Ashish Agarwal

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About Ashish Agarwal

A strategic finance leader with 13+ years of experience driving financial performance, investment strategy, and corporate growth across diverse industries. Proven expertise in financial management, P&L oversight, M&A, capital investment, and risk mitigation, ensuring sustainable profitability and business expansion. A trusted advisor to senior leadership and boards, skilled in financial forecasting, business transformation, and regulatory compliance, with a forward-thinking approach to optimizing liquidity, capital allocation, and operational efficiency. Areas of Expertise: CAPEX & ROI Optimization Financial Consolidation & Reporting Decision Support & Board Advisory Cost Control & Profitability Financial Strategy & P&L Management Corporate Finance & Investment Analysis CAPEX & ROI Optimization Risk Assessment & Compliance Working Capital & Liquidity Business Performance & KPIs ERP & BI Systems Leadership & Coaching - Key Achievements: Turned around a struggling business, optimizing cost structures and workforce efficiency, transforming it from continuous losses to a profitable operation. Resolved pricing inefficiencies in the eggs category by analyzing EPOS data trends, implementing strategic pricing adjustments and brand investments, leading to significant P&L improvement. Enhanced profitability at a joint venture, driving substantial PBT-to-sales growth through benchmarking, performance tracking, and operational efficiencies. Identified and corrected distributor pricing discrepancies, ensuring billing accuracy, reducing excess charges, and improving financial transparency. Redesigned B2C retailer rebate structures, implementing growth-aligned targets, leading to a notable increase in sales and market share. Led a company-wide cost optimization initiative, driving substantial financial savings through targeted efficiency improvements and strategic cost reductions. Reduced production wastage to best-in-class industry standards, implementing process optimizations that significantly enhanced operational efficiency. Recovered previously unbilled revenue for a key tolling customer by identifying financial discrepancies, reconciling accounts, and implementing corrective pricing strategies. Eliminated financial losses in inventory management, identifying stock discrepancies, implementing batch control measures, and optimizing stock handling procedures.