Rajiv Weeraratne

Rajiv Weeraratne, MBA, PMP

Senior Finance and Operations Executive

Finance and operations executive with 20 years across BearingPoint and Deloitte, including 16 years at Deloitte. Builds financial clarity, operating discipline, and decision support in complex, multi-entity environments.

Role focus spans Director of Finance, VP Finance, Head of Finance, CFO-track, and senior Finance & Operations leadership.

Sector focus includes GovCon, regulated private-sector finance, mission-driven organizations, municipal/public-sector finance, and finance transformation.

Ventura, CA | Greater Los Angeles / West Coast hybrid | U.S. remote | Travel-ready | Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Career Arc

A Career Built in Complex Operating Environments

  1. 01

    Project Controls and Financial Modeling

    Built the early analytical foundation through budgets, forecasts, models, and project controls that brought structure to complex work.

  2. 02

    International Field Finance and Operations

    Moved from analysis into direct finance and operating leadership across high-risk, multi-country programs where cash, compliance, staffing, systems, and delivery had to work together.

  3. 03

    Portfolio Finance and U.S.-Based Senior Leadership

    Shifted into broader account finance, multi-entity controllership, pricing, closeout, and executive decision support across a $238M IDO account portfolio.

Operating Style

How I Lead Finance

Finance should create the visibility, discipline, and operating rhythm leaders need when the environment is complex.

01

Decision Support

I use finance to clarify choices before they become problems. The work is not just reporting what happened. It is helping leaders see constraints, tradeoffs, timing, and risk clearly enough to act.

02

Operating Discipline

I build finance systems that hold up under pressure. Clean close, cash visibility, procurement control, audit readiness, and practical reporting matter because they give organizations room to execute.

03

People and Execution

I lead close to the work. Teams perform best when expectations are clear, operating rhythms are steady, and people understand how their work connects to outcomes.

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Expertise

Finance disciplines behind the work

Controllership, FP&A, audit support, systems, grants, procurement, and transformation.

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The arc behind the career

Sri Lanka, the U.S., and international assignments that shaped the operating style.

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Build stronger finance discipline for complex work.

If you are looking for a finance leader who can strengthen operations, improve decision-making, and bring discipline to complex environments, I would welcome the opportunity to connect.

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