Farah Nida Syed

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CFO at Plume HQ · budgeting, FP&A

Plume HQ
Hyderabad, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
12+ years experience
BITS Pilani
English, Hindi, Telugu
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Overview

I lead FP&A at Plume HQ in Hyderabad. Built the operating model the board used for a $300 million raise. Closed the books in 6 days, down from 17. Before that: PwC and Goldman Sachs. Chess on lunch breaks.

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ExcelFP&Aforecastingbudgeting

Experience

  1. CFO
    Dec 2023 - Present
    Plume HQ · 2 yr 10 mo · Contract · Hyderabad, India
    • Closed the books in 3 days, down from 16.
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $134 million raise.
  2. Financial Analyst
    May 2021 - Dec 2023
    PwC · 2 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
    • Took forecast accuracy to within 3% for 10 straight quarters.
    • Ran diligence on 6 acquisitions.
  3. Financial Analyst
    Dec 2018 - Mar 2021
    Goldman Sachs · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
    • Ran diligence on 8 acquisitions.
    • Took forecast accuracy to within 4% for 7 straight quarters.
  4. Finance Manager
    Aug 2016 - Dec 2018
    Hindustan Unilever · 2 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $33 million raise.
  5. Controller
    Aug 2014 - Aug 2016
    Zoho · 2 yr · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
    • Took forecast accuracy to within 3% for 4 straight quarters.
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $61 million raise.

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Education

  1. BITS Pilani
    B.E., Economics
    2000 - 2004

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