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Tampa, Fl, Us

San Diego, California, United States

-Functioned as a trusted business partner to the program management, contract, and accounting teams handling all required financial metric planning leading to positive financial outcomes.-Created performance baselines on current and future programs.-Supported and developed the risk and opportunity registers to ensure accurate “estimate to complete” projections.-Performed cash flow & profitability analysis.-Utilized Earned Value Management techniques to deliver cost and schedule performance packages to required customers. -Trained and mentors peers on business systems and financial analysis best practices.-Assisted in the implementation process of business system upgrades and enhancements.

-Developed and forecasted the multi-year financial plan of a >$1B product line.-Consolidated and presented a product line financial deck to executive leadership on a monthly cadence, with actionable items to increase financial performance.-Analyzed risks and opportunities to reduce volatility within the financial plan.-Created complex strategic finance models related to new business lines and presented to executive leadership to drive business case decisions.-Participated in the discovery/due diligence process and presentations related to multiple acquisitions with the corporate venture team.

-Conducted the financial analysis of various overhead rates and delivered recommendations that led to YoY gross margin increases. -Performed financial analysis on various strategic investments that led to significant ROI increases in capital expenditure projects. -Presented a cost accounting project to senior leadership highlighting opportunities for reduced costs on future production.-Provided input and analysis for all budget cycles that adhered to rate targets agreed to by internal and external customers.

Carlsbad, California

First National Capital (FNC) is one of the nation's leading independent equipment and project finance companies. FNC provides capital investment financing to public and private Middle Market companies with capabilities from $1mn to $50mn.FNC specializes in serving clients ranging from public and private middle market companies to fortune 1000 companies within the following vertical markets: Construction & Mining, Commercial Aviation, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas and Private Equity.

Daytona Beach, Florida

-Performed loss analysis to help price renewal packages for the Special Risks division.-Generated MOD/Loss analysis reports for worker compensation lines via extensive use of Excel PivotTables and Trend functions.-Collaborated with my team to draft a new client proposal based on historical analysis where all financial metrics/risks were considered.