Sofyа Melikyan
Brooklyn,USA
Summary
Finance Manager with experience supporting revenue forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis in a commercial finance environment. Strong background in variance analysis, pricing support, and performance reporting, with experience working closely with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to inform business decisions.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager, Commerical Finance
IPG Mediabrands/Omnicom
New York, New York
07.2025 - Current
- Manage and review client revenue forecasts using ForecastWise and Hyperion, working closely with client finance teams during quarterly and annual planning cycles.
- Track and analyze KPIs to monitor business performance, and identify areas for improvement.
- Perform variance analysis comparing actual results to the budget and forecast, highlighting key drivers and risks for leadership.
- Review commercial contracts from a financial perspective to ensure that pricing assumptions, revenue impact, and policy alignment are reflected appropriately.
- Build and maintain pricing and financial models to assess the impact of different pricing scenarios on revenue and profitability.
- Support adherence to financial policies and internal controls by reviewing analyses, and reporting for accuracy and consistency.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities, and support cost-control initiatives through ongoing financial analysis.
- Prepare financial analyses and summaries for senior management to support decision-making and planning discussions.
- Support month-end and year-end close processes by reviewing financial results, and ensuring timely, accurate reporting.
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST
IPG MEDIABRANDS
New York, USA
07.2022 - 06.2025
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes in partnership with Accounting, providing variance analysis, and clear financial commentary.
- Prepare budgets, monthly forecasts, and variance analyses, helping track performance against plan, and identify key drivers.
- Perform ad-hoc financial analysis and reporting to support business needs, planning discussions, and management requests.
- Prepare and review monthly and quarterly journal entries, ensuring accuracy and proper financial treatment.
- Maintain and update forecasts related to salary, operating expenses, and revenue.
- Pull and analyze financial reports from SAP, Hyperion, and B&F to support reporting and performance reviews.
- Analyze financial results, and summarize key takeaways for senior team members to support informed decision-making.
- Coordinate invoice and purchase order processing with Accounts Payable to ensure timely and accurate payments.
- Assist in preparing management presentation materials for leadership and internal reviews.
JUNIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST
SOLSTICE RESIDENTIAL GROUP, LLC
New York, USA
10.2021 - 06.2022
- Support financial operations for a property management portfolio, assisting with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Assist with annual audits, tax filings, and other financial and regulatory reporting requirements.
- Prepare annual property budgets and monthly management reports, incorporating forecast updates, and performance analysis.
- Compile and review monthly financial reports to support internal reporting and client needs.
- Assist with cash flow analysis, capital planning support, and ad-hoc financial requests.
- Support the maintenance of the general ledger and accounting setup within property management systems.
- Assist in resolving billing discrepancies, and A/R and A/P issues, working with internal teams as needed.
- Support monthly close procedures, and help ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
Education
BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A) - ECONOMICS, STATISTICS
Hunter College
New York, NY07-2021
Skills
- Excellent communication
- Organizational
- Pivot tables
- Hyperion
- Oracle
- SAP
- Vantage
- MS Word
- Excel
- Outlook
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- VLOOKUP
- Data validation
- Data management
Timeline
Finance Manager, Commerical Finance
IPG Mediabrands/Omnicom
07.2025 - Current
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST
IPG MEDIABRANDS
07.2022 - 06.2025
JUNIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST
SOLSTICE RESIDENTIAL GROUP, LLC
10.2021 - 06.2022
BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A) - ECONOMICS, STATISTICS
Hunter College