Brandon L. Davis

***** **** **** **** ***** Houston, Texas

Phone: (713) 446- 4222

E-Mail: p259az@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Self-motivated, team player seeking a challenging position within a growth-oriented company. Over 3 years of corporate finance experience in general accounting, financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.. Ability to work independently or in a team environment. Strong oral and written communication skills. Problem solver with the ability to interact with internal/external customers. Fast learner with the ability to comprehend complex information and initiate processes. Strong organization skills with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines. Proficient with STARS, Oracle, Discover, Quantum, Hyperion, ESSBASE, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access.

EDUCATION

Candidate for the Master of Business Administration - December 2011

University of Houston Victoria- School of Business Administration

GPA: 3.50/4.00

B.B.A. in Finance Concentration: Investment Banking and Energy - May 2007

Texas Southern University- Jesse H. Jones School of Business, Houston, Texas

GPA: 3.40/4.00

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Business Analyst - Alcoa Inc. – Point Comfort, Texas - May 2009 - June 2010

• Performed closing journal entries for bauxite and chemical inventory

• Generated and analyzed key cost drivers for support areas.

• Supported weekly forecasting and annual budgets for management

• Managed high value inventory totaling $100 million

• Prepared Weekly Cost Summary and analysis of spend.

• Generated LIFO calculation reports and submitted to corporate headquarters.

• Managed Corporate and BU cost reduction initiatives.

• Performed monthly account reconciliations and audits

Accomplishments:

• Created a program to identify inventory levels and integrate ORACLE to verify current movement.

• Created and implemented account analysis audit process

• Created databases and processes within MS relative to department spend

Financial Analyst (Rotational Program) - Alcoa Inc. - Pittsburgh, PA – May 2007- May 2009

Treasury

• Performed closing journal entries for bauxite and chemical inventory

• Collected and reported daily deposit rates on a daily basis

• Performed FAS 133 for equipment globally

• Performed debt covenant testing quarterly in order to validate legitimacy of all company debt

• Served as project lead for P&C divesture relative to Real Estate

• Opened, closed, amended, and mark to market all letters of credit and commercial paper globally

Accomplishments:

• Managed and implemented control processes for all phases of the letters of credit process

• Performed ad-hoc projects directly for company Controller

Financial Shared Services

• Closed books for 3 locations prior to 8-hour close deadline

• Posted and Reconciled Worker’s compensation Nationally

• Performed Monthly Reconciliations for all accounts on a Corporate level

• Posted Centralized tuition expense for 100+ locations globally

• Communicated with location controllers in support of performing all day-to-day accounting for assigned locations

• Managed an Indian Team (Infosys) on Technical Issues related to financial closing periods

Accomplishments:

• Gained a complete understanding relative to financial period closing’s via a fortune 500 company

• Consistently and successfully closed multiple locations prior to 8-hour closing deadlines

• Created a Database within access that identifies Revenue transactions being mapped incorrectly within the Project accounting software and indentifies the correct chart of accounts relative to particular transactions

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Prepared ad-hoc reports and files for the Board of Executive Management

• Retrieved Consulting spend from Hyperion and reconciled to global procurement internal data in support of executive management budget objectives

• Retrieved third-party revenue, total revenue, ATOI, and shipments for all global segments and reconciled to public releases on a monthly and quarterly basis in support of financial reporting

• Created several retrieves within Hyperion in order to analyze current period actual vs. forecasted performance

• Loaded 2009-2011 Plan budgets into Hyperion via add-ins

• Performed Capital Expenditure analysis in quarterly in support cost reduction initiatives

• Performed analysis of all Energy consumption worldwide via Hyperion retrieves

• Responsible for identification of all final checks and numerical unreasonable Hyperion retrieves in support of SEC reporting including 10Q and 10K releases

Accomplishments:

• Successfully worked in a stressful, highly visible position without issue

• Familiarized with the process of Corporate Consolidations and SEC reporting

• Gained a thorough understanding of Hyperion and the use of financial software relative to public reporting

Corporate Financial Accounting

• Prepared BS and IS variance identification files and analyzed and verified BS and IS explanations globally

• Maintained and managed the departments internal website

• Performed research in support of policy changes and GAAP requirements

• Performed due diligence related to business units moved to held for sale

Accomplishments:

• Thorough understanding of GAAP principles and how to apply per real world use, especially relative to Balance Sheets and Income Statements

Internal Audit

• Performed Financial Internal Audits across North America

• Data mined all location data related to assigned Scopes

• Interviewed top management in order to assess risk

• Collected and analyzed controls surrounding company policies and SOX objectives

Accomplishments:

• Successfully performed in depth two week audits of US manufacturing locations

• Gained a thorough understanding of Corporate vs. Location goals and key points relative to financial controls

Korly Kennels- Bryan, TX - May 1998- Dec.2005

Owner/Operator

• Maintained health, medical, and well being of over 20 adult canines

• Computed prices of litters based on parentage, bloodline, veterinarian bills, demand, target market, competitor prices, season of the year, and food consumption

• Marketed and sold over 280 litters, consisting of over 2200 puppies and 8 different heritages

Flowers’ Landscapes- Hearne, TX- May 1999- August 2000

Manager

• Acquired new contracts and maintained existing customer relationships

• Liaison between customers and employees

Accomplishments:

• Increased overall contracts for the next year by 15%

Honors

National Honor Society

National Deans’ List

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