Senior Financial Analyst

Achintya Patra

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SUMMARY

Recent MBA (Finance) graduate and accomplished professional with extensive experience in financial

analysis, technology project management and client relationship management. International perspective

gained by working in Toronto (Canada), various cities in India, and academic projects in London (UK),

Munich (Germany), Geneva and Zurich (Switzerland).

Key skills:

Financial Modeling

Market Analysis

Competitor analysis

Financial Planning and Forecasting

KPI Reporting

Business Development

Business Case Analysis

Risk Management

Industry analysis

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA) 2010 - 2012

Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Toronto, Canada

Area Specialization: Finance; GPA 3.55/4.0

Research Assistant, Financial Accounting: analyzed financial statements for public companies

across 10 different industries and identified exceptional business strategies; coauthored a business

case with Professor Francesco Bova

Completed eligibility requirements for CMA (accelerated program)

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) 2001 - 2005

West Bengal University of Technology Kolkata, India

Specialization: Electronics and Communication Engineering; DGPA 8.13/10

Technology skill-set:

MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, SPSS & Minitab, SAP (PM&MM)

(expert level)

EXPERIENCE

Connect IT, a social-media technology start-up Toronto, Canada

Jan. 2012 – Apr. 2012

Financial Analyst

Conducted in-depth market and industry analysis; identified investment risks and prepared a

Business Case with evaluation reports detailing ROI, NPV to facilitate decision making

Prepared pro-forma financial statements and identified industry multiples for company valuation; the

financial model was used for seeking venture funding

Mindfirst Inc., an angel investment and clean technology strategy consulting firm Toronto, Canada

Jun. 2011 – Aug. 2011

Summer Intern

Conducted research on clean-technology sector and on 40 start-up companies

Identified investment opportunities for Mindfirst and presented reports containing SWOT analysis,

market size, competitors and other financial metrics of promising clean-tech companies

Reliance Communications Limited Mumbai and Kolkata, India

(Fortune1000 Telecommunications Company; $16 billion net assets; 28,000 employees)

Aug. 2007–Jul. 2010

Deputy Manager (Financial Planning)

Led cross functional teams in creating and maintaining financial models for various

telecommunication projects

Analyzed competitors’ financial reports, growth trends, demographics of several cities, conducted a

business case analysis proposing expansion opportunities that increased in revenues by $1 M

Created a risk management and mitigation model which quantified the risk of telecommunication

failures and helped Reliance to keep operational risk within a failure limit of 0.2%

Took initiative to investigate the cause of division’s low profita bility by analyzing competitive

landscape and presented recommendations to the executives that were fully accepted

Selected by the executive team to spearhead a cross -functional team for regional business

reengineering project that helped in substantially decreasing operating costs by more than $500,000

Developed financial planning and forecasting to identify business unit based resource (time and

capital expenditure) requirements for different projects and reduced overs hooting risks

Conducted due diligence and operational execution of a vertical acquisition of a technology supplier;

the acquisition led to cost savings of $700,000

Reliance Communications Limited Kolkata, India

Jul. 2005–Jul. 2007

Network Engineer

Prepared network elements based demand forecasts and develop ed network budget plans in line

with corporate strategy and business plan

Developed a risk management flowchart that streamlined the mitigation of operational risks and

resulted in $100,000 savings by reducing the demand for service technicians

Surveyed feasibility of telecom network coverage; presented reports for 10 new towns to the General

Manager of Operations and Maintenance resulting in securing an approval for network expansion

VOLUNTEER WORK AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Vice President, 2011-12, Rotman Business and Technology Group; involved in coordinating with

various firms to organize networking sessions and maintenance of financial accounts

Represented Rotman for an international study tour and consulting projects across UK, Germany,

Switzerland, and the UN

Mentored new Rotman students and helped in their transition into life at Rotman and Toronto

Volunteered to work for ‘Teach India’ and taught 16 underprivileged children

Played for Rotman School in the University Intramural Cricket League

Fluent in English, Hindi and Bengali

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