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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Detail oriented Senior Financial Analyst leveraging hands-on experience in quantitative / statistical analysis, budgeting, investing and forecasting * Provide robust modeling and reporting to facilitate executive-level decision making * Strong analytical skills, support operations through analysis of key performance indicators and trends * Consensus-driven communicator, liaise across various business units and promote organizational success * Rapidly adapt to new technologies and possess expertise with MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access and broad range of statistical software JUNE 2007 - PRESENT SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST AT FAST TAX CASH FINANCES Support the CEO, CFO and Senior Management by reviewing financial statements analyzing sales revenues, costs, expenses and tax rates for all business units. Develop detailed spreadsheets to identify trends and develop forecasts. Consolidate and analyze monthly results and budgets. Create and deliver presentations, providing recommendations on short-range / long-range ROI. Spearhead due diligence for $10 million joint venture, identifying key risk factors and forecasting investment viability. Established new management reporting system to improve availability and accuracy of financial data, triggering 15% increase in accuracy. Improved accrual reporting by leveraging SAP functionality to reduce manual entries and increase reliability. OCTOBER 2004 - MAY 2007 FINANCIAL ANALYST AT EMORY CLINIC Compiled and analyzed statistical data to establish software, maintenance and implementation pricing objectives. Was responsible for updating group pricing models with regular macro adjustments and modifications. Established strong client relationships while maintaining balance between company and customer agendas. Analyzed profit margins, monitored marketplace trends and analyzed revenue-cost analysis forecasts in the Southeast. Managed month-end closes and Balance sheet and P&L budget variances. Instituted new procedures for purchasing and streamlined invoicing and intercompany billing reconciliations, eliminating up to four days during month-end close. Supplied detail to FP&A for 18 month rolling forecasts. Improved accrual reporting by leveraging SAP functionality to reduce manual entries and increase reliability. OCTOBER 1998 - APRIL 2004 SALES ANALYST AT CELLULAR WAREHOUSE Developed a model to better estimate capitalization expenses within the Common Securitization Platform. Delivered robust reporting and modeling to facilitate executive-level decision making. Provided variance analysis, processed budget variances, submitted accruals and updated forecasts every month. As a primary point of contact, managed annual budgets of $5M through planning and forecasts. Served as the lead analyst for firms outsourcing services instrumental in saving the company $4M over 2 years. Streamlined headcount actuals for four separate business units to create a budget underrun of $400K as a result of an effective forecasting model that evaluated actuals against monthly forecasts. Created a $250K savings against the committed budget by identifying trends and using impactful rate analysis on labor and material costs. Created a resource management database and established processes for effective resource tracking.
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