Zaid Ahmad

| Hybrid
• Advise Fortune 500 and mid-market clients on FP&A processes, BVA reporting, scenario modeling,
financial systems integration, and inventory analytics across multiple industries.
• Disney (Studio Finance): Built P&L and balance sheet dashboards in Tableau and Power BI,
delivering real-time visibility for production and operations leadership.
• Dine (Restaurant Finance): Led BVA reporting redesign and same-store-sales variance
modeling, improving forecast accuracy and month-end close speed by 25%.
• Tri (Land Acquisition Finance): Delivered scenario analysis and pro-forma modeling
supporting strategic land acquisition decisions across multiple regional markets.
• Delivered investor presentations supporting $500K in client funding; supported scenario analysis
and Risks & Opportunities identification across $50M+ in client P&Ls.

• Served as finance partner to J&J MedTech commercial teams, supporting BVA analysis, P&L
performance reporting, and launch-readiness tracking for the catheter product portfolio (~$80M
revenue).
• Drove 20% cost savings by identifying marketing-spend optimization opportunities and conducting
variance analysis against forecast.
• Delivered 15% efficiency gain by building KPI reports and P&L statements for trend, variance, and
Risks & Opportunities analysis across 5+ product lines.
• Partnered with FP&A, Commercial, and Planning teams during FBP, JU, and NU planning cycles to
consolidate forecasts and prepare regional stakeholder presentations.
• Designed Qlik dashboard tracking new product launch readiness, aligning Commercial, Planning,
and Finance stakeholders on go-to-market financial milestones.

• Reduced OCNIS variance approximately 18% through monthly forecast refinements and
Commercial team partnership, protecting a $200M inventory base from unplanned write-downs.
• Owned inventory and OCNIS reporting for assigned business unit, preparing monthly BVA,
quarterly ESO forecast files, and annual Stratification analyses coordinated with Commercial and
Planning teams.
• Reviewed and challenged ESO and inventory provisions, participating in cross-functional ESO
meetings to assess planner adjustments and financial impacts on P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Conducted annual Cost Roll Analysis evaluating Intercompany Price (ICP) adjustments and
quantifying margin, inventory revaluation, and Free Cash Flow implications.
• Drove $87.5M in cost savings (25% of $350M target) and improved reporting efficiency 30%
through Teradata-to-SAP HANA migration, enabling faster month-end close and SOX-compliant
reporting.
• Supported internal and external audits, statutory reporting, and quarterly SOX control execution;
reviewed and approved cross-charges for accuracy.