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Professional Summary
Finance analyst with 5 years in FP&A for a $180M revenue business. Owns the rolling 12-month forecast, monthly variance commentary, and the board pack, and cut close time from 9 days to 5.
Core Skills
Planning: Budgeting, rolling forecasts, scenario and sensitivity modelling, cash flow planning
Reporting: Month-end close, variance analysis, board and investor reporting, KPI dashboards
Systems: Excel (Power Query, advanced modelling), SQL, Power BI, SAP, NetSuite, Anaplan
Standards: IFRS, US GAAP, internal controls, audit support
Key Achievements
Cut month-end close from 9 days to 5 by automating three consolidation workbooks in Power Query.
Built the pricing model behind a 4% list-price increase that added $2.1M annual gross margin.
Identified $640K of duplicate vendor spend during a cost review; 100% recovered or cancelled.
Experience
Senior Finance Analyst — Harlow Industries | 2023–Present
• Own the rolling 12-month P&L forecast across 4 business units, with variance commentary delivered to the CFO in 48 hours of close.
• Rebuilt the annual budget model in Excel and Anaplan, cutting the planning cycle from 10 weeks to 6.
• Partner with Sales Ops on quota and commission modelling covering a 45-person team.
Finance Analyst — Ridgeway Foods | 2021–2023
• Produced weekly cash flow forecasts with 97% accuracy against actuals over 18 months.
• Automated the management reporting pack in Power BI, replacing 30 hours of manual work each month.
Education
B.Com (Hons), Accounting & Finance — University of Delhi, 2021
Projects
Working capital review: 60-day DSO reduction plan modelled and presented to the exec team; adopted in full.
Additional
CFA Level II candidate
Advanced Financial Modelling & Valuation (Wall Street Prep)