MANISH TIWARI

Strategic IT Leader with 25+ years of experience specializing in the intersection of business processes and technology. Expert in Microsoft Dynamics NAV & Business Central, with a proven track record of leading end-to-end ERP implementations that integrate Finance, SCM, and Production. Specialist in developing AI-driven automation, CMMS with DCS integration, and secure API/Payment gateways. A "bridge" leader who translates complex boardroom objectives into scalable technical architectures while ensuring rigorous ITGC/ITAC compliance.

1. ERP & Digital Transformation 2. Industrial IoT & Asset Management (CMMS) 3. Governance, Audit & Security 4. Leadership & Strategy

• The Accomplishment: Successfully led the end-to-end implementation of Microsoft Dynamics NAV/Business Central, migrating 10+ years of legacy data with zero downtime and improving cross-departmental data accuracy by 35%.
• The Accomplishment: Architected a "Paperless Finance" ecosystem by integrating multi-bank APIs and payment gateways, reducing manual reconciliation efforts by 60% and accelerating the Order-to-Cash cycle.
• The Accomplishment: Developed a bespoke Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) integrated with real-time DCS data, enabling predictive maintenance that reduced critical equipment failure by 20%.
• The Accomplishment: Digitized the entire asset lifecycle for IG Petrochemicals, providing the management team with real-time visibility into maintenance costs and depreciation for thousants of fixed assets.
• The Accomplishment: Designed and enforced a robust ITGC/ITAC framework, ensuring 100% compliance during statutory audits and maintaining high security standards for ISO certification.
• The Accomplishment: Optimized user access governance and automated audit trails, reducing the time required for internal audit preparation from weeks to days.
• The Accomplishment: Modernized the organization’s IT infrastructure and vendor contract strategy, reducing annual IT operating expenses (OpEx) by 15% while increasing system uptime to 99.9%.
• The Accomplishment: Built and mentored a high-performing technical team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement that led to the internal development of Many custom business applications.

• Successfully bridged Industrial Automation (OT) with Information Technology (IT) for real-time asset tracking.
• Transitioned the organization to an automated 'Order-to-Cash' cycle via API-driven payment gateways.
• Led the successful migration of 10+ years of legacy data into modern ERP environments with zero downtime.