Strategic Finance Consultant & Growth Partner

Helping SMEs and founders build resilient financial systems, while empowering the next generation to build wealth early.

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Gen Z Wealth Building Coach

Gen z wealth building coach empowering young adults to build lasting wealth through proven strategies.

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Hi, I'm Suraj Fernando

Over two decades in strategic finance has taught me that the best solutions come from calm mastery, not chaos. I've guided financial transformations at Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, Credit Suisse, and Ernst & Young - always with the same principle: complex challenges require clear, strategic thinking.

Today, I bring this enterprise-level precision to two distinct but connected missions: helping businesses build resilient financial foundations for sustainable growth, and mentoring Gen Z individuals to achieve financial independence early in their careers.

Years of Experience
12Years of Experience

Business Advisor

Happy Clients
560Happy Clients
Projects Complete
750Projects Complete
Suraj Fernando
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Whether you're looking to scale your business or build personal wealth, every journey starts with a conversation.

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No pressure, no sales pitch — just honest advice about your next steps.

The Clarity, Growth, Freedom Framework

Every successful financial transformation – whether for a business or an individual – follows the same three stages:

Clarity

Clarity

Get crystal clear on where you are financially and where you want to go.

Growth

Growth

Build systems and strategies that create sustainable, profitable growth.

Freedom

Freedom

Achieve the financial independence that lets you focus on what matters most.

What Success Looks Like

Real results for real people. Here's what happens when we work together:

Business Transformation

Startups:

Startups:

Robust financial foundations that attract investors and enable growth.

Enterprises:

Enterprises:

Streamlined finance operations and strategic clarity during change.

Smart Saving Strategies:

Smart Saving Strategies:

Start investing with strategies that make sense for your age and goals.

Personal Wealth Building

SMEs:

SMEs:

Improved cash flow, reduced costs, and clear paths to scale or exit.

Clear Financial Picture:

Clear Financial Picture:

No more confusion about where your money goes.

Investment Confidence:

Investment Confidence:

Make decisions with calm clarity, not guesswork.

Trusted by Global Leaders

I've had the privilege of working with some of the world's most respected organizations, gaining insights that I now bring to businesses and individuals alike.

Business testimonials

Business Testimonials:

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One of the most thoughtful finance professionals I’ve partnered with—highly analytical while staying a true business partner. Responsive, accountable, and great at translating finance into business impact.

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Joanna K.
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Suraj consistently demonstrated a deep commitment to understanding the nuances of the partner function, never settling for surface-level support. He proactively sought opportunities to streamline processes, drive efficiencies, and elevate the strategic value of finance in my decision making. His ability to balance technical expertise with a collaborative mindset made him a true partner.

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Neil Roberts
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I worked with Suraj as my finance partner managing the budgets for the EU and JAPAC clinical operations teams. I always found him to be very reliable, a clear communicator and able to provide practical guidance and support to the business even under difficult circumstances. I’d be happy to work with him again.

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Steve Martindill
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An excellent business partner, who understands the critical elements of their stakeholders business, the interplay and dependencies between key factors and who can consolidate and simplify the situation so that their stakeholders can make quick well informed decisions. An excellent communicator and a partner in all major budget decision. I highly recommend Suraj!

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Alan Collins
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Suraj has been the HR Finance Business Partner during his time at Gilead and we worked closely together. I really appreciated his competence, reliability and his ability to understand the needs. HR budgets often don’t get the required attention due to the size of the budgets but I always felt getting the right attention from my business partner. Suraj done all of his work with a smile on his face.

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Dagmar Smith
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I found Suraj to be great team player, always willing to help and would go out of his way to get the job done. He was a vwrh hands on individual was instrumental in setting up our new analysis model which has made data gathering much more easier and hence the analysis that much more useful.

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Ahmad A.
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Suraj worked for a short period with me at Three, but was able to make big positive impact by completely restructuring our month end reporting pack. He is a calm and confident individual who would be an asset in any team.

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Amir Saddique
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Suraj works in a very collaborative way and has proved himself to be an invaluable member of the team time and time again. Suraj was in my team at both Gilead Sciences and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. He has a broad range of skills across commercial finance, accounting and analytics, and I would not hesitate to work with Suraj again.

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Neil Harding
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Suraj worked for me on a series of discreet projects relating to the service provision of Credit Suisse corporate functions to the Businesses. This involved the migration of part of the Finance function from Poland to India to align with our wider operating model. Suraj is a natural influencer; he was able to quickly gain the trust and respect of my management team and the individuals impacted by this migration. Suraj ensured a personal touch in this delicately balanced project, resulting in a very successful outcome.

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Andrew Cooper
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In the two years that Suraj worked for me, I found him highly professional and customer orientated, and very personable with different stakeholders, skills which would be an asset in any finance role

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Ed Popplewell
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I placed Suraj at one of our global clients on an initial 6 month contract. Suraj was a pleasure to work with from the start, I found him very professional, personable and reliable. Once he was offered the role, we received great feedback almost immediately from his direct reporting manager and they were very sad to see him leave after 3 extensions. I would highly recommend Suraj and would it be a pleasure to work with him again....

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Cristina Stella Longmuir
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I met Suraj when I joined Ernst & Young as a trainee. He was a very good team player and was knowledgeable in the field. Over the years he has grown to a talented financial professional who has proven his ability.

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Portia Jayamaha
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I first met Suraj when he joined Ernst & Young in 1997 as an Audit Trainee. He was a very enthusiastic individual with an extremely pleasing personality. He did his work with dedication and commitment, completing his assignments on time to the client’s satisfaction. He had a very successful carrier at EY.

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Diyamanthi Gunaratne
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Suraj is a result oriented and highly organised professional, he was responsible for enterprise risk management and internal controls implementation in the company. He is a great team player who worked closely with senior management to capture and document risks, resulting in magnified risk awareness through out the company. I wish him good luck for the future.

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Asif Ishaq
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I was very impressed by the enthusiasm and diligence that Suraj brought to the role and also the trust & confidence that he quickly established with the various stakeholders. Suraj kept all parties very well informed throughout the project and his professionalism and openness were key factors in ensuring the project's success. Suraj also supported management throughout the initial reporting periods in order to minimise teething issues and ensure an excellent start under the new structure.

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Brian Flannery
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Suraj is a very detail-focused individual with a passion for the business. When Suraj worked for me, he was instrumental in helping us work through a financial mess for integrating a massive acquisition, and we would not have been able to do it without him.

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Jeff Pearson
5.0

Gen Z Testimonials:

I recently completed a coaching session with Suraj Fernando, initially I was sceptical how these coaching systems works as there are many with various coaches, however Suraj was able to change my perception after our program. He is a great listener who can easily understand and break down your challenges and work out a path to achieve our goals. His follow up mechanism even after the program is exemplary. I would not hesitate to recommend Suraj to anyone who is looking for that extra push in understanding your inner potential.
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Mihiru
5.0
Suraj was very supportive, generous and kind. He was able to give me the perspective I needed in order for me to recognise patterns and behaviours that were holding me back from making progress and ultimately achieving my goal. We worked on my perfectionist tendencies and He was always able to provide me very valuable insight when I was being too critical, and really helped me break down my goal into achievable baby steps so that I could actually take action. Suraj was able to give me the push I needed to start taking the steps and He did this in a very supportive way. I was really happy that I made the decision to do coaching!
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Lara
5.0
Suraj is a great coach. He is respectful, calming and supportive. When I felt overwhelmed, Suraj encouraged me to stay focussed, to set smaller goals/challenges at first. Then slowly, but surely, I gradually set bigger goals. The sense of achievement was/is amazing! I often refer back to our discussions to remind myself to believe in me and my abilities.
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Louise
5.0
Suraj really helped me to think about myself and my behaviour and personality when performing my current work function. This quickly led to improvements in my performance and results, by being more analytical, thoughtful, demanding and result driven in my work activities and has also helped me organise myself and plan my strategy for job seeking which will soon be required. He is a very good listener and then able to ask considered questions that were very astute and relevant to my situation. This led to the quick developments and insights that were translated into positive action plans. They quickly paid off in positive results.
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Stuart
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