Akash Choudhary

Director- Architecture and Transformation

2016 - Current

Aligning business strategy to technology, led process transformation, strategic initiatives to bring new technologies to increase productivity, and develop future-proof technology platforms to sustain its ~36% Y-Y growth to reach $15B/Yr. by 2026. • Strategic initiatives with CFO Org • Automation using RPA and Process mining • Cash & Cashflow Management • New Revenue Recognition adoption (ASC 606) • Source to Settle transformation • Enterprise Planning, forecast, and Analytics rollouts • Continuous monitoring, GRC, and IA technology • Tax and Treasury transformation, International Treasury center and IC hub • Post-merger Integration • Strategic initiatives for Chief People Officer Org • Employee Experience and federated enterprise search • HR On-boarding and Off-boarding • Global Payroll • Strategic initiatives for Go to Market (GTM) • Professional Service Automation • Configure, Price, Quote, (CPQ) • Customer success initiative • Product-led growth initiative * Strategic initiatives for Analytics transformation • Data Lake & Analytics road map • Process Mining for process discovery and transformation * Architecture practice transformation • Enabled the ‘Mesh of Architects’ to establish a multi-level Architecture organization with Enterprise, Business, Solution, and Technical Architects • Revitalized the Architecture Governance process, including establishing the Architecture Review Board • Built Architecture practice to drive Capability based investment, leveraging best of the breed products

Advisor

2019

Advisor

2022

Chief Transformation lead

2007 - 2015

~Innovative Transformation: Work with C-level executives from business case planning, architecture, and execution of technology plans for Fortune 100 companies like Apple, Adobe, Walmart, Costco, Exxon, Tory Burch, Burberry, Schlumberger Oil Fields, Ingram Micro etc ~“Finance” & “Procure-to-Pay” system implementation for Fortune 100 customers to support ecommerce business, faster close, touchless processing, and major growth initiatives for customers like SLB, Costco, Walmart, Halliburton, and Columbia sportswear ~ Designed and managed Treasury & Tax transformation, creating Global design, build, and rollout of Treasury covering FX, Debt, Investment, Payment Factory, and Global Tax solution for Apple, MSFT, Conoco Phillips & Chevron ~Led design, build, and rollout of end-to-end Customer & Vendor interaction solution (mobile/web) that covers CRM, Subscription billing, Vendor self-service, SWIFT, integration with Asset and Inventory management for Costco, Ingram micro & Tory Burch, ~SAP Labs – GRC product manager: Worked as a product manager to build new Process control module and risk frameworks for two Pilot customers in incubation mode and roll out as a standard product

Manager- Team lead/ Program Management

2003 - 2007

~Team Lead managing SAP team of 20 onsite and 40 offshore consultants for the center of excellence for an oil and gas corporation. ~Program manager for Unicode conversion and global MDM solutions. ~Team member of two mergers and acquisitions projects, rolling out SAP to merge entities. ~Protect Manager /Architect of global SAP rollout project for rolling out SAP & designing global template for 20 countries. ~Member of Larsen and Toubro, Oil and Gas advisory services. ~Coach and Mentor for Lead Generation for US West

Manager-Finance IT Transformation

2002 - 2003

~Team lead for Finance transformation project ~Direct report to CFO on finance transformation projects. ~End user training & knowledge transition planning. ~Business Process reengineering ~System landscape consolidation ~Business process management

Manager-Finance & Treasury

1996 - 2002

• Finance lead: Member of working capital management and treasury operations group for two new refineries. These projects were delivered on time and on budget creating one of the world's largest refineries • Drove cross-functional, Finance & Supply Chain implementation project spanning IT, Engineering, Finance, HR, Merchandising and Warehouse Operations. • Managed working capital needs for India’s biggest refineries coordinating with Banks, contract management teams and disbursements • Delivered process & system redesign for Treasury, Consolidations, Accounts payable and receivables team working closely with Boston Consulting Group • Member of IPO team coordinating roadshows for two IPO’s working with financial institutions