Abhishek Baruah

About Abhishek Baruah

Visionary and results-oriented leader with 18+ years of experience driving digital transformation across Finance, Sales, and Operations. Proven success in shaping finance technology strategy, leading large-scale financial transformation programs, simplifying complex business processes, and fostering cross-functional collaboration to deliver measurable impact.My expertise lies in managing global technology and business transformations, leading end-to-end SAP ERP implementations (S/4HANA, ECC), and overseeing complex systems integrations. I bring deep industry knowledge spanning High-Tech, Media, Manufacturing, and Multinational Semiconductor sectors, with a focus on building scalable, future-ready solutions.Core Strengths include:• Strategic Technology Leadership – Developed and executed multi-year business–technology roadmaps that align IT and business priorities, balancing cost, speed, risk, and flexibility.• AI & ML Innovation – Designed and led AI/ML-powered solutions to automate finance and sales processes, accelerate financial close, streamline order-to-cash and subscription billing, and improve cash application, credit management, and reconciliation cycles.• Cloud ERP & EPM Platform Integration – Led multiple ERP programs, integrating finance, payroll, CRM, procurement, tax, treasury, and legal systems (SAP BRIM, Ariba, Concur, OneSource, HighRadius, Kyriba, Blackline) to enable seamless operations and real-time insights.• Executive Engagement & Influence – Trusted partner to CFOs, Controllers, and senior Finance executives, shaping system roadmaps, business cases, AI/automation strategy and driven adoption at scale. Skilled in vendor management, global delivery, and contract negotiations.• Global Team Leadership – Built and led diverse international teams, driving innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.• Finance Transformation Expertise – Deep experience across Financial Accounting, Account Payable, Procurement, Sourcing, Billing, RAR, FP & A, Treasury, Collections, and Tax, ensuring compliance, governance, and ethical AI adoption in financial systems.

Experience

1. Business Systems Manager

   AMD

   Jun 2021 — Present · Austin, TX, US

Education

• Dibrugarh University

  Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Accountancy

  1998 — 2001

• Rivier University

  B.S. in Business Management, Business Administration and Management, General

  2017

• Institute of Cost Accountants of India

  ICWA, Commerce

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Idoc
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Sd
• Sap Netweaver
• Business Intelligence
• Pre-Sales
• Sap Products
• Integration
• Business Process
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Sap R/3
• Business Process Improvement
• Sap Bi
• Erp
• Fico
• Ecc
• Sap
• Data Migration
• Sap Erp
• Consulting
• Requirements Analysis
• Sap Implementation
• Solution Architecture
• Sap Sd
• Sap Fico
• Abap
• Crm
• Sap Bw
• Testing