Sales Financial Analyst

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Highly experienced Financial Analyst seeking a Corporate Finance position

with an emphasis on Variance Analysis. Proven track record of optimizing

financial reporting utilizing ERP systems. Collaborated with IT and field

managers to provide the clearest financial picture of an organization.

Core International and Corporate Finance skills include:

.Financial Statement interpretation .Financial

Reporting

.Variance Analysis .Valuations

.Financial Modeling .Hedging (Derivatives

Strategy)

.Calculations, including Beta, Cost Of Capital, .Budgeting

NPV, ROI, IRR, Discount Cash Flows, etc. .Forecasting

(FP&A)

SHORT-TERM CONSULTANT POSITIONS

HERBALIFE March 2010 - May 2010

FINANCIAL ANALYST

Utilize Oracle for Project Reconciliation. Devise Controls to prevent

future variances.

CEDARS-SINAI June 2009

FINANCIAL ANALYST

Forecasting, Budget vs. Actual for Electronic Medical Records five year

transition project.

SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT February 2009 - May 2009

SR. FINANCIAL ANALYST, Financial Operations

Utilize JDEdwards OneWorld to analyze millions of transactions and resolve

anomalies.

EXPERIENCE

JAKKS PACIFIC June 2009 - October 2009

FINANCIAL ANALYST, Corporate Finance

Financial Planning and Analysis across eleven business divisions for

the world's third largest toy company ($0.9 Billion in Revenue during

2008).

. Income Statement and Balance Sheet variance analysis.

. Weekly forecasting worldwide (the "Flash" report) for this multi-

national company, compiling all relevant financial data (sales,

returns, reserves, royalties, commissions, costs per item,

inventory, closeout sales, depreciations, Joint Venture income,

taxes, etc.) to deliver the clearest prediction of earnings per

share. Provided weekly variance analysis.

. Drove automation of the Flash from the JDE system. Collaborated with

IT and Financial Operations to reduce compilation time by 80%,

improve accuracy, and increase versatility.

. Margin Analysis to identify relative strengths of items, brands, and

divisions.

. Ad Hoc reporting and answering external auditor questions.

CB RICHARD ELLIS November 2007 - November 2008

FINANCIAL ANALYST, Consultant, US Finance & Accounting, Management

Reporting

Income Statement variance analysis across ten lines of business for the

world's largest commercial real estate company ($5.1 Billion in Revenue

during 2008).

. Variance analysis to budget and prior year results for current month

and year-to-date U.S. operations utilizing PeopleSoft.

. Detailed analysis (including trends, drivers, timing, regional,

etc.) for the Brokerage line of business (Sales and Leases of

commercial real estate), CBRE's largest segment.

Notable achievements:

. Instituted numerous procedures including: revenue & expense metrics,

mapping credit card expenses (over 10,000 transactions/month), co-

created a normalized view of Insurance & Benefits as a percentage of

Compensation, and automated the emailing of reports.

. US Economic Census: Managed a six months special project to map $3.6

Billion of revenue to over 100 locations and compensation for more

than 15,000 employees.

GREENFIELD TRUSTS 2005-2007

FINANCIAL ADVISOR

Provide investment analysis, counsel, allocation strategies, and

accounting services.

. Verify fiduciary responsibilities (analyze contracts and ensure

duties are fulfilled).

. Forecasting: present varying scenarios for different levels of

performance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

. Oracle & PeopleSoft (query, run reports, design new . SQL

reports, track changes, create scopes, etc.) . MS Excel

(advanced skills including

. JDEdwards Pivot, VLOOKUP,

macros, etc.)

. BusinessObjects XI . MS Access

. Accounting & Database packages . MS Word,

PowerPoint, & Outlook

. Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems

EDUCATION

California State University Los Angeles December 2006

Masters of Business Administration in Finance (Honors)

University Of Texas At Austin

Bachelors of Science in Communications

New York University (one year)

References available upon request.

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