Narayan Daga

Business Unit CFO and Strategic Finance Leader with 22+ years of progressive leadership across Business Finance, Corporate FP&A, Financial Controllership, Strategic Business Partnering and Finance Transformation. Trusted finance partner to Group CFOs, Business Unit Leaders and executive leadership teams, enabling enterprise planning, commercial decision-making and value creation. Proven track record of strengthening profitability and EBITDA, optimizing working capital and driving enterprise performance management, strategic capacity planning and finance transformation across global businesses with annual revenues of up to USD 800 million.

Head – Virtual CFO Services at Kreston SG Advisors LLP (2025-09 – 2026-08)

Leading Virtual CFO engagements, partnering with founders, CXOs and business leaders. Heading a team of 9 finance professionals.

• Directing Virtual CFO engagements for 13 client organizations, annual revenues ranging from INR 30 Crore to INR 3,200 Crore.
• Supported revenue growth through pricing strategy, commercial finance and financial planning.
• Improved department profitability by ~3% through cost optimization and operational efficiencies.
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cash flow forecasting and DSO management.
• Designed and implemented executive MIS dashboards for KPI monitoring and performance management.
• Corporate Controller for a U.S. operating company.
• Led financial reporting, statutory and Tax compliance, internal controls and financial governance reviews.
• Directed preparation and review of Ind AS and consolidated financial statements.
• Led year-end financial close, statutory reporting and audit coordination.
• Contributed to IPO readiness engagements, including first-time Ind AS adoption and pro forma financial statements.
• Collaborated with auditors, tax advisors and regulatory authorities to support audits, statutory reporting and compliance.

Senior General Manager – Business Unit CFO at WNS Global Services Pvt. Ltd. (2022-04 – 2025-09)

• Owned USD ~250M Business Unit P&L, driving revenue growth, profitability, budgeting, forecasting, commercial decision-making and financial governance.
• Provided finance leadership for commercial governance, workforce planning and strategic business decision-making.
• Led monthly business performance reviews and governance, contributing to annual margin improvements of ~0.2%–0.3%.
• Reviewed monthly Actual vs Budget performance with the Group CFO, COO and Business Unit leadership, driving corrective actions to close revenue and margin gaps.
• Led AR and DSO management, reviewing critical receivables with Business Unit Heads and the Group CFO.
• Governed commercial approvals, pricing frameworks, investment proposals, business cases and spend management.
• Led the global workforce redeployment program, optimizing resource allocation to improve profitability.
• Led annual budget reviews with the Group CFO and COO.
• Partnered closely with the Group CFO, Business Unit Heads and cross-functional leaders across Operations, Sales, Finance, HR, Legal, IT, admin and international teams.

General Manager – Corporate FP&A at WNS Global Services Pvt. Ltd. (2018-03 – 2022-03)

• Directed budgeting and forecasting for annual group revenue of ~USD 800M.
• Finance Business Partner for 80+ enabling teams with an annual cost base of ~USD 225M. Optimized cost base by 3-4% annually.
• Led monthly, quarterly and full-year forecasting, presenting financial outlooks and variance analysis to the Group CFO.
• Governed enterprise indirect cost allocation methodologies across shared support functions and Business Units.
• Governed budgetary controls over CapEx and OpEx, driving financial discipline across the organization.
• Led FP&A inputs for MD&A, SEC filings (Forms 6-K and 20-F), investor presentations, earnings releases, earnings scripts, analyst call materials and guidance to the Street for revenue, ANI and EPS.
• Developed and reviewed monthly, quarterly and annual Board presentations.
• Partnered with Tax team on the Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS), securing annual incentives of ~USD 1.4M–2.0M.
• Supported M&A financial due diligence and post-acquisition finance integration across two acquisitions.
• Led global capacity planning initiatives, location strategy, ROI analysis, tax and legal compliances, seeking Group CXO approvals.
• Automated budgeting and forecasting through Adaptive Planning and executive reporting using Oracle DV.
• Led and mentored finance teams of 10–13 professionals across Business Unit CFO and Corporate FP&A roles.
• Partnered with the Group CFO, Corporate Controller, Business Unit leaders, Investor Relations, External Auditors and cross-functional global teams across business and corporate functions.

General Manager – Business Finance at WNS Global Services Pvt. Ltd. (2015-04 – 2018-02)

Senior Group Manager – Business Finance at WNS Global Services Pvt. Ltd. (2012-07 – 2015-03)

Manager – Finance at Atos Syntel (formerly Syntel Ltd.) (2009-07 – 2012-07)

Progressed from Business Finance to Corporate Finance, building expertise across Commercial Finance, Financial Controllership, Group Consolidation, US GAAP Reporting, SEC Reporting and Finance Transformation.

• Drove budgeting, forecasting, project profitability analysis, margin improvement initiatives and business performance reviews across multiple global delivery portfolios.
• Drove Project ID-level revenue pipeline, pricing, onsite-offshore mix and gross margin analysis.
• Led DSO improvement initiatives and supported US GAAP-compliant revenue recognition, consistently achieving DSO targets and earning multiple performance incentives.
• Delivered management reporting and performance analysis, enabling business leaders to monitor revenue trends, profitability and operational performance.
• Served as Finance Business Partner to the US Sales Head.
• Led group financial consolidation, variance analysis and executive reporting for a ~USD 600–700M global organization in accordance with US GAAP.
• Supported quarterly and annual SEC reporting, including Forms 10-Q and 10-K, and financial statement disclosures.
• Prepared Board reports and Audit Committee reports supporting corporate leadership and governance requirements.
• Led quarterly reviews, annual audits and global financial reporting with external auditors, providing onsite support in the US.
• Collaborated across global finance functions to support timely financial close, group reporting and regulatory compliance.
• Automated billing schedule notifications, CRM-based revenue forecasting and headcount reporting dashboards.
• Led a finance team of ~4 professionals while reporting directly to the Corporate VP.
• Worked closely with Operations, Sales, HR, IT and cross-functional finance teams.

Assistant Manager – Finance at Atos Syntel (formerly Syntel Ltd.) (2007-04 – 2009-06)

Executive – Finance at Atos Syntel (formerly Syntel Ltd.) (2005-04 – 2007-03)

CA Articleship and Audit Manager at SGCO & Co. LLP (2001-01 – 2005-04)

• Led statutory audits for multiple clients as Audit Manager following articleship and assisted in the IPO of Provogue (India) Ltd.

CPA (2010-10)

Chartered Accountant – ICAI (2003-11)

B.Com. – Mumbai University (1999-04)