Joshua Solano **** West **th Terr. Hialeah Gardens, FL 33018

786-***-****

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CORPORATE FINANCE ANALYST

Results-oriented and highly-motivated finance professional with over eight years of experience in a corporate headquarter and fast-paced business environment. Efficient and organized specialist who prepares clear, comprehensive financial reports and presentations for high-level executives. Adept in collection, manipulation and management of large amounts of data and generating custom reports. In search of finance analyst position with great growth opportunities.

Superior business acumen • Variance analysis • Financial statement analysis

Budget and forecast monitoring • Data compilation • Analytical reasoning • Time management

Strong organizational skills • Detail oriented • Quick learning • Confidentiality and discretion

Ability to work under pressure • Flexibility • Meeting deadlines

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

«Banco Occidental de Descuento, Banco Universal». Caracas, Venezuela

«Banco Occidental de Descuento» is one of the top five financial institutions in Venezuela

Management Control Area Manager 2011 – 2014

Supported Management Control and Strategic Planning vice presidents for complex financial analysis reports and presentations.

Headed the implementation of a performance management software project to optimize the institution’s budget process.

Effectively managed project’s lifecycle from planning and kickoff to design, coordinated all resources and ensured project stayed within scope and timelines.

Utilized expertise and sound judgement in handling competing priorities.

Supervised staff and coordinated the staff’s financial reports to ensure quality and satisfaction in line with the organization’s standards.

Head of Budget and Profitability Department 2008 – 2011

Reduced report turn-around time by 80% by designing semi-automated templates with Excel’s VLOOKUP function and drop-down lists.

Improved internal key financial spreadsheets and presentations with the use of pivot tables, links and charts maintaining quality assurance.

Communicated to the Financial Controller vice president monthly, quarterly and annually results and main trends of the institution's financial performance and those of the market.

Prepared custom spreadsheets and presentations and analyzed key financial and management indicators in order to plan business improvements.

Successfully developed, in collaboration with the Financial Controller vice president, the budget process and consolidated the information required from the different departments into one main budget.

Worked closely and interacted with business partners and senior executives to monitor and maintain budget figures and find ways to be more financially efficient.

Responsible for generating and distributing reports on budget estimates versus month-end close results to keep departmental managers and executives informed.

Management Control Analyst 2005 – 2008

Responsible for generating reports analyzing major differences in month-end financial statements based on P&L accounts monitoring.

Extensively involved in developing definition manuals of bank’s accounting items from its financial statements.

Assisted institution’s accounting department to analyze accounts for unusual entries or fluctuations and made necessary adjustments.

Responsible for generating bank’s assets and liabilities daily evolution, focusing on its loans, checking and savings accounts, for irregular behaviors or variations.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration 2000-2003

University of Florida, Gainesville, United States

Specialization: International Business 2003

Overseas Studies Program. Richmond University, London, United Kingdom

SKILLS

Computer: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project), Outlook, Enterprise Resource Planning software (IBM Cognos), Integrated Banking System.

Languages: English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), French (intermediate) and Italian (basic).

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Project Management: Definition and Development 2013

«Instituto Iberoamericano de Gerencia de Proyectos (IIGP)», Caracas, Venezuela

Occupational Safety and Health 2013

«Universidad Dr. Rafael Belloso Chacín (URBE)», Caracas, Venezuela

Management Training Program 2011 – 2012

«Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA)», Caracas, Venezuela

Public Speaking and Presentations 2010

«ARL Consultoría Organizacional C.A.», Caracas, Venezuela

VI Professional Update and Development Seminar 2009

«Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV)», Caracas, Venezuela

Formulation and Budget Control 2008

«Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA)», Caracas, Venezuela

Neuro Linguistic Programming 2004

Caracas, Venezuela

LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENTS

French course, second language 2014 – 2015

Lartigue Center, Montreal School Board. Montreal, Canada

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