Desire Matouba

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Brookwood Financial Partners, LLC – Private Equity Beverly, MA Analyst 04/2017 – 07/2019

• Developed 30 weekly and monthly Excel reports for the BW Gas and Convenience Fund (Yesway) showing in-store sales and gallons sold performance compared to last year and budget data to specifically identify high and low performing convenience stores and departments.

• Created a monthly report for Yesway ranking items per state and subcategories in terms of sales, unit sales, and gross profit to effectively manage in-store items per store based on location. This report was used by Category Managers, District Managers, the CFO, The Marketing Team, and the Operations Team.

• Built SSRS reports for Yesway that provide operational metrics such as Refunds, Gas Drive Offs, Cash Over/Short, and Safe Drops to monitor store activities and employee behavior.

• Identified and analyzed the major risks and opportunities affecting an investment decision in the acquisition process of convenience stores for Yesway, helping the senior leaders (including the CEO) make informed decisions. Brandeis University, International Business School – Higher Education Waltham, MA Research Assistant for Financial Modeling I and II (Finance Professor Alfonso Canella) 10/2016 – 04/2017

• Drove revenue methodology forecast for Global Partners LP by using income statements and 10-Ks.

• Developed Excel spreadsheet with complex calculations showing GLP motor gasoline sales volume per month, quarter, and year to analyze company sales performance from 2013 to 2015.

• Gathered data regarding historical prices, futures prices and inventory by product through Bloomberg and 10-Qs. Search Fund Accelerator - Private Equity Boston, MA Private Equity Analyst Intern 01/2016 – 05/2016

• Analyzed companies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island for potential acquisition.

• Ranked potential target acquisitions by: industry size and growth prospects, product quality, regulatory environment.

• Forecast financial performance of companies to determine whether they met the accelerator’s profitability targets. First Tek, Inc. – Information Technology Agency Chicago, IL Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) – Health Insurance 03/2014 – 06/2014 Contractor - Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) Developer

• Wrote SSAS step-by-step document to train BCBSA SQL and Business teams on how to analyze client data.

• Created SSAS cubes based with functionalities such as partitions perspectives, and key performance indicators to existing cubes that enabled to optimize analysis available for end users. University of Evansville Schroeder School of Business Administration – Higher Education Evansville, IN Research Assistant (Finance Professor Walayet Khan) 08/2011 – 05/2013

• Collected monthly data from 2001 to 2010 regarding Inflation and Industrial Production of seven Asian countries.

• Completed an in-depth study of the structure and history of the New York stock exchange and NASDAQ. EDUCATION

Brandeis University, International Business School Waltham, MA Masters of Science in Finance, Data Analytics Specialization, GPA: 3.64, with Distinction 01/2015 – 05/2016 Brainbench Certification: MS SQL Server 2014 Reporting Services 03/2017 University of Evansville Evansville, IN

Bachelors of Science in Business Administration in Finance, GPA: 3.72, with Distinction 08/2009 – 05/2013 OTHER

Computer Skills Bloomberg, Capital IQ, SQL, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, R, Stata, SPSS, Excel, Access, PowerPoint Interests Business Reading, World History, Soccer, Tennis, Formula 1, American Football, Ice Hockey Language French (native), English (fluent)