Finance • FP&A • Business Intelligence

Financial insight that turns complex data into decisions.

Finance Manager | FP&A | Financial Reporting

Finance professional with extensive experience in budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, profitability analysis and business intelligence across multi-site operations. I build reliable reporting from ERP and operational data and partner with leaders to turn financial results into action.

$120M+Budgets managed
19Manufacturing plants supported
$400M–$700MOperating footprint supported
MBA + B.S.Accounting foundation
Core capabilities

Finance leadership backed by analytical depth.

A combination of traditional FP&A discipline and hands-on data capability—from planning and profitability through SQL, Power BI and Excel automation.

FP&A & Forecasting

Annual budgets, rolling forecasts, driver-based models, variance analysis, cash flow modeling and scenario planning.

Management Reporting

Executive reporting, KPI development, operational performance analysis, AR aging and recurring leadership reporting.

Profitability & Pricing

Customer and SKU profitability, pricing scenarios, margin analysis and decision support for sales and operations.

Power BI & SQL

Dashboards, DAX, SQL-based reporting, data validation and reconciliation across ERP and operational systems.

Excel & Automation

Advanced Excel/VBA, reusable financial models, reporting automation and controls that improve accuracy and cycle time.

ERP & Systems

SAP FI/CO, Dynamics 365 Business Central, Hyperion/Essbase, Cognos, PeopleSoft, Host Analytics, SOFTPAK and WasteWorks.

Selected results

Measured business impact.

~6%Gross-margin improvement supported through pricing and customer-profitability analysis at Blackhawk Network.
25%Reduction in commission discrepancies through improved pipeline-to-payout reconciliation at Rimini Street.
$92KEstimated annual savings from automated recurring financial reporting at Kaiser Permanente.
Experience

Finance, operations and reporting across complex organizations.

2026

Senior Financial Analyst — Contract

Napa Recycling & Waste Services

Partnered with CFO, accounting and operations on financial reporting, forecasts and operational analysis. Rebuilt reporting with SQL, Power BI, SOFTPAK, Business Central and WasteWorks; developed dashboards, baseline-versus-growth analysis and AR/operational reporting.

2021–2026

Independent Finance & Systems Consultant

FP&A and Reporting

Built driver-based models, forecasts, management reports and dashboards using Excel, Power BI, SQL and ERP data; standardized recurring reporting and source-data reconciliation.

2019–2021

Senior Financial Analyst

Blackhawk Network

Built multi-year P&L and cash-flow models including IRR and NPV analysis; analyzed pricing and customer profitability and partnered with Sales on forecasts and performance reporting.

2018–2019

Senior Finance / Sales Commission Analyst

Rimini Street

Forecasted global sales commissions and developed SQL/Excel validation tools to analyze performance by region and sales tier.

2013–2018

Senior Financial Analyst IV — Manufacturing FP&A

Safeway Corporate

Supported 19 beverage manufacturing plants across an estimated $400M–$700M operating footprint with budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, plant dashboards, cost drivers, SKU profitability and margins.

2010–2013

Lead Senior Financial Analyst

Kaiser Permanente

Managed financial planning and variance analysis for budgets exceeding $120M and automated recurring reporting.

Published work

Beyond finance.

Elf Morning Habits book cover by Michael Kinnavy

Elf Morning Habits

Outside of finance, Michael is the author of Elf Morning Habits, a book focused on building consistent daily habits, measuring progress and pursuing long-term goals. Its Excel-based tracking approach reflects the same emphasis on measurement, accountability and continuous improvement that runs through his professional work.

Contact

Interested in discussing a finance leadership opportunity?

Michael is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and is interested in Finance Manager, FP&A Manager and related finance leadership opportunities.