Financial Analyst

I would like to work in the finance or contract department of an International Company and be able to apply my previous work experience coupled with my educational background. I would like to work in the capacity that allows for career advancement.

MATSON, DRISCOLL & DAMICO, LLP SEPT 2005 – SEPT 2006
Forensic Staff Accountant Boston, MA
• Administration of five escrow accounts, which includes disbursement of vendor payments, management of bank accounts and calling for further funding when needed.
• Analysis and verification of occupancy rates and rental revenue to project a business income loss resulting from an interruption in normal business activities.
• Analysis of profit and loss statements, income tax returns, and sales trends to extrapolate revenue and saved expenses in order to evaluate the accuracy of insurance claims.

UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL SERVICE MAY 2004 - AUG 2004
Summer Commercial Assistant Associate Madrid, SPAIN
• Compiled data from the National Institute of Statistics, Bank of Spain, and Ministry of Economy to write an extensive range of market research reports in banking, travel and tourism, and commercial real estate.
• Analyzed databases to compile statistics for the yearly Country Commercial Guide, the most comprehensive report on the general business environment in Spain with an emphasis on market access, investment issues and general information on the best product sectors in Spain.
• Communicated directly with clients in order to retrieve statistical information, which was later used to evaluate further economic funding for the US Commercial Service.

CENTER FOR REGIONAL ANALYSIS AUG 2002 - DEC 2002
Research Assistant Savannah, GA
• Utilized Access database to aggregate data in order to determine the impact of governmental funds on migration of companies and employees in a blighted area of Savannah.
• Composed a report of the findings for Dr. Michael Toma, which was later presented to the Savannah City Council.

BRANDEIS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL AUG 2003 – MAY 2005
Master of Arts, International Economics and Finance – 3.3 gpa Waltham, MA
Courses Include: Accounting, Financial Analysis, International Corporate Finance, International Real Estate, Econometrics, Regulating Competition and Private Enterprises, Managerial Economics, and Political Economics.

ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY AUG 1999 – DEC 2002
B.A., Economics, minor in Spanish – 3.4 gpa Savannah, GA
Presidential Honor Roll: 2000 – 2002
Dean’s List 2000-2002
Graduated Cum Laude

ENFOREX LANGUAGE SCHOOL FEB 2003 – MAY 2003
Advanced level certification Madrid, Barcelona, Granada, Marbella, SPAIN
Intensive training in grammatical and conversational Spanish with a full emersion into the Spanish culture.

STATISTICAL PACKAGES including Stata, E-Views, Gretl, and Hummer
DATABASE PACKAGES including Access, Excel including knowledge of Pivot Tables and Crystal Ball
Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office for PC and Mac Interfaces, Internet, Lotus Notes

LANGUAGES: Fluent in English and Spanish, Beginner Arabic
AASU VOLLEYBALL: 1999-2002, Team Captain 2001-02 and Conference Champions 2002