Sales Life Insurance

Ike Erike

** ****** ***** ****, **** Haven, Ct **516 917-***-****

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OBJECTIVE To partake in a profession that will take advantage of my

education, work experience and my strong interest in pursuing

a career as an Analyst.

EDUCATION Western New England College, Springfield, MA (Dean's List)

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (May

2006)

Accreditation by AACSB International- The Association

to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

EMPLOYMENT SARGENT- ASSA ABLOY

New Haven, CT

Sept. 2008-Present Finance Department

Senior Profit Center Cost Analyst-(Sept. 2008-present)

. Analyzed and reported on variations between standard and

current product costs on existing products by comparing

trends in purchase price variances to prior year and

budget.

. Recorded manual journal entries necessary to finalize

expenses, properly state sales, related cost of sales,

and inventory transactions.

. Supported new product launches with financial data and

analysis for my assigned business units.

. Created a tracking process to verify that cost savings

initiatives are accurately reported and followed-up to

ensure system updates reflected these changes.

. Supported the JD Edwards implementation by creating and

testing system test scripts for multiple financial

transactions.

. Provided inventory turns analysis focusing on key

drivers, trends and large fluctuations in inventory with

an emphasis on improving the existing reporting system.

. Assisted in the preparation of annual budgets, including

spending and the development of overhead and efficiency

rates.

. Reviewed monthly spending with general managers and

reported variations to budget, forecast and prior

periods to determine if spending variations indicated

unusual trends.

. Involved in the development of pro forma income

statements for the entire business while performing

detailed analysis of financial statements/ P/L for my

specific business units.

. Continually involved in the process of streamlining and

reducing the amount of the time it took to complete the

monthly general ledger close process.

. Created ad hoc reporting tools utilizing the

tables/databases available while providing detailed

analysis of results.

June 2006- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

Stratford, CT Sept. 2008 Industrial Engineering Department

Financial &Operations Analyst-

(July. 2007-Sept. 2008)

. Performed detailed Financial Analysis to eliminate the

non-profitable and non-value added processes embedded in

parts of company operations.

. Forecasted the amount of volume, arrival of volume,

staffing required, and equipment needed to process

inventory on a daily basis using advanced Microsoft

Excel worksheets.

. Responsible for developing monthly/quarterly cost plans,

in accordance with corporate goals, utilizing historical

data from Microsoft access databases, trend analysis,

gap analysis, variance analysis and internal customer

recommendations.

. Presented monthly/quarterly production and cost numbers

to upper-level management.

Work Measurement District Auditor-(Jan. 2007-Sept. 2008)

. Audited various parts of the districts operations to

determine the most effective cost plan while adhering to

Corporate Industrial Engineering Guidelines.

. At the conclusion of results, presented findings to

upper-level management using excel reports and

negotiated the final benchmarks to be used for

continuous improvement.

Implementation Trainee-(Jun. 2006-Dec. 2006)

. Provided operations with data management, trouble-

shooting, key entry, and technical support.

. Conducted training workshops, intensive 1-on-1 training,

and strategically planned the most efficient way to meet

customer demand in Western Massachusetts.

Fall 2005- FIRST INVESTORS INC.

Agawam, MA May2006

Financial Representative/Intern

. Worked with experienced investment representatives to

develop financial plans, asset allocation models, and

life insurance plans for clients.

. Performed daily task such as managing the client database

and assisting in the integration of data into the Branch

Office Support System.

SOFTWARE Microsoft Office (V-lookups, Pivot Tables, Formulas), JD

Edwards, Business Objects, Lexis-Nexis,

SKILLS Windows Vista, Power Point, Publisher, Access, Outlook,

Oracle, Khalix

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