SUKHVINDER SINGH

Email: sukhvinder_00@yahoo.co.in
Contact: 9971110226

SKILL SUMMARY:

Transitions/ Program Management/ Solution Managed multiple engagements both in

Domestic and International Markets.
Setting up Shared Service Centers Led and been part of multiple projects involving
setting up SSCs for P2P.
Operations Management Managed large teams in F&A space primarily in
AP/AR/Reconciliation domain. SME for p2p.

ORGANISATIONS:

HCL Technologies Leading IT Company.

Pernod Ricard (PRI) - International Leader in Wines and Spirits, HQ in France
Bharti Airtel Telecom Major
General Electric and Genpact, Global Conglomerate
Institute of Internal Auditors, HQ in Florida, USA

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS:

Accounting Graduate Delhi University:

PGD Marketing and Financial Management:
PMP: Trained (Certification Pending):
Green Belt Trained:
German Language Course: Max Mueller Bhawan:

1995 1998
2001 2003
2012
2004
2001

EXPERIENCE SNAPSHOT
Hands-on experience in Transitions, solutions, BPO operations, End to end Accounting
Accounts Payable (P2P), Accounts, Receivable (OTC), Team Management etc.
Experience in handling complex transitions across LATAM/Europe/APAC regions. Led
intricate transitions involving multiple product types (inclusive of AP, AR, Cash and bank etc.)
spread across UK and other European countries for BPO.
Managed multiple end to end projects directed toward strategic business and other
organizational objectives
Relationship Management - Establish rapport, and maintain communication with stakeholders
at multiple levels.
BPO experience is spread across providing F&A solutions, Practice, Project Management,
Creating company capability documents, preliminary evaluation, Responding to RPF and RFI,
F&A solution for existing clients, Solution Defense presentations with clients, Transitioning
processes, Managing service delivery teams, handling operational challenges such as people
management, attrition, employee expectations, creating succession planning and back-ups for
critical positions, creating a competitive and transparent working environment; and nurturing
and maintaining customer relationships.
Implemented Shared Service Center for Pernod Ricard Pan India for Accounts Payables
across 14 regions and 22 Factories including Strategy, Planning, Diagnostics, Resourcing, IT
set up etc.
Transformation of complete P2P function post centralization at PRI including Workflow
management, Payment automation etc.
Part of the Core team establishing SSC (Accounts Payables) for Airtel

 worked on a Recon project in France for a Large GE business

Managed large teams in onsite and offshore environment. Spent 1 years in UK managing a
complicated and large engagement
Worked in UK, France, USA and Colombia, Europe.
HCL Technologies

Senior Manager

(April2013 Present)

Currently involved in transitions of F&A processes across various locations from Europe and
setting the onsite delivery from Poland.
Responsible for stakeholder and client management, managing KT from 15 different
locations in UK and Europe with multiple languages and complex processes.
Effectively manage cost, schedule, and performance of various components to ensure the
ultimate success and quality of transition.
F&A lead for onsite assignment for one of the leading US insurance giant. Played a critical
role in setting up the shared services on onsite location by migrating F&A work from 13
LATAM countries.
Executed the complete transition plan and met the timelines and cost.

I was responsible for building Practice and Capabilities in F&A Domain across India and create
innovative solutions and commercial construct for New Deals across US, EMEA and APAC.
Worked as solution consultant in previous role for various clients for F&A domain (mainly
AP/AR) across globe. Providing transition/transformation solution.

o Bid Management End to End responsibility of RFP, RFI, Proactive Proposal;

o Creating client specific Business Proposition and Business Cases;
o Managing Client Visits;
o Building Relationship with Client and Internal Management;
o Conducting Due Diligence and Creating High Level Roadmap for clients
Responsible for providing solution for IT and tools automation.

Pernod Ricard India (Seagram)

Shared Service Head

(November2010 March2013)

Pernod Ricard is the world's co leader in wines and spirits with presence across globe. In India
presence of PRI is significant; its 5th most profitable market for PRI group.

Responsible to build and stabilize shared service for Accounts Payable across 14
regions and 22 factories across India and to manage end to end operations.
Executed the complete Program from Strategy development, creating business case,
Performing functional analysis and Business impact analysis and migrating work to the
SSC
Implemented process fixes before migrating and consolidation like 3 way
matches, Workflow tool, enhanced controls, improving the SLAs, Defining and
implementing performance measurement framework etc.
Implemented Key controls aimed towards managing risk and assurance
Migrated the entire payment system from cheque payment to electronic payment.
Team management Handling a large team both at the SSC and sending centers

As Team Lead, other allied responsibilities include resource & back up planning, hiring, Quality
Assurance & metrics reporting, employee engagement activities, BCP coordination, process risk
& control assessment, employee appraisals, etc.
Bharti Airtel:

Assistant Manager

(August 2009 till October2010)

Worked on the migration of Accounts payable process from different location across
India and played a pivotal role in setting up of shared services.
Managed entire team for Cash & Bank (Payments) for vendors payments pan India

Supported locations with process mapping, knowledge transfer & vendor handling
Process champion for invoice processing and payments,
Handled the project team on VPOT (vendor payment on time)
Have worked on Invoice processing/Validation and month end reporting. Responsible
for preparing of cash flow, forecasting and provisioning.
Involved in the implementation of CMT tool (process efficiency tool) and other
automation, Process cycle efficiency.
Worked on the project for vendor master cleanup for all circles

Genpact (erstwhile GE)

Assistant Manager

(March 2005 till July 2009)

a.) Managed an onsite Project for a large GE business from Paris

Bank/Cash reconciliation Project to bring the reconciliation status to current
Review the reconciliation process and make recommendations to streamline the process
Managed teams across Paris and UK & accountable for all aspects of project
b.) Team Leader for a process of a large UK based organisation
Deputed onsite in UK for 1 year in pilot batch to manage migrations and onsite activity
SME for P2P, worked on bank consolidation, FOREX updation and business reporting.
Implemented Key controls aimed towards managing risk and assurance
End to end process migration/transition & set-up of bank recon and Payments to Vendors
Reporting and preparing metrics for banking and other financial activities.
Cash management and accounting, Bank Reconciliation of postd ated items, Payroll
Reconciliation and reporting, Authorizing bank statement upload after proper sanity
checks
Payment authorizing and release through CHAPS/BACS, Knowledge of Swift code/Sort
code/IBAN etc, Responsible for sending Treasury reports to business
Working in coordination with parallel teams for process improvements. Complete
knowledge for AP/AR and cash & Bank Reconciliation.

c.) GE Capital Services Corporate office

Bank/Cash reconciliation Project to bring the reconciliation status current
Independently handling of Investment Equity tie out project (444 projects). This was
for 134 legal entities at ADMBBB BSLA (Corporate BSLA) for various currencies.
Initiated Dashboard reporting that helped evaluate the performance and current position.
Analysis and rectification of variances with legal entity owners and tax teams
Managed the complexity of the process ensuring clearing all equity mismatches
Worked on documentation of all the Legal Entities.
Faith consultancy Services Private Limited

Team Lead

(Jan03 Jan04)

Maintaining the Books of Accounts for the Company, managing Bank Operations,
Internal Audit process, billing and Collection from all Clients and cash management
function.
From Feb 04 till Feb 05, I worked in US f o r 6 months with a private
organization supporting the accounting function
Institute of Internal Auditors, Corporate chapter in India

Office Manager (Jan02 Dec02)

Maintaining the Books of Accounts for the Company, Handling all Bank operations
Liasioning with all other chapters and the Headquarters of the institute in Florida.
Handling all dispatches to the members of the Institute on a monthly basis.
Maintaining record of subscription of all members.
Being the interface between the members of the institute and other external agencies and
the Delhi Chapter.O INFORMATION:

International Exposure: Widely traveled. Spent 6 months in US, 12 months in UK

on deputation and 3 months in Paris for project/process migration. 10 Year multiple entry US
Visa and 2 years UK and Schengen Visa.
Extra- curricular activities: Very actively involved in event organization and management.
Active participation in Cricket. Represented teams in corporate tournaments.
Awards and recognitions:
st
Silver award in the 1 quarter of the transition for performance
Multiple Customer appreciation award for process stabilization
Implemented lean ideas which passed UAT.
Process champion for invoice processing and vendor payment.
SSON 11th Annual Accounts Payables & Procurement transformation Summit Asia
Singapore. Got selected as a speaker for the event along with some top executives from Asia
Region.