# ANANT MOHAN GUPTA - Solution Architect | SAP S/4HANA Finance Leader
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Edmonton

## Links
- LinkedIn | https://in.linkedin.com/in/anant210

## About
A highly accomplished SAP Solutions Architect with over 16 years of experience, specializing in end-to-end SAP S/4HANA transformations across diverse industries including Consumer Goods, Retail, and Public Sector. Proven leader in finance and integrated module implementations (FI/CO, MM, SD, GRC), driving significant performance optimization, compliance, and scalability. Expert in orchestrating complex projects, leading cross-functional teams, and leveraging emerging technologies to deliver measurable business outcomes and enhance financial processes.

## Work
### SOLUTION ARCHITECT | ACCENTURE INC.
Led end-to-end SAP FI/CO integration for 1,020 Carrols BK restaurants into RBI's S/4HANA platform, harmonizing global chart of accounts and standardizing finance processes.
- Led end-to-end SAP FI/CO integration for 1,020 Carrols BK restaurants into RBI's S/4HANA platform, harmonizing global chart of accounts.
- Directed an offshore team of 5 consultants to deliver standardized finance processes across 3 company codes, ensuring minimal RICEFWs and strict IFRS/GAAP & SOX compliance.
- Designed complex intercompany structures to support RBI's franchisor/operator model, automating intercompany postings and closing processes.
- Integrated First Data gift-card platform with SAP ECC/store systems for inbound GL postings, settlement reconciliation, and daily sales capture, enhancing revenue traceability.
- Led blueprint workshops for critical interfaces including franchise-fee processing, bank-clearing automation, and ROU asset migration, producing comprehensive solution design documentation.
### SOLUTION ARCHITECT | ACCENTURE INC.
Conducted executive-level reviews of SAP S/4HANA architecture and Record-to-Report processes for Parkland, ensuring scalability and optimizing financial close cycles.
- Conducted executive-level review of R1 template architecture, ensuring enterprise structure scalability for M&A and divestitures.
- Assessed Record-to-Report (R2R) processes against SAP best practices, crafting a reusable template for future rollouts and optimizing financial close cycles.
- Authored a detailed solution assessment report with prioritized recommendations and roadmap for Phase II, guiding strategic system enhancements.
- Delivered "Train-the-Trainer" sessions, equipping key business users to champion change and ensure smooth adoption of new processes.
### SOLUTION ARCHITECT | ACCENTURE INC.
Led design workshops for The Home Depot, mapping Bectran portal payment flows into S/4HANA and automating payment processes to reduce manual effort by 40%.
- Led design workshops mapping Bectran portal payment flows into S/4HANA SD and FI modules, leveraging standard SAP APIs to minimize custom development.
- Automated payment-advice transmissions and reconciliation, including partial payments/netting via Fiori and IDoc enhancements, reducing manual effort by 40%.
- Defined RICEFW objects in collaboration with leadership, ensuring alignment to enterprise-wide data governance and GRC protocols.
### SOLUTION ARCHITECT | ACCENTURE INC.
As Solution Architect, spearheaded comprehensive SAP S/4HANA Production Accounting standardization and finance transformation for NOVA Chemicals, significantly improving efficiency and data accuracy.
- Spearheaded SAP S/4HANA Production Accounting standardization, replacing custom reports with standard PP-PI process orders and automated confirmations to unify accounting.
- Eliminated 15+ manual Excel reconciliations and shadow systems by deploying Fiori analytics, reducing month-end close effort by 30%.
- Harmonized master data and co-product costing, transitioning from manual spreadsheets to SAP Material Ledger for accurate multi-output cost allocations.
- Architected a Fiori-enabled Closing Cockpit, utilizing Manage Process Orders and Material Valuations apps to enable real-time Work-in-Progress (WIP) monitoring.
- Orchestrated change management and training, developing role-based process flows and leading virtual workshops to drive sustainable adoption of new SAP systems.
### SOLUTION ARCHITECT | ACCENTURE INC.
Managed the S/4HANA 2022 rollout for Precision Drilling, ensuring high data accuracy and reducing post-go-live incidents by 30%.
- Onboarded drilling, camps, and rentals business into S/4HANA, configuring Production Order settlement in PP-PI and integrating outputs into FI/CO.
- Led master- and transactional-data conversions for Business Partners, AP/AR, and GL, achieving 99.5% data accuracy post-go-live.
- Developed change requests for GL, Assets, AP, and AR modules to capture attachments and custom-fee structures, reducing post-go-live incidents by 30%.
- Conducted status reporting and senior-management escalations, maintaining SLA compliance for critical deliverables.
### SOLUTION ARCHITECT | ACCENTURE INC.
Spearheaded the successful S/4HANA 2022 upgrade for Canada Post, mitigating impacts on the Finance team and optimizing financial processes.
- Spearheaded the successful upgrade from ECC to S4HANA, mitigating impacts on the Finance team during BRIM and FICA transformation.
- Managed multi-SI coordination (Accenture, Deloitte, SAP), ensuring timely decisions and risk communication to IT and business stakeholders.
- Engineered a redesign of COPA to align seamlessly with BRIM and FICA summarization, ensuring optimal financial processes.
- Implemented integration with banks for bank statement (BAI) processing and clearing, enhancing financial reconciliation.
- Led resource planning, prioritization, and progress monitoring across the project, ensuring effective communication of risks to senior leadership.
### SOLUTION ARCHITECT | ACCENTURE INC.
Led the phased "Co-Existence" S/4HANA 1909 rollout for Nutrien, integrating financial workstreams across 200+ depots with high quality.
- Led phased "Co-Existence" rollout, integrating Nutrien's financial workstreams (GL, AP, AR, Banking, Cash, Lockbox, BPC, CO) with operations across 200+ depots.
- Directed a team of 12 consultants (10 onsite, 2 offshore) to standardize procure-to-pay and order-to-cash processes, integrating FI with EWM and SD for end-to-cash visibility.
- Co-led end-to-end workshops aligning to SAP Best Practices, effectively communicating risks and mitigation to senior leadership.
- Planned resources and monitored progress in a remote model, achieving on-time go-live with less than 2% critical defects.
### SOLUTION ARCHITECT | ACCENTURE INC.
Led the S/4HANA Greenfield Implementation for Agropur, defining technology solutions and strategic roadmaps for finance transformation.
- Led the Finance assessment for S/4HANA implementation, defining technology solutions and required SAP modules.
- Facilitated workshops to define the Target Operating Model (TOM) and created a business value case.
- Mapped a comprehensive capability roadmap of initiatives to a timeline with prioritization and sequencing.
- Accelerated the blueprint phase by documenting key design decisions and pain points/gaps, providing strategy to translate business requirements into technology solutions.
### SOLUTION ARCHITECT | ACCENTURE INC.
Drove the greenfield SAP S/4HANA 1709 implementation for the Government of Alberta, optimizing financial operations across 21 ministries.
- Drove the greenfield implementation from Peoplesoft 9.0 to SAP S/4HANA and FIORI, showcasing key leadership as Solution Architect.
- Innovated by implementing automatic payments and bank integration, in-house cash, and netting solutions, significantly optimizing financial operations.
- Managed a Finance team of 18 professionals (8 onsite, 10 offshore), guiding the Government of Alberta on new SAP system best practices and reducing customizations.
- Implemented 150+ legacy system integrations across 21 different ministries and 2 fiscal years, designing streamlined processes for inter-ministry transactions and legal reports.
- Integrated SAP Finance with other systems like PeopleSoft, Concur, Ariba, and Kyriba, and designed data conversion templates for PeopleSoft to SAP Finance data objects.
### SENIOR S/4 HANA CONSULTANT | SAP AMERICA
Led the implementation of S/4HANA 1605 & FMS 2.2 rollout for ASICS, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful adoption.
- Drove the implementation of S/4HANA 1605 & FMS 2.2 rollout project, collaborating effectively with cross-functional business and IT teams.
- Played a pivotal role in developing Functional Specifications and field mappings, ensuring precise system configuration.
- Executed Unit, regression, and System Integration testing scripts, ensuring solution quality and performance.
- Conducted comprehensive training sessions for FSCM (CM, DM, & collections management) and supported business during the cutover.
### SOLUTION ARCHITECT | TECH MAHINDRA
Led ongoing SAP ECC 6.0 projects and support escalations for T-Mobile, integrating Oracle Financial Services and legacy applications.
- Collaborated with business & IT teams for requirement & impact analysis in SAP, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
- Led the charge on delivering biller direct improvements and integrating SAP with legacy applications, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Delivered projects on Agile methodology, writing FSD & configuration documentation, and working with the Technical team to develop reports and interfaces with 3rd party POS solutions.
- Served as Lead Solution Architect for finance, recommending and implementing SAP best practices, and integrating SAP with 3rd party and legacy apps.
### SOLUTION ARCHITECT | TECH MAHINDRA
Successfully led the intercompany STO implementation for Cutter & Buck in just 3 weeks, securing a new client and increasing cost savings.
- Successfully convinced customer in a sales meeting, leading to a new client/logo acquisition for the company.
- Designed and implemented intercompany STO process to enable shipments from warehouses in US to Canada and vice versa.
- Led consulting work across MM, SD, and FI including design, build, test, and cutover, ensuring project success within 3 weeks.
- Increased cost savings and improved flexibility by enabling free movement of goods, demonstrating tangible business impact.
### PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT | WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES
Managed the SAP ECC 6.0 rollout for Philips-Van Heusen Corporation's American clothing brands, including Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, with annual revenue of US$ 8 billion.
- Managed business workshops for requirement gathering and conversion of business requirements into SAP design and documentation.
- Responsible for implementing SAP for Tommy Hilfiger China, adapting global solutions to local market needs.
- Worked with the IT team to understand requirements and map them to US processes, ensuring seamless integration.
- Executed Unit testing, regression testing, and System integration testing scripts, ensuring solution quality.
### PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT | WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES
Implemented several new projects for The Kellogg Company, a FMCG client with over US$ 15 billion in annual revenue, focusing on European trading concepts.
- Implemented several new projects for a FMCG client with an annual revenue of over US$ 15 billion, focusing on European trading companies.
- Contributed to manufacturing cereals & Pringles projects, enhancing operational efficiency and financial processes.
### BUSINESS ANALYST | WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES
Served as FICO Lead Consultant for Harman International and Sony Electronics Limited, implementing SAP Finance for a new manufacturing facility and improving business processes.
- Worked in a Business Consulting role, improving client business processes and configuring SAP Finance for industry-specific instances based on best practices.
- Developed Finance business process maps and established frameworks to quantify transformational benefits to customers.
- Prepared Business Blueprints, Realization Documents, and Relevant Configurations, ensuring comprehensive project documentation.
- Implemented key SAP ECC 6.0 modules including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Controlling (Cost and Revenue Element, Cost Center, Internal Orders, Profit Center, Profitability Analysis).
- Led migration of Master Data and Transactional Data, ensuring seamless integration with other SAP applications and modules (SD, PP, MM).

## Education
### Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai | Finance
### Jamia Millia Islamia | Mechanical Engineering

## Languages
- English

## Certificates
### Certified Professional - Financials in SAP S/4HANA 1610
SAP | 2016-01-01
### Certified Associate - SAP S/4HANA Implementation Scenarios for Architects
SAP | 2016-01-01
### Certified Associate - SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting Associates
SAP | 2016-01-01
### Certified Associate - SAP Financial Accounting ERP 6.0 EHP6
SAP | 2009-01-01

## Skills
### SAP S/4HANA
Expert
- S/4HANA Implementation
- S/4HANA Transformation
- Greenfield Implementation
- Brownfield Implementation
- S/4HANA Rollout
- S/4HANA Upgrade
- RISE with SAP
### SAP Finance Modules
Expert
- FI/CO
- General Ledger (GL)
- Accounts Payable (AP)
- Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Controlling (CO)
- Profit Center Accounting (PCA)
- Internal Orders (IO)
- Profitability Analysis (PA)
- Treasury Management
- Cash Management
- Intercompany Accounting
- Material Ledger
### SAP Integrated Modules
Expert
- MM (Materials Management)
- SD (Sales and Distribution)
- PP-PI (Production Planning for Process Industries)
- EWM (Extended Warehouse Management)
- GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance)
- BRIM (Billing and Revenue Innovation Management)
- FICA (Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable)
### Finance Transformation
Expert
- Financial Process Optimization
- Month-End Close Acceleration
- Manual Reconciliation Elimination
- Financial Reporting
- Audit-Ready Controls
- GAAP Compliance
- IFRS Compliance
- SOX Compliance
- Record-to-Report (R2R)
- Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
- Order-to-Cash (OTC)
### Solution Architecture
Expert
- End-to-End Solution Design
- System Integration
- Enterprise Architecture Scalability
- Blueprint Development
- Technical Requirements Translation
- RICEFW Objects
- SAP Best Practices
### Project & Program Management
Expert
- Project Delivery
- Program Management
- Scope Definition
- Timeline Management
- KPI Definition
- Budget Management
- Risk Communication
- Resource Planning
- Agile Methodology
### Stakeholder Engagement
Expert
- Business Liaison
- IT Liaison
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Design Workshops
- Senior Management Communication
- Change Management
- Training & Adoption
### Data Management
Expert
- Master Data Harmonization
- Data Conversion
- Data Accuracy
- Data Governance
- Transactional Data
### Emerging Technologies
Expert
- Fiori
- RPA (Robotic Process Automation)
- AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- Cloud-Native Services
### Other ERP Systems & Tools
Expert
- SAP ECC 6.0
- Peoplesoft
- Oracle
- Concur
- Ariba
- Kyriba
- Bectran
- IDoc
- BAI2
- FMS 2.2
- TMS (Treasury Management System)

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