September 1, 2026, Mumbai, India –
Grant Thornton Bharat has appointed Ramandeep Singh as Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Deputy CFO) and Executive Director, strengthening its finance leadership as the firm continues to focus on technology-led transformation and modern finance operations.
Singh brings more than 16 years of experience spanning Big Four firms and corporate finance roles. His career has included leadership responsibilities across financial controllership, enterprise finance operations, ERP implementation, governance, shared services and business transformation.
Ramandeep Singh’s mandate at Grant Thornton Bharat
In his new position, Singh will focus on strengthening the organisation’s finance and controllership capabilities while advancing technology-driven transformation.
His responsibilities will include:
- Enterprise controllership
- Finance transformation
- Next-generation ERP implementation
- Intelligent automation
- Strategic business partnering
- Modern finance operating models
- Shared services and centres of excellence
- Robotic process automation
- Expense management solutions
- Automated work-in-progress and revenue platforms
The appointment comes as finance organisations increasingly adopt automation, analytics and integrated enterprise technology to improve efficiency and strengthen decision-making.
Experience at PwC India
Singh joins Grant Thornton Bharat following more than a decade at PwC India, where he served as Director – Finance from 2015 to 2026.
During his tenure, he worked across enterprise finance operations, controllership and markets governance. He also played a key role in an Oracle ERP implementation and contributed to PwC’s Project Shikhar go-to-market strategy.
His experience at PwC adds significant exposure to large-scale finance transformation and technology-enabled operating models.
Career across KPMG, Accenture and Fresenius Kabi
Before PwC, Singh held finance positions at Fresenius Kabi, KPMG India and Accenture Services.
At Fresenius Kabi, his responsibilities included financial controllership, statutory reporting and cost governance. At KPMG India, he worked on financial accounting, audit readiness and process standardisation.
His earlier role at Accenture focused on Record-to-Report operations and shared-services finance, giving him experience in large-scale finance delivery models.
Focus on ERP, automation and analytics
A significant part of Singh’s professional experience has involved connecting finance functions with enterprise technology.
He has led an end-to-end Oracle ERP and Cloud rollout covering areas such as projects, billing, time and expense management, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll.
Singh has also developed executive decision-making dashboards using Power BI, QlikView and Oracle Analytics Cloud, highlighting his focus on using data and technology to improve financial visibility.
Sustainability also part of his finance experience
Singh’s background extends beyond traditional finance transformation. He has also worked on Net Zero programmes, emissions analytics and sustainability compliance initiatives, integrating these areas with financial governance.
This experience reflects the growing connection between finance, sustainability reporting, regulatory requirements and enterprise decision-making.
Singh’s vision for the new role
Commenting on his appointment, Singh said he was delighted to join Grant Thornton Bharat as Deputy CFO.
He said he looked forward to driving high-impact finance transformations, scalable ERP architectures and strategic business partnering amid rapid technological and regulatory change.
The appointment positions Singh to play a key role in modernising finance processes and building scalable systems that can support the firm’s future growth.
What the appointment means for Grant Thornton Bharat
Singh’s appointment brings together several areas that are becoming increasingly important for modern finance organisations: automation, ERP systems, analytics, controllership, sustainability and strategic business partnership.
With his experience across PwC, KPMG, Accenture and Fresenius Kabi, Singh brings a combination of professional-services and corporate finance expertise to his new role.
As businesses continue to modernise finance functions, Grant Thornton Bharat’s strengthened finance leadership could support its focus on building more technology-enabled and data-driven operating models.
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