Jonathan Spilky-Raida

mathematics student | stratfin & ops consultant

New York, New York, United States

About

I have just earned my Masters in Theoretical Mathematics with an eye towards a PhD, pursuing my interest in topology and number theory. While I study, I am looking for roles in my traditional area of expertise: strategic finance and operations consulting for growing business. I have recently moved back to NYC after living in Copenhagen for some years, having completed a project with miinto, an ecommerce fashion marketplace, to improve strategic finance processes after experiences in M&A advisory and consulting growing SaaS startups in both Copenhagen and London. I received my BA from Macaulay Honors College at Queens, with majors in Mathematics, Finance and Economics. In between my undergraduate degree and graduate enrollment, I've worked in various corporate finance / business strategy roles that synthesized my strong people skills, problem solving and analytical abilities, while giving me the opportunity to develop my financial modeling and valuation skills.

Experience

  • Strategic Finance at COHERRA
    Jul 2022 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs

    Organizing fundraising rounds, investor marketing material and building operating model budget forecasts with C-level management

  • Business Consultant at Freelance
    May 2020 - Jun 2024 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Ageras - Drafted initial sales strategy document in collaboration with CEO Coherra - Updated financial projections and prepared investor materials for upcoming capital raising Graduateland - Market research and business development in the UK & Irish market for new software platform Miinto - Analysis and replacement of payment service provider solution to achieve cost savings and efficienceies: process analysis for partner payouts; full build of consolidated financial forecast model for board reporting and future fundraising

  • Finance Analyst at Miinto Group
    Sep 2021 - Jul 2022 · 11 mos

    Assist the Head of Business Finance with: • Business cases in comparing payment services • Setup of reporting for shipping income and cost • Preparation of model for ongoing calculation of sales commission. • Outlining and assist in implementation of process flows for invoicing partners for sales in Chinese market

  • Account Executive at Tessian
    Jun 2019 - Mar 2020 · 10 mos

    Part of the expansion team at Sequoia-backed email security start-up, implemented process improvements to more efficiently drive growth (e.g.: analyzed email strategy to improve success rates from 25% to 45%, optimized Salesforce sales operations data) Led complex sales cycles with leading FTSE 500 companies, with a focus on sales and growth in EMEA Organically developed and maintained new business pipeline of GBP 1MM+, demonstrating thought leadership in the cybersecurity space through marketing, cold-calling, international events and in-person meetings with C-level executives

  • Off-Cycle Analyst, Leveraged & Acquisition Financing at HSBC
    Mar 2018 - Jun 2018 · 4 mos

    Formulated strategies for investment grade and high yield M&A and LBO debt financings; prepared IMs, rating agency presentations, financial models, pitch materials; market, customer, product analyses for internal and external presentation