Sanjay Yadav

About Sanjay Yadav

Chartered Accountant with 15 years of experience across financial reporting, FP & A, budgeting & forecasting, controllership, and enterprise finance operations in manufacturing and professional services environments.Currently serving as Director – Finance at BDO, with responsibility for the end-to-end finance and accounts function. My remit encompasses financial and management reporting, FP & A, budgeting, forecasting, compliance, and governance, as well as leading strategic and transformation projects to enhance controls, reporting quality, and decision-making support.My career spans organisations such as Tata Chemicals, Nirma Limited, and Scott Bader, where I have partnered closely with leadership teams to drive financial discipline, improve working capital and enhance reporting transparency.I bring a CFO mindset — balancing accuracy, control, and compliance with strategic insight and forward-looking analysis. I am particularly interested in the practical application of Artificial Intelligence in finance, including automation of reporting, enhanced forecasting, and data-driven decision-making.Known for structured thinking, strong governance orientation, and hands-on leadership, I focus on building resilient finance functions that enable confident, timely decisions at the executive level.Core Strengths:Finance Leadership & Controllership | FP & A | Financial Reporting & Consolidation | Budgeting & Forecasting | Governance & Internal Controls | ERP (SAP, Hyperion)| Finance Transformation | AI in Finance

Experience

1. Director Finance

   BDO India

   Mar 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN

Education

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

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