Jay Shah

• Cost & Schedule Tracking: Monitored project costs and forecasts for automation projects ($500K–$700K), ensuring alignment with the project execution phase. • Data Visualization: Built Power BI dashboards and summary tables to track performance metrics, helping teams identify where projects were over/under budget. • Decision Support: Guided teams through budget health checks and supported vendor selection by reviewing pricing and proposals for cost-effectiveness. • Process Improvement: Created standardized templates for tracking and reporting, which streamlined the "Gating" process for project managers. • Team Leadership: Trained team members on new tools and reporting processes to ensure data consistency across the project lifecycle.

• Budget Oversight: Reviewed financial data and tracked spending against budgets to provide Project Cost Management for large-scale IT initiatives. • Financial Reconciliation: Performed deep-dive reconciliations in SAP to resolve payment and invoice issues, ensuring accurate "incurred cost" reporting. • Forecasting: Supported budgeting and forecasting efforts by building reports that increased the visibility of project spend and financial health. • Collaboration: Partnered with cross-functional teams to ensure data accuracy and resolve obstacles proactively.

• Performance Dashboards: Created and maintained comprehensive reports to track business performance and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), providing leadership with clear visibility into project health. • Budgeting & Forecasting: Partnered with department leads to support the development of annual project budgets and monthly forecasts, ensuring all financial data remained accurate and up to date. • Variance Analysis: Performed regular reviews of Planned vs. Actual spending, identifying gaps and providing explanations to help management stay within approved financial limits. • Process Optimization: Found and implemented ways to improve reporting workflows by automating manual data entry in Excel, which increased the speed and reliability of weekly updates. • Strategic Insights: Translated complex financial data into simple summary tables and visual aids, sharing actionable insights with senior leadership to support better-informed business decisions. • Data Integrity: Collaborated with cross-functional teams to reconcile project data and ensure that all reporting aligned with organizational goals and accounting standards.

• Portfolio Management: Tracked costs and forecasts for a diverse range of construction projects valued from $1M to $25M. • Risk Monitoring: Monitored project progress against timelines, flagging potential risks and predicting obstacles before they impacted the schedule. • Variance Analysis: Compared actual vs. planned costs and explained gaps to Project Managers to ensure project health and control. • Reporting: Built comprehensive reports to track project performance and assisted in maintaining project schedules and budget updates.