Ratish Kumar
About Ratish Kumar
Ratish Kumar serves as the Director of Finance at KPMG India, where he has worked since 2020. He has extensive experience in financial management, having held various roles in organizations such as ABB Ltd, Xchanging, and PwC.
Work at KPMG India
Ratish Kumar currently holds the position of Director - Finance at KPMG India, a role he has occupied since 2020. In this capacity, he serves as a core member of the Global Service Review Board, where he oversees the delivery of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Record to Report (R2R), Accounts Payable (A/P), and Accounts Receivable (A/R) from Finance Shared Services. His responsibilities also include managing financial, commercial, legal, and company secretarial matters for the South East Asia region, where he has achieved significant cost savings. Prior to this role, he served as Director Technical - Finance at KPMG India from 2016 to 2020.
Education and Expertise
Ratish Kumar completed his education at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, where he studied from 1997 to 2001. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) degree from St Joseph College of Commerce, Bangalore, which he attended from 1992 to 1997. His educational background provides him with a solid foundation in finance and commerce, which he has applied throughout his career in various financial roles.
Professional Background
Ratish Kumar has extensive experience in the finance sector, having worked in various capacities across multiple organizations. He began his career as an Article Trainee at PwC in the Assurance Practice from 1997 to 2000. He then held several roles at ABB Ltd, including Management Trainee and Finance Executive, from 2002 to 2005. He later worked at Cambridge Solutions Ltd as Finance Manager from 2005 to 2007 and at Xchanging as Finance Controller for South East Asia from 2007 to 2013. He also served as Assistant Vice President at Xchanging from 2013 to 2015.
Achievements in Financial Management
Throughout his career, Ratish Kumar has successfully executed a global statutory audit by PwC from offshore, which resulted in substantial audit fee savings. He has also played a key role in setting up and operationalizing an offshore Financial Shared Service. His leadership in digital transformation initiatives has enhanced operational efficiency within the organizations he has worked for, demonstrating his commitment to improving financial processes.