Simone Akram

**** ****** **, ****** *****, IL ***53

+1-224-***-**** ac5hc0@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Topco Associates, LLC Elk Grove Village, IL

Topco Associates LLC is the largest American retail food GPO (Group Purchasing Organization) and the third largest private company in Illinois

Member Service Associate (Indirect Spend Team) November 2016 – Present

Use SalesForce CRM to respond to service requests from vendors and Topco’s member clients.

Carry out extensive research related to current and past-due invoice discrepancies, and statement billings.

Create Purchase Orders, process invoices for various order types for equipment and supplies.

Work with A/R and A/P to determine payment terms, deductions and credits from suppliers and billing for members.

Work with Sourcing team and Category Management to update pricing, and upload monthly and quarterly recap sales reports.

Blackmore Partners, Inc. Chicago, IL

A private equity intermediary and an independent private equity sponsor that works with investors to provide capital, exceptional business expertise and unparalleled talent acquisition service.

M&A Research Analyst (Intern) October 2015– September 2016

Conducted extensive research to find target companies for Private Equity clients in the range of 20M to 250M in revenue and helped Executives develop Acquisition targets

Drafted Marketing teasers to reach out about current and potential deals, also sent out non- disclosure agreements to interested parties

Project Leader for a Craft Distilleries deal, generated results that led to the final list of companies for a potential acquisition.

Sourcing leads for business deals and database management using SalesForce CRM

Managing Relationships with Buy-Side PEG’s, and Sell-Side Executives, developing/presenting acquisition proposals

EDUCATION

Hult International Business School San Francisco, CA

World's most international business school. Top 10 FT ranking for international business and experience with six global campus locations in Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai, Shanghai and New York

Masters of Business Administration 2015

Study Abroad Electives in Dubai, UAE: Luxury Marketing, Management Consulting, Strategic Brand Management, Psychology of Management

University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL

Bachelors of Liberal Arts and Sciences- Economics 2013

Investment Banking Institute

Intensive 4-week financial modeling and valuation training program.

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.

Skills: Microsoft Office (Advanced), R (Beg), Salesforce CRM, SharePoint, SAP (ERP), Sensitivity Analysis, Regressions

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