ISMAIL USAID
Data Analyst
Summary
Talented professional with a passion for data analysis, seeking to leverage a strong background in data analysis to add business value. Experienced in creating reports and visualizations with Power BI, as well as designing and implementing data models in SQL and Alteryx
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Data Analyst
KPMG Global Services
Bangalore
10.2021 - Current
- Fixing code flaws and damaged data
- Reorganizing data in databases and data systems
- Analyzing data quality and meaning
- Filter data by evaluating reports and performance indicators to find and fix code issues
- For diagnosis and prediction, statistical methods may find, analyze, and interpret patterns and trends in complicated data sets
- Assigning numerical values to critical business tasks to measure and compare performance over time.
- Leveraged text, charts and graphs to communicate findings in understandable format.
- Analyzed large amounts of data to identify trends and find patterns, signals and hidden stories within data.
Associate
Grant Thornton
Bangalore
08.2019 - 10.2021
- Majorly working on statutory audit of Private Equity and Fund of Funds I also work on few Hedge Funds client
- Helping seniors on planning sections of audit
- Taking care of execution of substantive procedures
- The clients I work on are full fund audit, performing audit procedures
- Which include test of details and analytical procedures in order to collect sufficient appropriate audit evidence to be able to conclude with reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free of material misstatement
- Checking for internal consistency, preparing variance analysis statements from the previous year
- Some of the substantive procedures I work on are RGL testing, Cash
- Reconciliations, Investment Reconciliation and Identifying the breaks
- Valuations, Look through Analysis, Cost Testing, Interest Testing
- Management Fee and Incentive fee testing and Equity Roll forward and activity testing
- Provide training to Analyst Group.
- Prioritized tasks to meet tight deadlines, pitching in to assist others with project duties.
- Worked varied hours to meet seasonal and business needs.
Associate
EY GDS
Bangalore
11.2014 - 10.2018
- Worked on Asset Management clients and performed statutory audit
- Majorly worked on Mutual Fund clients and few Hedge fund and Fund of fund clients
- The mutual fund client I worked on was a full fund audit, performing audit procedures
- Which include test of details and analytical procedures in order to collect sufficient appropriate audit evidence to be able to conclude with reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free of material misstatement
- Checking for internal consistency, preparing variance analysis statements from the previous year
- Some of the substantive procedures I worked on are, RGL Testing
- Dividend Testing, Cash Reconciliations, Cost Testing, Interest Testing
- Advisory Waiver, Expenses analytics, Investment reconciliations and identifying the breaks
- On Hedge funds and Fund of fund clients, I mainly worked on Capital allocation, calculation of Management fee and Incentive fee
- Provided training to Associates on my regular clients
- Provided training to new joiners
- Prioritized tasks to meet tight deadlines, pitching in to assist others with project duties.
- Worked varied hours to meet seasonal and business needs.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
Bangalore University
Bangalore/Bengaluru 07.2011 - 2014.06
Commerce - Accounting
Anjuman College
Uttar Kannada District 06.2009 - 2011.05
SSC Or Equivalent -
Anjuman High School
Uttar Kannada District 06.2006 - 2009.05
Skills
MS Office
Accomplishments
Alteryx Designer
Core Certification
August 2023 - August 2025
https://www.credly.com/badges/9819341d-f-4161-bc2c-25e077ad658b/public_url
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
SQL Essential Training
Oct 2023
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/certificates/9f68bdc90992c6fb578397a9d3564583f126ed8f4d0f62874b7565bc082b1e5f?trk=share_certificate
Programming Hub
SQL
Credential ID - 1696966923481
Power BI: Dashboard for Beginners
May 2023
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/certificates/2fb48bb8294768ae58ba19f9cd09fbf8cc56e45dfa983ff33fab5f1389943929
Power BI Essential Training
June 2022
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/certificates/bcffaa5390523621a31d09ba08b78ac5a35cd805cbae188004e2b27cfdca9c2c
The Non-Technical Skills of Effective Data Scientists
March 2022
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/certificates/e7ad99b92bb8497a41e11cc4ddf41b23d269504fba7eef4ead4a7867e5cd3fed?trk=backfilled_certificate
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
Audit and Due Diligence Foundations
June 2021
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/certificates/928cf39bcb106b75d308b02aab03917c70b8616b92924679cd36489a2b8787dc
Timeline
Senior Data Analyst
KPMG Global Services
10.2021 - Current
Associate
Grant Thornton
08.2019 - 10.2021
Associate
EY GDS
11.2014 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
Bangalore University
07.2011 - 2014.06
Commerce - Accounting
Anjuman College
06.2009 - 2011.05
SSC Or Equivalent -
Anjuman High School
06.2006 - 2009.05
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