Vanessa Sakr, Deals Advisory Senior Manager

Vanessa Sakr

Deals Advisory Senior Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Financial Economics
Experience
15 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 5 Months

Deals Advisory Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since March 2014

- Lead the financial modelling team across the Middle East
- Lead teams in carrying out valuations, feasibility studies and financial modelling services
- Prepare complex deal financial models, budgeting tools, CFO assistance, etc...
- Carry out meetings and prepare proposals for potential new clients
- Handle the relationship with senior client management for various high profile engagements
- Manage, coach and train a team of 40 people
- Handle risk management procedures
- Involved in the recruitment process through interviews, case studies and assessment centers

Financial Analyst at Benchmark Development
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2011 to February 2014

- Created financial models to evaluate investment opportunities (including scenario and sensitivity analysis)
- Collected market and financial information to conduct the required analysis for the evaluation of business opportunities
- Assessed and monitor market data to highlight future trends and make the necessary projections of future market trends
- Prepared business plans, private placement memorandums and presentations for prospective investors
- Issued weekly, monthly and quarterly project reports

Graduate Assistant at American University of Beirut
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2010 to January 2013

▪ Assist professors with research and prepare course files and course notes
▪ Proctor exams and grade homework assignments, projects and tests

Research Assistant at American University of Beirut
  • Lebanon
  • February 2011 to June 2012

▪ Collect and verify the accuracy and validity of the data; correct any errors
▪ Perform statistical analysis of the data and prepare graphs and reports summarizing the research results

Disbursement Processor at UCSD Business and Financial Services
  • United States
  • September 2009 to July 2010

▪ Audited invoices and other university payable, calculated tax and processed payment to vendors
▪ Contacted vendors and researched information that will help resolve problems with invoices.

Math Tutor at Mt. San Jacinto College
  • United States
  • August 2007 to May 2008

▪ Tutored college algebra, pre-calculus, and calculus I and II
▪ Held group study sessions before exams

Education

Master's degree, Financial Economics
  • at American University of Beirut
  • January 2013
Bachelor's degree, Math and Economics
  • at University of California, San Diego
  • June 2010
High school or equivalent,
  • at St. Joseph School
  • June 2006

Specialties & Skills

Financial Modeling
Financial Analysis
Financial Feasibility Studies
Valuation

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert
French
Expert

Memberships

UCSD Dancesport Team
  • Member
  • October 2007
Scouts
  • Leader
  • September 1999
Financial Modeling Institute (FMI)
  • AFM holder
  • November 2017

Training and Certifications

Data-driven Decision Making (Training)
Training Institute:
Coursera
Date Attended:
October 2016
Problem solving with excel (Training)
Training Institute:
Coursera
Date Attended:
November 2016
Advanced Financial Modelling (AFM) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2017
Advanced excel (Training)
Training Institute:
New Horizon and Formatech
Date Attended:
June 2012