Budget Analyst Resume Sample

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Budget analyst with seven years building and managing budgets for an organization in Columbus. Owns the numbers behind the plan — building budgets and forecasts, tracking spend against plan, analyzing variances, and giving managers the financial picture they need to decide. Built a forecasting model that improved budget accuracy and caught overspend early. Prepares budgets and forecasts, monitors and reports on spend, analyzes variances and trends, supports planning cycles, and advises departments on their budgets. Strong on both the analytical rigor and the clear communication budgeting demands. Methodical, accurate and good at making numbers tell a story. Looking for a budget-analyst or financial-analyst role with an organization that runs on disciplined planning.

Professional Summary

Columbus Organization - Columbus, OH

Budget Analyst

(April 2017 to Present)

Build and manage budgets and forecasts across the organization, owning the numbers behind the annual plan.
Built a rolling forecasting model that improved budget accuracy and caught potential overspend early.
Monitor and report on spend against plan throughout the year so managers always know where they stand.
Analyze variances and trends and explain clearly to managers what the numbers actually mean.
Support the annual and quarterly planning and budgeting cycles end to end across departments.
Advise department heads on managing their budgets and making the most of their available spend.

Midwest Finance Group - Columbus, OH

Financial Analyst

(August 2015 to March 2017)

Prepared analysis, reports and forecasts for the finance team across a busy organization with tight reporting deadlines.
Tracked spend against budget and supported the planning and budgeting cycles each period across multiple departments.
Learned budgeting, financial modeling and variance analysis on the job while qualifying through the FP&A program.
Gained the FP&A certification and progressed into a full budget-analyst role with broader ownership of forecasts.

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