Franco Correa
Maple Grove,MN
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Transaction Advisory Associate
Redpath and Company
St. Paul, MN
09.2024 - Current
- Work with strategic buyers and sellers to conduct financial due diligence, in the middle market, on over 15 transactions with a cumulative deal value of over $450 million
- Analyze and manipulate data to create a workbook displaying target companies' historical financial performance, enabling the team to understand any fluctuations, trends or variances.
- Led comprehensive quality of earnings and working capital analyses, identifying financial risks, uncovering value drivers, and providing actionable insights to support informed decision-making.
- Facilitated management calls and synthesized insights, providing strategic recommendations on Quality of Earnings (QoE) and Net Working Capital (NWC) adjustments to guide deal team leadership
- Perform a variety of analysis to gain an understanding of different metrics such as gross margin, customer and vendor concentrations, headcount fluctuations, cash flow, DSO and DPO
- Directed offshore M&A advisory teams by assigning tasks, providing strategic guidance, and enforcing quality standards to ensure accurate, high-impact deliverables
Audit Associate
EisnerAmper
Minneapolis, MN
09.2022 - 08.2024
- Assist in conducting over 20 financial statements audits of private businesses
- Analyzed trends in financial data to investigate fluctuations.
- Draft reports and present findings to audit engagement senior management and partners, including technical accounting memos and analytic work papers, to communicate results of analyses.
- Communicate effectively with client personnel at all levels, from staff accountants through CFOs, and with engagement team members from staff through partners.
Audit Intern
Lurie LLP
Minneapolis, MN
01.2022 - 09.2022
- Assist in conducting financial statement audits of businesses
- Enhance skill sets in the areas of financial accounting, auditing, and general business principals
- Performing substantive tests and tests of internal controls to identify and resolve accounting or reporting issues
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance And Accounting
ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY
St Paul, MN05.2023
Associate of Science - Business Administration And Management
NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Minneapolis, MN05.2021
Skills
- Financial analysis
- Problem Solving
- GAAP Accounting Practices
- Attention to detail
- Data analysis
- Client relationship development
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Transaction Advisory Associate
Redpath and Company
09.2024 - Current
Audit Associate
EisnerAmper
09.2022 - 08.2024
Audit Intern
Lurie LLP
01.2022 - 09.2022
Bachelor of Science - Finance And Accounting
ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY
Associate of Science - Business Administration And Management
NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE