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Manish Agarwal

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Head of Finance and Accounting at Pattern®
📍 Pune, Maharashtra, India

Manish is a Chartered Accountant and CPA with over two decades of experience building and leading global finance shared services. He specializes in corporate finance, controllership under Indian and US GAAP, and managing large teams across the US, EMEA, and APAC.

He was recognized with a "Customer Centric Award" for his excellent focus on quality and meeting timelines.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Head of Finance and Accounting
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Personality Overview

How Manish shows up

Friendly But Fast
Charismatic
Assertive

They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions. They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship. They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary.

Priorities

Topics Manish cares about

Finance Shared Services
He has extensive experience setting up, transitioning, and stabilizing finance shared service operations for global companies like Pattern® and Eastman Chemical Company.
Global Team Leadership
Described as a "great finance leader, " he is focused on leading and coaching high-performing teams of 50+ professionals to achieve key business objectives.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Head of Finance and Accounting
Pattern®
8-2018 - 5-2024
Finance Leader
Eastman Chemical Company
1-2013 - 7-2018
Asst. General Manager - Shared Services
Rain Industries Limited
8-2010 - 1-2013
Manager Finance
Xchanging
3-2008 - 8-2010
Manager Finance
Rain CII Carbon (India) Limited
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1-2021 - 7-2022
CPA
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
8-1998 - 11-2001
Chartered Accountant
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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