Finance specialist with an M.S. in Finance, experienced in executing data-driven financial analysis at AWS Applied AI Solutions. Adept at constructing complex Excel models to shape pricing strategies and support critical planning cycles. Noted for strong analytical acumen and leadership that boost financial performance and operational efficiency. Focused on applying KPI analysis and revenue tracking to enhance stakeholder communication and strategic decision-making.
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Eric J. Ponku
D.C. Metropolitan Area,DMV
Summary
Skills
- Financial modeling and valuation
- Financial reporting and strategy
- Budget management
- Statistical analysis
- SQL
- Microsoft Excel
- Team leadership
- Tableau
- TM1
- forecasting
- equity capital markets
- QuickBooks
- Amazon Q
- Basics in Python
Work History
IndependantGermantown, MD
Professional Development - Forensic Accounting & F
02.2026 - Current
Job overview
- Completed professional training in forensic accounting, fraud detection, and financial risk assessment.
- Developed financial analysis projects using Excel and Tableau for revenue trends, profitability KPIs, and performance.
- Built financial models, dashboards, and visualizations to support forecasting and data-driven decision-making.
- Applied financial statement analysis and investigative techniques to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
- Created interactive Tableau dashboards to communicate insights and metrics to executive audiences.
- Strengthened expertise in data analysis, reporting automation, and strategic finance through project work.
Amazon-AWSArlington, VA
Senior Financial Analyst
08.2023 - 01.2026
Job overview
- Led finance support for AWS Wickr, overseeing planning, P&L analysis, and conducting financial reviews to ensure alignment with business objectives
- Build complex financial models to support pricing decisions for new products, including full P&L forecast, elasticity analysis, and marginal cost modeling, presenting recommendations to senior leadership
- Led the development of monthly financial close activities and financial reporting models
- Compiled and reviewed financial results and operational plans, communicating insights to senior leaders to inform strategic decisions
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and sales leaders, to forecast revenue and operating expenses, enhancing overall financial visibility
- Support modeling efforts for pricing, product strategy and infrastructure investment decisions
- Performed analyses to support key business initiatives and proposals including pricing and new launches
- Developed business insights and KPI dashboards
- Led efforts to improve finance processes and tools
- Automate customer information reports by writing complex SQL queries and integrating various data warehouses
Kwashi LLCCincinnati, OH
Financial Analyst-part-time
01.2021 - 11.2024
Job overview
- Evaluated the company's projects using Discounted Cash Flow to provide accept/reject recommendations
- Advised on investment activities and formulated strategies to maximize company profit
- Introduced new forecasting strategies and management reporting system to improve financial data accuracy by 8%
- Tracked large payments and expenditures to reduce reporting process time by 10%
- Prepared annual financial reports and activity statements for stakeholder review
ComfortablelivingLexington, KY
Data Analyst
01.2022 - 12.2022
Job overview
- Created dashboards and reports to measure healthcare outcomes, costs, efficiency, and quality using Excel and Tableau.
- Delivered insights and recommendations through Tableau stories to improve healthcare delivery and enhance patient care and population health outcomes.
- Collaborated with clinicians, administrators, payers, and regulators to support data-driven improvements and compliance using SQL.
- Interpreted, analyzed, and reported complex health data for improving the quality of services provided to patients.
- Analyzed healthcare data from electronic health records, claims, billing, and quality measures using Excel to identify trends and support decision-making.
- Managed data sets and conducted data cleaning to facilitate data export to statistics packages.
- Documented all activities for timely updates in company database to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
University of Kentucky
Portfolio Management Analyst, Student
01.2021 - 05.2021
Job overview
- Developed individual company and sector-wide financial models utilizing Excel and Capital IQ for research reports, which improved fund performance by 20%.
- Conducted equity research and evaluated companies using discounted cash flow (DCF), dividend discount model (DDM), and comparable models to provide buy/hold/sell recommendations.
- Conducted industry research in energy, consumer staples, and technology sectors, presenting findings to faculty and supporting a buy/hold/sell recommendation that enhanced fund performance by 15%.
- Conducted risk assessment through market research and macroeconomic trend analysis using Python analytics and Bloomberg concept to uncover investment risks and opportunities.
- Streamlined data processing by developing Python skills to analyze and process large datasets, saving 15+ hours weekly.
- Performed comprehensive financial analysis and due diligence, leveraging economic/financial research and ethical judgment to maximize financial performance.
- Conducted valuation analysis on stocks in energy, consumer staples, and industrial sectors using Bloomberg Terminal and Capital IQ, reducing risk exposure by 5%.
Education
University of KentuckyLexington, KY
M.S. from Finance
05-2022
University Overview
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyKumasi, Ghana
B.S. from Business Administration, Major in Accounting
05-2018
University Overview
Certification
Forensic Accounting: Detect, Investigate & Prevent Fraud -EDUCBA, Issued Apr 2026
Overview
5
years of professional experience
3
Certificates