Hire the Top 3% of Financial Modelers in 48 Hours

As a former KPMG and PwC consultant and Fortune 1000 executive, Barbara has collaborated with CXOs to solve operational challenges in diverse industries for 20+ years. She has expertise across consumer and industrial products and services, manufacturing, logistics, eCommerce, retail, and technology, where she uses her engineer's mindset to drive business value, minimize costs and risk, and optimize processes. Barbara is a mechanical engineer and Kellogg MBA.

Animesh has 15+ years of experience in finance and investments, including roles in startups, VC/PE, real estate, and CFO/FP&A. He excels in PowerPoint for pitch decks and Excel for financial modeling (startup, M&A, LBOs, macros, VBA, data tables, and valuations). He's an expert in creating investment memorandums, transaction decks, due diligence reports, and management dashboards. Animesh brings fractional CFO experience in establishing and directing finance functions for growing businesses.

Arnaud is CFO consultant. After an international corporate career of 20+ years working at prominent players like Veolia and PwC, he ventured into the startup space as a co-founder and CEO. For the past seven years, he has been helping small and medium-sized businesses scale up, adopt more sophisticated practices, and tackle increasing complexity. Arnaud appreciates the opportunity to engage with various visionary, demanding, and talented stakeholders.

Paulius has closed 20+ seed/early-stage investments in AI, technology, SaaS, energy, and other sectors. He also has experience working on debt transactions and the biggest regional M&A deals in the Baltics while employed at a leading consulting firm (Deloitte) and DNB bank. Paulius is a CFA charter holder who enjoys freelancing to help clients on valuation, financial modeling, and fundraising projects.

Gavin is a CPA and chartered accountant with over 20 years of experience in finance. Over his career with HBO and PwC, Gavin has developed expertise in accounting, financial modeling, and implementing financial processes to maximize business operations. As a core management team member that launched HBO Max, he played an integral role in expanding its subscriber base and creating policies and processes that maximized HBO's profits. Gavin has joined Toptal to work on challenging projects.

As a skilled CFA charterholder, Sean specializes in commercial modeling and growth strategy for startups and corporate innovations. With over five years of experience working in venture capitals, accelerators, and CVC, he has helped 20+ startups to develop their growth strategies, business plans, and financial models. Currently, Sean is working with the largest insurer in Australia to create an incubation ecosystem for insurtech, which includes industry, VC, academic, and government sectors.

Mark has 10+ years of investment and finance experience at global transportation investor Buss Global Management, closing $4 billion of M&A and fundraising mandates. He has worked across industries covering the shipping, offshore/marine, property, hospitality, biotechnology, telecommunications, and media sectors. Mark leverages his buy and sell-side expertise to offer practical advice to companies across stages and industries.

Arun has been working as a freelance consultant since 2018 and gathers 15+ years of experience contributing as an analyst on both buy- and sell-side engagements across various industries. His key analytical strengths are a clear articulation of business fundamentals, financial modeling, enterprise and equity valuation of companies, and bespoke market research. Throughout his career, Arun has been part of fundraisings amounting to over $100 million of capital.

Whitney, a seasoned finance professional with 10 years of experience, excels as an Anaplan solution architect. Her expertise spans different types of financial modeling across various industries. Whitney's proficiency in leveraging Anaplan optimizes organizational performance, streamlines processes, and automates repetitive tasks and reports while enhancing strategic planning. She is passionate about delivering tailored solutions to drive efficiency and elevate business outcomes.

Hassan is a finance professional with 10+ years of experience in freelancing and providing strategic and financial services to businesses with Deloitte. In 2019, he founded and built an FCA-authorized fintech lending platform in the UK that is a clear market leader in its category. Hassan enjoys freelancing because he loves working on challenging projects with talented people and because it allows him to leverage his experiences to help businesses maximize their growth.

Alex is a highly committed and results-driven pricing professional with a track record of significant top and bottom-line impact across Tier 1 eCommerce, marketplaces, and consumer goods businesses (Samsung, Philips, and eBay). He now freelances to contribute his 10+ years of deep expertise in engaging and challenging pricing and financial modeling projects.