Manager Financial

SCOTT Y. LIANG

** ****** ****** ** ****, White Plains, NY 10601 727-***-****

*********@*****.***

EDUCATION

DUKE UNIVERSITY Durham, NC

Bachelor of Science May 2008

o B.S. in Economics and Electrical Engineering

o Relevant Coursework: Corporate Finance, Financial Markets & Investment,

Advanced Mathematical Finance, Financial Accounting & Managerial

Accounting

o CFA Level III Candidate

EXPERIENCE

IBM Fishkill, NY

Analyst June 2008-Present

o Forecasting: Constructed accurate monthly forecast for Microelectronics

Division, communicated significant expense drivers and variances from

plan in order to inform actionable decisions

o Financial Modeling and Strategy: Collaborated with cross-functional

business partners to strategize new initiatives for MD, built financial

models to assess cost-benefits analysis for manufacturing operations

o Budgeting and Planning: Partnered with functional leaders to create

annual spending budget of $2 billion, validated and negotiated changes

from prior year by studying operational metrics and key business

initiatives

o Reporting: Overhauled and streamlined monthly reports to provide senior

executives with pertinent, department-specific financial summaries

ARETE RESEARCH LLC London, UK

Equity Analyst Summer 2007

o Built and maintained detailed, multi-year financial models on 10+

technology companies by analyzing financial statements and consulting

industry sources; models explored historical trends and forecasted

operating results for investment purposes

o Evaluated reported quarterly earnings and wrote valuation reports for

technology industry, revised growth and earnings forecasts, valued

companies on DCF, acquisition comps, and trading comps

o Provided timely and efficient access to capital and knowledgeable

strategic advisory services for emerging market and middle market tech

companies

o Conducted primary research on companies in coverage universe, developed

relationships and led meetings with senior management of target

investments

FUQUA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Durham, NC

Research Associate Summer 2006

o Designed and implemented computer programs to analyze how geographically

dispersed teams differ from co-located teams in Fortune 500 companies

around the world

o Conducted research studies of 182 work groups in Fortune 500

telecommunications firms on structural diversity such as geographic

locations, functional assignments, reporting managers, and business units

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

o Proficient in MATLAB, SAS, Excel, C++, Bloomberg and Capital IQ

o Amateur soccer player in IBM Armonk League, enjoys football, basketball,

poker, travelling and cooking

o Member of Duke Robotics Club, Investment Club, and manager for Duke

Men's Soccer Team

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