Manager Sales

Sana Ahmed

? 630-***-****? ***** Trillium Lane, Plainfield IL 60544 ?

****.******@*****.*** ?

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position in a creative environment where my skills in

leadership, communication and innovation can be utilized.

EDUCATION

DePaul University; Chicago, Illinois

Bachelor of Science in Finance, Minor in Marketing, August 2007

Cumulative GPA: 3.67/4.00

WORK EXPERIENCE

Leo Burnett

Business Compliance Manager June 2008 - Present

. Developed and implemented a vendor auditing program to ensure vendor

compliance for over two thousand vendors

. Worked closely with the S.V.P. of Compliance and Chief Compliance

Officer to identify risk areas within the vendor environment

. Certified internal auditor for the ISO certified production department.

Performed internal audits on groups within the production department

. Developed and managed a global program to implement an ISO certification

for all Leo Burnett offices

Lowendal Masai

VAT Consulting Manager August 2007 - June 2008

. Auditing the accounts payable structures of our clients with the goal

of locating all foreign invoices where value added tax has been

charged

. Training client AP staff on ways to optimize their VAT recovery

potential and implementing new processes

. Consulting clients about restructuring their accounts payable

departments in order to optimize potential VAT recovery and educating

them about VAT

. Managed a team of auditors to assist with processing VAT recovery claims

for our clients with different European tax administrations

Best Buy

Magnolia Home Theater Administrative Senior September 2002 -

Present

. Assisted in supervising a team of twenty associates and created a sales

strategy to enhance Magnolia Home Theater installation sales and services

. Responsible for front line communication with customers and responding

to their needs in a professional,

knowledgeable, and diligent manner in order to add value to the

customer experience

. Served as a brand leader and mentor within the Midwest in the

transformation to Magnolia Home Theater

. Responsible for hiring and successfully training all Magnolia Home

Theater associates

Smith Barney

Portfolio Management Group - Summer Internship April 2006-

August 2006

. Supported day-to-day responsibilities of a financial advisor while

obtaining essential portfolio management

disciplines and gaining education on the securities industry

. Generated presentations for potential clients to attract their business

to Smith Barney

. Created an efficient way to organize seminars and workshops for

associates and their clients

. Aided in retirement analysis and account maintenance for clients

Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

Business Development Department - Summer Internship May 2005-

September 2005

. Aided in developing the chambers overall image and presentation to

prospective clients

. Created and maintained a more resourceful filing system for new and

potential members

. Formed a new program for prospective members which increased the number

of members by 30 percent

. Welcomed new members to the chamber and informed them about the

benefits of their membership

Contact this candidate