Value proposition
At Norstar Meridian, we believe finance is more than numbers—it is a strategic enabler of business growth. We partner with organizations to navigate complexity, strengthen financial performance, and build resilient businesses through practical, insight-driven advisory.
Whether it's improving financial visibility, optimizing cash flows, strengthening governance, implementing finance systems, or providing strategic decision support, our solutions are tailored to each client's unique business needs.
As a founder-led boutique advisory firm, we combine deep industry knowledge with hands-on execution, ensuring clients receive practical advice, personalized attention, and measurable outcomes. We work as an extension of your leadership team, helping you make informed decisions, improve operational efficiency, and create sustainable long-term value.
Meet the founders
Anand Krishnaraj
Partner | Maritime Finance & Strategic Advisory
Anand brings over 14 years of experience in the global maritime industry, advising businesses across shipping, fleet finance, treasury, capital structuring, and commercial finance. His career has been built around helping organisations navigate the financial complexities of the maritime sector while driving sustainable business growth and operational excellence.
With a deep understanding of the shipping industry and its evolving landscape, Anand works closely with business leaders to develop practical financial strategies, optimise capital deployment, strengthen governance, and support informed decision-making. His collaborative and solutions-oriented approach enables clients to confidently navigate both opportunities and challenges in a dynamic global market.
Anand holds an MBA from the University of Western Australia.
Parvathy V Kumar
Partner | Business Transformation & Financial Advisory
With over nine years of experience advising organisations on financial strategy, business planning, and finance transformation. Throughout her career, she has partnered with leadership teams across diverse industries, helping organisations strengthen financial management, improve operational efficiency, and build scalable finance functions.
Her expertise spans strategic financial planning, project financial management, budgeting and forecasting, finance transformation, governance, and business partnering. Passionate about turning financial data into meaningful business insights, Parvathy believes finance should be a catalyst for growth, enabling organisations to make informed decisions and achieve long-term success.
Parvathy is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Our commitment
With a combined professional experience of over 23 years across diverse sectors—including the maritime industry, NGO impact assessment, assurance, taxation, and financial advisory—we are committed to delivering exceptional service, practical insights, and uncompromising professional standards to our clients.
What we offer
We partner with businesses to deliver practical, insight-driven financial solutions across
- Maritime Financial Advisory services
- Virtual CFO & Strategic Finance
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Project Financial Management
- Accounting & Bookkeeping
- ROC & FEMA compliances
- Domestic & International Tax Advisory (Direct & Indirect Tax)
- Finance Systems Integration & Migration
- Finance Transformation & Process Optimisation
- Internal Control & SOX related services