Loay Malluhi

Experience

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  Al-Shaya & Sherif Co

  Apr 2003 - Apr 2004

  Network Administrator

  Designing and administering the Company's networking system in addition to installing and configuring the required hardware equipment and software applications to provide easy access to shared network folders, printers and faxes. Granting network access privileges to users and resolving network problems. Ensuring security of stored information and performing periodic data backup.

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  Atlas International for Economic & Management Consultancy

  Apr 2004 - May 2013

  Financial & Market Research Analyst

  1. Collaborated in the successful delivery of economic/financial studies pertaining the establishment of Kuwait’s KD1.5 Billion residential project “Sabah Al-Ahmed City".2. Preparing bilingual private placement memorandums, business plans, valuations, due diligence, market studies and economic feasibility studies for mega projects across the MENA region. 3. Conducting primary & secondary market research exercises through collecting/analyzing data, preparing questionnaires, and interpreting key research findings.4. Designing Excel models with assumptions (CAPEX, revenue growth, cost allocation, financing structure, CAPM/WACC discount rate), forecasted financial statements & ROI (NPV, IRR, Payback and Profitability Index).5. Performing comprehensive financial analysis to assess the Company's historical performance and major developments in addition to identifying variances between actual and budgeted plan. 6. Conducting professional Arabic/English valuation reports in accordance to IFRS-13 and the Professional Standards of the International Association of Consultants Valuators and Analysts (IACVA). Designing enhanced excel models of basic financial assumptions, extrapolated financial statements (IS, FP & CF), free cash flows (FCF) and discount rates to identify the fair value of the underlying project.7. Assisting in the development of the Company's market capitalization weighted indexing software specialized in outperforming the KSE flagship index over the medium to long term period. Tracking corporate actions and update the same in the daily Index files. Show less

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  Taiba Kuwaiti Holding Company (K.S.C.P)

  Jun 2013 - Mar 2014

  Risk & Compliance Analyst

  1. Providing assistance in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Company and the preparation of the investment memorandum.2. Ensuring compliance with Corporate Governance principles and regulations issued by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA). Performing gap assessment of required documentations/procedures to bridge the gap between the Company’s governance structure and CMA regulations. 3. Recommending risk mitigation strategies through constructing hedging investment strategies models and deriving the profitability/payoff streams as per the market direction outlook for the purpose of minimizing the Company’s risks arising from changes in market variables. 4. Implementing AIRMIC risk management process for risk identification/assessment/treatment/monitoring of new, emerging and potential risk factors as it pertains to the Company’s business activities. Show less

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  Baker Tilly Kuwait

  Apr 2014 - Sept 2018

  Manager - Corporate Finance & Tax Compliance Department

  1. Managed the execution of KD90 million acquisition transactions of 4 petrochemical and education companies listed in Kuwait Boursa as per CMA’s rules & regulations.2. Managing & processing high-volume advisory contract workload within a deadline-driven environment with demonstrated ability to submit deliverables on time with high level of accuracy.3. Developing financial projections plans & communicating strategic insights to corporate/individual clients to optimize business performance as per the industry’s benchmark and best-practice. 4. Undertaking bilingual sell/buy side advisory as per CMA’s regulations and preparing the required documentation (e.g., Acquisition Offer, business valuation, and prospectus). 5. Financial modeling and capital budgeting for new investments to determine their financial viability to individual/institutional investors.6. Delivering business & marketing plans with focus on benchmarking and formulating targeted KPI metrics, strategy & action plan to ensure value creation and achieve optimal utilization.7. Performing cash flow forecast of new projects and ensure liquidity by analysing working capital efficiency, profitability and solvency levels.8. Performing data mining and primary/secondary market research to collect relevant data and identify the market supply/demand trends for various industries.9. Assuming ownership of undertaking valuation reports and impairment tests using income, asset & market valuation approaches to derive the underlying Asset/Company’s fair value.10. Launching and managing the Tax Compliance department as a new revenue generating unit that offers FATCA/CRS assurance services to over 30 leading financial institutions in Kuwait. Show less

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  Altijaria

  Oct 2018 - Jan 2020

  Senior Financial Analyst - Strategic Planning & Investments Department

  1. Performing due diligence & investment appraisals of private equity & real estate opportunities in US/UK/Europe to identify their financial viability and alignment with the Investment Policy Statement & offer investment recommendations.2. Driving strategic planning through the development of the long term corporate strategic plan. This included collecting operational data, budgeting, comparative & variance analysis of business units & recommending cost optimization & performance enhancement measures.3. Following up the performance of subsidiaries/associates identifying their financial status by comparing actual results with budget and performing periodic valuation exercises using various methods (DCF, DDM, ANAV, capitalization of earnings, market multiples).4. Initiating the preparation of management reports pertaining the factors affecting the share price movement in addition to the synergetic effect resulting from a potential merger between affiliates.5. Led the successful qualification process of a BOT multipurpose commercial project in Sabah Al-Ahmed Residential City. 6. Identifying and participating in value adding government tenders issued by PAHW/TEC/PTB and assessing its financial viability in addition to preparing the technical & financial proposals. Show less

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  Freelance

  Jul 2020 - Nov 2021

  Financial Consultant

  • Acted as a Financial Advisor for a Kuwaiti environmental company to determine the fair value of the business and recommend enhancement measures as part of the Company’s pre-sale process. • Took the role of a Strategist for a renewable energy company to develop its marketing plan to expand its client base & achieve sustainable growth in sales. The plan included a marketing strategy, KPI dashboards & action plan to act as a guideline for the management to achieve targeted goals. • Serving as an Assistant Loss Assessor of a healthcare project contractor to manage their insurance claim and negotiate the settlement on behalf of the policyholder. Show less

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  Warba Insurance and Reinsurance Company K.S.C.P

  Dec 2021 - now

  Senior Financial Analyst

  • Preparing the Company’s strategic plan and consolidation of the budgeted premiums/expenses to forecast the five-year financial performance.• Weekly statistical analysis of the Company’s premiums/claims/policies to identify LOB's budget achievement and interpret trends/patterns through dynamic dashboards. • Budget monitoring of the Company’s CAPEX/OPEX as per the approved purchasing policy in addition to reporting Actual vs. Budget performance on departmental levels. • Financial & operational reporting to regulatory authorities (e.g., IRU, CBK, MOCI) in coordination with the external auditor.• Developing dynamic financial models, scenario analysis, valuations and competition benchmarking analysis.• Preparing financial models to assess the financial impact and feasibility of proposed initiatives. Show less