Vikram Kulkarni

About Vikram Kulkarni

With over 17 years of experience in Business Partnering, Commercial Finance, Finance Controllership, Audit & Tax, and Data Analytics, I currently work as CFO with Warner Music Group for India and South Asia. Throughout my journey, I’ve held key roles across these areas, consistently driving strategic insights and enabling performance across the organization, with a bent of people-first approach.As a Chartered Accountant with a strong foundation from a Big Four accounting firm, I bring a blend of technical expertise, financial leadership, and problem-solving/continuous learning acumen. My experiences have been in leading functional subsets, leading teams, and contributing to high-impact projects that support business growth and operational excellence.What sets me apart is my passion for people, building and mentoring high-performing teams, turning data into strategy, finding growth opportunities and ensuring operational/executional excellence, being open to diverse perspectives, fostering collaboration across global teams. I can deeply connect with the purpose and strive to align finance as a true partner in achieving that mission.I\'m always open to connecting with professionals on this journey.

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   Warner Music Group

   Oct 2025 — Present

Education

• BMCC, University of Pune

  B.Com, Finance, Accounts and Costing

  2003 — 2006

• St. Xaviers High School

  SSC

  2001 — 2001

• ICAI

  CA, Accounts, Costing, Finance, Tax

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Internal Audit
• Income Tax
• Mis
• Statutory Audit
• Ifrs
• Statutory Accounting
• Accounting
• Finance
• Financial Planning
• Management
• Management Information Systems (Mis)
• Tax
• Corporate Fp&a
• Assurance
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Analysis
• Indirect Taxation
• Internal Controls
• Corporate Finance
• Auditing
• Financial Reporting