Promoter-friendly, decision-led
We speak the language of business owners, translating finance into clear choices about pricing, cash, hiring, capex and growth.
About BizFractional
Strategic finance leadership, not another accountant.
BizFractional brings boardroom-grade financial leadership to ambitious Indian businesses. We help promoters and management teams make better decisions, strengthen control and prepare for scale: the work a great CFO does, on a model that fits a growing company.
Founder & fractional CFO
Harish Iyer, CA, MBA
Twenty-five years inside global majors, building forecasts, cleaning up balance sheets, leading turnarounds and stewarding portfolios worth over $500 million across more than 30 countries. Senior finance, controllership and CFO roles at Schlumberger, Weatherford, Shell and Equifax, across manufacturing, services, energy and technology.
Today he brings that experience home to India's SMEs and founders, translating finance into business decisions rather than reports. He works hands-on with promoters, management teams, lenders, investors and auditors to build the clarity, control and confidence a growing business needs. No account managers, no hand-offs: the person who advises you is the person who has done it.
Chartered Accountant (ICAI)MBA, Manchester Business SchoolMumbai · Dubai · Moscow · Bucharest · Kuala LumpurEnglish · Hindi · Marathi · Gujarati · Tamil
25+
years in senior finance and CFO roles
30+
countries of operating experience
$500M+
portfolios stewarded
4
global majors: Schlumberger, Weatherford, Shell, Equifax
Career
Where the experience comes from.
Finance leadership in places where the ground kept moving: oil-price crashes, regional conflict, post-acquisition integration and emerging-market growth.
- 01
Fractional CFO, India · BizFractional · 2023 – present
Hands-on finance leadership for promoter-led manufacturers, traders, service firms and funded startups: cash, MIS, controls, systems and fundraising.
- 02
CFO and board member, emerging markets · Equifax · 2019 – 2021
Strategic finance across multi-country operations: governance, reporting, business planning and data-driven automation in emerging Asian markets.
- 03
Senior manager, reporting & analysis · Shell · 2018 – 2019
Performance analytics and FP&A transformation for Integrated Gas and New Energies, enabling digital-first decision support.
- 04
CFO, Iraq & Turkmenistan · Weatherford · 2014 – 2017
Finance, tax, treasury and logistics through the oil-price collapse and regional conflict. Liquidity protected, balance sheet cleaned, first positive top line in seven years.
- 05
Regional controller, tax manager, business controller · Schlumberger · 2003 – 2014
Ten years across Malaysia, Russia, Romania and Dubai: controlling for a multi-country product line, tax integration across 25 countries after acquisitions, and business finance for a fast-expanding Russian operation.
How we work
An operator's mindset, applied to your numbers.
We are not a compliance shop and we do not deal in jargon. We embed in your business, learn how it really makes money, and put senior finance discipline behind the decisions that matter.
Governance and control mindset
Strong controls, clean reporting and the discipline that lenders, investors and auditors trust, built in as you scale.
Fluent with lenders and investors
We have sat on both sides of the table. We prepare you to raise, negotiate and report with credibility.
Systems that outlast the engagement
We leave behind dashboards, SOPs and habits: a finance function that keeps working long after a project ends.
In their words
Recommendations from the people who managed the work.
Every quote below is a public LinkedIn recommendation from a senior leader who worked directly with Harish at Weatherford, Schlumberger or Equifax.
Iraq delivered for the first time in 7 years a positive top line. Harish played an important part, and was very resourceful in protecting and cleaning our balance sheet. I like to think you will not take a big risk in hiring Harish.
I would work for, with or recruit him. He took the team from OK performers to top regional performers. Improved AR efficiency was a material metric.
Harish is not scared of asking the big WHY and always tries to find a lean approach to his work. Working outside his home region has shown how strong he is in international environments.
Managed direct and indirect reports of over 40 covering Iraq and Turkmenistan. Tax reform resulted in savings in excess of $1M. Excellent in leading under ambiguity and volatility.
A great manager and an outstanding mentor, with a rich experience of 20+ years. His ability to work through crisis and develop new ways to achieve targets was always inspiring.
A hands-on finance and business specialist with a keen eye on productivity and cost drivers. He manages his time and resources spectacularly. An asset to any organisation.
Next step
Bring a CFO's perspective to your next decision.
A focused, confidential strategy call and an honest view of where finance leadership would help your business most.