Project Management

ANSHUMITA SINGHANIA

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SUMMARY

. Excellent theoretical and practical understanding of financial

valuation and analysis techniques such as Discounted Cash Flow, Market

Comparables and Real Option Pricing

. Experienced with analyzing financial statements under the US GAAP,

IFRS and Indian Accounting Standards

. Extensive knowledge of complex derivative products involving forwards,

futures, options and swaps; their valuation using tools like Binomial

pricing and Black & Scholes pricing model

. Well-versed with financial analysis tools like Microsoft Excel, SPSS,

LINDO, @Risk

. Writing CFA Level I in June '10

EDUCATION

Thunderbird School of Global Management Glendale, AZ, USA

Masters in Business Administration, specialized in International Finance

Jan 2006 to May 2007

Awarded with Continuing Students Grant twice at Thunderbird (GPA: 3.75)

Shri Ram College of Commerce (India's top ranked business college), Delhi

University, Delhi, India

B. Com (H), concentration in Accounting and Taxation

July 2001 to July 2004

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Financial Controller - Kailash Singhania & Co. (Family owned CPA firm),

Jamshedpur, India April 2009 to Nov 2009

Handling internal finance operations of the firm

Involved in financial, accounting and tax planning matters for

industrial and individual clients (result)

Business development and strategic planning for the firm to extend

finance and audit services to the tier one cities of India

Associate - Nishith Desai Associates, Mumbai, India

Jan 2008 to Mar 2009

. Led a five member team that analyzed legal soundness and consequences

of a $36m/year foreign exchange derivative transaction of an MNC

client, evaluated its ISDA agreements and drafted a detailed note

including financial and legal scenario analysis

. Extensively handled US-based private equity and venture capital fund

clients seeking advice on issues related to setting up and

registration/expanding/restructuring operations in India. This

Practice area was the firm's highest revenue generating vertical

. Played a prominent role in a research project involving detailed

analysis of the banking environments and regulations in UK and USA for

a possible acquisition/set-up of operations by a leading Indian bank

. Dispensed legal and tax structuring advice to foreign funds investing

in India

. Co-authored research articles about rapid developments in the foreign

investment policies of India as a response to the global financial

crisis, including one that was published in the Asia Legal Journal

Investment Banking Associate - Vakksh Capital Limited, Mumbai, India

Aug 2007 to Dec 2007

. Created financial models and conducted financial analysis of companies

in the metals and mining sector

. Advised one of India's largest corporate houses in the steel sector

for a potential acquisition, conducted financial valuation and

analysis of the potential acquiree and structured the deal

. Involved in developing business models, making presentations to

clients and assess the impact of transactions on clients' financial

results and capital structure

Research Assistant- Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale, AZ,

USA Jun 2006 to Sept 2006

. Teaching assistant for multiple financial management courses

. Worked on "Stress Testing" of business models for the Thunderbird

Knowledge and Business Unit

. Created a research report comparing quantifiable trends of credit card

markets in India and USA for a large investment firm

Research Analyst - Tata International Limited, Kolkata, India

Jan 2005 to Jun 2005

Project: Modeling the Import of Structural steel products into India (the

market potential was 4 million MT by 2008)

. Defined a road-map for the project and developed a business model for

further implementation. Performed market research, identified and

classified various market segments, and proposed strategies to target

each of these segments. Organized and led discussions at senior

management levels of multiple Fortune 500 companies across India for

technical and operational inputs to the project.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

. Acted as a General Partner in a mock venture capital fund of $100m (as

a part of a project in Global Private Equity course), involving

formation of fund size and strategy, conducting due diligence and

valuing a real start-up company, forming the deal structure and

evaluating exit strategies

. Active organizer and participant in the Private Equity Conference'07

at Thunderbird School of Global Management

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