Ryan Ehlinger
Summary
Corporate finance professional with a track record of partnering with leadership to drive strategic financial decisions across large organizations. Expertise in developing financial models, enhancing executive reporting, and leading cross-functional initiatives that improve operational performance and financial visibility.
Overview
4
4
years of post-secondary education
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Financial Analyst
Cable One
Phoenix, USA
11.2024 - Current
- Partner with leaders to support strategic financial decision-making across a $200M+ annual Operations organization spanning 14+ departments, providing investment analysis, workforce planning, forecasting, executive reporting, and financial guidance for enterprise initiatives.
- Support financial management of a $44M post-acquisition integration budget, partnering across the organization to validate assumptions, track value capture, monitor financial performance, and communicate progress to leadership.
- Built driver-based forecast for OpEx, CapEx, and Business Services revenue
- Developed executive decision-support analyses for $7M network investment recommendation and validate business cases for $4M annual AI platform investment through ROI modeling, scenario analysis, and sensitivity testing.
- Build financial models and reporting to support enterprise cost optimization initiatives, including outsourcing analyses, cost savings tracking, value capture reporting, and post-implementation financial reviews.
- Prepare C-Suite reporting, including operational metrics, business narratives, data visualization, and performance updates for senior leadership; coordinated development of the annual Board presentation across analysts and managers.
- Design and maintain Excel-based financial reporting frameworks leveraging Smart View and Oracle connectivity to automate Actuals, Budget, and Forecast reporting, enabling GL-level variance analysis, and invoice drill-through, while improving reporting efficiency and financial visibility.
- Lead high-priority finance workstreams supporting lender and acquisition diligence, integration planning, billing migration post-mortem analysis, enterprise reporting, and cross-functional strategic initiatives.
- Mentor FP&A interns by designing analytical workstreams, delegating reporting automation and financial analysis projects, reviewing deliverables, and coaching financial analysis, reporting, and business partnering skills.
Accounting Analyst III | Hybrid Accounting / FP&A
Soaren Management
Scottsdale, Arizona
05.2021 - 11.2024
- Supported FP&A with forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, executive reporting, KPI analysis, and cash flow forecasting, enhancing decision-making for lending and call center operations.
- Developed and maintained forecasting models, standardized planning assumptions, and reporting tools that informed portfolio performance and guided executive decision-making.
- Managed full-cycle accounting for largest lending portfolio, facilitating month-end close, allocations, payroll journal entries, and comprehensive financial reporting across multiple subsidiaries.
Education
B.S. - Finance & Management
University at Albany - Massry School of Business
Albany, NY 09.2014 - 05.2018
Skills
- Financial Modeling
- Forecasting & Variance Analysis
- Executive Reporting
- Process Improvement
- Data Visualization
- KPI Tracking
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Advanced Excel
- Power BI
- Oracle
- Smart View
- Adaptive Planning
Timeline
Senior Financial Analyst
Cable One
11.2024 - Current
Accounting Analyst III | Hybrid Accounting / FP&A
Soaren Management
05.2021 - 11.2024
B.S. - Finance & Management
University at Albany - Massry School of Business
09.2014 - 05.2018