German Acosta

Greater Los Angeles area • 626-***-**** • adlc3i@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration emphasis in Finance May 2020

California State University, Fullerton

Dean’s List 2019

Relevant coursework: Principles of Insurance, Business Analytics I & II, Options and Futures, Business Valuation/Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets/Fixed Income Analysis, Business/Professional Ethics, Introduction to Investments

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Gen Korean BBQ August 2015 - August 2019

Head Server Fullerton

Managed to efficiently break out front of house staff of 20-25 during peak hours and cut throughout the shift

Recommended and implemented revisions to training policies that improved the quality of employees

Reconciled daily financial statements, including restaurant sales and server tip reports for corporate use

LA Auto Exchange November 2018 - May 2019

Sales Associate West Covina

Prepared contracts, provided financing options and sold additional products that resulted in higher sales

Performed credit analyses and collected income information to assist finance manager with loan applications

Utilized DMS and CRM software to log and set up daily sales appointments through telephone and email

Cowen Enterprise August 2018 – October 2018

Social Media Marketing Intern City of Industry

Researched trends and used the company’s social media analytics to further focus campaign demographic

Queued 15-20 Facebook and Instagram posts and weekly newsletters using Buffer, Later and MailChimp

Created digital marketing content for daily social media outlets, that resulted in a 15% increase in engagement

COMPUTER SKILLS

Extensive use MS Office

Pivot tables, VLOOKUP, INDEX, SUMPRODUCT, SUMIFS, FV, PV, YIELD, linear programming, regression

Fixed Income Project

Created moderate risk strategy using fixed-income securities, resulting in yield of 50 basis points over the index

Used Excel to track and compare measures, such as average YTM and duration to the selected benchmark index

Optimal Product Mix

Developed a model to determine the optimal allocation of materials that would produce the highest profit

Used Excel Solver linear programming feature to create a report that demonstrated optimal product mix

ASSOCIATIONS

Volunteer Income Tax Association: Tax Preparer/Interpreter February 2015 -April 2016

California State University, Fullerton

Aided sites by completing intake interviews and translated tax preparations for Spanish speaking individuals

Completed IRS-certification and prepared federal and state income tax returns for qualified individuals

American Marketing Association: Special Events Committee September 2017 -December 2017

California State University, Fullerton

Communicated with branches of AMA to successfully put together events, including Marketing Week and socials

Contacted employers and industry professionals to attend semesters events and socials that resulted in internships