Tessa Lau

Principal Analyst - Finance Automation & Analytics

United States

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Experience

  • Boston Scientific ()
    • Principal Data Analyst
      Sep 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

      • Lead cross-team development and migration of Alteryx tax solutions from SAP ECC to SAP S/4 HANA to ensure proper reporting of transfer prices and source of manufacturing and provide data that allows for 180M USD in tax deductions • Advise on best software solutions and streamline communications across business partners for ease in logic changes and updates to Alteryx and Tableau solutions • Train and develop a team member to run existing monthly Alteryx tax solutions • Implement separation of duties and controls to ensure data accuracy, assign a point of contact, and clarify responsibilities • Maintain and streamline Alteryx technology solutions that provide accounting journal entries through Tableau for company (55+ sites globally) to accurately record profits and meet tax regulations • Validate and perform reconciliations (10+) to ensure that data run in company’s technology solution is accurate to company feeder sources • Improve and maintain Tableau reports to provide monthly data on transfer price and source of manufacturing • Develop Alteryx processes, standardization, and documentation for technology solutions that are being in-housed

    • Corporate Accounting Consolidations Accountant
      Jun 2018 - Sep 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

      • Coordinated with 100+ company codes to provide explanation for changes in PPE quarter-over-quarter balances • Led monthly effort to ensure the entire company’s financial data (100+ company codes) is uploaded to HFM accurately with no material variances • Completed 10+ monthly and quarterly account reconciliations to continue established business practices and verify that all charges to accounts are appropriate

    • Operations Finance Analyst
      Jun 2017 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

      • Supported the planning and forecasting of $100M of spend in the corporate functions through coordinating with business partners and using PLNRst to plan yearly budgets and forecast financials • Performed adhoc financial analyses for business partners to communicate real-time financial status and determine spend decisions • Reported monthly financials to 20+ business partners to allow for better transparency of cost center spend and to increase accuracy in forecasting

  • Business Analyst Intern at Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
    2015 - 2015 · Less than a year