Travis Bright
Denver, CO 80218
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Management and Budget Analyst with work experience and graduate
coursework in finance and accounting. Seeking to utilize my MBA as an
analyst in new and challenging environments in the financial field.
Strengths include strong leadership, excellent communication, and
creative problem solving skills in a team or individual environment.
EXPERIENCE
Governor's office of state planning and budgeting Denver, CO
Management and Budget Analyst 2008 - Present
Currently work in the State Capitol in Governor Bill Ritter's Office as
the Management and Budget Analyst for the Department of Personnel and
Administration and the Office of Information Technology.
. Provide financial analysis and recommendations to the Governor on all
matters with a fiscal impact that involve the Office of Information
Technology and the Department of Personnel and Administration.
. Develop and prepare the Governor's annual budget submission to the
Colorado Legislature.
. Build complex financial models and spreadsheets for management
regarding statewide personnel issues, Human Resources, State Fleet
Management, Risk Management, Information Technology, and State
Central Services.
. Develop and maintain detailed budget and forecast models. Analysis
of operational and strategic objectives.
austin business college Austin, TX
Campus Accountant 2004 - 2007 Month year - Month year
Supervised Accounting function for a business college. Managed local
student and company financial records.
. Created month-end accrual and revenue reports. Assisted with month
end close. Worked with the general ledger and prepared journal
entries.
. Assisted in preparation of annual budget projections and variance
analysis with Campus Director.
. Maintained and prepared all Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
. Purchased, distributed and maintained inventory reports for
textbooks.
. Worked with Financial Aid and Corporate Accounting to reconcile and
maintain student and company accounts.
WASH DEPOT HOLDINGS INC. Malden, MA
Staff Accountant 2002 - 2004 Month year - Month year
Reported to the controller of the largest car wash company in the
country. Prepared taxes, inventory, and account reconciliations.
. Prepared and managed monthly sales tax returns and inventory reports.
Assisted with month end close. Worked with general ledger and
prepared journal entries.
. Prepared Daily Cash Report for corporate review. Monitored Daily
Deposit Log for over 60 stores.
. Assisted in Accounts Payable department by coding and inputting
invoices. Maintained vendor relations.
EDUCATION
MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, University of South Carolina Columbia, SC
International Master of Business Administration (IMBA). May 2008
Darla Moore Fellow. Concentration in Finance. GPA 3.662
Vienna university of economics and business administration Vienna,
Austria City, State and Country
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) August 2007
Michigan state university East Lansing, MI
Bachelor of Finance, Graduated with Honors, GPA 3.6625 May 2002
Golden Key National Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate
Scholars
Beta Gamma Sigma - Honor Society for AACSB Business Programs
IT SKILLS Proficient with MS Office, Great Plains, Windows XP, AccPac,
and Colorado Financial Record System.