Kandra Chan
Pursuing MBA from University of California, Berkeley, B.Sc. from University of California (2003), Senior Financial Analyst and Financial Analyst at Google, and Corporate Compliance Summer Undergraduate Associate at The Walt Disney Company.
| Headline: | Club Leader |
| Website: | http://www.kandrachan.com |
| Skills: | Business, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation |
| Location: | Berkeley, CA |
| Groups: | 2011 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition, 2012 UC Berkeley Startup Competition, UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition 2009-2010, [INACTIVE] UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition 2008-2009 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of California System - Berkeley, University of California System - Los Angeles |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | |
| Position: | Financial Analyst – Finance Internal Systems |
| Description: | Provided system training, support, and automation to European Team.
Partnered with Legal department to create an annual financial plan. Automated regional profit & loss statements by creating flexible online models based on 25 unique allocation methods. Recruited, hired, and trained for financial analysts and Hyperion IT developers. |
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| Position: | Associate Financial Analyst – Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis |
| Description: | Managed Hyperion Essbase administration which includes multiple systems integration, user training, outline updates, and automation.
Conducted monthly profit & loss reviews to identify the major spending categories. |
| Employer: | |
| Position: | Senior Financial Analyst |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2009 |
| Description: | Senior Financial Analyst – Product / Engineering / Marketing Finance
Partner with Marketing teams to develop financial strategies for marketing campaigns, incorporating inventory management and tracking for campaign effectiveness Led the mid-year planning cycle for Engineering and Marketing Teams, through prioritization of strategies and distribution of multi-billion dollar annual budgets Financial Analyst – Finance Internal Systems Initiated European 6-Month Assignment London, UK Provided system training, support, and automation to European Team Partnered with Legal department to create an annual financial plan Automated regional profit & loss statements by creating flexible online models based on 25 unique allocation methods Recruited, hired, and trained for financial analysts and Hyperion IT developers Associate Financial Analyst – Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis Managed Hyperion Essbase administration which includes multiple systems integration, user training, outline updates, and automation Conducted monthly profit & loss reviews to identify the major spending categories |
| Employer: | Mervyn’s |
| Position: | Financial Associate / Associate Auditor |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2004 |
| Description: | Financial Accounting Rotation:
Created monthly expense division schedules to analyze variances between actuals, plan, forecasts and prior year Internal Audit Rotation: Coordinated risk assessments with senior buyers of 6 divisions (stores, distributions, marketing, merchandising, finance, legal) to determine operational risks |
| Employer: | The Walt Disney Company |
| Position: | Corporate Compliance Summer Undergraduate Associate |
| Time period: | December 2002 |
| Description: | Expedited the factory audit process through central management of Corporate Compliance database |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 2011 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | University of California System - Los Angeles |
| Time period: | 1999 - 2003 |
| Degree: | Mathematics/Economics, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | rollerblading, hiking, rock climbing |
| Hobbies: | Community service (youth grief counseling), learning American Sign Language, and creative writing. |
