RezUpFinancial Analyst resume example
A financial analyst resume example with model scope, forecast accuracy and dollars influenced — how FP&A hiring managers separate report-runners from decision-drivers.
Grace Okafor
Summary
FP&A analyst with 5 years in retail and logistics. Owns the revenue model for a $220M division, cut forecast error to under 3%, and built the variance pack the CFO presents to the board.
Experience
Senior Financial Analyst — Carolina Retail Group 2023 – Present
- Own revenue and margin forecasting for a $220M division; reduced forecast error from 7% to under 3% by rebuilding the driver-based model
- Built the monthly variance pack (Excel + Power BI) the CFO takes to the board, replacing a 3-day manual process with a half-day refresh
- Modeled the business case for closing 2 underperforming distribution nodes, a decision worth $4.1M in annual savings
Financial Analyst — Piedmont Logistics 2020 – 2023
- Ran annual budget consolidation across 14 cost centers and $85M of spend
- Automated weekly flash reporting in SQL and Excel, saving ~10 analyst-hours per week
Skills
Financial modeling (driver-based) · Budgeting & forecasting · Variance analysis · Excel (advanced) & Power BI · SQL · Business-case development
Education
B.S. Finance — UNC Charlotte, 2020 · CFA Level II candidate, 2026
Fictional example for illustration — names, employers and numbers are invented, but every bullet follows the honest formula: action + scope + verifiable result. Never copy claims you can't defend in an interview.
Size the money you touch
Division revenue, spend consolidated, savings identified — every bullet should carry a dollar figure, because your job is literally to quantify.
Forecast accuracy is your batting average
Report the error rate before and after your model changes. "Cut forecast error 7% → 3%" is the single most convincing FP&A line.
Show decisions, not decks
Reports are table stakes; name the decision your analysis drove ("closed 2 nodes, $4.1M/yr"). That is what separates analyst from senior analyst.
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