Accomplished Global Treasury Advisory Manager with a proven track record at EY and IBM India Pvt Ltd, specializing in treasury solution architecture and centralized payment transformation. Expert in leading digital treasury transformations using S4 technology, demonstrating exceptional strategic planning and leadership skills. Achieved significant enhancements in corporate treasury processes, with a focus on efficiency and innovation.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Treasury Advisory Manager
EY
, USA
07.2024 - Current
Details: Wave 4 APAC Banking and Treasury Implementation, In house cash wave 4 APAC rollout
Ability to process and post Cashless Intercompany payments within the same Bank Area as well cross Bank area participants
Ability to adjust the Interest and WHT calculation and post only the delta when there are changes to loan balances during the IHC Balancing process
Ability to capture the ZBA movements between IHB participant and IHB Entity from the IHB's Entity Electronic Bank Statement and automatically create PO to book the ZBA movements as Intercompany Loan between the participant and the IHB Entity
Ability to handle cut-over process to transfer the loan balances from the APAC Technical Company Codes (that were implemented during Wave 2) for the APAC entities to participate in the ZBA with CCH1 to the Actual APAC company codes at go live.
Global Treasury Advisory Manager
Paypal
, USA
06.2024 - 11.2024
Project Details: In-House Bank Assessment and Demo, share a client model of a pooling structure and any restrictions that were faced
Update the business case from a qualitative and quantitative point of view as part of the TranS4orm program
Build out a sequencing roadmap including getting agreement of the requirements to get to design
Discussion with business team on the restricted vs non-restricted entities
Clarify the 40-60% bank account restructuring statistics
Check and confirm all the payments that are going through BMG will be routed through S4 with IHB
Consulting Employer: EY
Client: Lightsource BP
Project Details: Harmonize SAP BAM, MBC & Payments
Global Treasury Advisory Manager
IBM India Pvt Ltd
, USA
03.2024 - 11.2024
Streamline SAP Payments, EBS & Multibank connectivity
MBC Onboarding ( 90 Bank Accounts)
Assessed and configured MBC setup
Restructured payment configurations and DMEE tree
Coordinated with banks for testing and go-live
Provided knowledge transfer to the EY managed service team
EBS Auto Posting ( 311 Bank Accounts)
Restructured EBS configuration for 4 banks
Configured 2379 EBS search strings
Supported testing and go-live
Conversion of EBS Flat File to MT940 (SCB, 20 Bank Accounts)
Developed a conversion program for bank statements
Configured electronic bank statements and search strings
Project Details: SAP S4 Treasury Implementation
Managing Consultant
IBM India Pvt Ltd
, Switzerland
04.2023 - 09.2023
SAP Bank account management & Multibank connectivity Implementation
Business Process Evaluation: Understand and evaluate the client's business processes related to bank account management and multibank connectivity
Requirement Analysis: Identify the client's specific requirements and tailor the SAP system to meet these needs
Install the connector for SAP Multibank Connectivity on SAP S/4HANA systems
Configure the system to handle inbound and outbound messages, set up bank communication channels, and define message formats
Define and manage the structure of bank accounts, including hierarchies and relationships between accounts
Implement approval workflows for opening, closing, and modifying bank accounts to ensure compliance and control, Project Details: Harmonize Global Treasury Processes
Managing Consultant
IBM India Pvt Ltd
, USA
08.2022 - 03.2023
Treasury transformation – pre assessment
Assess the compatibility between PayPal’s treasury requirement and SAP Treasury functionality
How SAP Treasury standard functionality will require some modification to fully cover Pay Pal’s requirement
Designing of the future target state of PayPal Treasury including In-House Bank (IHB)Process Design and
Automation, Project Details: Harmonize Global Treasury Processes in S/4 Central Finance (CFin)
Managing Consultant
IBM India Pvt Ltd
, USA
03.2022 - 08.2022
Highlights during Project: Global Treasury Template for US & International (Lottery & Gaming) into S/4 Central Finance
Cash Management (Cash Balance Reports for all entities in scope)
Bank Account Management (replacing File-Maker-Pro)
Financial Transactions for Debt / Investment / Risk Management (Bonds, Letter of Credits, Credit Facilities (RCF), Bank guarantees, Treasury Strips, Interest rate swaps, FX hedging)
IC Loans Management (replacing File-Maker-Pro)
FX Exposure Reporting
Responsibilities/Delivery:
Preparations and updates on CBM, ADO Tool-Quad A
Identification of micro/macro review processes for workshops
Conducted workshops on for Debt / Investment / Risk Management (Bonds, Credit Facilities (RCF), IC Loans Management
Preparation of conceptual design documents for explore phase
Building the above instrument for Debt / Investment / Risk Management (Bonds, Credit Facilities (RCF), IC Loans in S4 System
UPM The Biofore Company
Project Details: Biofuels ERP -Fit to Template Treasury & Cash
Project involving green field set up of Payments structure, & Bank communication management & Forex
Implementation of Logical structure of payment files for supplier and payroll process
Real-time integration with SWIFT via Auto client 1.3.0
Processing of FIN for MT101 & FileAct for MX messages
Set up complex approval matrix based on roles, amounts and departments
Set up Repetitive payment for bank-to-bank transfer
Responsibilities/Delivery:
Leading Banking team
Preparation of blueprint & configuration document
Analyse GAPs and preparation of functional design documents
Discussion with middle east leading banks (Riyad, SABB & SHB) on payment file structures and ISO codes
Responsible for Vendor & Payroll payments by structuring DMEE mapping
Responsible for FX modules for entering facilities, borrowing, loans, deposits, currency spots and forwards, non- deliverable forwards
Designing on Bank statement Mt940
Responsible for outbound payment files to Bank (Pain 001) and payment status reports through SWIFT (Pain 002)
PMW (ISO20022) and MT101
Processing of new ISO20022 payment status report and other status messages (ACK/NACK)
Training & Skill developments of offshore resource
Managing Consultant
SAP Treasury
, Finland
09.2021 - 01.2022
Highlights during Project: Fit to Template Treasury & Cash
Treasury Innovations & improvement in S/4 for Biofuel ERP
Fit-to-template workshop preparation for Treasury & Cash
Objective of these workshops is to review UPM Biofuels relevant processes and mapping to the to-be S4HANA or surrounding system solution, leveraging existing UPM template and reference S4 HANA industry best practices
Responsibilities/Delivery:
Preparations and updates on CBM, ADO Tool-Quad A
Identification of micro/macro review processes for workshops
Conducted workshops on Bank Account Management (Bank relationship management) supports the administration of the master data of various bank accounts of the whole UPM group
Workshops on Bank connectivity, bank statement & Bank transfers
Workshops on In house cash solutions for Internal and external payment transactions within UPM group as well for Zerobalancing
Finally, preparation of conceptual design documents for explore phase.
Managing Consultant
IBM India Pvt Ltd
, India
01.2021 - 06.2021
Axalta
Project Details: S4 HANA Design In-House Cash Process, Highlights during Project: Design S4 In-House Cash Process
Workshop on designing new In-House Bank structure in EMEA supported by JPM transition
Understanding of structure needed for EMEA banking structure
Partnering with JPM and leveraging their expertise and partnership to build out solution
Responsibilities/Delivery:
Provided solution on POBO/ROBO with IHC & JPM Virtual Accounts - Hybrid approach
Accounting for JPM Virtual accounts will have to be adjusted to update in SAP IHC – reconciliation, reporting, interest charging within S/4
Every participant can route their payments from respective Virtual EUR account in CH
JPMC Virtual Acct balance will be used in Cash Flow reporting.
Managing Consultant
IBM India Pvt Ltd
, India
06.2019 - 02.2021
Deluxe
Project Details: S4 HANA In House cash & Banking implementation
Highlights during Project: Bank Communication Management & IHC implementation
Workshop on designing new In-House Bank structure in US supported by multiple banks
Understanding of structure needed for US banking structure
Bank Integration – both inbound & outbound interface with bank
Electronic bank statement – format supported Mt940 CAMT
Responsibilities/Delivery:
Provided Demo on POBO/ROBO processes and benefit of IHC
Set up the accounting schema and built the global template for IHC
Set up Bank communication management and payment structure design document, Banking Interface- S4 HANA
Managing Consultant
Sony Corporation
, India
06.2019 - 03.2020
Highlights during Project: Banking Interface
Project involves implementing Payments structure for three treasury centres on S/4 HANA 1809
Green field payment structure set up (DMEE) for CITI, HSBC & MUFG on In House Cash OBO platform
Discussing requirement with business & defining payment structure based on bank specification
Understanding Sony processes all the way from legacy to Ecube to In house cash
Responsibilities/Delivery:
Validating and preparing the mapping sheet for every DMEE tree
Mentoring existing teams and upskilling team on IHC & DMEE mapping
Redesigning/restructuring the DMEE tree based on business requirement and bank specification
Coordination with Business & Core IHC team on GAPS
Client: Colgate-Palmolive
Designing Withholding tax for CITI Thailand payments.
Managing Consultant
IBM India Pvt Ltd, SAP Treasury
, India
08.2018 - 05.2019
Latam & Asia roll outs- S4 HANA, Highlights during Project: LATAM & ASIA roll out
Project involved implementing Payment structure for LATM & ASIAN countries on S/4 Hana 1809
Extension of existing North America DMEE tree to LATAM
Restructuring payment methods for different payment types
Set up Repetitive payments for Bank to Bank & Bank to Business partner
Roll out core treasury set up for Forex, IC
Extending IHC -receivable on behalf for LATAM countries
EBS set up for MT940
Negative Interest set up for In house cash centre
Responsibilities/Delivery:
Leading 3 member teams in offshore and coordinating with US team for this roll out
Responsible for Transaction Management (Money Market, Foreign Exchange)
Validating and preparing the mapping sheet for DMEE tree
Responsible for outbound payment files to Bank (Pain 001 Pain 008) and payment status reports through SWIFT (Pain 002)
PMW (ISO20022)
Structuring the payment method and extending to roll out countries
Discussing requirement with business & defining payment structure based on bank specification
Bank account management set up for all entities in scope
ROBO process set up for existing In house cash
EBS set up for MT940 Structured format.
Managing Consultant
IBM India Pvt Ltd
Hatfield, UK
06.2017 - 08.2018
Pitney Bows Limited
Project Details: IMPACT Release 2A EUROPE Implementation, Project: IMPACT Release 2A EUROPE Implementation
Project involved implementing Payment structure, In house Cash & Bank communication management for Pitney Bows Europe region
Project involved Treasury Implementation for UK
Money Market products viz
Inter-Co Loans with mirroring
functionality & Fixed Term Deposits
Implementation of Logical structure of payment files (SEPA, BACS, CHAPS, WIRE Transfer, DD)
Real-time integration with SWIFT via SAP Integration Package for SWIFT
Processing of new ISO20022 payment status report and other status messages (ACK/NACK)
Inbound and outbound support of File Act and FIN
Cash Allocation & Bank reconciliation between SAP & Oracle
Responsibilities/Delivery:
Leading 4 member of Banking & Treasury team
Preparation of blueprint & configuration document
Analyse GAPs and preparation of functional design documents
Design IHC blueprint and implemented Payment on Behalf of
Discussion with world leading banks on payment file structures and ISO codes
Responsible for Money Market products viz
Inter-Co Loans with mirroring functionality & Fixed Term Deposits and
rolled out across 23 European company codes
Includes Configuration, Unit testing, UAT Testing, User training
Responsible for SEPA, Direct Debit, Wire transfer & UK BACS payments
Settlement and reconciliation of Bank statements
Designing on Bank statement XML formats – CAMT053 CAMT054
Designing on Intraday statements and memo records- CAMT052
Responsible for outbound payment files to Bank (Pain 001 Pain 008) and payment status reports through SWIFT (Pain
PMW (ISO20022) and MT101
Mapping payment structure in local subsidiaries to route to bank area own entity
Training & Skill developments of offshore resource
Supporting systemintegration testing.
TaO, Managing Consultant
IBM India Pvt Ltd
12.2014 - 08.2017
British American Tobacco
Project Details:, Implementation-DG5 NM1, OBO phase 2 Roll Out, Ad Factory, SAP Treasury & Banking Location: UK , Harbour exchange, Highlights during Project: Ad Factory
Stabilization of Global Treasury& Banking AD Factory in Offshore
Analyse change requests & provide effort estimation
Simplification of payment process & reconciliation (ISO 20022/CGI Compliance)
SAP In house cash on new entity (Reynold) acquired by client
Responsibilities/Delivery
SME on In- house cash, Bank communication Management, DMEE XML file structure
Resolution on cross bank area process through SAP In house cash on new entity (Reynold) acquired by client
Dealing with world leading banks & Core client treasury team
Optimizing Bankcommunication management
Quality assurance partner for all SAP banking change requests
Training & Skill development of Team members on payment structure, In house cash & Bank communication
Highlights during Project: OBO Implementation
Project involved moving from local entity payments to centralize payments
Cash Concentrating & Zero Balancing concept implemented
Dealing with leading Banks like CITI, DEUTSCH & Dansk for implementing Virtual Accounts at bank level
On Behalf Payments from Head of Treasury dept
(Pain 001 Swift net & file act)
Correct Cash Inflow report in cash Management forecast
Responsibilities/Delivery
Preparation Top-down estimation for entire project along with Management operating report
Formation of Core team member, coordinating with banks to synchronize testing environment as well prodn go live
Designing & sketching the requirement in to SAP system
Mapping payment structure in local subsidiaries to route to bank area own entity
Dealing with Bank on XML payment files with CGI complaints
Managing offshoredelivery team
Mentoring team members on SAP In house cash and Bank communication Management
Highlights during Project: DG5 & NM1 Implementation
Addition to IHC and BCM, good exposure in Liquidity Planner, Cash Management solution integration with treasury
deal
Delivering SAP Treasury modules- MM and FX modules for entering facilities, borrowing, loans, deposits, currency spots and forwards, non-deliverable forwards
More process-oriented road map for zero defect hyper care
Project involved moving from Idocs (PAYEXT) to PMW (ISO20022) and MT101, BCM implementation, Host2Host to SWIFT net, testing with banks
Around 2000 bank accounts are in SCOPE for set up EBS with MT940
Involved as a key banking consultant in TaO DG5 rollouts
Apart from my normal TaO DG5 delivery, I have proactively
taken additional responsibility for editing DMEEs trees (Pilot to DG5 ) to retrofit requirements for SP13 using ISO formats and CGI rules
Involved in Implementation of IHC external payment, payment on behalf of and Receivable on behalf
Responsibilities/Delivery:
Leading and Providing SME support for Core banking & in-house cash to offshore team
Implemented solutions in SAP Core Banking, which includes automation of the Commercial and Treasury Payments
(via XML PAIN and Swift Messages), upload of Electronic Bank Statements (MT940) for bank reconciliation
Configuring MM and FX modules for entering facilities, borrowing, loans, deposits, currency spots and forwards, non- deliverable forwards
Treasury accounting of the above products under IFRS and local requirements
Configuring payments, Banking, bank communication management and Liquidity planner
Customize from automatic payment program me FBZP , Electronic bank statement (EBS) setting New IHC functionality set up and automatic payment request (F11CU)
Adhere MT940 international unstructured for uploading bank statement for certain countries
Implemented Payment Medium Workbench (PMW)
Trees for DME
Configuring and implemented BCM.
Managing Consultant
IBM India Pvt Ltd, Colgate-Palmolive
, India
04.2017 - 07.2017
Highlights during Project: BCM & Core treasury
Project involved green field set up of Payments structure, Bank communication management & Core Treasury
Implementation of Logical structure of payment files & Real-time integration with SWIFT via Auto client 1.3.0
Project involved moving from Idocs (PAYEXT) to PMW (ISO20022)
Set up Repetitive payment for bank-to-bank transfer & bank to Business partner
Responsibilities/Delivery:
Leading 3 members of Banking team
Preparation of blueprint & configuration document
Analyse GAPs and preparation of functional design documents
Discussing requirement with business & defining payment structure based on bank specification
Responsible for Vendor and repetitive payments by structuring DMEE mapping
Designing on Bank statement Mt940
Responsible for outbound payment files to Bank (Pain 001) and payment status reports through SWIFT (Pain 002)
PMW (ISO20022) and MT101
Processing of new ISO20022 payment status report and other status messages (ACK/NACK)
Training & Skill developments of offshore resource
Managing Consultant
IBM India Pvt Ltd
, Denmark
01.2013 - 02.2015
AP Molar Maersk
Project Details: FACT implementation- In house – Cash & BCM, Project: New IHC Implementation
Coordinated with subsidiaries to analyse their existing processes and meet their Requirements
Worked closely with financial shared services centre to align processes globally
Rolled out solution in phases to evaluate progress and adjust where necessary
Incorporate the New In-house functionality in the system
The upgraded IHC comes with an additional mandatory process step for “posting” of payment instructions from local
entities
However, this posting step together with the outgoing payment processing will be automated by this project
The entry screens for “Manual payments” will be replaced (with a new more flexible version)
Implemented BCM for two countries on Pilot basis
Monitoring of status for outgoing and incoming payments, based
on communication sent to (payments) the banks, or received from the banks via TRAX
BCM is relevant only for host to host connected banks
Clearing Partner concept on the bank statement part is implemented to support the OtC-solution
The clearing partner
concept relate to new functionality allowing for use of Clearing Partner (as opposed to GL account) when importing/Posting Bank Statements into IHC
Responsibilities/Delivery:
Incorporate New in-house cash functionality into existing business processes
Use application to increase payments visibility and minimize the number of payments managed by external banks
Restructuring 120 Bank area to 10 Bank area by customize from automatic payment programme FBZP, Electronic bank statement (EBS) setting , New IHC functionality set up and automatic payment request (F11CU)
Gap Analysis and working on GAPS
Central dispatching, routing, and processing of payments by IHC_MAIN_CUST, IHC_INB_CUST and IHCRT by
understanding the FIHB5 table with PAYEXT IDOC
Routing of payment orders to local subsidiaries to replace cross-border payments
Internal current bank accounts created with 160 currencies
Responsible for Basic Settings for Payment Process –> Settlement Accounts (IHC_MAIN_CUST)
And Set Up Creation of Payment Requests for Inbound IDoc in FI
Created of account statements to account holders by FINSTA IDOC
Client: Shell Global
Part of realization team as responsible for configuration on outgoing payment and incoming payments through IHC centre.