Matthijs Oostlander
Manager - Financial Modeling In Financial Due Diligence || Tech Enthusiast
Leusden
Summary
Financial advisor highly effective at structuring and analyzing data and trends to make timely, useful and effective recommendations.
Proven ability to identify customer needs, resolve conflicts and build strong relationships. Possesses excellent problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills.
I'm passionate about applying my strengths and abilities to create a durable world. I'm energized by collaborating and unlocking insights from data. The next step in my career will supplement my M&A experience to become a more versatile and broad-based financial professional. My sectors of interest are renewable energy, (social) entrepreneurship, responsible investing.
Other people describe me as a positive team player, analytical, professional with the right balance between output and fun.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
15
15
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
(co)Founder and Manager
PwC Advisory N.V.
Amsterdam
01.2022 - Current
- Initiate set-up of the Financial Analysis and Structuring Team (FAST)
- Changing the operating model with the following goals:
1. Improve the efficiency of the Financial Services operating model
2. Be the knowledge centre for financial data structuring for all FDD professionals (c.120 colleagues) - Recruited and trained a group of 20 colleagues in Manila, Philippines to data (cloud) warehousing experts, consolidation agnosts and financial statement coherence analysts.
- The role can be best summarized as being "Intrapreneurial", involving: project acquisition, budgeting, project management and stakeholder communication.
Financial Due Diligence Advisor
PwC Advisory N.V.
Rotterdam
02.2017 - 12.2021
- Structuring, analyzing and reporting on the financial performance of companies as part of a buy-side or sell-side M&A process.
- Trend analytics on key focus areas for financial and strategic investors.
- Engage in client conversations to unravel the story behind the financial trend analyses. Engage in difficult conversations, uncover sensitive topics in a emphatic manner.
- Implement big data analytics to unlock deep insights.
- Accounting, consolidation and reconciliation experts.
- Special focus on team collaborations and soft skill development for coaching.
Social Business Analyst
Shaping Impact Group
Utrecht/Brussels
08.2015 - 02.2017
- Social Business Analyst responsible for daily fund management, portfolio monitoring and expansion, for SI2 Fund, Else B.V. and Makoto Maki Foundation.
- Connecting with social entrepreneurs by attending start-up / scale-up events and uncovering any funding requirements, conducting Quick Scans.
- Presenting investment opportunities to the Investment Committee.
- Performing SROI - Social return on investment analyses on business models for portfolio companies.
Business Analyst Intern
Philips Research: Connected Solutions
Eindhoven
03.2014 - 09.2014
- Investigate the pro's and con's of Building Information Modelling as a means to increase market penetration of Philips Lighting products.
- Report on the viability of the Business Case of entering the BIM space and timelines of potential uptake.
Education
Executive Master of Finance And Controller - Registered Controller
09.2019 - 06.2022
2 year post-MSc for financial professionals, conducted next to their regular work.
Workload of c. 20 hours a week.
Subjects include amongst others:
Management Control & Business Intelligence
Accounting Information Systems
Financial Accounting
Finance & Treasury Management
Tax law and Corporate Law
Master of Science - Development Economics And International Development
09.2014 - 08.2015
Master's degree in Development Economics focused around the micro/macro economics that impact developing countries progress.
Heavily underpinned with statistical analyses and scientific articles.
No Degree - Exchange Semester Abroad
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - International Economic Studies
09.2008 - 08.2013
International Economics Studies - focussed around micro/macro economics.
Quantitative methods in Math and Statistics formed the foundation of the studies.
We studied complex economic and societal problems from inflation to climate change.
We investigated what makes a business successful and how business decisions are made.
I concluded the BSc with a minor and thesis in Development Economics.
High School Diploma -
09.2002 - 08.2008
VWO-gymnasium, with the first 3 years of bilingual education.
A further 3 years of IB resulted in the International Baccalaureate A2 Higher Level Certification. The highest level of certification for non-natives.
Exchanges undertaken to: Denmark, Prague and Cambridge.
Skills
Big data structuring and processing
undefinedTimeline
(co)Founder and Manager - PwC Advisory N.V.
01.2022 - Current
Erasmus University Rotterdam - Executive Master of Finance And Controller, Registered Controller
09.2019 - 06.2022
Financial Due Diligence Advisor - PwC Advisory N.V.
02.2017 - 12.2021
Social Business Analyst - Shaping Impact Group
08.2015 - 02.2017
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Master of Science, Development Economics And International Development
09.2014 - 08.2015
Business Analyst Intern - Philips Research: Connected Solutions
03.2014 - 09.2014
School of Business And Economics - Bachelor of Science, International Economic Studies
09.2008 - 08.2013
Revius Lyceum - High School Diploma,
09.2002 - 08.2008
Universidad De Barcelona - No Degree, Exchange Semester Abroad
04.2001 -
Hobbies
Avid golfer, occasional mountainbike rider and vacational wine enthousiast.
Proud father of a 6 month old son.
Hobbies
Avid golfer, occasional mountainbike rider and vacational wine enthousiast.
Proud father of 6 month old, Philip.
Hobbies
Avid golfer, occasional mountainbike rider and vacational wine enthousiast.
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