Prachi Paliwal

Prachi Paliwal

Summer Trainee

location of Prachi PaliwalBengaluru, Karnataka, India

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  • About me

    Manager at PwC - US Advisory (Strategy&)| SPJIMR|LSR|CSPO

  • Education

    • SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research

      2016 - 2018
      PGDM Finance

      Activities and Societies: -ADMAP: Design Thinking Committee on Campus Role: Designing innovative solutions for improving life on campus and integrating them into 3 verticals including college, industry and campus. Conducted design thinking challenge and devised effective rain management solutions -Core Team, Logistics-OJAS’17 annual fest at SPJIMR managing 250 participants & 14 events -Campus finalists for Tata Business Leadership Awards, 2016 for use of big data in business PGDM- Finance ( Equivalent to MBA), Batch 2016-18

    • Cornell University

      2017 - 2017
      Global FastTrack Immersion Programme Strategy and Finance
    • Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram

      2010 - 2012
      High School Business/Commerce, General 96% (Top 10)

      Activities and Societies: Served as member of Quality Control Circle and House Captain in the year 2010. Also, Participated in Business Quiz in 2012. Completed my high school with 96.25%(best of four) in Class 12 and 93.1% in Class 10.Received Scholar Badge for academic excellence in 2011.Certificate from Delhi Sanskrit Academy for being in top 10% scorers in the CBSE Boards in 2010.

    • Lady Shri Ram College For Women

      2012 - 2015
      Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com Hons) Business/Commerce, General First Division

      Activities and Societies: Disciplines studied include : -Accounting: Financial, Cost, Corporate, Management -Micro and Macro Economics -Taxation: Direct and Indirect -International Business -Governance, Ethics & Social Responsibility Of Business -Business Organization & Management -Law: Business and Corporate -Political Science -Marketing -Auditing -Fundamentals of Investment Bachelors of Commerce (Hons), Batch of 2012-15

  • Experience

    • SBI Capital Markets

      Jun 2013 - Jul 2013
      Summer Trainee

      Project Scope: Feasibility of fund raising by municipal corporations through the bonds route & opportunitiesWork: Studied the existing models of municipal bonds as a source of funds. Understand the role of financial intermediaries such as SBICAPS in meeting the needs of clients & raising funds using debt instruments including municipal bonds

    • HDFC Bank

      Jun 2014 - Jun 2014
      Summer Intern

      Project Scope: Customer Relation Management (CRM) Analysis & Foreign exchange & its managementWork: Analyzed the existing CRM model and the risks associated with foreign exchange to the bank due to currency in the economy

    • Evalueserve

      Jun 2015 - May 2016
      Business Analyst

      Served as a Business Analyst in Investment Banking Division for Global Industrial Group.Key contributions include:-Conducted qualitative and quantitative research using financial data systems including Factset, Thomson and S&P CapIQ-Performed company valuation using approaches such as Trading and transaction multiples, EV multiples, Discounted Cash flows used for making buying and selling decisions by the companies during M&A-Drafted company profiles, new letters, weekly updates and quarterly reports for preparation of pitch books, industry slides and industry reports exhibiting the strategy and performance of peers and targets to understand corporate actions-Prepared industry slides including financials, analyst summary and recommendations indicating industry trends and projections-Performed benchmarking and prepared active performance charts, pro forma numbers due to synergies occurring from mergers and acquisitions and using adjusted numbers for predicting estimates and facilitating peer to peer comparisonAwards-Awarded CIBA (Certified Investment Banking Analyst) Level1 Certificate Show less

    • Backward Society Education (BASE)

      Feb 2017 - Mar 2017
      Intern

      Title- National Rural and Renewable Energy ProgramProject Scope- To identify sustainable development opportunities involving integration of renewable energy program with the socioeconomic activities of women and men in associated rural communities Role:- Identification of problem areas using the Design Thinking Technique to figure out the energy needs of the community and development of sustainable means for financial stability- Figure out the alternate means of income and use of energy - Integration of programs to realize the benefits of micro hydro plants to be able to harness them in time. Show less

    • Avalon Consulting

      Aug 2017 - Oct 2017
      Autumns Internship

      Worked as an Autumn Intern as a part of corporate internship.Scope: Defining future channel strategy for a provider of engineering goods; achieve double turnover in next 3 yearsImpact/ Role: Assisted in diagnostics for assessment of current channel performance, processes and customer needs-gap analysis & performed primary and secondary search for industry analysis and identification of stakeholders

    • PwC Acceleration Centers

      Jun 2018 - May 2020
      Experienced Associate

      Assisted in the TPM (Trade Promotion Management) implementation for medium and large size CPG/FMCG companies across US and UK. I have also worked on design, testing and implementation of a in house proprietary Trade Promotion Optimization Solution- Performance Analyzer. Areas of contribution include:-Designing and restructuring of data across functional areas including promotion, pricing, deductions and master data. -Drafting test scripts and training modules to aid system testing (SIT)-Creating end to end execution plan to carry out SIT across markets-Conducting daily triage calls to ensure effective defect managementAlso attended workshops and client meetings for the development and testing of trade application software for 3 weeks across 3 states in the US (New York Chicago and Dallas). Show less

    • PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS ADVISORY

      Jun 2020 - Jun 2023
      Senior Associate
    • PwC

      Jun 2023 - now
      Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Agile Project Management and Delivery

      Jul 2022
    • Digital Acumen

      PwC Acceleration Centers
      Apr 2020
    • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

      Scrum Alliance
      Sept 2022
    • Human-Centered Design

      PwC Acceleration Centers
      Jun 2020
    • Introduction to Data Science

      Cisco Networking Academy
      Mar 2024
    • Bloomberg Market Concepts

      Bloomberg
    • Anaplan Model Building Level 1

      Anaplan
      Feb 2024
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Prachi Paliwal
      Campus Round Runners Up HSBC Investment Banking Case Competition 2017 Recommended growth strategy through spinoff or strategic sale of a segment
    • Awarded to Prachi Paliwal
      Campus Round Finalist (Top 5) Tata Business Leadership Awards, 2016 (TBLA) 2016 Devised strategy promoting HD services using big data for a D2H client
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Core Team Member

      Issued by National Service Scheme on May 2013
      National Service SchemeAssociated with Prachi Paliwal
    • Volunteer

      Issued by National Service Scheme on Jul 2012
      National Service SchemeAssociated with Prachi Paliwal
    • Mentor

      Issued by Abhyudaya on Aug 2016
      AbhyudayaAssociated with Prachi Paliwal