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    Nisha Kapadia has over 5 years of experience in financial management and consulting. She has a MBA in Strategic Management and International Finance. Her experience includes projects with UNICEF in Pakistan where she helped streamline cash assistance programs and develop social budgeting policies. She also has experience with Huron Consulting Group and George Washington University where she assisted with operations and led projects to improve processes and internal controls.

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    Nisha Kapadia has over 5 years of experience in financial management and consulting. She has a MBA in Strategic Management and International Finance. Her experience includes projects with UNICEF in Pakistan where she helped streamline cash assistance programs and develop social budgeting policies. She also has experience with Huron Consulting Group and George Washington University where she assisted with operations and led projects to improve processes and internal controls.

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    Nisha Kapadia has over 5 years of experience in financial management and consulting. She has a MBA in Strategic Management and International Finance. Her experience includes projects with UNICEF in Pakistan where she helped streamline cash assistance programs and develop social budgeting policies. She also has experience with Huron Consulting Group and George Washington University where she assisted with operations and led projects to improve processes and internal controls.

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    NISHA KAPADIA nisha.kapadia@gmail.

    com
    (713) 234-0314 Primary

    Key Qualifications

    Creative problem solver with strong relationship building skills. More than five years of financial
    management and consulting experience. Adaptable professional with a track record of delivering
    projects on time, exceeding customer expectations, and meeting corporate goals. Speaks fluent
    English and Spanish and is conversational in Hindi, Gujarati, and Urdu. M.B.A. in Strategic
    Management with these core competencies:

    Change Management • Client Relations • Cost Analysis • Process Improvement • Project


    Management • Implementations • Internal Controls • International Business • Strategic Planning
    • Training/Development

    SELECT HIGHLIGHTS

    • Simplified the provincial Cash Assistance Guidelines process by conducting an assessment on the
    challenges and implementing recommendations to reduce the delay in Direct Cash Transfers.
    • Mapped revenue cash flows for a major University and developed internal controls to minimize
    budget variances.
    • Effectively managed client relationships by setting clear project objectives and expectations in
    advance to avoid scope creep; delivering effective solutions that met client
    specifications/requirements; and responding to client requests in a timely and professional
    manner.
    • Conducted focus groups, interviews, and provided a cost estimate of the top ten short-term and
    long-term issues facing a major University to senior management.

    PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

    UNICEF (Karachi, Pakistan)....................................................................................................2009-2010


    Consultant, 2009
    • Providing an assessment of the donor environment in Sindh, by creating a database of donor
    agencies funding activities within Sindh in Health, Education, WES, and Child Protection
    sections; Developing a strategy to affectively leverage resources which will provide UNICEF
    Sindh with tools to create partnerships and take advantage of the donor environment.
    • Revised the provincial guidelines on Cash Assistance to reduce audit time and improve
    compliance standards. Analyzed the challenges faced by the implementing partners and finance
    team to create and execute recommendations. This will effectively increase turnaround time by
    80% and completely reduce the delay in Direct Cash Transfer’s from 9 months to 6 months.
    • Developing a Social Budgeting Policy proposal to the Government of Sindh to effectively
    influence the social development budgets for child poverty programs using UNICEF case studies
    and expertise.
    • Assisted with the development of an Annual Management Plan for the UNICEF Sindh office,
    which will be incorporated with the country program plan and provide a thorough assessment of
    the provincial office programs and operations.

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    HURON CONSULTING GROUP (Chicago, IL)..............................................................................2008-2009
    Associate Consultant, 2008
    • Assisted a seventeen person team in the improvement of operations at a major Midwestern public
    university’s institutional review board by documenting and developing processes to assist the
    client meet compliance with federal regulations.
    • Analyzed federal regulations to efficiently process a backlog of over a 1000 new, continued, and
    expired research studies which increased efficiency and streamlined processes.
    • Led the second phase of the operations project by individually processing 65% of studies. This
    built a strong client relationship, and provided meaningful recommendations
    • Generated revenue for the practice by meeting a utilization rate of over 100%

    GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (Washington D.C.)...............................................................2005-2008


    Financial Management Coordinator, 2005
    • Analyzed, processed, and managed the maintenance of financial payments in connection with
    external vendors. Reviewed and reconciled monthly departmental and project-related budget
    reports totaling $2.5 million annually.
    • Analyzed the internal controls of cash flows for the University, including a review of all
    processes and control objectives. This resulted in identifying risk areas within the finance
    departments within each school and division.
    • Supported project management, change management, and logistics to an independent
    management and technology consulting firm, by establishing recommendations, measuring
    needs through prioritizing and conducting research, focus groups, and interviews with clients
    and staff. This ensured an accurate assessment of the operational problems.
    • Served as project team member of a University project designed to provide customer service in
    financial services to all customers. Maintained a $500,000 budget, and assisted in the strategic
    plan for current and future integration of other University offices.

    Project Assistant, Business Management & Analysis Team, 2005


    • Provided interim staffing support and recommendations to a service line which underwent
    restructuring; Organized policies and compiled training procedures into an employee manual.
    • Identified and solved over 75% of the fixed assets missing in a particular department through an
    assessment completed in collaboration with the Comptroller’s Office. This resulted in providing
    an accurate closing of year end books.

    EDUCATION / CREDENTIALS

    M.B.A. in Strategic Management and International Finance, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY –


    GPA: 3.40/4.0
    B.B.A. in Business Economics, Public Policy and International Business (minor: Islamic
    Studies), GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY – GPA: 3.0/4.0

    Affiliations:
    South Asian Society (Vice President)
    • Hosted the largest intercollegiate dance competition, Bhangra Blowout 12, in North America
    grossing over $200,000 in revenue with over 5,000 in attendance.
    • Managed a budget of over $150,000 in expenses and generated a profit of over $50,000
    which was distributed into the South Asian Society endowment fund.
    • Created and managed contracts with local vendors, international vendors, and sponsors
    Delta Sigma Pi (Alumni), intercollegiate business fraternity

    Technical Skills: Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, and Project; Dev
    Info, QuickBooks, Oracle, Banner, Elite, and People Admin
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