Aanchal Goel
Verified Expert in Finance
Finance Expert
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Toptal member since August 30, 2022
Aanchal is a seasoned management consultant and chartered financial analyst specializing in creating business plans, growth strategies, market and competitive intelligence reports, scaling-up strategies, GTM strategies, and sustainability strategies. She has worked for companies such as Bain & Company and S&P Global and served more than 250 clients around the world. Aanchal's guiding values are excellence, clear communication, and time commitment.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
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Work Experience
Advisory Board Member
Lakewood University
- Served as an advisory board member for Lakewood University, which included participating in the quarterly board meetings to make key decisions on the university's strategic growth.
- Created an extensive career assessment platform for Lakewood's existing and prospective students to initiate admission counseling and increase sales.
- Created the standard operating procedures for all departments of Lakewood based on stakeholder interviews and industry best practices.
- Created several coursebooks and quizzes for Lakewood's educational programs to enable experiential learning for students.
- Facilitated and maintained an internal and an external chatbot for the students of Lakewood to get quick results of any query without the need to wait for an executive.
Management Consultant
Brainworks
- Founded a management consulting startup and created a team of over 50 consultants to work on problem-solving cases for global clients.
- Led projects for more than 150 global clients as an independent consultant, involving market and competitive intelligence, pricing and monetization models, business plans, pitch decks, and financial advisory.
- Planned and implemented the initiatives for over 20 clients to achieve sustainability and strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I).
- Created more than 50 training programs, some of which had more than 50,000 enrolments on Udemy.
- Developed informed strategies working with diverse government agencies and organizations such as the Australian Taxation Office, the UAE Green Energy Initiative, and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of Saudi Arabia.
Freelance Consultant
PepsiCo
- Conducted extensive research on 100+ competitors for a new product launched by PepsiCo.
- Created a country-wise analysis of the key target markets for PepsiCo's new product to advise on the strategy to be followed for its launch.
- Evaluated each competitor on its features, pricing model, and technology. It involved extensive primary and secondary research on all products.
Senior Project Leader
Bain & Company
- Directed a team of over six analysts on business and financial consulting cases for more than 200 clients, helping them create business strategies based on market and competitive intelligence and financial benchmarking.
- Trained over 50 consultants on financial benchmarking and market research.
- Led the recruitment drive for two years, managing all the processes such as workshops, pre-placement talks, interviews, and onboarding.
- Created an extensive dashboard of over 300 global banks and insurance companies to monitor their key performance indicators, and this project was featured in the company's newsletter for Europe.
- Headed an operations consulting project for an international nonprofit trust that serves more than a million children by providing them with freshly cooked meals in schools.
Research Analyst
S&P Global
- Authored a white paper on improving the review process to automate about 95% of manually reviewed issues, resulting in team size reduction and better resource utilization.
- Worked as a research and analysis specialist in the market data and corporate actions team.
- Led a team of 33 on a project for S&P Global's corporate program Community impact month, which was recognized with the Acknowledging and celebrating excellence (ACE) award.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology - Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Engineering
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology - Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Certifications
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) | Band 8
British Council
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
CFA institute
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
National Stock Exchange of India
Skills
Finance
Financial Modeling, Investment Thesis, Investment Briefs, Valuation, Market Research, Revenue & Expense Projections, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), DCF Valuation, Equity Research, Pricing, Monetization Models, Data Analysis, Forecasting, Total Addressable Market (TAM), Fundraising, Startup Funding, Business Intelligence (BI), Pricing Strategy, Three-statement Modeling, Debt, Budgeting, Market Opportunity Analysis, Portfolio Analysis, Stock Trading, Series A, Debt Raises, CFO, Capital Raising, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Output Software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint
Industry Expertise
Venture Capital, Early-stage Startups, Music, Consumer Products, Software, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Technology, Hygiene & Personal Care, Health & Wellness, Real Estate, Hospitality, Logistics, Luxury Goods, Retail & Wholesale, Health, Aviation
Geographic Expertise
Singapore, Asia-Pacific (APAC), United States, EMEA, Germany
Other
Curriculum Development, Pricing Plans, Strategy, Competitive Strategy, Competitive Intelligence, Market Intelligence, Market Insights, Go-to-market Strategy, Business Planning, Training & Training Content Development, Marketing Analytics, Financial Training, Technical Writing, User Research, Technical Research, Technology Trends, Data Analytics, Quantitative Analysis, Financial Analysis, S&P Capital IQ, Business Plan Consulting, Business Strategy, Investor Presentations, Public Sector, Analysis, Benchmarking, Data-informed Recommendations, Pitch Decks, Training, Guidelines, Marketing Strategy, Competition Research, Edtech Design, Finance, Growth Strategy, Growth Strategy Consultants, Management Consulting, Business Analysis, Large-scale Projects, Business Cases, Market Segmentation, Market Research Analyst, Industry Analysis, Startups, Business Models, Sales Strategy, eCommerce, Product Strategy, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Marketing Research & Analysis, Curriculum Design, Stakeholder Engagement, Marketplaces, Workshops, Digital Strategy, Digital Marketing Strategy, Change Management, Communication, People Management, Corporate, Business Transformation, Cosmetics, Personal Care, Presentations, Executive Presentations, Strategic Planning, Product-market Fit, Go-to-market Plans, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Carbon, Client Presentations, Reporting, Price Positioning, Market Sizing, Company Strategy, Excel 365, Business Consulting, Consumer Insights, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Competitive Analysis, Pricing Models, Pitch Deck Consultant, Storytelling, Pitch Presentations, Equity, Data Visualization, Brand Strategy, Branding, Consumer Health, Business Services, Consulting, Revenue Analysis, Trading, Business Modeling, Marketing Communications (MarCom), Business Model Strategy, Organizational Design, Chief Operations Officer (COO), Operations, Business Operations, Business Development, Investment Ideas, Value Proposition, Fundraising Strategy, Growth, Nutrition & Supplements, Apps, B2B Partnerships, Sales Growth, Partnerships, New Business Development, Climate Change, Product Benchmarking, Digital Health, Product Design, New Products, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Optimization, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Market Entry, Market Research & Analysis, Target Profiles, Project Management, Recruiting, Market Research & Analysis, Market Research, Market Research Analyst, Competitive Analysis, Competitive Strategy, Competitive Intelligence, Sales Effectiveness, Sales Optimization, Product Sourcing, Excel Expert, Revenue Strategy, Web App UX, Digital Transformation, Quantitative Modeling, Bloomberg Terminal, Trello, Asana, Miro, Policy, SaaS, Options Trading, Futures & Options, Product Growth, Wellness, Product Sales, Marketing, Workshop Facilitation, Product Development, Knowledge Management, Solar, Opportunity Identification, Loyalty Programs, Loyalty Management, Human Resources (HR), HR Tools, Beauty Products, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Sales, Marketing Mix, Artificial Intelligence as a Service (AIaaS), B2B Lead Generation, B2B, Tech Sales, Enterprise, Task Automation, Marketing Automation, Financing, Stakeholder Analysis, Fundraising Consultant, Stakeholder Mapping, Rental Management, Advertising, Information Memoranda, Investment Capital Raising, SNL Financial, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Sustainable Advisory, Sustainability Reports, Sustainable Development, Environment, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Vendor Selection, Vendors & Suppliers, Fractional Chief Strategy Officer
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