Financial Analyst Manager
Resume:
Hemal Patel
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EDUCATION
Saint Xavier University – Chicago, IL May 2016
MBA – Financial Analysis
University of Illinois – Urbana, IL May 2005
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FTD – Downers Grove, IL
Sr. Financial Analyst Sep. 2018 – May 2020
Provide detailed weekly and monthly reports on trends dealing with traffic and conversion for management
Analyze monthly freight and shipping costs to increase efficiency and usage
Build new pricing models for air/ground mix optimization
Manage monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts in the general ledger
Provide analysis on monthly revenue, COGS, & EBITDA forecasts and budgets
Analyze and produce reporting numbers with large data sets
Provide detailed analysis on average order value, cost per order, and cost per shipment
Prepare commentary on monthly bridges for actual and forecast changes that identify business issues
Worked with multiple P&Ls that rolled up to one enterprise.
CIT – Chicago, IL
Sr. Financial Analyst Mar. 2012 – Sep. 2018
Analyze daily financial performance of fleet activity to establish possible performance improvements
Calculated mileage rates on freight activity for fleet usage
Assist with managing monthly revenue and budget forecasting
Review financial data and prepare recommendations for management
Lead Monthly Income Review meetings with Leadership
Prepare revenue/cost analysis on fleet and ad hoc reporting as requested by management
Maintain database of per diem contracts and processing shortfall transactions to increase revenue
Prepare monthly accruals and journal entries for legal entities that affect P&L activity
Streamlined management reporting metrics for accrual activity to help reduce the number of inaccuracies in revenue recognition
Increased productivity by implementing a new monthly reconciliation process that decreased variances by 20 percent
Directed, improved and updated all per diem policy and procedures to company standards
Implemented new scorecard and KPI metrics for our third party vendors
Collections and Cash Applications Manager Aug. 2010 – Mar. 2012
Managed five direct reports within the financial operations group
Responsible for collections and past due reporting for the rail portfolio
Established and manage the cash applications function for the rail business unit
Oversaw a 30% decrease in outstanding past dues annually
Developed monthly reporting package and provide analysis to senior management
Participated in monthly income review and month end close processes
Implemented and documented policies and procedures for collections and cash applications in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley
SKILLS
Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Cognos, SAP
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