AKHIL PODDAR

Scaling new heights of success with hard work & dedication and leaving a mark of
excellence on each step; aiming for senior to top level assignments with a leading
organization of repute

Target Industry: Captive Industry with SAP

Key Skills Profile Summary

SAP Implementation / Rollout SAP Competency & Subject Matter Expert with over 10 years of
Projects consulting commendable experience in SAP End to End Implementation/rollout
projects in FI, Treasury & Risk Management, FSCM etc, Support to
Onsite & Offshore Deliveries Pre-Sales in RFP submission and Team Management (overall
experience of 14+ years including Finance domain)
Support to Pre-Sales Hands-on-Experience in SAP modules (FI, AA, TRM and FSCM),
SAP R/3 4.7, ECC 6.0 FI, Simple Finance & S/4 HANA and other
Client Management areas including GL, AR, AP, Bank, Asset Accounting, Foreign
currency valuation, Interfaces and so on
Business Process Standardization Skilled in managing SAP projects involving Solution Designing,
providing solution & briefs, managing pre-sales engagements (POC
creation & Demonstration), facilitating system integrations & interfaces
End-User Training
Merit of taking initiatives through controlled methodology
involving business Blueprinting, Requirements Gathering, Process
Team Building & Leadership Design & Development, Enhancement Specification, Training Of
Users and Post Go-Live Support
Financial Supply Chain Good exposure in leading BBP workshops, solution designing,
Management cutover strategies, pre-sales and proposal preparations as TRM and
FI SME.
Proficient in SAP life-cycle involving sizing, implementation, in-depth
understanding of mapping client’s needs, custom designing SAP solutions
& custom designing landscapes for solutions / products
Expertise in Treasury & Risk Management, Cash & Liquidity Management,
New General Ledger, FSCM (including Collections & Dispute
Management). Besides having knowledge of Bank Communication
Management and In House Cash (IHC)

Career Timeline

Oriental Marketing Corporation as

ITC Infotech India Ltd. as
Finance and Systems Executive
Senior Project Manager / SME

2000-2005 2005-2006 Since Aug’06

HCL Technologies Ltd. as

Functional Consultant
 Soft Skills Education

Masters in Computer Applications from IGNOU in 2006

Masters in Business Administration (Finance) from ICFAI in 2004
Bachelor of Commerce from Calcutta University in 2000

Certifications

Open SAP Course on SAP Business Suite for HANA Deep Dive in July 2015
SAP FICO (4.7) from Siemens India Pvt. Ltd., in May 2005
E-Commerce Professional from Aptech in collaboration with IBM in 2001
Professional Diploma in Network Centered Computing from NIIT in 2000

Training

Attended trainings on SAP Treasury & Risk Management, Cash & Liquidity Management, New General Ledger

Technical Skills (SAP)

Expertise in:
S/4 HANA Finance, Simple Finance
Treasury and Risk Management – Money Market, Securities, Foreign Exchange and Derivatives
Cash and Liquidity Management
Collections and Dispute Management
In House Cash
GL & Bank (Foreign Currency Valuation, Validations/Substitutions and Closing Activities), EBS
AP (Various Procurement Scenarios, ERS and APP)
AR (OTC, Credit Management and Dunning)
AA (Acquisition, Transfer, Retirement and AUC with & without investment measures)
Integration (FI Integration with AA, SD, MM, and data flow between various modules)

Work Experience
Since Aug'2006 with ITC Infotech India Ltd., Kolkata
as Project Manager / Subject Matter Expert (SAP TRM and FI)

Jul'2005-Jul'2006 with HCL Technologies Ltd., Kolkata

as Functional Consultant (SAP Practice )

Sep'2000-Mar'2005 with Oriental Marketing Corporation, Kolkata

as Finance and Systems Executive

Highlights:
Contributed Pre-sales RFP submission; participated across various phases of the deal cycle; won deals ranging
between INR 0.60 Crores to INR 1.00 Crore (for TRM), besides other Multi-module large projects
Executed over 5 full lifecycle implementations and rollout projects utilizing Accelerated SAP (ASAP), in line with
project management (e.g., PMI) frameworks
Received most valuable Project Manager award.
Received most valuable Lead Consultant award.
Received client appreciation in various projects.
 Projects
Client: ITC Limited – Corporate Finance, Corporate Accounts and Subsidiary Companies
Designation: Project Manager and TRM SME

Period: Jan'18-Mar'18
Project Details : S4 HANA POC on S4 HANA Key Processes
Designation: Project Manager and FI SME

Period: Jul'17-Dec'17
Client : DCM Shriram, Delhi
Project Details : S4 HANA / SFIN Implementation
Designation: Project Manager and FI SME

Period: Dec'15-May'16
Project Details : Hedge Accounting Implementation and Post Go-Live Support
Designation: Project Manager and TRM SME

Period: Apr'14-Nov'15
Project Details : SAP Finance and Treasury Support and Process Improvements
Designation: Project Manager and TRM SME

Period: Mar'13-Mar'14
Project Details : Bank Signatory and Payment Authorizer Automation
Designation: Treasury and Risk Management SME

Period: Sep'12-Feb'13
Project Details : ECC Upgrade from ECC 5.0 to ECC 6.0 EhP 5
Designation: FI and TRM Lead

Period: Feb'12-Aug'12
Project Details : IFRS Implementation and Post Go-Live Support
Designation: FI Lead

Period: Aug'11-Jan'12
Project Details : ITC Investments and Holdings Limited SAP Implementation
Designation: FI Lead

Period: Apr'11-Jul'11
Project Details : Incorporation of New Business Area in ITC Corporate

Period: Nov'10-Mar'11
Project Details : SAP Document Management System Implementation

Period: Sep'08-Oct'10
Project Details : ITC Corporate Finance Business Process Improvements and Support

Period: Feb'07-Aug'08
Project Details : ITC Corporate Accounts SAP Implementation

Major Activities:
Preparation of Project Charter, Business Blueprint, Functional Specification Document, Test Cases, Cut-over strategy
documents and user training manuals
Cash and Liquidity Management
Exposure Management
Money Market including Fixed Term Deposits, Inter Corporate Deposits and Interest Rate instrument
(Fixed/Variable)
Foreign Exchange including Foreign Currency Spot and Forward
Securities including Stocks, Investment Certificates, Variable Rate Bonds and Unit Quoted Bonds
Listed/OTC derivatives including Currency Futures and Currency Options
Managed the procedure related to Account Determination, Position Management, Accrual/Deferral procedure;
derived transactions;
Creation of Valuation Areas, Accounting Principles, Accounting Ledgers
Client: Mittal Steel
Period:Aug'06-Jan'07
Designation: FI Consultant
Roles:
SAP Implementation for London, Rotterdam and Mauritius
Project Preparation i.e. understanding the business processes / requirement study
Preparation of Organization Structure
Configuration of Controlling Area involving multiple Company Codes
Configuration of Asset Accounting
Data Cleansing and Data Upload i.e. Master and Transactional Data for GL, AP, AR, Bank, Assets, Cost Centers,
Internal Orders and Profit Centers
End user training and post go-live support

Client: Pirelli – Prysmian Cables

Period: Jan'06-Jul'06
Designation: FI Consultant
Roles:
SAP Implementation involving Finance, Controlling, Materials Management and Sales and Distribution Modules
Business process study and creation of business blue print document
Creation of Chart of Accounts, GL, Customer and Vendor Master Data
Configuration of Automatic Payment Program
Configuration of Cross Company Code Transactions
Implementation of Asset Accounting
Integration between FI-MM and FI-SD
Data Cleansing and Data Upload
Preparation of training manuals and providing end user training

Client: HCL Technologies

Period: Jul'05-Dec'05
Designation: FI Consultant
Roles:
SAP Migration Project - JD Edwards to SAP
Creation and configuration of company code, account groups, fiscal year variant, document types, etc..
Creation of Chart of Accounts, GL, Customer and Vendor Master Data
Configuration of Automatic Payment Program
Configuration of Controlling Area
Creation of Cost Centers, Internal Orders and Profit Centers
Creation and configuration of order types, number ranges and internal orders
Data Cleansing and Data Upload

Roles (combined for the above projects):

Functional
Attending scoping workshops, gathering requirements, Reviewing Business Blueprint document.
Analyze current processes of the business and recommends best practices
Configuring TRM modules – Money Market, Securities, Foreign Exchange and Derivatives
Configuring Cash and Liquidity Management – Planning Levels, Planning Groups, Grouping Structures
Configuring FI organizational elements, GL, AR, AP, AA modules etc
Maintaining automatic account determination for MM-FI, SD-FI integrations
Testing support and troubleshoot.
Assess and develop training needs and manuals.
Migration support
Go live and post Go live support

Developments
Conclude the scope of overall developments during the scoping workshops
Write/assist requirement specific documents
Co-ordinate with the technical team for the realization of developments
Conduct initial functional testing for developments done, handover for UD testing thereafter
Move the overall developments to productive environment
 Domain Experience

Company: Oriental Marketing Corporation

Period: Sep'00-Mar'05
Designation: Finance and Systems Executive
Roles:
Financial and Accounting controls, Profit & Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Plans and Budget
Debtors Management including monitoring of credit limits
Monitoring timely foreign currency credits by bank
MIS reports and fund management
Liaison with Auditors and Income Tax Department

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 03rd December 1978

Passport: M0567737 valid till 6th August 2024
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Bengali and Marwari
Address: Rabindra Nagar Complex, Flat no C-201, 88 College Road, Howrah, West Bengal – 711103. India
E-mail : poddar.akhil@gmail.com
Contact Details : (M) +91-98300-52702 (R) +91-33-2668-5696