Ryan McLendon
Senior AssociateBio
Ryan McLendon is a Senior Associate at Buxbaum, providing support to the firm’s financial due diligence, transaction advisory, and outsourced accounting engagements. He brings a strong foundation in hands-on accounting, variance analysis, and high-volume data modeling to help clients evaluate earnings quality and optimize financial operations.
His work centers on quality of earnings analysis, working capital assessments, normalized cash flow analysis, and month-end accounting support. He leverages modern technology and data tools including Alteryx, Excel VBA, and AI applications to construct client-ready deliverables, automate complex tasks and ensure financial accuracy.
Prior to joining Buxbaum, Ryan held progressive roles at Costco Wholesale as an Accountant, where he gained expertise in processing complex high-dollar monthly reconciliations of various general ledger accounts. Additionally, he is skilled at building reporting workflows to enhance efficiency and produce practical insights from dense sets of data.
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, Economics – University of Washington
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