About
Erik Makela CV
| Contact: https://contact.erikmakela.com | website: https://erikmakela.com |
Education
Old Dominion University - Perry Honors College
| BSBA, Finance & Accounting with Honors | 2021 - 2025 |
- GPA: 3.88/4.0
- Acquired $11000 of funding for research into artificial intelligence
- Varsity Esports, Finance Club, Real Estate Club, Civic Scholars, Beta Alpha Psi - Zeta Pi Committee, Model UN, SCHEV Student Representative, WODU Sports Photographer, LeADERS Gold Candidate
Ocean Lakes High School - Math and Science Academy
| Advanced Diploma with Honors | 2017-2021 |
- GPA: 4.0617, SAT: 1340
- Co-Founder of Cinematography and Esports Club
- Participant in Marching Band, Indoor Drumline, Advisory Planning Team, Photography Club, and Table Tennis Club
Certifications & Licensure
- [MB-920] Microsoft Dynamics 365 Enterprise Resource Planning
- [MB-310] Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant
- Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA) ® - Corporate Finance Institute
- Bloomber Market Concepts Certification
- Real Estate Agent/Salesperson - Virginia
Relevant Work Experience
Capital Group
| Rotational Associate, Analyst | Present |
- Engaged In 3 rotations within capital group
- Rotation 1: ARC - ABOR Resolution and Control
- Daily Reconciliation - preforming cash reconciliation across account custodians to maintain ABOR/NAV accuracy, monitor aged items resolve breaks, and escalate risk per SLAs
- Investigate and resolve transaction inquiries by reviewing custodian data and account details
- Monitor aged items and escalate unresolved breaks to internal teams or custodians
Costar Group – Homes.com
| Sales Extern | May 2025 |
- 1 of 20 people selected to participate in 3-day Sales Externship and Speed Selling competition
- Observed and supported Account Executives in their daily sales activities and client interactions
- Gained Comprehensive knowledge of sales operations and process workflow for inside sales
Huntington Ingalls Industries
| Rates, Budgets, Workers Compensation, And Property Accounting Finance Intern | Summer 2024 |
- Managed detailed head-count tracking systems using Excel, ensuring accurate and up-to-date employee data and facilitating streamlined workforce planning
- Gained proficiency in analyzing and managing rates and overhead budgets, contributing to financial planning and forecasting by tracking expenses and evaluating budgetary performance
Streaming Technology Company
| Consultant | Spring, 2024 | Online |
- Consulted on website UX and design strategy to improve clarity and messaging flow
- Advised on digital layout and calls-to-action, contributing to improved follow-through on website landing page interactions
Writ Legal
| Operatings Specialist & Financial Analyst | 03/2022-09/2024 | Online |
- Optimized business processes and explored alternative avenues for improvement of both manual processes and automation of those processes using Microsoft Power Automate - reduced time by 80%
- Used operations software, Tristar Winservver Plus, to delegate and coordinate customer orders for legal servicing of court summons
Reclamation 2142
| Project Team Lead | 2017-2020 |
- Previous Administrator and technical support for the Battlefield 2142 Reclamation Project and Beta - Tester for Project Remaster