Dimitris Konstandinidis
Associate Consultant at Mastercard
About Me
I am an Associate Consultant at Mastercard, collaborating with a team of skilled professionals to drive business transformation and innovation for clients. In this role, I leverage problem-solving, communication, and teamwork to contribute to Mastercard's mission of delivering safe, simple, and smart payments for all.
My educational background in Finance and Financial Markets Trading from Deree – The American College of Greece has equipped me with strong analytical skills, strategic thinking, and adaptability, further enhanced through internships and professional experiences.
A key accomplishment was co-managing a $175,000 equity portfolio as a Fund Analyst at Deree, outperforming the S&P 500 by 12%. Additionally, I represented Deree at the CFA Institute Research Challenge as a financial modeler and presenter, and spoke at the Greek Economic Summit 2021 and the Financial Engineering and Banking Society. These experiences have honed my skills and provided me with valuable practical insights into finance and strategy.
Experience
January 2023 - Ongoing
Associate Consultant
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Developed 8 high-impact recommendations across 4 key pillars to strengthen Malta’s FinTech strategy, aligning 175 regional initiatives and 6 action areas with 8 global innovation trends
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Contributed to planning and execution of Mastercard’s FinTech Engage series across 4 European events, featuring 18 fintech competitors and attracting 900+ participants from 8 countries and industries
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Developed 50+ tailored business cases using Mastercard platforms to drive financial and strategic decisions for 10+ key clients through targeted insights
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Identified 16 embedded finance use cases across 9 sectors in African markets, shortlisted 6 for partner identification, with 4 viable for near-term launch, enabling a top bank’s expansion into underserved verticals
June - August 2022
Associate Consultant Intern
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Built financial models and revenue forecasts to support strategic growth decisions and profitability planning
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Transformed raw datasets into clear, client-ready insights for senior-level presentations
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Performed market research and competitive benchmarking to identify emerging trends and inform strategic planning across client engagements
September 2021 - June 2022
Fund Analyst
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Co-managed a $175K equity endowment portfolio held with Merrill Lynch, outperforming S&P 500 by 12% through rigorous data analysis, industry research and strategic asset allocation
June - July 2021
Assistant Financial Officer
• Monitored the 3 statement construction & forecast process
• Observed the development of the actual & budgeted P&L
May - June 2021
Credit Control Intern
• Drafted reports to illustrate Westnet’s performance in several formats, including percentages and graphs, using SAP data
• Validated checks and entered information into an e-template
• Created an Excel "Save as PDF" function to save cheques in PDF format with the cheque number as the filename
April - May 2021
Accounting Assistant
• Worked on monthly and quarterly client accounts to agree upon the amount of invoices, and payments
• Spotted errors and suggested reversing entries
July - September 2020
Accounting Assistant
• Reviewed rental contracts before final internal and client sign off
• Audited payments logs and ensured accurate logging of books
• Filled and organised financial transactions documentation
May - September 2019
Accounting Assistant
• Reviewed rental contracts before final internal and client sign off
• Audited payments logs and ensured accurate logging of books
• Filled and organised financial transactions documentation
May - September 2018
Accounting Assistant
• Reviewed rental contracts before final internal and client sign off
• Audited payments logs and ensured accurate logging of books
• Filled and organised financial transactions documentation
May - September 2017
Client Relationship Assistant
• Handled end-to-end customer interaction
• Drafted and finalised customer contracts
• Processed customer queries before, during and after vehicle handover
• Completed full vehicle handover process including logging of all details into the backend system
Education
 Bloomberg |  Finance |  Accounting |
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 MS Office Suite |  Technical Analysis |  Problem Solving |
 Decision Making |  Organized |  Hardworking |
 Results Oriented |  Team Oriented |  Attention to Detail |
 Analytical and Forward |
Languages
Greek
Native Proficiency
Speaking
Writing
100%
100%
English
Professional Working Proficiency
Speaking
Writing
90%
95%
Arabic - Lebanese
Bilingual Proficiency
Speaking
Writing
95%
0%
French
Elementary Proficiency
Speaking
Writing
5%
5%
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