Maria G.

Business Analyst at DPR Limited

United Kingdom

About

BCS (ISEB) certified Business Analyst. Master Degrees in Finance and Marketing. Motivated professional, passionate about problem solving, a tendency to dig in, understand issues, design solutions, able to multitask and work across teams and functions, organised, with strong analytical skills and a motivation to deliver. Experienced in stakeholder management in the corporate banking environment. Fluent in English, Russian, Spanish and French. Excellent communicator with good presentation skills. Business analysis skills: Systems modelling, Gap Analysis, “as-is” and “to-be" process modelling, flow charts, requirements gathering. Basic UML, SQL queries, Specification by example (BDD), HTTP and REST. JIRA, Trello, LucidChart, Gliffy, MS Visio, MS Office (Word, Excel (+macros), PowerPoint). Wordpress, Google Analytics, Google Adwords.

Experience

  • Business Analyst at DPR Limited
    Nov 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 8 mos

  • Business Analyst at ieDigital
    Nov 2018 - Nov 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • In training at BA Training Solutions & other courses
    May 2017 - Jul 2017 · 3 mos

    • Undertook training for the BCS (ISEB) certified Business Analyst at BA Training Solutions. Obtained Official BCS Diploma. • Modules taken: Fundamentals of Business Analysis, Requirements Engineering, Modelling Business Processes, Business Analysis Practice. • Trained in carrying out gap analysis, requirements gathering, strategy analysis, feature story breakdown, writing user stories, and specification by example. • Familiar with data modelling, flow charts, business process modelling with UML and database interfacing in SQL and JSON (MongoDB). • Knowledge of Agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban.

  • Business Owner at Photography business
    2010 - 2017 · 7 yrs

    • Ran a London-based photography business part time. Experienced in all aspects of running a small business: market research and analysis, analysis of customers’ needs, Google Advertising including strategic planning, Google Analytics for website tracking, analysis of customer journeys and customer engagement, digital marketing effectiveness, sales, expense tracking and accounting, customer service, suppliers, etc. • Familiar with online marketing activities: PPC campaigns, SEO, copywriting, blog design and maintenance (Wordpress & ProPhoto), Social networks. • Photographed Vivienne Westwood; HRH Anne, Princess Royal; the Lord Mayor of London; assignments with Livery Companies and Buckingham Palace among others.

  • Société Générale (St Petersburg, St Petersburg City, Russia)
    • Middle Officer - Corporate Banking
      Jan 2008 - Mar 2010 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Full day-to-day operational and credit support for corporate clients in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Carried out full support of commercial operations and assistance to relationship managers and credit analysts. Prepared indicative quotes, proposals and offers for key top corporate clients. Compiled, reviewed and elaborated internal approval of credit documentation. Elaborated internal reporting and statistics consumed by senior management.

    • Executive Assistant to General Manager
      Aug 2006 - Jan 2008 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Supported the General Manager in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, in the feasibility and investigation stage of the bank expansion project by taking ownership of specific project deliverables such as external analysis and market research. Participated in some areas and stages of a business change project: new internal software system for back office operations department (gathering, documenting and managing requirements for alignment, implementation and realisation stages) Involved in ensuring Regulatory Compliance in regards to Central Bank of Russia regulations.