Laura M. Parrott
Executive Administrator/Model/Life Insurance Agent/Financial Analyst
Dallas,TX
Summary
Experienced Financial Analyst with a background in managing and interpreting financial data to support business decision-making. Strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling paired with the ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly. Notable impact made on previous work through identifying cost-saving opportunities and enhancing operational efficiency.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Analyst & Marketing Coordinator
PARROTT ACCOUNTING & FINANCIALS
Dallas, TX
06.2017 - Current
- Company Overview: PA&F services loop on POssss mid-cap clients with at least 10 million in annual revenue focused on industrial, commercial, and residential construction and lighting industries
- Assisted in the preparation of corporate financial statements for monthly closings and annual compliance requirements
- Led efforts to streamline reporting and month-end close processes for clients to shorten cycle time on average by 17 percent
- Doubled financial services income by increasing reach of sales channels to improve profit margins by 46%
- Organized and maintained CRM data on the Jobber platform
- PA&F services loop on POssss mid-cap clients with at least 10 million in annual revenue focused on industrial, commercial, and residential construction and lighting industries
Sales and Marketing Associate
TROY LIFESTYLE
Houston, TX
11.2023 - 09.2024
- Company Overview: Troy Lifestyle is a line of hydro-carbon free skin and personal care products which are designed to help customers look, feel, and smell good and achieve high performance throughout the day
- Assisted a Houston-based nationwide start-up marketing a unisex line of skin and personal care products
- Cross-functional new business formation support responsibilities: led the development of the marketing and sales strategy as well as product branding suggestions
- Provided direct feedback on product formulation
- Troy Lifestyle is a line of hydro-carbon free skin and personal care products which are designed to help customers look, feel, and smell good and achieve high performance throughout the day
Business Analyst
NATIONWIDE TITLE CLEARING, INC.
Dallas, TX
01.2017 - 04.2017
- Company Overview: Nationwide Title Clearing, Inc
- Expertly researches and provides document services in the residential mortgage industry to some of the largest lenders, servicers, and investors in over 3600 county jurisdictions nationwide
- Clients include PrimeLending, Capital One, HSBC, and Cascade
- Prepared audits related to information security measures for large financial institutions such as Citibank, Bank of America, and J.P
- Morgan Chase Bank
- Worked with data sets to improve tools, software, services, and processes
- Collaborated with CTO to improve efficiencies and add value
- Communicated with business leaders to retrieve current company-wide data and meet deadlines
- Nationwide Title Clearing, Inc
- Expertly researches and provides document services in the residential mortgage industry to some of the largest lenders, servicers, and investors in over 3600 county jurisdictions nationwide
- Clients include PrimeLending, Capital One, HSBC, and Cascade
Client Relations Manager
SEO ADVISORS, LLC
Dallas, TX
05.2015 - 01.2017
- Company Overview: SEO advisors is a seed round startup funded by a core group of angel investors located in the DFW region
- Capitalized at $2 million, the company is focused on small and mid-market accounts in oil & gas and related industries
- Managed company-client relationships by communicating and resolving issues raised by clients
- Tracked and reported key performance indicators
- Defined client relationship strategy to create opportunities for all parties involved
- SEO advisors is a seed round startup funded by a core group of angel investors located in the DFW region
- Capitalized at $2 million, the company is focused on small and mid-market accounts in oil & gas and related industries
Marketing Assistant
DIXON MARKETING, INC.
Kinston, NC
08.2012 - 11.2013
- Company Overview: Dixon Marketing Inc
- Is a full-service military sales and marketing agency which offers a full line of military sales and marketing services, including Headquarters Sales Coverage, Retail Sales Coverage, Account management, as well as Information Technology systems
- Designed sales sheets and presentations using Excel and PowerPoint to successfully market new inventory to distributors
- Created comprehensive process of flowcharts to track orders in transit
- Facilitated critical communication between Account Executives and Sales Representatives in order to enhance processes and ensure positive results
- Monitored warehouse shipments against consumer demands to ensure supplies for cyclical business operations were sufficient
- Forecasted projected demand for products to be sold six months in advance
- Dixon Marketing Inc
- Is a full-service military sales and marketing agency which offers a full line of military sales and marketing services, including Headquarters Sales Coverage, Retail Sales Coverage, Account management, as well as Information Technology systems
Contract Consultant
INTERNATIONAL FARMING CORPORATION
Kinston, NC
12.2012 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: International Farming Corporation is a privately owned institutional investment manager at the center of the world’s food ecosystem committed to growing a stronger, more transparent food economy
- Performed financial statements analysis on a variety of extensive expansion projects with an average of $4 million capital budgets
- Frequently interfaced with the accounting department to formally archive accounts receivable transactions and capital expenditure budgeting
- Implemented organization methods for filing corporate and financial documents
- International Farming Corporation is a privately owned institutional investment manager at the center of the world’s food ecosystem committed to growing a stronger, more transparent food economy
Executive Assistant
UT DALLAS ERIK JONSSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Richardson, TX
01.2009 - 05.2009
- Company Overview: Erik Jonsson School of Engineering is one of the fastest-growing engineering and computer science schools in the US
- Home to hundreds of high-tech companies, the Jonsson School has doubled in size since 2008 with the creation of four new departments and nine new degree programs with areas of expansion including biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, analog electronics, cybersecurity, systems engineering, robotics and control systems
- Supported Dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering in managing daily calendar and travel schedule
- Ensured that office operations ran smoothly and handled all administrative tasks including mail, conference room scheduling specifically for prospective professor interviews, and maintenance of office supplies
- Coordinated arrangements for School of Engineering student events
- Leveraged Microsoft Office tools to prepare and review documents (e.g
- Emails, slides, spreadsheets) to assist Dean in arranging offsite meetings
- Received and directed high volume inbound calls, set up conference calls, and made predetermined outbound calls as requested
- Provided support to executive team with weekly status reports
- Erik Jonsson School of Engineering is one of the fastest-growing engineering and computer science schools in the US
- Home to hundreds of high-tech companies, the Jonsson School has doubled in size since 2008 with the creation of four new departments and nine new degree programs with areas of expansion including biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, analog electronics, cybersecurity, systems engineering, robotics and control systems
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS at TYLER
Tyler, TX05.2015
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Problem-Solving/Critical Thinking
- Accounting
- Research and Risk Analysis
- Operations Management
- Product Branding
- Interpersonal and Public Relations
- Strategic Sales Management
- Executive Administration
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Business Plan Development
- Deductive Reasoning
- Life, Health & Accident Insurance
- Business Cycle/Trends Analysis
- Customer Relationship Management
Core Competencies And Technical Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Problem-Solving/Critical Thinking
- Accounting
- Research and Risk Analysis
- Operations Management
- Product Branding
- Interpersonal and Public Relations
- Strategic Sales Management
- Executive Administration
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Business Plan Development
- Deductive Reasoning
- Life, Health & Accident Insurance
- Business Cycle/Trends Analysis
- Customer Relationship Management
Leadership And Activities
- Family Peace Project, Inc.
- National Merit Scholar
- Beta Alpha Psi
- Phi Theta Kappa
Timeline
Sales and Marketing Associate
TROY LIFESTYLE
11.2023 - 09.2024
Financial Analyst & Marketing Coordinator
PARROTT ACCOUNTING & FINANCIALS
06.2017 - Current
Business Analyst
NATIONWIDE TITLE CLEARING, INC.
01.2017 - 04.2017
Client Relations Manager
SEO ADVISORS, LLC
05.2015 - 01.2017
Contract Consultant
INTERNATIONAL FARMING CORPORATION
12.2012 - 01.2013
Marketing Assistant
DIXON MARKETING, INC.
08.2012 - 11.2013
Executive Assistant
UT DALLAS ERIK JONSSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
01.2009 - 05.2009
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS at TYLER
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