Sales Associate

MATTHEW RICHARD

South Boston, MA• 508-***-**** • *******.*******@*****.***

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE:

Stax, Boston, MA January 2012- Present

Research Associate (Contract Based)

Contribute to a wide range of due diligence and corporate engagements across consumer products and services, industrial products and manufacturing

Communicate with corporate and investor clients, focusing largely on competitive positioning and analysis, market analysis, and customer loyalty

Apply strategic and analytical approaches to help executive teams solve complex issues including: optimizing marketing spending, understanding industry dynamics, performing acquisition evaluations, and developing robust data-driven growth strategies

Communicate market strategies by creating focus groups and presenting analysis to upper level associates

Help manage risk by providing detail driven data which lead to a five percent sales growth for our client

Boston University, Boston, MA March 2010-December 2010

Financial Administrator

Worked closely with the director of Finance through Boston University’s School of Education in order to help manage an eight-million-dollar budget

Organized and reported highly confidential financial statements necessary for the Dean of students and Provost Office for further reviewing

Maintained and organized Excel spreadsheets to balance the budget while projecting other major school incomes and expenses

Helped increase savings and develop a function that will increase income and decrease spending

Communicated with individuals in the accounting and finance departments to better understand the internal systems

Managed the budget by seeking out unwanted semester expenses lead to a four percent budget increase

Merrill Lynch, New York, NY-Coop January 2008-July 2008

Local Currency Trading

Developed in depth understanding of technical process involving interest rates and foreign currency trading for both North and South American clientele

Produced financial documentation of derivative instrument securities in order to distribute accurate financial statements for clients

Demonstrated clear understanding of complex derivative products such as futures, forwards, swaps and non-deliverable currencies

Compared data utilizing internal computer systems along with Excel spreadsheets and presented data to the company’s international headquarters

Worked closely with the companies traders to prevent potential processing errors and trade inconsistencies

Boston Equity Investments, Boston, MA June-August 2007

Sales Associate (Summer Internship)

Collaborated with the director of sales to conduct daily market analysis and anticipate possible company discrepancies

Communicated company mission and goals while reaching out to prospective business clients

Maintained and exceeded consistent satisfaction levels with management by ensuring overall cohesiveness of operations

Researched and analyzed national consumer market trends to predict potential effects of oil industry and determine long-term product development cycle

SKILLS:

Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Experience with Bloomberg Terminal

EDUCATION:

Northeastern University, Boston, MA May 2009 Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration Concentrations in Finance and Marketing

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