Jean-Pierre Chang

International Private Client - Western Europe & LatAm - Front Office Analyst
• Assisted in specific financial analysis (e.g. Sales, Products, Revenues, Cost etc.)
• Participated in the pre-negotiations of budgets and subsequent allocation to businesses and segments
• Undertook regular bottom-up forecasts and carried out a variety of reports, (deals in pipe, prospects, clients at risk,
FoF monitoring).
• Participated in processes related to the market area Western Europe & LatAm strategy and corresponding
implementation

Saint-Gobain North American Delegation, Kansas City, MO
• Evaluated data and wrote reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards (Operations, Raw materials, Standards Costs Maintenance)
• Mitigated recurring productions reporting issues by creating production tracking tools
• Liaised with planning department when needed in creating and/or maintain production schedules based on input from planning and production.
• Developed business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Supported month-end close process, performed reconciliations of various GL accounts, investigates and analyzes reconciling items in compliance with US GAAP
• Participated in all phases of the Budget preparation, conducted financial forecasts and variances reports within demanding deadlines

• Co-wrote the business plan and provided financial expertise to implement P&L reporting tools
• Created Chez Julien’s website & booklet storyboards, participated in the flagship store remodeling
• Oversee sales, inventory, shipping, human resources and other departments of the business

• Participated in M&A deals origination and execution, strategic advisory, capital raising and structuring mandates
for international large caps, private equity firms
Artemis Project: Helped advise a renowned PE [€2.5Bn Fund] on potential acquisition
• Researched over 200 acquisition targets in the food industry and narrowed list down to 10 companies using financial criteria such revenue growth and EBITDA margins
• Examined financials and initiated approaches based on client’s feedback (Steering committee)
• Evaluated deals using public companies comparables, precedent transactions and DCF analysis to come up with fair prices
• Provided support on various sell side consulting work (pitching, investment appraisal model) in the Parking industry and the Telecoms.
Project Finance: Conquest advised SolarDirect on the Sale of 2 Solar Plants in France
• Assisted with excel models development to provide support on negotiation options