Sean L.-MBA Intern

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Experience
MBA Intern
Hartree Partners
- Prepared consolidated accounts, tax adjustments, and supported strategic special transactions leveraging investment banking and finance expertise, including valuation and due diligence support.
- Participated in commodity trading simulations and achieved top-quartile performance; demonstrated proficiency in risk management and derivatives strategy.
AI Consultant
Mercor Intelligence
- Lead finance capabilities for frontier AI models, managing 30+ domain experts and reporting directly to leadership in flat, high-velocity structure. Develop structured educational pipelines and knowledge frameworks that systematically improve model accuracy and reliability for financial use cases.
- Advance multimodal AI capabilities spanning document analysis, financial statement interpretation, and image-based data extraction, enabling more sophisticated understanding and processing of complex finance materials.
- Drive GDPval and quality improvement initiatives: establish evaluation frameworks for model outputs, enhance training data quality and relevance, and validate AI-generated financial models, US GAAP and IFRS interpretations, and M&A scenarios to ensure technical rigor and practical applicability.
Manager, Corporate Finance
CIMB Investment Bank
- Executed full IPO lifecycle for 99 Speedmart: due diligence working group, equity valuation (DCF, multiples), prospectus drafting, regulatory approvals, investor presentations; retail tranche oversubscribed 3.04×.
- Advised Celcom-Digi merger: synergy analysis, restructuring strategy, regulatory compliance, post-merger integration, and capital structure optimisation.
- Supported DigitalBridge (US-based investor) on due diligence and US GAAP valuation analysis for proposed acquisition of Malaysian telecom towers (~$1.8bn valuation).
Assistant Manager, Audit & Assurance
Grant Thornton
- Led financial statement audits and advisory projects for diverse industries (logistics, retail, technology), with annual revenues of up to US$1bn annually.
- Executed IPO readiness projects, IFRS conversions, US GAAP reconciliations, restructuring advisory, and capital adjustments.
- Developed audit automation macros; coached and trained 15+ junior auditors annually.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Retail, Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Transportation, and Telecommunication.
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Experienced in Finance, Audit, Strategy, Business Intelligence, and Research and Development.
Summary
Finance professional (CFA, ACA) operating at the intersection of investment banking, corporate finance, and frontier AI development. Leading finance capabilities at Mercor Intelligence in fast-paced, high-performance environment driving multimodal AI improvements and knowledge quality initiatives. 9 years executing IPOs, M&A transactions, and strategic projects across dynamic, cross-functional teams.
Skills
- Investment Banking
- Ipo Execution
- M&A Advisory
- Financial Modelling (Dcf, Lbo, Scenario Analysis)
- Valuation & Due Diligence
- Us Gaap & Ifrs
- Ai Analytics & Oversight
- Strategic Problem-Solving
- Leadership & Communication
Languages
Education
Cambridge Judge Business School
MBA · Cambridge, United Kingdom
Certifications & licenses
CFA Charterholder
ICAEW Chartered Accountant
ICAEW
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
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Sean is based in London, United Kingdom and prefers 100% remote projects.
Sean speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), Malay (Advanced).
Sean has at least 9 years of experience. During this time, Sean has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 3 months. Note that Sean may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Sean would be well-suited for roles such as: MBA Intern, AI Consultant, Manager, Corporate Finance.
Sean's most recent position is MBA Intern at Hartree Partners.
In recent years, Sean has worked for Hartree Partners, Mercor Intelligence, and CIMB Investment Bank.
Sean is most experienced in industries like Retail, Banking and Finance, and Information Technology. Sean also has some experience in Transportation, Telecommunication, and Energy.
Sean is most experienced in business areas like Finance, Audit, and Strategy. Sean also has some experience in Business Intelligence, Research and Development, and Accounting.
Sean has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Retail, and Telecommunication.
Sean has recently worked in business areas like Finance, Strategy, and Business Intelligence.
Sean holds a Master from Cambridge Judge Business School.
Sean has 2 certificates. These include: CFA Charterholder and ICAEW Chartered Accountant.
The availability of Sean needs to be confirmed.
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