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• Finance specialist providing financial planning support for clients involved in formal bids, acquisitions, due diligence and strategy reviews. With a primary focus on the Middle East region, clients include major.
• Valuation (subsidy calculation) for a successful Universal Service competitive bid. Client: Middle East mobile network operator.
• Assessment of a €10mil acquisition target testing the business model, identifying future cash requirements and assessing risk of debt covenant breach. Client: European Private Equity fund.
• Review of a US$10mil telecoms acquisition in support of high-level strategy options. Client: Private Equity arm of Middle East Bank.
• Valuation for a successful US$14mil competitive licence bid submission. Client: Private Equity arm of a Middle East Bank.
• Financial modelling of a US$50mil 2G/3G mobile licence bid combined with partnership options and financial return evaluation. Client: Private Equity arm of a Middle East Bank.

• Reporting to the CFO.
• Engage with external advisors, including investment bankers, auditors, lawyers and consultants on activities which included restructuring, disposals, financial reporting and strategic planning.
• Management of the monthly reporting and annual business planning processes.
• Designed, implemented and managed a corporate cash flow model for liquidity control.
• Supported the CFO, CEO and Board in ad-hoc activities and projects.

• Provided financial support and advice to the COO and his team.
• Developed valuation and consolidation models for acquisition targets and venture projects.
• Prepared financial material for investment memorandum and participate in funding negotiations.
• Worked with the Company‘s investment banks as required.

• Designed, implemented and managed the monthly management reporting process and the annual business planning and quarterly reforecast process.
• Provided financial support to subsidiary business ventures, including quarterly operational reviews.
• Created financial models to support acquisition targets and venture projects.

• Business Analyst: provided financial and analytical support for the provision of engineering services to airlines other than British Airways.
• Material Supply Manager: responsible for the loan and sale of aircraft components to airlines other than British Airways. Improved revenues from this activity from GBP11m p.a. to GBP17m p.a. within 12 months and had.
• Business Development Engineer: worked to improve the processes within British Airways Engineering for the supply of services to airlines other than British Airways.

Msc., Finance

B.Eng. (Hons) 1St Class, Aeronautical Engineering