Anuj Deshmukh

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DISC Type : cs

Global Finance Controller at Xoriant

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Anuj Deshmukh is a Global Finance Controller at Xoriant with extensive experience in controllership, tax, and treasury functions. A Chartered Accountant, he has a background in tax and regulatory services from EY and focuses on leveraging technology to re-engineer business processes and drive financial automation.

Personality Overview

Late Adopter

Process Oriented

Unexpressive

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.  Being observant comes to them naturally. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.

Topics They Care About

AI in Taxation
Was a panelist at a 2023 summit discussing the use of emerging technologies like AI and machine learning to modernize and streamline global tax systems.
Financial Automation
He explores innovative technology like BOTs and automated workflows to re-engineer business processes and improve efficiency in finance, as seen in his previous roles.
Empathetic Leadership
He describes himself as an empathetic leader who fosters a culture of trust and empowerment, and has completed training on self-development for effective leadership.

Media Appearances

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Work History

5-2025
Global Finance Controller at Xoriant
6-2023 - 4-2025
Global Finance Controller (AVP) at Birlasoft
10-2022 - 6-2023
Global Head of Tax (AVP) at Birlasoft
5-2020 - 10-2022
Global Head of Tax at Birlasoft
10-2016 - 4-2020
Senior Manager at EY

Education

2002 - 2007
Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
1999 - 2002
Bachelor's Degree from Symbiosis College of Commerce

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Exp : 18 Location : Pune, Maharashtra, India Job Level : N/A Designation : Global Finance Controller at Xoriant
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Insights For Selling To Anuj

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision

DONT's

  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Anuj is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Anuj

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Anuj move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Anuj take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Anuj

Personality Compatibility


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