Dr Warren Seetahal
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Santiago De Los Caballeros, Santiago Province, Dominican Republic
Toptal member since November 3, 2026
Warren is a senior management consultant with 25+ years of experience in corporate strategy, strategic finance, and operational leadership. He advises founders and executives on business growth, financial performance, capital raising, and operational transformation. His experience spans SaaS, eCommerce, and technology, including advising on capital-raising initiatives ranging from $1 million to $100 million. He combines executive-level strategic insight with hands-on experience as a CFO and COO.
Case Studies
Full Business Plan and Financials for Property Development, Supermarket, Texaco, and Rental Space
SolarTex: Initial Case Study Assessment
Enterprise Operational Transformation: Supply Chain and Exponential Performance Improvement
Expertise
- Business Strategy
- Business Transformation
- Capital Raising
- Corporate Strategy
- Financial Modeling
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Operations Management
- Strategic Finance
Work Experience
Fractional CFO, COO, FP&A, and Strategy and Operations Consultant
Freelance Clients
- Advised founders, CEOs, and leadership teams on financial strategy, FP&A, profitability, cash flow, fundraising, growth planning, performance management, and operational execution.
- Built investor and management-ready models from scratch, including integrated 3-statement forecasts, budgets, scenarios, cash-runway models, SaaS/subscription economics, unit economics, valuation analyses, dashboards, and board/investor reporting.
- Led finance/operations work spanning accounting, sales, marketing, fulfillment, analytics, inventory, customer service, and technology; established SOPs, KPIs, management cadences and accountability systems.
- Took over full control of operations for specified periods to enhance productivity and profitability and expand according to strategies outlined.
FP&A Consultant, Strategic Partner
Mosaic
- Managed recurring FP&A and monthly reporting across approximately six to seven client businesses simultaneously, adapting forecasts, KPIs, variance analysis, and management insights to different business models and operating drivers.
- Built automated dashboards; connected various systems (QBO, XERO, SalesForce, Rippling etc) to achieve automation; developed investor grade reporting and forecasting.
- Worked with Mosaic for several years from its early stages; earned Mosaic Grand Master Certification and received a testimonial from the director of client services.
- Worked with teams on capital raises, acquisitions, and subsequent business modeling.
Strategic Finance Consultant, Managing Consultant
BluPhi Capital
- Worked across financial analysis, modeling, strategic finance, business development, and advisory activities to support management decision-making and commercial opportunities in financial services.
- Combined finance and strategy disciplines with executive-level analysis, opportunity assessment, and stakeholder communication.
- Developed the financial infrastructure to help companies raise capital between 1 million and 25 million in equity, debt, and mixed financing.
- Developed automated and sound reporting structures for investors, boards, and management to understand performance and drive future decisions.
COO, Integrator Leadership
Freelance Clients
- Helped founder-led businesses build departments, SOPs, KPIs, management structures, and operating structures, enabling owners to step back from day-to-day execution.
- Managed US and Philippines-based teams for a US real-estate business focused on house flipping, various retail eCommerce businesses, and service businesses.
- Provided COO and integrator experience for Airbnb and short- and mid-term rental operations.
- Provided COO and integrator services for Silent Venus, a toilet and bathroom Amazon-based business, growing the business from 400,000 annually to 1 million in one year and 2.5 million in the second year.
Director
Andro-Media
- Progressed from analytical/finance responsibilities into senior cross-functional leadership.
- Built and managed a 75+ person internal organization plus external vendors; developed managers and handed off day-to-day operating responsibilities as functions matured.
- Led automation of high-volume marketing reporting that had required approximately 15 manual data roles; helped design a custom API/CRM solution, redeployed nine team members, and eliminated six roles made unnecessary by automation.
- Developed and implemented strategic/corporate plans; managed complex vendor relationships; negotiated millions of dollars in savings.
- Scaled the business from approximately $75,000/month to $1.8 million/month new MRR in 18 months while building fulfillment, accounting, finance, analytics, operations, and marketing.
- Developed SOPs and structure across all the functional departments.
Independent Finance and Business Planning Consultant
STRATESKO
- Developed bankable business plans, financial forecasts, valuations, and funding strategies; worked with lenders, brokers, investors, and government-related initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.
- Completed a comprehensive financial/investment study for a Bermuda real-estate development seeking approximately $25 million in project financing, including development/operating projections, financing structure design, and cash flow modeling.
- Developed a 100 million project with the Government of Bermuda and presented it to various ministers in Bermuda.
Director of Strategy, Finance, and Technology – Chief Information and Strategy Leader
SL Horsford
- Led strategy development as well as finance/technology planning and business-development initiatives across a diversified group; managed a $1.5+ million annual technology budget.
- Implemented Kaplan & Norton Balanced Scorecard methodology to translate corporate strategy into measurable departmental objectives and performance indicators.
- Developed strategic and bankable business plans; negotiated multi-million-dollar debt/equity investments; raised capital for growth initiatives; supported deployment/startup of new businesses.
- Analyzed acquisitions and green field investment for strategic growth.
- Implemented systems and structures across the conglomerate and across all back-end departments.
Information Systems Manager
Ctc Electronics
- Led business-process redesign initiatives as well as technology strategy development for departments.
- Drove RFI/RFP initiatives for technology procurement.
- Drove quality/process improvement projects for enterprise/network implementations.
- Implemented an ISO 9001 quality management system with an external consultant.
Education
PhD in Strategy and Finance
Rushmore University - George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and Project Management
Rushmore University - George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology and Accounting
Breyer State University - Kamiah, Idaho, United States
Certifications
CFI, PowerBI, DAX, SQL (Updated for AI Considerations)
Coursera
CFI, Valuation Modeling (Updated for AI Developments)
Coursera
CFI, Financial Modeling and Analysis (Updated for AI Developments)
Coursera
Mosaic Grand Master Certification
Mosaic
Fathom FP&A Certification
Fathom
Negotiations Mastery
Harvard Business School
Skills
Finance
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Budgeting, Cash Flow, Corporate Finance, Valuation, Financial Reporting, Data Analysis, Capital Budgeting, Cash Flow Forecasting, Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), Unit-level Economics, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Enterprise Valuation, Comparable Company Analysis, Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), Equity Valuation, Debt Raises, Fundraising, Financial Risk Analysis, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Risk Analysis, Financial Systems, Accounting, Profitability Analysis, Capital Raising, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Output Software
Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Microsoft PowerPoint, Buildium
Data & Analysis Software
QuickBooks Online, Salesforce, SQL
Industry Expertise
eBay
Other
Strategy, Operations, Financial Analysis, Modeling, Strategic Finance, Board Reporting, Executive Reporting, Business Planning, HiBob/Mosaic.Tech, Business Strategy, Strategic Management, Operations Management, Organizational Leadership, Business Analysis, Monte Carlo Simulations, Strategic Planning, Scenario Analysis, Corporate Strategy, Business Process Improvement (BPI), Operational Excellence, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), SaaS, Subscriptions, Chargeback, Business Transformation, eCommerce Strategy, Organizational Development, Executive Leadership, Financial Forecasting, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Financial Statement Analysis, Management Reporting, Cash Flow Analysis, Financial Reporting Dashboards, SaaS Financial Modeling, SaaS Metrics & KPIs, Revenue Forecasting, Financial Performance Management, Decision-making, Problem Solving, Precedent Transaction Analysis, Sensitivity Analysis, Strategic Storytelling, Strategic Planning & Execution, Business Development, Monday.com, Performance Management, FathomHQ, Investment Analysis, Project Management, Risk Management, Information Systems, Systems Analysis, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Inventory Management, Change Management, Topgrading, Strategic Design, eCommerce Fulfillment, Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, Revenue Growth Management, AI Integration, Negotiation, Strategic Negotiation, Stakeholder Management, Conflict Resolution, Deal Structuring, Executive Communication, Relationship Management, Leadership, Management Information Systems (MIS), Statistical Modeling, HR Operations, B2C Marketing, Optimization, Standardization, Balanced Scorecards, Xero, Rippling, Shopify, HubSpot, SaaS Metrics, Investor Relations, Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), Capital Allocation, Unit Economics, Process Design, Cross-Functional Operations, Klaviyo, Google Analytics, Power BI, Database Management, Statistics, Customer Service Management (CSM), Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS), Contract Negotiation, Strategic Partnerships, Commercial Negotiation, Microsoft Power BI, DAX, Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), HRIS
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