career objective                              

results-driven finance manager eager to contribute superior analytical, problem solving, and leadership skills toward supporting a progressive employer in optimizing profitability

profile                                                

ø  offer numerous years of financial planning, analysis, and reporting experience,  expertise in budget preparation, technological implementations, financial conversions, audit procedures, and resource allocations

ø  strategically plan and implement business systems that improve enterprise-wide efficiency and  accuracy; team with programmers and specialists to improve existing systems

ø  proactively monitor industry trends and developments to create and adjust budgets and forecasts

ø  diligently compile and analyze complex data to produce detailed financial and performance reports instrumental to supporting senior management in assessing business performance

ø  dynamic communication and relationship management  skills; demonstrated ability to train, lead, and collaborate with on-site and remote teams

ø  consistently achieve critical deadlines while maintaining high quality standards

ø  sharp technical proficiencies, including microsoft office (word, excel, powerpoint, access, outlook), ms visio, hyperion pillar, essbase, sap, sap/bw, deltek

 

~ key achievements ~

• proficiently coordinate the timely and accurate consolidation and reporting of p&l, balance sheet, and cash flow budgets and forecasts for all international territories and warner bros. home office; facilitate international communications, provide knowledgeable assistance with all procedures, and server as a trainer and mentor
• successfully partnered with geographically dispersed team of consultants on the development and implementation of essbase-based international budget management system for warner bros.
• created location-specific budgets and goals for multiple four corners stores, conducted variance analysis, generated reports, and authored executive summary of operations
• worked closely with calpine corporation project management team, client representatives, and external consultants to develop and implement cost/schedule control system; collaborated on producing regular updates regarding budget, expenditure, schedule, trend, and forecast status
• in recognition of outstanding performance, quickly progressed within bae systems to attain position entrusted with planning, testing, and analyzing existing business systems and reviewing operating procedures to identify areas for improvement, develop recommendations, prepare feasibility reports, and coordinate the deployment of new business systems, updates, and patches
• served as departmental representative responsible for financial systems integration and system operations and corporate procedures training following corporate acquisitions at bae
• provided critical, detailed financial analysis to at&t wireless executive management; directed strategic planning, conducted internal audits, prepared and updated revenue and expense forecasts, and developed proprietary financial models in line with fluctuating market trends
• as senior project controls engineer at foster wheeler, expertly oversaw all scheduling, forecasting, reporting, and cost control functions on major $150m superfund project

professional experience                

warner bros., burbank, ca                                                                                                                    4/05 c present

supervisor, international budgets and forecasts

 

four corners, inc., canyon country, ca                                                                                                 11/03 c 4/05

contractor

 

calpine corporation, dublin, ca                                                                                                             4/01 c 10/03

project controls manager (financial analysis manager)

 

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bae systems, los angeles, ca                                                                                                                        5/96 c 4/01

senior business system analyst

senior financial analyst c corporate reporting

 

at&t wireless, bakersfield, ca                                                                                                             5/95 c 5/96

senior financial analyst

 

foster wheeler corporation, clinton, nj                                                                                                 10/94 c 4/95

senior project controls engineer

 

bechtel corporation, san francisco, ca                                                                                                 9/89 c 10/94

senior project controls analyst c corporate reporting

education                                           

california state university, bakersfield, ca

bachelor of science in business administration; management concentration 

 

 

 

 

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dear__________________:

 

i am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity as a insert job title and am submitting my resume for your review.  in advance, thank you for your time and consideration.

 

as demonstrated in the accompanying resume, my professional qualifications include extensive experience working in a financial planning, analysis, and reporting capacity for top-tier domestic and international corporations.  i excel at preparing budgets and forecasts, and am adept at preparing executive-level reports and delivering recommendations.  my strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills have consistently proven instrumental in my success at defining and executing plans to improve systems and procedures.  to complement this background, i hold a bachelor s degree in business administration and am adept at using software tools that support financial operations.

 

as an employee, you will find me to be a driven team player committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance.  i am confident that i could be a valuable asset to your company, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

 

sincerely,

 

 

 

 

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