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ABDALLAH IMAD ABDALLAH
Beirut, Lebanon
+961 70 759 659
abdallah.abdallah@lau.edu.lb
OBJECTIVE
I have a systematic, methodical, and an analytical approach to problem
solving. My main objective is to secure an analyst/consultant position that will utilize my
business and finance education, enabling me to make a positive contribution and add value to
your organization.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree; Business:Banking & Finance,June 2012
Lebanese American University,Beirut, Lebanon
Cumulative GPA: 3.23/4.0
Graduated with Honors
High School Diploma; Abu Dhabi International School, June 2007
EXTRACURRICULAR CERTIFICATES
CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Exam level 2 result,June 2014: PASS
7 O-level (IGCSE) subjects: Math: A, Phy: A, Chem: A, Bio: A, Eng: B, Arb: B, Acc:A
3 A-level (GCE) subjects: Math: A, Phy: C, Chem: C
EXPERIENCE
Center for Corporate Services, Beirut Lebanon, December 2016 – Present
Position: Financial Consultant
Roles:
1. Prepared detailed financial packages for a multitude of months aimed at analyzing the
company financial status, for companies under the Zahran Holding (KSA), as well as
performed financial analysis, eventually presenting findings and illustrating the data
graphically.
2. Prepared a valuation presentation for Medtrade Pharmaceuticalhighlighting the
methodology used in the valuation as well as presenting the key highlights of the
valuation.
3. Performed extensive work with the Bahamdan Group (KSA) covering a wide range of
activities from preparing board presentations to conducting valuations on companies
belonging to the group
Creed Capital Offshore,Beirut Lebanon, December 2014 – April 2015 (5 Months)
Position: Business Analyst
Roles: Conducting market research analysis (Telecom and Insurance Brokerage in Dubai),
identifying industry and geographic trends, assisting in the formulation of formal business plans
for clients, performing research and financial due diligence (analysis & forecast) followed by
maneuvering excel tricks to produce sophisticated financial reports, contacting and establishing
communication channels with prospective target companies.
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Jammal Trust Bank, Beirut Lebanon, August 2013 – March 2014 (8 Months)
Position: Credit Analyst in the corporate credit division
Roles: Assessing clients’ credit requests and managing the clients’ credit files. Assessment
includes the estimation of the clients’ credit worthiness, net worth, extensive analysis of related
financial figures and ratios, and handling all relevant legal documents.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Advanced Computer Literacy (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and beginner in Java
Programming)
Confident public speaker (Public presentations in university)
Interpersonal skills (Outgoing, open-mindedness, tolerance)
Team player (i.e. University and High school varsity football teams, University group
presentation)
Extremely fast learner (High attention to details)
LANGUAGES
Extremely fluent in written/spoken English and Arabic
SPECIAL UNIVERSITY COURSES
Financial Modeling; created various virtual business models for severalfirms (i.e. Coca
Cola, Apple) using Excel, which included project feasibility studies, generating sales
trends, projecting and discounting future cash flows, performing basic Monte Carlo
simulations and scenario analysis, calculating costs of raising equity, and deducing Beta
measures.
Senior-Study Finance; group presentation project aimed at restructuring the capital of
the Marriott hotels, where my part focused on obtaining costs of equity and debt, in order
to calculate the WACC (weighted average cost of capital).
