Amar Bilal A.

Experience

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  Sparkhill Pharmacy

  Jun 2012 - Dec 2012

  Sales Associate

  Aside from general sales-oriented responsibilities, I had led several strategic growth initiatives to enhance the Company's community presence and drive revenue growth. These included: • Leading a consumer-centric branding campaign to assert and emphasise the Company's services amongst the community.• Leading the shop floor restructure with introductions of new product lines, including a discounted product section which directly led to 12% MoM product revenue growth.• Introducing and marketing a medical delivery service for patients, leading to 20% growth in recurring patients over a 6-month period. Show less

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  Hodogaya Junior High School

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  English Instructor

  Through taking a gap year before joining university, I embarked on a travelling journey spanning over eight countries, including a 3-month work placement at a local high school in Tokyo, Japan.During this placement, I had worked closely with students' in improving their linguistic abilities through identifying knowledge gaps, designing appropriate programs to engage and motivate students in enhancing their interest in the English language.

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  Aston University

  Nov 2015 - Nov 2016

  Assistant Accountant

  Undertook a placement year within the Management Accounting department of Aston University. My role primarily focused on:• Preparing monthly management reporting packs including segmented P&L and cash flows prior to distribution to budget holders.• Monitor actual performance against forecasts across several cost centres, liasing with Department Head's monthly to explore significant variances.• Assisting budget holders in developing new income generation and cost saving efficiencies.Received a Certificate of Commendation for leading a project focussed on improving financial control systems at the University's on-site hotel and conference venue. Through implementing several reconciliation procedures centred around invoice processing, directly led to a 60% reduction in credit note issuance over a nine-month period. Show less

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  Perform Group

  Sept 2016 - Sept 2017

  Data Scout

  Attended various sporting events and collected live data and statistics, enabling our customers to create experiences that engage their fans and drive their revenue.

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  Annection

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2023

  Annection is a hybrid investment and M&A advisory firm focussing on the sectors of Education, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing. Being 1 of the 5 investment professionals, I evaluated 100+ new investment opportunities and independantly lead commercial due diligence processes, in addition to producing an investment thesis for the investment committee.Other responsibilities include:• Constructed detailed valuation models including precedent transactions, public comparables, DCF & LBO models.• Building detailed 3-statement company operating models.• Preparing strategic documents including pitchbooks, IMs, and business proposals• Involved in post-acquisition integration measures, such as implementing data-driven monitoring and KPI systems. Show less

  • Vice President - Investment

    Jan 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Investment Analyst

    Jul 2018 - Jan 2022
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  IStep Learning

  Jul 2023 - Jan 2025

  M&A Manager
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  NWF Group PLC

  Jan 2025 - now

  Group Head of M&A