Analyst Financial

CYNTHIA J. BROWN, M.B.A., C.F.A.

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

March 2010 – present

UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION

Assistant Director, Business Office

Support staff to Investment Committee for $500 million Endowment.

Accomplishments and responsibilities include:

• Worked with tax preparer to generate Form 990 and related tax returns filed in May 2010.

• Prepare high level schedules for Committee and take minutes of quarterly meetings.

• Track balances in private equity and other ‘as called’ investments.

• Perform quality check on performance reporting by third parties.

• As lead financial representative for planned giving products, currently focused on developing gift annuity

risk management policies.

• Assist with weekly cash transfer operations and planning for short term fund investment.

September 2008 – February 2010

UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY

Senior Budget Analyst

Financial planning, budgeting and reporting for a department with several clinics, numerous research activities

and a large teaching faculty complement. This position was expanded and upgraded during my tenure.

Accomplishments and responsibilities include:

• Responsible for developing and submitting departmental budget for 2009-10 and (draft) 2010-11.

• Performed reporting on departmental funds and clinic income and act as financial advisor.

• Maintained detailed and sensitive Compensation Plan balances for Faculty.

• Performed Health of the Practice reporting and financial modeling for three clinics.

• Guided billing department to ensure desirable collection rate and cash policy compliance.

• Supervised purchasing, finance and billing staff of four.

July 2003 – August 2008

WELLS FARGO BANK, San Francisco, CA

Accounting Manager, Capital Markets Group August 2006 – August 2008

Accountant/Middle Office Analyst, Capital Markets Group October 2003 – July 2006

Interim Assistant Group Controller, Internet Services Group July - August 2003

Support trading of complex financial instruments in a fast-paced environment. Provide excellent service that

facilitates timely and accurate reporting of daily results.

Accomplishments and responsibilities include:

• Key contributor to successful 2007 and 2008 external, internal and regulator audits. This followed a poor

internal audit result prior to my return to the Accounting Group.

• Greatly improved Trader and Executive confidence and satisfaction with Accounting.

• Supervise a staff of three:

• Supporting growing and evolving interest rate and commodities derivative trading portfolios.

• Ensuring validation and disbursement of daily cash settlements for futures and Treasury

securities.

• Performing accurate and timely ledger closes and regulatory reporting.

• Contribute to team upgrading and enhancing Calypso software system; act as system power user.

August 2001 – June 2003

HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK, New Orleans, LA

Line of Business Controller

Budgeting, financial analysis, and accounting for commercial division of a bank with $17 billion in assets.

December 2000 - May 2001

REGIONS BANK, Montgomery and Birmingham, AL

Business Process Consultant - Investor Relations

Consulting role focused on improving timeliness and accuracy of regulatory and internal reporting.

March 1998 - August 2000

EXXONMOBIL, Coral Gables, FL

Staff Financial Analyst

Business analyst role implementing a JDEdwards financial system in the Caribbean and Central America. Wrote

reports, analyzed and resolved implementation issues with LIFO module, participated in accounting closes.

July 1994 - December 1997

RYDER SYSTEM/ANDERSEN CONSULTING (MIS Division outsourced to Andersen), Miami, Florida

Senior Analyst

Financial Analyst reporting to the MIS Controller. Performed project reporting and management scorecards.

September 1992 - May 1994

KPMG PEAT MARWICK, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Management Consultant

Consulting for a range of clients, with an emphasis on quantitative studies. Studies included Workers’

Compensation cost driver analyses and economic impact studies for provincial gaming authorities.

August 1989 - July 1992

IBM CORPORATION, Austin, Texas

Financial Analyst

Financial planning, budget development and analysis in a printed circuit board manufacturing facility with

annual revenues exceeding $150 million. Performed ROI analyses and special cost studies in addition to routine

financial monitoring and reporting.

August 1987 - July 1989

FISHER CONTROLS sub. Monsanto Corporation, Austin, Texas

Financial Analyst

Conducted financial analyses for construction and process control engineering projects and administered

contract payroll.

EDUCATION:

1999 Obtained CFA Charter

1987 Masters Business Administration - The University of Texas at Austin

G.P.A.: 3.9/4.0, Dean's List

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Languages: French and German

Proficient in a variety of software tools

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