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Financial analyst CV template and example

Finance managers look for accuracy, judgment and the ability to explain numbers to people who do not live in spreadsheets. They scan for the models you built, the size of the budgets or portfolios you covered and the decisions your analysis changed. Credentials such as the CFA program and strong Excel, SQL or BI skills are checked early.

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How to write a financial analyst CV

1. State the scale of what you covered, such as a $180M operating budget, 40 cost centers or a $2B portfolio.
2. Show decisions your analysis changed, like a price change, a supplier consolidation or a closed site, with the dollar impact.
3. Name the models you build, such as three-statement, DCF or driver-based forecasts, and how often leadership relies on them.
4. Put CFA progress, CPA status and advanced Excel, SQL or Power BI skills in the top half of the page.

Skills employers look for

Financial modeling · Forecasting · Budgeting · Variance analysis · DCF valuation · FP&A · Excel (advanced) · SQL · Power BI · Scenario analysis · Board reporting · GAAP · Business partnering