Elmaret Cawood
Reston,Virginia
Summary
Dedicated Finance professional with 8 years experience working in a high-pressure and fast-paced environment. Independently motivated team player aiming to improve the quality and efficiency of the department. Possesses a Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management, Majors in Financial and Investment Management with advanced knowledge in Mathematics and Statistics.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deal Shaping & Pricing
Accenture
Washington, DC
06.2022 - Current
- Prepare and interpret financial plans and reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable financial rules and regulations, including internal financial controls.
- Control the flow of activities and leadership reviews on all proposals and create a financial framework and structure for the deal.
- Direct financial deal shaping and structuring for complex outsourcing and consulting arrangements.
- Assume a lead role in representing the financial information at team meetings and executive briefings.
- Confirm and control modifications of financial information throughout the Business
- Ensuring revenue recognition is US GAAP compliant
- Develop skills of Specialists/Analysts assigned to support specific opportunities.
- North America lead for Leadership and People Skills Training in our DSP organization
Deal Shaping & Pricing
Accenture
Washington, DC
06.2019 - 06.2022
- Prepares financial models for new outsourcing and consulting arrangements.
- Applying agreed upon pricing methodologies while ensuring revenue recognition is US GAAP compliant and Accenture Policies are reflected accurately within financial models
- Uses accounting principles to prepare income statements, balance sheets and cash flows in compliance with US GAAP, Accenture Policy and Commercial Standards.
- Supports creation of pricing approaches and client value proposition.
- Leveraging client cost data to develop cost baselines and client business cases
- Supervising team to ensure timely and accurate reports
- Co-Lead of the Women in Finance Chapter for the DC Metro Office
- Editor of the quarterly CDTS North America Newsletter
Administrative Assistant
Walker & Dunlop (Ajilon Staffing)
Bethesda, MD
12.2018 - 05.2019
- Provide general administrative support to various teams within the organization.
- Create and distribute Salesforce reports.
- Maintain key databases.
- Reconcile and submit expense reports for team members.
- Establish and manage travel itineraries.
- Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
Fund Data Analyst
Bloomberg LP
Cape Town, South Africa
01.2015 - 03.2018
- Maintained and updated fund data for a universe of South African and European funds on Bloomberg.
- Built and maintained strong relationships with Fund Managers, administrators and third-party data providers.
- Provided support to the Fund and Equity Holdings Team by updating and procuring holdings data for all listed securities in South Africa.
- Coordinated and administrated the creation of new fund records for South Africa. Over 2000 new funds were added to Bloomberg, increasing the coverage and completeness for the region by approximately 50%.
- Created a database of process maps for all processes within the funds team globally using Visio. Oversaw the creation of training material for the processes, which was used to train new team members as well as external vendors.
- Served on the Cape Town Office Committee. Planned and coordinate all office events and compiled a quarterly South African Employee Newsletter.
Education
Bachelor Of Commerce Honours In Business Management - Finance And Investment Management
University of Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch, South Africa2015
Erasmus Exchange Program - Finance
University Of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium2015
Bachelor Of Commerce - Finance
University Of Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch, South Africa2013
Skills
- Completed Online Course in Python Programming
- Expert in Microsoft Office
- Completed Online Course in Basic SQL Programming
- Exposure to Microsoft Visio
- Basic VBA Programming
- Proficient Knowledge of Bloomberg Terminal
- Proficient Knowledge in Mathematics, Statistics and Finance
- Financial analysis and reporting
- Financial Modelling
- Deal Shaping and Structuring
- Accounting Principals for Contracting
- Fluent in English and Afrikaans
Certification
Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) Program
- Completed Level I - June 2019
Timeline
Deal Shaping & Pricing
Accenture
06.2022 - Current
Deal Shaping & Pricing
Accenture
06.2019 - 06.2022
Administrative Assistant
Walker & Dunlop (Ajilon Staffing)
12.2018 - 05.2019
Fund Data Analyst
Bloomberg LP
01.2015 - 03.2018
Bachelor Of Commerce Honours In Business Management - Finance And Investment Management
University of Stellenbosch
Erasmus Exchange Program - Finance
University Of Leuven
Bachelor Of Commerce - Finance
University Of Stellenbosch
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