Arvind Prasad

Critical thinker and Business Analyst with a deep interest in Capital Markets; completed body of knowledge in CFA Level 3 for Portfolio Management, Securities Analysis, Corporate Finance, Derivatives, Risk Management and Alternative Investments. 10+ years providing strategic direction to Senior Executive Management on enterprise systems, partnering with business unit heads and key stakeholders through lifecycle phases, including: initiate, solution design, development, integration, implementation and benefits realization. Strong team coordinating talents including the ability to develop viable expansion strategies & solutions.

Days Hospitality Limited, Toronto, Canada

Privately held hospitality company managing Hotel (Holiday Inn, Hilton, Ramada) and Restaurant property assets

• Led development for a Purchase-to-Pay solution providing real time transparency of the Procurement function for all levels of Senior Management, resulting in lower tracking costs, paperless trail and greatly enhanced decision making saving the company an estimated $200,000 in analysis and development plus an annual saving of $35,000
• Presently improving current state functionality by aggregating the General Ledger and the Hotel Property Management System to produce a comprehensive treasury platform that introduces higher frequency of cash flow reporting. Benefits include reduction in error, increase in forecasting efficiencies and an estimated $40,000 savings annually
• Negotiated and project managed upgrade of the backbone network at 4 properties; and optimized existing infrastructure with a resulting $60,000 in annual savings in telecommunication expenses

Senior Business Analyst, 2005 – 2011

• Created and assembled the architectural data flow of all treasury sub functions for bank account management, compliance documents repository and debt facilities management that significantly increased the efficiency of the corporate finance function, resulting in interest expense cost savings estimated at $45,000 annually
• Created and executed on a Corporate Treasury platform from concept through SDLC to continuous monitoring and upgrade enhancements. Reduced operational and financial risk by introducing a finance repository of data to effectively manage debt and enterprise liquidity risk

Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Master of Finance (MFin), 2023

• Entrance Award Recipient, 2021
• Rotman GPA 3.68
• Member of the Rotman Finance Association (RFA) and the Rotman Asset Management Association (RAMA)
• Voting Rep for Rotman’s Specialized Graduate Programs Committee
• LEADS mentee with Darie Urbanky, President CI Financial
• Participated in multiple RFA and RAMA case competitions
• Completed The Marquee Group’s workshop - Building a Financial Model (of a Company)