Sara Hardesty
Business Intelligence Analyst. Facilitator of Decision Making.
- Role
- Business Intelligence Talent Acquisition at Cisco
- Location
- Clayton, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sara Hardesty
Detail-oriented, proactive problem solver with over 10 years in financial and data analysis. Substantial experience in providing decision support through data and variance analysis.
Experience
Business Intelligence Talent Acquisition
Apr 2013 — Present
Provide decision support to stakeholders through routine and ad hoc reports and operational performance dashboards in both Excel and PowerPoint format.Create interactive spreadsheet tools to facilitate data collection for several projects, using data validation, sheet protection, and captions as needed to enhance the end-user experience and maintain data integrity.Develop spreadsheet templates and Access databases to enhance efficiency and accuracy of reporting. Maintain confidentiality on sensitive data such as diversity, salary, and performance rating data.Communicate with internal clients of varying levels to interpret and clarify reporting requests.Provide added value to reporting requests by suggesting and delivering additional analysis and chart or table views that better empower the end-user.Empower internal clients and team mates by providing tips and training on Excel and other tools.Liaise with global team to share staffing knowledge and ensure all ad hoc reports requests are handled.Research complex specialized reporting requests to determine the best way of extracting the data.Pull and merge large and varied data sets using multiple sources.
Education
Wake Technical Community College
Continuing education - accounting
North Carolina State University
Master, International Studies, Business
2003 — 2006
ESSEC Business School
n/a, Business
1999 — 1999
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
BSBA, Business Administration
1996 — 2000
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