Lead Financial Analyst
Analyzes the financial situation of companies, sectors or financial assets. Builds models, formulates investment or steering recommendations and presents conclusions to management or investors. Expert / lead profile: leads teams or cross-functional programs, recognized technical expert, top management contact and guarantor of overall quality.
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Emma Carter
Lead Financial Analyst
SUMMARY
Lead Financial Analyst with 10+ years of experience. Analyzes the financial situation of companies, sectors or financial assets. Builds models, formulates investment or steering recommendations and presents conclusions to management or investors. Expert / lead profile: leads teams or cross-functional programs, recognized technical expert, top management contact and guarantor of overall quality. Core stack: Advanced Excel (Pivot, Power Query, Macros), VBA, Power BI, Bloomberg Terminal. Able to deliver autonomously on high-stakes topics with a strong focus on quality, measurable outcomes and product collaboration.
EXPERIENCE
- Led a team of 8 lead financial analyst on Advanced Excel (Pivot, Power Query, Macros) and VBA.
- Defined the technical roadmap and made strategic trade-offs with product and exec.
- Introduced standards (code review, CI/CD, observability) — incidents reduced by 40%.
- Designed and shipped critical projects on Advanced Excel (Pivot, Power Query, Macros), Power BI.
- Mentored 4 juniors and structured the technical documentation.
- First contributions on VBA and ramp-up on Advanced Excel (Pivot, Power Query, Macros).
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