ZAIN K VALANI

Atlanta, GA ***** • 423-***-**** • adx8p6@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business Knoxville, Tennessee

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Graduation: December 2018

Major: Finance Collateral: Management

Major GPA: 3.68/4.00

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

48Forty Solutions Atlanta, GA

Senior Financial Analyst Jun. 2022 - Current

Due diligence on 11 acquisitions including financial reports analysis and data book presentations

Performed and implemented synergy EBITDA calculations on both potential and realized acquisitions

Presented over 50 KPI metrics, provide value added analysis on financial results, and asked discussion led questions on month end results meetings with the CEO, CFO, and VP’s

Prepared yearly budgets for 60 plants to be presented to the leadership team showing a 73% lift in EBITDA YoY

Closed the books monthly for 60 plant locations using individual and consolidated accruals, location reviews, and discussions with the Plant Managers

Performed financial close and forecast activities, analyze actual results and provide guidance for short/long- term financial improvements

Updated daily cash position through analysis, investigation, and reporting on key movements and trend in the P&L lines

Worked closely with the business to develop, recommend and establish strategies, plans and processes to improve sales performance

Supported Human Resources for Bonus payouts, Equity Compensation and Merit increases forecasts

Created and implemented over 10 Power BI reports saving the company over 8 hours per week

48Forty Solutions Atlanta, GA

Financial Analyst Dec. 2019 – Jun. 2022

Developed, implemented and managed KPI’s for operations that facilitated and measured improved performance

Created and managed several financial models, summarized key data, and presented findings

Forecasted and analyzed based on driver volume and segmented performance to create multiple scenarios

Automated weekly and monthly reports for Human Resources, Transportation, and HSE departments using VBA and Power Pivot, saving several managers 10 hours in work per month

Engaged in closing a major customer deal by selling the analytical tools we have to offer over dinner and created an automated KPI dashboard with historical trends Power BI for customer viewing

Graybar Electric Supply Atlanta, GA

Financial Assistant Jan. 2019 - Nov. 2019

Mastered SAP for daily financial functions

Analyzed customers’ financial statements & credit worthiness based off in depth calculations

Worked within month-end deadlines to collect monthly receivables for the Atlanta territory

ACTIVITIES

Ace Miller Memorial Boxing Tournament Knoxville, TN

Director of Accounting Dec. 2015 – Dec. 2018

Used financial modeling skills to identify sale trends and set budgets

Managed a 7-person team that helped generate over $300,000 of ticket revenue given to charity

SKILLS

MS Excel, UT Bloomberg Master, Annual Budget Modeling, Forecasting, P&L Management, Critical Thinking

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