ANTHONY JOHNSON
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Tel: 973-***-****
E-mail: *******@*******.*******.***
Education: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY Newark,
NJ
Rutgers Business School
Master of Business Administration, January 2012 (completed 29 of 60
credits)
Specializations in Marketing and Management & Business Strategy
. GPA 3.44
. Member, Rutgers Association of Marketing and Strategy
THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY Ewing, NJ
Bachelor of Science, Finance, May 2002
. Minor in Professional Writing
. Studied abroad at The University of Melbourne, Australia,
Spring 2000
Experience: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Lyndhurst, NJ
2006-Present Manager, Payroll
. Helped manage successful implementation of new payroll
system, which was completed on-schedule and now saves company
over $500K annually.
. Developed new procedures that improved efficiency and
accuracy, most notably a new payroll balancing process that
finds potential errors before closing payroll.
. Set goals and motivate employees to consistently meet strict
deadlines.
. Conduct weekly team training sessions to address areas of
potential improvement.
2005-2006 Staff Accountant
. Led project of coordinating international Regional Office
budgets. Liaised with contacts in Europe, Asia, Australia,
and Latin America, and created new process for easily
uploading data into SAP, which greatly reduced time needed to
complete project.
. Eliminated accounting problems and improved strained
relationships with Global Marketing Latin team by traveling
to Miami to discuss accounting practices in person.
. Revamped process of tracking artist promotional expenses for
Global Marketing, which created transparency for the first
time and enabled better management of P&L.
. Volunteered frequently to take on increased responsibility,
eventually handled budgeting and forecasting for five major
business units, including Global Marketing.
. Forged positive relationships with senior management and
conducted monthly meetings to discuss budget-related issues
and financial performance of respective business units.
2004-2005 CHAMPION MORTGAGE (SUBSIDIARY OF KEY BANK)
Parsippany, NJ
Loan Officer
. Produced $251K in business during first month, 125% of goal.
. Achieved second place in sales contest out of 30 loan
officers by producing $824K in business during one month.
Additional: ( Proficient in Excel (pivot tables, vlookup, etc),
PowerPoint, Access, Word, SAP, Cognos
. Moderate experience with HTML, PHP, Photoshop, Dreamweaver,
various social media tools, and Web analytics tools such as
Webalizer and Google Analytics
o Founded BeyondTheVineyard.com, wine accessories e-commerce
site in development; Conceptualize and implement ecommerce
strategies; Hire and direct freelance professionals for
graphic design and web development projects; Attend trade
shows to source products and network with suppliers; Utilize
multiple sales channels including eBay and Amazon; Maintain
financial data in QuickBooks.
o Founded HobokenFoodCritic.com, reviews of local restaurants;
Manage and write content; Utilize advertising revenue
channels such as Google Adsense, Text Link Ads, and affiliate
marketing; Generate consistent positive cash flow; Monitor
site visitor statistics; Built local reputation and achieved
recognition on several local websites.