michael friedman - resume

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MICHAEL FRIEDMAN www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfriedman93 817 N 10 th St., #356, San Jose, CA 95112 (916) 439-4019 [email protected] 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.

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MICHAEL FRIEDMAN www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfriedman93

817 N 10th St., #356, San Jose, CA 95112 ♦ (916) 439-4019 ♦ [email protected]

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.