MAHARSHTHAKER_Resume
SUMMARY
Motivated and disciplined individual looking to enhance my expertise by making positive contributions within a professional work environment through leveraging the skillsets developed during my education, such as quantitative analysis, financial analysis and financial modeling.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Master of Science in Finance, Quantitative Finance (STEM), Feb 2019
GPA: 3.8/4.0
CFA INSTITUTE
CFA Level 3 Candidate, June 2019
GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD, INDIA
Post Graduate Diploma in Investment and Financial Analysis, July 2017
NARSEE MONJEE (N.M.) COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS, MUMBAI, INDIA
Bachelor Of Commerce, Accounting, April 2016
FINANCE PROJECTS
Mergers & Acquisition Project, August 2018 to December 2018
• Conducted extensive analysis to acquire a company as a Private Equity Firm
• Prepared a financial model in MS-Excel for the target company, forecasted their financials for five years, conducted Discounted Cash Flow Analysis and IRR Analysis using and appropriate exit strategy for the firm
• Presented the acquisition and the buyout strategy
Portfolio Analysis and Risk Optimization Project, October 2018
• Performed an analysis on 10 asset classes using MATLAB, designed an optimized portfolio and calculated the utility function to determine the most optimal portfolio.
EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Economics Tutor, February 2018 to May 2018
• Taught Microeconomics (ECO 181) and Macroeconomics (ECO 182) to the student athletes of the university.
• Prepared the students for their exams and class tests.
VIDEOCON D2H LTD, MUMBAI, INDIA
Corporate Planning Intern, April 2017 to July 2017
• Supported the finance department with analyzing new business opportunities and developing a capital spending program
• Provided extensive research and information analysis on Capital Budgeting plan for the company under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer
• Participated in the planning meetings and disseminated all key information to the project stakeholders
• Collaborated with the finance department to ensure that the DTH business was meeting daily and monthly projections and forecasts
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
• CFA Institute: CFA Level 1 (December 2016), CFA Level 2 (June 2018), CFA Level 3 Candidate (June 2019)
• Financial Risk Manager, GARP: FRM Part 1 Passed (November 2017), FRM Part 2 Passed (May 2018)
• Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC)
Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Excel(Pivot Tables, VBA Macros, VLOOKUP), Word & PowerPoint, Proficient in Bloomberg, Proficient in R Programming, Python, SQL, MATLAB, Financial Modeling (Comparable Company Analysis, DCF Modeling, LBO Modeling, IRR Analysis)
SUMMARY
Motivated and disciplined individual looking to enhance my expertise by making positive contributions within a professional work environment through leveraging the skillsets developed during my education, such as quantitative analysis, financial analysis and financial modeling.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Master of Science in Finance, Quantitative Finance (STEM), Feb 2019
GPA: 3.8/4.0
CFA INSTITUTE
CFA Level 3 Candidate, June 2019
GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD, INDIA
Post Graduate Diploma in Investment and Financial Analysis, July 2017
NARSEE MONJEE (N.M.) COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS, MUMBAI, INDIA
Bachelor Of Commerce, Accounting, April 2016
FINANCE PROJECTS
Mergers & Acquisition Project, August 2018 to December 2018
• Conducted extensive analysis to acquire a company as a Private Equity Firm
• Prepared a financial model in MS-Excel for the target company, forecasted their financials for five years, conducted Discounted Cash Flow Analysis and IRR Analysis using and appropriate exit strategy for the firm
• Presented the acquisition and the buyout strategy
Portfolio Analysis and Risk Optimization Project, October 2018
• Performed an analysis on 10 asset classes using MATLAB, designed an optimized portfolio and calculated the utility function to determine the most optimal portfolio.
EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Economics Tutor, February 2018 to May 2018
• Taught Microeconomics (ECO 181) and Macroeconomics (ECO 182) to the student athletes of the university.
• Prepared the students for their exams and class tests.
VIDEOCON D2H LTD, MUMBAI, INDIA
Corporate Planning Intern, April 2017 to July 2017
• Supported the finance department with analyzing new business opportunities and developing a capital spending program
• Provided extensive research and information analysis on Capital Budgeting plan for the company under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer
• Participated in the planning meetings and disseminated all key information to the project stakeholders
• Collaborated with the finance department to ensure that the DTH business was meeting daily and monthly projections and forecasts
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
• CFA Institute: CFA Level 1 (December 2016), CFA Level 2 (June 2018), CFA Level 3 Candidate (June 2019)
• Financial Risk Manager, GARP: FRM Part 1 Passed (November 2017), FRM Part 2 Passed (May 2018)
• Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC)
Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Excel(Pivot Tables, VBA Macros, VLOOKUP), Word & PowerPoint, Proficient in Bloomberg, Proficient in R Programming, Python, SQL, MATLAB, Financial Modeling (Comparable Company Analysis, DCF Modeling, LBO Modeling, IRR Analysis)