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Hello Experts,

Here is my profile-
30/F/Indian
GMAT: 680 (Q:42 V:41) I know!!
Target Schools: Anderson, Booth and Kellogg
Bachelors in Computer Science Engg -65%
Masters in Computer Science- 3.2 at a private university,Full Scholarship + Awesome Stipend
5.5 years at 2 investment banks (Citi and Morgan Stanley)
Career Path: Analyst-> Business Manager (silo)-> Central Business Manager(COO's office)
Oversaw a multi-million dollar budget, resource management, SOP98 related stuff, audits etc

Current Role
Solutions Architect at a small localization firm- Manage 14 heavy weight clients( Merck, Hilton Hotels etc)
Lead implementation of technology for each of these clients

Extracurricular:

Helped a friend launch his board game. Play testing, marketing, doing trade shows etc

High School:
Won inter-district chess championships

What are my chances?

Thanks much,
Lavanya

Hi Jon,

Target Schools: UCLA, Booth and Kellogg(Part time).

I did not manage any directs. I always felt the name -Central Business Manager was misleading. Here is a snapshot of my role as a CBM-

Managed a budget of 130M
Prepared and presented project financials, metrics, actual vs. budget report and variance analysis explaining financial trends to internal clients including technology owners and LOBs
Worked with project managers and executive management in creating processes to ensure accurate project reporting that is compliant with US GAAP
Partnered with executive management to develop expense reduction strategies and implement budget control processes
Developed a quarterly process to review and update expense requisition and cost center information for contractor time in the finance database
Reported capital and non-capital expenditures in accordance with SOP-98 guidelines
Management of resources including resource requirement analysis and resource spend
Vendor Management including reviewing financial contracts for vendors, discussing potential and current vendor contracts with business managers, and determining the most efficient choices for the company
Prepared departmental budgets, expense requisitions and aligned resources against them
Maintained and supported allocation models, expense requisitions, cost centers as well as the integrity of allocated technology costs to the Lines of Business

Thanks,
Lavanya

Thanks Jon. I don't know yet whats really UNIQUE about me. I aspire to get an MBA with a focus on entertainment and media. I believe in the power of media to influence and inspire. I want to use it to showcase some of the global issues that are struggling to be heard. Growing up, I always wondered why my house help's children had to go to work and not go to school. This thought stayed with me and now I really want to be in a career where I can help push the society toward a positive change.