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Texas, United States

• Perform in-depth research on companies, industries, and market trends to assess and identify potential investment opportunities and risks.• Apply quantitative analysis and utilize advanced tools to build models, enabling data-driven trading and investment decision-making.• Collaborate closely with senior analysts and portfolio managers to formulate comprehensive investment strategies, including asset allocation, risk management, and hedging approaches.• Contribute to the preparation of pitch books and presentations for client meetings, highlighting Augcap’s expertise and strategic recommendations.• Develop robust financial models for high-profile transactions, ensuring accurate forecasting and financial planning.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Sectors covered:- Auto and Auto ancillary, Cement, Metal, and Paints.• Conducted in-depth analysis of financial statements, industry trends, management quality, and external events to identify and evaluate potential investment opportunities in assigned sectors.• Developed and maintained financial databases and models, ensuring accurate and up-to-date financial information for investment analysis, which contributed to a 15% improvement in data accuracy and efficiency.• Analyzed financial statements and other data to identify trends and assess the financial health of companies, resulting in accurate valuation models and investment recommendations that outperformed industry benchmarks by 10%.• Prepared detailed investment reports and presentations for the Investment Committee, ensuring high-quality insights and actionable recommendations.• Monitored and tracked portfolio companies through quarterly results, earnings calls, management meetings, news articles, and conferences hosted by sell-side firms.

• Analyzed historical financial statements to identify trends and patterns which enabled accurate forecasting of future cash flows with up to 95% accuracy to support investment decisions• Conducted in-depth analysis of key historical financial ratios in financial reports, identifying trends and patterns for decision-making processes resulting in 15% boost in overall profit.• Prepared DCF models for B-Grade companies listed on the stock exchange to find various investment avenues that could be undervalued stocks with strong growth potential.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Analyzed budget vs. actuals for the newly opened and renovated stores, identified discrepancies by calculating and projecting their impact on the month-end and quarterly reports to give a clear financial overview to help with decision making process.• Evaluated the financial impact of non-moving inventory from previous years, uncovering inefficiencies that led to improved inventory management strategies• Created a comprehensive fixed asset master database, detailing accurate asset classification, sub-classification, and useful life data for depreciation purposes, enhancing overall financial reporting • Conducted thorough analysis of security deposit valuation according to INDAS (Indian Accounting Standards) 109 for multiple store locations, resulting in accurate financial reporting and compliance with regulatory standards.• Executed physical verification of assets and reconciled discrepancies between actual assets and Fixed Asset Register (FAR) for newly opened stores nationwide, ensuring accurate asset management and preventing potential financial losses.• Assisted in reconciliation of Goods and Service Tax Register (GSTR) – 2A with the books of accounts and discovering missed out credits from GSTR – 2A.• Collaborated and created vendor reconciliation for the selected vendors across the departments.• Handled foreign exchange claims of employees, invoice booking, and reconciliation of the same.• Used SAP and Microsoft Office extensively.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Assisted in preparing the annual budget using Microsoft excel for the organization and monitoring the same.• Reviewed, compiled and analyzed financial statements with the previous year's data to seize investment opportunities.• Reconcile and update financial statements on MS Excel monthly to ensure 100% accuracy and timely dispatch of financial review meetings to minimize discrepancies by 15% while making audit-ready with nil errors.• Collaborated with the finance team to analyze loan terms and conditions, identifying opportunities to renegotiate terms in interest payments, eliminate prepayment penalties, secure favorable interest rates and repayment plans, resulting in a reduction of overall interest expenses by 15%. • Drafted an ageing analysis of vendor payments to handle cash flow, catch discrepancies, and negotiate payment terms.

Master'S Degree, Finance

Activities and Societies: UC Investments Academy, AGSM Programming Club, Women in BusinessRelevant coursework:- International Financial.

Masters Of Commerce (M.Com), Accounting And Auditing, First Class

Relevant coursework - Advance Accountancy, Research Methodology, Economics, Auditing, Taxation

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Accounting And Finance, Cgpa:- 5.61/7

Activities and Societies: College fest committeeRelevant coursework - Investment analysis and portfolio management, Economics, Financial.