Financial Analyst Risk Management

Manish Chaudhary

Dallas, Texas +1-480-***-**** ********@***.*** www.linkedin.com/manish

SUMMARY

Results-driven Financial Analyst with expertise in financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and data-driven decision-making. Strong foundation in corporate finance, financial modeling, and budgeting with proficiency in Excel, SQL, Python, and Tableau. Adept at optimizing business performance through strategic financial insights and operational efficiency improvements. Experienced in risk reporting, stress testing, regulatory compliance, and data analysis for risk management. Seeking an opportunity to contribute analytical and technical expertise to a high-performing finance and risk team. EDUCATION

W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University August 2024 - May 2025 Master of Science, Finance (GPA: 4/4)

• Coursework: Financial Accounting, Quantitative Finance, Managerial Finance, Fixed Income, Derivative, Alternative Investment, Investment Strategies, Advance Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Entrepreneurial Finance, International Finance. Savitribai Phule Pune University June 2021 - May 2024 Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business (GPA: 4/4) Preparing For FRM Level 1 August 2025

• Topic covered: Market Risk, Credit Risk, Operational Risk, Liquidity Risk, Stress Testing, Value at Risk (VaR), Expected Shortfall, Risk-Adjusted Return on Capital (RAROC).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NMB Bank Intern September 2023 - November 2023

• Streamlined budget reconciliation and expense tracking using Excel, reducing monthly reporting errors by 9%.

• Led a cross-functional initiative to implement a digital queuing system, cutting service time by 17% and improving customer satisfaction.

• Supported the finance team in audit preparation, transaction processing, and cash flow analysis.

• Implemented and managed a token system, reducing customer wait times by 17% and increasing operational efficiency by 20%. Maa Chandrika Fix Itta Udyog Private Limited Financial Analyst January 2022 - June 2023

• Performed cost-benefit analysis on CapEx for raw material procurement, increasing profit margins by 5%.

• Conducted financial benchmarking and market trend analysis, revealing 0.78 correlation between input prices and product cost.

• Built regression-based forecasting models to guide procurement strategy, reducing variable production costs by 7%.

• Created monthly cash flow and working capital reports, aiding management in short-term liquidity planning.

• Prepared journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and AP/AR summaries.

• Led cross-functional collaboration with procurement and operations teams to optimize inventory and procurement planning.

• Developed financial reporting templates for management use, streamlining month-end reporting cycles by 20%. PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Capstone Project: Foundation (Endowment Fund) February 2025 – May 2025

• Designed an asset allocation strategy for a $1 Billion endowment fund distributed across five asset classes (equities, fixed income, real assets, alternatives, and cash equivalents).

• Utilized Bloomberg Terminal to retrieve historical data, perform stress testing, and validate assumptions behind allocation and long-term investment horizon.

• Allocated fixed income investments across T-Bills, T-Bonds, and Vanguard TIPS ETF to maintain capital preservation and inflation protection while achieving a portfolio return of 6%.

• Created a dynamic financial monitoring dashboard to support periodic rebalancing and performance reporting. Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Model of Twitter November 2024 – December 2024

• Executed an all-inclusive Twitter LBO analysis that resulted with an IRR of 38.95% and an MOIC of 3.73x, demonstrating excellent financial modelling capabilities.

• Estimated a $1.8 billion exit multiple and structured a deal with over $90.5 billion sponsor equity value while also levering

$109.3 billion enterprise value working with 60.9x exit multiplier and total initial investment of $24.3 billion. SKILLS

• Financial Modeling: Sensitivity & Scenario Analysis, LBO Modeling, DCF Valuation, M&A Modeling, 3 Statement Modeling, Monte Carlo Simulation, Comparable Company Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting, Variance Analysis.

• Technical Skills: Python, Bloomberg Terminal, Tableau, Advanced MS Excel (Lookup, Index and Match, Choose, Pivot Table), SQL, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Power BI.

• Risk Reporting & Stress Testing: Counterparty Credit Risk, Market Risk, Operational Risk, Loss Reserves, High-Risk Exposures.

• Behavioral Skill: Analytical Thinking, Cross-functional Collaboration, Team Leadership, Problem-Solving, Decision-Making. CERTIFICATES

• Financial Markets (Yale University): Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) and Behavioral Finance.

• Private Equity and Venture Capital (Università Bocconi): Investment Processes, Valuation Techniques (DDM, DCF), LBO.

• Introduction to Statistics (Stanford University): Descriptive Statistics, Regression Analysis, Hypothesis Testing.

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