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Lexington, Ky, Us

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Innovation & Strategy Team1 of 2 Analysts responsible for analyzing new business ventures, target acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate partnerships utilizing DCF, TAM, Industry, and comparable company modeling and analysis to drive decision making.Supporting Financial due diligence of target acquisitions & corporate partnerships outside the scope of traditional Core. (buy-side analysis) Supporting Financial Reporting and monitoring of new business pilots/projects… Show more Innovation & Strategy Team1 of 2 Analysts responsible for analyzing new business ventures, target acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate partnerships utilizing DCF, TAM, Industry, and comparable company modeling and analysis to drive decision making.Supporting Financial due diligence of target acquisitions & corporate partnerships outside the scope of traditional Core. (buy-side analysis) Supporting Financial Reporting and monitoring of new business pilots/projects outside the normal scope of operations. (New venture analysis & monitoring)Skills: Financial Statement analysis & reporting, Discounted Cash Flow modeling, total addressable market modeling, present value of future growth opportunities, option gaming, distilling digestible content behind opportunities. Show less

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis TeamConducted month-to-month Financial forecasting and analytics across consolidated Franchise stores (US & CA) P&L, providing insight to variances versus plan and prior forecasts. Maintained all new financial models of Balance Sheet/Cash Flow statement for Valvoline Continued Operations, post-separation of product company.Conducted month-to-month forecasting across Corporate Balance Sheet/Cash Flow statement working cross… Show more Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis TeamConducted month-to-month Financial forecasting and analytics across consolidated Franchise stores (US & CA) P&L, providing insight to variances versus plan and prior forecasts. Maintained all new financial models of Balance Sheet/Cash Flow statement for Valvoline Continued Operations, post-separation of product company.Conducted month-to-month forecasting across Corporate Balance Sheet/Cash Flow statement working cross functionally with tax, treasury, corporate accounting, M&A, and business teams in delivering and providing insights to plan and prior forecast communicated to leadership and stakeholders. Assisted in annual and long-range plans for departments and segments. Supported assumptions on Cashflow/Balance Sheet (Debt, Capex, Working Capital as well as other components) and assisted with preparation of presentation materials for LRP and AOP.Automated Capex month-month forecasting and created visibility at the project level for both accrued and cash Capex spend. Bridged all guidance adjusted externally reported Capex to internal unadjusted accrued and cash Capex spend by each department.Onboarded two FP&A analysts, one taking on ownership and responsibility over top-line P&L business forecasts, and the other in corporate balance sheet and cashflow forecasting. Played a pivotal role in a recent ERP transition, specifically on the integration of Capital Expenditure (CAPEX). Created all new investment management program and collaborated with cross-functional teams to support end-end transition.Supported several ad-hoc requests related to external (franchisee performance payouts) and internal (SIP) incentive payouts, financial analytics, and process optimization. Show less

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Corporate Finance & Strategy Team 1 of 1 Analyst reporting to the Director of Corporate Finance and Strategy analyzing corporate partnerships, acquisitions, vertical integrations, capital raising activities, and strategic financial scenario-based impacts on cash to drive decision making.Created and designed excel templates to support M&A and partnership-related activities, company research, and due diligence coordination with target companies; Implemented various APIs within… Show more Corporate Finance & Strategy Team 1 of 1 Analyst reporting to the Director of Corporate Finance and Strategy analyzing corporate partnerships, acquisitions, vertical integrations, capital raising activities, and strategic financial scenario-based impacts on cash to drive decision making.Created and designed excel templates to support M&A and partnership-related activities, company research, and due diligence coordination with target companies; Implemented various APIs within Python to source and automate data within template.Assisted with preparation of strategic presentation materials for the Board of Directors, current investors, potential investors, equity research analysts, and other external parties.Supported capital raising activities, including performing ad-hoc valuations / strategic analysis, preparation of investor presentation materials, financial modeling, and data room management.Exposed to large vertical Merger between two SPAC IPO Companies (NKLA/RMO), was also exposed during this time to various post Acquisition Integration activities post close. Show less

Master Of Science - Ms, Finance

Activities and Societies: CFA Research Challenge Participant, Student Equity Research Analyst, Portfolio Management Committee Member.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance

Activities and Societies: Club Swim, Finance Society Transferred to the University of Kentucky as a second year Computer Science student.

Computer Science