Kanika Arora

Experience

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  Moody's Analytics

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2011

  Research Analyst

  Designation: Senior Financial AnalystFunctional Area: Investment Banking (Mergers & Acquisitions)Some of the key responsibilities in this role include:► Participate in analytical projects for leading investment banks.► Extracting and condensing information from multiple data sources including company annual reports.► In-depth analysis of financial statements - historical and forecasted using Company filing and databases such as Bloomberg, Thomson One, Reuters, Capital IQ.► Providing relevant financial information for Pitch book in M&A transactions.► Update and analyze financials involving relative valuation, trading comparables etc.► Provide external research and analysis necessary to help develop and support ongoing Key Clientbusiness and ensure timely delivery of projects.► Other duties, as assigned. Show less

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  S&P Global

  Dec 2013 - now

  Senior Research Associate

  Functional Area: Transactions Research (Mergers & Acquisitions and Equity buybacks) and M&A TrainerMy role and contributions at S&P Capital IQ (now S&P Global Market Intelligence) has spanned multiple areas. I am involved in Research & Analysis, Quality Assurance, Process Improvements as well as Mentoring. As a Senior Research Associate, I have majorly contributed in maintaining data quality and efficiently handling client facing situations. Have always been recognized for maintaining consistent productivity and quality standards. Some of the key responsibilities of this role include:► Conducting extensive research on mergers and acquisitions and buybacks using various publically available information (company reports) and various search tools like factiva and nexis► In-depth study and analysis of various transaction data points including deal structures, premium/spread analysis, transaction features, transaction financials for multiples calculation and presenting the same in a concise format for use by large clients including various investment banks and financial institutions.► Working on a wide variety of Client Tasks involving transactions related queries and providing extensive Client query support through Salesforce.com (CRM) and ensure that the stated deadlines for response are met.► Mapping workflow tool for the client as per the nature and priority of work and available resources to meet the established SLA’s.► Actively work on process improvements and formulate quarterly Root-cause analysis reports to identify the causes of discrepancies in transactions related data and suggest and implement action steps to reduce the defects.► Involved in LEAN Six sigma projects across processes to systematically improve process performance and eliminating waste.► Mentoring new joiners, conducting trainings and providing assistance to team members for day-to-day work and ensuring that the established quality standards are adhered to.► Other duties, as assigned. Show less