Kamran MIRZABAYLI

MSc Finance Candidate | Former Petroleum Engineer

Former petroleum engineer with strong financial modelling and analysis skills, currently pursuing an MSc in Finance at emlyon business school. CFA France Finalist (Top 3), with exposure to credit analysis, structured finance and project valuation. Actively seeking a permanent or fixed-term position from April 2026 in DCM, Structured Finance, Infrastructure or Project Finance.

kmirzabailee@gmail.com +33 6 71 47 32 82 LinkedIn France

Professional Experience

Financial Services Consultant

Jan. 2025 - Present

AdaptEdge Partners | Paris, France

Diagnosed inefficiencies in the financial performance of transformation projects.
Analysed the structure of a financial group (€1,000Bn AUM), developing a consolidation framework.
Produced and updated consolidated financial statements, improving inter-entity reporting.
Processed intra-group transactions and applied consolidation methods.

Petroleum Engineer

Sept. 2022 - Sept. 2023

eiLink R&D (seconded to BP) | Baku, Azerbaijan

Rigorous economic prioritisation that exceeded well intervention targets by 33%.
Offshore platform lead: production optimisation, variance analysis, risk assessment and financial prioritisation.
Supervised and mentored a team of three engineers (ensuring proper resource allocation).

Senior Petroleum Engineer

Mar. 2022 - Sept. 2022

SOL (Subsidiary of GL) | Baku, Azerbaijan

Developed production forecasts and financial projections to optimise asset management.
Supplier negotiations, contract structuring, ROI optimisation.

Petroleum Engineer & Challenger

Aug. 2013 - Jan. 2021

BP | Baku, Azerbaijan

Well operations optimisation: cost & drilling time reduction (~€100k savings).
Investment analysis via NPV and IRR calculations to support strategic decision-making.
Collaborated with the commercial manager to align forecasts with financial plans.

Notable Projects

CFA France Competition

Oct. 2023 - Feb. 2024

Representing EMLYON Business School

🏆 Top 3 in the CFA France national finals.

Investment summary including AUM growth and M&A projections.
Financial analysis including revenue projections, cost history and ratio analysis.

Education

MSc Finance (Corporate Finance)

EMLYON Business School

Sept. 2023 - Mar. 2026 (expected) • Lyon

4th in France (FT 2024 Ranking).
Courses: Structured Finance, M&A, Venture Capital, Financial Diagnostics.
SDA Bocconi Seminar (M&A, ESG).

MBA

State University of Economics

2013 - 2016 • Baku, Azerbaijan

BSc Petroleum Engineering

State Oil Academy

2008 - 2012 • Baku, Azerbaijan

Hard Skills & Tools

Financial Modelling Credit Analysis Structured Finance M&A Project Valuation Microsoft Excel / VBA Refinitiv Capital IQ SAP

Certifications

GMAT: 730 (Q50, V38)
TOEFL IBT: 110

Languages

English Fluent
French Professional
Azerbaijani Native
Russian Native

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