Tarun Chauhan

• Led global master data governance strategy and execution across Finance and Business Partner domains in a complex, multi-system landscape.
• Delivered end-to-end SAP MDG solutions, ensuring data consistency, integrity, and standardisation across SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Played a key role in large-scale S/4HANA transformation, driving data migration, validation, and post-go-live stabilisation.
• Established post-S/4HANA governance model, reducing rework and enabling a stable, scalable operating environment.
• Designed and implemented governance frameworks (workflows, validation rules, approval hierarchies, data standards), improving data quality by 30%.
• Managed the full master data lifecycle: creation, enrichment, validation, distribution, and archival.
• Led data migration strategy (cleansing, harmonisation, mapping, and reconciliation), ensuring high data accuracy and seamless system transition.
• Directed data integration and distribution architecture across SAP modules and external systems.
• Acted as the primary lead for MDG enhancements, translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Reduced master data processing cycle time by 25% through process optimisation and automation.
• Partnered with global stakeholders across Finance, Procurement, IT, and Compliance to align governance with business and regulatory needs.
• Represented Global Finance Master Data in Monthly Operating Reviews, reporting KPIs, tracking performance, and aligning priorities with executive leadership.
• Implemented data quality KPIs and monitoring frameworks, improving transparency and governance maturity.
• Led change management and user adoption initiatives, including global training, documentation, and rollout.
• Ensured audit and compliance readiness through robust governance controls, policies, and data traceability.

• Proactively led SAP MDG enhancements, implementations, and support activities, including planning, testing in quality environments, and post-deployment stabilisation.
• Acted as a Master Data Subject Matter Expert (SME), driving best practices and resolving complex business user issues across global teams.
• Owned and executed master data governance operations, ensuring high data quality through continuous monitoring and improvement initiatives.
• Performed large-scale data cleansing and harmonisation activities, improving the consistency and reliability of enterprise master data.
• Designed, implemented, and maintained hierarchical data structures, including Cost Centre Groups (Standard & Global Finance), Profit Centre Hierarchies, and Account Hierarchies.
• Managed end-to-end master data maintenance in SAP MDG using multiple channels such as Mass Processing, Single Object Processing, and File Uploads.
• Administered a wide range of master data objects, including:
• Cost Centre and Profit Centre.
• General Ledger (Chart of Accounts and Company Code level).
• Customer and vendor.
• Material Master.
• Bank Master (Bank Keys).
• WBS (Project Systems) and Asset Master.
• Organisational entities, locations, and hierarchies.
• Functioned as a Data Steward, performing final-level approvals for Change Requests (CRs) and ensuring adherence to governance policies.
• Managed workflow configurations and approval structures, including the creation and maintenance of approver groups, reason codes, and governance workflows.
• Took ownership of global master data governance processes under the GFDG framework, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and compliance requirements.
• Developed and maintained operational and governance reports (ad-hoc, weekly, monthly, quarterly) to track master data creation, changes, and data quality metrics.

Managed master data operations and system administration activities within SAP ECC, ensuring data integrity, system readiness, and compliance with financial and operational controls.

• Maintained end-to-end master data lifecycle, including creation, modification, deletion, and error resolution for critical data objects in SAP ECC.
• Administered multiple master data domains, including:
• Cost Centre and Profit Centre.
• General Ledger (Chart of Accounts and Company Code level).
• Vendor Master (including sensitive data handling).
• Bank Master (Bank Keys).
• WBS (Project Systems) and Asset Master.
• Supported period-end and year-end activities, including period open/close across FI, CO, SD, and MM modules, and execution of year-end balance transfers.
• Maintained organisational and financial hierarchies, ensuring alignment with reporting and controlling structures.
• Performed regular updates of interest rates and foreign exchange rates to support financial accuracy.
• Managed user access and role assignments through Identity Management (IDM), ensuring compliance with access control policies.
• Handled incident and service request tickets within defined SLAs, acting as the first point of contact for issue resolution.
• Functioned as a first-level SAP functional support consultant, analysing issues, resolving where possible, and providing detailed inputs to SAP Finance teams for complex cases.
• Produced monthly SLA and control reports, ensuring adherence to governance and operational standards.
• Developed and maintained Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and delivered process training, enabling knowledge transfer and backup readiness.

• Accounts Payable (Invoice, Debit note, Credit note processing).
• Make the vendor down payment and transfer it before the final payment.
• Sending and coordinating requests to the Master Data Team to update vendor master data for new terms of payment, TDS code, etc.
• Allocations of work among the team members in terms of priority work received, and then keep a tab on them on an hourly basis. Preparing month-end accruals, rectification entries, etc.
• Processing foreign invoices for purchases made in the factories.
• Customs duty processing.
• Audit coordination for internal and external audits as and when required.
• Blocked workflow management: PO approval process.
• TNE claims processing: travel, conveyance, hospitalisation, and medical reimbursement.
• Vendor Open Line Items management.
• Initiating write-off/write-back proposal.
• Reducing parked workflows.
• Posting employee expenses and issuing a debit if required under the company policies.
• Vendor reconciliations and balance confirmations on a timely basis.