Kandra Chan
B.Sc. from University of California, MBA from University of California, Berkeley.Worked with Mervyn’s as a Financial Associate/Associate Auditor,now serving to Google as a Senior Financial Analyst
| Headline: | Club Leader |
| Website: | http://www.kandrachan.com |
| Skills: | Business, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation |
| Location: | Berkeley, CA |
| Groups: | 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: | 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
| Hobbies: | Community service (youth grief counseling), rollerblading, hiking, rock climbing, learning American Sign Language, and creative writing |
