Draft:Ashish Agrawal
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Ashish Agrawal (born 1st November 1981) is an Indian Chartered Accountant who graduated from Commerce and also holds a Bachelor's degree of Law (Taxation).
Ashish hails from central part of India and did schooling from native place and then moved to Indore for higher studies. Ashish graduated in 1997 and then pursued Chartered Accountants course. Ashish had excellent academic records and keen interest in numbers which helped him chose the course. He cleared his intermediary group as 1st group followed by 2nd group in November 2001. After it he started preparing for both groups pf Final and alongside got admission for Bachelor's of Law (Taxation) degree in 2002. Ashish appeared for CA Final exams in May 2003 and cleared both groups in 1st attempt.
Career
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After passing out CA Final exams, Ashish joined CA Firm based at Indore to gain experience and built himself as future finance leader.
In 2005 he got Bachelor's of Law degree from Indore Christian College.
He worked with CA firms June 2006 in the area of Statutory & Internal Audit, Income Tax, Service Tax, Special Assignments, Physical Inventory verification etc. He underwent assignments for various clients starting from small to mid size local organisation to listed Companies and large conglomerates until he was selected and offered a job in Corporate sector.
In July 2006 Ashish joined Cargill[1] [2] at Pune and worked for 1.5 years before he was transferred to Indian's Headquarter at Gurgaon in January 2008. Since then Ashish held various roles within the organisation and worked from India, UK & US offices. His latest role with Cargill as Food Solutions South Asia and Country Controller India & Sri Lanka.[3]
Ashish also held Directorship of group entities in India.[4] [5] [6]
Professional Profile
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As a dynamic finance leader with over 20 years of experience, including 18 transformative years at Cargill, Ashish has consistently delivered exceptional financial results by streamlining operations, mitigating risks, ensuring compliances and driving profitability. Whether integrating multi-million-dollar mergers seamlessly, optimizing cash flows to unlock millions in working capital, or pioneering ERP deployments that enhanced operational efficiency by 20%, he thrived on turning complex challenges into strategic opportunities. His leadership style, rooted in fostering high-performing teams and aligning financial strategies with business goals, has repeatedly propelled organizations toward sustainable growth and long-term success.
In his role as Food Solution South Asia and Country Controller, Ashish spearheaded initiatives that increased cost efficiency by 15%, streamlined financial reporting processes, and reduced operational turnaround times by 20%. By embedding automation and data-driven decision-making into finance operations, he enabled faster, more accurate insights that drove strategic growth. His track record includes mitigating operational risks by 25% and enhancing compliance standards, ensuring the organization remains adaptable to regulatory changes while maintaining its stellar reputation.
Key Achievements
• Merger Integration & Recognition: Successfully integrated five legal entities during a merger, ensuring no adverse tax impact and earning a nomination for the Global CFO Award.
• ERP Deployments: Led multiple ERP system implementations (JDE, ITAS, EKA, SAP), driving a 20% improvement in operational efficiency and ensuring full compliance across regions.
• GST Optimization: Reduced accumulated GST ITC by $1-2 million annually through strategic exports and process improvements.
• Forex Management: Managed $500 million in forex exposure, mitigating currency risks with proactive hedging strategies.
• Steered from Finance for setting up new businesses; trade flows, and digital start-ups for growth.
• Employee Engagement: Improved employee engagement scores to 85% during significant process migrations by fostering a high-performance culture and developing talent.
• Cost Efficiencies: Championed initiatives that enhanced cost efficiency by 15%, streamlined workflows, and reduced manual work by 10%.
Beyond operational success, Ashish has a passion for developing talent. By fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement, he has consistently built teams that exceed business objectives. Leadership programs, such as APAC High-Performance Management and Global Finance Emerging Leader, have further honed his ability to inspire teams and cultivate future leaders.
Ashish posses financial & business acumen, leadership experience, and passion for innovation coupled with expertise in financial controllership, risk management, business finance and process optimization will drive value and support any organization's vision for growth and operational excellence.
Ashish is also passionate about Cricket and loves playing and watching Cricket. He is a wicket-keeper batsman and known for blasting opening to score quick runs and has magnificent hands behind the wickets. Ashish was part of teams two times who won internal cricket tournament and was also named Best Fielder of Tournament twice in eight season of tournament.
Ashish is a keen learner and interested in new technologies which can help improve Finance function and organisation business processes. He has completed AI course as well.
He has also volunteered for various cause and participated in events helping environment and raise charity funds for cause such as child education, women empowerment, sustainability, hunger and others.