Akshay Desai

About Akshay Desai

Chartered Accountant with nearly 4 years of post-qualification experience in tech consulting (SAP), delivering large-scale finance transformation programs for global clients. Hands-on experience across SAP S/4HANA Greenfield and Brownfield implementations on On-Premise/Private Cloud landscapes, as well as multi-country SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud implementations. Strong expertise in FI/CO, Record-to-Report (R2R), Asset Accounting, Revenue Accounting (EBRR), Subscription Billing, and cross-module integrations. Proven ability to lead requirement-gathering workshops, drive solution

Experience

1. Senior Consultant

   PwC

   Oct 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Advisory - SAP Consulting • Delivered a large-scale SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud implementation, working directly with SAP India and PwC engagement teams to design and deploy a standardized, scalable finance solution across multiple geographies.• Owned end-to-end delivery of Event-Based Revenue Recognition (EBRR), including configuration, testing, documentation, and business walkthroughs, ensuring compliance with SAP Public Cloud best practices.• Led Subscription Billing and Service Contracts (EBRR), tightly integrating finance processes with Order-to-Cash (O2C) to support recurring and usage-based revenue scenarios.• Independently owned Asset Accounting within S/4HANA Public Cloud, handling configuration, testing,documentation, and client enablement sessions.• Led legacy asset data migration to S/4HANA, guiding the business on SAP-standard templates, value mapping, and Public Cloud asset accounting concepts.• Owned and delivered finance objects integrated with SAP Profitability and Performance Management (PAPM),covering configuration, logic validation, testing, and documentation.• Designed and implemented the external tax audit solution, margin analysis end-to-end, ensuring audit readiness and regulatory compliance in a Public Cloud landscape.• Collaborated closely with SAP functional and technical teams to deliver custom WRICEF objects, preparing Functional Specifications (FS), FUT test scenarios, and approvals.• Conducted Explore phase workshops for multiple Scope IDs, helping stakeholders clearly understand SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud standard capabilities and fit-to-standard approach.• Prepared and finalized Scope Agreement Documents, ensuring clarity of SAP scope, deliverables, and alignment between PwC, SAP, and client stakeholders.• Reviewed and streamlined requirement logs and backlog items, strengthening traceability, prioritization, and delivery governance.

Education

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA-Intermediate

• MES PU College of Arts, Commerce and Science

  PUC, Commerce

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA-CPT

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA-Final

• Avemaria High School

  SSLC, Class X

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, BCOMAF