FILIPE ASCENSAO
Senior Financial Analyst
Prague
Summary
Dedicated Senior Financial Analyst with six years of extensive experience in the Pharmaceutical and IT sectors. Expertise in cultivating robust business partnerships and optimizing financial performance through strategic process improvements. Strong analytical skills and comprehensive industry knowledge drive impactful contributions for success and innovation within your team.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Financial Analyst
Pure Storage
Prague
04.2023 - Current
- Improved budget control efficiency by 50% by streamlining the PO Process Approval for Corporate and Operations.
- Developed a dynamic model for HR and Finance teams, optimizing quarterly spend versus budget and delivering 100% real-time visibility into P&L Management.
- Conducted contract analysis on key vendors to identify potential savings during contract renewal.
- Developed presentation deck to present to Financial Director on Annual Budgeting.
Senior Financial Analyst
MSD - Organon
Prague
12.2019 - 04.2023
- Company Overview: MSD spinoff
- Improved forecasting accuracy by 99% by spearheading annual budgeting, creating guidance materials, and conducting reviews for the Supply Chain organization.
- Developed and Reported monthly Opex and Headcount tracking reports, driving informed decision-making.
- Utilized Power BI to develop dynamic dashboards and communicate timely variance analysis with stakeholders.
- MSD spinoff
Revenue Analyst
Johnson & Johnson
Prague
06.2019 - 11.2019
- Streamlined monthly end rebate reconciliation processes by leveraging advanced Excel functions and macros, cutting task duration from 10 hours to 4 hours per cycle.
- Conducted thorough reviews of 50+ monthly sales contracts and collaborated with diverse stakeholders to ensure accurate revenue recognition and deferral accounting, achieving a 99.8% accuracy rate.
Supply Chain Analyst
Garrett - Advanced Motion
Bucharest
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Drove $500k quarterly savings by identifying and resolving inefficiencies in Costs of Poor Quality.
- Enhanced inventory turnover and achieved $300k monthly savings through streamlined Excess and Obsolete (E&O) inventory analysis processes.
- Standardized and delivered a comprehensive finance deck to the VP of Finance for strategic decision-making.
General Accounts Ops Analyst
Accenture
Bucharest
01.2016 - 07.2018
- Streamlined month-end closing processes, collaborating with the Financial Controller to reduce the close timeline by 30% through automated reconciliation tools and optimized workflows.
- Resolved 50+ open billing items monthly, ensuring timely payments and cutting outstanding balances by 20%.
- Developed comprehensive KPI dashboards for performance analysis, driving a 25% increase in efficiency and a 30% reduction in errors through strategic process improvements.
Education
Business Management -
Universidade da Beira Interior
09.2011 - 06.2015
Skills
- Excel
- SAP ERP (FICO, BPC)
- NetSuite
- Workday
- Anaplan
- Budgeting
- Process Automation
- Contract Analysis
- Google Sheets
- Power Queries
Powerpoint
Variance analysis
Financial modeling
Timeline
Senior Financial Analyst
Pure Storage
04.2023 - Current
Senior Financial Analyst
MSD - Organon
12.2019 - 04.2023
Revenue Analyst
Johnson & Johnson
06.2019 - 11.2019
Supply Chain Analyst
Garrett - Advanced Motion
08.2018 - 05.2019
General Accounts Ops Analyst
Accenture
01.2016 - 07.2018
Business Management -
Universidade da Beira Interior
09.2011 - 06.2015
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