Tarun Agarwal

• Created organizational structures to improve accounting and finance functions for GBL Garden & Truebrowns (portfolio companies of Goat Brand Labs), Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements
• Implemented and regularly reviewed financial controls to generate accurate and reliable financial data.
• Oversaw the Monthly book closure process and MIS reporting
• Increased Workflow efficiency by troubleshooting bottlenecks and finding effective resolutions
• Collaborated with C-level executives and stakeholders to develop long range & short range financial plans
• Designed and maintained financial models to identify and measure risks.
• Streamlined inventory management process & optimized stock levels through effective planning
• Identified opportunities for strategic business collaborations and found ways to save cash flow within group enterprises
• Analyzed business processes to identify cost savings and operational efficiencies.
• Leading the Debt fund raising from various NBFCs
• Evaluated and negotiated contracts to procure favorable financial terms

Responsible for leading the business partnering for the weaves segment. Roles & responsibilities include:

• Pricing
• Revenue & Margin analysis and reporting
• Transaction Structuring
• Negotiations and contractual validation
• Working Capital Management

Post acquisition of 51% stake at Sabyasachi by ABFRL, led the commercial and FP&A department working closely with the CEO & CFO and the prime roles and responsibilities included:

• Responsible for establishing the management reporting system.
• Responsible for collaboration between various stakeholders across the organization and executive leadership to develop financial plans to support company’s strategic initiatives.
• Performing variance analysis against the budget and estimates and constantly monitoring and reporting the KPIs highlighting the need for corrective course of action when required
• Leading the ERP implementation process in the company ~ Microsoft Dynamics D365
• Conducting Cost-Benefit Analysis and feasibility study for various business projects
• Looking after the complete procurement process starting from vendor evaluation, registration, agreement formalization, negotiation, payments and reconciliation
• Formulating and Implementing SOPs

• Serving as a brand analyst for the VanHeusen Inner-wear brand (from Nov.’18 to Sep.’21) & Style up brand (from Sep.’20 to Sep.’21), which encompasses taking necessary financial decisions to promote the brand, driving the growth of the brand in terms of both revenue and profit, ensuring cost control and cost reduction techniques across the brand.
• Key responsibilities include:
• Financial planning and analysis, annual and quarterly budgeting, and forecasting
• Actively negotiating with the vendors after conducting feasibility study to decide the launch of a new store / listing the product in any e commerce website.
• Management reporting
• Rationalization of Operating expenditures
• Establishing the efficacy of Scheme spends and providing inputs for design
• Negotiating Commercial terms

• Key experiences include:
• Automating the P&L reporting in Hyperion Software reducing the gestation period from 3 days to overnight
• Leading the automation process for other business units in the group which included Max, Easy buy, LOIPL & Splash

• Responsible for managing 3 telecom circles namely Kolkata, Rest of Bengal & Orissa and key areas of exposure included:
• Driving reduction of the network cost which constitutes 70% of the overall cost by collaborating with external stakeholders and cross functional teams, gathering data from government organizations, and getting it replicated as a national project for EBIT improvement.
• Revenue planning and forecasting
• Formulation & finalization of acquisition schemes & sales payout models.
• Post launch analysis of the new products & the customer behavior.
• Working out the nominal for new site roll-out & monitoring its performance