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Hire JosephJoseph Orsi, CFA
Verified Expert in Finance
Finance Expert
Location
San Antonio, TX, United States
Toptal Member Since
May 7, 2020
Joseph is a driven financial analyst with more than six years of experience working at a top Wall Street bank in New York City and assisting more than 60 startups and small corporations with FP&A projects. He has been directly involved in raising more than $100 million in venture debt and equity capital. Joseph is an active CFA charterholder and has a bachelor's degree in finance.
Career Highlights
Financial Consultant
Self-employed
FP&A Lead
Streamline Innovations
Investment Management Analyst
J.P. Morgan
Certification Highlights
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
CFA Institute
Industry Expertise
Software Expertise
Other Expertise
Work Experience
Financial Consultant
2016 - PRESENT
Self-employed
- Managed a consultancy providing FP&A support to C-level executives at startups and established companies from a vast array of industries, including oil and gas, auto lending, pharmaceutical, property management, and digital gaming.
- Participated in raising more than $1 billion of venture debt and equity capital, executing acquisitions larger than $12 million, and deploying $30 million into public equity investments.
- Ranked as a top freelancer on a leading platform, appearing on the first page of multiple top searches, consistently maintaining top-rated status, and never receiving negative feedback or a review below 4.5 stars.
- Built complex financial models, performed company valuations, assessed acquisition opportunities, crafted investment pitch decks and business plans, and conducted industry and competitor research.
- Supervised a network of consultants working remotely from locations around the world.
- Specialized in fintech space, building complex lending models for multiple startups which were used to raise $1 billion worth of debt facilities.
Focus areas: Equity Research Analysis, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Venture Capital, Business Modeling, Early-stage Funding, Early-stage Startups, Series A, Software as a Service (SaaS), Revenue Projections, Travel, Booking, Dashboards, United States, Business Models, Commercial Real Estate, Forecasting, SaaS, Platforms, Solar, Tax Credits, Loans & Lending, Lending, Credit Underwriting, Underwriting, Market Research, Financial Analysis, Financing, Investor Presentations, Pitch Decks
Private Equity Consultant
2021 - 2021
Castle Harlan
- Built complex LBO models supporting $400 million of direct investments.
- Worked directly with senior managing directors and target management teams to perform due diligence on prospective deals.
- Completed two deals in the cruise and aviation industries.
Focus areas: Business Modeling, Revenue Projections, Travel, Software as a Service (SaaS), Series A, Booking, Dashboards, Real Estate, United States, Business Models, Forecasting, SaaS, Platforms, Solar, Tax Credits, Business Strategy
Research Analyst
2020 - 2020
Rex Funds
- Assisted in the management of a $30+ million publicly traded equities portfolio.
- Performed fundamental analyses on distressed investments in industries disrupted by COVID-19 including oil and gas, aircraft manufacturing, and financials.
- Crafted investment write-ups and built valuation models in support of investment recommendations.
Focus areas: Distressed/Special Situations, Equity Research Analysis, Revenue Projections, Travel, Software as a Service (SaaS), Series A, Booking, Dashboards, Real Estate, United States, Business Models, Commercial Real Estate, Forecasting, SaaS, Platforms, Solar, Tax Credits
FP&A Lead
2017 - 2019
Streamline Innovations
- Managed investor outreach for a Series B institutional investment round resulting in a $20 million investment at $70 million post-money valuation.
- Built a complex financial model that was used to develop and communicate a financial forecast to investors and establish a valuation range.
- Created a 409A valuation to establish the cost basis for employee stock-based compensation.
Focus areas: Fundraising, Venture Capital, Early-stage Startups, Fintech, Software as a Service (SaaS), Series A, Booking, Dashboards, Real Estate, United States, Business Models, Commercial Real Estate, Forecasting, SaaS, Platforms, Solar, Tax Credits
Investment Management Analyst
2014 - 2016
J.P. Morgan
- Participated in the front-office analyst program consisting of six weeks of training on capital markets, technical skills, and firm culture with analysts from around the world; an ongoing continuing education program; and professional mentorship.
- Supported a team tasked with the execution of initiatives to produce scale and expansion across the investment management business, which oversees $500 billion in assets for financial advisors, retirement plans, endowments, and foundations.
- Optimized a $2 billion managed accounts business: performed competitor research to establish price ranges, collaborated with outside research firms to assess industry conditions, and built pricing models to calculate optimal fee and account minimums.
- Coordinated an end-to-end feasibility assessment and implementation of a $200 million investment mandate within a foreign government pension system in a new international market.
- Developed managed account investment vehicles for hedged equity and fixed income strategies, replicating the performance of existing mutual fund vehicles while maintaining collateral requirements and offering benefits of a managed account structure.
- Created and updated monthly reports tracking key operating metrics for each business segment and periodically presented key trends to the chief operating officer of funds and institutional.
Focus areas: Asset Management, Strategy, Corporate, Series A, Business Strategy
Education
2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance
Kansas State University - Manhattan, KS, USA
Certifications
JUNE 2018 - PRESENT
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
CFA Institute