Akshat K.

Akshat Kohli

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20+ Year of Exp | I Hire FAANG Talent | Learn What Gets You Hired

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Studied at Santa Clara University

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Works at Amazon

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Available Friday at 6:30 PM UTC

I'd love to work with you! I typically juggle a full roster of clients, so slots tend to book out a few days to weeks ahead of time. If you see an opening that works, I'd encourage you to grab it. Looking forward to connecting.

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Akshat's Coaching Offerings

Custom hourly · $99/hr

Get help with AI Automation, AI Financial Modeling, and .

Akshat’s FP&A Qualifications

Experience level: Executive

60+ people coached for FP&A

Akshat has helped clients get into these companies:

With 20+ years in corporate finance across top technology companies including Amazon, RingCentral, VMware and Salesforce, I help finance professionals land senior FP&A and finance leadership roles at top tech companies and perform once they get there. As a Head of Finance at a leading FAANG company, I have personally conducted hundreds of finance interviews across all levels. I know exactly what the interview loop looks like, what the hiring bar is for L6+ finance roles, and what separates candidates who get offers from those who don’t. I specialize in senior finance candidates targeting Amazon, FAANG, and high-growth tech, whether you’re breaking in or leveling up. Having coached 50+ individuals, I bring tailored advice on profitability, strategy, and operational excellence that goes beyond interview prep and into the real skills that make you indispensable once you’re in the room. I’m also a US Air Force veteran with tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. That experience taught me that discipline, clarity under pressure, and mission-focused execution aren’t just military values. They are the foundation of every high-performing finance team I have built since. I take on a limited number of clients at a time. If you’re serious about landing your next role in finance, let’s talk

Akshat can help with:

AI Automation

AI Financial Modeling

AI Fundamentals

Budgeting & Forecasting

Cover Letters

Financial Modeling

Financial Planning & Analysis

Financial Reporting

Freelancing

Interview Prep

LinkedIn Review

Networking Strategy

Promotion Strategy

Resume Review

Salary Negotiation

Skill Building

Variance Analysis

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About Akshat

With 20+ years in corporate finance across top technology companies including Amazon, RingCentral and VMware, I help finance professionals land senior FP&A and finance leadership roles at top tech companies and perform once they get there. As a Head of Finance at a leading global technology company, I have personally conducted hundreds of finance interviews across all levels. I know exactly what the interview loop looks like, what the hiring bar is for L6+ finance roles, and what separates candidates who get offers from those who don’t. I specialize in senior finance candidates targeting Amazon, FAANG, and high-growth tech, whether you’re breaking in or leveling up. Having coached 50+ individuals, I bring tailored advice on profitability, strategy, and operational excellence that goes beyond interview prep and into the real skills that make you indispensable once you’re in the room. I’m also a US Air Force veteran with tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. That experience taught me that discipline, clarity under pressure, and mission-focused execution aren’t just military values. They are the foundation of every high-performing finance team I have built since. I take on a limited number of clients at a time. If you’re serious about landing your next role in finance, let’s talk

Why do I coach?

Breaking into big tech finance can take years of attempts. My clients do it once, the right way. That confidence comes from experience, but it also comes from something more personal. I have been where you are. My path into big tech was not handed to me. I came up through the Air Force, where a commanding officer kept pushing me into roles I did not feel ready for. What felt uncomfortable at the time turned out to be the greatest gift of my career. He showed me that real growth happens exactly at the edge of what you think you are capable of. That belief carried me through deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, and through two decades of building world class finance teams long before I ever set foot inside a big tech company. The road had setbacks. Roles that did not work out. Doors that took far longer to open than I expected. But at every critical moment, a mentor appeared who helped me see my path more clearly and gave me the confidence to keep going. That is exactly what I want to give you. Not generic advice, but a real map built from real experience, and someone genuinely in your corner who believes in where you are going before you fully believe it yourself. I coach because every mentor who invested in me made me better. Paying that forward is not just something I do. It is something I feel compelled to do. If you are ready to take that next step, I am ready to push you there.

Work Experience

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Head of Finance

Amazon

June 2022 - Present

Fire Tablet P&L ownership focused on Sales, GTM and Product development.

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Senior Director, Strategic Finance

RingCentral

January 2022 - June 2022

Focused on profitability, strategy and operational excellence

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Director of Finance

RingCentral

December 2020 - December 2021

Finance Leader for R&D, COGS and G&A

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Finance Controller

Veritas Technologies

August 2017 - December 2020

Finance Controller for G&A and Product Labs

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Accounting, Finance, & FP&A Manager

VMware

April 2013 - June 2017

Worked in three different roles: Led FP&A activities for IT, PSO and the company-wide forecasting process in Corporate FP&A.

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Senior Finance Analyst

Salesforce

May 2012 - April 2013

Akshat was also given offers to work at

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    Palo Alto Networks

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    NVDIA

Education

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Santa Clara University

Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.), M.B.A.

2012 - 2015

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University of California, Riverside

Bachelors of Science, Business Adminstration

2006 - 2009

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