ABOUT ALTAIR ADVISORY

Finance leadership shaped by international operating experience.

I am Inga Chandilya, an international finance executive, fractional CFO and strategic adviser with more than 20 years of experience across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America.


My career includes regional finance leadership at Mars, CFO responsibility in a growth business and hands-on work across financial planning, performance management, governance, transformation and complex international operations.


Experience at a glance



  • More than 20 years of international finance leadership
  • Former regional finance leader at Mars
  • CFO and finance-transformation experience
  • Board-facing reporting and governance experience
  • Work across Europe, Asia Pacific and North America
  • Finance degree; MBA; Diploma in International Diplomacy
  • Former Estonian diplomat; represented Estonia in UNICEF and Global Partnership for Education board meetings.
  • Experience with growth, technology and internationally operating organisations


    From financial reporting to better decisions.

Strong finance leadership is not simply about producing accurate numbers. It is about helping an organisation understand what those numbers mean, which decisions matter and how execution should change.
Throughout my career, I have worked with leaders and finance teams facing growth, operational complexity, increased stakeholder expectations and the need for stronger financial discipline. My approach combines strategic perspective with practical implementation: clarifying priorities, strengthening reporting and controls, and ensuring that teams can sustain the improvements after an engagement ends.
I founded Altair Advisory to make experienced finance leadership available flexibly—whether an organisation needs a fractional CFO, a focused transformation project or independent support for a significant decision.



How I work?

Clarity before activity

I identify the decision, risk or performance issue that matters before introducing new reporting or processes.

Commercial practicality

Recommendations must work within the organisation’s resources, systems and operating reality.

Performance discipline

Clear ownership, useful measures and regular review turn recommendations into results.

Responsible innovation

Technology and AI should strengthen finance capability without weakening control, confidentiality or human accountability.