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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 Services

Skills

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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