Anis Ahmed

About Anis Ahmed

I am a Finance & Accounting Transformation Leader with 26+ years of global experience driving innovation across Finance & Accounting (F&A) domains — Procure‑to‑Pay (PTP), Order‑to‑Cash (OTC) and Record‑to‑Report (RTR).My expertise spans Transformation Solutioning for Generative AI (GenAI), Agentic AI, Hyper-automation, Intelligent Automation, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Cognitive Computing, and Cloud RPA deployments. I have successfully led multi‑disciplinary teams across 7+ geographies, delivering measurable business outcomes and recognized by industry analysts and clients alike.Key highlights include- Architecting 150+ RPA implementations and pioneering frameworks such as the Entitlement Study and Art of Possible- Leading 10+ GenAI/Agentic AI production deployments and building a pipeline of 20+ opportunities- Partnering with ServiceNow to co‑develop an Agentic AI‑infused ServiceNow APO product- Driving analyst presentations (Everest, ISG, Avasant, HfS, etc.) to showcase F&A transformation capabilities- Recognized with awards including Dare to Innovate - Agentic AI / GenAI (2025), Innovator Award (Accenture), and Business Excellence – Quality Award (Standard Chartered Bank).I combine solution architecture, process reengineering, Lean Six Sigma, and hyper-scaler platform expertise (AWS, Azure, GCP) to deliver transformation at scale. My technical skills include Python, R, Tableau, ARIS BPMS, and AI/ML models solutioning.I am passionate about accelerating Finance & Accounting transformation, building future‑ready operating models, and enabling organizations to achieve sustainable productivity gains and business impact.

Experience

1. Director - F & a Business Transformation

   Cognizant

   Feb 2021 — Present · Bangalore Urban district, IN

   Led 10+ GenAI/Agentic AI implementations; built pipeline of 20+ opportunities.• Partnered with ServiceNow to co develop ServiceNow APO product, infused with Agentic AI.• Delivered F&A transformation presentations to analysts (Everest, ISG, Avasant, HfS, etc.).• Designed transformation solutions for RFPs/RFIs, driving client wins and measurable impact.

Education

• The University of Chicago Graham School

  Post Graduate Program in Data Science & Machine Learning, Data Science

  2018 — 2019

• Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

  MBA, Finance

  2003 — 2005

• Delhi University

  B Com (Hons), Commerce

  1994 — 1998

• DTEA

  High School, Accountancy

  1985 — 1994

Skills

• Six Sigma
• Process Consulting
• Business Process Outsourcing (Bpo)
• Artificial Intelligence
• Shared Services
• Outsourcing
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Re-Engineering
• Business Process
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Consulting
• Business Process Improvement
• Rpa AI Solution Architect
• Cognitive Computing
• Process Management
• Operational Excellence
• Project Management
• Process Excellence
• Offshoring
• Management
• Robotic Process Automation
• Business Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Performance Management