Improver

Brian Ahearn

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) │ Finance Business Partner │ Financial Reporting │ Process Improvements

New York City Metropolitan Area

Analytic and innovative finance / business leader known for ability to provide insightful data-driven financial analysis that guides business decisions. Strong foundation in forecasting, budgeting, management reporting, and accounting month-end closes. Skilled at building cross-functional partnerships to promote organizational success and drive strategic initiatives.

Key Accomplishments:
★ Managed staff of 2 on the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) of compensation and benefit expenses of approximately $950M.
★ Collaborated with business partners to drive forecasting and reporting efficiencies, improving availability and accuracy of financial data by 10%.
★ Lead project to enhance product profitability analytics and reporting for over 250 products.
★ Improved operational effectiveness 20% by streamlining financial management reporting through the use of Tableau.

Specialties:
➤ Challenging status quo to deliver high quality and sustainable process improvements
➤ Ability to “see the bigger picture” and get to the heart of issues rapidly
➤ Collaborative communication skills
➤ Leadership and decision making

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Experience:

• Financial Analyst (Morgan Stanley)
• Finance Director (Morgan Stanley)
• Internal Audit Consultant (Protiviti)
• Financial Reporting Manager (Prudential Financial)
• Financial Analyst (MetLife)
• Finance Associate (MetLife)
• Financial Associate (Morgan Stanley)
• Finance Manager (Morgan Stanley)

Skills:

• Interpersonal Skills
• Variance Analysis
• Financial Planning
• General Ledger
• Python (Programming Language)
• P&L Analysis
• Management
• Journal Entries
• Interpersonal Communication
• Microsoft Office
• Analysis
• Team Building
• P&L review
• Trend Analysis
• Multitasking
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Budgeting
• Microsoft Excel
• P&L Management
• Corporate Budgeting
• Data Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Analysis
• P&L Forecasting
• Essbase
• Leadership
• Budget Monitoring
• Smartview
• Financial Accounting
• Process Improvement
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Planning Budgeting & Forecasting
• Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
• Time Management
• People Management
• Accounting
• Financials
• Financial Statements
• Finance
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Forecasting
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• SAP BusinessObjects
• Financial Forecasting
• Strategic Planning
• Business Analysis
• Corporate FP&A
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Reporting