Planning, reporting and systems CFOs can trust.
Tusker Minds builds the finance engine growing businesses run on — EPM and ERP implementations, FP&A, BI and governed AI — and protects it with CISO-grade security leadership. Most virtual CFOs advise. We build.
The numbers you run on, and the systems that keep them safe.
Finance transformation and cyber security are usually bought from two different firms that never talk. We bring them under one roof — because your financial data is the asset most worth protecting.
CFO Office Transformation & FP&A
Systems, forecasts, dashboards and AI — built, integrated and run for you.
- 01Financial Systems ImplementationFLAGSHIP
- 02FP&A — plans, forecasts & scenarios
- 03BI & Reporting
- 04CFO Advisory & Virtual CFO
- 05AI Finance Transformation
CISO, Cyber Security & IT Infrastructure
Security leadership and compliance readiness without the cost of a full-time CISO, backed by 20+ years of experience in CISO, cyber security and IT infrastructure management.
- 01Virtual CISO
- 02Security Assessment & Risk
- 03Compliance: ISO 27001 · SOC 2 · DPDP Act
- 04IT Infrastructure & Cloud Management
You’re scaling on tools that can’t scale with you.
Revenue grows, but financial visibility doesn’t. Reports arrive late. Margins are a guess. Cash surprises you. Your finance function is stuck reporting history when you need a system that tells you what happens next.
Hiring a full-time CFO and finance team is expensive and premature. Staying on fragile spreadsheets is risky. There’s a third option — and it’s what we do.
The old way vs. the Tusker Minds way.
Real engagements. Real numbers.
Anonymised by design — we never name clients. Every figure below comes from delivered work.
A clear path from chaos to clarity.
No open-ended retainers to start. A defined sequence with deliverables you can see.
Diagnose
A Financial Systems Review maps how your finance function runs today — and the root cause behind the symptoms, before anyone talks software.
Build
We implement the system, integrate your data, secure access, and remove the manual work choking your team.
Illuminate
Forecasts, dashboards and AI agents go live — margins, cash and utilization visible as you trade.
Partner
We stay on as your fractional CFO, running FP&A and MIS and guiding the decisions that follow.
Most virtual CFOs advise. We build.
Anyone can tell you your margins are thin. Very few can implement the system that shows you why, build the forecast that prevents it and the dashboard that keeps it from happening again — then sit in the CFO seat to act on it.
That combination comes from 18+ years across controllership, FP&A and BI strategy, including Director-level finance transformation at a global technology firm.
Builder, not just advisor
We configure the model, write the SQL and ship the dashboard ourselves.
Finance + data + AI
One team fluent in the ledger, the data pipeline and the AI layer.
Enterprise rigour for SMBs
PMO, UAT and controls discipline from large rollouts, sized for growing firms.
Root cause before software
Sometimes the fix is a process, not a platform. We tell you which.
Built for businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets.
Across India, the US, Australia and the GCC.
IT services & tech
Utilization, bench cost, project margin and revenue recognition.
Manufacturing
Cost-per-unit, product-line P&L, inventory and working capital.
Trading & distribution
Gross margin per deal, cash conversion cycle, GST visibility.
Project & contract firms
Job costing, WIP and revenue recognition that holds up.
CFOs modernising
Replacing Excel or legacy EPM, or adopting AI with governance.
Start with a project. Stay for the partnership.
A defined build
CFO Diagnostic, Reporting Rebuild, Systems Implementation, AI Finance Transformation — or a Cyber Risk Assessment. Fixed scope, clear deliverables, something that works when we’re done.
Best for: fixing the foundation first.
An ongoing partner
Virtual / Fractional CFO with monthly MIS, or a Virtual CISO. We run the FP&A, maintain the reporting and controls, and sit beside you for the decisions that matter.
Best for: businesses that want a partner, not just a fix.
“Finance isn’t about counting beans. It’s about building the engine that drives the business — and making sure everyone can see the dashboard.”
— FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, TUSKER MINDS
Tusker Minds was founded on a simple frustration: growing businesses are told to either hire an expensive in-house finance team or struggle on with spreadsheets. No one offered the missing middle — a partner who could build the systems, run the FP&A and deliver the intelligence, all at once.
Today that same builder mindset extends to security: the platforms we implement hold your most sensitive data, so we help you govern and protect them too.
About the firm →Before you book.
How is this different from hiring an accountant?
Accountants record what already happened. We build the systems and forecasts that tell you what’s coming — then run the analysis so you can act on it. Compliance is the floor; we operate above it.
We already use Tally / Zoho / Excel. Do we have to switch?
Not necessarily. We start by assessing what you have. Sometimes the fix is better use of existing tools; sometimes it’s a new platform. We recommend based on your business, not a vendor relationship.
Do we have to commit to a long retainer?
No. Most engagements start with a fixed-fee project. Many clients continue on a monthly retainer afterward — but that’s a choice you make once you’ve seen the value, not a precondition.
Why does a finance firm offer cyber security?
Because your ERP, planning model and dashboards hold your most sensitive data, and customers increasingly ask for ISO 27001, SOC 2 or DPDP readiness before they sign. We run security as a governance and risk discipline — framed in business terms a CFO and board can act on.
Can you work alongside our existing accountant or IT team?
Yes — and we usually do. Your accountant keeps compliance and statutory work and your IT team keeps day-to-day operations; we build and run the systems, forecasting, reporting and governance layer above them.
Let’s see what your numbers are hiding.
Book a 30-minute Financial Systems Review. We’ll look at how your finance function runs today and identify the three highest-impact fixes — a system, a forecast or a dashboard.