career objective

results-driven financial administration specialist eager to contribute sharp business acumen and exceptional leadership skills toward actively supporting a progressive organization in optimizing bottom-line performance

profile

ø  offer numerous years of experience in financial planning and budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, reporting, and project management, with expertise in delivering cost-effective recommendations

ø  generate detailed specialized reports instrumental to senior management in assessing business status and determining operational strategy; drive information management efforts, prepare cost/benefit and economic value added analyses, and produce ad hoc reports vital to understanding project performance

ø  demonstrated record of leading top-performing on-site and remote support teams, developing and implementing process improvements, and introducing successful cost controls

ø  dynamic communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills

ø  proactive team player equally effective in independent and collaborative environments

~ key achievements ~

• increased customer satisfaction by 15%, reduced process cycle periods, and improved forecasting tools by utilizing the faster process improvement methodology to improve the capital budget planning and submittal process; obtained faster gold certification
• implemented enterprise spend management (esm), a web-based capital budget reporting tool to provide more user friendly reporting capabilities, enable increased visibility into expenditures, and allow for more flexibility in data analysis
• granted inaugural elite award (2004) for excellence in leadership, innovation, and teamwork
• named countrywide financial corporation employee of the month (march 1994) for superior data analysis, support, and report generation for company s annual capital budget presentation

professional experience

bank of america / countrywide home loans, calabasas ca                                                                     1992 c present

senior financial analyst, fulfillment, bank of america home loans (insert date c present)

vice president, countrywide financial (2005 c insert date)

assistant vice president, countrywide financial (2004 c 2005)

senior financial analyst, countrywide financial (2000 c 2004)

financial analyst ii, countrywide financial (1995 c 2000)

financial analyst, countrywide financial (1992 c 1995)

• in recognition of outstanding performance, steadily progressed within company to attain position entrusted with preparing, reviewing, administering, and monitoring and analyzing performance of $700m budget; managed cross-functional budget review team and oversaw all financial reporting
• led team of up to 8 highly productive cost management and control specialists located throughout california, arizona, and india in reviewing and processing $250,000/day in capital expenditures; team accurately and efficiently tracked tracking budgets and spending for over 2,200 branch related projects, analyzed variances, provided data analysis for quarterly reforecasting, and delivered reports to management
• actively supported centralized fulfillment channels in creating forecasts and plans, collaborated with stakeholders on developing and implementing effective cost controls, performed variance analyses and month-end closing procedures, and reported to senior management on all findings
• drafted corporate capital budgeting policies and procedures and posted document on intranet website to provide easy access to all important policy topics in a well-organized, user friendly format and facilitate the policy revision process

 

~ prior background ~

financial analyst, gm hughes electronics, los angeles, ca                                                                        1985 c 1992

education

bachelor of science in business administration, university of southern california, los angeles, ca    

 

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dear__________________:

 

i am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity as a insert specific 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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