Ankur Sharma
Finance Professional
Pune
Summary
Chartered Accountant with 17 years of experience in Finance Strategy & Transformation, Global Finance Operation service delivery, Project Management, and shared services operations. Global Finance Service Delivery for Finance & Accounting operations across geographies. Leading Global Finance transformation projects covering process redesigning, master data transformation and new tool implementation. Global Process Ownership experience in Finance and accounting processes, FPNA, R2R. P2P & OTC.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior General Manager
Johnson Controls
5 2022 - 9 2023
- Leading Finance Process Transformation & Project management for Financial Accounting processes by creating roadmap with actionable milestones
- Supporting GPO (Process Design and Documentation) for Finance processes for improvement, control and maintaining processes
- Supported 2 big projects - Retail Business Sale & Inter Company balance clean up
- Implementing Finance Transformation initiatives by defining problem statement, Key impacted issues, End to end conceptualization, Benefit Analysis, Cost Estimation, SME effort and delivery of all finance transformation initiatives
- Engaging with multiple stakeholders globally in supporting multiple transformation projects
- Reviewing current document and overseeing Documentation for Design and change process and enable successful build and implementation of digital solutions
- Experience in engaging with external and internal teams in successful implementation of digital solutions
- Identify and coordinate SMEs required to support various project requirements
- Support change management for end-users and in-country Business Unit Finance team
- Identify, escalate, and monitor risks and issues as part of Weekly/Monthly update
- Consolidate / monitor and publish monthly KPIs/ SLA progress and coordinate between various accounting teams
- Publishing project Dashboard/Reporting based on planned project pipeline.
- Oversaw the successful execution of large-scale projects from inception through completion, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints
Business Consultant – Finance Transformation
Syngenta Services Pvt. Ltd.
12.2018 - 04.2022
- Steer finance transformation & improvements initiatives for existing processes & application to support organization in realization of company's vision and achieving business goals
- Envision and propose new solutions and technologies for process improvement, automation, and transformation projects
- Identify opportunities, perform feasibility, and finalize idea pipeline for budget allocation and prioritization
- Supported SAP CFIN data harmonization project and steady state operations in line with accounting rules requirements (IFRS)
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure roadmap alignment and success for transformation projects and ensure compliance for all transformation projects
- Accountable for RPA governance, KPIs, improvement opportunities
- Publish monthly dashboard on overall finance project status.
Manager, FPNA
Metro AG
08.2012 - 12.2018
- Worked as Manager and led Financial Reporting & monthend close team in supporting MEC close annual budget & forecast, preparing monthly P&L packs at the entity level, Cost Centre analysis reporting
- IFRS 15 Reporting
- Framed budgets and conduct variance analysis to determine the difference between projected figures & actual expenditure and implement corrective actions
- Coordinated with the P2P team & O2C during the month-end close process to finalize monthly revenue and expenses in preparation of monthly financial statements
- Spearheaded a team of 10, handled the recruitment process and provided in-house training
- Collaborated with business stakeholders to identify & implement process efficiencies
- Created and maintained project deliverables such as project charter, schedule, status reports, communication plans, issues, risk mitigation and milestone/deliverable charts.
Deputy Manager, R2R (Countrywide PLC, UK)
WNS Global Services
08.2009 - 07.2012
- Worked as Deputy Manager and streamlined operations for the transitions and supervised Financial Accounting operations
- Engaged in reviewing entries posted by Other Accounting departments
- Supported actual vs
- Budget cost comparison, in-depth variance analysis
- Updated company scorecard with insights of variances to targets
- Reported monthly P&L with variance analysis
- Reviewed and developed KPI metrics for month-end
- Published dashboards, reconciliation statements, variance analysis for review by the top management
- Developed and maintained an adequate internal control system, prepared annual and periodic financial results, submitted them to the management for review and control of the finances.
Process Leader
AXA Business Services
04.2006 - 07.2009
- Legal entity accounting and reporting for AXA UK subsidiaries.
Education
Professional Degree - Accounting
ICAI
04.2001 -
Skills
Websites
Certification
Lean Certification (obtained in 2016)
Education
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Rani Durgavati University
Awards
Bagged Award for Master data transformation as part of SAP CFIN Implementation.
Projects
Finance Transformation Project, Journal Voucher Cadency Automation | Company: Syngenta Services Pvt. Ltd. – Reduction in effort in Journal posting during Peak MEC Close period. Finance Transformation Project, Intercompany Recharges | Company: Syngenta Services Pvt. Ltd. – Saving of 5 FTE – Reduction in Accrual calculation during Peak MEC period. Finance Transformation Project, Sundry Sales | Company: Syngenta Services Pvt. Ltd. Saving of 2 FTE. Finance Transformation Project, Balance Sheet Reconciliation | Company: Syngenta Services Pvt. Ltd. Finance Transformation Project, P2P Duplicate Invoice | Company: Syngenta Services Pvt. Ltd. Finance Transformation Project, Supporting SAP master data harmonization & process activation as part S4 Hana implementation |Company: Syngenta Services Pvt. Ltd. Finance Transformation Project, Standardization of key reporting KPIs across entities for sales reporting, cost reporting | Company: Metro AG. Finance Transformation Project, Standardization of Monthly P&L packs | Company: Metro AG. Finance Transformation Project, Automation of ABBY reporting | Company: Metro AG. Finance Transformation Project, Reporting transformation & automation using Data warehouse and QLIKVIEW | Company: Metro AG. Finance Transformation Project, Project for centralization of accounting from regional set up | Company: WNS Global Services.
Timeline
Business Consultant – Finance Transformation
Syngenta Services Pvt. Ltd.
12.2018 - 04.2022
Manager, FPNA
Metro AG
08.2012 - 12.2018
Deputy Manager, R2R (Countrywide PLC, UK)
WNS Global Services
08.2009 - 07.2012
Process Leader
AXA Business Services
04.2006 - 07.2009
Professional Degree - Accounting
ICAI
04.2001 -
Senior General Manager
Johnson Controls
5 2022 - 9 2023
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