michael friedman - resume

MICHAEL FRIEDMAN www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfriedman93

817 N 10th St., #356, San Jose, CA 95112 ♦ (916) 439-4019 ♦ michaelfriedman93@gmail.com

Objective To obtain a position with an industry-leading enterprise in which I can sharpen my skills and advance my knowledge by working with an innovative team.

Experience Sunnyvale, CA Aug. 2015 – Present Finance Analyst II

• Generate revenue projections, advertiser spend shift trends, and ad product growth strategies for sales leadership to drive $240M of annual revenue and quota achievement of 99.6%.

• Managed implementation of capex modeling in Anaplan to ensure availability of actuals by workday 11 versus mid-quarter.

• Streamlined execution of monthly P&L reporting, revenue walks, cost walks, and variance analyses to establish a cadence of delivery to Executive Staff by workday 6.

• Organized regional P&L reporting for Yahoo’s $4.5B goodwill impairment. Simplified procedure down to 3 iterations.

• Consolidated and automated processes for forecast loads, weekly executive headcount, and Investor Relations peer comparisons. Repurposed 34 hours per month.

• Enhanced depreciation forecast to a variance within ±1%.

Picasso Renovations, Inc. Sacramento, CA 2013 – Present Communications Manager; Senior Sales & Accounting Assistant

• Correspond with clients regarding proposals, questions, and complaints to promote a professional tone, esteemed reputation, and outstanding level of service.

• Quadrupled profits in decorative plumbing segment entry to $4,500 per month by shifting toward more direct supplier connections and developing a visual, customer-friendly quote form.

• Created promotional DVD for all product offerings using Adobe Premiere Pro and Encore, and increased sales by 17.9%.

• Designed automated checkbook register in Microsoft Excel to bolster efficient monitoring of monthly and quarterly performance.

• Implemented new system of reconciliation through QuickBooks, eliminated backlog, streamlined organization, and simplified methods for completing tax documentation.

Sunnyvale, CA Jun. – Sept. 2014 Finance Analyst Intern

• Envisioned and built comprehensive MicroStrategy dashboard featuring 9 display ad metrics across 15 attributes to eliminate daily manual reporting.

Education Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA Class of 2015 Magna Cum Laude

• Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Finance; Entrepreneurship Minor, Japanese Studies Minor

Skills Language: Russian, Spanish, Japanese.

Computer: Windows and macOS, Anaplan, Essbase, Microsoft Office, MicroStrategy, Adobe Creative Cloud, Intuit QuickBooks; SAS JMP.

Hobbies: Photography, fitness, discovering new music, keeping up with automotive and international news.