Apar Bansal

About Apar Bansal

I am a consulting professional with over a decade of experience specializing in Restructuring, Turnaround & Transformation through the application of Analytics and Business Intelligence. Over the years, I have partnered with global organizations to deliver data-driven transformation across finance, operations, and strategy in Consumer & Retail, Healthcare and Automotive sector.In my current role as Associate Director at KPMG, I lead a 40-member team driving initiatives in:Working capital optimizationFinancial RestructuringTurnaround & End to end TransformationEconomic profitability & cost reductionFinance and operations transformationSupply chain & business restructuringBeyond strategy execution, I bring hands-on expertise in advanced analytics, including BI driven insights and Big data analysis. I enjoy bridging the gap between business challenges and technology solutions, ensuring insights translate into measurable impact.My professional toolkit spans:Transformation & Restructuring: Working capital, cost optimization, finance & operations turnaround, supply chain design, profitability analysis, Independent business review, Distressed company turnaroundAnalytics & BI: Power BI, Tableau, Qlik Sense, Alteryx (Advanced certified), SQL, Advanced Excel/VBA, Python, Essbase, MicroStrategyLeadership & Soft Skills: Team and stakeholder management, project leadership, and building high-performing, cross-functional teamsPreviously, at Bain & Company, I led a global reporting & analytics team within Commercial Operations and Strategy. I leveraged analytics to:Quantitatively assess firm\'s priorities and revenue impactTrack firm-wide financial health through advanced metricsBuilt executive dashboards for the office of worldwide Managing PartnerSupported internal strategy through competitor benchmarking and financial insightsEarlier in my career at S&P Global, I gained exposure to financial analysis, research, and analytics further grounding my expertise in the intersection of finance and analytics.Industry focus includes Retail and Consumer Products, Healthcare and Automotive with hands-on exposure to enabling business transformation in fast-paced environments.

Experience

1. Associate Director, Restructuring, Turnaround and Transformation

   KPMG

   Oct 2023 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   End to end transformation for a Wholesale Client:Led the development of a comprehensive Economic Profitability tool for end to end transformation of a leading wholesaler with annual revenues of nearly £8 billion, spanning both wholesale and catering operations. The engagement required advanced processing of vast data sets — to deliver actionable, granular profitability insights into their Payroll, distribution cost optimization along with Gross profit enhancement.Collaborated closely with client teams through frequent workshops to map and model their end-to-end supply chain and to deeply understand the nuances of costs, including extensive discounting and gross profit dynamics. Independent Business Review for a Health Spa company:Engaged by a private equity fund, I led the Independent Business Review for a $50M-revenue US-based healthcare company specializing in acquiring and operating leading medical spas nationwide. The company’s strategy leveraged operational synergies through scale, serving a rapidly growing niche sector.The IBR, conducted from the investor’s perspective, included a thorough financial assessment, deep review of the business plan, and evaluation of financial processes. Key focus areas encompassed identifying cash and working capital opportunities—uncovering ~$2M in potential improvements through refined management practices. The analysis also revealed that, due to the absence of retention clauses in acquisitions, newly acquired spas underperformed during the initial years following provider exits, emphasizing the importance of best practices in deal structuring.Despite operational inefficiencies and gaps, our review reaffirmed the company’s strong growth prospects and the quality of its seasoned management team. As a result, the private equity owner chose to enhance funding and remain invested, enabling the company to accelerate its acquisition strategy and expand its market leadership.

Education

• Bhagwan Parshuram Institute Of Technology

  Engineer's Degree, Computer Science

  2009 — 2013

• Bal Bharati Public School

  High School, Science

• Delhi School Of Management, Delhi Technological University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance and it

  2013 — 2015