Danial Khattak

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CFO & Managing Partner at FAUD Consulting

Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan

Overview

Danial Khattak is the CFO and Managing Director at FAUD Consulting, where he serves as a Virtual CFO for global businesses. He specializes in financial structuring, fundraising, M&A, and compliance, leveraging his qualifications as a CMA and Associate Public Finance Accountant to guide clients toward strategic growth and reduced financial risk.

Unique fact: Danial has successfully guided clients through over 500 projects globally, empowering business owners to scale with confidence and clarity.

Personality Overview

Late Adopter

Fact-Driven

Skeptic

Being observant comes to them naturally.  They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise.

Topics They Care About

Cash Flow Clarity
He frequently emphasizes that positive cash flow, not just profit, is what keeps a business alive and enables confident decision-making.
Strategic Fundraising
A core part of his expertise involves guiding businesses through the complexities of fundraising, investment structuring, and M&A to fuel growth.
Financial Modeling
He advocates for a fundamentals-first approach, using key financial ratios to inform his analysis before building any detailed models.

Media Appearances

Danial has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2023
CFO & Managing Partner at FAUD Consulting

Education

CMA from Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan
Associate Public Finance Accountant from Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants

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Exp : 2 Location : Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan Job Level : Leadership Designation : CFO & Managing Partner at FAUD Consulting
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Insights For Selling To Danial

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When following up with them, expect slowness; use questions to engage them, preferably over email.
  • Preferably use email to follow up with them instead of phone or Linkedin, engage by asking question or opinions
  • Actively address their concerns around change, risk, and acceptance by users

DONT's

  • Don't ask them to move fast, let them take their time and digest all the information
  • Avoid emotional and informal language, stay objective and to the point instead
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Danial is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Danial

  • 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 Danial move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Danial take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Danial

Personality Compatibility


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