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JOSHUA G. GINTING

Seattle,WA

Summary

Highly accomplished financial professional with extensive experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, business strategy development, and risk management. Proven track record of supporting senior leadership through ad hoc financial analyses to drive operational and strategic priorities and data-driven decision making. Experienced in client acquisition and business portfolio management. Strong project management, communication, and leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and meet key deadlines. Adept at building and fostering strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels to achieve business objectives.

Overview

12
years of professional experience

Work History

First Hawaiian Bank
Honolulu, HI

Financial Analyst-Business Banker
01.2018 - Current

Job overview

Business Banking Associate

  • Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with business leaders, demonstrating a deep commitment to customer satisfaction.
  • Increase portfolio clientele by 54%.
  • Effectively manage and grow a diverse business portfolio by identifying opportunities and addressing client needs. $29MM in Deposit, $8.5MM in Loans, 7.5MM in investment balance under management.
  • Conduct comprehensive analysis of financial statements and tax returns for various businesses (including commercial real estate), ensuring a thorough understanding of their financial health and cash flow.
  • Structure debt appropriately according to borrowing capacity and drafting covenants for company to comply.
  • Annually monitor existing debt covenants.
  • Proactively build and nurture relationships with business customers to ensure a high level of engagement and trust.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on business banking products, providing guidance and recommendations to clients.
  • Perform due diligence inquiries on businesses and their owners to assess risk and compliance.
  • Act as a trusted consultant to business owners, offering tailored financial solutions to meet their specific needs.
  • Innovatively provide creative and outside-the-box solutions to address unique financial challenges in the banking industry.

Financial Analyst

  • Oversee the month-end close process, including preparation of monthly data reporting packages, analysis of key KPIs, and variance analysis.
  • Develop forecasting models and lead the planning/budgeting cycle, ensuring flexibility and responsiveness to changes.
  • Advise leadership and finance business partners (FBP) on key cost drivers.
  • Conduct variance analysis to prior periods and develop recommendations for leadership and FBP.
  • Review quarterly performance analytics and reports, presenting findings to leadership.
  • Run simulations of various “what-if” scenarios, providing insights and recommending solutions.
  • Produce routine and ad hoc financial models to support decision-making.
  • Enhance data governance processes to improve data quality and report integrity.
  • Facilitate the standardization and sharing of best practices, contributing to continuous improvement of systems and processes.
  • Support the preparation of board materials and shareholder reporting requirements.
  • Leveraged advanced technology to enhance productivity and ensure the accuracy of financial conclusions, resulting in optimized reporting processes and efficiency improvements of 60% to 80% over five years.
  • Played a crucial role in contract renegotiation and pricing, ultimately impacting a contract worth $600 million in gross sales in 2019 and projecting a potential $300 million by 2024.
  • Enhanced record-keeping and visibility into budget tracking, variance analysis, and performance measurement by 90% over five years.
  • Collaborated extensively with the sales team to provide data-driven insights and performance expectations, resulting in a minimum 20% improvement in actionable insights from budget data.
  • Provided recommendations and presented financial insights with clear data visualization to senior management, enhancing decision-making processes.
  • Demonstrated expertise in data extraction, manipulation, visualization, and advanced analytical techniques to support comprehensive financial analyses.
  • Maintained and improved corporate financial models to forecast, track, and analyze financial performance, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Overseas Radio & Television
Taipei, Taiwan

Financial Analyst/Project Specialist
05.2015 - 06.2017

Job overview

(Multimedia company consists of non-profit and for-profit segments, offering SaaS, print products, and advertisement services.)

  • Constructed and presented monthly sales reports to managers and the CFO.
  • Computed and presented KPIs(bookings, ACV, ARR, churn, adoption rates, ASPs), including benchmarking analysis, to managers and the CFO.
  • Conducted special studies in support of financial strategy, capital allocation, plan implementation, and corporate growth initiatives.
  • Performed financial modeling for project cash flow forecasting and valuations (operating, revenue, and income modeling).
  • Analyzed and identified business trends related to product cycles, customer buying habits, spending projections, and operating expense management.
  • Managed profit and loss for different operating unit segments.
  • Evaluated overall company financial standing and credit worthiness including Weighted Average Cost of Capital(WACC) analysis.
  • Led R&D projects for new product opportunities.
  • Assisted and complied with CPA firm in all US corporate tax filing and assisted in evaluating optimal tax strategies; support preparation and recommendation.

ECOCAB
Honolulu, HI

Financial & Accounting Manager Assistant
07.2012 - 01.2013

Job overview

(First Green Taxi Fleet in Honolulu Focusing on Excellent Customer Service)

  • Assisted in supervising and ensuring the achievement of all long and short-term objectives.
  • Monitored daily sales with an average value of US$14,000 and a daily growth rate of 8%-15%.
  • Identified and resolved issues in accounting, including invoicing, cash management, accounts payable, fixed assets, payroll, and inventory control.
  • Manage weekly GL entries for the entirety of company.
  • Income & expense forecasting.

Merrill Lynch
Honolulu, HI

Wealth Management Team Intern
05.2012 - 07.2012

Job overview

  • Prepared clients' portfolio reviews.
  • Prepared financial data and created Excel spreadsheets for financial advisors.
  • Analyzed mutual funds for client selection.
  • Review Net Asset Value(NAV) reports in comparison to analyst estimates.
  • Developed basic client advising skills.

Education

Azusa Pacific University

Bachelors of Science from Finance
05.2015

University Overview

Hawaii Pacific University
Transferred 2013

Bachelor of Science from Finance

University Overview

PADI

Rescue Diver Certified

University Overview

Skills

  • Computer-oriented: QuickBooks, SQL, PowerBi, Tableau, Python, MS Office (Including Advance Excel), COGNOS, ERP System
  • Analytics: Financial Planning & Analysis, Business Strategy Development, Strategic Planning & Forecasting, Data Analysis, Budgeting, Research and Insights, Financial Reporting, Variance Analysis, Data Visualization
  • Organizational: Project Management, Problem Solving, Stake Holder Collaboration, Client Relationship Management, Business Portfolio Management,Sales, Interpersonal
  • Languages: Fluent in both Indonesian and English, Spoken Mandarin (Workplace sufficient)
  • Scuba Diver: Achieved Pass Advanced Level, Currently Rescue Diver Certified
  • Photography: 1st place for First Hawaiian Bank employee photo competition 2019 (Photo was featured in FHB 2019 Calender Pictorials)
  • Travel: Lived in 5 Countries for at least 2 Years in each
  • Continuous learning and professional development in the field

Reference

Reference
  • Svetlana Natarov, Business Finance Officer- Treasury & Investment Division, 808-844-3516, snatarov@fhb.com
  • Grachela Watanabe, VP Treasury Management Solution Product Manager - Treasury Management Servicing, 808-844-3256, gtwatanabe@fhb.com

Timeline

Financial Analyst-Business Banker
First Hawaiian Bank
01.2018 - Current
Financial Analyst/Project Specialist
Overseas Radio & Television
05.2015 - 06.2017
Financial & Accounting Manager Assistant
ECOCAB
07.2012 - 01.2013
Wealth Management Team Intern
Merrill Lynch
05.2012 - 07.2012
Azusa Pacific University
Bachelors of Science from Finance
Hawaii Pacific University
Bachelor of Science from Finance
PADI
Rescue Diver Certified
JOSHUA G. GINTING