SUHAS M.
Bangalore
Summary
Finance Operations Leader with 13+ years of experience in end-to-end Procure to Pay (P2P) processes, including payments, Vendor Master Data, and duplicate control. Proven track record in leading global transitions (e.g., CARM Payments), SAP deployments, and implementing automation initiatives resulting in FTE savings and cost optimization ($2.9M+). Adept at driving change management, mentoring high-performing teams, and enabling continuous process improvement. Experienced in client interactions, process stabilization, SOP creation, metrics reporting, and global stakeholder management. Strong exposure to platform-based solutions such as SAP, Ariba, and ARAVO. With deep knowledge of audit compliance, business transformation, and global delivery models. Actively contributed to due diligence, training, and change programs aligned with organizational goals. Expert in migrating and managing financial data across SAP and JDE ERP systems.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Process Specialist
CARGILL BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.
Bengaluru
07.2017 - Current
- System Migration & Optimization: Successfully spearheaded the migration of JDE payments to SAP, ensuring data integrity and 0 downtime. Led a payment optimization project that transitioned daily payment runs to a weekly schedule, significantly improving cash flow management and reducing manual processing time.
- Payment Operations: Execute daily SAP and JDE payment runs for multiple company codes and payment instruments. Manage complex wire payments via CMM application and bank portals, ensuring funding availability aligns with treasury requirements.
- Audit & Compliance: Lead the UCP (Unclaimed Property) audit process, analyzing reasons for stop checks and generating detailed compliance files for external auditors (KPMG and PWC).
- Reconciliation: Perform rigorous reconciliations using the Frontier application to verify check payment processing and monitor Federal Tax Payments for accuracy.
- Team Leadership & Training: Manage headcount planning and leave tracking to ensure consistent process coverage. Mentor new hires on payment activities and internal controls, and conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on escalations to educate the team and prevent recurring errors.
- Stakeholder Management: Resolve vendor and business stakeholder queries and handle high-priority ad-hoc payment requests.
Accounts Payable Analyst
IBM INDIA BUSINESS SERVICES
Bengaluru
03.2013 - 06.2017
- Process Transition: Selected to travel for an Onsite Transition for the "Unilever Latin Americas" project, successfully migrating processes to the India centre. Completed the reverse transition for the "British Petroleum" account.
- Treasury & Payments: Managed the transition of the Treasury process from Minneapolis. Executed automatic EFT, manual payments, and check runs for Unilever Middle America.
- Fund Management: Performed manual bank funding to ensure all payments were executed without overdrafts, while maintaining 100% payment accuracy across all managed countries.
- Helpdesk Operations: Handled high-volume client calls and resolved escalated issues. Prepared Statements of Accounts (SOA) and resolved queries within SLA timelines based on severity.
- Reporting: Maintained Payment Trackers and KPI reports to ensure zero control misses.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) -
Bangalore University
Bengaluru01.2011
Skills
Procure to Pay
Process Improvement
Vendor Management
Accounts Payable Management
Leadership and Team Management
Project Management
Global Accounts Payable Leadership
Process Automation & Invoice Processing
Stakeholder Management (Global)
System Implementation
Change Management
Problem Solving
On-boarding and training
Communication and Influence
Metrics & KPI Analysis
Multi-Currency Transactions
Accomplishments
- Successful implementation of multiple process migrations and SAP deployments.
- Implemented optimization strategies for payment runs, resulting in working capital benefit of $112 million and increased efficiency equivalent to the workload reduction of 3 full-time employees (FTE).
- Successfully transitioned payment method from traditional checks to Automated Clearing House (ACH), leading to substantial annual cost savings of $2 million.
- Implemented a conversion process to transition domestic vendors from wire transfers to ACH or EFT, resulting in significant annual cost savings of $900,000.
- Achieved 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) savings by identifying and eliminating non-value-added steps in the process.
- Successfully reduced the number of recurring issues by addressing and resolving the root cause, resulting in improved process efficiency and effectiveness.
- Attained a remarkable 96% in the team managers employee engagement survey, securing the highest rating across the ITP department.
- Improved the OTP by 95% for all the entities during stabilization of the process.
Timeline
Process Specialist
CARGILL BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.
07.2017 - Current
Accounts Payable Analyst
IBM INDIA BUSINESS SERVICES
03.2013 - 06.2017
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) -
Bangalore University
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Financial Operations: End-to-End Accounts Payable, Vendor Payments, Treasury & Tax Payments, Bank Reconciliation.
- Compliance & Audit: UCP (Unclaimed Property) Audit, KPI Reporting.
- Soft Skills: Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Process Transition, Root Cause Analysis (RCA).