and assigned weekly tasks for each resource in JIRA. -Managed and assigned adhoc tasks. -Reviewed and discussed Quality Assurance results with stakeholders, updated software engineers with feedback and assigned related tasks. Sep 2013 - Nov 2013 Finance Manager Lakhani Corporation(Importer of computer and laptop hardware and accessories, Karachi, Pakistan Successfully Developed a system of internal control for finance process. Functional documentation of system and process. Implemented a financial transaction recording system to improve recording efficiency and cater to the management reporting requirements. Feb 2010 - Sep 2013 Finance, Accounts and Audit Assistant Tariq Abdul Ghani Maqbool & Co. Chartered Accountants, Karachi, Pakistan Successfully Managed reporting and documentation of non-performing loans portfolio for parent reporting (United Band Limited as Secondment Resource) - It included preparation of reports for senior management and ensure compliance with State Bank of Pakistan regulations. Worked as team member on Internal Audit Assignment of Karachi Sheraton Hotel now Move n Pick) Documented processes of various departments, sub departments/ functions. Planned and execution of internal audit procedures on quarterly basis. Recommended management on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)s and develop system of internal control. Prepared Monthly Management Accounts of KASB International Limited in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS Lead Accounts Payable Processing and Reporting of Eli Lilly Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. Accounts payable processing processing and automation. Business and Finance Certifications & Courses Introduction to Business Analysis and Needs Assessment (Pluralsight.com) Planning for Business Analysis (Pluralsight.com) Business Communication and Behavioral Studies (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan) Financial Accounting (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan) Cost Accounting (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan) Auditing (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan) Company Law (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan) Economics (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan) Quantitative Methods (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan) IT Certifications & Courses New Product Development (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore) https://courses.edx.org/certificates/bdb5c2a1f-f2aad- Principles of Machine Learning (Microsoft Corporation) https://courses.edx.org/certificates/f36d4f9407bf421aaa- Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Power BI (Microsoft Corporation) https://courses.edx.org/certificates/639f4f19c21e4d24b0d41c66e7ef318c Statistical Thinking for Data Science and Analytics (Columbia University) https://courses.edx.org/certificates/78a5770aa0f045818ae28d994e672267 Data Science Orientation (Microsoft Corporation) https://courses.edx.org/certificates/6870d7e04f7c405cbfef-b30a8) Information Technology Audit and Control (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan) Personality Particulars Proficient in English and Urdu. Passionate teacher and tutor who loves to teach and knows that every person has unique abilities. Have been teaching students privately in Mathematics, Quantitative Methods, Statistics, Accounting and Economics subjects. Like to explore project relevant online courses. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning enthusiast. Skills Excellent Communication and Technical Skills Good Analytical and Leadership Skills Good Observation Skills Team Player Mental Abilities (ability to deal with multiple issues and details with learning capacity) Strong Thinking, Quantitative Reasoning.