Sabko Sabkov, Finance Expert in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Sabko Sabkov

Verified Expert  in Finance

Finance Expert

Location
Sofia, Bulgaria
Toptal Member Since
July 7, 2020

Sabko is an ex-KPMG and Royal Bank of Scotland professional with over ten years of experience in corporate finance, Excel modeling, and valuation. In 2017, he co-founded a boutique corporate finance practice, with industry insight working for companies such as Shell, Philips, IKEA, Abbvie, Aegon, ING Bank, Johnson & Johnson, and TA Associates. Sabko enjoys freelancing for the diversity of project industries and the thrill to work with different client teams.

Excel ExpertPitch Deck ConsultantFinancial ForecastingMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)Comparable Company AnalysisFinancial ModelingValuationRevenue & Expense ProjectionsBusiness Plan ConsultingPrivate EquityVenture CapitalMarket ResearchFundraisingAnnual ReportConstruction

Career Highlights

Co-founder
Vedanta Value Management
Senior Associate
KPMG Corporate Finance
Investment Baking Analyst
The Royal Bank of Scotland

Education Highlights

Master's Degree
Rotterdam School of Management
Bachelor's Degree
Sofia University

Certification Highlights

FAST Standard Excel Modeler
KPMG Netherlands

Case Studies

Work Experience

Co-founder

2017 - PRESENT
Vedanta Value Management
  • Provided finance, modeling, market analysis and business planning consulting services to startups, small and medium companies, and international corporations.
  • Advised clients on fair value estimations of their companies and assisted in fund raising and investment process, which led to multiple seed and Series A investments.
  • Performed due diligence, financial analysis, and operating structure analysis to advise management of a consumer goods stores chain on how to best approach the search for investor and/or strategic partner.
  • Acted as a tutor for an accelerator program focused on environmental startups. Led lectures in corporate finance and business analysis for enterpreneurs, which helped some of the teams reach and win international startup competitions finals.
Focus areas: Pitch Presentations, Pitch Books, Pitch Decks, Early-stage Venture Capital, Microsoft Power BI, Business Modeling, Excel Modeling, Financial Analysis, Presentations, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Reports, Excel VBA, Startup Funding, Startups, Private Equity Valuation, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Excel Macros, Modeling, Transaction Comparables, Business Planning, M&A (Buy-side), Dashboards, Scenario Analysis, Strategic Planning, Business Analysis, Waterfall Modeling, Market Research & Analysis, Software, Microsoft Excel, Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Discount Rate Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Comparable Company Analysis, Company Profiles, Financial Reporting Dashboards, Excel Expert, Market Research, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Pitch Deck Consultant, Revenue & Expense Projections, Three-statement Modeling, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Fundraising, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Corporate Finance

Finance Manager and Director

2016 - PRESENT
Strypes EOOD
  • Oversaw purchasing, invoicing, cash flow management, accounting, financial and management reporting, annual financial audit and running estimates preparation processes.
  • Developed company's financial controls framework. Assigned roles and responsibilities and authority to sign matrices, which helped the company achieve three consecutive years of no red flags from its Big 4 financial auditors.
  • Developed company's financial and operational performance tracking dashboards and methodologies. Developed the roles and responsibilities in monitoring, tracking and managing various company activities and reports.
  • Developed company's revenue recognition approach according to IFRS, including gross to net revenue calculation methodology, book to bill ratio and parent/sister inter-company reconciliation matrices.
  • Participated in development of company's Power BI dashboarding tool, which included real-time data refresh from a datalake and provided an overview of current WIP, expected revenue, invoiced amount, LTE and actuals vs. budget.
Focus areas: Excel Modeling, Financial Analysis, Presentations, Financial Modeling, Excel VBA, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Excel Macros, Modeling, Business Planning, Dashboards, Scenario Analysis, Business Analysis, Software, Microsoft Excel, Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Discount Rate Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Reporting Dashboards, Excel Expert, Revenue & Expense Projections, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Revenue Recognition, Group Reporting IFRS, Financial Controlling, Cash Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Accounting, Financial Management

Corporate Finance Advisor

2016 - PRESENT
ICT Group NV
  • Developed and maintained ICT Group's PPA and Git Excel models, which included valuation spreadsheets for intangible fixed assets such as customer relationships, brand, software and workforce, as well as impairment amount estimation per CGU.
  • Led PPA and Git processes internally and externally during annual financial audits, involving organisation of internal process for data gathering and discovery, management of valuation processes and leading discussions with Big 4 financial auditors.
  • Managed Q&A sessions with Big 4 financial auditors internally and externally, substantiated ICT Group's assumptions and approaches, evaluated Git and PPA outcomes and prepared ICT Board communcation notes and recommendations.
  • Performed more than ten separate PPAs, focusing on valuation of customer relationships, brands, software, workforce, as well as financial modeling and preparation of reports and annual report figures.
  • Performed more than 40 M&A analyses on potential targets for acquisition, as well as post integration analyses and valuations, including financial valuation, fair value benchmarking, and pricing strategy analysis.
Focus areas: Excel Modeling, Financial Analysis, Presentations, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Reports, Excel VBA, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Excel Macros, Modeling, Company Screening, Business Planning, Financial Asset Impairment Models, M&A (Buy-side), Dashboards, Scenario Analysis, Business Analysis, Waterfall Modeling, Microsoft Excel, Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Discount Rate Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Excel Expert, Three-statement Modeling, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Annual Reports, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Goodwill Impairment, Purchase Price Allocation

Senior Associate

2012 - 2016
KPMG Corporate Finance
  • Led teams of two to four members on projects for valuation analyses, such as DCF valuations, market and transaction multiple valuations, fairness opinions, intangible assets valuation, goodwill impairment tests, and purchase price allocations.
  • Participated in buy-side and sell-side M&A projects in the Netherlands and internationally involving medium and large corporations, such as Shell, IKEA, Friesland Campina, Ahold, and Philips.
  • Became an accredited Excel finance modeler in FAST modeling standards, also led the KPMG in-house FAST modeling course, with participants from the EMEA region.
  • Participated in the development of KPMG's Market Risk Premium research paper and quarterly publication, including academic research of methodology, development of the Capital IQ Excel model, writing, and reviewing the publication.
Focus areas: Pitch Books, Business Modeling, Excel Modeling, Financial Analysis, Presentations, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Reports, Excel VBA, Western Europe, Bloomberg, Private Equity Valuation, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Excel Macros, Modeling, Company Screening, Transaction Comparables, Pitch Presentations, Business Planning, Investment Memoranda, Financial Model Auditing, Financial Asset Impairment Models, M&A (Buy-side), Dashboards, Scenario Analysis, Business Analysis, Waterfall Modeling, Market Research & Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Monte Carlo Simulations, Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Discount Rate Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Comparable Company Analysis, Company Profiles, Financial Reporting Dashboards, Excel Expert, Private Equity, Revenue & Expense Projections, Three-statement Modeling, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), M&A (Sell-side), Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Corporate Finance

Investment Baking Analyst

2011 - 2012
The Royal Bank of Scotland
  • Prepared company profiles and pitch decks, industry analyses, market analyses, and investment memoranda.
  • Developed and maintained company valuation models and databooks. Analyzed and scrubbed dealbooks for formatting, spelling, and an overall finished look.
  • Performed DCF analyses, market multiples analysis, research of comparable companies, and preparation of transaction multiple valuation analyses.
  • Participated in deal origination team, where deal pipeline, new ideas, upcoming meetings and pitches, among others, were discussed.
Focus areas: Excel Modeling, Financial Analysis, Presentations, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Reports, Excel VBA, Western Europe, Bloomberg, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Excel Macros, Modeling, Company Screening, Transaction Comparables, Pitch Presentations, Investment Memoranda, Financial Model Auditing, Scenario Analysis, Business Analysis, Waterfall Modeling, Microsoft Excel, Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Discount Rate Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Comparable Company Analysis, Company Profiles, Excel Expert, Pitch Deck Consultant, Revenue & Expense Projections, Three-statement Modeling, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Pitch Books, Pitch Decks, Investment Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Technical Analyst

2007 - 2009
Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria
  • Participated in the development of the bank's micro-SME credit risk register. Actively provided feedback on workflows, data integrity, and validation issues to the senior credit risk manager.
  • Performed credit risk analysis and profile assessments, including solvency ratios, benchmarking, and financial statements analysis.
  • Participated in development of bank's risk methodology as part of a secondment in the the Risk Methodology department. This involved application of complex mathematics and statistics algorithms and formulae, scenario analyses in Excel and IBM SPSS.
Focus areas: Microsoft Excel, Risk Management
2010 - 2011

Master's Degree in Finance and Investments

Rotterdam School of Management - Rotterdam, the Netherlands

2006 - 2010

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

Sofia University - Sofia, Bulgaria

NOVEMBER 2015 - PRESENT

FAST Standard Excel Modeler

KPMG Netherlands

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