Karan Raney
Finance Director at Visa
The move
MoveNetwork International → Visa
TitleAVP Financial Planning and Analysis → Finance Director - CEMEA - Fintech / VAS
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE16.1
Total experience19.9 years
Visa headcount10,001+ employees
Visa industryIT Services and IT Consulting
Visa HQFoster City, California
Visa typePublic Company
Career arc
- Finance Director - CEMEA - Fintech / VASJan 2024 — Present
Visa· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Finance Director - GCC FP&ASep 2019 — Dec 2023Visa· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- AVP Financial Planning and AnalysisMar 2019 — Sep 2019
Network International· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Senior Manager Financial Planning & AnalysisApr 2018 — Mar 2019Network International· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Finance Manager - IT & OperationsJan 2015 — Apr 2018Network International· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Planning and Strategy AnalystMar 2012 — Dec 2014
Rotana Media Group· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Senior Associate, CFO Advisory and Business DevelopmentJan 2010 — Feb 2012
Xcel Accounting· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Audit SeniorJul 2007 — Aug 2009
KPMG LLP· Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Audit AssistantSep 2004 — May 2006
Deloitte & Touche LLP· Dayton, Ohio, United States
Education
- The Ohio State University Fisher College of BusinessMasters · Accounting2006 — 2007
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)CPA · Accounting2009 — 2009
- Ohio Wesleyan UniversityBachelor of Arts · Accounting2000 — 2004
Languages
- Hindi
Top skills
Cash FlowInternal ControlsInternal AuditBusiness PlanningForecastingFinancial Modeling
About
- Currently working at Visa - 4 years Audit experience with Deloitte and KPMG (2004-2009) - Spent 2 years (2010-2012) in a start up management consulting firm - Worked closely with senior management of clients to help with revenue growth and cost cutting - Was founding member of BNI Kaizen Chapter in Dubai and generated business for the Company through referrals Specialties: - Financial Analysis - Planning and Strategy - Audit - Due diligence - Business Development and Networking