SONALI RAY CHAUDHURY

• Experience in managing and leading a team of 15+ consultants specializing in Procurement Advisory in my latest role as a Manager in KPMG
• Experience as a Solution Architect in implementing Coupa across all S2P modules including SIM, RPMA and CLMA. Key responsibilities includes leading design workshops, facilitate the design sign-off, getting UAT sign off and finally support go-live and hypercare
• Prepared key strategic documents - Project Plan, Testing Strategy, Cutover Strategy and Hypercare Strategy. Managed key project deliverables such as the Business Process Document, Configuration Document and maintained the RAID log and the Design Decision log
• Proficient in Coupa Release Management - perform impact assessment, new features testing, regression testing using both manual and automation approach and finally publishing the recommendations to key stakeholders.

Firm Contributions:

• Collaborated with the Talent Acquisition team to streamline job requisitions, screened and interviewed 100+ candidates, hired and onboarded them in the Procurement Advisory practice.
• Won 2+ projects for the Procurement Advisory Practice, by performing Techno-commercial assessment in Business Proposal (RFP/RFQ) Life Cycle, having Orals with the Clients and preparing the commercial bids to finalize the win. Coordinated with the stakeholders to draft and finalize the SOWs before the Projects started.
• Led a team of 5 to automate test scripts using Opkey for Regression testing during each Coupa release drop. Led an initiative to develop basic test scripts for new release features testing and impact assessment using KPMG's GenAI tools.

Awards and other achievements:

• KPMG Above and Beyond Award, KPMG Super Employee, KPMG Encore Award, KPMG Kudos Award and Culture Coin

• Led the implementation of a large-scale Zycus e-procurement solution as Project Manager, overseeing end-to-end delivery.
• Conducted onsite visits during critical project phases to address high-priority issues and ensure smooth execution.
• Acted as the primary liaison with the client to resolve key challenges, including master data harmonization and data migration—successfully aligning essential data elements such as supplier records and payment terms.
• Partnered with cross-functional teams to design and deliver integrated, client-centric solutions.
• Maintained strong client engagement through consistent communication, progress updates, and proactive relationship management.

• Worked as an Oracle Functional Consultant with experience in modules such as P2P, O2C, CPQ and Oracle Retail
• Responsible for leading workshops, functional configurations, providing value based, robust business solutions
• Proficient in AIM methodology

Firm Initiatives:

• Helped achieve the firm’s goal of achieving 600+ Oracle Cloud certified practitioners by incentivizing Cloud Learning and Certifications

Awards and other achievements:

• Received multiple “Applause” and “Spot” awards due to my contribution to projects and firm initiatives

• Worked as a Techno-functional consultant in Oracle Retail Solutions. Managed and led a team of 4 for an Oracle Retail implementation for a Dubai based retailer, helping the client to grow its business by assisting in rollouts in 12 countries

Awards and other achievements:

• Awarded the “ES Prodigy” and “The Apprentice” award in Retail Enterprises Services for exceptional contribution to towards the Oracle Retail ES Niche Packages