Ismayil Shikarov

• Independently handle dozens of payment investigations weekly across SEPA, TARGET2/T2S, and SWIFT MT/MX, owning cases from intake to resolution. • Analyze SWIFT messages and correspondent banking flows to diagnose non-receipt, amendment, cancellation, and reconciliation issues across payments of varying sizes. • Communicate with partner banks daily to gather missing payment information, coordinate with internal Compliance and Operations teams to resolve open cases.

• Developed valuation models for 10+ investment projects across M&A, startups, and small businesses, using DCF, multiples, and scenario analysis to support strategic investment decisions by the family office. • Created an Excel-based reporting system for the public equity and bond portfolios, replacing manual performance calculations with real-time year-to-date and since-inception returns across asset classes, still in use today. • Improved the fixed-income database by automating capital gains, coupon retu

• Conducted monthly financial statement reviews of portfolio companies and prepared management reports tracking performance against target levels. • Supported portfolio companies in management reporting and budget-control processes. • Assisted in performance reporting for the public equities and bond portfolios. • Evaluated direct investment opportunities and prepared memos and presentations for the investment committee.

• Formulated project budgets and supported contract creation, invoice control and payment execution. • Prepared cash flow statements and conducted forward-looking performance projections, resulting in about 10% reduction in expenses. • Assisted in preparing official reports to government authorities.

Relevant Coursework: Capital Markets & Asset Pricing, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Corporate Finance, Advanced Fixed Income, Household Finance, Insurance and Finance, Asset and Liability Management in Insurance Companies. Monetary Theory and Policy, Recent Research in Monetary Econ