Alisha Empleo

Past

• Financial Analyst II, Business Development at CTB/McGraw-Hill
• Financial Analyst, Financial Strategies and Analysis at HSBC Card & Retail Services
• Financial Analyst, Business Analysis at HSBC Card & Retail Services

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Education

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
• Monterey Peninsula College

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Connections

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Industry

Publishing

Alisha Empleo’s Summary

As an ambitious individual, I am seeking to utilize my analytic, creative, decision-making and strategic skills within a company that has long-term opportunities for growth and advancement. With my ability to work effectively in teams, individually, under tight deadlines and in high stress situations, I am confident I will add value to your company.

Alisha Empleo’s Specialties:

1. Develop & Deliver Competitive Pricing for New Business Opportunities
2. Effective Team Player
3. Forecasting – Revenues, Expenses & Receivables
4. Income Statement Expert – Prime & Sub Prime Credit Card Portfolios
5. Portfolio Management – Create Strategic Plans to Achieve NI Goals
6. Expense Management & Budgeting
7. Financial Services Professional

Alisha Empleo’s Experience

• Financial Analyst II, Business Development

  CTB/McGraw-Hill

  (Public Company; Publishing industry)

  February 2008 — March 2009 (1 year 2 months)

  • Develop and deliver fixed contract price proposals to external customers for state contracts (RFP’s), shelf sales and international deals ranging from $0.2 – $155 million
  • Create strategic pricing scenarios and collaborate with internal partners to present new business opportunities to senior executives resulting in winning over $14 million in revenue
  • Improve processes in pricing by working with departments to vet costs, define metrics and construct costing templates for Research and Program Management leading to greater financial efficiency and accuracy
  • Increase our expansion into international markets by creating financial models to account for international risks, thus generating profitable business deals within two key countries

• Financial Analyst, Financial Strategies and Analysis

  HSBC Card & Retail Services

  (Public Company; HBC; Banking industry)

  June 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 9 months)

  • Collaborated with internal and external partners to develop business strategies and to address the profitability of portfolio management initiatives for managing the General Motors Credit Card Portfolio worth over $7.2 billion in assets and prior to that the Alternative Channels Credit Card Portfolio worth over $1.6 billion in assets
  • Designed and maintained financial models for all forecasts, monthly reports, ad hoc projects and financial presentations aimed at managing revenue line-items and receivables on the P&L
  • Demonstrated business driver dynamics, methodology rationale, conclusions and recommendations to senior management
  • Analyzed and conducted financial analysis for various portfolio management initiatives, such as Risk Based Repricing, Change in Terms, Activation Programs and Balance Transfers

• Financial Analyst, Business Analysis

  HSBC Card & Retail Services

  (Public Company; HBC; Financial Services industry)

  June 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 1 month)

  • Managed expenses related to Customer Care, Credit, Disputes, Fraud, Internet and Project Management
  • Prepared month-end closing functions and tasks, such as reviewed and verified the accuracy of journal entries and account classifications, ensured proper accounting procedures were followed and conducted account reconciliations
  • Analyzed, researched and documented month-end financial expenses and prepared reports for Senior Management Meetings

Additional Information

Alisha Empleo’s Interests:

Business Development, Finance, Marketing, Product Development, Project Management, Statistics, Strategy, Bikram Yoga, Hiking, Pilates, Planning Community Service Events/Fundraisers, Reading, Snowboarding, Sudoku, Texas Hold'em, Traveling, Volunteering

Alisha Empleo’s Honors:

Certified Competent Leader, Toastmasters, June 2009

CTB/McGraw-Hill's Team Achievement Award, 3rd Quarter 2008

Certified Competent Communicator, Toastmasters, July 2008

Toastmasters Second Place Winner for Area A1's Humorous Speech Contest, September 2007

Alisha Empleo’s Contact Settings

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