Associate
Arqaam Capital
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :3 years, 10 أشهر
• Built valuation models for companies in the construction, building materials and real estate sector, including Emaar Properties and eight other listed firms.
• Assumed responsibility for independently updating valuation models and issuing event-driven notes along with quarterly updates of companies under coverage.
• Led a team of three that made a timely delivery of a comprehensive update report to the sector head, who published the original piece without making any material changes to our view.
• Developed a database that tracks construction awards in the MENA region based on data from MEED Projects (MENA project tracker), allowing my team to save 5 hours/week in weekly updates.
• Prepared pitchbooks for clients and prospective clients, allowing them to evaluate our investment ideas in a very short time frame.
• Established strong relationships with suppliers, allowing the company to extend payment deadlines by up to 30%.
• Built an Excel model that produced substantial time-savings (2x faster) when dealing with unbilled invoices and discrepancy reconciliation.
• Prepared accounting entries by compiling and analyzing the account information of different suppliers.
• Conducted in depth-analysis of the UAE's financial sector in terms of size, players and key drivers, and developed adequate competitive strategies in a team setting.
• Interviewed clients' front line employees and senior management in order to get acquainted with their different business challenges as well as their financial situations.
• Prepared business proposals and presentations to clients and prospective clients across different sectors.