Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Eight years in finance and I am still the person in the room asking why the numbers tell a different story than what everyone else seems comfortable believing. I have spent the last few years in Riyadh working closely with one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the region, involved in financial analysis, valuation work, and getting a front row seat to how value creation actually happens inside large portfolio companies. Turns out it is far more human than the models suggest. Somewhere along the way I realised finance gets a lot more interesting when you add strategy and data to it. So here I am, building towards that intersection. Based in Riyadh. Focused on the MENA region. Figuring out the rest as I go.
- Onsite deployment lead at PIF - Value creation and FP&A analytics workstreams across 200+ portfolio companies - Platform adoption across 3 new business segments - Forward deployed consultant model - identified, built business case, leading rollout - Cross-functional team management across product, engineering and client functions - RFP support, client demos and training across analyst to C-suite level
- Built products from ground up - adopted globally across client base - Embedded with sovereign fund valuation teams across 300+ assets - 20+ PRDs authored across full product lifecycle - Real Estate module ideation with Blackstone and sovereign fund stakeholders - North American PE client management - Client issue management process redesign - 30% redundant ticket clearance
- Project Management: Managed a portfolio of Private Equity, Asset Management, and Hedge Fund clients with a combined AUM of approximately $35bn - Led a team of analysts and provided guidance to clients on portfolio management and fundraising strategies - Prepared comprehensive valuation models utilizing business dynamics, KPIs, and revenue drivers, and provided support for portfolio management and performance analysis - Created a database of key performance indicators (KPIs) from multiple industries by consolidating relevant data - Reviewed and evaluated new and existing financial models developed by analysts using financial statements to ensure adherence to quality standards - Developed relative valuation models for various industries, such as TMT, Healthcare, and Gaming, to assist in investment decision making - Reviewed financial models, earnings result analysis, and research reports prepared by the analysts for REITs and BDCs - Maintained regular oral and written communication with clients to provide updates and address any issues or concerns
- Developed operational financial models to assess the performance of BDCs and REITs - Conducted analysis of broker reports to extract key assumptions and incorporate them into financial models - Produced comprehensive one-pagers containing detailed analysis of earnings transcripts and key metrics to track the performance of the portfolio - Created monthly and quarterly portfolio reports for tracked BDCs - Conducted valuation of BDCs and REITs using various methods such as discounted cash flow (DCF) and relative valuation - Utilized databases such as Bloomberg, FactSet, Pitchbook, and IBISWorld to extract and analyze financial data