Dad Poquie

Strategic FP&A and finance professional with experience across telecommunications, aviation, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, and education industries. Proven success leading enterprise budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and executive reporting across multi-million-dollar operations and international projects. Skilled in financial modeling, operational finance, CAPEX/OPEX management, compliance reporting, and cross-functional business partnering.

Strong track record of driving process improvements, reducing costs, improving forecast accuracy, and delivering executive-level insights in fast-paced environments.

Finance/Budgeting Professional, On Location - LHH Recruiting (Contract)

(2026-01)

• Led development of a multi-country FP&A model across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico supporting 15+ venues and over $1M in infrastructure spend.
• Implemented SUMIFS/XLOOKUP-driven controls, allocation logic, and variance checks improving forecast accuracy by 60% and eliminating reconciliation gaps.
• Designed tax-aware forecasting models across Sales Tax, VAT, and HST jurisdictions improving cost visibility and reducing unexpected tax leakage.
• Directed reclassification of $1M+ in AV and network services spend improving GL accuracy, executive reporting, and spend transparency.
• Partnered with finance, procurement, and operations teams to strengthen governance, improve reporting accuracy, and support FIFA-related budget approvals.

Lead Financial Analyst, Market Support - Gigapower LLC (Contract)

(2024-11 - 2025-06)

• Managed $376M in CAPEX/OPEX across infrastructure projects, delivering financial insights and spend optimization recommendations to senior leadership.
• Built rolling forecasts, KPI dashboards, and scenario models in Excel, Power BI, and Tableau supporting high-growth market expansion.
• Achieved 20% vendor cost reduction through negotiation, spend analysis, and operational forecasting improvements.
• Supervised 3 analysts while improving reporting timeliness, forecast accuracy, and cross-functional budget alignment.

Sr. Analyst, Global Finance Business Partner (I&T) - CSL Behring

(2023-10 - 2024-06)

• Owned the global I&T General Ledger for enabling functions, ensuring financial accuracy across international entities.
• Collaborated with senior leadership on quarterly forecasts, budget planning, FTE tracking, and executive presentations.
• Prepared accruals, reclasses, executive commentary, and financial reporting supporting global compliance standards.
• Conducted international CAPEX audits strengthening transparency, governance, and financial integrity.

Sr. Financial Analyst / Business Partner - Eastern Airlines

(2022-01 - 2023-09)

• Developed financial models for fuel exposure, charter operations, and capital projects in partnership with executive and operational teams.
• Produced quarterly board-level profitability reports across DOD contracts, private clients, and operational business segments.
• Reduced operational expenditure accruals from $1.5M to $60K through enhanced reconciliation and financial controls.
• Recovered $2.6M in unrecognized balances through balance sheet restructuring and reporting optimization.
• Led compliance reporting to the DOT and DOD ensuring timely and accurate regulatory submissions.

Financial Analyst - Spring Education Group

(2019-09 - 2020-10)

• Supported budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting processes for multiple business units and executive leadership.
• Designed a revenue recognition model forecasting approximately $28M in assets.
• Centralized reporting across 234 schools and 4 acquisitions by helping build a streamlined data warehouse.

Content Management Revenue Analyst - Donnelley Financial Solutions

(2018-11 - 2019-08)

• Managed multi-million-dollar revenue tracking across 3 platforms and 53 clients.
• Performed audits and financial modeling to improve billing accuracy, invoicing, and reconciliation processes.

Financial Analyst Intern - Ironview Capital Management

(2016-06 - 2018-03)

• Performed valuation modeling and portfolio analysis using Excel, Bloomberg, and Morningstar.
• Conducted approximately 70 portfolio risk-return reviews supporting fixed-income investment strategies.

B.A. - Economics (Quantitative Science Emphasis) - Penn State University (2017)