Sean Raven
Broomfield,CO
Summary
Diligent Senior Financial Analyst with solid background in financial analysis. Proven track record of delivering insightful financial reports and supporting strategic decision-making. Demonstrated expertise in budget forecasting and variance analysis.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Financial Analyst
Arrow Electronics
11.2023 - Current
- Provided valuable insights by leading monthly variance analysis reviews between actual results and budget/forecast expectations.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive process improvements and increase operational efficiency.
- Streamlined financial reporting processes, resulting in more efficient delivery of critical information to stakeholders.
- Enabled informed decision-making by presenting key findings from complex data sets in clear, concise formats for senior leadership team members.
- Played a pivotal role in annual budget planning, collaborating with department heads to allocate resources strategically.
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST (Contractor)
K12 Inc
04.2022 - 11.2023
- Provide financial analysis for two revenue business units combined $120mil budget
- Develop financial models for Division's P & L, Brand and Marketing ROI that were used for leadership presentations
- Utilize technology to improved operational efficiencies, which increased productivity and identified cost reductions
- Created more accurate forecasting tools and dashboards utilizing Hyperion and advanced Excel to analyze cost variance
- Produce business performance reporting packages for management review, which included variance analysis for budgets/forecast, head count
- Used Hyperion and Salesforce to create analysis reports and recommended courses of action to management
- Responsible for cost allocations for business units and reconciling when appropriate
- Quarterly, calculated forecasting commission base on ASC 606 standards
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST (Contractor)
Coffee & Bagel Brands
11.2021 - 04.2022
- Company Overview: Denver, Colorado
- Created and distributed over 500+ store budgets using Vena software
- POC for Regional Managers for any budget related questions
- Ran profitability metrics on stores that had leases running out and helped executive leadership determine if we should continue operations at that store
- Provided and maintained weekly reporting by store to each Regional Manager to ensure they were tracking at their budgeted CL% and food waste %
- Worked with analytics team to improve and create efficiencies with our Power BI reporting
- Analyzed P&L to ensure margins were consistent with expectations and helped FP&A with month end reporting to executives using PowerPoint
- Denver, Colorado
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST
Quickbox Fulfillment Center
12.2020 - 09.2021
- Company Overview: Denver, Colorado
- Collected data and developed detailed spreadsheets to identify trends and create revenue, profitability, and expense forecasts
- Bolstered annual revenue over $1mm through identification of undeveloped and untapped revenue streams
- Developed postage model and helped lead the annual RFP postage process to analyze different carrier rates to identify the best service for clients while maximizing cost
- Used different reporting tools to create ad hoc client postage analysis (3PL, Techship, IQ & Quickbooks) to help client identify cheaper shipping solutions or optimize packaging to lower weights
- Used PowerPoint and Think-Cell to build monthly executive level presentations (forecast, board reporting & client presentations)
- Used my knowledgeable Excel background to be able to problem solve and provide help to fellow employees
- Denver, Colorado
FINANCIAL ANALYST
K12 Inc
07.2017 - 12.2020
- Company Overview: Herndon, Virginia
- Provide financial analysis for two revenue business units combined $120mil budget
- Develop financial models for Division's P & L, Brand and Marketing ROI that were used for leadership presentations
- Utilize technology to improved operational efficiencies, which increased productivity and identified cost reductions
- Created more accurate forecasting tools and dashboards utilizing Hyperion and advanced Excel to analyze cost variance
- Produce business performance reporting packages for management review, which included variance analysis for budgets/forecast, head count
- Used Hyperion and Salesforce to create analysis reports and recommended courses of action to management
- Responsible for cost allocations for business units and reconciling when appropriate
- Quarterly, calculated forecasting commission base on ASC 606 standards
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Longwood University
05.2017
Skills
- Budgeting
- Financial Reporting
- Revenue Analysis
- Variance Analysis
- Spreadsheets
- Data Trending
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Financial Modeling
Timeline
Senior Financial Analyst
Arrow Electronics
11.2023 - Current
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST (Contractor)
K12 Inc
04.2022 - 11.2023
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST (Contractor)
Coffee & Bagel Brands
11.2021 - 04.2022
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST
Quickbox Fulfillment Center
12.2020 - 09.2021
FINANCIAL ANALYST
K12 Inc
07.2017 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Longwood University
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