
Vivek Raghuram
@vivekraghuram
Finance Director for D2C and consumer businesses; built channel P&Ls and closed a ₹100 crore non-dilutive financing programme.
What I'm looking for
At Ultrahuman India Pvt Ltd, I closed a ₹100 crore non-dilutive financing programme and built channel-level P&Ls across D2C and marketplace channels, including return and warranty costs. I also piloted Claude-assisted workflows for investor MIS and variance analysis.
At GFM Retail Pvt Ltd (TenderCuts), I built finance processes and city-, product- and channel-level unit economics from scratch. I partnered with commercial leadership on pricing that delivered a 20% month-on-month revenue uplift, and operating-cost rationalisation that yielded 5% savings.
At Veranda Learning Solutions Ltd, I built the FP&A, investor relations and M&A function from scratch, raised ₹500+ crore in equity and debt, and executed 8+ acquisitions worth ₹1,000+ crore. Across my finance work, I’ve built forecasts and costing models, supported fundraising and investor reporting, and worked with businesses across India, the US, UK and Europe.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Manager Business Finance
Ultrahuman India Pvt Ltd
Nov 2025 - May 2026 (6 months)
Structured and closed a ₹100 crore non-dilutive financing programme and led finance and legal diligence for a Series C round. Partnered with revenue team to publish channel-level P&L and built fundraising models and investor MIS.
Regional FP&A Lead
International Schools Partnership (ISP India)
Jun 2025 - Oct 2025 (4 months)
Owned end-to-end budgeting, quarterly forecasting and monthly close for 5 schools in the India network. Standardised Oracle NetSuite reporting and acted as embedded finance business partner to school leadership.
Head FP&A, Investor Relations & M&A
Veranda Learning Solutions Ltd
Oct 2022 - May 2025 (2 years 7 months)
Built the FP&A, IR and M&A function from scratch, owning AOP, rolling forecasts and management reporting across 17 subsidiaries. Raised ₹500+ crore in equity and debt and executed 8+ acquisitions worth ₹1,000+ crore.
Head Business Finance
GFM Retail Pvt Ltd (TenderCuts)
Aug 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year 1 month)
Founding finance partner to the CEO and founders, building finance processes from zero including rolling forecasts, scenario models and investor MIS. Redesigned pricing delivering a 20% month-on-month revenue uplift and drove operating-cost rationalisation yielding 5% savings.
AGM Chairman's Office
Jhaver Group (JU Agri Sciences)
Sep 2017 - Aug 2021 (3 years 11 months)
Finance adviser to the Chairman, owning AOP, quarterly forecasts and strategic planning across manufacturing and technology verticals. Improved sales-forecast accuracy by 20% through data-driven demand planning and led ERP implementation.
Business Controller
Maersk Group – Damco
Mar 2015 - Aug 2017 (2 years 5 months)
Served as Business Controller for a global freight and logistics company, leveraging SAP for financial control and reporting.
Planning Manager
BGR Energy Systems
Jan 2012 - Jan 2015 (3 years)
Managed planning for a capital-intensive power equipment and EPC company, using SAP for project planning and control.
Senior Software Engineer
Samsung India Software Operations
Jan 2007 - Jan 2010 (3 years)
Worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Samsung India Software Operations, contributing to software development projects.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
CFA Institute
CFA Level II, Finance
Cleared CFA Level II.
Indian Institute of Management, Indore
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA equivalent), Management
2010 - 2012
Completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA equivalent).
College of Engineering, Trivandrum
Bachelor of Technology, Engineering
2003 - 2007
Earned a Bachelor of Technology degree.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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