Benson Cherian
50 Cragmere Road, Suffern,NY
Summary
Motivated finance professional looking to enhance my experience in the Advertising/PR industry. Desiring a position as a financial analyst that allows me to enhance my financial/analytical acumen in an engaging work environment/industry. Passionate about financial analysis, research, process improvement, & client/brand management. Results-oriented and driven to excel in every assigned task
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Analyst
McCann New York
New York, NY
05.2023 - Current
- Reconciled T&E expenses w/ general ledger at month-end & quarter-end close, including expenses for two clients: MasterCard & L'Oréal
- Monitored expenses for MasterCard's ad campaigns which included partnerships w/ MLB, TD Bank, & The Grammys
- Drafted ~10-20 staff plans for MasterCard ad campaigns per month & distributed work hours for units including account management & production to garner agency compensation
- Posted journal entries and closed general ledger for Mastercard on SAP & Hyperion at month-end & quarter-end close periods
- Approved/submitted ~50-100+ purchase orders & supplier invoices per month from multiple vendors for production expenses & agency events
Financial Analyst
CreditRiskMonitor
Valley Cottage, NY
03.2022 - 01.2023
- Analyzed volatilities of ~50+ companies per day including day-to-day price movements & market caps from various countries
- Reviewed revised ~10-20+ financial statements per day on CRM website to keep subscribers' profiles updated with latest financials
- Monitored proprietary FRISK score model (bankruptcy risk scores) of various companies for further investigation
- Assisted with ad-hoc write-ups on companies' financial status with thorough research on financial backgrounds for each company
- Posted stories to subscribers regarding the processing of financial statements for interim & annual periods
- Processed SEC filing terminations, including Forms 15/25 and RW forms for many companies
Quality Assurance Analyst
CreditRiskMonitor
Valley Cottage, NY
02.2020 - 03.2022
- Maintained the quality and integrity of CRM's database through various quality control procedures
- Reviewed 100+ portfolios of businesses per month and consolidated mismatch errors in the database
- Analyzed 1000+ news articles per week regarding mergers/acquisitions and contracts from L3Harris and Lockheed Martin
- Assisted and trained new hires about daily tasks in the QA department
- Created 20+ new business records per week and updated existing business records to CRM database
- Examined companies' SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 20-F) and published going concern stories for CRM subscribers
Education
MBA - Finance
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL05.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Binghamton University
Vestal, NY05.2019
Skills
- Adaptability Flexibility
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Team Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Detail-oriented
- Ad-hoc Financial Analysis
- Financial Statement Analysis
- SAP (Intermediate)
- Hyperion (Intermediate)
- Microsoft Excel (Intermediate)
- Microsoft Outlook (Intermediate)
- Month-End Close (Intermediate)
- GAAP/Journal Entries (Intermediate)
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Malayalam
Professional Working
Timeline
Financial Analyst
McCann New York
05.2023 - Current
Financial Analyst
CreditRiskMonitor
03.2022 - 01.2023
Quality Assurance Analyst
CreditRiskMonitor
02.2020 - 03.2022
MBA - Finance
University of Florida
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Binghamton University
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