Nitish Kumar

About Nitish Kumar

My Career Journey:Currently leading finance as CFO in a multi-site business, partnering closely with founders and leadership teams on profitability, expansion, and capital strategy. Starting with a strong foundation in Big 4 audit and assurance (BSR & Co (Network Firm of KPMG) & EY), I developed deep expertise in financial reporting, internal controls, auditing, and IFRS/Ind AS standards. This foundation strengthened my ability to architect robust, scalable finance organizations.Transitioning to corporate finance roles (Toyota Financial Services, Novotech Clinical Research, Zetwerk Manufacturing, Absolute Barbeque), I have progressively owned larger responsibilities: from implementing Ind AS 116 with zero observations, to managing group finance for 30+ entities across 4 geographies ($1.6B revenue), to now driving profitability and capital efficiency as CFO.What I Do Best: Strategic Finance & Business Partnering• Driving P&L ownership, margin expansion, and EBITDA improvement• Budgeting, forecasting, and FP & A to support CEO/founder decision-making• Capex analysis, ROCE improvement, and working capital optimization Capital & Treasury Management• Debt raising and banking relationships (₹5 Cr+ raised)• Treasury operations, covenant compliance, and cash flow forecasting• Support for investor relations, due diligence, and fund-raising initiatives🤖 Digital Finance & Automation• ERP implementation and optimization (SAP B1, Dynamics)• Process automation, and workflow design• MIS, dashboarding, and BI tools Financial Governance & Reporting• Month-end / year-end closures and consolidated reporting• Ind AS / IFRS accounting for complex transactions (consolidations, business combinations, financial instruments)• Multi-entity, multi-geography group finance management• Audit, internal controls, and regulatory compliance Team Building & Leadership• Built and mentored finance teams of 10–16+ CAs and finance professionals• Enabled high-performing, scalable finance organizations• Formal performance management and succession planningI am particularly interested in opportunities where I can contribute to scaling businesses, driving strategic finance initiatives, and preparing organizations for the next phase of growth including PE investment or IPO

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   Absolute Barbecues India

   Dec 2025 — Present · Indore, IN

Education

• ACCA

  Acca, Accounting and Finance

  2017 — 2018

• Marwari College

  High School, Commerce

  2007 — 2009

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Master's degree, Accounting and Finance

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant, Accountancy, Auditing, Finance, Taxation

  2009 — 2014

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting and Finance

  2009 — 2014

• ACCA

  Dip IFR, IFRS

  2017

Skills

• Indirect Taxation
• Finance
• Financial Audits
• International Financial Reporting Standards (Ifrs)
• Internal Controls
• Teamwork
• Team Management
• Financial Reporting
• Vat
• Corporate Finance
• Assurance
• Tax Returns
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Internal Audit
• Bookkeeping
• Ifrs
• Tally Erp
• Account Reconciliation
• Statutory Audit
• Auditing
• Income Tax
• Budgeting
• Financial Analysis
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Accounting
• Tax
• Financial Accounting