Fp A Financial Analysis
Resume:
Amy Byerly
Pittsburgh, PA *****
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Professional Summary
Dynamic Finance Leader with a proven track record at Harvie, driving cost reductions exceeding $1.2M annually. Skilled in financial analysis and team collaboration, I excel in developing strategic budgets and actionable forecasts, empowering departments to achieve their goals while enhancing overall profitability. Passionate about delivering impactful results through data-driven insights.
Skills
Financial analysis
Cash flow management
GAAP
Budget forecasting
Inventory management
R/Rstudio, R Shiny, R Markdown
Microsoft/Google Suites
Quickbooks
Team collaboration
Experience
September 2023 - Current
Harvie - Pittsburgh, PA
Finance Manager
FP&A: Developed and monitored revenue forecasts, budgets, and cash flow models in a retail start-up. Implemented a sales forecasting model, providing actionable direction and motivation to sourcing and marketing teams.
Cross-functional teams: Collaborated with department heads to refine $10M expense budgets and align spending with strategic priorities. Implemented strategic cost-reduction initiatives, significantly lowering expenses by over $1.2M annually.
Financial operations: Executed all routine tasks of the Finance Department, including AP, expense reporting, payroll, tax compliance, employee benefit administration, and maintaining accurate financial statements.
Financial reporting: Prepared and presented financial reports to stakeholders.
Team leadership: Recruited, trained, and managed finance and HR teams.
Funding: Secured $1.5M through government grants and investments.
June 2022 - September 2023
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA
Data Analyst
Statistical analysis: Performed multi-variate analyses on very large datasets (30,000,000+ entries) for biostatistical and epidemiological modeling.
Communication: Created concise, clear data visualizations for grant writing, journal publication, and presentations.
Problem-solving and critical-thinking: Developed methods for fuzzy text-matching that linked free-text NDC descriptions to ATC codes, enhancing biomedical research.
September 2019 - June 2022
University of Denver - Denver, CO
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
Research: Designed and conducted research on species emergence and anthropogenic effects on field crickets.
Statistical analysis: Cleaned, merged, and analyzed datasets using Excel, R, and JMP, leading to three first-author publications.
Leadership and education: Taught laboratory class sections catered to both STEM and non-STEM majors.
October 2015 - December 2021
Firefly Retail Consulting - Denver, CO
CEO/Founder
Entrepreneurship: Established a retail consulting business, achieving client profitability increases of up to 38%.
FP&A: Generated and presented monthly plans to guide inventory purchasing. Evaluated effectiveness of implemented solutions by monitoring key profitability indicators.
Financial operations: Provided bookkeeping and accounting services to clients.
Leadership and education: Developed online educational content offering practical solutions for independent retail challenges.
March 2009 - September 2014
The Giggling Green Bean - Denver, CO
CEO/Founder
Entrepreneurship: Founded a popular retail boutique chain, generating over $500K annually.
FP&A: Projected earnings, balanced budgets, and created successful marketing programs.
Operations management: Identified and implemented procedural improvements for profitability, sustainability, customer satisfaction, and employee retention.
Education
June 2022
University of Denver Denver, CO
M.S. Evolutionary Biology & Ecology
May 2019
Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO
B.S. Biology
Certifications
Business Science University: Data Science for Business Part 1 2022
Business Science University: Data Science for Business Part 2 2022
Business Science University: Shiny Web Applications 2022
Certified Bookkeeper 2015
Language
English
Native
Spanish
Conversational
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