Principal:
Krishna
Bhatt
Krishna Bhatt B Com, CA, MAICD
Krishna is a commercially focused and strategically inclined finance professional. He has completed his Chartered Accountancy from Australia and India and has well over two decades of hands-on experience with a proven track record in senior finance and commercial roles.
Krishna has extensive commercial exposure and experience and is adept at improving bottom line results through process improvements and financial efficiencies. He is highly result oriented with extensive management skills.
Krishna’s corporate experience spans from Controller to CFO and General Manager, from small privately held businesses to large listed MNCs. Having worked in various industries including consulting, private equity, trading, manufacturing, shipping, hospitality and entertainment, he has a practical and agile approach to problem solving.
Key skills and attributes
Business partnering
Financial control and management
Strategic and commercial analysis
Process improvement
Compliance and change management
Budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis
Working capital and cash management
Cost control
IT systems and project management
Team management and development
Previous Roles Held
General Manager, Osborne Yuille – Sydney based consulting firm
⇨ A boutique consulting company offering business consultancy & coaching; accountancy & taxation services to SMEs and small businesses.
General Manager – Australia and Head Finance & Commercial – JAPAC,
TNS Distribution – Ireland headquartered; PE owned company
⇨ A leading global distributor of consumer electronics and accessories for the modern world with an extensive range of Digital lifestyle products and Educational solutions, operating across Europe, North America and APAC; delivering an exciting range of innovative products and popular brands.
CFO and Head of FP&A, Australia
The CSL Group Inc. – Canada based, privately held company
⇨ Headquartered in Canada, a world-leading provider of marine dry bulk cargo handling and delivery services with operations in Canada, USA, Europe, Asia and Australia and operated a highly diversified fleet of specialised self-unloading vessels. CSL Australia was the largest shipping and transhipment company operating in the Australian coastal region.
Group Controller Pentair Water Solutions, Australia
Pentair – US listed entity
⇨ A division of Pentair Australia, Pentair Water Solutions was Australia’s premier water infrastructure solution provider with operations in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Malaysia; which was acquired by Crescent Capital Partners, a Sydney based private equity firm. The company was restructured and split into separate strategic businesses to optimise its enterprise value and future growth prospects.
Group Finance Manager Accounting Services, Australia and Asia Pacific
Weir Minerals – LSE listed entity
⇨ Part of The Weir Group, a $4.5 billion engineering company listed on the London Stock Exchange and focused on delivering engineering solutions to mining, oil and gas and power sector. Weir Minerals Australia, services Australia / Asia Pacific Region with its five manufacturing sites across Australia and Asia Pacific.
Professional Memberships
- Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (Member ID – 203330)
- Australian Institute of Company Directors (Member ID – 2617266)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Member ID – 048793)