Manager Management

Sika Lindgren

*** **** **. ***. **, Brooklyn, New York

Phone: 718-***-**** . Email: ********@*****.***

PROFILE

> Possess a strong knowledge of Europe, having grown up and lived in

Paris.

> Demonstrate excellent analytical and teamwork skills as well as the

ability to work independently.

EDUCATION

Pace University, New York, NY

Bachelor of Business Administration, May 2007. GPA 3.6

Major: International Management . Minor: Finance

Coursework: Managerial/International Finance . Production Management

Concepts . Investment Management . Micro/Macroeconomics . Comparative

Management Systems . Corporate Finance.

SKILLS

Language: Fluent in English, French (native) and Mina (native); proficient

in Swedish

Computer: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), HTML, JavaScript,

Unix, SQL, Controller Viewer.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Axiom SL - New York, NY Financial/Business Analyst March 2009-April 2010

. Review operations of other financial organizations

. Financial statements & reports; Provide solutions to regulatory

reporting/management financial reporting

. Prepare all necessary regulatory forms:

FFIEC002/031/041/019/FR2644/2028, FRY11,FR2314 FRY -9C etc

. Identify potential threats to the organization and the likelihood of

their occurrence; Propose actions to address threats.

. Analyze exposure to risk, particularly credit risk and market risk

. Work with Axiom applications for data aggregation, portfolio

integration, and data security

. Utilize multiple databases for Axiom applications

. Work with data warehousing platforms

Stellar Freight Ltd. - New York, NY Associate Operations Manager March

2008-December 2008

. Managed account information, with special emphasis on analysis of

financial information

. Planned, strategized, and forecast sales

. Utilized MS Excel to audit monthly performance; Prepared sales reports.

Assisted accounting manager for end-of-the-month reporting

. Reconciled financial records and customers' accounts; processed and

monitored AP/AR activities and posted to general ledger

. Measured and analyzed internal processes, including company receipts and

expenses; Undertook budget-to-result variance analysis

. Acquired good record-keeping skills and familiarity with cash-flow

analysis and cost control

. Wrote out checks and invoices; Filed paid bills

. Processed large volumes of phone calls with customers and assisted them

with any receivable issues

. Entered deposits; prepared and made bank deposits; Processed credit card

transactions

. Carried out customs filings; Ensured that financial transactions complied

with government regulations

FXCM - New York, NY, Currency Trading and Business Development Intern

Summer 2007

. Wrote trading reports for foreign-exchange traders

. Translated financial advice and reports to French

. Operated FXCM's multilingual online advertising and promoted the

company's investment portal Bestwaytoinvest.com through search-engine

optimization and inbound link building

. Assisted in developing website marketing strategy; Contacted external

companies for web relationships

. Assisted in identifying and bringing in new currency-trading clients

. Developed thorough understanding of the trading process; Expert in market

data tools such as Bloomberg

. Interpreted data affecting investment programs, such as price, yield,

stability, future trends in investment risks, and economic influences

. Consolidation of annual budget, monthly actuals and forecasts, monthly

capital and cash-flow forecasts

Rockwell Financial Group - New York, NY, Finance Intern Fall 2006

. Conducted demographic research to identify target clients

. Acted as connector to financial coordinators, with the objective of

providing potential clients to Account Executives and Investment Bankers

. Solicited existing clients, promoting a particular stock or bond issue

City College of San Francisco, FrenchTutor 2004-2005

Tutored college students in all levels of French

PROJECTS

International Finance

Created a hedging strategy for General Motors

Analyzed the impact of Japanese competition on GM

International Management

Compared business strategies of Coca Cola in India and China

Investigated management strategies across Europe

Marketing

Conducted a SWOT analysis of Toyota comparing two product lines (Prius

and Scion)

Examined the marketing strategy of Johnson & Johnson

AWARDS

GLO-BUS Industry Champion Spring 2007

Co-manager of best-performing camera manufacturer

ACTIVITIES

Fundraising and Sunday-school teacher in a church for homeless residents

of San Francisco

Co-founder of Ordinateurs pour l'Afrique, a non-profit organization that

collects computers and sends them to schools in western Africa

Member of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and

Accounting (ALPFA)

Member of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)

Practice Spinning, Pilates and swimming, and I also love reading books;

one of my favorites is " The French Lieutenant's Woman" by John Fowles

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