Narasimhan R L
Nara is a senior finance professional with over two decades of experience spanning financial controlling, FP&A, and strategic finance. He has a strong track record of building, scaling, and leading finance functions across diverse industries and business stages, including experience in healthtech and other globally operating sectors.
As the founder of Paduka Consulting, Nara partners with startups and SMEs in Singapore to deliver outsourced CFO services, establish robust finance functions, ensure regulatory compliance, and support investor readiness. His approach combines deep technical expertise with practical business insight, enabling organisations to build strong financial foundations and operate with confidence.
Prior to founding Paduka Consulting, Nara held senior finance leadership roles across both high-growth startups and multinational organisations. He played a key role in setting up and scaling finance functions, supporting fundraising and strategic initiatives, and managing group-level finance, taxation, and complex multi-entity structures across cross-border and regulated environments.
Nara works closely with founders and business leaders to bring clarity, structure, and strategic direction to financial management—helping businesses achieve sustainable and scalable growth. With a pragmatic and hands-on approach, he simplifies financial complexity into clear, actionable insights, empowering confident decision-making and long-term success.
With a pragmatic and hands-on approach, he helps businesses turn financial complexity into clear, actionable direction—empowering confident decision-making and long-term success.
