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Shreyas SM

Bangalore

Summary

Chartered Accountant with 11+ years of experience leading finance and accounts across startups, VC-backed corporates, promoter holding entities, AIFs, and family offices. Currently Vice President – Finance & Accounts at Entrust Family Office, heading the Corporates CFO vertical and driving fundraising support, investor relations, business model assessment, and strategic financial advisory. Experienced in fund accounting (Cat I & II AIF), MIS, budgeting, audits, internal controls, and building processes that enable growth, compliance, and promoter decision-making.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President Finance and Accounts

Entrust Family Office
04.2021 - Current
  • Lead the Corporates CFO vertical, managing a team of 10 (including 4 CAs) across retainer and transaction mandates for startups and family office clients.
  • Drive business model preparation, investor pitch decks, cap table simulations, ESOP design, MIS, and KPI dashboards for early- and growth-stage companies in semiconductor, AI, healthcare, consumer, and services sectors.
  • Manage investor coordination, term sheet review, SHA/SSA discussions with legal counsel, fund-raise documentation, and board-level stakeholder communications.
  • Implement end-to-end finance controllership, including working capital monitoring, budgeting, reporting, statutory audits, and internal control frameworks for portfolio and client entities.

Startup Eco-system – Select Engagements

  • Semiconductor manufacturing: Supported fundraising through detailed business model, investor deck, term sheet review, SHA/SSA discussions, cap table simulation, ESOP implementation, budgeting, and KPI dashboards.
  • AI startup: Evaluated term sheet, advised on global structure (Delaware C-Corp/Singapore), and handled ODI/FDI-related compliance in consultation with international advisors.
  • Primary healthcare: Built multi-revenue-stream business model, supported valuation discussions with CEO, represented company in investor meetings, and defined fund ask and utilisation metrics.
  • Beverage & restaurant chain: Worked with in-house finance team to strengthen processes, build robust reporting, and present the growth story to a family office investor.
  • Industrial catering: Drafted SOPs, cleaned up books for diligence readiness, supported investment banker, and helped prepare data rooms for potential Pre-IPO positioning.

Alternative Investment Fund (Cat II)

  • Supported setup of a Cat II AIF with corpus of approx. ₹1,000 crores, including coordination on PPM, contribution agreements, and side letters with legal counsel.
  • Managed LP–GP relations, distribution computations as per waterfall, fund accounting and administration, SEBI compliance, and coordination with portfolio companies.
  • Acted as back-office lead with close interaction with founders (including teams in Silicon Valley), and hosted statutory, tax, and PPM auditors.

Multi / Single Family Office

  • Led finance for a multi-family office with a team of 5, overseeing group restructuring to aid valuation consolidation and subsequent fundraising.
  • Prepared business models and investor decks, cap table simulations with sensitivity analysis, and MIS/forecasting frameworks for promoters.
  • Supported promoter journeys from ideation and scale-up through investor diligence to post-exit wealth structuring, while strengthening internal controls, audits, and risk frameworks.

Captain/Manager

Guru & Jana
Bangalore
08.2011 - 04.2021
  • Led statutory and tax audits for listed and unlisted entities across hospitality, healthcare, fintech, manufacturing, investment advisory, education, software, and AIFs.
  • Managed Ind AS implementation, internal financial controls implementation, GST transition, inventory valuation, and interim reporting assignments.
  • Handled audit support for global software entities (including UK-listed companies) and large engagements for banks and insurance companies (e.g., SBI, LIC).
  • Ensured compliance with Companies Act, Income Tax Act, indirect tax laws, and ICAI standards; performed consolidation at unit and branch levels.
  • Conducted quarterly reviews of listed companies for SEBI requirements and mentored teams through large-scale audits, delivering 50+ audits in a single financial year and receiving recognition for audit leadership.

Education

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Bangalore

Skills

  • Stakeholder management; investor relations; startup advisory
  • Fundraising support, business model and valuation assessment
  • Fund accounting & administration (Cat I & II AIF), back-office management
  • Corporate finance, MIS, budgeting, and cash flow management
  • Process improvement, internal controls, and profit optimization
  • Drafting and implementing SOPs, KPI dashboards, and reporting frameworks

Languages

English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Kannada
Proficient (C2)
C2

Accomplishments

• Advised promoters and founders from ideation to investor exit, bridging VC, LP, and family office perspectives.
• Oversaw fund accounting and regulatory compliance for AIFs with aggregate corpus exceeding ₹1,500 crores.
• Built MIS and cash flow frameworks that materially improved decision-making and investor confidence.

Timeline

Vice President Finance and Accounts

Entrust Family Office
04.2021 - Current

Captain/Manager

Guru & Jana
08.2011 - 04.2021

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Shreyas SM