Naveen Ramakrishnan
Finance Leader | SaaS & Global Technology | Director FP&A at Freshworks | Strategic Finance | Scaling High-Growth Businesses
- Role
- Director, Fp & a at Freshworks
- Location
- Chennai, TN, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Naveen Ramakrishnan
Finance leader with extensive experience in strategic finance, financial planning and analysis, and business partnering in global technology companies.Currently Director – FP & A at Freshworks, where I work closely with product and engineering leadership to support strategic decision-making and financial planning in a global SaaS organization.I partner with the Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer organizations, helping evaluate product investments, align engineering initiatives with long-term priorities, and support scalable growth.My experience includes leading financial planning processes, developing operating forecasts, and contributing to long-range planning to help leadership teams make informed investment and strategic decisions.I enjoy translating financial insights into practical guidance and partnering with leadership teams to scale high-growth technology businesses.
Experience
Director, Fp & a
Oct 2023 — Present
Finance partner to Product and Engineering leadership, supporting the Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer organizations• Lead financial planning, forecasting, and long-range planning for product and technology investments• Manage financial analysis and optimization of cloud and infrastructure costs within COGS, supporting scalable and efficient platform growth• Provide financial insights to support strategic investment decisions and long-term product and technology priorities
Education
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
ACS, Inter
2007 — 2008
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ACA, Accounting and Finance
2006 — 2009
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
B.Com (Hons), Business/Commerce, General
2003 — 2006
Skills
- Tax Audits
- Revenue Assurance
- Revenue Analysis
- Policy Analysis
- IT Cost Optimization
- Revenue Recognition
- Internal Audit
- Statutory Audit
- Financial Reporting
- Revenue Forecasting
- Statutory Compliances
- Branch Operation
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Analysis
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