Junior
Financial Analyst template
MATTEO RIZZO
Financial Analyst · Junior
Chicago, IL · matteo.rizzo@email.com · (555) 010-3502 · linkedin.com/in/matteorizzo
Summary
Financial analyst owning forecasting and FP&A reporting for multiple business units. Builds driver-based models that hold up under scrutiny and turns variance into a specific recommendation, not a description.
Experience
Financial Analyst
Great Lakes Logistics · 2022-Present
- Own the rolling 13-week cash forecast for a $140M revenue business; improved forecast accuracy from ±9% to ±3%.
- Built a driver-based opex model across 6 cost centers; identified $1.4M in annualized savings adopted by operations.
- Automated month-end reporting with Power BI and SQL; cut close reporting from 5 days to 2.
- Led variance reviews with business owners, converting each gap into a named action rather than a footnote.
- Partnered with operations on scenario analysis for a fuel-cost shock ahead of contract renewal.
- Key project — Driver-based opex model: rebuilt the cost model that surfaced $1.4M in annualized savings.
Junior Financial Analyst
Hudson Line Manufacturing · 2020-2022
- Prepared monthly variance analysis and management reporting packs.
- Supported the annual budget cycle across multiple cost centers.
- Built Excel models for headcount and spend planning.
- Automated recurring reports that had been assembled by hand.
- Documented assumptions and sources for audit review.
- Key project — Budget template rebuild: standardized departmental budget inputs and shortened consolidation.
Skills
Financial modeling · Forecasting & budgeting · Variance analysis · Advanced Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP) · SQL · Power BI / Tableau · FP&A reporting · GAAP · Month-end close · Scenario analysis
Education
BS Finance · Midwest Central University · 2020 · CFA Level II candidate