Financial Management
Resume:
Laura Shaw, M.B.A.
El Segundo, California *****
***********@*****.***
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SUMMARY
Senior Financial Analyst with extensive experience in Fortune 500
companies. Accomplished in financial reporting, financial
planning/analyses, and financial systems. Proven analytical and computer
application skills. Highly effective written and verbal communication
skills. Areas of expertise include:
. Budgeting, Forecasting, Variance Analyses . P&L, Modeling,
Metrics, Strat Plan
. Access, Excel, VBA, SQL Certified . Oracle Financials
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BRITISH TELECOM (formerly Infonet), El Segundo, CA 1998 - 2009
Senior Analyst, Billing and Financial Systems
Utilized finance and accounting expertise to produce solutions for Finance
and Accounting business units. Acted as a liaison between
Accounting/Finance and Information Technology. Provided support to all
users of the Oracle 11i financial applications suite and custom
applications.
. Developed financial reports and improved financial reporting processes by
writing and troubleshooting SQL queries.
. Analyzed and synthesized every accounting and financial report in use
company-wide to create a reporting model for the newly-merged
international financial reporting system.
. Provided the financial community a successful transition to new
accounting software by writing technical documentation and assisting with
training more than 400 employees on a new Oracle release.
Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Budget
Managed and produced Corporate Budget financial packages for the $350
million telecommunications company. Performed various financial
performance and data analyses. Automated much of the data consolidation
and reporting system using application development skills.
. Ensured timely and accurate financial results for the company by
preparing and analyzing monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and performing
monthly variance analyses.
. Enabled senior management to better manage the financial aspects of the
company by developing the three-year strategic plan, product
profitability report, incentive compensation package, managing capital
expenditures, projecting staff requirements, analyzing inter-company
transactions and eliminations, researching journal entries and accruals,
and providing ad hoc reports.
. Provided the Board of Directors the tools necessary to effectively assess
the financial position of the company by preparing profit/loss (P&L) and
cash flow statements based on consolidation of business units' financial
data.
. Transformed financial analyses of business units by designing and
developing a relational database management system which collected,
consolidated, and reported financial information.
. Streamlined financial reporting and data analyses methodology by creating
reports and templates in Access and Visual Basic.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MATTEL TOYS, El Segundo, CA
Financial Analyst, Girls Division
Controlled all aspects of the division's $75 million overhead budget.
. Provided stakeholders with tangible feedback on financial performance by
ascertaining division's needs by area of performance and developing
budgets, forecasts, tracking actuals, and performing variance analyses.
. Apprised management of appropriate strategy by determining capital and
manpower requirements.
TRW, Redondo Beach, CA
Accounting Analyst, Property Accounting
Performed account analyses on personal property accounts for the Space and
Defense operating unit.
. Researched and reconciled all out-of-balance conditions between the
general ledger and the sub-ledger by the preparation of journal vouchers.
. Ensured government compliance by preparing corporate tax schedules.
Financial Analyst, Manufacturing Division
Provided all financial support to various projects within the Manufacturing
Division.
. Prepared, monitored, and updated all forecasts and budgets using
historical data, technical advisement, and cost-estimating relationships.
. Provided to management and customers justifications for variances and
recommendations for corrective action by analyzing current month, year-to-
date, and at-completion variances.
. Supplied management and customers an accurate assessment of project
financial needs by ascertaining manpower, material, and capital
requirements.
. Demonstrated leadership skills by acting as lead and training a staff of
three financial analysts.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATES
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH Long Beach, CA
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics
Oracle 9i PL/SQL Developer Certificate
SCRUM Certified - Agile Methodology
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Los Angeles, CA
Professional Designation in Database Programming and Management Systems
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS Carson, CA
Single Subject Teaching Credential in Mathematics
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