Sundararajan Parthasarathy

About Sundararajan Parthasarathy

Strategic Finance & Operations leader with proven track record of driving turnaround strategies with sustained profitability and positive cash flow across multiple regions. Authentic leadership with deep business acumen makes me a trusted strategic business partner for the CEO/BU leads and the Board on transformation / turnaround journey.I’m a very approachable and respected finance leader who understands the business needs from stakeholders’ perspective and focuses on solving the problems through operational efficiency & simplification to help employees and digitization. I collaborate with the CEO / C-suite leaders to evaluate business opportunities, analyse various scenarios to manage the enterprise risks and grow the business. Excellent communicator who interacts very effectively with all stakeholders and organization levels.I ensure that the financial, regulatory frameworks are robust, supporting the business effectiveness. My specialisation incudes building/reorganization of high performing teams, business restructuring, dealing with the Board and Audit Committee, taxation – direct/indirect, corporate banking / treasury Bridge financing, commercial finance, strategic financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and operating plans, business partnering and decision support, finance transformation, designing business processes and tech automation, controls and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) procedures, internal/operations audit, statutory audits/regulatory requirements. Associated with sectors like EV Battery greenfield project, auto ancillary, technology engineering, heavy infrastructure space providing energy/power/oil & gas solutions, steam turbines, pharmaceuticals, healthcare (retail, development, factory), water technology solutions (small, mid-size and very large pumps for nation building projects), HR solutions provider, incl. joint-ventures. Having lived in 6 cities in India and 2 internationally (Munich, Dubai), learned the art of enjoying working in multi-cultural environment.Core strengths: Turnaround strategy, set up of companies, working on making the local unit relevant to the larger eco system, having team over self while promoting their ideas, creating a collaborative environment, and holding superior levels of enthusiasm in my interactions across all the levels in the organization, with business stakeholders, Board, etc. A common thread weaving across all my employers is maintaining highest level of integrity, compliance and work ethics, in carrying out business and functional activities – something that has become part of my DNA now.

Experience

1. Group Chief Financial Officer

   Centum Electronics Ltd.

   Sep 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Associate's degree, Accounting and Finance

• M.Ct.M. Higher Secondary School

  Std VI to XII, 'C' section, 'F' section and then 3rd group in XI &XII with Commerce, Accounts, Economics and Tamil

  1986 — 1993

• St.Mary's School Aminjikarai Chennai

  Primary School, LKG to Std V

  1979 — 1986

• Atria University

  AI for CXOs, Artificial Intelligence

• D.G.Vaishnav College

  B.Com, Accountancy, Commerce, Economics

  1993 — 1995

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA, Audit, Taxation, Accounting, Finance, Costing

  1996 — 2002

Skills

• Consolidation
• Banking
• Team Management
• Financial Audits
• Internal Controls
• Auditing
• Internal Audit
• Hyperion Enterprise
• Team Leadership
• Financial Modeling
• Working Capital Management
• Corporate Finance
• Variance Analysis
• Ifrs
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Financial Planning
• Financial Reporting
• Sap
• Change Management
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Mis
• Accounting
• Financial Analysis
• Leadership
• Cash Flow
• Finance
• Cost Accounting
• Management
• Business Strategy
• Financial Accounting
• Controllership
• Analysis
• Project Planning
• Business Planning