Sugandh Sameer
Experienced Finance and Operations Leader | Fundraising & M&A
Berlin, Germany
Results-driven finance and operations leader with a versatile background spanning high-growth startups to global financial institutions across diverse industries: Banking (Capital Markets), Financial Services (B2C), Fintech (B2B SaaS), Martech (B2B SaaS), and IT. Track record of originating and closing venture debt and equity financing, and driving cost reduction strategies. My areas of expertise include Financial Forecasting, FP&A, Fundraising, Cost Optimisation, Business Modelling, Cash Flow Modelling, Pricing and Risk Analytics of Financial Products (Lending and Derivatives), Structuring
Domain experience
Relevant Total Experience: 8 years
Seniority Level: Senior
Sector Experience:
Alternative Finance Application Software Asset Management Banks Consumer Finance Consumer Lending Data and Analytics Diversified Financials IT Services Payments Personal Finance and Planning Risk and ComplianceSkills
Skilled in: Target Sourcing, Due Diligence, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Buy-and-Build, Controlling, Value Creation & Enhancement, Strategic Finance, Capital Raising, Fundraising strategy, Financial Modeling, Company Valuation, Corporate Development
Technical Skills: Software as a Service (SaaS), Enterprise Software, JavaScript, Google Analytics, VBA, Salesforce, Bloomberg Terminal, SQL, R, Microsoft Excel, SaaS, Databases, PowerPoint, Java, Microsoft Word, Bloomberg, Matlab, Microsoft Office, Blockchain, MySQL, PL/SQL, Slack, HubSpot, Pandas, Tableau, Python
Languages: English
Work Experience
Latana
VP Finance
●01/07/2019
- 1/9/2023
Latana is a B2B SaaS brand tracking tool. Member of the Senior Leadership Team with complete ownership of Finance, Commercial Analytics and Sales Operations • Established Finance department from scratch (Forecasting, FP&A, AR/AP etc.) • Executed 4 transactions including Series B equity and debt fundraise • Established Commercial Analytics and BI • Collaborated with Commercial Team on product pricing, quotas, hiring plans, commissions etc. • Led strategic projects to impove productivity and transperancy •.Cash flow analyis and management • Led key operational projects including hiring policies, supplier negotiations etc.
Deutsche Bank
Quantitative Analyst, Credit Analysis
●01/01/2016
- 01/06/2019
Key member of the credit team focusing on modelling, analysis and operations •Pricing and analysing credit risk across several financial products (vanilla + cross asset structured) •Contributed to capital reduction (RWA). Advised traders on potential changes in credit risk •Due diligence and credit risk estimation of commodity and financing deals •Optimizing processes to increase operational efficiency
Kpler
Energy Analyst/Product Manager
●01/08/2015
- 01/12/2015
Part of the product and analysis team focused on energy markets. •Assisted with improvement of the platform, data quality, feature prioritization and customer insights •Owned infrastructure for product analysis and data quality validation •Worked closely with the CEO and Head of Product •Performed macro and micro analysis of LNG and LPG markets
HSBC
Assistant Trader, Fixed Income - Intern
●01/07/2014
- 01/12/2014
Assisted traders with developing automated trading strategies, P&L analysis, liquidity & speard analysis and development of quantitative tools.
American Express
Financial Analyst - Intern
●01/08/2012
- 01/02/2013
Part of the FP&A team focusing on consumers and small & medium businesses. Assited senior management in long-term planning, forecasting, deal analysis etc.
IBM
Front-End Software Engineer
●01/09/2010
- 01/07/2011
Undertook IT focused consulting projects.
Education
Emlyon Business School
01/01/2011
- 01/01/2015
CFA Institute
01/01/2015
- 01/01/2015
CFA Charterholder
Manipal Institute of Technology
01/01/2006
- 01/01/2010
Licenses / Certificates
CFA Institute
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder
●01/07/2019
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