Sachin Chawla, CFA

Experience

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  American Express

  Dec 2003 - Dec 2004

  Executive Trainee

  At American Express, I was a part of the Travel Related Services (TRS) team and was involved in the processing and settlement of Travelers Cheques issued by the bank.

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  Evalueserve

  Jan 2005 - Apr 2006

  Business Analyst, Business Research

  The role involved secondary research on various industries and companies. Most of the projects I managed required research and analysis on telecom firms in Europe and India.

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  Deloitte

  May 2006 - May 2007

  Associate Analyst, Valuations

  The role involved business valuations, specifically for purchase price allocations (PPAs) and goodwill impairment tests, and comprised both modeling the numbers and drafting the narrative.

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  Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services

  May 2009 - Nov 2009

  Senior Analyst, Investment Research

  The role primarily involved performing investment-related research and modeling the analysis for the purpose of relative valuations for a German investment bank.

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  Mindtree

  Apr 2010 - Sept 2013

  I assisted the analytics division of a US bank with 409A valuations, having determined the fair value per common share by modeling the rights and preferences of different shareholders under an Option Pricing Model framework.

  • Assistant Manager, Valuations

    Jul 2012 - Sept 2013

  • Senior Analyst, Valuations

    Apr 2010 - Jun 2012
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  KPMG

  Sept 2013 - Apr 2020

  At KPMG, I was managing a team of valuation professionals assisting KPMG teams across the US with business valuation-related engagements. During my tenure, I went to the US for an international training by KPMG and then visited six major offices -- Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, and Los Angeles -- as a part of business development efforts, which directly resulted in a 15% increase in the business for the India entity.

  • Manager, Valuation Services

    Oct 2014 - Apr 2020

  • Assistant Manager, Valuation Services

    Sept 2013 - Sept 2014
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  Tenth Decile

  Apr 2020 - now

  Founder and Lead Modeler

  With over 500 clients spread across 5 continents and 30 countries, I create and review financial models for businesses located across the globe. We serve clients in the US, the UK, India, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Canada, Spain, Singapore, Italy, Australia, Poland and Norway, among others.

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  Toptal

  Sept 2022 - now

  Financial Modeling Expert