Ketaki Shiralkar
Partner & CFO @People Equation
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WORK HISTORY
Partner & CFO @People Equation
People Equation is an agent-powered capability transformation partner helping organizations scale, with clarity and precision, across Talent, AI, Finance, and GCC Solutions.Leading multiple Fractional CFO and finance transformation mandates, partnering with a portfolio of growth-stage and mid-market businesses to build and stabilise finance operations, strengthen controllership, and institutionalise governance frameworks.Finance-as-a-Service (FaaS): Managing end-to-end finance operations including payroll for portfoliocompanies, driving process efficiency, cost control, compliance, and scalable finance infrastructure, resulting in improved financial visibility and operating discipline for leadership teams.Fractional CFO :Delivering end-to-end finance ownership across portfolios—including cash flow management, AR/AP discipline, monthly close, MIS, and compliance—while improving reporting accuracy, working capital efficiency, and enabling investor readiness. Current portfolio includes MSMEs across healthcare, engineering, GCCs, consulting, and manufacturing sectors.Defined and tracked business-critical metrics to improve decision-making and financial visibilityStrengthened financial planning, MIS, and reporting frameworks to enable timely, accurate closesImproved working capital management and cash flow discipline across businesses Identified and supported fundraising opportunities; prepared organisations for investor diligence and capital raise processesBuilt and enhanced governance, compliance, and risk frameworks (controls, contracting, regulatory readiness)Acted as an embedded finance leader across a diverse portfolio, driving execution, accountability, and scalable finance operationsDriving execution-led finance transformation, governance maturity, and scalable finance operations with a strong bias towards implementation, control, and measurable outcomes, and serving as a trusted strategic partner to CEOs and founders in their growth journey.
EDUCATION
Indian School of Business
Executive CFO Program - pursuing
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Chartered Accountant
SKILLS
ABOUT KETAKI SHIRALKAR
Helping businesses define their finance vision, supporting CEO’s achieve their business goals by building financial strategies, putting guardrails and tracking every KPI that matters!As a leader established the foundations of the Organizations along with establishing global entities and running the businesses successfully with 19 years of experience.Provided a strategic vision of the Organization to meet the financial goals and profitability to grow and expand geographically with comprehensive business plans and a strong regulatory framework.Led the projects for cost optimization, directed the contracting to enhance profitability of the Organization with a vision of long-term stability and crafted strategies to align top line and bottom line. Directed client deals, sales process alignment to meet business goals and created a strong base of governance, internal control and compliance to support the fast-paced business growth, fund raises, M&A etc.
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