kana narita

corporate planning department assistant manager

About

I am a finance professional t who has experience of private equity investment and venture management in UK, who is specialised in the sectors of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and energy (renewable, smart). My strengths are to support cross-border investment and value creation between European and Japanese companies and to help overcome differences of business culture. I am also a business consultant for start-ups, advising business strategy, business plan, market analysis and capital raise. Areas of expertise:  Digital Transformation  Business Development  Venture Capital  Stakeholder Management  Business Strategy & Implementation  Portfolio Management  Financial Analysis  Macro Economics & Global Strategy  Fintech

Country

united kingdom

City

london

Industry

international trade and development

Skill

fintech, private equity, business strategy, accounting, management, crowdfunding, corporate finance, financial analysis, fund investment, business planning, project planning, project management, strategic planning, analysis, negotiation, teamwork, microsoft office, business development, research, strategy, budgets, renewable energy, tax, compliance management, microsoft excel, engineering, budgeting, procurement, administration, finance, due diligence, start ups, valuation, investments, capital markets, financial modeling, portfolio management

Experience

evaluator of sme instrument

european commission

2018-2 - Present · 8 yrs 8 mos

independent consultant

www.gojiki.com

2016-6 - 2017-6 · 1 yr 1 mo

* HEC Paris Capstone project * Demonstrate external & internal analysis (PESTEL, 5 forces, SWOT & Value Proposition). * Propose business strategy & implementation plans including; Customer Intimacy, Crowdfunding, International Expansion, Big Data Analysis and CSR projects. * Advise cross-cultural management

member of executive mba selection commitee

hec paris executive education

2017-12 - 2019-10 · 1 yr 11 mos

senior financial analyst

mitsui & co europe plc

2014-2 - 2017-9 · 3 yrs 8 mos

* Global trade & investment company. EBITDA: USD 3.0 billions, 43,000 employees (consolidated). * Managed investment portfolios (NBV: GBP 26 millions) that consist of equity, bond & securities investing in ventures and investment funds over Europe, Middle East & Africa. * Financial analysis and valuation for ICT (Information & Communications Technologies) businesses. Business modelling. * Resourcing and due diligence for new projects (early & middle staged start-ups & VC in EMEA). * Managed Mitsui’s subsidiary of EV venture. * Undertook strategic analysis and assisted to Executives' decision-making. * Processed transactions for equity purchase, funds' capital calls, distributions and liquidity. * Collated, prepared and examined financial and legal documentation to close deals successfully.

corporate planning department assistant manager

sojitz europe plc

2019-10 - Present · 7 yrs

Aggregating budgets, actual results and forecasts of group entities (branches and subsidiaries in Europe) using budget management system. - Analysing budgets, actual results and forecasts, and preparing documents for reporting.

accounts, administrator and translator

sumisho-kyowa

2011-6 - 2014-2 · 2 yrs 9 mos

* Venture of Sumitomo Corporation (EBITDA: USD2.5 billions) in European renewable energy sector * Managed company’s financial account (GBP 0.4 million annum) and bank reconciliation. * Prepared monthly reports to General Manager & Head Quarters Japan. * Responsible for online banking system and relation to bank. * Drove to develop and improve venture’s frameworks of financial systems, internal procedures, compliance and corporate governance. * Efficient management accounting was provided by reporting accurate variance analysis, which saved 10 % in cost. * Identified risks & issues, collected information and proposed solutions to general manager, which demonstrated leadership and problem solving skills. * Communication: fluently communication with technical, architectural and business audiences, by collaborating with Head Quarters and other stakeholders in both verbal and written form efficiently.

senior administrative officer

hokkaido prefectural government

1994-5 - 2004-8 · 10 yrs 4 mos

* Managed overall 30 projects regarding social welfare, finance and international relationships; * Liaised with banks (syndicate group) to issue local government bonds. * Finalised organisation’s financial reports (half annually) for stakeholder relations. * Project planning, estimation, budget construction, resource allocation, ledger entries, monitoring, account settlement and reporting delivered effectively, which reduced costs of 5% expenditure. * Excellent multi-tasks proven by efficiently managing 5-7 projects in one position. * Responsible for internal and external audits. * Led presentations, trainings and workshops. * Initiated non-financial benefits management, which raised quality of services and enhanced satisfaction from external stakeholders by 10%. * Supervised several assistants in team resourcefully, which boosted team’s 15% productivity.