KESHAVA MURTHY
Senior SAP Business By Design -Functional Consultant
BANGALORE
Summary
Forward-thinking Operations Specialist bringing 28years of expertise in Accounting & Finance for different sector businesses. Cultivates rapport with individuals to optimize project goals and output, resolve complex problems and deliver innovative improvement strategies. Proficient in SAP Business by Design
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Consultant- SAP Business by Design
Ikyam Solutions Private Limited
05.2023 - 01.2024
- Handled 4 support projects and 2 Implementation Projects.
- Resolving issues of Support projects in time.
- Conducted initial Customer requirement gathering to understand the need of customer.
- Prepared and submitted 'Business Blue Print' to customer based on workshops conducted./0
- Post sign off 'Business Blue Print, conducted internal team meeting and collectively finalize project plan with time-lines.
- Initialization of Test tenant for initial Scoping as per Business Blue Print.
- Presented project scopes to employees and executives, proposing timelines, budgets and specifications.
- Developed custom solutions and testing standard solutions in test tenant.
- Provided ' Business process solution walk-through' to client from test tenant to show the solution to customer.
- Post sign-off designing production tenant based on Business blue print.
- Migration of master data and financial cut-over data in production tenant.
- Training of customer's staff members on transaction and preparation of training document.
- Monitored technology use and program functionality, updating programs and making changes to enhance output
- Go live activity and providing post go live support..
Senior Consultant-SAP Business by Design
Techbiz Infotech Private Limited
04.2022 - 03.2023
- Handled SAP Business by Design project off-shore.
- Project based out of Kenya.
- Understanding customer's requirement for ERP.
- Handled project for 9 country roll out with minimum team.
- Developed custom solutions based upon clients' strict requirements.
- Interaction with all country for their requirement and prepare test environment based on requirement.
- Showing Solution walkthrough and getting sign off.
- Preparation of Test script and providing test system to client's employees to post transactions to check results.
- Post sign off preparation of production tenant in line with Business Blue Print.
- Cut over activity in production tenant of financial transactions.
- Go live- activity and providing post go live support.
Senior Consultant- SAP Business by Design
Orionedge Consulting Services LLC
02.2020 - 04.2022
- Evaluated clients' needs and created plan of action to provide solutions.
- Monitored technology use and program functionality, updating programs and making changes to enhance output.
- First project of SAP Business by Design in the country Bahrain.
- Re-instated project from scratch after visiting customer in the Bahrain.
- Prioritized projects and project tasks depending upon key milestones and deadline dates.
- Performed 'Business Solution Walk through' along with client to showcased solution as per customer's requirement.
- Created training/solution document for customer's use.
- Scoping of productive tenant and configuration of SAP Business by Design system as per 'Business Blue Print'
- Performed Master data migrations, financial migration into productive tenant.
- Effective training of Customer's resources to understand the their business process in SAP tenant.
- Go live activity and providing post go live support.
Senior Consultant - SAP Business by Design
ERP Logic (India) Private Limited
05.2018 - 10.2019
- Implementation of first SAP Business by Design project in Nigeria alone.
- Traveled to Nigeria client, initiated workshop for initial requirement gathering from client.
- Completed work shops, created test tenant and explained the same to client, took sign off from client.
- Created test system post return to India, tested Business scenarios as per client requirement.
- Troubleshot issues by understanding issue, diagnosing root cause and coming up with effective solutions.
- Presented project scopes to employees and executives, proposing timelines, budgets and specifications.
- Developed custom solutions based upon clients' strict requirements.
- Provided 'Business process solution walkthrough' and got signed off.
- Prepared 'Production tenant inline with Test tenant and migrated masters and transactional data into production system.
- Successfully completed Go-Live and provided post go live support.
Project Lead - SAP Business by Design
Avertra India Private Limited
04.2015 - 12.2017
- Initially worked on in-house project to implement SAP Byd.
- Interacted with stakeholders and understood requirements for implementation of SAP within the company.
- Planned, executed, and controlled assigned projects, ensuring work performed complied with contractual requirements.
- Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Traveled to Jordan to implement and train staff members on SAP product.
- Successfully implemented and trained staff members and provided support for their issues.
SAP Business by Design Consultant
Zieta Technologies Pvt.Ltd
03.2012 - 02.2015
- Started SAP Business by Design ERP implementation journey by learning on-job.
- Started assisting seniors in implementation steps and learnt on job training.
- Traveled to client in Kolkata post training, started working on live project along-with senior.
- Worked on individual contribution and worked on multiple projects individually and successfully completed.
- Successfully handled multiple projects and trained co-workers on the same.
- Worked on implementation and support projects, worked as team member and in individual capacity as well.
Assistant Manager Finance & Accounts
Archimedes (I) Consultants Private Limited
08.2011 - 02.2012
- Executed vendor setup and payment, administration of bank accounts and account reconciliations.
- Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
- Completed filings and upheld strict compliance with regulatory agencies and supervisors.
- Monitored budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making.
- Managed regular finance tracking for numerous branch offices and headquarters expenses.
- Researched and facilitated software integration to streamline accounting and financial processes.
- Processed invoices and contacted appropriate parties for timely payment receipt.
Assistant Manager-Finance Operations
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company Limited
09.2007 - 05.2011
- Headed periodical expenses reimbursement for employees Pan India from Corporate office.
- Efficiently handled employees advances and Forex advances to senior members and monitored for settlement.
- Effectively handled Insurance agent's commission payout for pan India branches 2 cycles in a month.Co-ordination of marketing activities payouts and settlement of the same.
- Assisted manager with monthly closing entries and closure of books of accounts
- Initially handled assignment of 'Renewal & Persistency' management of 13 branches in Karnataka for Renewal collections, activating lhe lapsed policies and achieving higher percentage of renewal collections.
Senior Executive
Reliance Communications Limited
04.2004 - 08.2007
- Handled 6 collection agencies in Bangalore for mobile bill collections.
- taken additional responsibility of Reliance Web World in south Bangalore for collections and customer services.
- Additionally handled HNI customers portfolio for retaining customers.
- Transferred to Prepaid payout division for Karnataka.
- on time payment of commissions, promotional activities of Prepaid promotional activities for agents.
- Interaction with Agents, franchisee for improvement of services.
Senior Office Assistant
Indian Armstrong Limited
10.1996 - 09.2003
- Responsible for branch accounting and Stock management.
- Effectively handled Billing, Stock & Accounting of branch.
- Successfully maintained 93-95% of receivables month on month.
- Sales Accounting and Sales tax returns of branch monthly.
- Cash management of branch.
- Periodical MIS sent to regional office and head office.
Assistant Accountant
Minerva Pharma Distributors
05.1993 - 08.1996
- Manual posting of sales and collection entries.
- Daily Bank transactions deposits.
- Weekly Bank reconciliation.
- Monthly Sales tax return.
- Yearly Sales Tax assessments.
- Bill discounting and making entries for the same.
- .maintaining of Petty cash book.
Education
MBA - Retailing Management
National Institute of Management
Bangalore 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Commerce - Financial Accounting, Auditing, Taxation
Bangalore University
Bangalore 04.2001 -
Skills
Consulting
Software Management
Business Analysis
Business Process Reengineering
Software Implementation
Teamwork Mindset
Enterprise Architecture
Project Documentation
Project Management
Financial Management
Certification
CFAP-Certified Forensic Accounting Professional
Timeline
Senior Consultant- SAP Business by Design
Ikyam Solutions Private Limited
05.2023 - 01.2024
Senior Consultant-SAP Business by Design
Techbiz Infotech Private Limited
04.2022 - 03.2023
Senior Consultant- SAP Business by Design
Orionedge Consulting Services LLC
02.2020 - 04.2022
Senior Consultant - SAP Business by Design
ERP Logic (India) Private Limited
05.2018 - 10.2019
Project Lead - SAP Business by Design
Avertra India Private Limited
04.2015 - 12.2017
CFAP-Certified Forensic Accounting Professional
04-2013
SAP Business by Design Consultant
Zieta Technologies Pvt.Ltd
03.2012 - 02.2015
Assistant Manager Finance & Accounts
Archimedes (I) Consultants Private Limited
08.2011 - 02.2012
Assistant Manager-Finance Operations
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company Limited
09.2007 - 05.2011
Senior Executive
Reliance Communications Limited
04.2004 - 08.2007
MBA - Retailing Management
National Institute of Management
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Commerce - Financial Accounting, Auditing, Taxation
Bangalore University
04.2001 -
Senior Office Assistant
Indian Armstrong Limited
10.1996 - 09.2003
Assistant Accountant
Minerva Pharma Distributors
05.1993 - 08.1996