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"WORK EXPERIENCE Financial Operations Specialist November 2017 - Present Company, City, Location • Investigate missing funds in the range of $2K-$100K in collaboration with the delivery and accounting department • Assess delivery inefficiencies in the Southern California region and implement solutions • Audit an average of 60 transactions daily and resolve discrepancies with management • Complete vehicle sales in compliance with both state regulations and company guidelines • Utilize Salesforce to compile customer overpayments and request refunds from the appropriate department

Business Operations Associate February 2014 – November 2017 Company, City, Location
• Oversaw 10 associates at a high-volume location and mediated escalated customer issues • Mentored newly hired associates through a rigorous 6-month operations protocol training program • Coordinated the departmental effort in locating and recreating legal documents; achieved a reduction of 70% in missing documents • Maintained and updated corporate spreadsheets which were utilized to create department performance measures • Led department in customer experience ratings with a score of 70; 35 points above national company average

Private Wealth Management Intern June 2015 – August 2015 Company, City, Location • Contributed to daily business development effort with an average of 500 cold-calls • Captured leads increasing assets under management by $650K

EDUCATION College May 2017 • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; concentration in Finance
• Relevant coursework: Intermediate financial management, financial accounting, capital markets, and investment principles

LEADERSHIP Fraternity Fall 2016 Scholarship Chair, • Created an environment that encouraged members to achieve academic excellence • Collaborated with executive and regional board to create incentives with the objective of improved academic performance • Tracked attendance of 50 members to mandated study hours"

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