Chavara Naidoo

Revenue Forecasting and Budget Management:

• Developed revenue forecasts for new products and account acquisitions, integrating these forecasts into the monthly P&L.
• Created a revenue forecast for a new product launch projected to generate £100 000 annually (new start- up with £2500 initially invested into the company).
• Developed cash flows, acquisition strategies, and analysedportfolio effects in comparison to other competitors in the nootropic market.

Strategic Presentations and Budgeting:

• Created and pitched presentations to directors on future acquisition opportunities.
• Successfully secured a budget increase to support competitor responses and new acquisition strategies.

Financial Modelling and Analysis:

• Developed an automated financial model that provided product owners with deeper insights into their product's financials, enhancing their analytical capabilities.
• Calculated the revenue impact of various marketing strategies and regularly presented these analyses to senior leadership.

Data Visualization and Reporting:

• Visualized key financial performance data through automated models.
• Regularly created and updated slide decks for monthly performance reviews, led meetings with product leaders to gather new information, and collaborated with senior leadership on future business developments.

• Developed spreadsheet models for diverse projects and analysis.
• Created and maintained precise and accurate models, charts and reports.
• Monitored and analyzed financial, statistical and operational data trends.
• Helped work on equity valuations, observe M&A deals and researched investment opportunities.

• Conducted due diligence on target companies, including reviewing financial statements, contracts, and legal documents to identify potential risks and liabilities.
• Drafting and negotiating key transactional documents such as purchase agreements, merger agreements, and confidentiality agreements.

• Conducted legal research and drafted documents in South Africa's second leading personal injury law firm as of 2020
• Sought out responsibility and was quickly entrusted with editing and drafting motions, briefs, forms, memoranda, summaries and other legal documents associated with the litigation process.
• Examined causes and remedies to torts, personal injury and and scrutinised cases and claims, damages, losses, adjudication and settlement formalities.
• Assisted attorneys with trial preparation, developed trial exhibits to motions and reviewed/organised documents for trial discovery.

• Completed sub rotations in Internal Medicine, Paediatrics,Trauma, and Vascular Surgery
• Developed my ability to analyse complex medical cases to diagnose issues and formulate management plans in time pressured environments.
• Learned to work in multidisciplinary teams to achieve the best patient outcomes.
• Cultivated effective, empathic client communication skills through being required to quickly establish rapport with patients to entrust their lives with me subsequent to explaining complex medical concepts in terms that are meaningful to them. This skill will be useful to communicate intricate legal matters to corporate clients.

• Negotiated favorable deal terms, securing advantageous outcomes for the company in its acquisitions.
• Assisted in the development of detailed integration plans for newly acquired companies, promoting seamless transitions into existing operations.
• Implemented rigorous due diligence procedures, minimizing risks associated with potential investments.