1. LUTFI DEMIRAL
112 Marine Ave, Apt D1 Brooklyn, NY 11209
(347) 601 1535
Ldemiral@hotmail.com
Summary of Qualifications
Results driven finance professional with over 8 years of diverse experience managing financial planning,
budgeting, reporting, and month-end close functions. Exceptional background in utilizing data from
diverse financial information systems to build tools and forecasting models that remarkably improve
organizational decision making capabilities and resulted in increased profitability. Proven ability to create
and implement innovative solutions to enhance and streamline existing processes, work autonomously in
a high-paced and rapidly changing environment, and engage with upper management as a subject matter
expert. Highly motivated and detail oriented with strong technical, written, and oral communication skills
and a proven ability to collaborate across departmental lines.
Professional Skills
• Financial Planning and Analysis • Audit / Risk/ Compliance Support • MS Office Suite
• Expense and Revenue Reporting • Business Process Improvement
• Financial Reporting and Modeling • Management Reporting • Project Management
Professional Experience
University of Pennsylvania July 2014- Present
Linguistic Department-Independent Contractor
 Translating various data for voice recognition software development
 Checking sentence structure of essays and making necessary changes
 Identifying issues within the guidelines of department and correcting them
United Nations- The Economic and Social Council Jan 2014- June 2014
Independent Contractor
 Translated Government Economic Output Reports from Turkish to English
 Formatted the reports within department guidelines
FinansBank March 2010- June 2013
Senior Financial analyst
 Perform highly complex financial analyses including budgeting, forecasting, trend analysis, and
financial modeling.
 Create and implement financial controls, procedures and processes to improve data integrity and
quality of reporting
 Monitor actual expenditures vs. budget; track, verify and provide in dept analysis of variance to senior
management.
 Partner with Sales team to find the best product solution to meet our client’s needs and negotiate
rates to ensure highest return
 Managed the month-end close, including invoice processing, billing, accruals, and reconciliations
 Streamline the all management reporting processes to be more efficient and accurate.
 Developed numerous forecasting models to examine company’s projected short- and long-term
growth based on key indicators, sales projections, cash flow analysis, and credit risks.
Macquarie Holdings (USA) Inc. November 2006 – March 2009
Macquarie Securities Group/Trading Desk Assistant
 Support US/Europe trading desk by creating monthly P&L analysis
 Support Brazilian Stock lending desks, responsible for daily position reconciliation
 Reconcile daily option trades as well as daily ELN/OTC structured product deals

2.  Followed up Master Security Agreements with counter parties to make sure all documentations are
up to date and accurate
 Managed client documentations for compliance as well as various administration works
 Processed expenses reports and Amex Corporate statements for entire group
Human Resources Division
Remuneration and Benefits/Associate
 Support 401(k) for US operations
 Responsible for benefits enrollments (Medical/Dental/Vision) for US staff
 Responsible for investigating discrepancies in payroll
 Processed invoices
Education
Bernard Baruch College, CUNY
New York
Master in Business Administration (MBA), Feb 2010
Major: Dual degree program in Finance and Economics
Bernard Baruch College, CUNY
New York
Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, September 2005
Major: Finance and Investment
Technical Career Institutes
New York
Associates Degree of Occupational Studies, May 2001
Major: Industrial Electronic In Computer Technology
Presidential Scholar and Dean’s List for achieving academic excellence with GPA 3.74
Technical Skills
Extensive experience with Microsoft Office ( Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook, Access)
Excel experience with Pivot tables, V Lookup
People Soft 8.0
Microsoft Certified System Engineer
CompTia A+ Certified Computer Technician
C++ Programming Language