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mailto:Hillstephen1@me.com22552 Pontchartrain Southfield, MI 48034
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CARMELA HAWKINS, B.A.
Finance Professional
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Goals and results oriented finance professional with a background in financial analysis, reporting, and wealth advising. I have extensive experience in analyzing consumer driven data to drive and increase sales, inventory management, month-end close activities, and collaborating with key stakeholders to meet business needs. My effective analytical, organizational, and communication skills, as well as the ability to work well on a team in a fast-paced environment will prove that I am a prime candidate for this position.
SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite
Advanced Excel
Series 7 Licensed
Data Analysis
Financial Analysis
Financial Advising
Financial Reporting
Market Research
Consumer Insights
Financial Audit
Inventory Management
Hyperion Essbase
Oracle/SAP
Financial Modeling
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Wealth Advisor
Morgan Stanley, Troy, MI August 2018 – December 2018
•Completed trainings and simulations with senior leadership including cold-calling and financial goals assessment.
•Analyzed usage metrics of asset aggregation and the rollout of a new internal financial planning tool (GPS), in which financial advisors updated clients’ financial plans.
•Successfully gained Series 7 Licensure (October 4, 2018).
Financial Reporting Analyst
Nike, Portland, OR March 2018 – June 2018
•Managed Global Controlling reporting suite, which reported $33B in revenue and $4B in EBIT annually.
•Supported and collaborated with key stakeholders including the external reporting team by gathering information on business needs to provide reports, ensure data accuracy, and relay other key data.
•Built and implemented a test reporting tracking log using VBA coding in Excel to monitor scheduled reports that extracted data from our VDI system to identify time performance and system issues.
Finance Associate Analyst
Pepsi Beverages Company (PBC), Wixom, MI October 2016 – February 2018
•Managed reporting for PBC’s retail sales business which generated $2.1B+ annually to track and analyze business results and conduct SWOT analysis.
•Produced weekly, periodic, quarterly yearly volume and revenue, and margin forecasts by utilizing historical data and trends.
•Collaborated with 20+ Key Account Managers to provide market research and consumer insights from sales data in order to increase distribution and sales; this sales data included best performing brands, flavors, and packaging.
•Managed reporting data to support Propel forward initiative which increased the following: Volume +47%, Revenue +50%, Marginal Contribution +56% ($700M) In comparison to the previous year.
Finance Development Program – Finance Analyst Associate in Consumer & Appliance Care
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI January 2016 – October 2016
•Completed month-end close responsibilities for freight and warehousing accruals, variance allocation analysis, and obsolescence accrual process.
•Led quarterly physical audits to maintain inventory accuracy at warehouse generating $34M in monthly sales.
•Provided monthly inventory report to inventory management and service engineering to assist with an inventory reduction project to reduce operating inventory by $20M.
EDUCATION
B.A., Finance
Michigan State University
Graduation Date: 12/2015