Anil Padmanabhan, Senior Vice President

Anil Padmanabhan

Senior Vice President

Pierian Services

Location
India - Bengaluru
Education
Master's degree, Accounting And Affiliated Disciplines
Experience
25 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :25 years, 0 Months

Senior Vice President at Pierian Services
  • India - Bengaluru
  • August 2022 to October 2023

- Lead service delivery for e-commerce clients, ensuring smooth operations across PTP, RTR, OTC, & FP&A
- Drive delivery stabilization, implement reconciliation, improve process dependency, and standardize reporting processes
- Establish protocols and systems for compliance and risk management
- Effectively manage varied stakeholders to drive business performance
- Positive partnering with clients for driving up-stream process efficiencies & preventive controls

Head- India Shared Services at Conduent Business Services
  • India - Bengaluru
  • August 2017 to February 2022

- Collaborate with corporate & regional decision-makers to transform the Global Accounts Payable function, ensuring heightened compliance levels and timeliness.
- Oversee operations focused on policy reviews, continuous process improvement, and bottom-line impact
- Clean up AP/ AR/ GL for the US & India by enforcing/ establishing rules for entries & reconciliations.
- Provide critical insights for corporate policies, like petty cash, T&E, credit card, and accounting processes
- Create, enhance, and manage Shared Services reporting & metrics, enabling clear tracking of efficiencies
- Revamp APAC and European monthly payroll reports

Director at Capgemini
  • India - Bengaluru
  • May 2010 to August 2017

- Led multiple engagements with ~300 FTEs in India, China, and Poland as a Service Delivery Leader
- Handle customer relationships and service delivery across diverse industry verticals
- Conduct assessments of client P2P policies for process and compliance improvement
- Set up and stabilize complete delivery capability for a Europe-based global logistics/courier client
- Achieve seamless transition and year-end close for a critical SBU of a Fortune 50 manufacturing client
- Design and implement a staff engagement measurement and management tool

General Manager at Accenture
  • India - Chennai
  • May 2007 to April 2010

- Led a 180-member Delivery team for the IT client handling high-end General Ledger & Accounts Payable
- Implement the organizations first offshore Financial Controller model for the client
- Establish internal checks to ensure SOX compliance audits for the India Delivery Centre
- Part of the Accenture Management Development Academy to create leaders for the future.

Senior Manager at Maersk Sealand
  • India - Pune
  • June 2003 to April 2007

- Oversee operations for a team of approximately 300 people across all towers
- Transition and stabilize a legacy process, eventually migrating it to new SAP system
- Facilitate the migration of accounts from P&O to Maersk ahead of schedule
- Implement change management strategies for the team to adjust to new management

Head Finance Accounts at Optimos India Private Limited
  • India - Pune
  • June 1998 to June 2003

- Obtain FIPB clearance for a US Company's subsidiary registration in India & setting up a company in India
- Develop internal policies and controls to set up accounting and HR functions, including viability analysis of operating centers
- Transform accounting into a profit center by outsourcing US accounting functions to India


Other Experience: Schematic Finance (2 yrs) & INMACS (1 year)

Education

Master's degree, Accounting And Affiliated Disciplines
  • at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • May 1995
Bachelor's degree, Accounting And Affiliated Disciplines
  • at Delhi University
  • April 1990

Specialties & Skills

Profit Management
Outsourcing Management
Team Leadership
Finance Transformation
MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
GLOBAL LOGISTICS
OPERATIONS
OUTSOURCING
SERVICE DELIVERY
RECONCILIATION
REGISTRATION
CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Training)
Training Institute:
Capgemini Internal
Date Attended:
April 2017

Hobbies

  • Panel Speaker
    I am an avid speaker and panelists in Accounting & BPO forums as well as in Management Colleges.