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LESLEY
SHIRI

Data Strategist · Finance Intelligence · Analytics

MBA · MCom · BCom · National Diploma. Four qualifications, six professional roles, 8+ years transforming financial complexity into decisions that drive performance, strengthen controls, and grow revenue.

MBA — Clarkson University MCom · BCom · N.Dip Payroll Specialist Business Analyst Finance Analyst Revenue Analyst Operations Specialist Accountant
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MBA Analytics✦MCom✦BCom Accounting✦National Diploma✦Payroll Specialist✦Business Analyst✦Finance Analyst✦Revenue Analyst✦Operations Specialist✦Accountant✦Python✦Power BI✦Tableau✦SQL✦Oracle Cloud✦ MBA Analytics✦MCom✦BCom Accounting✦National Diploma✦Payroll Specialist✦Business Analyst✦Finance Analyst✦Revenue Analyst✦Operations Specialist✦Accountant✦Python✦Power BI✦Tableau✦SQL✦Oracle Cloud✦
01 — Identity

Where financial precision
meets data intelligence

I'm a Business and Finance Analyst with 8+ years of accounting and finance experience across six professional roles — spanning payroll, accounting, finance analysis, revenue analytics, operations, and business analysis. I transform complex numbers into clear reporting, actionable insights, and measurable business outcomes.

My academic foundation spans a National Diploma in Accounting (Masvingo Polytechnic, Zimbabwe), a BCom Honours in Accounting and Master of Commerce (Midlands State University, Zimbabwe), and an MBA in Business Analytics at Clarkson University, New York.

I combine deep accounting rigour with modern machine learning — from predicting diabetes outcomes in 100,000 patient records to building payroll audit pipelines that catch what others miss. Four qualifications, six roles, one mission.

Education
MBA
MBA — Business Analytics
Clarkson University, New York · In Progress
MCom
Master of Commerce — Accounting
Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
BCom
BCom Honours — Accounting
Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
N.Dip
National Diploma — Accounting
Masvingo Polytechnic, Zimbabwe
Career Timeline
2022–2024
Revenue Analyst
May 2022 to Dec 2024
2019–2022
Payroll Accountant
Jan 2019 to May 2022
2014–2019
Senior Financial Analyst
Jul 2014 to Jan 2019
2012–2014
Accounts Clerk
Jan 2012 to Jul 2014
Identity
Lesley Shiri portrait

Lesley L. Shiri

Financial precision with analytical imagination. Built for insight, execution, and measurable impact.

MBA AnalyticsFinance + Data6 Career Roles
4
Qualifications
6
Career Roles
8+
Yrs Finance
100K
Patient Records
0.72
Best F1 Score
$130K
Payroll Exposure Flagged
02 — Credentials

Built on four
academic foundations

MBA
Apex Degree
Master of Business Administration
MBA · Business Analytics · Clarkson University, NY

Business strategy, data-driven decision-making, ML pipelines, and analytics leadership — the capstone unifying every prior qualification.

In Progress
MCOM
Postgraduate
Master of Commerce
MCom · Accounting · Midlands State University, ZW

Advanced accounting theory, financial research methodology, and commerce economics — the depth to challenge assumptions.

Step 3 of 4
BCOM
Undergraduate
BCom Honours — Accounting
BCom · Accounting · Midlands State University, ZW

Financial accounting, auditing, taxation, management accounting — the complete commercial framework of modern business.

Step 2 of 4
N.D.
Foundation
National Diploma
N.Dip · Accounting · Masvingo Polytechnic, ZW

Financial statements, cost accounting, and business law — where the journey began and the discipline was forged.

Step 1 of 4
Academic Progression
N.Dip→BCom (Hons)→MCom→MBA Business Analytics
Four qualifications. One vision.
03 — Capabilities

Skills that
deliver results

Core Language
Python & Machine Learning
Pandas / NumPy95%
Scikit-Learn90%
Random Forest / Gradient Boosting88%
Neural Networks82%
Credentials
4+6
Four qualifications · Six roles · The rare combination of accounting rigour and data science firepower.
Finance & Accounting
Financial Intelligence
Oracle Cloud HCMPayroll ProcessingAccounts PayableAdvanced ExcelFinancial ReportingReconciliationAudit TrailsBudget AnalysisCost Centre MgmtVariance AnalysisCash Flow ModellingW-2 PreparationIFRS / GAAPGeneral LedgerMonth-End Close
Business Intelligence
BI & Visualization
Power BI92%
Tableau88%
Advanced Excel96%
Matplotlib / Seaborn85%
Database
SQL & Data Engineering
Advanced SQLWindow FunctionsQuery OptimisationETL PipelinesJoins & AggregationData CleaningBigQueryStar Schema
Operations & Strategy
Business Operations
Six roles across accounting, finance, operations, and analytics — backed by four qualifications. Strategy + domain + Python = a rare complete package.
Process MappingSOP DevelopmentWorkflow AutomationKPI MonitoringCross-Functional Coord.Stakeholder CommsData StorytellingFinancial Storytelling
04 — Work

Projects that
prove the point

Diabetes Prediction — Model Accuracy (100K patients · Alabama & Wyoming · 2015–2018)
Neural Net
0.87
Grad Boost
0.86
Rand Forest
0.85
SVM
0.83
Log. Reg.
0.82
Dec. Tree
0.78
90,601 Non-Diabetic vs 8,499 Diabetic · SMOTE Balanced · 5-Fold GridSearchCV
Machine Learning · Healthcare · Featured

Diabetes Dataset
Prediction Model

Binary classification across 100,000 patient records (Alabama & Wyoming, 2015–2018). Six models evaluated — Random Forest achieved F1 of 0.72. HbA1c (0.49) and blood glucose (0.40) were the dominant predictors.

PythonScikit-LearnPandasSMOTEGridSearchCVNeural NetworkRandom Forest
Download Report ↓ GitHub →
Payroll Anomaly Scanner · 724 Records
Excessive OT
12
Duplicates
8
Retro Adj.
8
Code Mismatch
6
Missing Deduct
2
Python · Oracle Cloud · Automation
Payroll Analytics Pipeline

Python audit pipeline detecting 5 anomaly types across 120 employees. Flagged $130K+ in irregular payroll. Built on 8+ years processing 500+ employees in Oracle HCM.

PythonPandasOracle HCM
GitHub →
Revenue KPI · $50M+ Tracked
QoQ Growth↑14%
Collection Rate97%
ROI Multiple4.2×
Forecast Acc.94%
Leakage Found$2M+
Tableau · Power BI · SQL
Revenue Analytics Dashboard

Real-time KPI dashboards tracking $50M+ in revenue. Automated weekly-to-24h reporting. 94% accurate 6-month forecasting. $2M+ leakage identified.

TableauPower BISQL
GitHub →
Star Schema · Data Warehouse
Fact Table
Dim: Time
Dim: Customer
Dim: Product
SQL · Data Engineering · ETL
Enterprise Data Warehouse

Full star-schema data warehouse — fact tables, dimension tables, grain, and surrogate keys. Enables clean, self-service BI reporting for non-technical stakeholders.

SQLStar SchemaETLBigQuery
GitHub →
Expense Fraud Flags · 1,240 Claims
Duplicate Claim
18
Round Amounts
13
Split Invoices
10
Vendor Mismatch
7
Holiday Timing
4
Python · Scikit-Learn · Anomaly Detection
Expense Fraud Detection

ML pipeline flagging 5 fraud patterns across 1,240 expense claims. Identifies duplicates, split invoices, vendor mismatches, and timing anomalies — reducing false approvals by 62%.

PythonIsolation ForestPandasRules Engine
GitHub →
Cash Flow Forecast · 12-Month Horizon
Best Case+$4.2M
Base Case+$2.8M
Worst Case+$0.9M
Forecast Acc.91%
Burn Cover7.4 mo
Python · Excel · Financial Modelling
Cash Flow Forecasting Model

3, 6, and 12-month cash flow forecast with best/base/worst scenario planning. Integrates AR, AP, and payroll cycles. 91% accuracy across 18-month back-test window.

PythonPandasExcelScenario Modelling
GitHub →
Credit Risk Segments · 3,500 Accounts
Low Risk
62%
Medium
24%
High Risk
11%
Default
3%
Python · Scikit-Learn · Power BI
Credit Risk Scoring Dashboard

Logistic regression + gradient boosting model scoring 3,500 accounts across 4 risk tiers. Default probability scores visualised in a live Power BI dashboard for credit team decisions.

PythonGrad. BoostPower BISQL
GitHub →
Budget vs Actual · Q1 Variance
Revenue
+3%
Payroll
-8%
OpEx
-3%
Marketing
+16%
Net Margin
-5%
Python · Excel · Power BI · Automation
Budget Variance Intelligence

Automated monthly variance analysis app that generates plain-language narratives explaining what changed, why, and the projected impact — cutting manual commentary time by 70%.

PythonExcelPower BINLP Narratives
GitHub →
Workforce Cost Analysis · 380 Employees
Overtime Cost
↑22%
Absenteeism
7.4%
Productivity
82%
Cost / Output
↓12%
Savings Found
$85K
Python · Power BI · Oracle HCM
Workforce Cost Optimization

Analyzed payroll, overtime, absenteeism, and productivity data across 380 employees. Identified $85K in addressable cost and produced staffing recommendations adopted by HR leadership.

PythonPower BIOracle HCMHR Analytics
GitHub →
Revenue Leakage · Root-Cause Drill-Down
Billing Errors$620K
Unapproved Disc.$480K
Write-offs$390K
Collection Gaps$310K
Total Recovered$1.8M
SQL · Tableau · Python
Revenue Leakage Analyzer

Root-cause drill-down across 4 leakage categories — billing errors, unapproved discounts, write-offs, and collection gaps. Identified and recovered $1.8M using SQL pipelines and Tableau dashboards.

SQLTableauPythonRevenue Ops
GitHub →
05 — Experience

Six roles.
One mission.

01
Payroll Specialist
Payroll & Compensation Audit
  • Processed multi-entity payroll for 500+ employees via Oracle Cloud HCM
  • Built Python anomaly detection pipeline catching $130K+ in irregular pay
  • Bi-weekly audits flagging duplicates, OT violations & code mismatches
  • Automated reports cutting manual review time by 60%
  • Benefit deduction reconciliation and year-end W-2 preparation
  • Coordinated multi-state payroll tax compliance
02
Business Analyst
Business Analysis & Strategic Insights
  • Translated business requirements into data models and solutions
  • Root-cause analysis identifying process inefficiencies and cost drivers
  • Built executive-level reporting combining financial and operational data
  • Defined KPIs aligned to business strategy with stakeholders
  • Gap analysis and feasibility assessments for new initiatives
  • Bridged technical and non-technical leadership teams
03
Finance Analyst
Financial Analysis & Reporting
  • Monthly P&L, balance sheet & cash flow statements for leadership
  • Budget vs actuals variance analysis with detailed commentary
  • Financial models in Excel (Power Query, Pivot Tables, dashboards)
  • Audit preparation with accurate financial data reconciliation
  • Cost centre performance — over/under-spend trend reporting
  • Data-driven recommendations improving operating margin by 8%
04
Revenue Analyst
Revenue Analytics & Intelligence
  • Tableau and Power BI dashboards tracking $50M+ in revenue
  • Automated financial reporting weekly → real-time via SQL + Python
  • Forecasting models with 94% accuracy over 6-month horizons
  • Identified $2M+ in revenue leakage through reconciliation
  • Variance and trend analysis delivered to CFO and executives
  • Reduced reporting cycle time from weekly to 24 hours
05
Operations Specialist
Business Operations & Process Excellence
  • Mapped workflows reducing cross-departmental cycle times by 35%
  • Developed SOPs adopted across Finance, HR, and Operations
  • Power BI KPI monitoring dashboards for executive reporting
  • Coordinated Oracle Cloud migration for finance and payroll
  • Led process improvement generating measurable cost savings
  • Cross-functional coordination across 4+ departments simultaneously
06
Accountant
Accounting & Financial Control
  • Full general ledger, journals, and month-end close processes
  • Reconciled bank statements, AP & AR with precision
  • IFRS/GAAP compliance across all financial reporting outputs
  • Fixed asset register including depreciation schedules
  • Trial balance, supporting schedules & audit working papers
  • Reduced month-end close cycle by 3 days through automation
06 — Tech Stack

Tools of the trade

🐍
Python
📊
Power BI
📈
Tableau
🔢
Excel
🗄️
SQL
🤖
Scikit-Learn
🧮
Pandas
☁️
Oracle Cloud
🌲
Rand. Forest
⚡
Grad. Boost
🧠
Neural Nets
🎓
MBA · MCom
07 — Let's Build
READY TO
WORK TOGETHER?

Open to data analyst, finance analyst, business analyst, revenue analytics, and healthcare analytics roles. MBA · MCom · BCom · N.Dip · Six roles · 8+ years — ready to deploy.

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