
Akshat Kohli
5.0
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20+ Year of Exp | I Hire FAANG Talent | Learn What Gets You Hired
Studied at Santa Clara University
Works at Amazon
Successful clients at
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
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

Head of Finance
Amazon
June 2022 - Present
Fire Tablet P&L ownership focused on Sales, GTM and Product development.

Senior Director, Strategic Finance
RingCentral
January 2022 - June 2022
Focused on profitability, strategy and operational excellence

Director of Finance
RingCentral
December 2020 - December 2021
Finance Leader for R&D, COGS and G&A

Finance Controller
Veritas Technologies
August 2017 - December 2020
Finance Controller for G&A and Product Labs

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.

Senior Finance Analyst
Salesforce
May 2012 - April 2013
Akshat was also given offers to work at

Palo Alto Networks

NVDIA
Education

Santa Clara University
Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.), M.B.A.
2012 - 2015

University of California, Riverside
Bachelors of Science, Business Adminstration
2006 - 2009
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Overall Rating
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