Adam K Turner aturner33@gmail.com 605 East Elk Place | Denver | CO | 80216 | tel: (267) 885-4255

EDUCATION: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Business Administration, Graduated: May 2015

Major: Finance | Minor: Economics

GPA: 3.38

EXPERIENCE: BURLINGTON STORES INC., Burlington, NJ June 2015-Present

Financial Analysis I, Accounting Operations

Perform Financial Cost of Goods Sold forecasting and analysis by reviewing accounts’ trend models

to build forecasts and explain to upper management any discrepancies from the planned performance.

Explain inconsistencies in the new reporting system by building detailed reconciliations between the

new reports and the General Ledger to isolate the residual variances and research their causes.

Develop processes and trend models to reduce inventory shortage exposure and improve reporting

accuracy by decreasing the reserve rate that funds the liability account used to pay late invoices.

Oversee the reporting and analysis of the inventory counts by building, maintaining, and analyzing

reports to explain incongruities in trends and propose new measures to reduce future shortage.

BURLINGTON STORES INC., Burlington, NJ June 2014-August 2014

Financial Analyst Intern

Analyzed the distribution centers’ inventory shortage by researching shrink and sales items in the

store counts, to propose remedial adjustments and identify vendor and product level shortage trends.

Performed store audits by researching inordinate inventory variances on the product classification and

vendor levels, to explain why the stores’ variances fell outside of the predetermined thresholds.

Examined potential growth opportunities for the arts and frames division by researching industry

trends and analyzing current procedures, to recommend innovative development strategies.

WHOSE YOUR LANDLORD, Philadelphia, PA June 2013-January 2014

Director of Research and Development, and Outreach

Promoted in five months from a Marketing Intern at the parent company, Untapped, Inc., to the

Director of Research and Development, and Outreach for the project Whose Your Landlord.

Disseminated knowledge of the service by arranging and conducting meetings with universities and

media outlets to answer questions and discuss benefits that the service offers to students.

Researched concepts for innovative services and procedures by analyzing the housing industry’s

current trends and influential factors, to further develop the company’s services and stimulate growth.

UNTAPPED, INC., Philadelphia, PA January 2013-June 2013

Marketing Intern

Conducted secondary market research by studying trends in competitors’ and clients’ industries to

improve clients’ marketing techniques and increase visibility on social media platforms.

Provided social media marketing by managing clients’ Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts to

build brand awareness, increase followers, and drive consumers to clients’ websites.

SKILLS: SAP Training; Oracle: Business Intelligence, Retail Merchandising System, Retail Invoice Matching,

SQL Developer; QuantiSense – MicroStrategy; Capsim® Business Simulations; MS: Excel

(extensive knowledge), Word, Outlook, PowerPoint; POM-QM Training; Windows OS; Adobe

Photoshop; Sony Vegas Pro 10.0; Social Media Marketing platforms.

ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS:

Certification Recipient, Bloomberg Equity Essentials April 2015

Mentor, Fox School of Business Mentoring Program September 2014 – May 2015

Member, Financial Planning Association–Philadelphia April 2014 – May 2015

Member, Financial Management Association–Temple University January 2013 – May 2015

Participant, Vanguard Explore Program August 14, 2013