Sandeep Sikka

About Sandeep Sikka

Strategic and Results-Oriented Finance Professional with 18 years of diverse experience…

Experience

1. Dgm Finance

   Nayara Energy

   Sep 2021 — Present · Jamnagar, IN

   Currently leading the Marketing Payables function as Controller within a shared services environment, managing high-value transactions for Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and freight vendors. Accountable for end-to-end payables governance, ensuring accuracy, process efficiency, and strict adherence to statutory and tax compliance requirements. Driving continuous improvements in financial controls, vendor management, and regulatory alignment.Overseeing month-end closing activities, including team management for transaction accounting, expense provisioning, balance reviews, and ageing analysis. Ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting in alignment with the corporate closing checklist, while maintaining clean and compliant books of account. Driving multiple digital transformation initiatives by identifying automation opportunities and collaborating cross-functionally on process design, system development, and change management. Spearheading the end-to-end transformation of the Marketing Payables process, including ERP enhancements in SAP to enable automated invoice posting—covering conceptualization, solution design, agile-based development, and implementation.Successfully led the digital overhaul of the employee claim settlement process by designing and deploying a Claim Management System fully integrated with SAP. This initiative brought greater transparency, enabled real-time tracking, and significantly improved process efficiency and user experience.Leading and developing a high-performing finance team through effective delegation, ongoing performance monitoring, coaching, and training. Responsible for conducting performance reviews, identifying skill gaps, and implementing development plans to enhance team capabilities, engagement, and productivity.