Nisha Latchman

Led risk assessment, monitoring, and examinations of Trinidad and Tobago’s largest SIFI, including assessment of board/senior management performance, capital adequacy, recovery plans, collateral frameworks, and liquidity risk. Built Power BI automated reporting that reduced preparation time by 81% and accelerated settlement of 80+ SIFI requests while strengthening regulatory compliance.

Produced and presented financial risk research and analyses for CBTT and Ministry of Finance at national and IADI levels, including CAMELS reviews and stress testing of 24 member institutions. Delivered 50% faster delivery through development of a Probability of Default model, modernized quarterly Power BI surveillance, recovered over $5M in outstanding debt, and supported legislative and framewor

Supervised investment promotion and governance for 2 major $500M+ USD projects, directing auditor reviews and impairment submissions to improve post-project evaluations and effectiveness submissions by 25%. Recuperated $100M USD OPEX, enabled $50M USD CAPEX cost reduction, and built impairment and OPEX models reducing analysis cycle time by 30%.

Supervised investment promotion, business operations, and governance for $500M+ USD projects, including external auditor reviews and impairment submissions. Recuperated $100M USD OPEX and established $50M USD CAPEX cost reduction, while spearheading impairment/OPEX models that reduced analysis time by 30%.

Led executive-level reviews and produced quantitative quarterly production submissions and regional area development plans covering OPEX and CAPEX, enabling business continuity and regional economic growth. Optimized budget allocations to generate $10M USD OPEX savings and improved forecasting accuracy within 2% variance between forecast and actual budgets.

Led executive reviews and produced quarterly production submissions and regional area development plans covering OPEX, CAPEX, and production for business continuity and regional growth. Optimized budget allocations to deliver $10M USD OPEX savings, produced forecasts with <2% variance versus actuals, and created dashboards and life-of-field forecasting outputs 80% faster.

Controlled financial and economic modelling for BPTT and joint ventures, including ATN (authority to negotiate) governance for new rig operations and cost recovery settlement proposal reviews. Increased joint venture savings by up to $20M USD and reduced OPEX by $20M USD through challenged project risks and assumptions.

Controlled financial and economic modeling for assets and joint ventures, including ATN negotiations, cost recovery settlements, and compliance with project agreements. Increased joint venture savings by up to $20M USD and delivered $20M USD OPEX cost reduction through trend/variance analysis and challenging project risks and assumptions.

Created monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and performed NPV/IRR/payback analysis with econometrics to identify cost reduction opportunities and guide cash-flow and revenue decisions. Delivered ~$200M OPEX savings, ~$10M through vendor reconciliation, and $25M CAPEX savings, while building business cases and supporting financing decisions for 50+ CAPEX projects.

Created monthly/quarterly/annual financial statements and performed advanced investment appraisal modeling (NPV, IRR, payback) with sensitivity analysis, regression, and econometrics. Drove large-scale cost efficiencies including ~$200M USD OPEX savings and $25M USD CAPEX savings, and supported financing and approvals for 50+ CAPEX projects.

ACCA professional qualification; currently studying at ACCA Level III.

Grade: GPA 3.96

Activities and societies: Top Economics Faculty student; nominee for Charles M. Kennedy Award (highest score in Level II and Level III Economics).

BSc in Economics and Management Studies. Earned a GPA of 3.96 and was a Top Economics Faculty student nominee for the Charles M. Kennedy Award.

Currently studying for the ACCA qualification at Level III.