Excel doesn't build financial models. People do.

Meet our team of financial modellers already working on some of the world’s most exciting projects.

A new world for financial modelling

We’re creating a world where financial models are not just numbers and formulas. They’re drivers of decisions, change and our future. That’s why we only hire the best talent in the market. Our experts don’t just audit, build, or train in financial modelling – they transform it into a powerful tool for decision-making.

so you can win deals.

so you can fuel your business growth.

so you can generate value and leave a lasting impact.

And it’s our team who make it happen. 

Meet our founders

Kenny Whitelaw-Jones

Founder

Kenny updated
  • Financial modelling
  • Project finance
  • Renewable energy.

Kenny is one of the founding partners at Gridlines. He is a leading financial modelling expert in the project finance market globally. Over the past 10 years, Kenny has played a significant role in the development of financial modelling standards and has trained project finance modelling to blue-chip clients throughout the world.

kenny.whitelaw-jones@gridlines.com

Danny Leitch

Founder

Danny
  • Model audit
  • Model design
  • Project finance
  • Model structuring
  • Fundraising advice.

Danny is a leading figure internationally in infrastructure financial modelling, and is a founding partner of Gridlines. He has spent the last 20 years in the world of financial modelling and infrastructure. Prior to founding Gridlines, Danny held senior roles both as a Project Sponsor and as an Advisor with top tier accounting practices, including EY and Grant Thornton. Danny also spent several years as leader of the modelling team in in a boutique financial modelling consultancy. He has led on numerous major infrastructure transactions raising many billions of dollars for infrastructure investment internationally.

Meet our model audit team

Jasmeen Chawla

Head of model audit

Jasmeen
  • PPP bids
  • Model audit
  • Project finance
  • M&A transactions
  • Financial modelling.

Jasmeen has a wealth of experience in model audit covering a wide range of projects in PPP. She has been involved in projects in renewables, social infrastructure transport stretching across the UK, Americas and Asia Pacific regions. She has worked on almost 350+ model audit assignments.

Paul Myers

Director

Paul
  • Infrastructure
  • Energy finance
  • Business strategy
  • Business development.

Paul has over 20 years of experience in project finance, from modelling and analytical due diligence through to management and growth of consulting organisations.

Morag Loader

Director of Accounting & Tax

Morag
  • PPP bids
  • Model audit
  • Project finance
  • Tax and accounting
  • Financial modelling.

A Finance Director and Head of Tax and Accounting in her previous role, Morag brings more than 20 years of experience in advising on the accounting and tax treatments of project finance and infrastructure projects. Morag trained at top-tier accounting practices, Deloitte and KPMG. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation’s Corporate Taxes Sub-Committee and has lectured and provided training on a variety of subjects including tax and accounting for PPP and other aspects of corporation tax.

Bert van Pol

Director

Bert
  • Model audit
  • Oil and gas power
  • Financial modelling
  • Financial model review.

Bert has a wealth of experience in building and auditing models for a wide range of project finance and PPP deals. He has been involved in projects in the renewables, social infrastructure, transport and utilities sectors, stretching across Europe, North America, Africa and the Middle East.

Chankit Dhanuka

Senior Manager

Chankit
  • PPP bids
  • Model audit
  • Project Finance
  • M&A transactions
  • Financial modelling.

With more than 9 years of experience in auditing financial modelling, Chankit, a Chartered Accountant, has handled numerous assignments at various stages, including pre-bid model reviews, operational models, vendor models, commercial claims, bid models, valuation models, corporate models, and financial close models.

Chankit has successfully managed over 400 modeling assignments related to project finance, PPP, mergers, acquisitions, refinancing, planning and budgeting, and valuations across various sectors like social infrastructure, transport infrastructure, healthcare, telecommunication, renewable energy, petrochemicals, conventional energy, and regulated assets.

Natasha Chuah

Senior Manager

Natasha
  • PPP bid
  • Model audit
  • Project finance
  • M&A transactions
  • Financial modelling

Natasha is based in Canada and brings with her 8 years of valuable experience in financial modelling. Her extensive background and expertise are a great addition to our team.

Ankur Kuntal

Senior Manager

Ankur
  • Project Finance
  • Shadow modelling
  • Tax and accounting
  • Operational model audits.

Ankur has over 6 years of experience working on PPP and PFI projects, financial close, operational model audits including tax, accounting and sensitivity reviews, shadow modelling, and project/ financing documentation assessment. Prior to joining Gridlines, Ankur had worked as a Manager at Mazars on more than 100 model audit assignments on projects having bids, financial close, refinancing, and operational model audits.

Aarti Chaudhary

Manager

Aarti
  • Model audit
  • Project finance
  • Fundraising advice
  • Financial model design
  • Financial model structuring.

Aarti is a Financial Modeller with over 4 years of experience in building and auditing Financial Models. She has worked on modelling assignments relating to acquisitions, mergers, refinancing, project finance, and PPP across various sectors. Before joining Gridlines, Aarti worked with BDO India LLP and S&P Global Market Intelligence in their financial modelling team.

Lakshmi Madhurya Vangara

Manager

Lakshmi Madhurya Vangara
  • Model audit
  • infrastructure
  • Project finance
  • Shadow modelling.

With over 4 years of extensive experience in model audit, Madhurya brings a wealth of expertise to our organisation.

Her previous role as a manager at Mazars, where she successfully completed over 50 projects, speaks volumes about her capabilities and dedication. Madhurya possesses profound knowledge in shadow modelling, sensitivity analysis, and various software tests.

Himanshi Sood

Manager

Himi
  • Model audit
  • Infrastructure
  • Project finance.

Himanshi has 2+ years of expertise in financial model auditing. She has worked on more than 25 operational and transactional models for various sectors, across the Americas, including social infrastructure, transportation, and renewables. Before joining Gridlines, Himanshi worked with Mazars in their model auditing team.

Sadosh Shaha

Manager

Sadosh 2
  • Bid projects
  • Financial modelling
  • Model audit by the all cell review method.

Sadosh is a qualified Chartered Accountant with more than 5 years of experience. He has worked in various fields such as statutory audit, internal audit, tax audit, and financial modelling. He has more than 3 years of experience in financial model auditing. He previously worked with BDO India LLP in the financial modelling team. Sadosh has reviewed more than 200 projects using the cell-by-cell review method. He has worked on various types of projects like merger and acquisition, refinancing, PPP projects, and valuation from various sectors including power and energy, social infrastructure, healthcare, and telecommunications.

Prantik Bhattacharya

Consultant

Danny (11)
  • Model audit
  • Shadow modelling
  • Financial modelling.

Prantik has three years of experience in financial model auditing. He has conducted audits for over 15 PPP-based financial models primarily in infrastructure and renewable energy projects in the EMEA region.

Rahul Goswami

Senior Analyst

Danny (9)
  • Project finance
  • Shadow modelling
  • Accounting and Tax
  • Operational model audit.

Rahul is a Senior Analyst at Gridlines and has over 2.5 years of experience in the global project finance sector. He has worked on more than 40 model audit assignments on projects based in the EMEA region. He has previously worked with Mazars in their model audit team, and also has prior experience in diverse fields such as statutory audit, tax audit, bank audits and ROC filings.

 

Vishnu Agrawal

Senior Analyst

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  • PPP
  • M&A
  • Valuation
  • Refinancing
  • Financial close models.

Vishnu is a Chartered Accountant who possesses a passion for dissecting intricate financial models across a spectrum of industries ranging from renewable energy, infrastructure, airports, etc. With his experiences at BDO India and a commendable portfolio of 40+ projects, Vishnu’s expertise primarily revolves around the exhaustive review and meticulous auditing of complex financial models.

Chintan Kothari

Senior Analyst

Chitin
  • Financial modelling
  • Model audit by the cell-by-cell review method.

Chintan is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 2 years of experience, which includes more than 1 year of experience in financial model auditing. He previously worked with BDO India LLP in the financial modelling team. He has reviewed more than 50 projects using the cell-by-cell review method. Chintan has worked on models for merger & acquisitions, refinancing, PPP projects, and valuation in diversified domains and industries. Some of these industries include: wind, solar energy, airports, fibre broadband, EV charging, and road construction.

Aman Jain

Senior Analyst

Aman Jain
  • Model audit
  • Project finance
  • Financial modelling
  • Accounting and taxation.

Aman is a Senior Analyst at Gridlines and has over 5 years of experience in financial modelling for various sectors including: infrastructure, renewables & power, IT, and hospitality across multiple geographies. Aman has successfully managed over 100+ modelling assignments related to Project finance, valuations, forecasting and budget modelling. Previously he has worked with BDO, PwC, and EY.

Neha Mordekar

Analyst

Neha
  • Financial modelling
  • Model audit by the cell-by-cell review method.

Neha is a highly skilled Chartered Accountant with over three years of professional experience. She has a robust background in financial modelling, having previously been part of BDO India LLP’s financial modelling team and with Deloitte’s statutory audit team.Her expertise spans various types of models, including those for refinancing, public-private partnership (PPP) projects, and valuations. Neha’s work covers various industries, such as wind and solar energy, airports, fibre broadband, and road construction.

Shashank Agrawal

Analyst

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  • MySQL
  • Big data analysis
  • Financial analysis
  • Software development
  • Financial modelling and valuation.

Shashank is an Analyst at Gridlines. Prior to joining Gridlines, Shashank completed his BTech from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology in CSE branch.

Simran Bhardwaj

Analyst

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  • C++
  • SQL
  • Machine learning
  • Web development
  • Financial modelling.

Simran is an Analyst at Gridlines. Simran has completed her B.Tech in Computer Science from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology.

Deepanshi Gupta

Associate Analyst

Reeta (5)
  • Power BI
  • Budgeting
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Financial modelling.

Deepanshi is currently working as an Associate Analyst at Gridlines. She has recently completed her post-graduation with a finance specialisation from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management. Throughout her academic journey, she has developed a strong foundation in finance concepts and eagerly applying and learning them in a practical setting.

Dhruv Gupta

Associate Analyst

Dhruv Gupta
  • Tableau
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Financial modelling
  • Data analytics and visualisation.

Dhruv works as an Associate Analyst at Gridlines. Dhruv graduated from Jagan Institute of Management Studies in New Delhi with an MBA, focusing on Finance and Business Analytics.

Mansi Kumari

Associate Analyst

Reeta (4)
  • Model audit
  • Project finance
  • Financial modelling.

Mansi holds an MBA in Finance from FIIB College and is currently an Associate Analyst at Gridlines Ltd. Her areas of expertise include financial modelling and auditing in project finance, where she specialises in reviewing complex financial models to ensure their accuracy and reliability. In her current role within the model audit team, she leverages these skills to provide thorough audits and enhance the integrity of financial projections.

Meet our model build team

Graham Bloomfield

Director

Geah 2
  • Financial modelling structuring and design
  • Financial advisory
  • Project finance.

Graham has over 25 years of experience in project finance gained from financial modelling and advisory across a range of infrastructure sectors. This includes the closing of over 50 transactions with a combined value of more than £4bn. Graham was also an Investment Director for an Investment Manager with over £1bn of AUM. Graham is also qualified with the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.

Priya Sardana

Associate Director

Preeee
  • Financial modelling
  • Financial model review
  • Renewable energy
  • Social infrastructure.

Priya is an Associate Director at Gridlines and has an overall experience of more than 7 years in successfully managing and delivering financial models in a wide range of sectors such as social infrastructure, transport, renewables and power sector.

Tony Devereux

Associate Director

Tony
  • Transactional modelling
  • Operational modelling
  • Corporate finance
  • FP&A
  • Business planning.

Tony is an Associate Director and has over 24 years experience as a professional business modeller. Tony spent 17 years with a big four modelling practice building, reviewing and leading model builds and reviews for every business sector and all corporate finance activities. Tony moved to a listed financial services company where he continued his transactional modelling and extended it to include the full range of FP&A activities. Tony is a qualified member of the ICAEW.

Manav Kataria

Manager

Manav
  • VBA
  • Python
  • Data science
  • Financial analysis
  • Financial modelling and valuation.

Manav has over 4 years of experience working in corporate finance, project finance, valuation, and portfolio management and analysis assignments, along with a year of experience in data science projects.

Prior to joining Gridlines, Manav worked with NVS Analytics as a Senior Business Analyst in their investment banking division. Moreover, he also had an opportunity to work with Mazars on their various independent and portfolio valuation assignments.

Nikesh Valji

Power BI Consultant

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  • Power BI
  • Power Query
  • Data Visualisation
  • Data modelling and analysis.

Nikesh’s financial analysis experience spans over 15 years, through which he has developed a strong passion for Power BI and how it provides clients with crucial insights to make data-driven decisions. He has worked on leading projects alongside C-suite executives in the aerospace, BPO, and telecoms industries.

Alex Atraszkiewicz

Consultant

Alex A
  • FP&A
  • Corporate finance
  • Business planning
  • Operational modelling
  • Transactional modelling

Alex has joined the model build team as a Consultant. Before joining Gridlines, he worked with RSM in London in the corporate finance team. Alex brings a wealth of experience in financial modelling and corporate finance, making him a valuable asset to our team.

Saurabh Chopra

Consultant

Saurabh Chopra
  • VBA
  • Financial analysis
  • Financial modelling and valuation.

Saurabh is a Financial Modeller with over 6 years of experience in project finance modelling, portfolio modelling, business plan modelling, feasibility study, forecasting, reporting and analysis. He is experienced in building, redesigning, and reviewing financial models from different sectors such as renewables, banking, infrastructure, logistics, healthcare, hospitality, and real estate.
Before joining Gridlines, Saurabh worked with KPMG and F1F9 in their financial modelling Team.

Ankur Tyagi

Senior Analyst

Ankur T
  • VBA
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Data management
  • Financial modelling
  • Visualisation using PowerBI.

Ankur is a financial modelling professional with over 5 years of hands-on experience, including more than 2 years in Financial modelling, forecasting, reporting, and analysis.
Having experience in model build, revamping, and scrutinising financial models across diverse industries, including renewables, infrastructure, healthcare, hospitality, and student accommodation.
Previously worked with F1F9 and Ernst & Young.

Priyanshu Jain

Analyst

Danny (10)
  • VBA
  • Model build
  • Model audit
  • Financial modelling.

Priyanshu is one of the Analysts in the team having a diversified experience of model build and model audit both for various project finance projects. He has a good experience in building highly optimised multi-asset and vast models having a good range of VBA Macros to provide maximum flexibility.

Tanya Agrawal

Associate Analyst

Tanyaa
  • Power BI
  • Budgeting
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Financial modelling.

Tanya is an Associate Analyst at Gridlines. She has a strong foundation in finance concepts and is eager to apply and expand her knowledge in a practical setting.

Meet our bid support team

Aditya Gupta

Director

aD
  • Financial modelling
  • Financial analysis
  • Model review
  • Bid modelling
  • Project finance

Aditya brings 16+ years of experience at a senior level in financial modelling for project finance and PPP projects covering the main issues arising over the project’s life span. Aditya has grasped a deep knowledge of the infrastructure market in India, UK, Australia and Middle Eastern countries.

Umang Agarwal

Director

Umang real
  • Financial modelling
  • Project finance
  • Bid/FC modelling
  • Team/business vertical lead
  • Client relationship management

 

Umang is currently leading the bid modelling vertical at Gridlines. He brings 14+ years of rich experience in the field of financial modelling spanning across a wide range of sectors including renewable energy (solar/wind IPPs), conventional energy, water desalination (IWPs), sewage treatment (STPs), utilities, transport infrastructure, oil and gas, mining, etc. A highly experienced financial modeller and advisor Umang has successfully delivered complex models for numerous bid submissions and has achieved financial close on 15+ deals. Umang also has two years of experience in government infrastructure advisory (Transport sector). His advisory experience spans across sectors like aviation, roads and logistics infrastructure – financial feasibilities, bid advisory, tariff review for authority, etc.

Himanshu Broota

Associate Director

Himanshu
  • Financial modelling
  • Model audit
  • Project finance
  • M&A transactions
  • PPP bids.

Himanshu is an Associate Director at Gridlines and has an overall experience of more than 6 years in project finance advisory and financial modelling for deals across the infrastructure sectors – renewables, water, social infrastructure, battery storage, etc. He has worked on closing first of its kind deals in the MENA region and providing extensive financial modelling support for financial close transactions.

Shwetank Dwivedi 

Manager

Shwetank Dwivedi
  • Financial model audit
  • Financial model build

Shwetank Dwivedi has over 5 years experience including 2.5 years of experience in project finance (Bid advisory), financial modelling and transaction structuring. Formerly, Shwetank held a similar role at PwC.

He has worked in renewable power and utilities, real estate and mining projects across Australia and New Zealand. He has been involved in building and auditing financial models for different geographies including Australia, Middle East, Europe and Japan.

Yash Garg

Manager

Yash Garg
  • Financial modelling
  • Transactional models
  • Infrastructure modelling.

Yash joins us with over five years of financial modelling experience having previously worked as a Financial Modelling Consultant. Yash has worked in the financial model audits of infrastructure assets in the Americas, where he delivered over 50 operational and transactional models for renewable energy, hospitals, roads, and detention facilities.

Arpit Jain

Manager

Arpit
  • Financial modelling
  • Project finance
  • Model audit.

Arpit is a Manager with an overall experience of 5 years in project finance. He has been involved across various sectors such as infrastructure and energy and in  geographies such as EMEA and APAC region.

Sreeharsha Kaja

Consultant

Kaza
  • Bid processes
  • Scenario analysis
  • Financial modelling
  • Purchase agreements.

Nishant Agarwal

Senior Analyst

Danny (4)
  • VBA
  • Project finance
  • Financial modelling.

Nishant has over 2 years of experience in project finance modelling. He has worked on over 10 assignments across a variety of sectors including: reinsurance, infrastructure, solar, and more. Before joining Gridlines, Nishant worked as a financial modeller with F1F9.

Aman Batra

Senior Analyst

Aman
  • Renewables
  • VBA & Macros
  • Financial modelling.

Aman has over 2 years of experience in project finance modelling. He has worked on 15+ model audit assignments relating to mergers & acquisition, refinancing, project finance, and PPP across various sectors such as solar projects, renewables, and energy and infrastructure. Before joining Gridlines, he worked with Mazars in their financial model audit team of the EMEA region.

Ankur Jain

Senior Analyst

Jain
  • Model audit
  • Project finance
  • Financial analysis
  • Financial modelling

Ankur, a Chartered Accountant, is a financial modeller with more than 4 years of experience in building and reviewing financial models. Before joining Gridlines, Ankur worked in the financial modelling team at PwC. He has worked in several sectors such as renewables, mining, hospitals, airports, real estate, and more across Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and Japan.

Soni Agarwal

Associate Analyst

Soni
  • Project finance
  • Financial analysis
  • Financial modelling.

Soni Agarwal is an Associate Analyst at Gridlines and a recent post-graduate in finance. With a strong foundation in quantitative analysis, she specialises in creating sophisticated financial models to support strategic decision-making. Soni is passionate about translating complex data into actionable insights and driving strategic initiatives. She is committed to delivering insightful analyses that drive business growth and optimise financial outcomes.

Prashant Yadav

Associate Analyst

Reeta (13)
  • Tableau
  • Data analytics
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Data visualisation
  • Financial modelling.

Prashant is an Associate Analyst at Gridlines. Prashant has completed his MBA, with a specialisation in finance and business analytics, from Jagan Institute of Management Studies, New Delhi.

Saloni Gambhir

Associate Analyst

Danny
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Financial modelling
  • Decision-making skills.

Saloni is the Associate Analyst here at Gridlines and a recent post-graduate in finance, with strong analytical and financial modelling skills. She is actively contributing to the development of financial models that support decision-making in project finance and renewable energy sectors.

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Are you the perfect fit to join us?

We’re a global tribe of people who are passionate about financial modelling. 

So if you’d like to join a team If you’re interested in joining us. Tell us what makes you the person we’re looking for by emailing your CV and cover letter to recruitment@gridlines.com