Nitesh Agarwal
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Toptal member since March 20, 2026
Nitesh is a chartered accountant with finance leadership experience across global manufacturing operations. He has served as group financial controller overseeing multi-plant operations, board reporting, and SAP S/4 HANA implementation. He combines Big 4-caliber expertise in international taxation with buy-side investment banking experience, partnering with clients to drive profitability, optimize working capital, and scale operations internationally.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Expertise
- Balance Sheet Calculation
- Cash Flow
- Dashboards
- Debt Issuance
- Financial Ratios
- IFRS Financial Reporting
- Microsoft 365
- Treasury Management
Work Experience
Group Finance Controller
Veepee Group of Companies
- Led annual/mid-year budgeting across 6 manufacturing plants, presenting consolidated financial plans to the Board of Directors.
- Oversaw SAP S/4 HANA solutions, treasury operations, banking relationships, and risk management across a multi-entity structure. Partnered with commercial teams on profitability analysis and strategic decision-making.
- Managed monthly consolidated P&L with variance analysis, driving 180+ BPS gross margin improvement through strategic pricing and reduced audit exceptions by 30% through robust internal controls and IFRS-compliant frameworks.
Senior Finance Manager
AMPL Resources Group
- Built comprehensive 5-year financial models for $25 million capex projects, improving project IRR by 300 BPS.
- Streamlined AP/AR workflows, reducing processing time by 35% and the working capital cycle by 18 days.
- Managed statutory audits, tax compliance, and regulatory filings with zero penalties.
- Implemented real-time cost tracking systems, identifying 17% construction cost savings.
- Structured $25 million debt financing for capacity expansion, negotiating improved covenants.
Institutional Banking Analyst
DBS
- Performed rigorous financial analysis, credit underwriting, stress testing, and risk assessment.
- Prepared comprehensive credit reports and investment memorandums.
- Structured viable credit facilities balancing growth opportunities with institutional risk management.
- Managed regulatory reporting and compliance with banking standards.
- Handled credit analysis, financial analysis, risk assessment, investment banking, regulatory reporting, banking relationships, and institutional clients.
Education
Master's Degree in Finance
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India - India
Certifications
Certificate in Business and Financial Modeling
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Skills
Finance
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Tax Compliance, International Taxation, Financial Modeling, Financial Management, Due Diligence, CFO, Bank Covenants, Working Capital Management, Corporate Treasury, Data Analysis, Debt Raises, Term Loans, Operating Expenses (OPEX), Funds Flow, Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow (FCF), Integrated Financial Statements, Accounting, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), CPA, Specialty Finance, Price Analysis, Unit Pricing, Balance Sheet Calculation, Project Finance, Controller, Indirect Taxation, Financial Reporting, Intercompany Accounting, Valuation, Reverse Mergers, Wealth Management, Trade Finance
Output Software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Data & Analysis Software
QuickBooks Online
Industry Expertise
Education Technology (Edtech)
Other
Microsoft 365, Excel 365, Tally ERP, Dashboards, IFRS Financial Reporting, P&L Management, Management Information Systems (MIS), Annual Budgets, Annual Reports, Financial Risk Management, DCF Modeling, Virtual CFO, Fractional CFO, Business Partnerships, Merger Modeling, Plant Accounting, Treasury Management, CAPEX Budgeting & Inventory Management, Inventory Management, Consulting, Synergy Cost Project Management, Modeling, Power Query, Big Data, Analytics, Data Visualization, Financial Transactions, Financial Ratios, Finance Transformation, Debt Issuance, Term Sheet Advisory, CAPEX, Financial Statement Preparation, Sustainability Reports, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Executive Consulting, Education, Private Educational Projects, ASC 606, COGS Analysis, Consolidation, Tax Accounting, Controllership/Accounting, Cost Control, SOX, Revenue Analysis, Payroll & Benefits, Inventory, Microsoft Power BI, Zoho, SAP, SOX Compliance, Billing Systems, Sage ERP, Business Transformation, Digital Finance, Data Integrity, Data Reconciliation, Project Management, Post-merger Integrations, Investments, Investment & Trading Advisory, Investment Consulting, Portfolio Management, Large Language Models (LLMs), Management Consulting, Educational Platform Design
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