Financial Analyst

AKSHATA RAIYANI

*******.*.*******@*****.*** +1-682-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/akshata-raiyani Performance driven Quantitative Finance Graduate with organizational, statistical and analytical skills seeking to apply my abilities to the position of financial analyst in an esteemed organization PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Investor Relations Associate NJ India Invest Pvt. Ltd. (Ahmedabad, India) May 2017-July 2017

● Assisted in screening various mutual funds, ETFs, Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs), and individual securities through the TADA (Trading Account and DEMAT Account), Investment platform in aiding the Financial Planner with portfolio construction

● Analyzing portfolio performance. Prepared weekly revenue reports and insights based on this analysis

● Exploring Investment opportunities. Coordinated with finance team members to review potential opportunities and forecasts

CERTIFICATIONS AND SKILL SETS

Technical Skills: MYSQL, MS Office (Word, PowerPoint), Advanced Excel (Vlookup, Pivot Tables, Charts, VBA, Macros), MS Access, and Analytical skills

Coding Skills: Python, R Programming

Certifications: Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA), Bloomberg Market Concepts, ICAI (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India)

Interpersonal Skills: Detail Oriented, Quick learner, Problem-solving skills, Leadership, Decision making, willing to learn new technology, Time management, and Presentation skills EDUCATION

Master of Science in Quantitative Finance, GPA - 3.50 December 2020 University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX

Masters of Business Administration- Finance, Marketing May 2018 Amity University, India

Bachelors of Commerce May 2015

Gujarat University, India

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Regression Analysis using R-Programming

Generated multivariable regression analysis tool to more accurately and efficiently analyze if personnel and demographic factors affect student performance. Strengthened R programming skills, MS office skills such as Formula Creation, Pivot tables, Nested Functions, and complex reporting presentations Portfolio Management

Created a portfolio of 13 securities with the help of Bloomberg Terminal. Monitored the stock price movement of the portfolio and industry performance. Performed backtesting, VaR comparison, industry backtesting, and analyzed several industry aspects to create an optimal portfolio

Stock Trak Project

Stock Trak is a simulated trading platform used by many of the leading business schools and investment firms to train students and the new hires in the art and science of investing, hedging, speculating, and portfolio management Web scraping using Python

Created a web scraping code which scrapes data from the web and stores the results in both a text file as well as the SQLite database

Estimating Cost of Capital of H.J.Heinz

Analyzed company’s weighted average cost of capital. Evaluated the cause of change in the company's WACC and analyzed the company’s potential investment by calculating various ratios and studying the financial data of 10 years MAJOR COURSEWORK - Financial Applications, Financial Modelling, Python Programming, Econometrics, Investments, Financial Derivatives, Mathematical Finance, Decision and Strategy, Real Options, Business Financial Management, International Finance

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