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Financial Analyst resume example
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Hannah Lindqvist
h.lindqvist@example.com | +46 8 555 0134 | Stockholm, Sweden
Summary
FP&A analyst supporting a €240M revenue distribution business. Most recently brought quarterly forecast variance from 11% to under 4%.
Experience
Senior Financial Analyst
Jan 2022 – Present
Nordvik Distribution, Stockholm, Sweden
Brought quarterly revenue forecast variance from 11% to 3.8% by rebuilding the model around 5 demand drivers.
Identified €1.9M of annual margin leakage in freight recharges, of which €1.4M was recovered in the following year.
Cut the monthly reporting cycle from 9 days to 4 by automating 14 manual reconciliations in SQL.
Modelled a €30M acquisition that closed 18% below the opening ask after the synergy case was re-based.
Financial Analyst
Sep 2019 – Dec 2021
Bergstrom Retail Group, Gothenburg, Sweden
Produced the weekly trading pack for 62 stores, cutting its preparation time from 2 days to 4 hours.
Built a store-level contribution model that led to 3 closures and a €700,000 improvement in operating profit.
Education
MSc, Finance
Aug 2017 – Jun 2019
Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden, Distinction
Skills
Analysis: Three-statement modelling, Variance analysis, Valuation
Tools: Excel, SQL, Power BI, SAP, Anaplan
Why it is written this way
The model is not the achievement; what it changed is
“Built a three-statement model” is a task. “Which showed the acquisition was 20% overpriced, and it was renegotiated” is the reason anybody wanted the model.
Accuracy is quoted as variance, because that is how it is measured
Forecast quality has a standard unit. Using it signals that this person has been held to it, which a general claim about accuracy does not.
The certification is in the document, not implied
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Improved quality or reliability
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- Eliminated ___, ending ___ that had cost ___
- Introduced ___, cutting ___ incidents by ___%
Moved a commercial number
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- Won ___ accounts worth ___, including ___
- Lifted ___ by ___% by ___
- Retained ___ of ___ through ___
Also called
Accounting Analyst · Acquisition Analyst · Acquisition Specialist · Acquisitions Analyst · Acquisitions Consultant · Alternative Financing Specialist · Analyst · Bank Analyst · Banking Analyst · Bond Analyst
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Hannah Lindqvist h.lindqvist@example.com | +46 8 555 0134 | Stockholm, Sweden SUMMARY FP&A analyst supporting a €240M revenue distribution business. Most recently brought quarterly forecast variance from 11% to under 4%. EXPERIENCE Senior Financial Analyst | Jan 2022 - Present Nordvik Distribution, Stockholm, Sweden - Brought quarterly revenue forecast variance from 11% to 3.8% by rebuilding the model around 5 demand drivers. - Identified €1.9M of annual margin leakage in freight recharges, of which €1.4M was recovered in the following year. - Cut the monthly reporting cycle from 9 days to 4 by automating 14 manual reconciliations in SQL. - Modelled a €30M acquisition that closed 18% below the opening ask after the synergy case was re-based. Financial Analyst | Sep 2019 - Dec 2021 Bergstrom Retail Group, Gothenburg, Sweden - Produced the weekly trading pack for 62 stores, cutting its preparation time from 2 days to 4 hours. - Built a store-level contribution model that led to 3 closures and a €700,000 improvement in operating profit. EDUCATION MSc, Finance | Aug 2017 - Jun 2019 Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden, Distinction SKILLS Analysis: Three-statement modelling, Variance analysis, Valuation Tools: Excel, SQL, Power BI, SAP, Anaplan