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Hi, I’m Faiz — a Chartered Accountant (CA) with 6+ years of experience, including 3.5 years at KPMG in Financial Due Diligence and 2.5 years at Macquarie in accounting for ESOPs under IFRS/GAAP. I help international clients, startups, and M&A firms with: Financial Due Diligence (FDD): Quality of Earnings (QofE), Net Working Capital, Net Debt, EBITDA adjustments, red flag analysis. Excel & Financial Modeling: Custom dashboards, forecasting models, KPI tracking, business analysis. Accounting & Reporting: Bookkeeping clean-up, reconciliations, QuickBooks/Xero support, management reporting packs. 💡 Highlights: Delivered 100+ due diligence projects with excellent feedback. Recognized at KPMG with multiple SPOT awards for high-quality client deliverables. Advanced skills in Excel (formulas, macros, automation) — turning messy data into decision-ready insights. Experienced in preparing income tax returns & compliance for diverse industries (Banking, Education, Trading, Manufacturing, Charities). What clients value most about me: ✅ Clear communication and reliable delivery. ✅ Analytical depth without jargon. ✅ Flexible support tailored to their needs. If you’re looking for an Ex-KPMG Chartered Accountant who can combine technical accuracy with business insight, let’s connect.

I help investors, search funds, and acquirers make confident acquisition decisions through clear, decision-oriented Financial Due Diligence and Quality of Earnings (QoE) analysis. I am a Chartered Accountant with ex-EY Financial Due Diligence experience, supporting buy-side and sell-side transactions across SMBs, SaaS, and services businesses. My focus is simple: 👉 normalize earnings 👉 identify deal risks 👉 explain financials in plain English 👉 support price and structure negotiations 🔍 What I Deliver Quality of Earnings (QoE) analysis Cash-to-accrual conversion EBITDA normalization & adjustments Revenue recognition & sustainability review SaaS MRR analysis (new, churn, expansion, contraction) Working capital analysis & normalized WC peg Proof of cash & financial tie-outs One-time, non-recurring & owner-related adjustments Investor-ready diligence reports & databooks 📊 Selected Deal Experience Buy-Side QoE – Services Business (~$3m revenue) • Converted cash-basis books to accrual • Identified overstated EBITDA due to deferred expenses and aggressive add-backs • Normalized EBITDA reduced by ~18%, supporting price renegotiation SaaS Financial Due Diligence • Built monthly MRR bridge and cohort analysis • Assessed churn risk, customer concentration, and revenue quality • Highlighted sustainability risks impacting valuation multiple Lower-Middle-Market Acquisition Support • Normalized working capital and seasonality impact • Identified timing risks affecting cash flows • Provided negotiation inputs used in SPA discussions Clients value both the quality of analysis and clarity of communication. As one client shared: “His insights significantly enhanced the quality of the financial due diligence report, and his deep understanding of the business ensured a thorough analysis.” Another client noted: “Rupanshu has done a good job of doing the audit of the company and coming up with detailed results.” 🧠 Background I have 8+ years of post-qualification experience, including Big 4 (EY) Financial Due Diligence, working on transaction support, QoE, working capital, and financial risk assessment. I combine Big-4 rigor with freelancer flexibility. 🤝 Best Fit For Private equity & independent sponsors Search funds & first-time buyers Strategic acquirers Investors acquiring businesses with $0.5m–$10m revenue If you want Big-4 quality diligence without Big-4 fees, let’s talk.

Most financial models look clean right up until real money is on the line. Then the buyer's team opens the file and the questions start. I build financial modeling, valuation, and M&A due diligence work that survives that moment. Here is why my bar is different. For 8+ years I have worked in finance, and for the last 3+ I have run financial due diligence on live US middle-market deals ($5M-$50M), on the team buyers bring in to test whether the numbers behind a transaction hold up. I have seen purchase prices move because a single working capital adjustment was missed. That experience sits behind every file I deliver here: if it would not pass a diligence review, it does not leave my desk. 🏆 Top Rated Plus (top 1% of Upwork) within 3.5 months, at 100% Job Success 🎯 Who I work with: founders preparing a raise, investors and search funds evaluating targets, lenders structuring debt, and CFOs or agencies that need senior modeling capacity without a senior hire 🌏 Clients across the US, the Gulf, and Australia. Based in India, my workday fully overlaps Gulf and Australian business hours and meets US afternoons daily, so you are never waiting a day for an answer 📊 Financial Modeling & Valuation - integrated 3-statement models, DCF and LBO builds, trading comps, scenario and sensitivity toggles. Recent: a EUR 1.65B revenue manufacturing model with a 13-week cash flow and a three-scenario toggle 🔍 M&A & Due Diligence - buy-side and sell-side support, Quality of Earnings (QoE), EBITDA normalization, net working capital analysis, investment committee memos, diligence databooks 🏦 Debt & Real Estate - a EUR 960M multi-tranche package (Term Loan B, RCF, ABL), a $115M construction and refinance model, IRR and NPV property underwriting tools 🚀 Capital Raises & Business Plans - investor-ready models, pitch deck financials, financial feasibility studies, and unit economics that answer the questions investors actually ask. Recent work includes supporting a pre-seed raise for a Gulf (DIFC) venture 📈 FP&A - budgets, P&L templates, labor models, KPI dashboards, multi-entity consolidations across healthcare, manufacturing, real estate, and services 💻 Tools: advanced Excel and VBA, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, and Python automation, so version four of your model arrives as fast as version one 🎓 CA Finalist (ICAI), cleared CFA Level I, and 1,000+ published finance articles, including for Wall Street Oasis. The commentary that ships with my models reads like it was written by someone who understands the business. It was. 🤖 One thing worth knowing in 2026: I also work with AI research teams evaluating how frontier models handle investment banking tasks. I know exactly where AI-generated finance work breaks, and I make sure yours does not. 🤝 How I work: fixed milestones, so you approve the structure before the heavy build begins. Working files are always yours. Clear scope, no surprises. 📩 If you have a deal, a raise, a model, or reporting that needs to hold up under someone else's scrutiny, message me with one line about it, or book a consultation and we will scope it live. I will tell you plainly whether I am the right person for it, and if I am not, I will say so.

Proven expertise in the Consulting and Research domain spanning diverse industry verticals, coupled with a strong background in Private Equity and Investment Banking. Adept at discerning potential targets for successful business partnerships, with a comprehensive understanding of Investment Banking activities related to target identification and shortlisting. I am a collaborative team player who aligns seamlessly with organizational requirements and team-specific objectives. Consulting Projects: Valuation of Private Companies: Utilized methods such as DCF, Sum of the Parts, and Scorecard for accurate valuation. Deal Knowledge Graph: Mapped diverse deals across industries, extracting strategic directions through regress analysis. Dynamically updated insights in data repositories for future analysis and prediction. M&A Target Identification: Employed methodologies like DCF, Comparable Company Analysis, and Precedent Transaction Analysis to identify and value relevant targets. Investment Banking Support: Assisted an Investment Bank in making investment decisions using valuation methodologies like Comparable Company Analysis and Precedent Transaction Analysis. PE Investment Trend Analysis: Shortlisted VC/PE firms based on past and announced investments, identifying sectors of focus. Strategic Acquirer Identification: Aided a PE firm in identifying strategic acquirers for portfolio companies, conducting benchmarking on financial and operating parameters. Vendor Solvency Recommendation: Provided vendor solvency recommendations to an Anglo-Australian multinational mining, metals, and petroleum company. Financial Models: Developed and maintained monthly/weekly Financial Models using the Relative Valuation Approach. Product Development: Collaborated with the product development team on a financial product in progress. Text Analytics: Engaged in developing a text analytics module for identifying relevant filings and articles from the web. Research and Analytical Projects: Comparable Company Analysis (CCA): Prepared comprehensive summaries of trading multiples and key operating metrics using relative valuation. Precedent Transaction Analysis: Identified, valued, and provided analysis of historic M&A deals. Research Reports: Developed Industry and Company Specific Research Reports. Benchmarking: Conducted benchmarking on various financial and operating parameters to analyze competitive positioning. Debt Maturity Analysis: Worked on Profiles, Debt Maturity Summaries, and graphical representations. Pro Forma Financial Statements: Created pro forma financial statements, identified trends, and made forward-looking predictions. Professional Skills: Project Management: Responsible for project management, daily workflows, and resource allocation to ensure timely delivery and high-quality output. Research Tools and Databases: Proficient in utilizing research tools and databases such as Bloomberg, Thomson, Capital IQ, Fact Set, Merger Market, Factiva, and Pitchbook.

I help founders prepare, position, and sell online businesses. My experience is strongest in digital businesses across content, ecommerce, SaaS, subscriptions, and other internet-first models. I work on the sell side, with a focus on guiding founders through the sale process. Contact me for a FREE Business Valuation

A Corporate finance professional with experience across Valuation, M&A and fundraising financial models. I have experience working with lenders, investors as well as credit rating agencies for financial requirements. I have also worked on cross-border M&A deals, reviewing key agreements as well as preparing their financial models. I'm an MBA from IIM Bangalore and an MiM from ESCP Business School, Paris, with a specialization in Investment Banking.