Azril Abdullah

Experience

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  BOUSTEAD HOLDINGS BHD

  May 2012 - Jul 2012

  Summer Intern (Finance)

  - Interned in the Finance department in Boustead Curve Sdn Bhd- Audited monthly receipts to ensure all cash flows and transactions are accounted for, and assisted in reviewing financial statements produced for Boustead’s operations such as the Curve Shopping Mall

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  Ekuiti Nasional Berhad ( Ekuinas )

  May 2013 - Jul 2013

  Summer Analyst (Investment)

  - Interned in the Investment department, and developed skills in analyzing financial information, comparing companies and their relevant peers, and using business software to collect data and information - Acquired valuable knowledge on the practical uses of market information software such as Bloomberg to aid decision-making- Experience in live projects such as:Food industry – Provided analytical support based on Ekuinas’ investment goals. I obtained first-hand experience in doing due diligence on a potential target company prior to acquisitionHigher Education industry – Produced valuable information on colleges and tertiary education institutions for analysis by senior managementPharmaceutical industry – Collected data and produced an excel spreadsheet comparing companies within the sector Show less

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  Kenanga Group

  May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Summer Intern (Islamic Finance)

  - Interned in the Islamic banking division for two months and was involved in live Islamic banking product launches- Project experience included a Sukuk Murabahah product offering. I was given full insight to the offering by shadowing a senior Sharia officer, participated in relevant Sharia meetings to determine the compliancy of the offering, and produced reports and summaries of key points of discussions- Designed and prepared an Islamic banking presentation in order to educate and inform new joiners to the internship programme Show less

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  TBWA\Worldwide

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2017

  Account Executive

  - Advising high profile corporations on how to position their branding in the financial markets, and improving their corporate image via strategic communication tools such as a Storyhouse and ‘Disruption’. This involves understanding the client’s objective, vision and expectations. - Day-to-day responsibilities include being point of contact for clients, preparing presentations for internal teams and clients and managing internal resources for optimal work output - Examples of advisory engagement include: o Advising Bank Negara on ways to improve Malaysia’s Islamic finance market capabilities in the domestic and global markets; o Managed the development of MarketplaceIF.com, a deal matching platform to highlight Malaysia’s innovation and expertise in Islamic finance; o Managed the enhancement of Bursa Malaysia’s free investment internet platform to encourage equity investments amongst young people (ages 18 – 35) Show less

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  EY

  Nov 2017 - Mar 2020

  Senior Associate Advisory, Performance Improvement

  Merger Integration: Business work stream- Assisted in the business integration between two entitiesCore Banking System Replacement: PMO and Deployment work stream - Assisted in programme management in the first phase of the project- Subsequently assisted in the planning and execution of the deployment strategy in the second phase of the project

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  Deloitte

  Jun 2020 - Oct 2022

  Manager
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  Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad

  Dec 2022 - now

  Senior Manager