Abby Ramadan

Capital Markets Associate

Capital markets professional with expertise in structured finance, regulatory compliance, and data-driven decision making.

Chicago, ILLinkedInContact

Featured Project

Home Affordability Calculator

A comprehensive tool that helps you understand exactly how much home you can afford. Features detailed mortgage calculations, interactive visualizations, and personalized affordability analysis based on your income, debts, and financial goals.

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Experience

Capital Markets Associate

Above Lending

January 2025 - Present

  • -Streamlined reporting processes by consolidating redundant workbooks and improving SQL code clarity, reducing reporting prep time by 30%
  • -Visualized loss curves and forecasted monthly vintage performance for $100MM+ loan portfolios to inform internal decision-making
  • -Interpreted credit agreements and corrected report logic, creating $500,000 in leverage at company credit facility
  • -Enhanced loan allocation tools and aligned processes with legal documents to ensure regulatory compliance
  • -Collaborated cross-functionally to support strategic initiatives across Capital Markets and other teams

Structured Finance Analyst

Golub Capital

September 2022 - December 2024

  • -Monitored and analyzed 10+ multi-million dollar asset-backed securities to ensure compliance with covenants
  • -Proposed trades of underlying assets to structured products after modeling forecasted performance and risks
  • -Advised external teams on compliance by interpreting governing indentures and applicable laws
  • -Negotiated terms with rating agencies and presented financial data to bolster our position

Examiner

CME Group

January 2022 - September 2022

  • -Reconciled firm-produced and third-party documentation to confirm accuracy of financial statements
  • -Organized and disseminated information regarding examinations and abided by CFTC regulations
  • -Assisted in testing judgmentally selected samples and researching regulations as part of examination team

Examiner Intern

CME Group

May 2021 - July 2021

  • -Prepared workpapers for examinations under guidance of senior examiners
  • -Researched relevant CFTC rules for FCMs to support examinations
  • -Participated in educational events about CME Group's marketing, trading, legal, and other corporate functions

Regional Tax Intern

EY

January 2020 - March 2020

  • -Fulfilled client needs by documenting international tax rules to provide Global Compliance & Reporting tax team
  • -Prepared and organized client workpapers and performed substantive analytical procedures
  • -Received training regarding corporate tax return preparation and computation of tax liability for different entities

Accounting Intern

R.J. O'Brien & Associates LLC

June 2019 - August 2019

  • -Monitored internal controls and utilized XML schema to streamline reporting of monthly regulatory reports
  • -Created and analyzed rolling charts in Excel for tracking trends of account balances and ratios

Education

Master of Accountancy

Case Western Reserve University

January 2021 - December 2021

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Case Western Reserve University — Applied Data Science Minor

August 2017 - December 2021

Skills

ExcelRPythonJavaTableauPowerBIPower AutomateData Analysis

Interests

IllustrationAnimationFluteVolunteeringRunning

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