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)

1% HR

Providing Fractional HR & 'HR as a Subscription' services to ambitious technology and Web 3 companies.

Founder & Director

Windranger facilitates the growth of Mantle and the Web 3 ecosystem by partnering with builders to architect extraordinary cultures globally. HR, Recruitment & Operations services provided.

Mantle (Eth L2) / Windranger Labs - Director of People, Talent & Operations

Simple, secure APIs to help you build smart financial products.

Lean Technologies - Advisor to People Leadership Team

TIER Mobility is Europe's leading shared micro-mobility provider, with a mission to Change Mobility for Good.

Tier Mobility - People Operations Transformation

In our Berlin lab, we develop dairy alternatives that are both nutritious & delicious.

VLY Foods - Advisor to People Leadership Team

Rethinking early years education. Opening progressive nurseries & delivering outstanding education across the UK.

N Family Club - HR Advisor to the CEO, HR team and Board.

Improbable

VP of People, Talent & Ops who was responsible for attracting, retaining, and developing employees on our journey from 75 employees to over 1100. 

Responsible for the Global People, Talent & Operations team management, structure and strategy (includes Business Partners, Talent, People Architecture, Operations, Facilities and Corporate IT).

Responsibilities include:
▪ Overseeing our expansion into the U.S, China, Canada and Europe
▪ Overseeing the acquisition and integration of 3 companies we have acquired
▪ Capability and capacity workforce planning across our three business lines
▪ Coaching and developing our managers and leaders
▪ Helping new employees get integrated and productive as soon as possible via the probation and onboarding processes
▪ Designing and executing tailored training strategies for our business units
▪ Advising on performance management, disciplinary and grievance cases
▪ Driving the people analytics strategy to ensure we use descriptive and predictive analytics to make better people decisions
▪ Setting compensation strategy and philosophy

VP of People, Talent & Operations

Goldman Sachs

Employee Relations: March 2013 to March 2016
• Prepare and present analysis on global ER trends, compliance breaches and regulatory obligations
• Advises on health, FWA and maternity cases
• Manage the involuntary termination process (Settlement Agreement generation, severance calculation / payment, systems access etc.)
• Partnered with Technology to design and project manage two major ER technology platforms
• Maintain case tracking database ensuring global consistency and accuracy
• Trained team members in London, New York, Tokyo and Bangalore
• Additional HCM responsibilities include HCM reporting and metrics working group, innovation
champion, HCM recruitment committee and mentor for Summer Analysts

Securities Business Partner: July 2012 to February 2013
• Assisted with compensation, promotion and quartiling processes
• Daily headcount, attrition and compensation reporting

Human Capital Management, Associate

Founder @RebelHR | Director @Windranger | Fractional CPO | Strategic HR Leader | HR Innovator in Crypto & Web3 | Scaling Company Sadist |

Hi, I’m Ian! I’m an HR Consultant, Founder of 1% HR, Rebel HR, and Director of Windranger. 

After spending 10 years in the world of HR and Recruitment, I have a proven track record in Global Investment Banking and steering a tech company's growth from 75 to over 1000 employees.

Back in 2021, I launched my first business Rebel HR as well as becoming Director at Windranger, specialising in recruitment & HR for tech start-ups and Web 3 businesses. 

Rapid scaling, new tech and industry adaptations is nothing new for us - we’re the specialists when it comes to the complexities of business growth.  

While developing and running both businesses, there has been one key factor that has been significant to the success I’ve achieved. 

For me, that was making my health a non-negotiable. 

Today, I’m the proud investor in Tailor Well alongside the fantastic nutritional practitioner Jessica.

Together, we’re transforming the lives of busy CEOs, Founders and high-performing individuals to thrive in life as the ultimate, prime version of themselves. 

Meaning they don’t just function at their best. Their careers equally function at their best. 

Taking them from just surviving day-to-day to thriving as the best version of themselves!
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Plus as a true HR geek, I devour a new book weekly - always looking for fresh insights and to learn new things! (My DM’s are always open to new book recommendations 📚)

If you’re interested in growing your business and changing your life once and for all, drop me a message and let’s have a chat!

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