JT Sarafa
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Credentials
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FMC™ Level II Certification from Adventis Financial Modeling
AdventisSep, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
MI Real Estate Salesperson License
State of MichiganJul, 2018- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Pop Daddy Snacks
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member
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Mar 2023 - Present
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Nestlé
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Switzerland
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Food and Beverage Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance Management Trainee
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Jun 2022 - Mar 2023
Nestlé’s Financial Management Trainee program is a 3-1/2 year long program that provides trainees a rotation through a manufacturing, functional, and a brand finance role. My first rotation was a manufacturing finance role where I reported directly to the factory controller. Nestlé’s Financial Management Trainee program is a 3-1/2 year long program that provides trainees a rotation through a manufacturing, functional, and a brand finance role. My first rotation was a manufacturing finance role where I reported directly to the factory controller.
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Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Learning Assistant - FI 355: Financial Modeling
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Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
Learning Assistant to Dr. Iskandar Arifin. FI 355 focuses on the development of computer spreadsheet-based models to analyze corporate financial strategies and valuation issues. Learning Assistant to Dr. Iskandar Arifin. FI 355 focuses on the development of computer spreadsheet-based models to analyze corporate financial strategies and valuation issues.
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Calder Capital
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United States
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Investment Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mergers and Aquisitions Analyst
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Sep 2021 - Apr 2022
o Engaged by a $10M+ buyside client to research, identify, and screen potential acquisition opportunities based on geography, financial profile, product portfolio, and end market o Analyzed precedent transactions and comparable companies in-market using databases to determine a range of revenue and EBITDA multiples to value potential target companies o Prepared materials and communicated with buyside clients to update them on the acquisition target search process and introduce identified potential targets Show less
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Financial Analyst Intern
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May 2021 - Aug 2021
o Created and updated 20 Excel models analyzing and reporting costs across 18 production facilities and 2 Billion pounds of product to key stakeholders o Self-initiated a capital savings project aimed to decrease freight costs by gathering market data and internal data, creating a model to analyze specific freight lines, and ultimately presenting a unique savings solution of $700,000 - $1,200,000 o Condensed SAP and Oracle data to analyze plant expenses vs the prior year, creating an easily digestible weekly report highlighting KPIs to the VP of supply chain o Recreated a long-standing monthly report to cut report time from 1 hour to 5 minutes, including an instructions page so any employee can run the report, allowing for quicker analysis of additive costs o Analyzed and reported usage variance data to investigate and highlight which production lines are inefficiently producing product Show less
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Finance and Accounting Intern
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May 2020 - Aug 2020
o Created cash flow forecasts and real-time daily cashflow reports to analyze working capital o Reconciled receivables to AR aging report and reconciled outgoing payables to assist in forecasting incoming cash for planning o Forecasted and analyzed effects on operating leverage and NOI of a capital savings project to improve business unit degree of operating leverage from 34 to 16, reducing variable costs and contextualizing impact on spend for new investments o Executed Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) of annual promotional project; responsibilities include working cross functionally with production, advertising, and sales teams of 3,000+ holiday themed gift boxes ranging from $40-$100 to ensure financial success of the program, resulting in an additional $105,000 of revenue Show less
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Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
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United States
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Real Estate Agent / Analyst
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Jan 2019 - May 2020
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DTN Management
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United States
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Real Estate
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100 - 200 Employee
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Sales And Leasing Agent
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Sep 2018 - May 2019
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Education
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Michigan State University
Bachelor's, Accounting and Finance