Austin Benton's Resume (Last updated January 3rd 2008)

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AUSTIN BENTON

- United Kingdom

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PROFILE 
Financial and Strategic Decision Support professional with strong leadership, communication and management skills. An effective team player with a flair for cultivating productive working relationships over a five year career in New York City; seeking post-MBA employment in the greater London area in a managerial, organisational strategy or consultancy role.

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EDUCATION 

Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster, UK, September 2007 - December 2008

MBA in

 

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, September 1998 - May 2002

B.S in Finance

 

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EMPLOYMENT 

Thomson Financial, New York, NY, USA

April 2006 - August 2007
Sr. Financial Analyst
Strategy & Decision Support Role - Worked in teams to provide strategic analysis of companywide financial processes. Wrote reports detailing recommendations. Presented findings to Thomson Financial senior management. Major projects included:

  • Financial Management Processes: team based review of the financial processes of 5 departments within Content Technology and Operations groups. Company implemented cross departmental best practices and standards, based on the report and recommendations therein.

  • Real Time Market Data: developed financial models to analyze Thomson's end to end costs ($150 Million in aggregate) and processes for delivering stock exchange data to customers. Models are regularly used by Thomson managers - they measure each team's impact on the bottom line, providing clear visibility and fostering departmental accountability.

  • Thomson Global Research: researched the asset transfer process to Thomson's research arm in Switzerland (over $15 Million transferred since its inception). The team's findings resulted in standardized practices and improved efficiency throughout the transfer process.

  • Headcount Strategy: met with group leaders and wrote strategic reports detailing monthly headcount reporting processes and presented recommended future best practices.

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Universal Records, New York, NY, USA

October 2004 - April 2006
Financial Analyst
Record Deal Analysis & Financial Management Role - Independent and team based role providing written reports and financial recommendations to company leadership.

  • Determined the viability of signing prospective artists and entering into business ventures based on contract proposals and current financial mix.

  • Wrote reports recommending deal structure (e.g. profit splits, joint ventures and press & distribution deals) for partnerships with companies.

  • Presented these reports to management team - specifically relating to break-even sales units for artist signings, company advance recoupment and overall deal profit potential.

  • Researched and reported on competitor revenue mix - research focused on industry trend toward Internet downloads vs. store bought CDs.

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CarePlus Health Plan, New York, NY, USA

May 2003 - October 2004
Operations Analyst
  • Developed reports on plan membership, growth projections, outstanding claims analysis, etc.

  • Co - managed 15 enrollment representatives, who solicited plan membership. Determined the weekly site location, co-ordination of duties, layout of materials, and start to finish organization of process.

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The Basketball America League, Hoboken, NJ, USA

August 2002 - May 2003
Commissioner
  • Conceived and started an adult Basketball League located in Hoboken, NJ. Wrote business plan, recruited players (approximately 100), had revenues of approximated $15,000.

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SKILLS 
  • Proficient: Microsoft Office (particularly experience in Excel)
  • Business Writing
  • SAP
  • Peoplesoft

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REFERENCES 
Oliver Westall , Director of the Full-time MBA
Lancaster University

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Sean Kron, Sr. Vice President
Thomson Financial

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