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Raj Ravi

@rajravi

Senior Financial Analyst leveraging advanced Excel, SQL, Python, and dashboards to drive GAAP-ready reporting, forecasting, and decision-making.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a finance team where I can lead GAAP-ready reporting, forecasting, and variance analysis—using Excel, SQL, Python, and dashboards—to improve accuracy, accelerate close, and partner with leadership on strategic operational decisions.

I’m a Senior Financial Analyst with deep, hands-on experience in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and internal controls aligned to U.S. GAAP. I turn complex datasets into audit-ready schedules, consolidation-ready reporting models, and decision-grade insights leadership can act on.

Across nonprofit housing, IT solutions, supply chain, and consumer finance, I’ve built and refined models that improved performance and accuracy—like SKU-level pricing/margin models delivering an 18% improvement in profitability, and logistics analysis cutting total freight spend by 25% through renegotiated carrier agreements and optimized routing. I also strengthened forecasting and budgeting outcomes by improving forecast accuracy by 20% and supporting scenario modeling and KPI tracking that keeps teams aligned to targets.

My edge is the blend of finance rigor with analytics tooling: advanced Excel dashboards, automated KPI reporting, and Power BI visualizations that reduced manual reporting time by 40% and cut finance reporting time by 30%—freeing capacity for strategic planning. From managing GAAP reporting cycles and audit requests to delivering Power BI dashboards that saved 30 hours per week and drove a 35% EBITDA improvement, I’m at my best when I can streamline workflows, improve financial accuracy, and translate numbers into operational action.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Financial Analyst

Rise Services Inc

Mar 2026 - May 2026 (2 months)

Built Excel dashboards and workforce/expense models to improve budget oversight, identifying a 10% gap versus budgeted values and flagging paid holiday underfunding at 1% of salary & wages. Supported hiring/termination analytics and audit-ready budgeting, proposing training and onboarding increases that contributed to a 15% improvement in mid-year employee retention.

Financial Modeling Budgeting and forecasting Paycom Workforce Analytics Scenario Modeling

Senior Financial Analyst

Network Coverage

Dec 2025 - Feb 2026 (2 months)

Analyzed HubSpot performance data in Excel to produce sales/marketing trend reporting, supporting growth with a reported 90% close rate for new customers. Tracked renewals from ConnectWise and updated weekly cash flow statements, showing improving renewal rates (+5–10% monthly) alongside cash movement signals (+$15K investing and -$5–10K operating/financing).

Excel reporting ConnectWise Renewal Tracking KPI Tracking Financial Reporting Trend Analysis

Financial Analyst

Platters That Matter

Nov 2022 - Dec 2025 (3 years 1 month)

Built SKU-level pricing and margin models across 50 SKUs, improving gross margin visibility and driving an 18% increase in SKU-level profitability. Optimized freight costs by renegotiating carrier agreements and routing, cutting total freight spend by 25%, and delivered Power BI KPI dashboards that reduced manual reporting time by 40%.

Power BI Budgeting and forecasting Audit Support Inventory Turnover And COGS Tracking

Financial Analyst

Baokim

Jan 2022 - Nov 2022 (10 months)

Performed sensitivity and stress-testing analyses on $250M in active deals using interest rate and cap rate assumptions to support investment committee decisions on downside thresholds. Streamlined financial close reporting for 10 concurrent engagements, reducing model turnaround time by 40% and improving delivery of investment memos and board-level presentations.

Sensitivity Analysis Interest Rate And Cap Rate Modeling Financial Modeling Investment Memos

Financial Accounting Analyst

Tekus

Dec 2021 - Mar 2022 (3 months)

Created manufacturing cost-variance reports (labor, materials, overhead, and scrap) and identified inefficiencies that contributed to a 10% reduction in excess production costs. Automated monthly close tasks and reconciliation workflows, reducing month-end reporting time by 25%, and consolidated multi-plant P&L, inventory, and cost-center reporting into standardized packages.

Manufacturing Cost Variance Analysis Production Cost Forecasting Process Improvement

Financial Analyst

Elucidate AI

Nov 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 1 month)

Built real estate development models in Excel tracking monthly construction costs, draw schedules, and yield-on-cost across $70M+ projects to support acquisition and disposition decisions. Developed Power BI dashboards that saved the deal team 30 hours per week and helped drive a 35% improvement in EBITDA performance through actionable capital allocation recommendations.

Real Estate Development Modeling Power BI Yield On Cost And Deal Benchmarking Capital Allocation Excel Modeling EBITDA