Amanda Chan
Amanda Chan
119 Leah Way, Parsippany NJ 07054|------------|------------
EDUCATION
Rutgers Business School, New Brunswick, NJ | Bachelor of Science in Finance | GPA: 3.7
Honors: School of Arts & Sciences Honors Program, Dean’s List every semester
Awards: 2019 2nd Place Payless Pitch, 2018 1st Place Rutgers Iron Chef, 2016 3rd Place Economics Forecasting
WORK EXPERIENCE
Nomura Securities New York, NY
Summer Analyst June – August 2018
• Updated and analyzed the daily equity P&L along with posting journal entries for adjustments
• Compared flash vs actual P&L of equities and commented on any significant changes, created pivot tables and spreadsheets for traders’ funding reports to analyze their 20 largest daily trades and day on day change
• Improved process to close over 65,000 expired accounts using pivot tables, reducing time spent by 15%
• Consolidated over 100,000 new transactions using Excel spreadsheets and Access to organize daily trades and to keep internal database updated
A------------ Piscataway, NJ
Intern July – September 2017
• Budgeted weekly expense for personnel, managed social media account for over 30 companies, and advertised networking events for these companies which lead to a 10% increase in attendance and ticket sales
• Collaborated with the IT team in creating a way to track the page it in order to monitor the view of each article and forecasted the revenue of the sale of publication for the following month
• Uploaded press releases and news articles for companies, and analyzed the popularity of articles to gauge what type of content viewers sought in order to release more relevant articles on the website to increase online traffic
Mayor De Blasio’s Office
New York, NY
Intern
June – August 2016
• Presented a 20-minute presentation regarding 2-month revisions made to the employee orientation manual to management of various departments that was published
• Collaborated with Fiscal Operations and HR in updating the Mayor’s Office intranet in order to inform departments of their individual department policy and regulation
• Summarized the purpose and description of major events hosted by the Mayor’s Office on the intranet
• Inputted and analyzed payroll to check for discrepancies by creating spreadsheets to organize employee information by department
Small Business Initiative Piscataway, NJ Consultant February – August 2016
• Implemented marketing strategies to promote a local business that garnered a 10% increase in sales
• Reduced inventory cost by 15% by removing underperforming goods, forecasted future earnings of a new product line based on historical data and research of demographic
ACTIVITIES & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Personal Finance Club
September 2016 – May 2019
President, Former Treasurer (2017)
• Coordinated sessions where board members taught members how to create a spreadsheet to budget their weekly budget and semester savings to ensure financial security
• Created a weekly financial newsletter to strengthen members’ knowledge about the economy and stock market
• Advised members on how to diversify their portfolio and to mitigate risks, leading to a 10% increase in value of their assets
RU Global Network
Vice President, Former Treasurer (2017) January 2016-May 2019
• Budgeted monthly expense for cultural events involving catering and supplies, recorded purchases to keep track of inventory of supplies, increased number of members by 20% as a result of the creation of the monthly event
• Planned the monthly event that celebrated a country to share international students’ backgrounds and encourage friendships between domestic and international students through music, dance, food, and games
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Excel, Conversational Cantonese, Painting, Spinning, and Cooking
Amanda Chan
119 Leah Way, Parsippany NJ 07054|------------|------------
EDUCATION
Rutgers Business School, New Brunswick, NJ | Bachelor of Science in Finance | GPA: 3.7
Honors: School of Arts & Sciences Honors Program, Dean’s List every semester
Awards: 2019 2nd Place Payless Pitch, 2018 1st Place Rutgers Iron Chef, 2016 3rd Place Economics Forecasting
WORK EXPERIENCE
Nomura Securities New York, NY
Summer Analyst June – August 2018
• Updated and analyzed the daily equity P&L along with posting journal entries for adjustments
• Compared flash vs actual P&L of equities and commented on any significant changes, created pivot tables and spreadsheets for traders’ funding reports to analyze their 20 largest daily trades and day on day change
• Improved process to close over 65,000 expired accounts using pivot tables, reducing time spent by 15%
• Consolidated over 100,000 new transactions using Excel spreadsheets and Access to organize daily trades and to keep internal database updated
A------------ Piscataway, NJ
Intern July – September 2017
• Budgeted weekly expense for personnel, managed social media account for over 30 companies, and advertised networking events for these companies which lead to a 10% increase in attendance and ticket sales
• Collaborated with the IT team in creating a way to track the page it in order to monitor the view of each article and forecasted the revenue of the sale of publication for the following month
• Uploaded press releases and news articles for companies, and analyzed the popularity of articles to gauge what type of content viewers sought in order to release more relevant articles on the website to increase online traffic
Mayor De Blasio’s Office
New York, NY
Intern
June – August 2016
• Presented a 20-minute presentation regarding 2-month revisions made to the employee orientation manual to management of various departments that was published
• Collaborated with Fiscal Operations and HR in updating the Mayor’s Office intranet in order to inform departments of their individual department policy and regulation
• Summarized the purpose and description of major events hosted by the Mayor’s Office on the intranet
• Inputted and analyzed payroll to check for discrepancies by creating spreadsheets to organize employee information by department
Small Business Initiative Piscataway, NJ Consultant February – August 2016
• Implemented marketing strategies to promote a local business that garnered a 10% increase in sales
• Reduced inventory cost by 15% by removing underperforming goods, forecasted future earnings of a new product line based on historical data and research of demographic
ACTIVITIES & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Personal Finance Club
September 2016 – May 2019
President, Former Treasurer (2017)
• Coordinated sessions where board members taught members how to create a spreadsheet to budget their weekly budget and semester savings to ensure financial security
• Created a weekly financial newsletter to strengthen members’ knowledge about the economy and stock market
• Advised members on how to diversify their portfolio and to mitigate risks, leading to a 10% increase in value of their assets
RU Global Network
Vice President, Former Treasurer (2017) January 2016-May 2019
• Budgeted monthly expense for cultural events involving catering and supplies, recorded purchases to keep track of inventory of supplies, increased number of members by 20% as a result of the creation of the monthly event
• Planned the monthly event that celebrated a country to share international students’ backgrounds and encourage friendships between domestic and international students through music, dance, food, and games
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Excel, Conversational Cantonese, Painting, Spinning, and Cooking