Headline

Finance Transformation||Global Capability Centers(GCCs)||Target Operating Model(TOM)||Finance Transition||Change Management||ERP Modernization SAP4HANA||PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Certified

About

• Over 22 years of experience in Service Industry focusing on Transformation, Transition, Migration, Collections, Stakeholder Management, Quality customer care, Bank Administration Management, Work Force Management processes, Accounts Payable/Receivables Processes/GL • Excellent interpersonal communication and analytical skills. • Expertise in setting up Shared Service Centre with high degree of complexity • Organizational and time management skills. • Problem resolution with an ability to relate to people at any level. • Willing to relocate and travel. • Effective team builder with strong leadership qualities. Specialties: Transition Management Process Migrations Operations Management Customer Relationship Management Quality & Compliance Team Management/ Leadership

Location

Bengaluru

Work experience

Project Lead at Caterpillar Inc., Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru, Mach1, SAP4HANA, Transition Project Management

Project Manager at Caterpillar Inc., Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos, Planning, Preparation, Execution, Monitoring and Controlling of new Finance Transition projects. Leading SAP MACH1 deployment projects for European Entities. Supporting the PMO team members on supporting documents and Templates. Coordinate with IT Deployment Team on releases and align with Transition timelines. Ensure project plans, project logs (e.g., Risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies logs) updated. Effectively support strategy discussions on project pipeline till 2025.

Finance Project Lead at SKF Group, Nov 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs, Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area, Project Manager (Business),Process Transformation, ERP (SAP 4 HANA) Implementation ● Finalize the last leg of Transitions for ISEA countries ● Kicked-off SAP deployment journey for ISEA countries ● Lead as Project Manager from Business front supporting Sales, Purchase & Finance functions ● Planning, Preparation, Execution, Monitoring and Controlling of new Finance projects ● Managing risks, creating awareness for driving the projects, process improvement strategies & methodologies ● Support Process & Business/operational Excellence initiatives

Project Lead at SKF ISEA, Nov 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs, Finalize the last leg of Transitions for ISEA countries. Finalized SAP4HANA, ARIBA & Concur deployment projects within ISEA countries. Lead as Project Manager from Business front supporting Logistics, Sales, Purchase & Finance functions. Planning, Preparation, Execution, Monitoring and Controlling of new Finance projects. Managing risks, creating awareness for driving the projects, process improvement strategies & methodologies. Support Process & Business/operational Excellence initiatives.

Transformation Manager at Maersk Global Service Centres (India) Pvt. Ltd., Aug 2016 - Nov 2021 · 5 yrs 4 mos, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Lead the end-to-end transition projects across Finance & Accounting Leading the set-up of new divisions, Shared Service Centre and transitioning processes from Client location to Shared Services facility Develop transition methodology, project templates and standard reporting Design, drive and implement the change management strategy across transitions in collaboration with the stakeholders Accountable for KPIs, key ones being timeliness and effective delivery of transitions Partner with stakeholders across the business, BPO partner and other teams to deliver project outcomes Assess/define project risks and outline mitigations plans Manage expectations of service delivery teams and business stakeholders Drive continuous improvement culture through idea generation and implementation Project management and coordination including preparation of presentations for global leaders Manage issues/escalations and strive for timely resolution

Bank Adminstration at Maersk Global Service Centres (India) Pvt. Ltd., Apr 2014 - Jul 2016 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Pune Area, India, Bank Administration Manager.

Sales Opearations Manager at Paradigm Link LLC., Sep 2013 - Feb 2014 · 6 mos, United Arab Emirates, Maintain and manage all billing and invoicing. Complete Reconciliation of cash, assets, and accruals on a monthly and preliminary basis. Cash reconciliation on a daily basis to know the position of the cash balance. Taking care of multiple bank accounts to maintain cash flow and accounting to multiple transactions each day. Review the Final reconciliation before sending out reports to Managing Director. Responsible for warehouse management including warehouse productivity and warehouse space utilization thus helped in creating procedures to save cost & time. Managing Inventory and accuracy in timely delivery of material as promised. Taking care of sales and after sales operations and development. Liaise with different people in custom, forwarding team to ensure availability of resources to customer and prevention of any lost sales due to delays. Managing a sales team and building client relationships both internal and external clients. Close new business deals by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations. Plan, allocate and monitor own sales strategies, targets and sales performance so that profitability, growth and revenue targets are met or exceeded. Build cross business support to help drive and develop profitable sales strategies that enhance our customer offering. Ensure that back-up and replacement tooling is provided to all customers during a breakdown. Participate in conferences, client visits, expos and other exposure areas to ensure maximum sales turnover.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce, commerce, Kanpur University, India

CMIC, Lucknow