Florence, Italy · MSc Finance & Risk Management · exp. July 2026
Started in India, studying BBA. Spent three years learning how to read a balance sheet, argue about EBITDA margins in seminars, and pretend to understand macroeconomics confidently.
Then — a plot twist — moved to Florence, Italy for an MSc in Finance & Risk Management at the University of Florence. Surrounded by Renaissance art, excellent espresso, and an alarming number of regression models.
Along the way: one M&A internship in Tuscany screening luxury hospitality targets, 13 Forage simulations at firms like JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi, BCG, and EY, and 11 certifications spanning financial modelling, Power BI, SAP, Snowflake, and — yes — the Claude API.
Currently finishing a thesis on inventory buildup as an early warning signal for valuation resets — 75 firms, 13 sectors, 48 formulas, and way too much FactSet time.
Targeting Finance Analyst / FP&A / Data Analyst / BI Analyst internship roles in the EU — Netherlands and Ireland preferred.
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📈 M&A work @ Valdonica SRL, Tuscany (Oct–Dec 2024)
Screened Italian luxury hospitality M&A targets — EV/EBITDA, revenue growth, EBIT margin scoring frameworks. Built Excel DCF models with sensitivity analysis and 5-year projections. Compiled KPI summaries, P&L reviews, competitor benchmarks, and due diligence docs. Real client context, under senior direction.
🏦 13 Forage simulations — the highlights reel
| Firm | What I did |
|---|---|
| JPMorgan IB | DCF model, M&A target screening, accretion/dilution analysis, auction process memo |
| Citi IB | Comparable company analysis, 5-year revenue forecast, enterprise value summary |
| BofA IB | SWOT + DCF for Webflix, 10-K analysis, ECM/DCM capital structure options |
| Goldman Sachs Risk | Quantitative risk assessment, real estate portfolio due diligence |
| Standard Chartered | Annual credit review, financial health + industry analysis, credit risk exposure |
| EY Forensic & Integrity | Fraud investigation simulation, fraud triangle, financial crime indicators |
| JPMorgan QR | Python + financial mathematics → quant models for valuation & portfolio optimisation |
| Citi Finance | KPI dashboards, sales forecasting, annual budgeting, FP&A workflow |
| Goldman Sachs Controllers | P&L reporting, ledger reconciliation, regulatory compliance |
| BCG Strategy | Profitability analysis (Copier Co.), hypothesis-driven market synthesis |
| KPMG Advisory | AI-driven risk advisory, internal controls assessment, compliance gap analysis |
| Goldman Sachs Operations | Wealth management ops, settlement resolution, process improvement |
| Citi Services | Credit product solution, Treasury & Trade Solutions, risk hedging strategy |
📜 11 Certifications (the nerdy collection)
Primary:
- 🟡 Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate — SQL, Python, R, Tableau
- 🔵 CFI Financial Analysis & Modelling Professional Certificate — DCF, 3SM, FP&A, Excel
- 🟠 Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300) — DAX, Power Query, dashboards
- 🟢 Microsoft Excel Professional Certificate — PivotTables, VBA, Macros, Copilot
- 🔷 SAP Technology Consultant Professional Certificate — S/4HANA, ERP, SAP Activate
Secondary:
- 📊 LSEG Finance Essentials — Capital markets, FX, derivatives, ESG
- ☁️ Amazon QuickSight Advanced BI (Parts 1 & 2) — AWS, ML analytics
- 🏛️ Private Equity & VC — Bocconi — LBO, fund structure, deal origination
Tertiary:
- 🎯 Atlassian Agile Project Management — Jira, Scrum, Kanban
- ❄️ Snowflake Data Engineering — Snowpipe, Snowpark, Dynamic Tables, CI/CD
- 🔧 dbt Fundamentals — ELT pipelines, SQL modelling, Jinja, analytics engineering
- 🤖 Building with Claude API — Anthropic Academy — RAG, tool use, agentic workflows
"Inventory Buildup as an Early Warning Signal: Working-Capital Overhang, Cash-Flow Squeeze, and Valuation Reset"
- 75 firms · 13 sectors · 6 super-groups · 48 formulas
- Data sources: FactSet Fundamentals + FactSet Excel Add-In + FRED
- The theory: when inventory balloons relative to sales, it quietly telegraphs a coming cash-flow crunch — and the market eventually reprices that risk. Testing whether the signal holds across sectors and what the lead-lag structure looks like.
(Expected completion: July 2026)
Living in Florence has a way of forcing Italian on you. The espresso helps with the motivation.
If you're hiring Finance / FP&A / Data / BI Analyst interns in the EU (🇳🇱 Netherlands or 🇮🇪 Ireland especially) — or if you just want to talk about inventory cycles and valuation resets at uncomfortable length — drop me a line.
"Finance is the language of value. Data is the grammar. Building things at the intersection of both is the point."