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Eagle-eyed vision may be Mphasis Executive Vice President and CFO V. Suryanarayanan\u2019s most valuable leadership skill. His ability to zero in on crucial but obscured factors \u2013 market conditions affecting the timing of an IPO or the surprisingly high cost of indirect materials used in the motorcycle manufacturing process, for example \u2013 has helped him add substantial value to the companies he\u2019s worked for while earning him impressive recognition. Honored as one of India\u2019s 100 Best CFOs for 2017-18, Suryanarayanan also received CFO India\u2019s First Annual CFONEXT100 honor in 2012 (and was a repeat winner the following year). That said he would rather talk about how he and his finance team\u2019s analysis of market forecasts spurred them to accelerate the timetable for taking a company public \u2013 a move that \u201cresulted in a fantastic valuation\u201d and a successful listing completed weeks before a major market swoon. Suryanarayanan views those types of accomplishments as part of the strategic CFO\u2019s core role. \u201cIdeally, the CFO should track the pulse of the business,\u201d he adds. \u201cIf the business is going to have problems, the CFO [should know] well in advance of anyone else in the organization.\u201d

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