
Bilal Azhar
@bilalazhar1
Fractional CFO at The Provident Advisory building transaction models for acquisitions, renewables, and capital raises.
What I'm looking for
At The Provident Advisory, I work full-time as an external CFO to entrepreneurs, sponsors, search funds, and founders across the US, Europe, and the Middle East. I build decision-grade models for live transactions and capital raises, including integrated financial models and acquisition consolidation models.
At Burj Capital, I created financial models for wind and solar investments, including a wind-based IPP that achieved soft financial close. I also arranged debt and equity financing for a renewable energy portfolio.
Earlier, I analyzed corporate financing proposals at Al Baraka Bank Pakistan Ltd and maintained valuation models and sector research at Optimus Capital Management. My work spans M&A, project finance, real estate, model audits, and investor-ready financial materials.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founder and Lead Consultant
The Provident Advisory
Jul 2016 - Present (10 years 4 months)
I work full-time as an external CFO to entrepreneurs, sponsors, search funds, and founders across the US, Europe, and the Middle East.
My work focused on developing accounting systems as as well as on live transactions and capital raises — building decision-grade models under tight timelines.
Key Areas of Execution
- M&A & LBO Modelling
- Fully integrated 3-statement models
- LBO structures
Investment Executive
Burj Capital
Nov 2018 - Jul 2022 (3 years 8 months)
Burj Capital is a renewable energy development company focused on emerging markets.
• Originate, analyze and manage renewable energy investments – responsible for financial modelling tasks on an enterprise-basis.
• Created financial models depicting tariff pricing and investor returns for various live wind and solar investments utilizing various metrics such as NPV, IRR, Macros, etc.
• Created f
Financial Modeller
Freelance
Jul 2013 - Jun 2015 (1 year 11 months)
Worked as Financial Modeller at Freelance.
Corporate Analyst
Al Baraka Bank Pakistan Ltd (formerly Burj Bank)
Dec 2011 - Jul 2013 (1 year 7 months)
Job entailed credit risk analysis of financing proposals for Large Corporates Clients. Specific areas covered include:
• Liaising with Corporate Business Group to understand client requirements viz-a-viz type of financing need, security offered, etc.
• Analysis of company financial strength through financial statements, balance sheet, cash flows etc.
• Understanding of Industry factors affectin
Sell Side Equity Research Analyst
Optimus Capital Management
Oct 2009 - Feb 2011 (1 year 4 months)
• Kept in touch with company and industry personnel to gain insight into companies under coverage.
• Maintained industry databases as well as valuation models.
• Conducted ad hoc research as and when needed.
• Keeping them up-to-date through research bulletins.
• Covered the Electricity, Fertilizer, Telecommunications and Petrochemical sectors.
Investment Banking
Al Baraka Bank Pakistan Ltd (Formerly Dawood Islamic Bank)
Sep 2008 - Sep 2009 (1 year)
• Analyzed deals related to syndicated LCs, Club Financings, and Syndicated loans.
• Did internal advisory work pertaining to mergers and acquisitions.
• Dealt with various microfinance initiatives of the bank.
Advisory - Investment Banking Intern
Dubai Islamic Bank
Jun 2007 - Jul 2007 (1 month)
Conducted secondary research on investment climate of the country.
Updated banking sector database.
Worked as Transaction Banking at ABN AMRO Bank N.V..
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Institute of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance
Udemy
Complete Financial Modeling for Project Finance in Excel
Aug 2021
CFA Institute
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Aug 2013
Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
Financial Risk Management (FRM)
Nov 2010
Tech stack
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