Akash Patel

Experience

1. Senior Manager

   EY

   Oct 2014 — Present

   Engagement lead who managed multiple IT applications that consisted of development in the modernization, integration, implementation, and maintenance. Led large teams and effectively managed client deliverables while managing day to day interactions with executive sponsors. Led engagement though the entire lifecycle, outlining the most effective resources and oversee projects through design, development to completion. Provided strategic IT guidance and road-mapping for a diverse technology portfolio. Responsible for programme risks as they are encountered and evaluate trade-offs between cost, time, quality, risk and ultimately benefit, continuously managing the business cases of constituent projects and workstreams. Led end-to-end implementations, guiding projects from discovery through to go-live, ensuring successful delivery and client satisfaction.Skilled in developing and delivering comprehensive end-to-end Record-to-Report (R2R) solutions, designing and integrating accounting subprocesses such as fixed assets, project accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, intercompany transactions, treasury, inventory, indirect tax, consolidations, and financial reporting.Lead a team on a greenfield implementation to S/4 hana which consisted of configuring large custom enhancements that included designing business process that consisted of complex accounting processes. Managed large onshore and offshore team that through implementation of SAP accounting processes, blueprinting and design configuration, unit testing, integration, and user acceptance testing. Managed a large set of client workshops with executive-level visibility to gather requirements to align a global template for a fit to standard roll out model.Guided reporting team in defining various financial processes including Auditing, Assurance, Accounting, Financial Statements, Consolidation and Analysis, Budgeting and Forecasting, and Reporting.