Financial Analyst Accounting

Devan Gamble, MBA

Houston, TX *****

346-***-**** ************@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/DevanGamble

Summary

Astute and highly analytical professional, with MBA and BBA in Finance; enthusiastic in securing an accounting or finance position that offers professional growth and advancement within diversified areas of the industry. Passionate to apply extensive skills and knowledge in accounting and finance to strengthen a company’s financial operations.

Core Competencies

Financial Forecast Modeling • Strategic Planning • Financial Reports • Financial Performance Analysis

Budget Advisory • Accounting • Royalties • Accounts Payable/Receivable • Payroll • Reconciliation • Journal Entries

QuickBooks • Research & Data Analysis • Verbal/Written Communication • Information Systems Analysis & Management Investment Analysis • Pivot Tables • VLOOKUP

EXPERIENCE

3/2020- Bank of New York Mellon Houston, TX

Current Financial Analyst (Contract)

Provides in-depth variance analysis and cash flow variances while working with various functional support groups within the organization

Review indentures and ensure all terms and conditions are properly met

Support various ad hoc financial analysis request

Reconcile daily cash flows for multiple CDO and CLO portfolios

Apart of a team overseeing a complete portfolio conversion entailing upwards of a trillion dollars’ worth of assets

Work closely with multiple teams to ensure daily cash flows for all assigned portfolios are accurately capturing necessary trades

9/2018- Aesir Media Group Houston, TX

3/2020 Financial & Royalty Accountant

Handled full cycle Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable

Prepared invoices, check runs, reconcile all bankbooks and prepare GL entries

Provided accounting and financial analysis during the preparation of financial statements

Completed month-end closing duties and reconcile balance sheet accounts

Reconciled projected vs. actual budgets for discrepancies

Recorded journal entries

Assisted in month end closing reporting, document scanning and archiving

Handled multiple tasks and engagements simultaneously, accurately and efficiently while meeting deadlines

Tracked and received reports from third party platforms and report formats, such as Excel, and import into the proprietary content management system.

Reconciled cash reports with sub licensor submitted royalty reports to ensure accuracy

Prepared recurring management reports with data from a variety of sources

Managed all aspects of accounts payable/receivable

Reviewed and verify invoices and check requests from vendors and customers

Reviewed contracts and ensure all terms and conditions are properly met

5/2018- Genesys Works Houston, TX

8/2018 Technical Trainer (Contract)

Taught entry-level business and accounting led, managed, motivated, and mentored students

Prepared students to enter and succeed in the corporate environment by covering subjects such as customer service, effective communication skills, presentations, reliability, and corporate culture

Maintained and submitted metrics throughout the program to measure and assure student success in training

Collaborated with Program Coordinator in monitoring summer training performance, and provided primary input on students who earned an internship based on summer training performance

Provided feedback and coaching to students as needed

6/2017-

9/2017

Prairie View A&M University

Graduate Research Assistant

Prairie View, TX

Oversaw research to provide improvement recommendations for College of Business. Performed benchmarking activities including pricing comparisons and visits/interviews with comparable universities

Collaborated with current graduate students to determine efficiencies and areas for improvement. Provided prospective graduate students with program application information and answered questions regarding scheduling and professors

Represented institution on interview panel assembled to address student body questions regarding graduate school offerings, processes, and student life

2/2016-

6/2017

Nations Law Firm

Catastrophic injury and pharmaceutical litigation firm.

Financial Specialist (Project)

Houston, TX

Hired as first firm analyst to design and implement strategic financial documents increasing settlement negotiation profitability

Performed reverse analysis on settlement offers, creating daily financial reports to communicate offer merit to managing attorneys and clients, aiding them in procuring optimal financial remuneration

Consolidated thousands of claimant files and developed settlement repository to more uniformly present information to firm attorneys, increasing efficiency/speed of access.

Select Achievements:

Increased settlement average from $5K to $30K per settlement ($1M+, total) by developing review process for settlement offers, determining reason behind numbers and making pursuant recommendations to firm attorneys

Successfully advised hundreds of families on the merit of settlement offers, helping them understand whether to accept or resubmit

TECHNICAL

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint)

QuickBooks

SAP Software

Sage ERP

Wall Street Office

Solvas

EDUCATION

Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View, TX

Master of Business Administration (Fall 2017)

Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View, TX

Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance (Spring 2015)

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