Thi Tran
856-***-**** *** W Belmont Ave #**-B, Chicago IL 60657 ***.*****@*****.***
EDUCATION:
The Pennsylvania State University, The Mary Jean and Frank P. Smeal College of Business Administration University Park, PA
Bachelor of Science, Finance; Minor in International Business and International Studies Dec 2005
GPA: 3.53/4.00
University of Westminster London, UK
Council on International Education Exchange - CIEE Spring 2005
General Electric FMP Coursework/Training: Operational Accounting, Cost Accounting, Controls & Audit, Strategy & Business
Development, and Foundations of Business Leadership
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
GE Commercial Finance – Real Estate May 2008-Present
Lead Financial Analyst Chicago, IL
• Manage all financial reporting, planning and analysis of $7B Hospitality, Affordable/Manufactured Housing, and Golf portfolios
• Lead 3 annual planning processes including development of plan, consolidation of 7 sub P&L submissions, and preparation of
management reporting packages
• Support deal review process by providing financial analytics (ROI, ROE, & margin) to determine profitability of new deals
• Developed asset level interest income and cost of funds model to forecast within 1% of $20MM net income actuals
GE Healthcare Jan 2006-May 2008
Financial Analyst Barrington, IL
• Owned all aspects of order & sales reporting/analysis of $125MM Healthcare IT P&L as well as budgetary planning for $80MM
of cost and 300 employees
• Led bi-weekly operating mechanism with sales/ops team to develop quarterly revenue estimate, identify risks/opportunities, and
drive resolution of key issues
Financial Management Program: 2-yr leadership program spanning 4 rotational assignments Jan 2006-Feb 2008
Controllership/Compliance Analyst Barrington, IL
• Established controls to improve quality of $26MM asset tracking process; conducted audit to identify possible write-offs
• Supported all controllership activities including balance sheet account reconciliation audits, pre-close & risk review preparation,
and intangibles/software impairment testing
• Developed revenue recognition process to identify revenue risk and & calculated subsequent $4M revenue restatement
Commercial Analyst Milwaukee, WI
• Managed reporting/analysis for $90MM commercial P&L; drove all business planning cycles including closing, quarterly
estimates, monthly operating reviews, and 3-year business plan forecasting
• Owned $8MM Engineering & Marketing base cost budget; partnered with leadership to manage all controllable cost spend
• Created new pricing tool that provided visibility to specific deals, discounts/margins, and historical trends, enabling the business
to track profitability of products & market
Manufacturing Analyst Milwaukee, WI
• Facilitated 2007 global standard cost update for over 22,000 new/repairable parts through coordination of cost submission process
with Finance, Sourcing and Repair teams
• Created new repair inventory segmentation tool to drive correct operational behavior; analyzed and corrected repair accrual
process which resulted in $.5MM savings to business
Financial Planning Analyst Milwaukee, WI
• Managed $36MM Service cost budget by monitoring activity, identifying risks/opportunities, and preparing estimates/forecasts
• Consolidated daily rollup and to-go estimates during reporting & quarterly closing of $1.2B Service business
INTERNSHIP & OTHER EXPERIENCE:
Merrill Lynch & Co. Jun 2004 - Aug 2005
Global Private Client Summer Analyst Hopewell, NJ
Johnson & Johnson - Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc., Jun 2003 - Jan 2004
Marketing Finance Co-op Titusville, NJ
SKILLS:
Language Skills: Fluent in Vietnamese
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office suites, Oracle, Peoplesoft, Business Objects, Khalix, Microstrategy, HFM, Essbase, and Cognos