Financial Planning & Research Analyst

Posted on: 2007-06-26

Laura Pawlik 4634 W. 131st Street, #2S Alsip, IL 60803 Home Phone 708-824-9146 Cell Phone 708-560-5913 E-mail [email protected] Objective A challenging position in Finance or Management utilizing my graduate school education, analytical skills, and computer experience. Education 2001 - 2003 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL Master of Business Administration Specialization in Finance and Management  GPA 3.5/4.0 1995 - 1999 Barat College Lake Forest, IL Bachelor of Arts in Management and Business Administration  GPA 3.5/4.0 Work experience July 2005 – Present Walgreen Co. Deerfield, IL Financial Planning and Research Analyst  Prepare monthly briefing of performance for company executives.  Assist with the creation of the annual company budget, specifically the details of the expense section.  Create a Visual Basic system to analyze district office spending to see which districts were hiding store payroll in the district office.  Create a Visual Basic system to assign the correct account number to district office charges. March 2000 – July 2005 Basic Department Coordinator  Coordinate with vendors and buyers to ensure proper merchandising of the items to establish the best possible sales mix to maximize profits.  Create planograms for revisions and/or resets to send out to the stores.  Transmit files from Apollo to the Basic Department Maintenance system to enable publication on a timely basis within set scheduling guidelines.  Answer questions regarding planograms and their execution from district management, supervisors, and store personnel.  Promotional display coordinator for Electronics.  Assist other departments when they need help. November 1999 – March 2000 Administrative Assistant  Responded to phone calls related to vendor and customer inquiries  Set up new items, vendors, and deals in the AS400 computer system.  Prepared worksheets and reports for buyer’s promotional items. Software Experience Microsoft Office; Apollo; Visual Basic.