Rajkumar Palanichamy

About Rajkumar Palanichamy

I am Rajkumar Palanichamy, a seasoned finance professional with over 19 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Commercial Operations, and Financial Management across diverse industries, including global manufacturing and IT. Currently, I lead the FP & A function at Texmo Industries, driving financial planning, performance management, and strategic decision support for business leadership while focusing on improving financial visibility and operational efficiency.In this role, responsibilities include strengthening financial governance, optimizing working capital, enhancing cash flow predictability, and driving value engineering initiatives to support sustainable profitability in a competitive manufacturing environment. The position also involves partnering closely with cross-functional leaders across Sales, Supply Chain, Production, HR, Marketing, and New Product Introduction (NPI) to support AOP planning, forecasting, pricing strategy, and performance variance analysis.Passionate about strategic finance, operational excellence, and digital transformation, with a Six Sigma Green Belt certification in Process Excellence and strong experience in leveraging advanced analytics tools such as Tableau and Power BI to convert complex financial data into actionable business insights.Throughout the career journey, high-performance finance teams have been built and developed across multiple regions including the US, UK, Egypt, India, Thailand, and Taiwan, along with extensive experience in establishing finance functions, implementing strong internal controls, and supporting integrated supply chain finance initiatives.Key Achievements:Spearheaded the establishment of a new financial reporting framework at Gorilla Tech Group, resulting in a 12 FTE reduction in reporting effort and improved reporting efficiency.Successfully scaled the Madurai Global Finance Center from a team of 4 to 84 members, strengthening operational capability and service delivery.Led a cost-saving analytics initiative at Honeywell, delivering $2.5 million in savings and earning Six Sigma Green Belt certification for excellence in execution.Recognized for strong leadership and strategic finance capability, contributing to improved stakeholder alignment and business performance.

Experience

1. Head of Financial Planning Analysis

   Texmo Industries

   Oct 2025 — Present · Coimbatore, IN

   I am the Head of FP & A in driving financial strategy, performance management, and data-driven decision making in a competitive industrial and infrastructure market.Driving value engineering, cost optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives to unlock productivity gains and deliver sustainable structural cost reductions across manufacturing and supply chain operations.Leading working capital transformation, cash flow predictability, and end-to-end P&L performance, strengthening liquidity, improving capital efficiency, and enhancing Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).Serving as a Finance Business Partner to leaders across Sales, Supply Chain, Production, HR, Marketing, and New Product Introduction (NPI), supporting Annual Operating Plan (AOP), forecasting, pricing strategy, and variance analysis across key financial and operational metrics.Providing financial insights on market dynamics, demand trends, raw material volatility, and margin optimization within the pump manufacturing sector, supporting growth across industrial, infrastructure, and agricultural markets.

Education

• Karnataka State Law University

  Bachelor of Laws - LLB, Law

• Madurai Kamaraj University

  Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Programming, Specific Applications

• Annamalai University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance, General

• Bharathiar University

  Master of Arts - MA, Economics

• The Institute of Company Secretaries of India

  Company Secretary Executive , Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law

• Annamalai University

  Master's degree, Accounting and Finance

• Bharathiar University

  Master of Science - MS, Applied Psychology

• THE AMERICAN COLLEGE

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting and Finance

• Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs

  Independent Director, Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law