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Purani Darmaraj

Purani Darmaraj

Analyst

Summary

Strategic-minded Senior Financial Analyst bringing 10 years of experience in financial landscape. Well-versed in Financial Analysis, Turnaround, Transformation, Merger & Acquisition, Performance Management & Project Management.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Financial Analyst

Tenaga Nasional Berhad
2022.01 - Current
  • Lead Annual Stock Take on 27 investment companies of TNB. Access companies' performance in achieving its strategic or financial objective and recommend appropriate intervention in closing gap.
  • Conducted detailed financial analysis, peer benchmarking & valuation to identify and evaluate changes in operations, trends, and potential areas of improvement.
  • Tackled both annual and quarterly budget management tasks and developed financial models from benchmarking.
  • Spearheaded key presentations and reports to inform and educate stakeholders and financial teams on growth possibilities.
  • Developed corporate investment strategies to drive growth, security & synergies e.g. cost turnaround & transformation projects.
  • Associated with Leading consultancy firms e.g. McKinsey, Bain& Co & EY to formulate turnaround blueprints for various companies.
  • Analyzed and processed project specifics before capital deployments.
  • Evaluated financial performance of investments, acquisitions, and other business opportunities to provide strategic recommendations.
  • Conducted detailed financial analysis to identify and evaluate changes in operations, trends, and potential areas of improvement.
  • Provided strategic planning advice and financial oversight for corporate stakeholders.
  • Spearheaded Merger & Acquisition projects as part of corporate capital allocation exercise.

C. Portfolio Management Executive

Tenaga Nasional Berhad
2014.01 - 2022.01
  • Provide financial analysis & reporting for management and Board on revenue segments, margins, cost drivers, and key ratios.
  • Work with business units to manage and control operation cost.
  • Responsible to conduct strategic fit assessment & stock take on 27 business portfolios to explore the opportunities to grow, merge, fix, or divest.
  • Manage portfolio performance in terms of capital allocation, economic spread and ROI, IRR, payback, and dividend return.
  • Responsible to establish, maintain & review weighted average cost of capital (‘WACC’) computation for subsidiaries of TNB.
  • Responsible to develop value creation and turnaround plans for subsidiaries.
  • Responsible for approving & analyzing annual budget, forecast, and monthly variances and providing recommendations to senior management.
  • Perform analytics to support corporate strategic planning and business development decision-making, including long-term forecasting and valuation models.
  • Develop, manage, and monitor key performance indicators.
  • Provide data and participate in any group-wide strategic initiatives/ programs.
  • Assist subsidiaries' directors in financial review of board papers.
  • Liaison on financial matters between subsidiaries and Group Finance.
  • Help diversify revenues beyond the subsidiary's core business Assist in financial evaluation of subsidiaries' new business proposal Review, monitor & implement key requirements of Shareholder Agreement of identified entities.
  • Researched industry and marketplace trends to enhance sales techniques and meet customer needs.
  • Chaired weekly meetings with executive leadership to identify opportunities for improvement, establish milestones, and tailor products to individual markets.
  • Drafted reports and documents to improve correspondence management, schedule coordination and recordkeeping.

Asset Executive Analyst

ICT Tenaga Nasional Berhad
2011.04 - 2013.12
  • SAP system analyst that responsible to improve existing processes and knowledge systems to best support business units
  • Automatize, integrate customize process & report in ERMS to meet customer requirement
  • Conducted UAT & managed the migration to live production.
  • Conduct training for ERMS Asset Management users

Japan Accounts Analyst

IBM
2010.06 - 2011.03
  • Inventory management analyst supporting Japan transactions
  • Preparation of monthly accounts reconciliation
  • Involvement in month end and year end activities.
  • Conducted detailed financial analysis to identify and evaluate changes in operations, trends and potential areas of improvement.

Education

CGMA - Management Accounting

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Malaysia
02.2021

B. Acc (hons) - Accounting

University Tenaga Nasional
Malaysia
04.2010

Foundation of Accounting - Accounting

Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
Malaysia
2006

Skills

  • Advanced Financial Analysis
  • Financial Modelling
  • Company Valuation
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Financial Reporting
  • Risk Management
  • KPI Monitoring
  • SAP
  • Advanced Excel
  • Power BI
  • Planning and Analysis
  • Evaluating Capital Projects
  • Annual Budgets

Quote

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney

Timeline

Senior Financial Analyst

Tenaga Nasional Berhad
2022.01 - Current

C. Portfolio Management Executive

Tenaga Nasional Berhad
2014.01 - 2022.01

Asset Executive Analyst

ICT Tenaga Nasional Berhad
2011.04 - 2013.12

Japan Accounts Analyst

IBM
2010.06 - 2011.03

CGMA - Management Accounting

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

B. Acc (hons) - Accounting

University Tenaga Nasional

Foundation of Accounting - Accounting

Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
Purani Darmaraj