Sharat Deshpande
Bengaluru
Summary
Rising architect for P2P process with total 13.9 Years of well versed Experience in Driving P2P operations excellence, People management, Transformation and Led multiple Process Excellence projects listed.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Innovation Professional
IBM India Private Limited
12.2016 - 04.2024
- P2P process cycle Enrichment.
- P2P Innovation consultant, transformations management
- Driving Continuous Improvement ideas, execution and implementation.
- Focus on touchless Invoice to Pay process.
- Process and Resource efficiency planning.
- Team leading P2P End to End operations with team size of 28 members.
- Monitoring SLA/KPI and ensure they are met.
- Career counsellor.
Financial Analyst
Accenture
12.2012 - 12.2016
- Subject Matter Expert (P2P)
- Process Knowledge Management.
- Allocation of work and accountable to ensure Team target is achieved.
- Supporting Team members to achieve daily targets and Report to Management
- Representing as P2P Lead in Town halls
- Improved emergency resolution processes to save time.
Verification Associate
First Advantage Offshore Services
04.2011 - 12.2012
- Authenticated hiring cases for critical clients, ensuring accurate computerized record uploads and prescribed maintenance
- Verified and validated information for all cases, operated data entry devices, and prepared documents for candidates
- Carried out all lawful and reasonable instructions as per reporting line
- Conducted outbound calls to verify candidate-provided details for accuracy.
Senior Associate
Wipro
01.2010 - 04.2011
- Ensuring activation and deactivation of utility services provided by clients to customers
- Acknowledging customer requests promptly
- Making outbound calls to retain customers and understand reasons for service disconnection
Education
B.B.A/ B.M.S( Finance ) -
Karnataka University
Hubli01.2009
Skills
- Operation & Process Excellence
- Innovation
- Process Improvement
- P2P
- Procure To Pay
- Continuous Improvement
- Transformation Management
- People Management
- Career Counselling
- SAP
- ABBYY OCR
- Oracle
- JIRA
- Zendesk
- Power BI
- Workday
- Ariba
Languages
English
Hindi
Kannada
Personal Information
- Total Experience: 13 Years 9 Months
- Date of Birth: 11/01/88
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
Project Achievements
Power app implementation (Indexing tool), 6 Months duration
- Initiated the implementation of a centralized mailbox to receive soft invoice copies from multiple GMBs.
- Introduced the concept of a Power App through structured brainstorming sessions with the RPA team to customize the process for accommodating vendor invoices for indexing and validation by matching to PO & GR.
- Implemented the Power App to automate the process and enable validated invoices to be automatically loaded to Oracle without manual intervention.
- Successfully eliminated the need for Excel tracking and manual matching of invoices, purchase orders, and goods receipts in the ERP system.
- Resulted in a 30% increase in efficiency and a 40% reduction in processing time for invoice validation and loading to Oracle.
Project Achievements 2
Oracle vendor master update, 3 Months
- Spearheaded a project to update vendor master records, collaborating with procurement/SDM for approval and successfully implementing the process for 30% of frequently paid vendors.
- Coordinated with Oracle and Bank support teams to schedule automated job runs from Oracle to the bank for scheduled payment runs, effectively implementing the process for the same 30% vendors.
- Enabled automation of payment runs for 30% of vendors, reducing manual interventions and enhancing efficiency.
- Achieved 30% automation in vendors payment processing, streamlining operations and minimizing manual effort.
Project Achievement 3
ABBYY implementation (OCR Tool), 5 Months
- Successfully implemented ABBYY OCR tool, resulting in a 40% increase in document processing speed.
- Developed and executed a comprehensive ABBYY implementation strategy, leading to a 30% reduction in manual data entry errors.
- Trained and mentored team members on ABBYY usage, leading to 50% faster onboarding for new employees
Timeline
Innovation Professional
IBM India Private Limited
12.2016 - 04.2024
Financial Analyst
Accenture
12.2012 - 12.2016
Verification Associate
First Advantage Offshore Services
04.2011 - 12.2012
Senior Associate
Wipro
01.2010 - 04.2011
B.B.A/ B.M.S( Finance ) -
Karnataka University
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