DAMANDEEP SINGH
- |-| 320, Dream City, Amritsar, India
EXPERIENCE
A Homes Grace, Amritsar, India
A B2B and B2C home furnishing brand with a wide variety of products and distribution channels all over India
Online Business Development Manager
(June 2023 – Present)
● Led a team of 10 staff to handle ecommerce brand and expand brand presence on leading ecommerce platforms
● Formulated and executed new cost-effective advertising techniques which decreased the cost from 27% to 10%
● Trained and upskilled a team of 10 staff and automated their day-to-day tasks, saving 15% in man hours
● Strategized growth in online market and featured in top 100 brands in our product category in a span of 4 months on Amazon
● Negotiated new manufacturing contracts of $250,000 with leading baby products brand First Cry
● Effectively managed 3 the cross-functional team fostering a collaborative and motivated work environment
Ernst & Young LLP, Gurugram, India
Leading provider of high-value audit and strategic advisory to global financial services sector
Senior Analyst, Due Diligence, Real Estate
(September 2022 – May 2023)
Conducted financial due diligence for marquee Real estate clients valued > $500M+
Analyzed data relating to core balance sheet and income statement for Project Star in healthcare sector with revenue >$20M
Executed lease testing analysis for a portfolio of 50+ tenants with total rental agreements >$2M for Project Bowmore
Prepared business overview, net working capital and revenue analysis reports for buy side M&A deals worth >$10M+
Forecasted financial statement numbers, trends and key performance indicators for 10 deals with revenue >$3M
Assurance Senior, Real Estate
(July 2021 – August 2022)
Managed and led audits for Real Estate clients with assets under management >$30Bn for North America regions
Supervised a team of 7+ junior staff professionals to ensure timely completion of Assurance deliverables
Innovated new methods for expense and revenue testing on Beacon Client Partners, reducing 10% in man hours
Led full audit for Bulfinch Companies with AUM >$4Bn including 60 property audits under EY Partner’s direct guidance
Trained a new team of 3 staff and 3 assistant managers, upskilling them to deliver high quality audit deliverables
Collaborated with 3 cross-functional teams on Beacon, performing substantive testing and ensuring timely delivery of tasks
Managed 4 audit engagements simultaneously, meeting tight deadlines while maintaining high-quality work
Assurance Associate, Real Estate
(August 2018 – June 2021)
Performed cash, debt, equity, revenue and expense testing procedures for real estate clients with revenue >$20M
Designed audit approach for 1st year audit of Bulfinch Companies with AUM >$4Bn
Spearheaded a team of 8 members on Bulfinch and increased local team’s penetration on the engagement from 27% to 46%
Performed acquisition and disposition testing of 100+ deals each valued >$2M for Advent Realty
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
● Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) –
● SGTB Khalsa College, Delhi University, Delhi - Bcom (Hons), - CGPA – 7.1
Level 2 Cleared (January 2022)
July 2015- Jun 2018
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
● Awarded EY Extra Miler Awards for exceptional performance 7 consecutive times within the team
● Earned the organization’s Highest Performance rating with a 40% performance bonus
● Organized Mock Stock event for 40+ students in collaboration with Bombay Stock Exchange
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(September 2021)
(February 2018)
SOCIAL INITIATIVES
Project BACHAT
(December 2022-Present)
Co-founded BACHAT with 2 other partners with a mission for financial awareness and financial inclusion of low-income group
people
● Conducted live sessions with 100+ people in collaboration with an NGO to educate people about government financial schemes
● Provided Government Pension Scheme benefits to 35 families which supported them with INR1,000-INR5,000 p.m.
● Educated 30 families about girl child education schemes to help them better plan their child’s holistic future
