• Assist in the preparation of the annual budget, monthly sales forecasts, and quarterly income statement forecasts.• Prepare quarterly inventory reserve calculations and quarterly accounts receivable reserve calculations and work with the sales and operations team to control inventory• Suggest market and company trends, resulting implications, and key actions that may influence the company’s financial result, primarily with the Big Buddha division

• Partnered with Foot Locker senior management and business leaders to manage the company’s relationships with the investor community. Provided administrative and project support for the VP Investor Relations as well as interacted with the company’s Board of Directors, institutional holders, individual shareholders, and investment analysts.• Interacted with individual holders about their security positions and prepared peer stock price reports for the Board of Directors. Provided weekly economic outlook and peer event reports as well as issued a daily stock price report.• Assisted in preparation of materials to support investor meetings, conferences, earnings releases, and other investor events. Created detailed PowerPoint presentations used by the CEO and VP of IR.

• Monitor and analyze ongoing and upcoming financial activities and prepare monthly budgets and forecasts of expected future expenses and capital needs.• Responsible for a large amount of ad hoc analysis including strategic store planning and Internet sales volume analysis.• Assemble historical revenue analysis in relation to retail competitor performance.• Perform analysis on measured and forecasted store traffic and transaction volume

Volunteered to do taxes for residents in the Utica Community using the Taxwise program

Collaborated with a team of ten technicians documenting two graduation ceremoniesFixed and set-up equipment for school events; taped home varsity sports games Performed general office duties; edited previously recorded college eventsConsistent outstanding evaluations from

Helped raise money for Utica residents who lost their homes to fires in March 2006Trust Treat - constructed and decorated Halloween haunted house for children Designed flyers and postcards to publicize departmental events to the Hamilton community

Collaborated with a team of two analysts in preparing the Royalty Fee projectContacted vendors to obtained invoice informationWorked closely with the tax department in helping with the depreciation of current assetsAttended many workshops in gaining valuable knowledge about the companyAttended Advanced Microsoft Excel Techniques Seminar to enhance computer skills