Matthew Koval

Experience

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  Gordon Food Service

  May 2014 - Dec 2016

  Sales Associate
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  Northwestern Mutual

  Nov 2015 - Jun 2016

  Financial Representative
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  Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

  Jun 2016 - May 2017

  Assistant Manager

  • Increased annual store sales by 13% by implementing unique marketing strategies and constructing an efficient inventory process• Improved Abercrombie Store 20218 to highest performing in Midwest Region (FY 2016 - FY 2017)• Sharpened leadership skills through interviewing, interacting, and developing quality relationships with store associates• Developed exceptional customer service skills through interaction with a diverse customer base

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  Quicken Loans

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Associate Mortgage Banker

  • Passed SAFE Act Exam in 95th percentile on first attempt (National average pass rate: 55%)• Led ABM groups in game planning strategies to accomplish sales goals• Utilized excellent sales skills to aid in client procurement for Senior Mortgage Bankers

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  Michigan Department of Treasury

  Nov 2017 - Jan 2019

  Accounting Technician

  • Constructed and utilized models and charts with Excel to properly evaluate grant programs for Counties, Cities, Villages, and Townships• Collaborated closely with ORTA Financial Analysts to properly schedule payments• Oversaw the review process and data input of grant programs CVTRS, CGAP, and FDCVT• Integrated Excel models to construct tables for a new grant program that allows for payment accuracy and future forecasting• Formalized grant program reports for State Congressional review Show less

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  Michigan Department of Health & Human Services

  Apr 2019 - May 2019

  Accounting Technician
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  AF - Group

  May 2019 - Feb 2022

  • Transformed customer payment journal entry process. Decreasing working time by 83% (90 mins to 15 mins)• Oversaw and audited daily transactions of five-million-dollar insurance subsidiaries• Consolidated communication to create singular, efficient touchpoint for United Heartland (UH) financial inquiries• Led the successful streamlining of Accounting Ops duties in cooperation with Billing Department• Lead Tester for the company-wide digital transformation. Auditing transactional, customer, and reporting software Show less

  • Accounting Specialist

    Dec 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Accounting Operations Analyst

    May 2019 - Dec 2021
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  Meijer

  Feb 2022 - now

  • Directed corporate pricing strategies of over 40,000 SKUs for $1.5B revenue business units - Pets, Consumables, GM - Strategies include corporate index, good/better/best, national brand equivalization, proprietary own brand techniques• Delivered strong competitive category analysis that reduced cost for Meijer during vendor/merchant negotiations• Effectively partnered with merchandising teams to execute tailored promotional strategies• Led the analysis and implementation of company-wide rounding strategy that gained over $40 million in additional sales• Utilized advanced pricing and statistical models to evaluate Meijer’s effectiveness of pricing and promotional strategies compared to market-wide trends, and industry competition• Analyzed the performance of lagging business units and identified root cause issues that led to an increase in sales of over $85 million Show less

  • Retail Media Campaign Performance Analyst

    May 2024 - now

  • Pricing Analyst

    Feb 2022 - May 2024