Experience

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  Silex general trading llc

  Apr 2013 - May 2013

  Operating intern

  Successfully completed internship at a company specialised in wholesale trading of popular FMCG brands. Tasksassigned during this period include:➢ Maintaining Records of Customers and tracking rentals for display of good in various outlets.➢ Checking monthly sales data and comparing it to previous months to identify trends for various products.➢ Created databases of customers and filing of related paperwork.

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  Kinetrix limited

  May 2016 - Sept 2016

  Compliance intern

  Major tasks completed included a complete refresh of the client onboarding procedures and DFSA compliance manuals, quick set up of and provided training for cloud-based accounting systems for clients and 100% on-time completion of due diligence, AML and customer risk assessment procedures for clients.

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  Kaplan professional me

  Feb 2017 - Sept 2018

  Completed month-on-month fast close of the business’ accounts, never failing to meet internal and international reporting deadlines in the process, incorporating monthly variance analysis and management updates.➢ Provided robust financial analysis to senior officers, covering both financial and qualitative aspects.➢ Completely rebuilt the annual and quarterly budget model, creating a fully integrated MS excel based financial model incorporating sensitivity analysis and senior management dashboards.➢ Achieved 100% on-time recording, computation, and filing of VAT returns.➢ Improved the receivable collection rate, by creating and implementing new registration and payment policies.➢ Effectively liaised with all other departments to ensure efficient flow of information to senior management.➢ Helped create training material for various financial courses such as CFA and financial modeling.➢ Worked as part of the team to ensure a smooth transition of the business upon its acquisition by Kaplan Financial in Feb 2017. Show less

  • Accounting and Finance Assistant

    Aug 2017 - Sept 2018

  • Finance Intern

    Feb 2017 - Aug 2017
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  Grant thornton - uae

  Oct 2018 - Apr 2024

  - Valuation and Purchase Price Allocations, using various globally recognised valuation approaches and a combination of company / industry specific and public data to arrive at sound fair value evaluations;- Financial Modelling, creating industry specific models, ranging from highly detailed and integrated monthly projection models to simpler yet efficient and accurate valuation and analysis models;- Financial due diligence, including, but not limited to, analysis of historical financial performance, quantifying and evaluating normalised EBITDA, net debt and net working capital trends and determining key risks, post deal considerations and potential synergy gains;- Sell side / Buy side M&A projects, having worked on the full suite of tasks including buyer searches, pricing analysis, vendor due diligence, preparation of teasers and information memorandums, drafting non-disclosure agreements, preparation of project letters, data room support and deal structuring support.- Diversified geographical and industry experience, having worked on transactions across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe covering industries such as healthcare, technology, hospitality, real estate and construction, oil and gas, manufacturing, F&B, tourism, financial services and logistics. Show less

  • Manager

    Apr 2023 - Apr 2024

  • Assistant Manager

    Oct 2021 - May 2023

  • Senior Consultant

    Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

  • Consultant

    Oct 2019 - Sept 2020

  • Associate Consultant

    Jan 2019 - Oct 2019

  • Transaction Advisory Intern

    Oct 2018 - Dec 2018
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  Clearhouse llp

  Apr 2024 - now

  Manager - valuation services