Years of founder experience
Finance, leadership and transformation
YOUR PARTNERS IN TRANSFORMATION
Strategic thinking.
Decisive leadership.
Lasting impact.
Strategic transformation & fractional CFO leadership.
We help business leaders strengthen finance, transform operations and build the capability to grow.
30+
years of leadership
across global organisations Founder-led.
Senior team. Accountable delivery.
across global organisations Founder-led.
Senior team. Accountable delivery.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE ACROSS
Cognizant
Shell
Standard Chartered
Maersk
Agility
Genpact
Accenture
Philips
Organisations where our leaders have worked
Service areas
Across advisory and service delivery
Engagement models
Retainer, programme and advisory sprint
01 / OUR EXPERTISE
Clarity at the top.
Capability on the ground.
From your next strategic decision to everyday delivery, engage the support your business needs.
What does your business need next?
Choose a priority to explore relevant services.
01 CFO & Business Partnering Financial leadership for your next stage.
Strategic financial leadership on a fractional basis. Support for growth and funding, board and investor readiness, and high-stakes business decisions.
Discuss this service ↗02 Organisational Transformation Build an organisation ready for change.
Change leadership, digital tools and operating model redesign to modernise operations and build resilient, scalable structures.
Discuss this service ↗03 Programme Support Experienced support through pivotal change.
Programme management and thought leadership support for all your transformation, projects and strategic initiatives.
Discuss this service ↗04 Cash Flow & Cost Engineering Free liquidity. Make room for growth.
Working-capital management and cost engineering to improve cash flow, reduce rework and support sustainable growth.
Discuss this service ↗05 High-Performance Finance Teams Build capability that stays with your business.
Finance team development, mentoring, competency frameworks and knowledge transfer to support operational continuity.
Discuss this service ↗06 C-Suite & Board Advisory An experienced perspective at the decision table.
Independent director services, governance guidance and an executive sounding board to strengthen oversight and stakeholder confidence.
Discuss this service ↗01 Finance & Accounting Reliable operations. Clear financial insight.
Full-cycle finance and accounting, financial planning and analysis, statutory reporting and compliance, treasury and working-capital management.
Discuss this service ↗02 HR & Talent Operations People operations that scale with you.
HR shared services, talent architecture, workforce design, performance management systems and change leadership and adoption.
Discuss this service ↗03 IT Managed Services Secure, dependable technology operations.
End-to-end IT operations, cloud and infrastructure management, cybersecurity and compliance, and 24/7 service desk and support.
Discuss this service ↗04 Process & Digital Transformation Improve the process, then automate.
Process reengineering, Six Sigma service design, RPA and workflow automation, analytics, and operating model and governance redesign.
Discuss this service ↗Engage one service or a broader mandate. A senior partner remains accountable throughout.
02 / HOW WE WORK
Steady it.
Then make it better.
Protect business continuity first. Build improvements in phases, with clear ownership and measurable progress.
Protect the business. Understand the baseline.
Ring-fence day-to-day operations, capture knowledge, shadow key roles and baseline processes and metrics.
Focus: operational continuity and a clear starting point.
Create consistency before accelerating.
Establish a documented playbook for each process. Codify controls, service levels and handoffs, addressing risks before optimisation begins.
Focus: consistent processes, controls and ownership.
Make room for higher-value work.
Automate high-volume, rules-based work, reduce rework and unit-cost inefficiencies, and redirect effort towards work that requires judgement.
Focus: better processes and capacity for business decisions.
Turn operational strength into strategic value.
Embed insight and business partnering. Establish continuous improvement and support innovation on a stable operating foundation.
Focus: insight, improvement and strategic partnering.
Manage by metrics.
Agreed measures
Named owners
Regular reviews
A starting point that fits your business.
Discovery session Customised roadmap Phased rollout
FOR SCALING ENTERPRISES
FCFO Retainer
Ongoing financial leadership, board-ready reporting and oversight on a fractional cadence.
Discuss a retainer ↗FOR SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
Programme Delivery
A defined change programme with milestones, governance and outcomes owned end to end.
Discuss a programme ↗FOR A FOCUSED START
Advisory Sprint
A targeted cost and cash review, ERP readiness assessment or finance function diagnostic.
Discuss a sprint ↗Embedded collaboration, flexible scope and senior ownership. Outcome-aligned commercial models are available.
03 / THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE WORK
Senior experience.
Personal commitment.
Every mandate is supported by senior finance and transformation specialists with global experience.
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Rajkumar Meenakshisundaram
Finance, Programme Management & Transformation Leader
30+ years across consulting, Cognizant, Shell, Standard Chartered, Maersk and Agility. Rajkumar helps CXOs turn finance into a strategic business partner, combining financial leadership with end-to-end transformation delivery.
More about Rajkumar
His experience includes shared-services turnarounds, cost optimisation, automation, organisational restructuring and the DSV Panalpina–Agility integration. He builds resilient teams and governance frameworks supporting operational excellence and stakeholder value.
CREDENTIALS & GOVERNANCE
- FCA · ICWA
- Chartered & Cost Accounting
- CMA & CFM (US)
- Management Accounting & Financial Management
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Process excellence
- Digital Transformation
- Indian School of Business
- Independent Director
- Ministry of Corporate Affairs
23+ YEARS · ACA · SIX SIGMA
Srinivas Sharma M
Finance & accounting operations
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Genpact · IBM · Agility
Service delivery leadership, process optimisation and high-performance teams.
22+ YEARS · ACA
Deepa Kumar
Business finance & shared services
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Cognizant · Standard Chartered · Maersk · Accenture
Metrics and scorecards, business finance partnering, systems integration and shared services delivery.
22+ YEARS · ACA · LEAN SIGMA
Sinduja Kamalvishnu
Finance shared services & process excellence
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Trane Technologies · Philips · Cognizant · Shell
Record-to-report, FP&A, budgeting and analysis, Lean process excellence and global teams of 60+ members.
04 / EXPERIENCE IN ACTION
Global perspective.
Business-level impact.
Experience across technology, energy, banking and logistics, applied to the challenges in front of you.
Transformation delivery
Turned around shared-services performance and engagement scores.
Cost optimisation
Delivered cost goals through reengineering and continuous improvement.
Talent development
Built knowledge bases and career paths across global operations.
Stakeholder value
Moved shared services from transactional delivery to business partnering.
MANDATES FEATURED IN OUR JULY 2026 PROFILE
Data masking CFO MANDATE
Data & analytics CFO MANDATE
Logistics SaaS CFO MANDATE
Digital marketing TRANSFORMATION
The professionalism and dedication you have shown helped us to finalize the integration with success.
05 / LET’S START A CONVERSATION
What’s next
for your business?
Tell us where you are and what needs to change. We’ll discuss how Maathavam can support your next step.
Rajkumar M
Founder & Managing Partner
rajkumar@maathavam.com ↗
+91 98407 64537
+91 93636 34537