Ashfaq Bhandari, Sr. Financial Analyst / Arranging Department Manager

Ashfaq Bhandari

Sr. Financial Analyst / Arranging Department Manager

EBANAH FINANCIAL COMPANY

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, FINANCE
Experience
9 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 8 Months

Sr. Financial Analyst / Arranging Department Manager at EBANAH FINANCIAL COMPANY
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2010 to July 2016

Key Deliverables
 Analyzed business processes and building best practice in financial models for equity valuation or fund raising in limited recourse basis for infrastructure & other projects.
 Accessing and implementing knowledge, performance and agreement base rules & regulations of the authority for compliance with getting training to employees to improve their productivity.
 Managing client relationship, execution of transaction structuring and execution and providing assistance in business development and advising investment opportunities.
 Overseeing the business development Strategies and seeking new deals, managing relationship with third parties, advisors and arranging meetings & presentation with organizations & clients to maintain long term relationship with the clients.
 Administering and monitoring the rules and regulations, securities business and its compliance programs and overseeing all company activities.
 Upholding the Client records and updating the same along with their investment objectives and arranging the division of responsibilities with establishment and implementation of systems & controls
 Managed a gamut of tasks including preparing documentation like Prospectus etc. related to IPO, private placement & exempt offer, analyzing sectorial Investment Funds and arranging venture capital & deals.
 Performed analytical review of financial operations of the process; interpreting financial data for determining past financial performance and projecting the financial probability of process and ensuring that the financial information is presented clearly, consistently and on time.
 Assessed financial risks analysis (credit, market, counterparty, currency) and sensitivity analysis and applying market benchmark such as pricing, liquidity, and risk appetite from various financial markets.
 Supervised and analyzed the feasibility report for converting limited liability Company to closed joint stock company.

Significant Highlights
 Played a key role in working closely with bankers, 3rd party consultants and other related parties to ensure proper due diligence of the financial model with respect to accounting, tax and contractual in order to ensure accuracy.
 Held the position of corporate finance advisory in private investment planning, financial analysis, stock analysis, and capital market reports.
 Efficiently coordinated with Business Units in the Company to execute deals by conducting reviews, approvals and recommendations to the Executive Committee.
 Played a major role in the annual business plans and budgets that supported the companies short-term and long-term strategy
 Administered the activities of employees within the department making sure department operates in line with policies & procedures of CMA.
 Credited for the Private Placement for number of clients and IPO offering for a client submitted to CMA, Saudi Arabia.
 Spearheaded and applied the best practices in valuation methodologies and financial modeling including look-back analysis and also supported the Project in Financial structuring, documentation, negotiation and execution.

Financial Analyst / Finance Manager at EBANAH FINANCIAL COMPANY
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2008 to May 2010

Key Deliverables
 Offered Financial Advise & Securities Investments for corporate & HNI clients.
 Monitored the overall Financial Analysis, Ratio Analysis and Comparison Statement of group of companies & also advised the clients accordingly.
 Liaised with Bank for the smooth transaction of the company (Internally & Externally) and also external Auditor for preparation of yearly financial statements.

Significant Highlights
 Efficiently developed & managed the annual departmental budget ensuring the smooth implementation of the engagements in line with agreed deliverables.
 Successfully accomplished miscellaneous job-related duties such as preparation of Company Budget, company accounts, management information report, Salary due report & other reports as assigned.
 Managing and controlling the Finance department operations and functions.

ASSOCIATE OPERATIONS at GlobeOp Financial Services (P) Ltd.
  • India - Mumbai
  • August 2007 to March 2008

Key Deliverables
 Provided support to Hedge funds administration process team to reconcile cash against client statement with prime broker.
 Evaluated and reviewed daily and monthly rate of return for validity client reports and client exception reports and handled the cash, trade & position reconciliation
 Handled the reconciliation of the position & accounting statements for allocated hedge funds, raised query in case of discrepancies trying to resolve the issue by client interaction and prime broker.

Significant Highlights
 Merit of analyzing and resolving the discrepancies of the given Hedge funds on monthly basis and reviewing the daily P&L and income/ expense journals for validity.
 Supported the independent NAV calculation, Investor statements on closure of the business on daily/ weekly and monthly basis.
 Managed the daily reconciliation of all cash balances trades.
 Successfully handled the daily calculation and analytical review of the daily unit price and net asset value of various managed Funds.

FINANCIAL ANALYST at ECLERX-VIRTUAL TEAM
  • India - Mumbai
  • October 2006 to August 2007

Key Deliverables
 Provided support to the Team of “Lehman Brothers” for the Equity Payment Settlement” process taking care of all the pre-settlement issues.
 Raise the queries and try to resolve most of it and forward to the upper level for the unresolved issues.


Significant Highlights
 Holds credit of managing around 18-20 counter parties taking responsibility for all the IRS/CDS/ABS. etc., and also for the derivative cash settlements.
 Efficiently prepared the weekly, monthly & Quarterly reports and raised QMT in case of any discrepancies and tried to resolve the same before validity date.

Education

Master's degree, FINANCE
  • at Chartered Financial Analyst (USA)
  • December 2016
Diploma, FINANCIAL MODELING
  • at NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE (NSE) & IMS PROSCHOOL.
  • August 2012

IV. NCFM - FINANCIAL MODELING MODULE

Diploma, FINANCE
  • at CAPITAL MARKET AUTHORITY
  • August 2008

III. CME_I EXAM

Master's degree, FINANCE & HR
  • at ANNA UNIERSITY
  • June 2006

I. MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. (Finance & HR)

Bachelor's degree, COMMERCE
  • at GULBARGA UNIVERSITY
  • April 2003

II. BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

Bayt Tests

Financial Analysis Test
Score 60%

Specialties & Skills

Valuation
Financial Analysis
Business Planning
Financial Modeling
Microsoft Excel
FINANCIAL ANALYST
FINANCIAL MODELING
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Evaluator

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

NCFM - FINANCIAL MODELING MODULE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2012
Valid Until:
May 2012

Hobbies

  • Playing Cricket, Listening Music, Driving.