Akshar Business Consulting Ltd

📍 Helping Finance Leaders Transform FP&A, Budgeting & Reporting | Power BI | AI-Driven Insights

Key Achievements & Impact:

✅ Accelerated forecasting speed by 75%+ by implementing connected planning solutions
✅ Eliminated manual finance processes through automation, improving efficiency and accuracy
✅ Developed single sources of truth for financial data, enhancing reporting consistency across departments
✅ Enabled real-time analytics with Power BI, driving data-driven decision-making
✅ Guided finance leaders in transitioning from traditional budgeting to xP&A models, improving agility


Leadership & Transformation Initiatives:

🚀 Led digital transformation projects to modernize FP&A functions for mid-to-large enterprises
💡 Implemented AI-powered forecasting models, reducing financial risk and improving resource allocation
📈 Upskilled finance teams in advanced analytics & automation, ensuring long-term success
🔍 Integrated disparate financial systems, improving cross-functional collaboration and financial visibility


I help businesses unlock financial intelligence, optimize decision-making, and drive sustainable growth by combining finance expertise, technology, and automation.


📞 Let’s Connect: https://calendly.com/abcltejas/30min | tejas@aksharconsulting.co.uk

Founder & Lead Consultant | Akshar Business Consulting

FP&A Strategy Consulting

Senior FP&A Consultant

The Value Creation Partnership

Supporting the Value Creation Partnership in the delivery of Financial Planning and Analysis Transformation programs.

Independent Operating Partner - FP&A Transformation

IWSR Drinks Market Analysis

Interim Head of Commercial Finance

YO! Sushi

Synamedia

• Deployed global digital reporting leveraging PowerBI, driving insights across the business while delivering 'a single source of truth'
• Supporting the implementation of Anaplan highlighting the key challenges and providing foresight to ensure maximum benefit for the organisation

FP&A Modeller

Unilever

• Lead the forecasting and month-end cycle simplification and automation while repatriating the same back to the UK reducing the headcount resource to less than half

Transformation Manager (Interim)

Currys plc

• Integrated and streamlined planning, budgeting and forecasting processes resulting to increased financial visibility and forecasting accuracy by implementing driver based budgeting
• Drove actions to improve the reporting on financial performance aligning to businesses strategic initiatives and to achieve overall business success

Financial Planning Manager - Supply Chain & Repairs (Interim)

Whitbread

• Delivered a new investment appraisal model (incl. NPV, IRR, Payback and Rate of Return calculations) for up-to-date concepts offering for any innovations. Appraised property investment and disposal opportunities in maximising returns

Investment Appraisal Manager (Interim)

Cobham Wireless

• Spearheaded major transformation project as Finance Business Partner to turnaround a loss-making business to being profitable through outsourcing, restructuring including asset impairment and strategic redirection.
• Designed 5 year and annual planning as well as monthly forecasting models for complete the financial suit (P&L, Balance sheet and Cashflow) achieving 98% accuracy. Leveraged financial modelling and scenario analysis to support management decision process.

Senior Finance Manager FP&A 

Finance Transformation Specialist | Delivering Finance Digitalisation: Efficiency & Effectiveness Improved +100% | Business Intelligence & Budgeting / Forecasting Technology | FP&A Thought Leader🌟 See recommendations⬇️

PE partners and boards don't lose sleep over spreadsheets.
They lose sleep over decisions made on numbers they cannot trust.
Manual reporting and fragmented data don't just slow you down; they directly impact valuations, delay exits, and erode investor confidence.

𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗜 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛
I partner with CFOs and Heads of FP&A at PE-backed companies to global enterprises who need robust financial processes that meet institutional investor standards, delivered within strict transformation timelines. 

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥
20+ years in strategic finance at GE Healthcare, Vodafone, Nielsen, and Unilever taught me what world-class FP&A looks like. Now I build it for others.
My team implements automated board reporting (PowerBI & Aimplan) and connected planning solutions (Vena, Prophix & Anaplan) that deliver:
• Real-time executive dashboards and investor-ready reporting
• Automated board pack generation that frees your team for strategic analysis
• Scenario modelling that supports investment decisions and exit planning
• Audit-ready forecasting processes that scale with rapid growth

𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦
 • 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿: Reduced budgeting cycle from 10 weeks to 7 days with full sign-off
 • 𝗫𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘅: Built Finance Centre of Excellence, improving accuracy and reducing manual effort by 75%
 • 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗘-𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀: Implemented investor-grade reporting that supported successful exits and improved EBITDA visibility
(Full case studies at aksharconsulting.com)

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦
Your investors and senior leadership expect institutional-quality financial reporting. Your growth timeline demands agile forecasting. Your strategy requires bulletproof numbers.
Most finance teams are built for steady-state operations, not the demands of PE ownership or strategic transformation. We bridge that gap.

𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 & 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣
I share proven FP&A transformation strategies through: 
• FP&A Unboxed podcast - real-world case studies and expert interviews
• Insights from an FP&A Head newsletter - practical frameworks for finance leaders  

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞?
If your finance function needs to match the pace of your growth strategy, let's discuss your specific challenges.

Let’s Talk – No-Obligation Discussion
📅 Book a meeting: https://calendly.com/abcltejas/30min
📩 Message me on LinkedIn
📧 Email: tejas@aksharconsulting.co.uk
📞 Call: 07592300593

➡️Specialties

AI-Driven Budgeting & Forecasting | Integrated Reporting | Business Intelligence | Connected Planning

Tejas Parikh (ACMA, MBA)

Marketing Strategist

Drivensteel

-Created prospect rapport by approaching leads and cultivating strong business relationships through sales.
-Manages international clients which includes The United States and Canada, to generate sales.
-Prospected leads, scheduled meetings and converted targets into customers.
-Analyzed market trends in consumer industries to implement appropriate marketing and sales methods.
-Specializing in building strong customer long term relationship.
-Identified business development challenges and customer concerns for proactive resolution.

Senior Business Development Manager

RWaltz Software

~Worked in a startup under the parent company Rwaltz
~Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities with international market to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
~Implemented innovative business development strategies to increase customer base and expand market share.
~Maintained highly effective relationships with overseas clients Includes China and Uganda and industry partners to drive growth and build a strong business network.
~Established, initiated and optimized business development strategies based on company targets, product specifications, market data, and budget factors.

Business Development Executive

MESA-VIIT

-Assisted with development of organizational needs and allocation plans.
-Guided team from time to time and oversaw the management.

Advisory Board

-Oversaw preparation and management of event budgets.
-Lead a team of 60+ members and managed to deliver successful events. 
-Work which incudes permissions, Budget finalizing, Event dates, reports, coordination with HOD's and college Principal.
Events includes - Teachers day Celebration, Model United nations, Mechmerize, Ted talks and industrial visits and monthly webinars about mechanical engineering.

Vice President

-As a Associative event manager I've worked and manage various event while studying.
-Worked in various domains which includes Documentation, Logistics, Art and craft, Marketing and hosted couple of events.

Associative event manager

AIESEC

-Worked in "Outgoing Global Entrepreneur", Organizing lead generation events and into cold calling.
-Met with clients (Students), delivering presentations, and educating on product and service features and offerings.
-Helped with lead generation, served as a core committee member for a global internship carnival,
Converted clients which helped increased the sales revenue by 15%

Senior Manager

-Worked in "Outgoing global volunteer" 
-Created posters and campaigned at social events and colleges to help the team with marketing.
-Participated in Marathon Event and interacted with public to generate leads.

Marketing Team Member

Forbes Marshall

Skill development course

VEM Tooling Group

Internship

Hello & welcome,
It is often said that there are 3 C's in life: Choice, Chance and Change and I use it wisely.  

I'm a Mechanical Engineer, techno-commercial & data oriented person, who enjoys researching, analyzing and selling.  

INTERESTS:
▪️ Consulting enthusiast, B2B, B2C, Sales & Marketing.
▪️ Like to work with Data, Stats and its Analysis, also love to sell in my own version.
▪️ An avid Cooking lover who tries different recipes and follows cooking.
▪️ While learning academics, I have worked with numerous cells and organizations with a demonstrated history of working in the fields of sales, marketing, Management, Documentation and Logistics.
▪️ A Great Orator and a debater who participated in many debates, MUNs and Elocution competitions. A team player who loves responsibilities and Multitasking.
▪️A good leading experience who managed to lead a team of 40+ members and achieve the targeted goal.
▪️ I like to create a network and catch up with different personalities.
▪️ I Love Music and sometimes reading!
This is what I am, Happy to connect with you :)

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