Management Accounting

Alexandra Davis

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Cincinnati, OH 45227 ************@*****.***

Qualifications Summary:

Bottom line driven Financial Analyst with a proven success in cost cutting/

driving margins up, process streamlining, more than 8 years of employment with

several large corporations, M.S. in Accounting, degree in IT, Harvard training,

ambition to learn, seeks position in Finance. Diversified experience in the analysis

of financial/business data, budget coordination, P&L reporting, forecasting.

Core Competencies:

• Harvard Business School programs: Financial Accounting (certificate),

Budgeting, Solving Business Problems.

• M.S. Degree in Accounting & Auditing, degree in Computer System

Engineering.

• Determination of business issues that require special analysis and

performing that analysis. Bringing margins up.

• Extensive analysis of revenue, operating costs, margins and capital

expenditures in both the private and public sectors – by department, state and

country; meticulous attention to detail; exceptional accuracy.

• Profit &Loss Management

• Creation of quarterly budgets, forecasting and compilation of

management reports. Sound knowledge of GAAP.

• MS Excel …Lotus 1-2-3…MS Word… SUN Accounting… GPM…

SQL Impromptu…SharePoint…C+…CostPoint…Crystal reports…Access

2007

• Positive and professional manner; excellent teamwork skills.

Professional Experience:

2004- 2009 KENDLE INTERNATIONAL, Cincinnati, OH

Project Financial /Business Analyst II Financial Planning and Analysis

- Project Budgeted Margins Analysis. Determination of business issues and

areas of concern.

- Coordinating monthly Budget Reviews for 10+ projects. Variance analysis.

- Provided financial expertise to Project Leaders/Directors.

- Break-even, burn rate and ad hoc analysis for management review.

- Global and Domestic studies: pulling together all units based invoicing

information regarding units completed.

- Global projects: revenue/cost forecasting .Financial Snapshots.

Contributed to a bottom line by driving margins up.

2000 - 2004 CENTER FOR ECONOMIC INITIATIVES, Terrace Park, OH

Translator/ Interpreter

- Finance/economic documents translating. Business meetings

1998 – 1999 DHL WORLD WIDE EXPRESS, Kiev, Ukraine

Financial Analyst & Accounting Supervisor Procurement department

- Performed a wide range of financial & statistical analysis functions;

- Reviewed and analyzed procurement statistics of DHL departments

countrywide.

- Approved invoices for payment. RFP processing.

- Prepared the weekly Capital Acquisition report

Reduced office expenses by 40% by analyzing market and identifying

best suppliers.

Collaborated with senior management to create Management Profit & Loss

Budget Data financial reports for management review. Budget forecasts.

Financial Accountant / Analyst

- Financial Analysis of Revenue, Operating Costs, Capital Expenditures;

Compared actual figures versus forecasts;

- Assisted in preparing quarterly Budget forecasts for DHL departments

countrywide.

- Prepared cash flow statements and actual forecasts on weekly basis.

Prepared a Management P&L Budgets Data financial report for

management review. (This covered 7 departments locally and 14 nationally.)

- Utilized SUN accounting software to analyze financial data and prepare

financial reports.

1996.1998 UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, KIEV, Ukraine

Financial Analyst

- Reported cost-effective travel routes for International Organization for

Migration.

- Analyzed itinerary costs utilizing schedules, rate books and contracts

- Studied financial aspects of the “British Airways Booking System”

Education:

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, MA, USA

Certificate in Financial Accounting (2002)

Achieved “A” Grade

INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, Kiev Ukraine.

M.S. in Accounting and Auditing (1995)

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Kiev Ukraine.

B.S. in Computer Systems Engineering (1994)

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