Uday Kishan Narayanam

About Uday Kishan Narayanam

Accomplished executive with 18+ years of leadership experience in Global Business Services (GBS), Finance & Accounting (F&A) outsourcing, and Shared Services. Adept at designing and implementing high-impact business transformation strategies, leveraging finance technology, automation, and digital solutions to optimize controllership, productivity, and cost efficiencies. Recognized for building Centers of Excellence (COEs) and leading complex transitions for multinational clients in sectors like Pharma, Manufacturing, and Consumer & Retail. Combines a deep understanding of R2R, O2C, P2P, Treasury, and Management Reporting processes with a strong track record of implementing innovative frameworks and pricing models. An effective people leader, fostering trust, transparency, and accountability within large, diverse global teams.AREAS OF EXPERTISE• GBS & Shared Services Leadership: Account Management and P&L ownership. Established global service delivery models, set up COEs, and spearheaded major transformation initiatives as partners.• Finance Technology & Automation: Streamlined financial accounting and reporting operations implementing AI-driven tools, RPA, and analytics solutions.• Controllership & Compliance: Lead delivery of management reporting, internal controls, risk management, and audit assurance across large-scale F&A processes.• Strategic Transformation: Delivered outcomes such as cost reduction, margin expansion, and cash generation through cross-functional collaboration.• Service Delivery & Transition Management: Led multi-country process transitions, work migrations (life & shift, transform & shift), and ERP migrations (incl JDE to SAP) while ensuring minimal business disruption.• Leadership & Talent Development: Built high-performance teams with a focus on retention, succession planning, and continuous skill enhancement. Recipient of people-leadership awards

Experience

1. Senior Director - Strategic Initiatives

   HighRadius

   Oct 2022 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Deliver objectives of Product Market expansion & Analyst Relations. Strategize and establish a reputation amongst B2B industry analysts and experts leading the research and advisory for the Office of CFO. Help Finance org & GCC\'s transform finance and accounting functions from cost centers to value drivers.HighRadius is the leading provider of the Autonomous Finance Platform for the office of the CFO. More than 800 of the world’s leading companies have transformed their order to cash, treasury, and record-to-report processes with HighRadius.To learn more, visit

Education

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - ACCA, UK

  Diploma in IFRS

• Andhra University

  Bachelors of Commerce

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA (Chartered Accountant)