Hi, I'm Talia Cao! 
I'm a finance professional and data analyst with 5+ years of experience in financial modelling, business intelligence and process automation. I specialise in transforming complex business data into actionable insights through Power BI dashboards and advanced Excel solutions.
As a project manager and proactive problem solver, I’ve delivered projects in
over 10 industries (government, banking, finance, real estate, agriculture,
education, pharmacy, retail etc) across the globe (Australia, New Zealand, USA & UK).
- 🤖 Automated reporting processes saving up to 95% of manual time
- 📊 Delivered 60% performance improvement in Power BI dashboards
- 🎓 CPA Australia + Microsoft Certified Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300)
- 🎤 Speaker & coordinator at Excel Virtually Global conferences (2021-present), reaching 5,000+ professionals globally
- ✍🏻 Co-author of Excel challenge blog series (Final Friday Fix & Monday Morning Mulling).
🌟 Core Expertise
- Financial Modelling & Analysis: best-practice financial models (3-statement models, project finance, actuals, budget, forecast, variance, scenario analyses, consolidated statutory financial statements, management reports, valuations) & operational models
- Business Intelligence: data analysis & dynamic Excel/Power BI dashboards for strategic decision making
- Automation: reporting & process improvements.
🔧 Technical Proficiency
- Excel: PivotTables, Dynamic Arrays, LET/LAMBDA, Power Query, Power Pivot, VBA, Office Scripts
- Power BI: M, DAX, ETL, data modelling, visualisation
- Power Automate: cloud & desktop flows, AI Builder
- Power Apps: Solutions, Dataverse, Dynamics 365, Power Fx
- SQL: subqueries, joins, window functions, CTEs.
📂 Featured Projects
- Vietnam Shape Map - Vietnam geographical visualisation in Power BI
- Excel Virtually Global - Materials for my Excel Virtually Global sessions