Financial analyst — Samuel Costa, Financial analyst
I prepare the numbers management teams rely on to decide: budgets, cash forecasts, profit by store. Eight years between Paris and Tunis, first in transaction advisory, then corporate banking, now retail.
Career & selected work
Bensalem Distribution Group
Senior Financial Analyst
2022 — now · Tunis
Management control and FP&A for a network of 42 grocery stores.
- Annual budget and three-year plan for the group.
- Built the weekly store profitability report.
Hannon Investment Bank
Credit Analyst
2020 — 2022 · Tunis
Financing requests from small and mid-sized companies, from 0.5 to 15 million dinars.
Arceau Conseil
Junior Analyst, Transaction Services
2018 — 2020 · Paris
Financial due diligence for investment funds, on targets worth 20 to 150 million euros.
Project
A 13-week cash forecast
An Excel model fed by till receipts and supplier payment schedules. Within a year, the average forecast error fell below 4%.
ExcelPower QueryVBA
Project
Store profitability dashboard
Margin, rent, payroll and footfall for every store, refreshed weekly.
Power BISQL
Tools
Standards
Ecole Superieure de Finance Lutece
Master's, Corporate Finance
Ecole Superieure des Affaires du Lac
Bachelor's, Management, Finance major
Certifications
CFA Institute, In progress · Microsoft, 2024
Languages
العربية: Native · Français: Fluent · English: Professional