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.
