Dhruv Agarwal

Associate Partner

Delhi, India11 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 6 years of experience in M&A and financial advisory.
Successfully led acquisitions worth $15 million.
Expert in financial planning for high-growth startups.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Financial Consultant specializing in M&A and Financial Planning within the EdTech sector.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

Financial Planning & AnalysisAcquisitionsWorking Capital ManagementFinancial Due DiligenceM&a Advisory

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsBudgetingBudgeting & ForecastingBusiness ConsultingBusiness DiagnosticsBusiness FinanceBusiness UnderstandingCash FlowCash Flow ForecastingCommercial AdvisoryExecutive ReportingFinanceFinancial EfficiencyFinancial ForecastingFinancial Modeling

About

A Chartered Accountant with over 6 years of experience in due diligence , mergers and acquisitions, working capital and cash flow management and performance improvement. Advised on marquee clients by providing out of box solutions for the issues. A high energy and result oriented professional associated with Big 4s for more than 8 years earning awards across organization. Worked across sectors from industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and e-commerce.

Experience

Brightchamps

Associate Director - FP&A and strategic initiatives

Mar 2022 – Present · 4 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

A zero-to-one professional, responsible for Business Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Efficiency of Business, Acquisitions, and Investor Relations for a $650 Mn EdTech startup.
Key additions to BrightChamps:
►Added new business offerings to the organization through two critical acquisitions for $15mn; Companies based out of Singapore, Vietnam and India
►Built Business Finance and Financial Planning & Analysis function from scratch
►Charted financial & commercial strategy for offline expansion in Vietnam
►Assist the CEO in his finance-specific needs towards Board Meetings, Investor Management, Fundraising and provide vision-aligned strategic financial inputs to everyday decision-making
►Successfully navigated the company through leading several cost optimization and business efficiencies
a) 15% Increase in gross margins
b) 50% saving to existing tech stack (USD750k p.a)
c) ~25% reduction in sales cost

Business FinanceFinancial Planning & AnalysisFinancial EfficiencyAcquisitionsInvestor Relations

Deloitte india

Manager

Apr 2019 – Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Delhi, India

Value creation Services, engaged in Business diagnostics and turnaround, Working Capital and Liquidity Management, Cash flow forecasting and monitoring, Financial Due diligences, Operational Assessment (Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Forecast to Fulfill), Integration and Separation, and Start-Up Assistance (Day to day running PMO, scaling up and fund raising).

Business DiagnosticsTurnaround StrategyWorking Capital ManagementCash Flow ForecastingFinancial Due Diligence

Kpmg india

Assistant Manager

Mar 2017 – Apr 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo · India

Provide M&A advisory to corporate and private equity clients, specialising in financial due diligence for buy and sell side transactions, vendor assistance and commercial advisory projects. Have been groomed in a distinctive work style of focusing on business understanding and fundamentals than just financial analysis.
Independently lead an engagement and the team. Interfacing with internal as well as external expert advisory teams such as legal, taxes, valuations etc
Analyzing and validating historical trends, seasonality and cyclicity of valuation drivers and operating cash flows, net debt position and working capital
Proficiency with MS excel, word and power point. Excellent presentation and management skills

M&A AdvisoryFinancial Due DiligenceCommercial AdvisoryTeam Leadership

Kpmg

Senior Consultant

Mar 2015 – Mar 2017 · 2 yrs

Diversified exposure in executing and supervising financial due diligence engagements with experience in varied industries including manufacturing, chemicals, industrial products, consumer durables and e-commerce. Have been groomed in a distinctive work style of focusing on business understanding and fundamentals than just financial analysis

Financial Due DiligenceIndustry AnalysisBusiness Understanding