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Gopal Rao Raghavendra

@gopalraoraghavendra

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FP&A and finance manager driving budgeting, forecasting, business partnering, and financial automation for growth.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a finance leadership role where I can run FP&A, strengthen revenue assurance, and build automated dashboards that give CXOs real-time visibility—partnering closely with sales and ops to improve margins and forecast accuracy.

I’m an FP&A and Finance Manager with 17+ years of experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, business partnering, and financial automation across startups and high-growth organizations. I’m known for enabling CXO decision-making through forecast accuracy, margin improvement, revenue assurance, and disciplined financial planning.

I build driver-based models, revenue tracking systems, cashflow visibility tools, and automated dashboards to reduce cycle times and increase confidence in numbers. Highlights include improving service margin from 8% to 15%, cutting revenue reconciliation from 5–10 days to <1 day, and delivering automated revenue and SaaS contract dashboards that strengthen renewal strategy and revenue visibility.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Manager – Finance & FP&A

NiRaVi Food Tech

Jan 2023 - Jan 2025 (2 years)

Owned FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and revenue assurance for the business. Built live dashboards for revenue, margin, variable services, and opportunity tracking, and coordinated with sales/ops for forecast alignment and gap closure planning.

Financial Planning Analysis Budgeting Forecasting Revenue Assurance Variance & Opportunity Tracking Stakeholder Management

Assistant Manager – Finance

Capillary Technologies

Jan 2021 - Jan 2023 (2 years)

Delivered P&L analysis, forecasts, cost insights, and cross-team reporting to improve financial visibility. Reduced revenue leakages through structured markup and cost control analysis, and strengthened audit and compliance processes while partnering with CXO stakeholders on key revenue and margin areas.

Budgeting & Forecasting Cost Insight Reporting Cost Control Audit & Compliance

Manager – Finance

Commercio Connectivity

Jan 2017 - Jan 2020 (3 years)

Owned MIS, forecasting, revenue planning, and vendor cost tracking to improve reporting accuracy and financial discipline. Supported financial tracking and planning through structured MIS and ongoing monitoring of revenue and vendor costs.

Revenue Planning Forecasting Cost Tracking Financial Discipline Financial Reporting