Aanchal Goel
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Toptal member since August 30, 2022
Aanchal is an ex-Bain management consultant and Chartered Financial Analyst specializing in creating financial models, business plans, growth strategies, market and competitive intelligence reports, scaling-up strategies, GTM strategies, and sustainability strategies. She has worked with 350+ clients globally. Aanchal's guiding values are excellence, clear communication, and time commitment.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Certification Highlights
Case Studies
Competitive Benchmarking for PepsiCo's New Product Launch
Scale-up Strategy for a Software Development Startup
Sustainability Strategy for Resorts World Sentosa
Valuation of a Specialty Pharma Company
Business Plan for a Marine-based Protein Manufacturing Startup
Expertise
- Business Plan Consulting
- Competitive Intelligence
- Financial Analysis
- Go-to-market (GTM) Strategy
- Market Research
- Strategy
- Training & Training Content Development
- Valuation
Work Experience
Advisory Board Member
Lakewood University
- Served as an advisory board member for Lakewood University, which includes 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.
- Developed 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 in India, delivering over 300 projects globally with expertise in markets across the US, EU, SEA, and EMEA.
- Specialized in market entry strategy, market and competitive intelligence, business plans, pitch decks, financial models, valuation models, investor communication, equity research, business strategy development, and pricing and monetization models.
- Planned and implemented the initiatives for over 20 clients to achieve sustainability and strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I).
- Created 70+ training programs and workshops for corporate leaders, employees, and students across topics such as leadership, business strategy, client services, technical services, and financial concepts. One of my Udemy courses has 50,000+ enrolments.
- Developed strategies for 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
- Led the Corporate Finance team at Bain & Co. and worked on 200+ global projects, creating business strategies based on market and competitive intelligence and financial benchmarking with peers.
- Led work planning, client communication, project delivery, and team management as a project manager. Developed internal tools and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to improve delivery efficiency and enhance the capabilities of the Corporate Finance team.
- Led the recruitment drive for two years, managing workshops, pre-placement talks, interviews, and onboarding. I trained over 50 consultants on corporate finance, financial modelling, benchmarking, market and competitor research, and consulting toolkits.
- Created an extensive dashboard of over 300+ global banks and insurance companies to monitor their key performance indicators, and this dashboard 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, CFO, Budgeting, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Blockchain, Finance Process Improvement, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), M&A Modeling, M&A (Buy-side), Pre-revenue Valuation, Cash Flow Modeling, Profit & Loss (P&L), Cash Flow, Controller, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Equity Research Analysis, Investment Memoranda, Private Equity, Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM), Investment Return Scenario Analysis, Balance Sheets, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Rating, Development Finance, Credit Risk, Revenue Modeling, Wealth Management, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Cost Management, Consumer Lending, Due Diligence, Venture Funding, Personal Finance, Price Analysis, Market Opportunity Analysis, Portfolio Analysis, Stock Trading, Series A, Debt Raises, Capital Raising, Development Finance Institutions (DFI)
Output Software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Sheets, Google Slides
Data & Analysis Software
Financial Data, SQL
Industry Expertise
Venture Capital, Early-stage Startups, Music, Consumer Products, Software, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Technology, Hygiene & Personal Care, Energy, Real Estate Modeling, Real Estate Investment, Higher Education, Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM), Semiconductors, Nonprofits, Professional Services, Consumer Finance, Financial Services, Capital Markets, Health & Wellness, Real Estate, Hospitality, Logistics, Luxury Goods, Retail & Wholesale, Health, Aviation, Asset Management
Geographic Expertise
Singapore, Asia-Pacific (APAC), United States, EMEA, Dubai, Germany
Other
Curriculum Development, Pricing Plans, Strategy, Competitive Strategy, Competitive Intelligence, Market Intelligence, Market Insights, Go-to-market (GTM) 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, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), 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, Artificial Intelligence (AI), 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, Information Memoranda, Sales Effectiveness, Sales Optimization, Product Sourcing, Excel Expert, Healthtech, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Finance Blog, Cryptocurrency, Training Content, Instructional Design, Web3, Organizational Change Management (OCM), Change Impact Assessment, Process Automation, Interim CFO, Investor Relations, Investor Reporting, Retail Strategy, Business to Consumer (B2C), Strategyzer, Buyer Personas, Customer Insights, Pitch Preparation, Cash Flow Management, Financial Forecasting, Statistical Analysis, COO, Business Process Improvement (BPI), Operational Control, Business Validation, Five-year Plans, Modeling, Succession Planning, Software as a Service (SaaS), Stock Market, Primary Research, Accounts Payable, Process Optimization, Process Design, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Investment Analysis, Investments & Risk Management, Investments, Risk Assessment, Audience Targeting, Financials, Private Equity Consultant, Board Presentations, Dashboards, Enterprise SaaS, Feasibility Studies, Buy-side, Robotics, Data Rooms, Early-stage Venture Capital, Stakeholder Management, Chatbots, Executive Consulting, P&L Analysis, Team Management, Audience Targeting, Buyer Personas, Go-to-market (GTM) Strategy, Growth Strategy, Spreadsheets, Corporate Development, DCF Modeling, IRR, Customer Experience, CX Strategy, Operations Management, Startup Consulting, Family Office, Positioning, Structure & Organizational Design, New Product Development, Strategic Planning & Execution, Chart of Accounts, Financial Operations & Processes, Fractional CFO, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Architecture, AI Automation, Cost Analysis, Fast Casual Restaurants, Restaurant Operations, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Financial Consultation, Asset Securitization, Business Process Management (BPM), Operating Models, Workflow Design, Operational Assessments, Data Modeling, Executive Coaching, Global Operations, Financial Market Data, Equity Market Data, Unit Economics, Product Bundling, Go-to-market Execution, User Personas, Education, Corporate Benchmarking, Strategy Consulting, Proptech, IT, Launch Strategy, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Tools, Process Improvement, AI Adoption, Performance Improvement, KPI Tracking, Process Flows, SOP Development, Process Mapping, Strategy Planning, Business Research, Manufacturing Strategy, Capacity Planning, Commercial Strategy, Information Technology, IT Services, Analytics, Excel Modeling, Pricing Matrix, Risk Management, Risk & Compliance, 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, 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, Investment Capital Raising, Shopify, Exit Strategy, Loans, Commercial Lending, Cap Tables, Investment Banking, Organizational Structure, Xero, Tokenization, Initial Coin Offering (ICO), Waterfall Modeling, Prompt Engineering, Grants, Personal Finance Management, Compliance, Churn Management, ERP Implementation, Payroll & Benefits, BigQuery, Machine Learning, Health, Safety, & Environment (HSE), Logistics & Supply Chain, Claude, SNL Financial, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Sustainable Advisory, Sustainability Reports, Sustainable Development, Environment, Vendor Selection, Vendors & Suppliers, Fractional Chief Strategy Officer
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