Karthikeyan Chandran
Senior Director | Finance Transformation & CFO Advisory | ERP Strategy & Transformation | Building High-Performance Consulting Teams | Partner to CFOs and business leaders to transform finance into a strategic engine
- Role
- Leader - Finance Transformation Advisory & Consulting at Capgemini Invent
- Location
- Chennai, TN, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Karthikeyan Chandran
I help CFOs and executive teams reimagine how finance shapes business performance. With 27+ years of transformation experience, I design and deliver ERP and digital finance strategies that move organizations from transactional efficiency to strategic value creation.As a CMA and PMP, I combine deep finance domain expertise with ERP-led transformation to architect Target Operating Models, drive process re-engineering, and unlock data-driven insights. My work spans global enterprises in retail, insurance, energy, healthcare, and manufacturing—advising CFOs on how to build agile, insight-led, and resilient finance organizations.Over the past decade, I’ve led multi-million-dollar transformation programs, driven $500M+ in ERP portfolio bookings, and delivered over $30M in measurable process-mining outcomes for Fortune 500 clients. I take pride in bringing clarity, structure, and commercial acumen to complex transformation agendas—helping finance functions become catalysts of enterprise growth in the digital era.
Experience
Leader - Finance Transformation Advisory & Consulting
Jul 2023 — Present · Chennai, IN
As P&L owner for Capgemini Invent India’s Finance Transformation practice, I lead advisory-driven engagements on CFO strategy, ERP roadmap development, and enterprise value realization—partnering with global clients to future-proof finance functions.I spearhead large-scale, end-to-end finance transformation programs by integrating deep expertise in finance business processes, ERP platforms, and digital finance strategy. I build strong business cases that address people, process, technology, data, and governance to drive holistic transformation and sustainable outcomes.Key accomplishments include leading target operating model design for a global healthcare client—aligning capabilities, roles, and service delivery to enable their next-generation ERP, and orchestrating enterprise-wide finance digitization journeys for multi-industry clients.I have built and scaled a high-caliber team of 40+ consultants, rapidly expanding capacity and elevating solutioning maturity to deliver complex, multi-geography transformation initiatives with measurable value impact.
Education
Institute of Company Secretaries of India
Company Secretary
University of Madras
Master of Arts - MA
Institute of Cost and Work Accountants of India
ICWA
Dharmamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty's Hindu College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
University of Madras
Master of Science
Skills
- Strategic Roadmaps
- Strategy
- Requirements Analysis
- Erp
- Information Technology
- Software Project Management
- Finance
- Business Intelligence
- People Management
- Chart of Accounts
- IT Solutions
- IT Transformation
- Sdlc
- Solution Architecture
- Vendor Management
- Business Analysis
- Program Management
- Management
- Financial Accounting
- Peoplesoft
- Consulting
- Integration
- Peoplesoft Financial
- Project Management
- IT Strategy
- Oracle Applications
- Requirements Gathering
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
- Business Process
- Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
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