Ashish Singh
Private Equity Associate
Bengaluru,Karnataka
Summary
Astute and knowledgeable finance professional with 8 years of diverse experience in Taxation, Equity Research, and Private Equity Research have led to the development of a robust skill set in financial modeling, report writing, financial analysis, team management, and recruitment. Equipped with a deep understanding of financial markets and investment strategies, capable of providing valuable insights and driving impactful decisions. Adept at managing teams, streamlining workflows, and ensuring high-quality deliverables. Committed to leveraging expertise to contribute to the success and strategic goals of the organization
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Equity Associate
Gain.pro
03.2023 - Current
- Conducted final reviews of US and UK private company profiles (Financials, business & revenue models, services, market positioning, deal background and assessment) done by analysts and senior analysts.
- Played an integral part in shaping the investor product wherein i was responsible to research about the funds and their strategies and the amount raised to calculate the dry powder estimate .
- Contributed to the ABM project (marketing booklets) for one of the investors and successfully acquired them as a client.
- Managed a team of 6 individuals (3 senior analysts and 3 analysts), achieving high output and exceptional quality, with at least 50% of the team ranking in the top 3 quality champions over the past 2-3 months.
- Organised and led team meetings to discuss technical and non technical topics like private equity landscape, time management and productivity, maintaining motivation and team dynamics through regular 1-on-1s and open communication .
- Helped to establish company's APAC coverage by conducting business case rounds of ~15 Chinese analysts and eventually training them for 2 months.
- Participated in the hiring process of private equity analyst as well as senior analyst as well as non functional roles like Customer success representative.
- Played a key role in campus hiring drives at Ramaiah and Christ University, (Bangalore) contributing to successful recruitment efforts.
- Organised and managed the onboarding program for 19 new campus hires , coordinating schedules, trainers, facilities, and ensuring smooth operations and feedback implementation
- Was responsible for the business section training for the campus hires.
Equity Research Analyst
Goldman Sachs
12.2021 - 01.2023
- Succored in the preparation of quarterly First draft reports within 30 minutes of Earning release along with model update.
- Attended all the company earnings conference calls and CMD and made notes and reflected the changes in the models
- accordingly.
- Communicated with CFO's and Investor relation head of companies under coverage to get regular insights and development for our research.
- Successfully completed urgent client requests so that the client could receive a timely response.
- Worked on various Thematic reports , came up with ideas and analysis for our latest report on Inflation and cost headwinds to
- our coverage companies .
- Held conferences and investor meet where i prepared questions for the company management to give the investors an insight of the company.
- Tracked News of coverage companies and paraphrased in 3-4 lines for our daily product and also assessed their impact.
- Maintained various Market Models which contains operational and financial KPI's of companies.
- Helped to automate various Market models and also created a new product for price tracking.
Equity Research Analyst
Crisil Gr&a
08.2018 - 11.2021
- Succored in the preparation of quarterly First draft reports within 30 minutes of Earning release along with model update
- Evaluated aspects of Financial models like linking, Valuation multiple calculation, IFRS 16 adjustments , of companies under coverage
- Tracked News of coverage companies and paraphrased in 3-4 lines for our daily product and also assessed their impact
- Maintained various Industry level databases which contains operational and financial KPI's of companies in 15 countries under coverage
- Aided the analyst to create a workflow system to track the FTTH rates across Europe and their price movement over the quarters
- Assisted my client prepare thematic reports by gathering and analysing data from company reports ,Datastream and other regulatory websites
- Produced fundamental research on companies along with financial statement analysis as well as industry trend analysis for industry and company quarter reports
- Developed an efficient database system which reduced the process time by 30%
- Constructed and maintained an ESG database of companies across sectors and regions for the client
Tax Analyst
Ernst & Young
04.2015 - 08.2017
- Reviewed client's Income portfolio to calculate their tax obligation by applying double tax treaties .
- Trained new team members on the tax technical and also on client specific tax treatment.
- Formed a smooth workflow by liaising with the on shore team and making a proper task allocation system within the team
Education
Post Graduate Certificate - Financial Analysis
IIM
Kolkata 09.2018 - 2020.05
Bachelor of Commerce -
Christ University
Bengaluru 06.2012 - 2015.05
Higher Secondary Certificate -
ICSE Board
Jamshedpur 04.2010 - 2012.05
Skills
Financial research
Attention to Detail
Cross-Functional Teamwork
Work Planning and Prioritisation
New Hire Training
Leadership
Ms excel and Powerpoint
Financial analysis
Report writing
Valuation techniques
Financial modeling
Accomplishments
- KEY SKILLS
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Equity Research
- Report writing
- Microsoft Office
- Bloomberg
- Eikon &
- Datastream
- Database management
- Communication skills
- Team Management skills
- CFA - Level 2 candidate
- Design Thinking - Stanford University
- CIMA - Certificate in Business Accounting
- Digital Marketing - NIDM Bengaluru
- Received Clap award in Crisil for developing a system that reduced the process time
- Won Extra Miler award in EY for designing the workflow allocation system
- Took a teaching assignment for a disabled child in Bengaluru and helped her to understand simple concepts in Social Science and Mathematics
- Languages: Hindi, English
Timeline
Private Equity Associate
Gain.pro
03.2023 - Current
Equity Research Analyst
Goldman Sachs
12.2021 - 01.2023
Post Graduate Certificate - Financial Analysis
IIM
09.2018 - 2020.05
Equity Research Analyst
Crisil Gr&a
08.2018 - 11.2021
Tax Analyst
Ernst & Young
04.2015 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Commerce -
Christ University
06.2012 - 2015.05
Higher Secondary Certificate -
ICSE Board
04.2010 - 2012.05
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