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Bhargav L

Bengaluru

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive experience at AB-InBev, excelling in accounts payable and stakeholder management. Proven track record in implementing SAP Ariba, enhancing invoicing efficiency, and leading teams to achieve a 98% on-time freight payment rate. Adept at fostering collaboration and driving process improvements that deliver significant business value.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Specialist - Process Excellence

AB-InBev
Bangalore
05.2025 - Current
  • Implemented SAP Ariba Invoicing tool for US and Canadian markets, enhancing invoicing efficiency.
  • Successfully integrated ServiceNow ticketing system to streamline issue resolution.
  • Transitioned processes effectively to capability center, ensuring seamless operations.
  • Conducted quality assurance tests on software applications like S4 Fiori tiles and Ariba.
  • Reviewed documents meticulously for accuracy before submission or publication.
  • Directed cross-functional teams to improve project execution and delivery.

Associate Manager

AB-InBev
05.2020 - 04.2025
  • Leading a team of 20 members for U.S. and Canada locations for a leading beer manufacturing company.
  • Implemented Power BI dashboards for invoice processing, ticketing volumes, and payment rejections to provide real-time visibility and to take the required action.
  • Improved freight payment on time to 98% from 93% through a lean project.
  • Implemented the Vendor Statement Recon project using analytics, and delivered a business value of $13M.
  • Accomplished an increase in the C-SAT score, raising it to 4.833 out of a 5-point rating scale by consistently resolving tickets within the designated TAT.
  • Standardized payment method for suppliers, from check to EFT. This initiative helped us reduce the spending on checks.
  • Initiated project to check payment for ACH payments and stale-dated checks recovery.
  • Executed the Steal Dated Checks project, preventing the issuance of checks totaling USD 5.25 million, thereby contributing to improved working capital.
  • Successfully recovered USD 24.65 million through the debit balance recovery process for NAZ business units.
  • Proposed and implemented SAP program job for blocking and unblocking invoices to protect cash flow.
  • Maintaining a 97% employee engagement score consistently for 3 years.
  • Reduced parked invoices from USD 5.36 million to USD 2.75 million, resulting in improved POT (Payment on Time).
  • Implemented the Payment Term Rationalization project and delivered $32M in working capital benefits.
  • Implemented process improvements that result in a reduction in invoice processing time, leading to improved productivity, and cost savings.
  • Proposed 24M GR/NI write-off project.
  • Implemented a new cash forecasting model, resulting in a 12% improvement in accuracy and by implementing the WAPT Project for high-paid vendors.
  • Implementation of a Transportation Management system for handling freight payments.
  • Ensuring Treasury activities are met promptly including payment processing, deal confirmation, and query resolution.
  • Manage & monitor month-end activities for P2P and feedback sessions with clients on service deliverables.
  • Responsible for managing the Source To Pay process (Perfect Purchase).
  • Implementation of Chat BOT (HOPS) for handling payment queries.
  • Manage Treasury Management System master data and ensure timely, complete, and accurate accounting & reporting of treasury transactions including month-end closing, and guarantee their completeness and accuracy.
  • Reviewing of Cash Flow and monitoring of payment runs.
  • Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, fostering collaboration and mutual support.
  • Oversaw training and onboarding process for all newly hired employees within PTP.

Principal Analyst

AB-InBev
02.2018 - 05.2020
  • Conducted regular audits of existing processes to ensure ongoing compliance with industry standards and regulations.
  • Supported GHQ IC team in reviewing the outstanding balances and reconcile the accounts to clarify discrepancies.
  • Coordinate with accounting teams in different regions (e.g., CAN, US) to ensure all intercompany transactions are appropriately recorded and settled.
  • Intercompany Variance analysis-Regularly compare actual results with the budget to identify discrepancies and work on corrective actions.
  • Business Process expert for various functions aspects and providing solutions.
  • Enabling team members to be cross-trained and skilled to support flexible staffing and resource utilization.
  • SOP Digitalization to Acadia tool.
  • Training and monitoring of new hires and existing team members to help them achieve TAT with efficiency and accuracy.
  • Monitoring the Purchase Requisition queues to ensure POs are assigned on time.
  • Reviewing of After Fact Report and sharing feedback with Mancom directors on process latencies.
  • Monitoring the 3-Way Match Efficiency percentage and address the issues with Procurement and suppliers.
  • Work closely with legal and tax teams to ensure that all royalty payments and ICO budgets adhere to regulations and internal policies.
  • Reporting IC numbers in Cognos- Ensure all relevant intercompany transactions (e.g., sales, markup, royalties) are properly recorded and inputted into the system.
  • Monitoring Transit/Control Accounts and reconciliation of IC account and providing visibility with high level action plan to senior leadership.

Process Analyst

Accenture
01.2017 - 02.2018
  • Processed various types of invoices, including Purchase Order (PO), Non-PO, and Credit Note invoices, across more than 124 company codes, each with different exceptions.; email management from vendors, addressing their queries and processing ad-hoc invoices
  • Prioritized documents based on their criticality, turnaround time (TAT), and complexity; supervised the registration of invoices from embargoed countries from an Accenture standpoint, and provided daily reports to management.
  • Generated daily, weekly, and monthly reports, including the Invoice Turnaround Report, Duplicate Report, High-Value Report, and Root Cause Analysis Report.
  • Facilitated daily team huddles and ensured that operational excellence (OPEX) boards were consistently updated on time.
  • Played a role in knowledge transfer sessions for new team members and assisted colleagues in resolving complex invoices and addressing escalated client inquiries.
  • Improvisation in Payments to suppliers.

Process Associate

Accenture
03.2015 - 12.2016
  • Managed multiple tasks simultaneously, ensuring timely completion of all assignments.
  • Collaborated with team members for enhanced process efficiency and productivity.
  • Identified and resolved process issues to drive optimal workflow and business growth.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Financial Accounting

Vijayam Degree College
Chittoor, India
06.2014

Skills

  • Accounts Payable
  • People Management
  • GRC Risk & Compliance
  • SAP Producer tool Expert
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Treasury Back-Office Operations
  • S4 Hana Sales Upskilling
  • Workload Management
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  • Employee performance evaluation
  • Succession Planning
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • S4Hana
  • SAP Ariba Expert
  • Team leadership

Technology

SAP

TMS (JDE Freight systems)

S4 Hana Fiori

Coupa

Xen-Desktop, Live Link

GRC

Timeline

Specialist - Process Excellence

AB-InBev
05.2025 - Current

Associate Manager

AB-InBev
05.2020 - 04.2025

Principal Analyst

AB-InBev
02.2018 - 05.2020

Process Analyst

Accenture
01.2017 - 02.2018

Process Associate

Accenture
03.2015 - 12.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Financial Accounting

Vijayam Degree College

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