PRAVIN R. PILLAI

E-Mail: pravinvinu89@yahoo.com

Mobile: +974-66343145

Resi: +974-44632744

PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS

Holder of double post-graduate degree: MBA from Amrita School of Business, India & M.Sc.

Risk Management from Nottingham University Business School, UK

Topper of the college during B.Com. Won three cash awards during the period

Achieved ‘First Class’ consistently in 12th

, B.Com and MBA

Worked as a Summer Intern at Mastro Qatar Co. Ltd. (W.L.L.) for a period of 2 months during

MBA. Later, worked in the same company as Trainee in the Finance Department over a period

of 4 months

Certifications:

o Passed Diploma in Indian and Foreign Accounting from International Association

of Book-Keepers (IAB), UK

o Secured 83.5% in Derivatives Market (Dealers) Module of National Stock

Exchange’s Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM), India

o Obtained an overall band score of 7.0 in International English Language Testing

System (IELTS) with a consistent score of 7.0 in reading, listening & speaking

components respectively and 6.5 in writing

WORK PROFILE

Mastro Qatar Co. Ltd. (W.L.L.), Doha, State of Qatar [June 2012 – September. 2012]

As Trainee – Finance Department

Responsibilities:

Day-to-day computerized documentation

File Management

Data Entry and Record Keeping using COSMIC

Updating Petty Cash Book

Objective:

A Professionally challenging position which will broaden the fine skills and provide opportunities for continuous growth and advancement with an organisation that recognises and values individual contribution.

Drafting Official Letters

Answering telephone queries

Dealing with clients

Integrating other departments

Preparing official documents like:

o Local Purchase Orders (LPOs)

o Cash and Bank Payment Vouchers

o Monthly Reconciliation Statement of Petrol Expenses

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1. M.Sc. Risk Management, 2012-2013

College : Nottingham University Business School

University : University Of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Classification : PASSED

2. MBA Finance & Operations (Dual Specialization), 2010-2012

College : Amrita School of Business

University : Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Classification : PASSED WITH FIRST CLASS

3. B.Com., 2007-2010

College : Devaswom Board Pampa College

University : Mahatma Gandhi University

Classification : PASSED WITH FIRST CLASS

4. Senior Secondary School (12th

), 2007

Stream : Commerce

School : M.E.S. Indian School, Doha-Qatar

Board : Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi

Classification : PASSED WITH FIRST CLASS

Technical Skills

Operating Systems

Windows

Macintosh

Linux

Packages

Microsoft Office (including MS Project) & MS Excel Add Ons like: Premium Solver and

Solver Table

Accounting Packages like: Tally, Peachtree, COSMIC, Wings & Daceasy

Financial & Statistical Softwares namely: Bankscope, Datastream, STATA, SPSS and

FRONTIER

Programming

Visual Basic

Oracle (SQL)

PREVIOUS ACADEMIC PROJECTS

1. Project Title: X-Efficiency and Scale Efficiency of Middle-East Banks

Brief Overview: Dissertation project of M.Sc. Risk Management. This paper surveys

efficiency of banks specially operating in the Middle-East by applying frontier estimation

technique. The primary goals of this study are to explore the dynamics of the banking industry

in the Middle-East and identify the key trends dominating the industry. Stochastic frontier

approach is used to measure the cost efficiency of banking operations and utilizing Bankscope

to derive data from the Middle-Eastern banks. Data has been analysed in STATA

2. Project Title: Singaporean Banking Efficiency

Brief Overview: Group coursework in Applied Banking module during 2nd

semester of M.Sc.

Risk Management. The paper analyzes x-efficiency of banks within Singapore. The research

also examines impact of external and internal factors on the efficiency of banking sector and

also the extent to which global financial crisis affected Singaporean banks. ‘FRONTIER

Version 4.1’ was used to determine the x-efficiency of the banks

3. Project Title: Financial Budgeting for Contract Projects Targeted by Non-Negative Bank

Balances

Company Name: Mastro Qatar Co. Ltd. (W.L.L.), Doha, State of Qatar

Brief Overview: Summer Internship project during MBA. This study gives an overview of the

financial budgeting process prevailing in the company with the objective of making efficient

use of cash resources and avoiding the occurrence of negative cash and bank balances. Other

than the internal factors of the company, this project also considers the macro-economic factors

of the country which in turn escalates the accuracy level of the study

4. Project Title: Factors Affecting Blood Donation

Brief Overview: Form of internal assessment in Marketing Research module during 3rd

trimester of MBA. In this project, the reasons behind reluctance of people towards donating

blood in Thiruvananthapuram, India are analyzed. Sample surveys were conducted; doctors and

social workers of leading hospitals and blood banks were interviewed. The results were

analysed using SPSS

INTERESTS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

M.Sc. Society Member, University of Nottingham

Bharat Scouts and Guides Member, M.E.S. Indian School, Doha - Qatar

Centre for Environment Friends (CEF) Member, M.E.S. Indian School, Doha – Qatar

HOBBIES

Travelling

Stamp and Coin Collection

Listening to Music

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth : Oct 25, 1989

Gender : Male

Marital Status : Single

Religion : Hindu

Passport Number : E9331067

Visa Status : Qatar (Family), United Kingdom (Student)

Resident Permit : Qatar (Transferable)

Languages : Malayalam (mother tongue), Tamil, Hindi & English

Permanent Address : Pranavam, Kuttemperoor P.O. 689 623, Mannar, Alappuzha Dt.,

Kerala, India

Permanent Landline : +91 479 2316700

Strengths

Persistency

Quick Learner

Adaptable to change

Team Management

Analytical Skills

Ability to motivate others

Focuses more on constant improvement and perfection of work

Creative Thinking Skills

Decision Making Skills

Weakness

Aggressive towards completing a task/goal