Epherata

Epherata

Co-Founder | Power BI and Account Analyst
Canada

About Me

A seasoned Co-Founder of a FinTech Startup and head of the Power BI Development team at METZ Solutions, I bring over 5 years of experience in Business, Financial, Cost Analysis, and Accounting. I excel in data management…

Experience

Lead Power BI and Business Analyst

METZ
Mar 2023 - Present · 3 years 4 months

● Processed and coordinated all accounts payable transactions, including vendor invoices and expense reports,
ensuring accurate account coding and reconciliation, improving processing efficiency by 30%.
● Matched and verified the accuracy of invoices with purchase orders, and ensured appropriate approvals were received
prior to system entry, reducing invoice discrepancies by 25%.
● Managed full cycle payroll processing, including semi-monthly payroll for all Canadian employees using Ceridian,
ensuring compliance with Canadian payroll taxation rules and regulations.
● Developed data visualization solutions in Power BI that provided actionable insights and KPIs for financial health,
enhancing client reporting accuracy and timeliness by 35%.
● Directed the integration of AI and Blockchain technologies for secure data management and analysis, which
optimized financial processes and improved vendor account reconciliation by 20%.

Co-Founder | Power BI and Account Analyst

METZ Solutions
Mar 2023

Processed and coordinated all accounts payable transactions, including vendor invoices and expense reports, ensuring accurate account coding and reconciliation, improving processing efficiency by 30%.
Matched and verified the accuracy of invoices with purchase orders, and ensured appropriate approvals were received prior to system entry, reducing invoice discrepancies by 25%.
Managed full cycle payroll processing, including semi-monthly payroll for all Canadian employees using Ceridian, ensuring compliance with Canadian payroll taxation rules and regulations.
Developed data visualization solutions in Power BI that provided actionable insights and KPIs for financial health, enhancing client reporting accuracy and timeliness by 35%.
Directed the integration of AI and Blockchain technologies for secure data management and analysis, which optimized financial processes and improved vendor account reconciliation by 20%.

Business Intelligence Analyst

TAZA PLC
Sep 2021

Transitioned company operations from Excel to a robust Power BI and Azure-integrated BI framework, achieving a 35% increase in operational efficiency and a 50% improvement in data accessibility for one of Ethiopia's leading detergent and plastic manufacturers.
Led the design and implementation of BI tools that provided detailed insights into manufacturing performance metrics, utilizing SQL to enhance data extraction and analysis, resulting in a 20% reduction in production costs and a 15% increase in output quality.
Developed and executed advanced analytical models using DAX and Power Query, enhancing the company's forecasting accuracy by 40% and supporting strategic decisions in market expansions and resource allocation.
Cultivated a data-driven corporate culture, training over 100 staff members to utilize BI tools and SQL effectively, which strengthened decision-making processes and solidified the company's competitive position in the market.

Associate Financial Analyst

American Income Life LLC
Oct 2019

Collaborated with sales and IT teams to leverage Power BI and SQL analytics, enhancing strategic decision-making through comprehensive data analysis, which directly influenced a 25% increase in policy sales.
Managed complex data sets through ETL processes, ensuring data accuracy for analytics used in developing targeted sales strategies and setting precise performance benchmarks.
Assisted in the extensive Power BI training for over 200 staff members, fostering a data-centric organizational culture that led to a 30% improvement in overall sales performance.
Led quality assurance efforts for data within reports and dashboards, using SQL to ensure the integrity and reliability of data for critical business decisions, significantly reducing decision-making errors by 20% in high-stakes insurance contexts.

Skills

Economics ETL Data Integration and Transformation (ETL) Excel Python SQL Database Structured Query Language (SQL) Accounting and Finance Audit Engagements Azure Data Cleansing Data Modeling Economic Evaluation Excel Macros Excel VBA Financial Modeling Financial Policies Microsoft Azure MS Office Oracle SQL Professional Query Power BI QuickBooks PowerApps Power Automate DAX Power Query SQL Server XML SharePoint Office PowerPoint HTML CSS JavaScript Git GitHub CRM SAP SPSS SAS Oracle Tableau Agile Ceridian AI Blockchain Salesforce CRM Snowflake Schema Azure Database Microsoft 365 Data Visualization Business Intelligence Data Modeling Database Management Financial Reporting Data Analysis Data Manipulation Data Integration Data Transformation Data Research Data Validation Forecasting Time Series Analysis API Integration Data Protection
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