Venkat Pillai

Venkat Pillai

CA · CPA · FCMA · CGMA · CFE

Global CFO. Cross-border finance, risk and governance.

I run finance for a nine-entity group across seven countries, and speak and advise on protecting margins, cash and controls in multi-country businesses.

Venkat Pillai
26+years in finance
7jurisdictions
9entities consolidated
5professional qualifications

About

Finance across borders, from the inside

I am Group CFO of SLK Global, part of West Ireland Investments. The group runs nine entities across the UAE, India, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Qatar and the USA, in energy, procurement and sub-contracting.

My work sits where margins usually leak: foreign exchange, tax and transfer pricing, cash across jurisdictions, and the controls that hold a multi-country group together.

Chartered Accountant (ICAI and ICAEW), CPA (CPA Australia), FCMA and CGMA (CIMA), and Certified Fraud Examiner (ACFE). Member, FICCI CFO Council. Based between Dubai, Bengaluru and Kochi.

Speaking

Recent and upcoming

Panel30 Oct 2026

What employers expect from tomorrow's finance professionals

CIMA & ISDC Academia Next 2027, Bengaluru

Roundtable29 Oct 2026

AI in finance and management accounting

AICPA & CIMA Executive Research Roundtable, India

Instructor19 Aug 2026

When controls work but fraud still occurs: bypassing the procure-to-pay cycle

ACFE Asia-Pacific Fraud Conference, Hong Kong · 4.5 CPE hours

Moderator2026

Show me your cash and I will tell you where you are bleeding

The House of CFO, Bengaluru

Panel2026

Talent, tech and transformation: the finance team of the future

BW Best CFO & Finance Strategy Excellence Awards

Earlier platforms include ICAI, ASSOCHAM, CIMA and CFO Vault.

Writing

Articles

  • UK Bribery Act 2010: an analysis of Section 7 Jul 2018 Compliance & Ethics magazine, Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics
  • Conceptual content, Certificate Course on Internal Audit 2018 The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • Risk assessment Apr 2014 The Chartered Accountant, journal of ICAI

Work with me

Where I can help

Keynotes and panels

Margins, cash and risk in multi-country groups. Fraud in the procure-to-pay cycle. AI in the finance function.

Board roles

Independent director and audit committee roles, with depth in controls, fraud risk and IFRS.

Advisory

Cross-border structuring, treasury and finance transformation for growing groups.

Contact

Start a conversation

For speaking invitations, board or advisory enquiries, or anything else, leave your details and I will reply personally.

You can also reach me on LinkedIn.