Akshay Jain
*** ***** ***** *****, ******* IL ***12
Phone: 312-***-****, Email: ********@*****.***
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
MBA: Finance, GPA 3.4 May 2011
. Academic Finance Project: Used discounted cash flow analysis (DCF) for
portfolio construction and evaluated the portfolio annually; Achieved
investment objective
Investment Banking Institute Chicago, IL
Intensive 4-week training program February 2011
. Completed a four week intensive course on financial analysis, valuation
methodologies and advanced financial modeling
. Performed company valuations utilizing (i) comparable public company
analysis, (ii) precedent transactions analysis and (iii) discounted cash
flow (DCF) analysis
. Built fully-integrated financial statements projection model, LBO model,
accretion/dilution merger models, including ability to run operational
and capital structure sensitivities within models and data tables for
sensitivity analysis
Yale University-School of Management New Haven, CT
Leadership Development Program November 2007
. Learnt and used consulting skills like data analysis, problem solving,
leadership and communication skills
Indiana University Bloomington, IN
B. S. in Public Affairs, Minor: Business Administration August 2006
EXPERIENCE
Investment Banking Institute Chicago, IL
Financial Analyst (Intern) January 2011 - Present
. Assisted IBI instructor in building comparable company and comparable
transactions financial models to be used for corporate and university
training
. Edited and Assisted Kellogg professor and IBI instructor in writing a
case study for "IPO valuation of Google" and two books "Interviewing for
Wall Street" and "Best jobs on Wall Street"
Motilal Oswal Securities ltd. Mumbai, India
Intern, Asset Management Group May 2010 - August 2010
. Created an investment strategy for clients by analyzing data of companies
to evaluate their performance
. Led business analysis by gathering and analyzing data of different
companies to find the worth of the company and the stock price
. Engaged in daily client meetings and practiced due diligence to
understand client's portfolio requirements
. Brought on 5 new clients - led to 10% increase in total revenues
. Worked with $50,000 to $100,000 in client portfolios
Yunicorn Synthetic Mills Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai, India
Business Analyst 2008 - 2009
. Conducted cost benefit analysis to outsource the store's in-house
packaging facility resulting in a $70,000 savings
. Supported all stages in new product development process including product
design, implementation and launch
. Led and supervised team of 5 employees for the initial phase of product
development process
BearingPoint Inc. (Top Consulting Firm) Chicago, IL
Consultant, Technology Solutions group 2007 - 2008
. Performed business analysis for healthcare and life sciences, consumer
goods, pharmaceutical etc. industries
. Led meetings with team members in order to create proposals, budgets and
GAP analysis
. Configured SAP HR Modules (PA, Payroll ) and conducted workshops with
client end-user teams to gather system requirements
. Analyzed client requirements and wrote technical specifications
. Supported all the phases in SAP including blueprint designing,
realization, final preparation and go-live
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
. Computer Proficiency in SAP R/3 HR, MS Office, Tableau, Windows 9x,
Vista, 7, MS Project Management
. Programming/Social Chair Student Residence Hall Apartment Council:
University of Illinois at Chicago
. Resident Assistant: Sponsored one year of living expense by serving as a
mentor for freshmen students at UIC