DIVYA DUTTA
Chief Financial Officer, Single Family Office Of Dr BK Modi
Dubai
Summary
Divya Dutta, a certified Chartered Accountant (India) and Chartered Financial Analyst (USA). A business analyst with exposure into multiple segments of finance and investments throughout her 14+ years of career. She holds experience into company valuations, competition and industry analysis, business planning, financial analysis & controlling with continuous evaluation of KPIs and macro-economic drivers impacting the business. Has been into investment consulting and portfolio advisory for US Pension Funds. She is based out of Dubai and is currently managing family office portfolio, mergers & acquisitions, and private equity investments in the capacity of CFO to Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Modi (A Singapore Billionaire).
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Chief Financial Officer
Single Family Office, Dr Bhupendra Kumar Modi
Dubai
09.2020 - Current
- Responsible for overall portfolio investment and risk management of Single-Family Office assets across territories of Singapore, USA, India, London, and Dubai
- Implementing private equity investment positions with company’s extensive financial due diligence, corporate structuring, taxation planning, review of legal agreements to ensure safeguard of interest and continuous monitoring of key performing indicators through board advisory roles.
- Preparing Investor decks and running company valuations for the purpose of fund raise, acquisitions and the expansion under the Joint Ventures
- Strategizing various joint venture and merger and acquisition business deals primarily into Life Sciences, Infrastructure ancillary industries and real estate with the Chairman and other members of the Investment Committee
- Active participant to the ecosystem of family offices, asset management companies, fund houses and investment bankers across the globe
- Macro Economics analysis for continuous evaluation of portfolio positions across all the asset classes with global exposure
- Corporate development responsibility while collaborating and entering joint venture agreements, engaging with developers, operating partners, technical partners and financial partners for real-estate, infrastructural development ancillary factories and Life sciences industry.
- Ensuring efficient global corporate structure, taxation planning, accounting, and auditing regulatory compliances
- Reporting Macro-economic analysis on monthly basis and investment portfolio performance analysis, portfolio attributes and benchmark composition on quarterly and annual basis to the Chairman
- Managed total investment strategies for more than $100 million in funds
Senior Investment Analyst
Mercer Investment Consulting– US Pension Funds
Gurgaon
09.2016 - 08.2020
- Responsible for analyzing pension plans (defined benefit and defined contribution) for fortune 500 US companies on the basis of asset allocation, market dynamics, risk-return profile, peer group analysis, followed by watch-list recommendation to assure client portfolio performance goals achieved as per their investment policy statement using Morning Star and Bloomberg tools
- Preparing quarterly manager commentaries attributing performance of equity, fixed income and hybrid fund to its respective benchmark
- Screening and selecting US investment manager and strategy based on investment style, long-term risk-return, philosophy, process, style analysis, ratio analysis and recent development within management to assist building and re-balancing the client portfolios
- Conducting macro-economic research and preparing periodic market environment write-up covering specifically US, European, Pacific and Emerging markets performance, valuations and outlook which helps in advising on client portfolio position with the use of tools like Thompson Reuters and Data Stream
- Conducting detailed due diligence with portfolio managers and asset management companies to produce and reinforce internal ratings for US equity strategies
- The research involves writing research reports based on interviews conducted with portfolio managers, evaluating strategies based on long-term quantitative performance as well as qualitative parameters such as idea generation, philosophy & process, implementation and business management
- Conducting ESG research as an additional check, which involves evaluating managers, basis monitoring companies’ governance and engaging with company management towards a shared goal of sustainable long-term value creation basis MSCI ESG tool
- Conducted various trainings for team development, partnering with learning & development team under Integrated Knowledge Enhancing Program
- Treasury and
Business & Treasury Analyst
Aviva Life Insurance
Gurgaon
08.2011 - 09.2016
- Portfolio Analysis & Reporting:
- Performed and analyzed portfolio attribution using in-house Brinson’s classic model―evaluating domestic equity and domestic fixed income allocation and security selection bets determining the efficiency of fund managers and presented to the investment committee for portfolio decision making
- Prepared write-up for macro-level developments including economic outlook, insurance regulatory changes, and industry dynamics impacting the equity, fixed income and hybrid fund portfolios for top management and committees
- Performed risk monitoring of portfolios basis asset-liability management (ALM) analysis executed as per regulatory norms
- Tracked all life insurance industry players on various key performance indicators basis financial statements, valuation and solvency ratios and prepared frequent top management decks regarding insurance industry business development
- Performed investment regulatory compliance as per rules and regulations of governing bodies of India such as Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
- Liquidity and ratio analysis of the organization and red flag the lagging scenarios like disrupting minimum required ratios or not complying with the governing body
- Business and Strategy Analysis:
- Monitoring Key Performing Indicators on quarterly and annual basis for all the life Insurance players basis public disclosures & financial statements―tracking all the industry players on various KPI parameters such as growth in revenue generating channels, persistency of business, intensity of business impacted by change in regulations and presented to the top management to recognize current competition and industry development
- Strategic analysis over historical growth of industry players and finding opportunities for the company basis the current scenario
- Performed annual business budgeting, variance and profit analysis and then controlling with various strategic initiatives across functions to improve P&L of the company
- Under cost control management, evaluating monthly Op-ex for the company versus industry trend and performing cost-benefit analysis for cap-ex and op-ex projects approved with >50Lacs spent
- Performed scenarios analysis and forecasted top and bottom line of the business basis KPIs and macro-economic assumptions.
CA Internship
J.B. & Associates, Nandrajog & Co
Delhi
11.2008 - 07.2011
- Handled Statutory, Internal and Tax audit of Various Companies;
- Ensuring compliance of Accounting Standards, Income-tax Act and Companies Act;
- Finalization of Accounts, preparation of Audit Report & E-filing of Income Tax Returns;
- Major clients handled (i) Printotech Global Ltd –Manufacturing Co., Statutory Audit; (ii) HAFED (The Haryana Stacal verification of the warehouses; (iii) Adarsh Montessori School Society –Statutory audit, Finalization of accounts and tax audit; (iv) Jagdish Stores- Retails, Statutory Audit; (v) Floor and Furnishings: Retail, Internal Audit.
Education
Chartered Accountant - Accounting And Finance
Institute of Chartered Accountant of India
India 06.2007 - 05.2011
Chartered Financial Analyst - Investments
CFA Institute
US 06.2014 - 06.2018
Advanced Valuations Certificate By Aswath Damodara - Company Valuations
NYU STERN
USA 12.2022 - Current
Certification Course - Scaling A Business: How To Build A Unicorn
Wharton Business School
USA 11.2022 - Current
Skills
Software application exposure into Bloomberg Terminal, MSCI Barra one, Capital IQ, Pitch Book, Morning Star, M-Fund, M-Fund dealing, Prowess, and Oracle-Financials Proficiency with advanced-Excel, Basic VBA, and advanced power point presentations Pursued Wall Street Financial Modelling course wherein worked upon Technology, Financial and Banking sector valuations
undefinedTimeline
Advanced Valuations Certificate By Aswath Damodara - Company Valuations
NYU STERN
12.2022 - Current
Certification Course - Scaling A Business: How To Build A Unicorn
Wharton Business School
11.2022 - Current
Chief Financial Officer
Single Family Office, Dr Bhupendra Kumar Modi
09.2020 - Current
Senior Investment Analyst
Mercer Investment Consulting– US Pension Funds
09.2016 - 08.2020
Chartered Financial Analyst - Investments
CFA Institute
06.2014 - 06.2018
Business & Treasury Analyst
Aviva Life Insurance
08.2011 - 09.2016
CA Internship
J.B. & Associates, Nandrajog & Co
11.2008 - 07.2011
Chartered Accountant - Accounting And Finance
Institute of Chartered Accountant of India
06.2007 - 05.2011
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