Cao Minh Nguyen

CPA / Data Enthusiast / Life-long Learner

Add value through data-driven advice.

Welcome to my portfolio website!

Below, you will find a showcase of my skills and experience in data analysis. As a forward-thinking accountant, I believe that data-driven decision making is crucial for business success in the digital age. Through my portfolio, you will see how I use my expertise in data analysis to provide valuable insights and drive strategic decision making for stakeholders. Whether it is identifying trends, uncovering new opportunities, or uncovering cost savings, I use data to help organisations make better business decisions.

I am passionate about understanding the business world. I often write down my thoughts on business and accounting issues steming from emerging topics. In addition, I share my experience and advice to aspiring students looking to join the field of accountancy.

I hope you will find somethings interesting and useful during your time here. Any feedback, feel free to send me an email at caominh1701@gmail.com.

Experience

3+ years of experience working as a Project Accountant/ Management Accountant in the Higher Education sector.

Core skills

Budgeting; Forecasting; Variance analysis; Project financial reporting; Data analysis.

Software

TechnologyOne Financials; Excel (Power Query, Power Pivot); PowerBI (+Dax); Basic SQL.

Education

CPA (Aust.); MBA(I) UTAS; BCom UniMelb.

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February 17, 2023

Maven Slopes Challenge

I built an interactive tool recommending resorts to skiers. I used entirely Excel to send a message to new learners: You can start with simply Excel. It is about the thinking, not the tool.

February 09, 2023

Maven Churn Challenge

This project looks at customer profiles to determine high value customers, their churn risk and the overall churn risk of a telecommunication company, helping the management team to improve the rentention rate.

January 17, 2023

Maven Space Challenge

After reading Storytelling with Data by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic over the holiday period, I applied some concepts in the book (colour/ graph choice, narrative) to my submission to the Maven Space Challenge.

December 14, 2022

25 Days of DAX Fridays! 2021

In the spirit of Christmas, I participated in the 25 Days of DAX Fridays! Challenge by Ruth Pozuelo Martinez (Microsoft MVP) at Curbal.

November 20, 2022

Yelp data analysis using SQLite

I completed a peer-reviewed assignement analysing business rating data using SQLite. This is the final assessment of the SQL for Data Science course by University of California, Davis.

October 18, 2017

Maven Pizza Challenge

My very first PowerBI dashboard. I documented the steps, links, findings and recommendations in this article.