Gain a position in a public relations firm in order to capitalize upon my previous experience in finance
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Director of Finance
Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
New York, NY
12.2004 - 01.2016
Oversaw the month-end close process and the preparation of monthly executive financial statements
Developed annual business plans including P&L forecasts and preparation of a $60 million annual overhead budget
Developed gross sales target on a monthly basis; work closely with labels to determine slippage and full year targets
Prepared monthly commission pay out and present results to senior management
Completed various special projects ranging from detailed historical P&L comparisons to handling open receivables issues
Overlooked all sales and marketing invoices and T&E expenditures for five branches
Prepared all customer financial statements and full year sales analysis
Managed and trained Financial Analysts whose responsibilities include all monthly overhead analyses and close procedures and coordinators whose responsibilities include all monthly label billing, invoice coding and various other tasks
Senior Financial Analyst
Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
New York, NY
08.2002 - 11.2004
Assisted in the preparation of annual operating budget, including analysis and reporting of actual variance to budget
Conducted in-depth analysis of divisional financial performance and presenting results to business unit management
Prepared forecasts, variance analysis and quarterly performance measures to review spending and trends
Managed budgets for major corporate projects
Act as a liaison between sales and finance by communicating on a consistent basis to keep track of capital assets and expenses
Overlooked all corporate bills and T&E processing
Finance Training Intern
Bertelsmann Music Group
New York, NY
05.2000 - 05.2002
Assisted in the preparation of annual operating budget, including analysis and reporting of actual variance to budget
Assisted in, in-depth analysis of divisional financial performance and presenting results to business unit management
Assisted in preparation of forecasts, variance analysis and overhead spending for finance management