Chris Karén Zakaryan

Senior Quantitative Analyst at Uniting Financial Services
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Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, AU
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Armenian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Russian Full professional proficiency
  • Turkish Professional working proficiency
  • German Elementary proficiency
  • Spanish Elementary proficiency

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Neil King

Hi I had the pleasure of not only recruiting Chris but working side by side with him . He is a highly skilled professional, hard working ,very capable and a pleasure to be around.

Scott Epp

I had the privilege of mentoring Chris and he impressed me with his positive attitude and strategic planning/thinking capacity. On one of the Workshops that we worked on together, I especially appreciated Chris to be incredibly strategic and intuitive. He was found creative solutions to problems and tackled obstacles with a great spirit and attitude. Also, I have come to find that he can be quite inspiring and encouraging of others that have been in groups with us. I highly recommend Chris as he has a fabulous combination of heart and mind that he pours into his work and his outlook on life.

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Experience

    • Australia
    • Financial Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Quantitative Analyst
      • Nov 2022 - Present
    • United Kingdom
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Analyst
      • Jul 2021 - May 2022
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-Founder
      • Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

      ● Utilised entrepreneurial skills to develop a brand new business creating new software that significantly improved efficiency, quality and transparency of intra-team communication ● Developed high-quality business strategies ensuring their alignment with short-term and long-term objectives ● Oversaw all operations and business activities to ensure they produced the desired results and were consistent with the overall strategy and mission ● Employed strong communication skills to establish relationships with key stakeholders, such as potential investors and partners Show less

    • Investment Analyst
      • Apr 2020 - Jan 2021

      ● Served as trusted advisor to the Chief Investment Officer by implementing processes to drive resource allocation for a £1B portfolio, based on the national and international market growth environment ● Undertook expert and complex analysis to gain insights into markets trends, utilised findings to maximise the ROI of £200M portfolio while remaining within the risk appetite ● Expected Credit loss model for £320M commercial lending portfolio in November 2020 – created a market-linked, data-driven comprehensive model from scratch resulting in a more precise provision while reducing costs by 42% ● Provided expert assistance to support the coordination and alignment of £800M investment portfolio to the United Nation's Sustainable Development goals through cross-functional collaboration. This delivered an 8% uplift in portfolio returns ● Crafted a tailored portfolio performance analytics toolkit, such as key metrics and 50+ dashboards, for governing bodies to drive scalable analysis of business growth drivers and trends while reducing consulting expenses by £250k annually Show less

    • North Macedonia
    • Advertising Services
    • Co-Founder
      • Nov 2019 - Apr 2020

      ● Independently managed a diverse portfolio of clients, utilised expertise and forward-thinking approach to support with financial planning, identified key risks and potential opportunities to expand relationship ● Held regular meetings with clients to put forward financial performance of the overall portfolio, agree on next steps of account evolution ● Conducted deep dive exercise into strategically important plans to forecasting performance ● Independently managed a diverse portfolio of clients, utilised expertise and forward-thinking approach to support with financial planning, identified key risks and potential opportunities to expand relationship ● Held regular meetings with clients to put forward financial performance of the overall portfolio, agree on next steps of account evolution ● Conducted deep dive exercise into strategically important plans to forecasting performance

    • Investment Analyst
      • Aug 2018 - Nov 2019

      ● Applied commercial thinking by monitoring market trends with the aim of optimising portfolio performance● Utilised technical skills to design and develop customised portfolio performance reporting, such as business metrics and BI dashboards, for a variety of governing bodies ● Provided expert support to the Chief Investment Officer, with the of driving capital allocation in response to the global market environment● Delivered a significant uplift in revenue by creating a strategic plan to Increase investment return while realigning the business to the expected capital requirements, which delivered a best-in-class sustainable A$50M debt program in Australia enhancing company profits by 10%● Delivered additional revenue by increasing the investment return and complied to strict capital and ethical requirements, which was recognized as being the first of its kind sustainable A$100M debt program in Australia enhancing company revenue by 10%● Facilitated the coordination and alignment of A$1.6B investment portfolio to the United Nation's Sustainable Development goals through providing strategic and operational insights based on financial data boosting portfolio returns by 8%● Created and presented to the investment committee a complex data model used to compare fund performance measures and forecasting potential returns for a A$150M investment ● Managed numerous projects; monitored all project deliverables including timing, scope, and budgets to mitigate any risks. Projects included:● A$130M credit line establishment through one of the major Australian banks in July 2019 – conceptualised and delivered the mid-term re-investment strategy via designing a predictive financial model resulting in value creation of A$500k● A$400M Ethical Diversified Fund launch in Feb 2017 – designed the fund reporting pack aimed at attracting the required seed investment which increased the company's net income by A$5M Show less

    • Financial Analyst
      • Aug 2015 - Aug 2018

      ● Led the development and delivery of investment strategy by collating, analysing and interpreting data ● Monitored and manage risk exposures and quantifying impacts of proposed management actions● Developed bespoke analysis and presentations across the market and strategic developments ● Supported with decision making by managing all monthly reporting tasks; prepared accurate management information packs and provided insightful commentary

    • Australia
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Corporate Engagement Working Group
      • Jul 2018 - Nov 2019
    • Financial Analyst
      • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

Education

  • University of Sydney
    Master's Degree, Commerce (Finance)
    2012 - 2013
  • Yerevan State University
    Bachelor and Master's degree, International Relations and Affairs
    2005 - 2011
  • CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute
    Passed CFA Level 1
    2015 - 2015

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