Experience

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  Blackstone

  • United States
  • Financial Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Associate

    • Jan 2023 - Present

  • Analyst

    • Nov 2021 - Dec 2022

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  NielsenIQ

  • United States
  • Information Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Associate, Corporate Audit Staff

    • Jul 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Finance Leadership Program

    • Jul 2019 - Jul 2021

    International Treasury (February 2021 - July 2021)-Regulate APAC liquidity needs to ensure sufficient local balances for operations while simultaneously coordinating cross-border fund transfers to central pool accounts to fulfill cash management goals-Manage guarantee and debt program in conjunction with local teams and partner banks; worked to clear over $4M of outstanding debt from NIQ balance sheet-Oversee internal dividend and loan strategy in order to shift cash between entities; coordinate loan contracts and FX strategy with derivatives team and legal teams to executeUS Global Client Finance/ HQ FP&A (July 2020 - February 2021)-Build 2021 revenue operating plan for Nielsen's largest clients -Run monthly reporting to analyze revenue trends and determine areas for expansion-Responsible for monthly tracking of separation related expenditures to ensure accurate cash reporting; developed model to capture and categorize $120M+ of expenses as they related to Nielsen Media/ Connect split -Led weekly financial pulse to deliver key financial metrics to CFOUK & Ireland Revenue Controller (February 2020 - July 2020)-Managed Ireland entity and UK beverages client portfolio; validated and reviewed contracts via SAP to recognize revenue based on US GAAP and Nielsen policies; led team of 5 offshore billers to complete bi-monthly invoicing process to minimize errors through assurance checks -Conducted monthly account reconciliations for unbilled revenue, deferred revenue, A/R, and IC revenue to ensure accurate reporting in monthly close process-Drove collections efforts to meet monthly cash targets (approx. €2M), increased average monthly collections rate to ~97% NA Media Ops FP&A (July 2019 - February 2020)- Executed 2020 operating plan by engineering models to capture drivers including headcount, T&E and salaries- Built monthly forecasts and analyzed any variance- Monthly reporting on T&E and headcount and monthly accruals for monthly close activities

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  University of Miami

  • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  • Global Ambassador

    • Aug 2017 - May 2019
    • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

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  University of Miami School of Business Administration

  • Research Assistant

    • Sep 2016 - May 2019

    -Prepare and organize lab facility-Analyze hundreds of responses and rank them qualitatively to be used in research analysis and publication -Distribute stimuli related to more than ten experiments, as appropriate for each study -Grant credit to students in University of Miami's database, based on participation in experiments

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  Ralph Lauren

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Sales Intern

    • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Created computer program optimizing order placement deadline notification between wholesale and production teams via mining and compiling information from internal data warehouses• Allocated wholesale partners’ multi-million dollar budgets by determining key investments for future season purchases based on analysis of historical financial metrics and consumer market trends in both brick and mortar and e-commerce channels• Effectively pitched new collection to domestic and international buyers in sales meetings by studying cultural and political nuances of target market with the goal of increasing sell through rates and AOV• Analyzed historical sales trends across largest department store partners to determine best product fit for sale in each location; conclusions were used to recommend future investment strategy