Justin Varga

About Justin Varga

Currently working at Steve Madden as the Senior Financial Analyst for the Accessories and Apparel Division. My prior experience includes Operations Finance experience as the Unit Controller at Fordham University for Aramark Corporation, Corporate Finance as the Financial Analyst for the Higher Education Line of Business for Aramark Corporation, and General Ledger Accounting with Aramark Corporation. Other prior experiences includes: the Accelerate 2 Leadership with Aramark Corporation where I worked under both their Payroll General Ledger team and Fixed Asset team at their GBS location in Nashville. Graduated from Marist College as Finance Major with a minor in Mathematics in \'18.

Experience

1. Senior Financial Analyst

   Steve Madden

   Sep 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Responsible for correctly measuring, thoroughly analyzing, and communication of all costs and benefits of products and services for Accessories and Apparel divisions of Steve Madden. Assist the CFO in preparing scenarios for future rate conditions, developing business plans, and creating target balance sheets that incorporated pricing and re-pricing timing. Contribute to annual budget and quarterly forecast preparation by integrating interest forecasts and volume projections. Work with management to develop and evaluate assumptions regarding business volumes under various strategies and rate conditions, ensuring consistency and reasonableness. Perform risk measurements and communicate exposure levels. Reconcile forecasts with operating results, analyze variances, and conduct cost analyses on products and services. Prepare monthly profitability reports, performing cost and benefit breakeven analyses, and supporting various CFO driven projects.• Assisted internal Audit team on reconciliation of inventory for two acquired businesses, ensuring accurate transfer of inventory into financial reporting system and providing precise costing and pricing for received units• Developed and implemented streamlined processes and templates to enhance efficiency, enabling faster and more accurate information delivery to management

Education

• Marist College School of Management

  Bachelor’s Degree, Finance and Mathematics

  2014 — 2018