In 2000, started in May Corp's executive training program one month after graduating Bentley, Accountancy. 5.5 years in Corp Retail, some travel, (St. Louis, MO - plan presentations) 2 years in Buying Office 3.5 as financial analyst, managing largest portion of $350M marketing budget. Responsible for forecasting, reporting, analysis on annual $150M direct mail advertising spend. Learned planning, forecasting, reporting, & variance analysis - executed entire accounting cycle including journal entries sent to staff accountant. Federated (Macy's) bought out May, took on a role as Senior Financial Analyst, Finance Dept Mgr, at Gaming VC (Jan-06). First day on job in Sweden, meeting team (<30 employees) for marketing summit; Florence, Italy (collaborating w/ European marketing team. Dec-06, learned US operations would soon close, joined my family's Norman & Graham CPA's, to gain financial svs experience with more investment planning. Dec-07, recruited to consult, Analyst IV at Fidelity, learned more in financial svcs, specifically modeling, monthly closing, in hedge fund unit; (team relocated to RI) Clients were strictly HNW, just like in Jan-09, RCG's offer came in, working in fortune 1000 companies, in need of help developing compensation solutions for senior executives. RCG was less accounting, more preparation for advising & illustrating investment vehicles for often complex, challenging clients. My goal: transition seamlessly into role challenging my skill-set; continue to grow & add value to an entity that fits my background; company where I can add value; w/ room for mutual growth & successSpecialties: I have several years experience managing advertising budgets in corporate retail, gaming, financial service, and compensation consulting industries. Degree, and portion of analyst roles has been in the accounting function; Advanced with excel, highly proficient with PowerPoint, Lean Six Sigma for SOX compliance. Experience w/ VBA, Hyperion Essbase