Serikzhan Umarov
Finance • FP&A • Analytics • Technology • Research
I work at the intersection of finance, data analytics and technology—researching complex business problems and translating findings into practical models, analytical systems and decision tools.
Independent Research • Finance & Analytics • Applied AI
U Cool Research
Evidence → Framework → Diagnostic → Tool
I work at the intersection of finance, data analytics and technology—researching complex business problems and translating findings into practical models, analytical systems and decision tools.
Independent Research • Finance & Analytics • Applied AI
U Cool Research
Evidence → Framework → Diagnostic → Tool
Working Across Disciplines
The market increasingly values not isolated technical skills, but the ability to combine domain expertise, data and technology into working systems.
- Finance & StrategyFP&A, financial reporting, forecasting, modelling и business decision support.
- Data & AnalyticsSQL, Python, Power BI, analytical models and data-driven decision systems.
- Technology & AIAutomation, applied AI and emerging architectures for finance and analytical work.
RESEARCH PAPER • OCTOBER 2026
Featured Research
Who Audits the Gatekeepers?
Hiring Governance and the Quality of Early Rejection Decisions
Early-stage hiring decisions can remove strong candidates before a hiring manager or domain reviewer ever sees them. This research examines invisible false negatives and proposes a more auditable approach to decision rights, evidence and review in early-stage hiring.
Hiring Governance · Recruitment · Work & Organizations · EN
Hiring Governance and the Quality of Early Rejection Decisions
Early-stage hiring decisions can remove strong candidates before a hiring manager or domain reviewer ever sees them. This research examines invisible false negatives and proposes a more auditable approach to decision rights, evidence and review in early-stage hiring.
Hiring Governance · Recruitment · Work & Organizations · EN
U Cool Research
Research-led intellectual products grounded in evidence and verifiable data
U Cool Research does not produce content for content’s sake. Evidence should lead to a framework, the framework to diagnosis, and diagnosis to a practical decision tool.
U Cool Research does not produce content for content’s sake. Evidence should lead to a framework, the framework to diagnosis, and diagnosis to a practical decision tool.
Evidence
Research, data and observable evidence.
Framework
A structured model explaining the problem.
Diagnostic
Metrics and assessment of the current state.
Tool
A practical instrument for decision-making.
5 — Decision
A better-grounded and more transparent decision.
A better-grounded and more transparent decision.
Evidence → Framework → Diagnostic → Tool → Decision
Evidence → Framework → Diagnostic → Tool → Decision
Methodology
Our approach turns complex business problems into structured intellectual products. We move from problem definition and evidence to practical decision tools: Problem → Evidence → Framework → Diagnostic → Tool → Decision.
Methodology
Our approach turns complex business problems into structured intellectual products. We move from problem definition and evidence to practical decision tools: Problem → Evidence → Framework → Diagnostic → Tool → Decision.
Key Projects
Selected professional, analytical and technology projects spanning finance, data, research and applied AI.
Evidence-based research translated into frameworks, diagnostics and practical decision tools.
Professional Experience
Finance-first. Technology-enabled.
Finance-first. Technology-enabled.
My experience spans financial analysis, FP&A, financial reporting, modelling and data analytics, complemented by hands-on work with Power BI, Power Query, DAX, SQL, Python and applied AI. My focus is on problems where financial logic must connect with data, automation and technology architecture without losing interpretability and governance.
Professional Experience
Finance-first. Technology-enabled.
Finance-first. Technology-enabled.
My experience spans financial analysis, FP&A, financial reporting, modelling and data analytics, complemented by hands-on work with Power BI, Power Query, DAX, SQL, Python and applied AI. My focus is on problems where financial logic must connect with data, automation and technology architecture without losing interpretability and governance.
Publications & Research
2022 → 2026
From an early observation about “filters” in hiring to evidence-based research, the Hiring Governance Framework and a diagnostic model.
From an early observation about “filters” in hiring to evidence-based research, the Hiring Governance Framework and a diagnostic model.
Research Paper
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Who Audits the Gatekeepers?
Hiring Governance · 2026
Hiring Governance · 2026
My post about “filters” in HR and thoughts on employment in general
Medium • 2022
Medium • 2022
Contact
Research • Finance • Analytics • Technology
SERIKZHAN UMAROV
Finance • FP&A • Analytics
Technology • Research
LinkedIn • GitHub • Email
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© 2026 Serikzhan Umarov
Finance • FP&A • Analytics
Technology • Research
LinkedIn • GitHub • Email
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© 2026 Serikzhan Umarov
U COOL RESEARCH
Independent research initiative
RU | EN
Independent research initiative
RU | EN
