Mauricio Preciado-Awad

Experience

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  PricewaterhouseCoopers UK

  Jul 2004 - Sept 2004

  Summer Intern

  Clients included: Lloyds TSB, Smiths Engineering, Amtrak and Kraft Foods.

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  PricewaterhouseCoopers UK

  Oct 2005 - Apr 2009

  Senior Associate – Assurance Department, CIPS/London Top Tier

  Planning, execution and completion of statutory audits for FTSE 100 company Tate & Lyle PLC, in which I was involved for 3 years. My responsibilities ranged from initally the audit of Fixed Assets, Debtors, Creditors and Cash, to the more complex areas of Pensions, Share-Based Payment, Cash Flow and Income Statement in later years. Other responsibilities included IFRS checklists, budgeting, planning of audit and Corporate Governance Compliance. I was also in charge of the audit of the smaller UK head office entities, which applied UK GAAP.I was also significantly involved in a six-month project for the conversion of the T&L accounts from UK GAAP to IFRS, which included restating comparative figures, in particular in the areas of leases and cashflow. Coordination of audit sections for different worldwide locations on shipping client Stolt-Nielsen LTD, which is based in London, incorporated in Luxemburg and listed in Oslo, and therefore different regulations apply. Additionally, involved in three-month project conversion of accounts to IFRS, in particular regarding financial leases.Junior Manager for the audit of GC Hahn UK a Food Stabilizer Systems, where I was continuously praised for my people management skills.Performed extensive work on the Sarbanes Oxley 404e review for GIST BOC.Performed analysis of treasury function, hedging contracts and banking covenants compliance for Stromboli Investissement International experience included a secondment to PwC Colombia in 2006, to work on the audit of Sab Miller’s subsidiary Bavaria. Other clients included: Unilever, CP Ships, Rexam, Davis, Pizza Express, John Lewis Heavily involved in the organization of Social and Peer Events and an active member of the Community Affairs Voluntary Projects. Excellent knowledge of IFRS, gained both during training and audit of financial statements of clients mentioned above. Show less

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  Theatre Delicatessen

  Aug 2007 - Apr 2010

  Co-founder/COO

  Co-founded social enterprise in disused buildings in London’s Theatre District (West End). As COO oversaw growth of company from no capital to break-even and turnover of $100k within a year (current turnover $1.5m+) Produced and project managed widely acclaimed shows "A Midsummer Night’s Dream", "Fanshen", "Elle and the Cabaret of Cavendish Club", "The Winter’s Tale", "Pedal Pusher", "I bet you think this play is about you" and “Mercury Fur". Other responsibilities included preparation of management and financial accounts, logistics management, coordination of support staff and liasing with local government authorities. Show less

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  Christian Aid

  May 2010 - May 2018

  Main point of contact for all innovative finance initiatives within the international development contextResponsible for the due diligence, financial modelling, deal structuring and portfolio management of direct impact investments.Led on the design, fundraising and delivery of CA’s Social Enterprise Programme, that successfully piloted new methodologies to deliver Technical Assistance (TA) and measure impact to MSMEs and SMEs, with revenue growth rates of enterprises averaging 50% p.a. Review of the business and financial model of CA’s first own social enterprise, Change Alliance, based in India. Co-led on the design and fundraising for Project Nadia, an economic development project in Colombia that aims to give access to the legal economy to marginalized farmers coming out of the conflict, through social enterprise and market initiatives. Supervision, professional advice, delivery and technical expertise, on innovative projects with a commercial component such as impact investment, enterprise development, and entrepreneurial governance models. Prepared case studies and shared in forums such as the ANDE and the GIIN networks and the British Council amongst others. • Direct supported were spread across Colombia, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Honduras, Chile, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Burundi, India, Palestine and Bangladesh. Show less Led on the creation of processes to enable the NGO to carry out direct impact investments, legally known in the UK as Programme Related Investments, including working with Latham and Watkins in the creation of a template legal agreement for debt investments. Focused on the creation and delivery of CA’s Inclusive Business Programme, with a portfolio of 15 enterprises across 10 countries in Latin America, Africa and AME, including pipeline selection, due diligence, TA support and access to finance. Worked on the inception, design and fundraising of Impact Investment platform ACRE.Supported the implementation of market systems approaches such as Participatory Market Systems Development (PMSD) and M4P in over Latin America and Africa. Show less Management of financial and budgetary elements of grant-delivery programmes (established as payments by results contracts) undertaken by CA as service provider to the UK, US and EU governments. Includes CSF(DR Congo,$20m), ENCISS(Sierra Leone,$12m) , PACS(India,$32m) and Aidstar(Haiti,$1.5m). Created the financial model to project and monitor expected margins on commercial contracts, which was used as a key management tool.Led on the due diligence, process, execution and monitoring of the organisation´s first two impact investments in Nicaragua and Kenya.Project managed a review of the foreign exchange procurement and international transfer process. The main outcome of this review was the implementation of a new competitive tendering system for the purchase of forex which during 2011 alone brought savings of £180k. Ongoing savings are estimated at of c£250k -£500k per annum.Manager of team processing financial reporting and disbursement of grants of CAID's 30+ international offices.Responsible for setting up Non-Deliverable Forwards and Hedges for both hard and soft currencies, amounting to circa USD 15m p.a. Show less

  • Commercial Projects Advisor (Global) (0.5 FTE)

    Oct 2015 - May 2018

  • Investment and Enterprise Development Associate (Global)

    Oct 2013 - Oct 2015

  • Commercial and Grants Accountant

    May 2010 - Sept 2013
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  Access to Capital to Rural Entreprises (ACRE) Impact Investing Platform

  Oct 2015 - May 2018

  Enterprise Development and Portfolio Management for LAC and AME (0.5 FTE)

  ACRE was an Impact Investing Platform aiming to source and support rural enterprises with the potential to create jobs, deliver systemic benefits to the value chains in which they operate, and benefit the poor and marginalisedCo-led the team delivering the platform, with emphasis on the design and delivery of TA processes that supported 30 social enterprises in 12 countries, with average revenue growth of 27% and attracted investment of USD 7m+.Responsible for the sourcing, selection and due diligence of social enterprises for the platform in LAC (Bolivia, Nicaragua, Honduras, Colombia) and in AME (India and Bangladesh), as well as communicating progress to investors. Responsible for design, selection and management of staff/consultants delivering Technical Assistance for enterprises to take them to investment readiness, including reviews of business plans, pitch decks, financial models and pitch preparationPrepared case studies and learning documents shared in forums such as the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), the Global Impact Investment Network (GIIN) and the British Council amongst others.Established and maintained a number of relationships with key stakeholders in the sector both locally and across the globe. Show less

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  AlphaMundi Group Ltd

  Jun 2018 - May 2019

  Investment Manager

  AlphaMundi is a swiss firm managing an Impact Investment fund based out of Luxembourg. Led on establishing the regional hub for LATAM in Bogota, Colombia, including setting up a local legal entity and liasing with legal firms across the region to review legal status of fund in the countries it operated. Actively built pipeline in the region identifying and assessing over 110+ opportunities, leading and completing deals in agriculture, fintech and consumer goods in Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico and Peru.Responsible for portfolio management of further investments in agriculture, fintech, microfinance and green energy across the region.Supported the sourcing of enterprises for the Powering Agriculture alliance programme, funded by USAID and focused on enterprises in the nexus of agriculture and renewable Energy.Represented the organisation in panels at the Latin American Forum for Impact Investment (FLII), CLIIQ/Nexus, Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), Visionaris, Latin American Venture Philanthropy Network and GIIN Show less

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  Better Society Capital

  Jun 2019 - Dec 2023

  Lead for Blended Finance practice includes i) overseeing, promoting and sharing lessons from BSC's £140m+ investments in blended finance structures ii) working on establishing a community of practice to further expand the sector iii) pursuing fund and product development opportunities iv) working with relevant stakeholders including government and quasi-government organisations, grantors, and investors to attract new sources of both concessional and non-concessional capital. Investment Delivery Lead ensuring quality delivery of BSC's investment activity across Market Systems by supporting the coordination of BSC’s Investment Committee BSC voting representative in the Investment Committees for Arts Culture Impact Fund and City Funds. BSC observer representative in the Investment Committees for Club Capital, Resonance Community Developers Fund and Growth Impact Fund.BSC representative at the GIIN’s Blended Finance Working Group and the Frontier Finance Working Group.Lead on the Energy Resilience Fund, a blended finance initiative to help social charities and enterprises reduce their energy costs through energy resilience measuresLead for Social Banks portfolio team, overseeing £30m+ of investments. Deal team lead and/or team member of investment transactions amounting to c. £50m in funds investing in Community Development, Social Banks, Early Action, Impact Venture and Social housing.Portfolio management of five investments, working with social investors to evaluate and manage their financial and social performance; and help the long-term their business development. Show less

  • Senior Advisor - Blended Finance

    Jul 2023 - Dec 2023

  • Investment Director

    Jun 2019 - Jun 2023
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  Save the Children Global Ventures

  Jul 2023 - now

  Executive Director, Blended and Innovative Finance

  Set strategy, build and lead team that aims to scale financial solutions that blend traditional philanthropy with innovative finance to maximize impact for children's welfare. Focus areas: Disaster Risk Financing, Blended Finance for Schools, Entrepreneurship in Humanitarian Context, Energy Transition

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  Save the Children UK

  Jul 2023 - now

  Director of Innovative Finance and Ventures

  Establishing and leading The Innovation Hive, SCUK’s corporate venturing unit, catalyzing and scaling innovative projects to increase impact on children on Health, Education Protection and Climate Chance. Focus areas: Impact Investment, Innovative Finance Outcome Contracts, Commercial Ventures and Enterprise Development