
Anas
Freelance - Finance │Strategy│Consulting
Paris, France
8-year experience in corporate finance
Domain experience
Relevant Total Experience: 6 years
Seniority Level: Associate
Sector Experience:
Energy Equipment and ServicesSkills
Skilled in: Corporate Development, Due Diligence, Legal, Portfolio Services & Add-on M&A, Private Equity & Growth Capital, Sell-side M&A
Technical Skills: Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office
Languages: Arabic, English, French
Work Experience
EDF
Project Leader & Transition Manager
●1/9/2023
- 1/12/2024
Project Leader for the Post Merger Integration of a 300m€ revenue company acquired by EDF – 6 months - Supervised the integration process to ensure alignment across IT systems, accounting practices, and financial reporting standards - Led multiple workshops with key stakeholders to align operational processes and ensure smooth integration across both entities - Participated in the valuation work for the acquired company, contributing to assessments and financial modeling to support the integration strategy - Managed cross-functional teams to align the newly integrated company’s financial operations with EDF’s corporate structure and standards Transition Manager acting as Finance & Accounting Manager for EDF DCO during a maternity leave: - Managed accounting closings and ensured accurate financial reporting - Provided financial analysis to the Finance Department for decision-making - Led the annual closing process with statutory auditors - Prepared mandatory attestations for government aid programs, in collaboration with auditors - Coordinated daily operations, maintaining continuity in the finance function
BDO / ODERIS / STRATANTICIPATION
Independant Transaction Services associate
●1/9/2022
- 1/7/2023
Independant Consultant at Stratanticipation – 4 months (Strategic due diligence in the Automotive industry, €150m turnover) : Analyzing the Target’s competitive positioning on competitive dynamics, product innovation and performance Assessing the level of attractiveness of the Target market Identifying key opportunities for revenue optimization and cost reduction Independant Financial analyst at Oderis – 1 month (Financial due diligence in the Funeral industry, €5m turnover) : Building the financial statements based on general ledgers Gross margin analysis Group normative EBITDA calculation Independant Financial analyst at BDO – 2 months (Financial due diligence in the Hospitality sector, €10m turnover) : Building the financial statements based on Management reports Turnover seasonality analysis Covid-19 impact, Normative EBITDA & Normative Net debt calculation
Asacha Media Group
Independant M&A Manager
●1/5/2022
- 1/7/2022
M&A 360° assitance for this build-up Media group
The Line
Independant advisor - Chief of Staff to the CEO
●01/09/2021
- 1/4/2022
Chief of staff to the CEO at The Line (Design sector, €5m turnover), during 6 months : ERP (Odoo) implementation Project Manager Odoo reference and trainer for the 14-member team Head of FP&A (building of weekly financial reporting from scratch) Assistance of the CEO to think and built the 2022 Strategy
EY
Transaction Services senior Analyst
●1/1/2019
- 30/09/2021
Financial due diligence for top international private equity funds and large corporate firms Definition of key valuation aggregates (adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net debt, adjusted working capital) Analysis of historical performance (P&L and Balance Sheet) US GAAP and French GAAP accounts to IFRS accounts Understanding and challenging of Business plan (focus on assumptions sensitivity, construction methodology, consistency between historical and prospective trends, etc) Participated to deals in several sectors: (i) Ready-made garment : investment of Latour Capital (ii) Telecom: acquisition of Covage by SFR FTTH (iii) Energy: acquisitions / disposals for Total (iv) Food & Beverage : acquisitions / disposals for Pernord Ricard
Allianz France
FP&A
●01/10/2016
- 30/09/2018
FP&A at Allianz (Insurance sector, €12,88b turnover) : Construction of the payroll budget for 50+ sales people (€4m) Budgeting of general and operating expenses for Allianz France (€1m) Participation in the improvement of the understanding of the profitability of Allianz France by business line, by distribution network and by market Participation in the elaboration of innovative business plans in order to study the impact of strategic projects on the financial results Preparation of key documents for Management commitees
Bio c' Bon
FP&A
●01/09/2015
- 31/12/2015
FP&A at BIO C BON (Distribution sector, €150m turnover) : Production of stock monitoring reports Supervision of accounting stocks: invocing, manufacturing costs, stock valuation, depreciation, etc Monitoring of the optimal allocation of resources in the store
Education
ESSEC Business School
01/01/2014
- 31/12/2018
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