Sean L.
MBA Intern
Experience
Jul 2025 - Aug 2025
2 monthsLondon, United Kingdom
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.
Apr 2025 - Present
9 monthsLondon, United Kingdom
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.
Jul 2021 - Aug 2024
3 years 2 monthsMalaysia
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).
Sep 2016 - Feb 2021
4 years 6 monthsMalaysia
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.
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
English
AdvancedMalay
AdvancedEducation
Sep 2024 - Sep 2025
Cambridge Judge Business School
MBA · Cambridge, United Kingdom
Certifications & licenses
CFA Charterholder
ICAEW Chartered Accountant
ICAEW
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