Highlights:

Skills:Finance, Analytical, Management, Organization, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Budgeting, Excel, Office

Budget Assistant, Business and Finance Services 01/10/2022 - current
University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas United States
Industry: Financial Services
Redesigning the budgeting system utilized at the University of the Incarnate Word. My work is currently utilized by the Chief Financial Officer and the Director of Buudgeting.
At my current job, I have improved standardization and automation of budgeting and expense management techniques by integrating 32 departmental spreadsheets into one. Further, I have conducted numerous cost-benefit analyses to determine salary increases for 1,400 department staff, faculty, and admin personnel and further distribute completed spreadsheets to department deans and directors. I have also monitored over 300 professional school and program budgets to assure that expenditures are within allowance and process financial reallocations to increase or decrease the budget balance. Finally, I have maintained spreadsheets and prepare budget entries for over 2,000 personnel action forms relating to new hires, terminations, salary increases, and job relocations for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023.--
Project Management Intern, Working Capital Department 01/10/2021 - 07/15/2021
Akmon S.A., Athens, Attiki Greece
Industry: Aerospace and Defense
Conducted cutting-edge research to implement cost saving techniques and further lead to the reduction of inventory turnover days by 14, the reduction of receivables turnover days by 11, and the increase of payables turnover days by 15 from July 2021 to December 2021. Overall I helped Akmon reduce its inventory holding costs by $75,000 and further increased the cash balance by 17% in 2021.
At Akmon, I had the chance to interview 11 executives and board members to analyze working capital inefficiencies and restraints. I researched efficient cash flow practices and created a shortlist of firm-applicable working capital strategies, and further utilized Akmon’s financial data to develop eight SMART predictive mathematical models on Microsoft Excel. Through this analysis, I was able to directly influenced the reduction of inventory turnover days by 14, the reduction of receivables turnover days by 11, and the increase of payables turnover days by 15 from July 2021 to December 2021. Overall I helped Akmon reduce its inventory holding costs by $75,000 and further increased the cash balance by 17% in 2021.--
Finance and Logistics Intern, Finance Department 02/03/2020 - 07/10/2020
Taxi2Airport B.V., Amsterdam, North Holland Netherlands
Industry: Transportation
Conducted research using Excel, PowerBI, and the Expedia Partner Program.
At Taxi2Airport, I delegated the management of over 9,000 B2B and B2C fare prices using the Expedia Partner Program. Moreover, I developed multiple integrative financial models to display over 13,500 fare prices, vehicle types, and travel routes categorized by their corresponding geographical regions. I also collaborated with global cross-functional teams to develop pricing strategies for upcoming destinations, and administered the management of North American destinations, bringing in $3 million in yearly revenue.--

University of Groningen Hanze 09/2017 - 07/2021
Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:International Business
Minor:Financial Accounting
I have completed my Bachelor of Science in International Business with a minor in Financial Accounting at the Hanze University in Groningen. I completed an exchange semester at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, and an internship at Taxi2Airport B.V. in Amsterdam (semester 2) Additionally, I was the Cohort Representative for IBS Program. I graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

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