Vice President Social Media

PRIYANKA KATHAR

Houston, TX

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EDUCATION

Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, Indiana May 2023 Master of Science in Finance 3.71/4.00

MSF Fellowship of $7,500

Financial Modeling workshop with Training on the Street (TTS)

Stock pitch: McDonalds

Habitat for Humanity- Support in building houses Coursework: Corp. Valuation, Corp. Fin. Risk Management, Corp. Fin. Strategy, M&A, Asset Valuation, Equity Markets SIES College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India Feb 2023

Master’s in Commerce (Adv. Accountancy Part 1) 3.90/4.00 Coursework: Macro Economics, cost & management Accounting, strategic management, corporate finance HR College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai, India Oct 2020 Bachelor of Management Studies 3.84/4.00

Won the 1st Prize in the festival, stood 4th out of 150 teams in an investment portfolio game EXPERIENCE

KPMG, Mumbai, India May 2021-May 2022

Analyst-Transfer Pricing-Full time

Developed complex Transfer Pricing Study Report and collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve turnaround time of deliverables by 20% especially during the tax season.

Spearheaded creation of database on Excel for quantitative and qualitative assessments for over 800 companies to identify, evaluate and increase accuracy in finding comparable companies.

Piloted comprehensive research on various industries using EMIS software, IBIS world and Statista to create Industry Overviews, conducted SWOT analysis to project potential impact on the company.

Utilized data and market research to develop and deliver industry analysis presentations assessing impact of various industries on market, catering the needs of partners and clients.

Constructed successful rebuttals by assessing financial statements and annual reports to appeal Tax Authorities on behalf of clients during the tax filing season with a 90% success rate.

Performed benchmarking analysis using different models on excel by combining data of Indian Companies from two Indian databases Prowess, Capitaline plus and Compustat for quantitative & qualitative analysis like calculating the ratios, related party transactions for comparable companies of the client.

Mentored new inductees over daily tasks, coined documentation for team, stimulating faster growth of team by 42%. IG International, Mumbai, India May 2018-Jun 2018

Budgeting- Intern

Closed an Avocado deal with estimated $30K revenue annually and captured an expanding client to the portfolio.

Managed a budget (around $1-2 M) for an Australian Berry Exporter client and assisted in projecting expenses.

Created reports for reducing the costs and improving the efficiency of operations.

Executed weekly budgeting for clients using QuickBooks and projected the costs to be incurred by the company. ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Value Fund: Valuation model for FleetCor Technologies’ (BUY recommendation) using DCF and comparable company analysis using resources such as CapIQ, FactSet, and Bloomberg Terminal.

Zimmer Biomet: Stood 1st winning a cash prize of $1560. Capital Budgeting analysis of the Mymobility app using DCF, while collaborating with direct stakeholders such as Health experts and potential app consumers for analyzing the market.

Empowering People(‘EP’)-Practicum: To analyze growth opportunities for EP, did financial analysis, valuation using DCF, incorporating illiquidity discount and provided a solid recommendation for growth.

Research on Union Budget of India-2020: With the goal of understanding the implications of taxation policies and changes in general policies, conducted research using primary and secondary data such as participating in the seminar hosted by Ex-Finance Minister (P. Chidambaram), conducting surveys, and interviews. LEADERSHIP

Quad Consulting – Vice President: Started a club at graduate level with the motive of improving small businesses in Bloomington and assisted three different clients to provide systematic resolutions. Established synergistic partnerships with several firms to provide guidance for club members in a collaborative effort.

Lunchbox Project India – Creatives Associate: Reached out to vendors, developed social media accounts and achieved 4000+ clicks in 2 months. Organized innovative workshops for fund raising, connected Covid-19 patients with vendors, conducted multiple food drives in various cities for the underprivileged. SKILLS & INTERESTS

Skill set: QuickBooks, Java, SQL, Python, STATA, Power BI

Interests: Digital Illustrations, travelling, Brooklyn 99, basketball

Entrepreneurship Certificate Course-gained understanding in Finance, Marketing, Venturing and Operations

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