CHANDAN NEKKANTI
Riverside,CA
Summary
Highly motivated and goal-driven Financial Analyst skilled in collecting, monitoring, and studying data to analyze financial status and recommend business strategy. Experienced in qualitative and quantitative analysis, contract management, and forecasting. Skilled with use of spreadsheets, accounting, and financial management software.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Financial Analyst - Financial Analysis & Risk Management
ISLANDERS LUAU
06.2023 - Current
- Created Excel Workbooks and Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) models to analyze and forecast cash flows, assess debt risk, evaluate loan repayment methods, and optimize the restructuring of the firm's assets
- Performed budget analysis, Profit and Loss Reports, cost-benefit analysis, and clear communication of budget recommendations to stakeholders.
- Collected data and developed detailed spreadsheets to identify trends and create revenue, profitability, and expense forecasts.
Management Intern - Shipping Advisory and Consulting
SAIGAL SEA TRADE
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Led negotiations between Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and vessel owners operating along the Middle East Gulf to India route, facilitating the assignment of load times to optimize freight rates and ensure cost efficiency
- Conducted comprehensive business research and competitor analysis within the oil industry to identify potential mergers and acquisitions that could impact competitors.
Associate - Financial Modelling and SAP
ACCENTURE SOLUTIONS
10.2020 - 05.2021
- Utilized Python and R to develop quantitative models for predicting sales and operational costs across enterprises, particularly focusing on demographic expansion scenarios
- Formulated and implemented a Warehouse Business Model through the SAP Material Management Model, resulting in a notable reduction of product occupancy cycle time from 43% to 32%.
Education
Master of Science in Business Analytics (Finance) - Business Statistics
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - A. GARY ANDERSON GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Riverside, CA12.2023
Skills
- Financial and operational reporting
- Financial statement analysis
- Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint
- Power BI
- SQL
- Python
- R Studio
- Bloomberg Terminal
- Risk Analysis
- Data Analytics
Certification
FINANCIAL MODELLING AND BUSINESS VALUATIONS CERTIFICATION, DELHI, INDIA, The Wall Street School,
- Conducted company valuations using the Markets Approach, encompassing Relative Valuations such as Trade Comps and M&A Comps, as well as the Income Approach involving Future Cash Flows through Discounted Cash Flows along with LBO Models.
- Developed financial models for real estate projects, analyzing hurdle rates, internal rates of return (IRR), and capital efficiency for GMR Infrastructure.,
- Developed comprehensive financial projection models with built-in sensitivity analysis capabilities and contributed to company profiles and sector analyses as part of the valuation process.
Projects
- Financial Statement Analysis of PepsiCo Inc. including DCF Valuations and implemented DuPont, ROI, and DSI ratios to compare with the competitors within the beverage industry for possible M&A opportunities.
- Deployed Statistical models to identify trading patterns from a Bloomberg-derived database to analyze the impact of news articles on stock price and its derivatives.
Timeline
Financial Analyst - Financial Analysis & Risk Management
ISLANDERS LUAU
06.2023 - Current
Management Intern - Shipping Advisory and Consulting
SAIGAL SEA TRADE
04.2022 - 06.2022
Associate - Financial Modelling and SAP
ACCENTURE SOLUTIONS
10.2020 - 05.2021
Master of Science in Business Analytics (Finance) - Business Statistics
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - A. GARY ANDERSON GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT