Heerad Zahedi

Heerad Zahedi is a Senior Finance Business Partner at Onfido, a company he joined in 2020. Initially starting as a Finance Manager, he transitioned to his current role in October 2022. Zahedi has played a significant role in improving Onfido's financial processes, particularly in streamlining the month-end close process, which he successfully reduced from 10 days to 5 days. This improvement was achieved through the implementation of tools like FloQast, which enhanced visibility and accountability within the finance team.13

Zahedi holds a BSc (Hons) in Accounting & Finance, which he completed as a four-year sandwich course, achieving a high 2:1 grade. His educational background includes modules in Financial Accounting and Management.2 Prior to Onfido, he gained experience in finance roles at organizations such as Aser Group and VCCP.