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Seth Morford

Chicago,IL

Summary

Experienced senior financial analyst that combines extensive financial expertise with advanced analytical skills to deliver accurate financial reporting and analysis. Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial data and present findings in a clear and concise manner to leadership and business partners.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Financial Analyst - Supply Chain

W.W. Grainger
04.2023 - Current
  • Owned and successfully managed $300 million budget for network of 250+ stores across United States, ensuring adherence to financial targets and driving profitability
  • Utilized advanced SQL skills to extract, manipulate, and analyze large datasets, uncovering insights into customer and store profitability
  • Presented to senior leadership in clear and concise manner during monthly operational reviews, facilitating strategic discussions and driving consensus on financial strategies

Data Scientist

W.W. Grainger
07.2022 - 04.2023
  • Proficient in Python for data manipulation, analysis, and visualization
  • Utilized libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, scikit learn, statsmodel, and Matplotlib
  • Built and integrated predictive model that accurately identified approximately 5,000 high potential inventory management customers that could each drive additional $80K in revenue for business
  • Effectively communicated complex insights and findings from analysis to non-technical stakeholders

Financial Analyst - Supply Chain

W.W. Grainger
10.2021 - 07.2022
  • Efficiently executed month-end journal entries and reporting, meeting all deadlines with precision and accuracy
  • Automated monthly financial package into PowerBI allowing leadership to view financial reporting on weekly basis rather than monthly
  • Collaborated cross functionally with DC engineering team, inventory, network strategy, and other supply chain functions to provide detailed financial analysis on various ad-hoc projects

Financial Analyst - KeepStock Solutions

W.W. Grainger
10.2020 - 10.2021
  • Provided financial support to KeepStock business within Grainger, successfully managing a full P&L business responsible for $1 billion in annual revenue and $200 million in expenses
  • Streamlined weekly revenue reporting to PowerBI saving 3-4 hours of work per week
  • Championed “KeepStock Investment Analyzer” resulting in decline of 500 “unproductive” customer service hours per week

Education

Bachelor of Science - Finance

University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
05.2020

Skills

  • Expense Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Cash Flow Modeling
  • Data Analysis
  • Journal Entries
  • Communication
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Excel
  • Snowflake
  • PowerBI

Hobbies/Interests

  • Hiking/Camping/Skiing
  • Chicago Sports
  • Golfing
  • Investing

Leadership

  • Developed and led monthly analytics roundtables for the finance community to foster a collaborative workspace around PowerBI, Tableau, and Excel reporting
  • Successfully managed and supported summer intern, leading to their exceptional performance and a secured return offer
  • Played an integral role in campus recruiting efforts, actively participating in career fairs and conducting interviews to identify and assess top talent for the organization

Timeline

Senior Financial Analyst - Supply Chain

W.W. Grainger
04.2023 - Current

Data Scientist

W.W. Grainger
07.2022 - 04.2023

Financial Analyst - Supply Chain

W.W. Grainger
10.2021 - 07.2022

Financial Analyst - KeepStock Solutions

W.W. Grainger
10.2020 - 10.2021

Bachelor of Science - Finance

University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

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