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Riley Cho

Financial Analyst
Chicago, IL, United States

Professional Summary

Financial analyst with 4+ years supporting FP&A, variance analysis, and board-ready reporting for mid-market consumer and industrial businesses. Comfortable owning monthly close packs, driver-based forecasts, and cross-functional partner reviews. Known for clean Excel models, clear slide narratives, and turning noisy data into decisions leadership can act on.

Employment History

Financial Analyst
Midwest Capital Partners · Chicago, IL
Jun, 2022 · Present
• Built monthly FP&A packs covering revenue, COGS, and opex for a $180M portfolio company; cut close-to-board cycle from 12 to 7 business days. • Owned rolling 18-month driver-based forecast; improved forecast accuracy on gross margin by ~2 pts through SKU-level volume and price bridges. • Partnered with ops and sales on weekly KPI dashboards in Excel/Power BI; flagged $1.2M annual run-rate savings from freight and packaging initiatives. • Prepared investment-committee updates and sensitivity cases for two add-on diligence workstreams.
FP&A Analyst
Lakeshore Consumer Brands · Chicago, IL
Aug, 2019 · May, 2022
• Supported annual planning and quarterly reforecasts for three product lines (~$95M revenue). • Automated variance commentary templates; reduced analyst prep time for monthly reviews by ~30%. • Built promotional ROI tracker used by marketing and finance to retire low-ROI campaigns.
Staff Accountant (intern to full-time)
Prairie Accounting Group · Evanston, IL
Jun, 2018 · Jul, 2019
• Assisted month-end close and account reconciliations for 12 SMB clients. • Prepared supporting schedules for year-end reviews and basic cash-flow analyses.

Education

B.S. Finance
University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL
2018
GPA: 3.6 Relevant coursework: Corporate Finance, Financial Modeling, Managerial Accounting

Skills

Financial modeling
FP&A
Variance analysis
Forecasting
Excel

Courses

CFA Level I Candidate
CFA Institute · Chicago, IL
Microsoft Excel Expert
Microsoft · Chicago, IL