Financial Analyst Senior
Resume:
EUGENE HALIM
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
● Forecasting and Budgeting
● P&L Analysis and Ad Hoc Reporting
● Compliance and Best Practices
● Organization Skills
● Data Analysis and Variance Analysis ● Presentation Skills and Influencing Skills
● MAS500, Oracle Hyperion, and
COGNOS
● Data Interpretation and Reporting
● Mentoring and Coaching Staff
● Budget Management and Process
Streamlining
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
● Forecasting, Planning & Analysis, creating, updating and maintaining financial models and detailed forecasts for current and future operations for Palace Entertainment.
● Reviewed and analyzed, monthly and weekly forecasting to provide current and accurate end of year
● results, resulting in meeting financial goals for Awano Food, Palace Entertainment and St. John’s Knit’s Inc.
● Managed finance operations, and constructed various financial reporting tools, including budget and forecasting templates, for over 40 parks at Palace, resulting in meeting budgetary and attendance goals.
● Trained and mentored cross-functional teams, such park leadership, which in consistency, and accurate
● and timely reporting at Palace Entertainment.
● Prepared and conducted financial presentations for upper management, which resulted in consistent messaging and current, accurate financial information at Yokohama Tire, Corp., and Palace.
● Conducted an in-depth seven-year historical P&L analyses, resulting in providing trending analysis for future projections at St. John’s Knits and Palace. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Finance Consultant, Orange County, CA 6/2020 - 3/2025 Berkshire Hathaway Home Services of America - Financial Analyst
● Responsible for annual forecasting of Marketing spending. Updating actuals vs. projected expenses.
● Analyze monthly variances to assist in accurate forecasting.
● Performed financial analyses to assist in business and financial planning.
● Tracked the company’s financial performance actuals vs. budget/long term financial goals. SeneGence International - Financial Analyst
● Developed and maintained financial models including budget and forecast models.
● Assisted in the month end close process.
● Retrieved and analyzed daily sales data from SQL. Home Franchise Concepts - Senior Financial Analyst
● Analyze current and past trends in KPI in all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capex.
● Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance.
● Produced and analyzed monthly KPI measures.
● Monitored performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzed causes of unexpected variance.
Total Vision LLC - Senior Financial Analyst
● Responsible for tracking and preparing daily cash reporting analysis.
● Performed complex and comprehensive calculations for weekly and monthly bonus. Awano Food Group PTE LTD, Tustin, CA 9/2018 -1/2020 FP&A Analyst
Oversaw operations, financial and accounting area of the US office.
● Prepared, updated and oversaw Cash Flow, resulting in accurate cash standing.
● Performed key duties for monthly accounting close and reconciliations, preparing financial statements.
● Reviewed and analyzed, monthly and weekly sales forecasting to provide current and accurate end of year results, leading to meeting financial goals and staying within budget. Palace Entertainment, Inc., Newport Beach, CA 5/2008 - 12/2017 Senior Financial Analyst
Oversaw financial and operations for 40 theme parks, water parks, animal parks, and family entertainment centers nationwide. Analyzed P&L’s and developed monthly and weekly EBITDA forecasting.
● Prepared and oversaw the annual budgeting process, resulting in consistency, accuracy, and timely submission.
● Performed key duties for monthly accounting close and reconciliations, including calculating interest accruals, which resulted in accurate calculations of loan payments.
● Reviewed and analyzed, monthly and weekly forecasting to provide current and accurate end of year results, leading to meeting financial goals and staying within budget. St. John’s Knits, Inc., Irvine, CA 01/2007- 4/2008 Financial Analyst, Wholesale Business Unit
Tracked and analyzed Wholesale business unit results by evaluating sales, costs and G&A. Prepared month-end financial reporting, including flash and actual, for Wholesale business unit.
● Partnered with cross-functional teams to budget, plan, and forecasting for Wholesale business unit’s operations and its advertising costs, which resulted in meeting annual budget projections.
● Analyzed financial impact of newly proposed programs, sales incentives, advertising, and promotions.
Yokohama Tire Corporation, Fullerton, CA 06/2006 - 12/2006 Financial Analyst
Reviewed, analyzed, and generated daily sales and gross margin reports. Prepared accruals for month- end reconciliations.
● Calculated quarterly customer incentive payouts, leading to accurate payouts and maintaining customer satisfaction.
● Reviewed and drafted financial evaluations for new product launches, which resulted in meeting sales projections.
Black & Decker HHI, Lake Forest, CA 12/2003 - 5/2006 Financial Analyst
Conducted month-end accounting activities which included reviewing SG&A and journal entries. Oversaw P&L analysis and reporting. Managed COGNOS database.
● Compiled expenses by cost center and prepared monthly comparative analyses.
● Partnered with Marketing Dept. to analyze monthly sales, costs, and unit reporting by thousands of SKU’s and manufacturing channels, which resulted in accurate product tracking and production costs.
● Evaluated various needs with management, including vendor sales and manufacturing costs, and developed analytical tools, resulting in providing an efficient cost and profitability models.
● Reviewed, updated, and implemented many initiatives, including fleet vehicle policy, which resulted in significant cost savings.
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Financial Analyst Contractor at Cox Communications, Inc., Rancho Santa Margarita, CA EDUCATION
California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
Master of Business Administration (Substantive courses include Financial Management & Marketing) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Skills:Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access,); MAS500 Intelligence Reporting; COGNOS Impromptu; Oracle; Essbase (Online Analytical Processing); Oracle Hyperion; JD Edwards; Movex; Crystal Reports; SQL; QuickBooks.
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