Sahil A.
Fractional CFO | Deals, Models, QoE | 12y+ Bain, Deloitte | CFA, CPA
Hi there! I’m Sahil Agarwal, a Chartered Accountant (~CPA) and CFA Charterholder with over 12 years of experience at leading firms including Bain & Co. and Deloitte. I specialize in financial modeling, valuation, financial due diligence and research, having had the privilege of working with startups to enterprises ranging from $10K to $2Bn in size. My experience spans across industries like Real Estate, Technology/SaaS, Retail, and beyond. With advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, I’m dedicated to deliver financial solutions that meet your unique needs. Let’s connect and see how I can help you achieve your goals! What all I have done and can offer? (Not an exhaustive list): • 📈Financial Modeling: Public and Private Companies Modeling, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Modeling • 📊Valuations: Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Relative Valuation, Sum-of-the-Parts (SOTP), Intangibles & Options Valuation, 409A Valuations (Private Companies/Start-ups), ASC 718 Valuations, Purchase Price Allocation (PPA), Monte Carlo Simulations • 🔍Financial Due Diligence: Both buy-side and sell-side due diligence, including adjustments to key valuation metrics such as EBITDA/quality of earnings (QofE), net working capital, and net debt. Presentation of reports and Management questions • 📑Research & Analysis: Company Equity & Credit Research, Industry Reports, Quantitative Research (Value Drivers), Financial Ratios Analysis & Benchmarking • 📂Others: CFO Services including Financial Planning & analysis, Pitch decks, Investors Presentation, etc. Key Industry Expertise: 🏢 Real Estate ( + Argus) 🏨 Hospitality 💻 Software as a Service (SaaS) 💼 Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) 🛒 Retail & E-Commerce 📡 Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) 🎓 Education 🚗 Automotive 🏭 Industrials …and more. 📈 My Professional Journey • Corporate finance & strategy consulting at Bain & Co. as Manager • Corporate finance & strategy analyst for KIPCO Group, Financial conglomerate • CFO services for Start-ups and Research analyst for Hedge Funds (incl. Citadel) • Assistant Manager for Assurance vertical at Deloitte 📜Education & Certifications • CFA Charterholder • Chartered Accountant (CPA equivalent) • Certified Valuer • Ind-AS (IFRS) Certified • Trainer for CFA and Financial modeling & Valuation programs 💻 Software & IT capabilities- • Financial Databases: S&P Capital IQ, Refinitiv (Thomson Reuters), Bloomberg • Productivity Tools: MS Office (including Macros/VBA), Google Sheets • Programming: Python Beginner
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $52k
Billed in all: $167,409$167k
$2.1k in the last 6 months
Across 27 contracts
Across 58 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: #1 in 2 skills of 15
Rarest: top 0.23% in Research & Strategy, of 1,744. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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