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JUSTIN D. FRIEDMAN
PROFILE
Ambitious, hardworking professional with experience in a wide range of financial disciplines. Consistently exhibits collaborative attitude, working well in team settings as well as individually. Adept at consistently meeting deadlines, maintaining sharp focus on tasks and working successfully in demanding situations.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Excel, Pivot Tables, VLookUps, Microsoft Office (Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)
KEY STRENGTHS
Financial Analysis
Project Management
Risk Mitigation
Fraud Detection
Financial Forecasting
Credit Evaluation
Variance Analysis
Relationship Mgmt.
Account Reconciliation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Law Office of Steven Friedman Sept 2016- Current
Legal Assistant Jan 2015-May 2016
Provided administrative support to attorney to enhance office effectiveness
Structured legal cases by establishing and organizing files
Monitored the meeting of deadlines and confirming case statuses with attorney
Maintained case costs by verifying outstanding balances with attorney, clients, and providers
First Data Corporation May 2016–Sept 2016
Fraud & Credit Risk Analyst
Performed credit analysis and underwriting activities, evaluated financial position and credit worthiness, for prospective and existing commercial/merchant/portfolio accounts
Reviewed credit history to assess credit worthiness of new prospective clients
Ensured a balanced risk and revenue tradeoff consistent with credit policy and loss target expectations
Investigated the processing activity on accounts that have exceeded the parameters set in risk management system and make a real time decision if the account is conducting business in a fraudulent manner or in a way that increases the credit exposure to First Data and its partners.
SEI Investments Nov 2014- Jan 2015
Hedge Fund Accounting Analyst
Maintained daily accounting records; using the software Geneva and Microsoft Excel
Communicated with the hedge funds’ investment advisors and entered security trades
Calculated the funds’ daily investable cash, expenses and income
Processed shareholders’ activity and reconciled to the funds’ transfer agent
Reported the funds’ daily net asset values (NAV’s).
J.G. Wentworth May 2013-March 2014 Account Executive
Established and maintained an increasing client base and personal book of business
Fielded inbound and made outbound phone calls, totaling 60-80 phone interactions per business day
Identified specific financial products including structured settlement and annuity products
Developed relationships and rapport with each individual client, ensuring initial and repeat business
Calculated and evaluated company profit margin for each potential business transaction.
Prudential Financial Dec 2010-Oct 2011
Annuities Associate
Evaluated incoming and outgoing consumer financial investments on computer software: “Common Front End for Annuities”
Assisted in the transfer of assets between financial institutions
Collaborated with team members to execute business tasks most accurately and efficiently
Maintained the consistency of turnover period between Prudential and resigning custodians by executing same day process
EDUCATION
The Pennsylvania State University Graduated May 2012
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Cumulative 3.2 GPA
Dean’s List Spring 2008 and 2009