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Nishakya Ranasinghe

Nishakya Ranasinghe

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Data Science and Advanced Analytics

  • Education

    • Colombo International School

      2015 - 2017
      Edexcel : International Advanced Levels (IAL)

      Activities and Societies: Model United Nations, Drama Society, Social Services and Fashion Show committee AS level : Mathematics and statistics (A),Economics (A), Accounting (A - scored 100%), Biology (A)A2 level : Mathematics and statistics (A), Economics (A), Accounting (A*)

    • University of Warwick

      2017 - 2020
      Bachelor of science Economics and Industrial Organisation

      Activities and Societies: Student Ambassador, Economics and Behavioural Science Team, Vice President of the Sri Lankan Society First class grade on final year dissertation: Education Economics; Empirical analysis on curriculum reforms in Sri Lanka using a Regression Discontinuity Design.Core Modules: Mathematical and Statistical Techniques, Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Industrial Economics and Strategy, Industrial Markets, Competition and Regulation.

    • St. Bridget's Convent, Colombo 07

      2000 - 2015
      Sri Lanka GCE Ordinary Level Examinations

      Activities and Societies: Netball Team, Executive board member of the Interact club (Affiliated with the Rotaract movement), Model United Nations and Debating. Achieved an A grade across all subjects in the Sri Lankan GCE Ordinary level Examination.

  • Experience

    • ICRA Lanka

      Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
      Intern

      Subsidiary company of Moody's investor service.- Analysing product segments, growth, risk management and capital adequacy of an issuer using internal credit assessing models - Developing an assessment of a macro economic outlook for the industry in forecasting future performance of the issuer

    • KPMG

      Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
      Summer Intern

      1 out of 6 interns chosen for KPMG’s rotational summer internship programme in 2018. Work experience cross divisions:- Management Consultancy: Analysed and proposed solutions regarding a company’s Supply Chain Management Systems.- Deal Advisory: Provided recommendation on a particular stock by conducting multiple market valuations, statistical and ratio analysis.- External Audit: Placed in a 4 person audit team carrying out financial statement audits which included Tests of Detail on Cash and Cash Equivalent, PP&E and Depreciation. Other techniques learnt included Analytical Reviews, Logic Tests, System Studies and Walkthroughs.- Internal Audit Risk and Compliance: Evaluated the efficacy of risk management procedures utilised by a client. - Tax: Analysed case studies on transfer pricing and gained an insight into different types of taxes. Show less

    • Warwick Economics Summit

      Oct 2018 - Feb 2020

      The largest student-run academic conference in Europe.In its 20 years of history, the conference has welcomed 6 Nobel Laureates, prominent economists and policy-makers. It attracts attendees from 40+ universities across 4 continents.Responsibilities include: - Recruiting and leading the operations team in promoting the summit and helping establish a physical presence on campus and beyond. - Handling the logistics and operations through out the year and the summit weekend.

      • Operations Coordinator

        Jun 2019 - Feb 2020

      • Operations Team Member

        Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

    • Stax Inc.

      Jul 2019 - Sept 2019
      Research and Consultancy Summer Analyst

      - Supporting senior consultants in creating research packs on various companies and industries for the use of US consultants. - Assisting ad hoc market sizing and customer segmentation requests. - Further tasks included contact sourcing, transcribing audio files from primary research conducted via telephone interviews.

    • Acuity Knowledge Partners

      Aug 2020 - May 2022

      Worked under a portfolio manager based in US and is responsible for maintaining financial models focused on the REITs sector. Supervised the workflow of my previous client engagement that delivers investment research notes for a leading wealth management operation based in Asia. Supports a buy side engagement by preparing investment theses to validate the stock picks of a leading wealth management operation in Asia. The note captures how select company is positioned to benefit from or mitigate risks arising from new market trends, regulations and other macro-factors.Covers equities across Information Technology, Retail, Healthcare, Banking, Insurance, Real Estate, Gaming and Entertaining and Energy sectors.

      • Associate, Investment Research

        Oct 2021 - May 2022

      • Analyst, Investment Research

        Aug 2020 - Oct 2021

    • MAS Holdings

      May 2022 - Apr 2024
      FemTech Business and Consumer Insights Lead

      Focused on consumer innovation, insights, intelligence and intellectual property in the women’s health space at MAS Areli, a new business unit created for two strategic customers.

    • OCTAVE - John Keells Group

      Apr 2024 - now
      Analytics Delivery Associate

      Driving client engagements and leading delivery of analytical projects partnering with business IT and analytics teams

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Senior Economics Mentor

      Issued by University of Warwick on Jan 2018
      University of WarwickAssociated with Nishakya Ranasinghe

    • Team Lead

      Issued by Model United nations society, Colombo International school on Jan 2017
      Model United nations society, Colombo International schoolAssociated with Nishakya Ranasinghe

    • Volanteer

      Issued by Zonta International on Sept 2016
      Zonta InternationalAssociated with Nishakya Ranasinghe