Financial Analyst

BENJAMIN CORRIE

***** ******* *****, ******, ***** 75035 318-***-**** ***********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Strategically driven senior finance professional with 10 years of success in financial management, project management, cost allocation modeling, financial reporting, forecast and budget creation. Strong problem-solving skills and well versed in balancing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines under pressure. Able to communicate complex financial information with clear and concise modeling and automated reporting to facilitate executive-level decision making. Great communication, organization, and presentation skills. Possess expertise in MS Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word, SAP, BPC, SAP-BW and Essbase. Working knowledge of SQL, SAS, and Hyperion.

SKILLS

Strategic Financial Planning Operational & Financial Reporting

Expense Management Root Cause Assessments

Financial Modeling Risk Management

WORK HISTORY

Senior Financial Analyst, 11/2009 to Current

CenturyLink – Monroe, Louisiana, United States

Manage all operational expense (~$712M) reporting, on weekly/monthly/quarterly/fiscal basis to business partners, and management.

Design and maintain budgets and forecasting models for financial presentations of performance measurements.

Monitor, analyze, review financial modeling, statistical and operational data to identify trends, results, risks, and opportunities.

Consolidate financial data for monthly performance tracking, trends and variance analysis.

Accomplished OPEX reductions ($20M, ~6%), while executing revenue neutrality goals from executive leadership.

Develop, produce and analyze financial dashboards for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) benchmarking results across accounts, markets, business units, and channels.

Spearheaded all procedures and policies to ensure accurate monthly financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow).

Constructed cost management systems for financial data, triggering 25% increase accuracy.

Managed, created and analyze cost allocation models for multiple operational products.

Established streamlined process for accurate accruals, account analysis and book ~500 invoices, saving $30K per year, +1 FTE

Assemble 3-7 Ad-Hoc analytical reports for leadership on weekly basis

Mentored numerous staff on Centurylink procedures for financial modeling and reporting.

Cost Engineer/Project Controls Specialist, 01/2006 to 01/2009

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. – Houston, Texas, United States

Assembled, updated and analyzed Earned Value Management reports for weekly leadership meetings.

Provided quantity tracking for Estimate to Complete (EAC) progress measurement and value plus reports.

Directed meetings to improve and integrate cost management systems to accurately track cost.

Automated equipment list, manpower, and cost forecast reports. Increased visibility and accuracy by ~12%.

EDUCATION

BBA: Management, 2005

University of Louisiana at Monroe - Monroe, Louisiana

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