Maria PIERZCHALO
VANCOUVER,BC
Summary
Highly motivated and goal-driven Financial Analyst with 10 years of experience in Budgeting & Forecasting, variance analysis and reporting. Proficient in Excel. Recently obtained FMVA certification.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
VANCOUVER CITY MANAGER
Oppizi
Vancouver, BC
09.2021 - 09.2022
- 3 contracts of 2-3 months between September 2021 and September 2022.
- Resolved problems, improved operations, and provided exceptional service.
- Identified issues, analyzed information, and provided solutions to problems.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness, and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Directed and supervised a reliable team of Brand Ambassadors.
- Planning: created weekly rosters, assigned locations, times, and Brand Ambassadors
- Reported to US Operational Manager.
FINANCIAL ANALYST
Kedge Business School
Marseille, France
12.2018 - 05.2021
- Budget preparation, monthly budget verification, analysis of discrepancies;
- Prepared month-end P&L reporting and variance analysis, CAPEX reporting;
- Monthly turnover report (by program); Monitoring of Investments: purchase orders and invoicing;
- Collected data and developed detailed spreadsheets to identify trends and create revenue, profitability, and expense forecasts.
FINANCIAL ANALYST
Boluda Corporación Marítima, S.L.
Marseille, France
01.2010 - 01.2016
- Prepared monthly P&L statements and pro-forma financial models to assess current and projected financial performance.
- Prepared monthly budget verification, variance analysis; monthly turnover report.
- Monitored investment applications.
- Collaborated with accounting department to analyze and reconcile variance accounts.
- Prepared financial reports by collecting, formatting, analyzing and explaining information.
- Reviewed monthly operations to assess compliance with budgets and determine necessary adjustments for future plans.
- Identified and implemented process changes resulting in improved performance and accuracy.
Financial Analyst
Bourbon
Marseille, France
02.2011 - 11.2011
- Performed monthly profit and loss report, monthly budget verification, analysis of discrepancies
- Budget preparation; monthly turnover report
FINANCIAL ANALYST
CMR - Control Mesure Regulation
Marseille, France
05.2005 - 01.2009
- Monthly profit and loss report, monthly budget verification, inventory of stock and work-in-progress, budget preparation, analysis of discrepancies
- Weekly follow-up of incoming orders, orders in hand, and invoices; monthly turnover report
- Prepared spreadsheets / scoreboards
- Monitoring evolution of projects: calculation of profit margin and analysis of results
- Calculation of production costs; Verification of overhead costs.
LEASING SPECIALIST, American Real Estate Developer
PORTICO DEVELOPMENT
Warsaw, Poland
01.2000 - 01.2001
- Coordinated and cooperated with different legal groups such as jurists, architects, engineers, and realtors
- Prepared reports in English for board of shareholders; assisted directly CEO
- Prepared accounting and balance sheets
- Negotiated lease contracts in Polish and English, and oversaw finalization of these contracts.
RETAIL DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT
HEALEY & BAKER, Real estate company
Warsaw, Poland
01.1999 - 01.2000
- Managed deadlines of customer’s final settlement;
- Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service (in Polish and English), created and maintained customer database;
- Negotiated, established, and maintained contact with potential customers.
Education
Master’s Degree - Accounting And Finance
INTEC France
France2010
Bachelor’s Degree - Administration and Business Management
Université De Franche-Comté
France2003
Bachelor’s Degree - Management and Marketing
Bialystok University of Technology
Poland1998
Skills
- Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, Formulas & Functions, Chart & Data Visualization)
- Budgeting and Variance Analysis
- Financial and Operational Reporting
- Expense and Revenue Analysis
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Monthly Financial Statements
- Preparing Budgets
- Oracle Business Intelligence
- Microsoft Office
- Active Listening
Certification
- Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA), Corporate Finance Institute (CFI)
Additional Information
- Feb - Apr 2022, Ticket Checking - Ticket Checker, Cypress Mountain (Vancouver)
- 2021 - 2022, Brand Ambassador, TIGGY (Vancouver)
Volunteering, Passions and Recreation
- Volunteering: 2012, Ghana, Freespirit Foundation, "Learn to read" program (2 months); 2017, “hospitaliera” at the Albergue de Peregrinos Monasterio San Anton in Castrojeriz, Spain (1 month)
- Hiking (ascent of KILIMANJARO - 5895m, The Camino de Santiago or Way of St. James : in 2017 - 4 months on the roads with more than 2,000 km travelled and 20,000 m of cumulative altitude difference)
- Climbing - regular practice; Skiing; Diving; Kitesurfing;
- Reading in English, French, Spanish and Polish, ranging from novels to books on psychology and personal development (Dale Carnegie, Anthony Robbins…).
Timeline
VANCOUVER CITY MANAGER
Oppizi
09.2021 - 09.2022
FINANCIAL ANALYST
Kedge Business School
12.2018 - 05.2021
Financial Analyst
Bourbon
02.2011 - 11.2011
FINANCIAL ANALYST
Boluda Corporación Marítima, S.L.
01.2010 - 01.2016
FINANCIAL ANALYST
CMR - Control Mesure Regulation
05.2005 - 01.2009
LEASING SPECIALIST, American Real Estate Developer
PORTICO DEVELOPMENT
01.2000 - 01.2001
RETAIL DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT
HEALEY & BAKER, Real estate company
01.1999 - 01.2000
Master’s Degree - Accounting And Finance
INTEC France
Bachelor’s Degree - Administration and Business Management
Université De Franche-Comté
Bachelor’s Degree - Management and Marketing
Bialystok University of Technology
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