Vanessa Sakr, Deals Advisory Senior Manager

Vanessa Sakr

Deals Advisory Senior Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
Éducation
Master, Financial Economics
Expérience
15 years, 6 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :15 years, 6 Mois

Deals Advisory Senior Manager à PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • Je travaille ici depuis mars 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 à Benchmark Development
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • mai 2011 à février 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 à American University of Beirut
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • septembre 2010 à janvier 2013

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

Research Assistant à American University of Beirut
  • Liban
  • février 2011 à juin 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 à UCSD Business and Financial Services
  • Etats Unis
  • septembre 2009 à juillet 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 à Mt. San Jacinto College
  • Etats Unis
  • août 2007 à mai 2008

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

Éducation

Master, Financial Economics
  • à American University of Beirut
  • janvier 2013
Baccalauréat, Math and Economics
  • à University of California, San Diego
  • juin 2010
Etudes secondaires ou équivalent,
  • à St. Joseph School
  • juin 2006

Specialties & Skills

Financial Modeling
Financial Analysis
Financial Feasibility Studies
Valuation

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Arabe
Expert
Français
Expert

Adhésions

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

Formation et Diplômes

Data-driven Decision Making (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Coursera
Date de la formation:
October 2016
Problem solving with excel (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Coursera
Date de la formation:
November 2016
Advanced Financial Modelling (AFM) (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
November 2017
Advanced excel (Formation)
Institut de formation:
New Horizon and Formatech
Date de la formation:
June 2012