Global Business Intelligence, Analytics & Transformation Leader

Portrait of Kanishka Tiwary

The reframe

Where finance, data and transformation become one intelligence system.

I help global organisations connect finance, enterprise data and transformation into trusted decision systems.

Finance(Value Creation)Data(Trusted Data)Transformation(Execution)Decision Intelligence(Kanishka)
  • Finance
    FP&ACommercial FinanceBusiness PartneringPricingOperations Finance
  • Data
    Data EngineeringAnalyticsAIBIData Governance
  • Transformation
    ERPPMOChangeDeliveryAdoption
Where they meet
  • Finance × DataCommercial Intelligence
  • Finance × TransformationBusiness Transformation
  • Data × TransformationEnterprise Platforms

Connecting executive strategy with enterprise data to drive faster, smarter business decisions.

Approach

Most leaders specialise. I connect the disciplines that power enterprise decisions.

Finance

Executive decision support through FP&A, commercial finance, business partnering and operational performance.

Data

Enterprise data engineering, AI, predictive & prescriptive analytics, and trusted business intelligence.

Transformation

Global ERP, BI and AI delivery with governance, adoption and measurable business outcomes.

The Result

One version of truth.

Faster decisions.

Better execution.

Measurable value.

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Global ERP Landscapes
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Countries Supported
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Years Building Enterprise Intelligence

Capabilities

What I build.

Enterprise Finance

FP&ACommercial FinancePricingPlanningTransfer PricingBusiness PartneringPerformance Management

Enterprise Data

PythonSQLDuckDBSAPPower BIFabricAzureData EngineeringMaster DataSemantic ModelsData Governance

Enterprise Transformation

ERPProgramme LeadershipPMOGovernanceChangeGlobal RolloutAdoption

The thesis

One source of truth. Then speed.

I sit where the data meets the decision. I've spent my career integrating fragmented global operations — dozens of ERPs, scores of countries, hundreds of entities — into one trusted picture, then standing up the governance, KPIs and programmes that turn that picture into faster closes, leaner inventory and real savings.

ERP · EMEA
ERP · APAC
ERP · Americas
Local reporting
Master data
Enterprise BIsingle source of truth
Sales
Finance
Procurement
Logistics
Operations

Global footprint

Seventy-plus countries, one picture.

I've stood up reporting standards and ERP integrations that span the globe — and made the whole map legible from a single dashboard.

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entities under one reporting standard

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countries reporting into the same source of truth

Data foundation

From fragmented data to trusted decisions

0120 ERP Systems
02Different Definitions
03Data Harmonisation
04Business Rules
05Enterprise Data Model
06Executive Dashboard
07One Source of Truth

The numbers

Outcomes, not duties.

Every figure below is something I delivered — savings banked, programmes shipped, cycles compressed.

Month-end close67% faster
Before · 6 days
After · 2 days

Four days a month handed back to decisions, not reconciliation.illustrative

Hover or tap a metric to see what it meant for the business.

The difference

I don't build dashboards.

I build decision systems.

Dashboards tell you what happened. Decision systems tell you what to do next. That's the difference.

  1. Business Questions
  2. Enterprise Data
  3. Business Rules
  4. Analytics & AI
  5. Executive Decisions
  6. Business Outcomes

C-suite

The C-suite asks in five languages. I answer in one.

CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, CDO — each asks differently. They all pull on the same source of truth.

One source of truth

Case study

Crisis Supply Chain Visibility

Challenge

Global COVID disruption threatened customer deliveries.

Solution

Built enterprise visibility across manufacturing, inventory and orders to enable proactive decision-making.

Impact

Helped leadership prioritise production, manage shortages and maintain customer commitments during one of the most challenging periods in modern supply chains.

Track record

Where I've done this.

  1. Jan 2007 – Apr 2009

    Financial Analyst

    Ford Motor Company — Canada

    • I supported operational finance, reporting, planning and cross-functional improvement in a global manufacturing environment.
  2. Apr 2009 – Apr 2013

    Senior Financial Analyst

    Siemens Medical Instruments — Canada

    • I led forecasting, budgeting, pricing, reporting enhancement and process improvement for commercial operations.
  3. May 2013 – Aug 2016

    Senior Manager / Manager — Global Transfer Pricing & Inventory Management

    Siemens Medical Instruments — Singapore · Singapore

    • I led inventory optimisation and supply-chain transformation across 50 entities supporting Europe operations.
    • I delivered €15–20M in annual bottom-line improvement through inventory optimization and transparent transfer pricing.
    • I directed a centralized manufacturing and logistics hub initiative and partnered with country CFOs and CEOs.
  4. Sep 2016 – Jan 2025

    Director, Business Intelligence

    WS Audiology / Sivantos · Singapore

    • I established the Enterprise Business Intelligence Platform, integrating 20+ ERP systems and local reporting into one enterprise-wide decision-support ecosystem.
    • I directed a €2M global analytics platform programme — business case, governance, vendor management, deployment and change management.
    • I standardized data definitions, item master structures, KPI methodologies and reporting governance worldwide.
    • I conceived and delivered the Supply Chain Visibility Platform for real-time order and component-level visibility.
    • I drove €5M in savings and cut month-end close from 6 days to 2, and supported executive, VP and Board decisions.
    PythonDuckDB
  5. Jan 2025 – Present

    Independent Quantitative Research & Analytics Consultant

    Independent · Singapore

    • I apply Python, machine learning and AI-enabled methods for predictive modelling and quantitative decision support.
    • I build data-driven workflows, dashboards and visualization tools on large datasets.
    • I own delivery end-to-end — requirements, solution design, implementation and stakeholder communication.
    PythonDuckDB

I joined a company mid-reinvention and kept the data whole while it merged and re-formed.

Those integration years are the Enterprise Business Intelligence Platform story — 20+ ERPs across 50 countries pulled into one source of truth as two companies became one.

  1. 2015
    Siemens → Sivantoscontext

    Siemens sells its hearing-aid division to EQT; it becomes the independent Sivantos.

  2. Sep 2016
    I join Sivantos

    Director, Business Intelligence — the post-carve-out, standalone era.

  3. Mar 2019
    Sivantos + Widex → WS Audiology

    The merger that formed WS Audiology (Lynge, Denmark + Singapore). I was the BI continuity through it.

  4. 2019–2025
    Integration

    I kept reporting whole as two estates became one — unifying 20+ ERPs into the Enterprise Business Intelligence Platform.

  5. 2025
    Independent

    Quantitative research & analytics consulting.

Signature initiatives

What I'm known for.

Enterprise Data HarmonisationUnified 20+ ERP systems into one trusted reporting platform.
Supply Chain VisibilityEnabled business continuity and customer delivery during COVID disruptions.
Executive Decision IntelligenceDelivered executive dashboards, KPIs and decision support across 70 countries.
AI & Advanced AnalyticsCombining Python, AI, predictive and prescriptive analytics to improve business decisions.

Foundations

Education & certifications.

MBA, Accounting & Finance

University of Windsor

Bachelor of Mathematics

University of Windsor

Google Advanced Data Analytics

Certification

Microsoft Power BI

Certification

Executive Programme in Algorithmic Trading

EPAT

Connect

Let's build the network.

I'm building my network with senior peers across business intelligence, analytics and transformation. If our work overlaps, I'd value the conversation.

Singapore

I don't build dashboards — I build the intelligence systems leaders decide from.
Kanishka Tiwary