Senior Financial Analyst
Resume:
Rashmi Das
Germantown, MD 20874
E-mail: ********@*****.***
10+ Years of Corporate Finance, Budgeting, Forecasting, Modeling and Financial Planning Expertise
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Strong expertise in corporate financial forecasting, planning and modeling
Expert in short term and long term budgeting and planning
Proficiency in developing spreadsheets, models, graphs and tables in Excel and Powerpoint
Experience in analyzing business case models and provide innovative strategies
Ability to determine financial trends and suggest capital expenditure initiatives
Strong knowledge of financial statements including Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Cash Flows
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
EDUCATION:
Master of Science: Financial Management
University of Maryland, Rockville, MD – August 2015 – GPA: 3.75
Bachelor of Science: Finance and International Business
University of Maryland, College Park - Robert H. Smith Business School - December 2004 - GPA: 3.40
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Financial Systems: Bloomberg, Navision, Hyperion, JD Edwards, BI, SAP, BPC, Tableau
Application Software: Microsoft Office Suite 2010, Adobe Acrobat, PeopleSoft, Hyperion Planning, JD Edwards, SAP, BI (Business Intelligence), BPC, Tableau
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
USA Today, McLean, VA 2016 – Current
Senior Financial Analyst, USA Today Domestic Publishing Finance Group
Lead digital revenue analysis for USA Today on all domestic operations to include P&L projections and corporate forecasting
Manage the design, development, and delivery of weekly revenue reports displaying USA Today Group Revenue, Impressions, and eCPMs on Direct, Programmatic and Local sales origins to the Chief Revenue Officer and VP of Digital Sales
Manage $85M of USA Today annual payroll expenses as it relates to monthly budgeting and allocation of FTEs, dark time, bonus accrual, and commission
Partner with Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to create and update the annual $250M Domestic USA Today group budget and forecast processes for the 1 year and 3 year plans
Developed and managed monthly and quarterly Digital Dashboards for Local Gannett Publishing entities as well as USA Today Network to highlight key revenue drivers and audience engagement drivers
Analyze and report on actual Digital Revenue and year-over-year variances to plans and actual while determining key drivers impacting the company’s performance
Manage monthly Syndication partner audience and revenue analysis for the VP of Product & Digital Content
Collaborate frequently with business owners on Payroll expenses, FTE, new hire and termination updates
Analyze monthly Display & Video revenue by desktop, mobile, phone and tablet applications to determine top and bottom performers of revenue
Work closely with internal HR, Marketing, Sales, G&A, Custom Publishing, Accounting & Finance and individual business owners on monthly flash updates to plan
Prepare monthly & quarterly Executive Dashboard for Board Members and Chief Financial & Revenue Officers to include Revenue Summary, Group Summary, Digital Revenue Breakdown as well as several other snapshots
Create and manage monthly Payroll FTE expense reports while determining dark time cost savings for departments heads
Rashmi Das
13215 Tiber Falls Way
Germantown, MD 20874
E-mail: ********@*****.***
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MedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD 2013 – 2016
Senior Financial Analyst, Incentive Compensation Group
Analyzed and create monthly plans, calculations, contests, plan modeling, and performance analysis
Forecasted FluMist & Synagis RSV sales performance data on a season by season basis
Collaborated with Senior Directors and VP of Commercial Operations on incentive design and development of processes
Prepared quarterly incentive compensation Prebook & Goal Payout VP Summary Decks for support of 145 Business Sales Specialists, 25 Area Business Managers, and 4 Regional Business Directors
Analyzed and updated monthly FTE headcounts variance analysis reports
Created seasonal referral variance analysis reports to assist in annual Synagis referral forecast
Analyzed incentive compensation payouts as related to MBOs and goal attainments
Worked with senior management to provide compensation analysis and historical trends
Partnered with multiple departments to establish process, procedures and adequate controls around the collection of data and system feeds that occur in the incentive compensation system
Created monthly and quarterly Incentive Analysis presentation decks for the Director team
Collaborated with Accounting & Finance teams to create annual budgets for MBO & goal attainment compensations
Discovery Communications, Silver Spring, MD 2012
Senior Financial Analyst, Discovery Commerce & Education Group (6 mos contract)
Tracked financial progress against plans to pinpoint variances to executive management
Analyzed key trends in Education and Commerce industry as well as the Media industry as a whole
Built financial models to streamline performance processes using Business Intelligence and SAP
Collaborated with Accounting leads to reconcile accruals, reclasses and prepayments on a monthly basis
Developed 2013 Budget models for VP of Finance and FP&A Directors
Collaborated with Education & Media Directors to identify monthly and quarterly risk & opportunities to the Education & Commerce team
Analyzed capital expenditure needs versus plan and budget for short term and long term planning purposes
Created monthly P&L statements to better understand cash uses and needs for FP&A and the Accounting group
AARP, Washington, DC 2011 – 2012
Senior Financial Analyst, Group Financial Services (6 mos contract)
Reported, monitored and forecasted individual spending versus budget on IT, State and National Group, and all Corporate groups
Worked with the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis on budgeting/forecast analyses and reporting
Developed financial analysis based on leading edge financial practices and sound customer and business operations insights that significantly impacts business results
Acted as the primary financial resource to business group leadership and the operating units within AARP, providing financial guidance and ensuring solutions and support on all financial matters
Analyzed income statement and cash flow position to better understand funding needs and P&L projections for both short-term and long-term planning
Collaborated with Group Director in developing, analyzing and monitoring key business group financial performance and operational metrics to identify financial and business trends that inform and guide management decisions and operational planning
Analyzed sub-group budget and actual results to determine run rate trends and anomalies in forecasting
Rashmi Das
13215 Tiber Falls Way
Germantown, MD 20874
E-mail: ********@*****.***
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AARP, Washington, DC 2011 – 2012
Senior Financial Analyst, Group Financial Services (6 mos contract)
Assisted in developing business cases for new and/or expanding initiatives
Identified, investigated, analyzed, and recommended alternative solutions to management regarding operational, management, financial and administrative action/issues
Developed high value reporting, benchmarking, and analysis of complex financial and operational issues for AARP’s Executive Team
Provided strategic input and oversee development and delivery of special projects
Developed strategic partnerships with analysts, managers and directors throughout Group Financial Services and the business operating groups
Legal & General America, Inc., Rockville, MD 2010 – 2011
Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis Group
Prepared the Group Monthly Board Report on US operations to United Kingdom Board of Directors
Prepared unit maintenance and acquisition cost variance and analysis while working with other groups to formulate deviation reasonings
Conducted forecasting of capital requirements for the company’s UK parent
Analyzed and prepared key financial results to indicate gross premium revenue, operating margin and return on equity metrics
Created and analyzed forecasting and planning models to assist in future capital expenditures
Prepared complete financial metrics’ Board book for the U.S. subsidiaries
Analyzed various group budgets to determine cost savings
Collaborated with management to prepare corporate plan and summarized annual projections and roll forwards
Prepared concise executive-level summaries for the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance
Prepared and coordinated quarterly finance management package to the Board of Directors to include capital management objectives and initiatives, sales and profitability results
Planned, coordinated and prepared rating agency reporting and analysis
Analyzed financial statements, competitor data, industry and capital market updates
Created various expense analysis templates to better understand variances from budget to actual
Researched and prepared quarterly analysis of competitors while keeping abreast of industry updates and metrics to assist management in being informed of competitor profitability and other financial results while collaborating in making capital management decisions relating to corporate objectives
Researched and evaluated analyst and earning reports for NAIC companies
Prepared various ROE “what-if” scenarios to assist in making future capital decisions
CapitalSource Finance, Chevy Chase, MD 2007– 2010
Analyst, Structured Finance Group
Performed monthly forecasting and planning for the Residential Mortgage Investment Portfolio using MS Excel
Created and analyze monthly Citigroup and Bear Stearns remittance reporting
Developed variance analysis for budgets and forecasts to predict future investment outcomes as they relate to derivatives, reverse repurchases, and, but not limited to restricted/unrestricted cash
Managed interest and principal payments on two separate asset classes such as Mortgage Backed Securities and Asset Backed Securities
Led special projects central to improving analytical tools, internal business processes, and overall management decision process
Managed weekly and monthly cash positions to evaluate funding activity while keeping major funding departments abreast of valuing of RMIP portfolio
Involved in all pre-settlement thru post-settlement on new asset trades and sales in the Residential Investment Mortgage Portfolio while communicating with relevant counterparties
Obtained and vet monthly pricing marks on all subsequent Agency MBS securities to ensure accuracy
Rashmi Das
13215 Tiber Falls Way
Germantown, MD 20874
E-mail: ********@*****.***
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CapitalSource Finance, Chevy Chase, MD 2007–2010
Analyst, Structured Finance Group
Proactively provided recommendations for improvements to planning and reporting to streamline business processes
Analyzed collateral pledged and received from counterparties as well as coordinating margin calls with the Treasury group and BlackRock Investment Managers
Collaborated with the Treasury Group to plan and budget for daily cash and derivative activity
Created numerous presentations for the Residential Mortgage Investment Portfolio to submit to the Board of Directors as well the Committee group and external auditors such as E&Y
Created and evaluated equity attribution of the portfolio on a monthly basis
Performed weighted average haircut and coupon calculations to analyze equity and liability values
ACCOMPLISHMENTS/AWARDS:
National Association of Realtors, Certified 2005
Awarded the Bank of America Spirit Award for generating 136% above goal for 3rd Quarter
Recognized for Top Performance throughout the Montgomery Co. Team from 3/02-7/02 (Wachovia)
Honored and attended the quarterly President’s Breakfast for top achievement in sales and service (Wachovia)
ACTIVITIES:
Finance, Banking & Investment Society, 2003-2012
Financial Management Association International, 2004-2018
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Society & The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2004-2016
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