Jitender
Wadhwa
****-
L
Shuda
Avenue,
Gastonia,
NC
28054
accu45@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
Forward
thinker
with
strong
business
development,
sales,
communication,
marketing
and
negotiation
savvy.
Intimate
knowledge
of
financial
processes,
operating
results
and
profitability.
Expert
in
executing
team-
driven
process
improvements
to
increase
revenue
growth,
operational
efficiency
and
overall
profitability.
MBA
expertise
in:
• Technology
&
Process
Implementation
• Contract
Negotiations
&
Procurement
Controls
• Cost
Reductions
&
Revenue
Growth
• Strategic
&
Financial
Planning
• Client
Relations
&
Retention
• International
Sourcing,
Operations
&
Finance
SKILLS
SUMMARY
Technical
Skills
Oracle
CRM,
Lexis
Nexis,
Credo,
CT
lien,
QuickBooks,
Nielsen,
Strata,
Excel
Visio,
SharePoint,
MS
Project
Languages
Hindi,
Sindhi,
Punjabi,
French
EDUCATION
University
of
Massachusetts,
Manning
School
of
Business,
2011-
2013
MBA
Baruch
College,
Zicklin
School
of
Business,
2004-
2008
BBA,
Finance
and
Investments
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
DRIVEN
BRANDS,
CHARLOTTE
2013-
2014
Manager
of
Integrated
Media
• Oversaw
annual
budgeting,
forecasting
and
management
of
the
advertising
and
sponsorship
income
totaling
$18-
$21MM
for
Maaco
collision
repair
and
auto
painting.
• Served
as
liaison
between
agency
partners-
Camelot
communications,
Multiplica
digital,
Pitch
agency,
Yodle
etc.
and
marketing
teams
to
present,
discuss
and
collaborate
on
media
strategy
and
performance
metrics.
• Translated
business
unit
objectives
and
strategies
to
develop
brand
portfolio,
strategies
and
plan
to
facilitate
business
unit
growth.
• Performed
market
research
and
ensured
appropriate
pricing
and
positioning,
producing
the
best
strategy
for
each
DMA,
while
increasing
the
profit
margin
by
15%.
DRIVEN
BRANDS,
CHARLOTTE
2012-
2013
IT
Business
Analyst
• Solved
organizational
information
problems
by
analyzing
requirements,
coordinating
system
integration
testing,
user
acceptance
testing,
rollout
and
post
GO-
LIVE
issues,
feedback
and
made
recommendations
accordingly.
• Managed,
controlled
and
improved
IT
Budget
and
actual
costs
methodology/
process
for
the
CIO
office
that
encompassed
numerous
Priority
Programs
for
various
tech
areas
and
their
related
business
lines.
• Partnered
with
tech
COOs
to
review
business
cases,
trend
analysis
related
to
their
budget,
forecast
and
actual
costs.
• Reengineered
the
process
of
capturing
staffing
costs
related
to
on-
shore
and
offshore
locations
resulting
in
improved
transparency
of
actual
costs
for
the
COO/PMO
community.
• Developed
a
robust
governance
structure
for
daily,
monthly
reporting
for
senior
management
and
external
regulatory
agencies.
UNIVERSITY
OF
PENNSYLVANIA,
PHILADELPHIA
2012-
2012
Audit
Intern
• Managed
the
accurate
and
timely
processing
of
up
to
20,000
invoices
per
month
for
large,
multi-
site
organizations.
Assessed
and
closed
A/P
sub-
ledger
on
a
monthly
basis
validated
content
and
resolved
various
issues.
• Facilitated
"no-
fault"
internal
and
external
audits
as
a
result
of
sound
recordkeeping
and
thorough
documentation.
• Designed
and
performed
tests
of
internal
controls
and
assisted
with
tax
projections.
PEARLAND
BROKERAGE,
NEW
YORK
2008-
2010
Credit
Risk
Analyst
• Conducted
Employment,
financial
background
investigation
and
meticulous
credit
checks
to
ensure
minimum
delinquencies.
• Received
information
and
worked
closely
on
accounts
($100-
$125MM
approx.
in
total
asset
value)
from
numerous
top
tier
custodians
such
as
Capital
One
Bank,
Signature
Bank
and
Sovereign
Bank.
• Monitored
B2B
portfolio
for
customers
of
concern
by
utilizing
credit
scores,
payment
behavior,
share
price,
published
news,
market
intelligence
and
other
salient
information.