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Anirban Mukhopadhyay

Anirban Mukhopadhyay

Harrow,MIddlesex

Summary

A seasoned Solution Architect with over 20 years of expertise in SAP implementation lifecycles, specialising in Master Data Governance (MDG) and Finance domain solutions across diverse industries including Pharmaceutical, Oil and Gas, Retail, and Mining. Demonstrates exceptional proficiency in regulatory reporting, IFRS compliance, and local legal reporting for markets such as the UK, India, Europe, and China. Recognised for leading enterprise-wide data governance transformations, designing target operating models for MDM, and delivering SAP MDG-based solutions aligned with S/4HANA roadmaps. Adept at advising clients on data quality challenges and implementing remediation strategies while ensuring seamless integration with third-party systems. Skilled in Waterfall, Agile etc methodologies with a proven track record of managing distributed delivery teams to achieve efficient project execution, managing offshore and onsite teams.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
3993
3993
years of post-secondary education

Work history

MDG Expert

Engie
Paris
05.2025 - 09.2025
  • Company Overview: An Energy Utility Company based in Paris
  • Joined the Global Core Team in a multi country implementation as an MDG and Roll Out Expert to roll out the Global Core Model to various countries across the Globe
  • An Energy Utility Company based in Paris
  • Gather business requirements and translate them into functional specifications for SAP MDG solutions.
  • Configure SAP MDG modules, including customizing data models, UI, workflows, validations, and derivations.
  • Lead the implementation of SAP MDG for various master data domains (e.g., Business Partner, Material, Finance).
  • Define and manage data governance processes, approval workflows, and data quality rules.
  • Collaborate with technical teams for custom development, enhancements, and data integrations.
  • Conduct workshops, training sessions, and provide post-go-live support.
  • Coordinate data migration and cleansing activities in collaboration with data stewards and data owners.
  • Monitor and resolve incidents and service requests related to SAP MDG.
  • Ensure compliance with data governance policies and contribute to continuous improvement of master data processes.

MDG Project Manager

Diageo
London
10.2024 - 01.2025
  • Company Overview: A global leader in beverage alcohol
  • Took over the delivery responsibility of the S4HANA MDG Project with Finance, BP and parts of Material in scope along with a number of integration processes with supporting systems and got the team across the SIT2 milestone covering up several hundred defects ad dozens of new Change Request to achieve a solution acceptable by the business.
  • A global leader in beverage alcohol

MDG Lead

CHG, Germany
Stutgart
02.2024 - 09.2024
  • Global Core designing for Finance and BP and Material Objects, with a major focus on Anti Money Laundering Reporting

MDG Solution Architect

ZH, Germany
Berlin
11.2023 - 02.2024
  • Worked on a template roll out to different sites across the globe with some element of localizations.

MDG Lead

Nomad Foods
London
02.2022 - 04.2023
  • Led a onsite/offshore based Wipro Team through the Design Phase of a multi country implementation based out of UK. The scope covered Finance (GL, Profit Centre and Cost Centre), VP (Vendor with Ariba and Customer) and Material.

MDG Solution Architect

CLECO, USA
Pineville, Louisiana
01.2021 - 02.2022
  • Company Overview: Through Utopia
  • As an MDG Architect, Anirban led an onsite, near shore and offshore team to deliver MDG Finance and BP (Customer and Material) for the US based electricity distribution company California Electricity Company (CLECO), through Utopia. This was an MDG 9 implementation on S4 HANA 1809. It involved Blueprint, Build, Test and Delivery of the solution. Additionally Anirban also acted as a Cutover Manager of the Project.
  • Through Utopia

MDG Solution Architect

Corning
10.2020 - 12.2020
  • Company Overview: Through Utopia
  • As an MDG Architect, Anirban led an onsite, near shore and offshore team to deliver MDG Finance for the US based glass manufacturing company Corning, through Utopia. This was an MDG 9 implementation on S4 HANA 1809. It involved Blueprint, Build, Test and Delivery of the Business Partner and Vendor and strategising the Customer creation outside MDG.
  • Through Utopia

MDG Solution Architect

Glencore
08.2019 - 03.2020
  • Company Overview: It's the worlds largest metal trading company through Utopia
  • As an MDG Architect, Anirban led an onsite, near shore and offshore team to deliver MDG Finance for the mining giant, Glencore, through Utopia. This was an MDG 9 implementation on S4 HANA 1709. It involved Blueprint, Build, Test and Delivery of the Finance Objects- GL, Cost Centre, Profit Centre, Vendor and Customer, over locations across the South Africa, Chile, Peru and Canada. Data migration with BODS.
  • It's the worlds largest metal trading company through Utopia

MDG Solution Architect

Yancoal
07.2019 - 08.2019
  • Company Overview: Through Utopia
  • Anirban completed a short assignment with Utopia at Yancoal Australia, where there were some post implementation issues to be resolved in the areas of GL and Cost Centre Master. All thee six issues that were identified, were resolved and successfully UAT ed.
  • Through Utopia

Finance Solution Architect

GLW
03.2019 - 06.2019
  • Company Overview: Through BDO
  • Anirban is working as a Process Lead for BDO in a Finance Process Improvement and Vendor evaluation project for Master Data Governance.
  • Through BDO

MDG Solution Architect

Mars
10.2018 - 03.2019
  • Company Overview: Through Cognizant
  • Anirban was the Lead MDG Solution architect for the Consulting Company Cognizant into their Client- Mars, the chocolate and pet food manufacturers, for custom object in MDG and a PoC for the MDG-F (GL, Profit and Cost Centre). Conducted/attended workshops for the design of MDG Finance functionality (for GL, Profit and Cost Centre with a view to map the existing processes and identification and prevention of the duplicate Master Data. Design a Change Request approval workflow. An end to end PoC for GL Master and Business Partners and their integration strategy with Central Finance (CFin). Activated and configured the MDG-S and MDG-F modules.
  • Through Cognizant

MDG Solution Architect

Reckitt Benckiser (RB)
03.2018 - 10.2018
  • Company Overview: Through Cognizant
  • Anirban worked as an MDG Solution Architect for RB- the MSG Project which went live in October 2018. Anirban's responsibilities involved test managing the MDGS Processes and drawing up the To Be Process Maps in consultation with the Business for the MDG-F processes- the plan for implementation of MDG-F has now been deferred to late 2019, after the PoC was delivered and accepted. Conducted/attended workshops for the design of MDG Finance functionality (for GL, Profit and Cost Centre with a view to map the existing processes and identification and prevention of the duplicate Master Data. Establish data governance model, framework and roadmap. Implemented data quality standards and data compliance policies. Defined business process to align with data controls and governance. Defined user requirements for data governance, control and management. Defined support model for data governance. Activated and configured the MDG-S and MDG-F modules. Designed the Workflow processes keeping in mind the Segregation of Duties and aligning with the Client's Organisation Structure for a multi country- multi brand implementation. Managed the whole of the Testing Process for MDG-S- Unit Testing to SIT till UAT (both Formal and Informal) in the ALM System. Designed the roles in MDG, getting them built and tested (only for Suppliers/Vendors). Providing inputs to the Cutover Team.
  • Through Cognizant

Finance Solution Architect

GSK
02.2016 - 02.2018
  • Anirban worked as a Senior (SAP) Finance Solution Architect for GSK, in the roll out of their CERP SAP Solution globally. He finished the roll out of the global solution into 2 markets, Taiwan and Hong Kong in 2016, being involved in the Design Finalisation, UAT, Cutover and Early Life Support (ELS). In 2017-18, Anirban led the Taiwan and Hong Kong roll out which was part of the global roll out of the financial processes across the various markets in the GSK world. The role included implementation of the core system, localisation configuration, testing and managing the data conversion for the market (HK and Taiwan). Anirban also led a Re-hosting and Archiving delivery Project, across Europe, Americas and ANZ, to cater to a particular M&A requirement between GSK and one of its partners. The scope included 9 European Markets, US, Canada and Puerto Rico and ANZ.

Finance Solution Architect

Close Brothers
10.2015 - 01.2016
  • Company Overview: Through Hitachi Consulting
  • Working for Hitachi Consulting, Anirban was the Lead Reporting Solution Architect for Close Brothers, a midsized bank for their Asset Side of the Balance Sheet, for meeting a particular legal requirement.
  • Through Hitachi Consulting

SAP Finance Practice Area Lead

Cognizant
09.2012 - 08.2015
  • Company Overview: Permanent
  • Anirban led the SAP Finance Practice of Cognizant, helping the Company in the various bids and also in delivery roles for Maclaren Automotive, Boots, Cambridge Assessment and L3 Communications. Finance Solution Architect at Boots for the very complex stock tracking process, along with SAP UK, working closely with SAP UK- the process complexity involved the reduction of instances of Retail stock lost (untraceable) in transit, valuation at different plants and reporting at a Company Code level. A Post Implementation audit of the processes and their solutions to identify the weaknesses in the System and suggest quick wins, medium and long term fixes (6 months)- this was a situation where the SI had left the Client struggling with their process and reporting, after a not so successful implementation- Anirban's role was to identify the top 5 processes, understand their challenges and suggest solutions varying from reducing the pain points through quick wins, to complete process overhaul and reimplementation of that part of the System- a 6 weeks activity led to Cognizant winning a substantial piece of work for 5 FTEs over 6 months. Assessment of the processes and suggesting the best fit SAP solution for the Greenfield site of L3 Comms- this was a aircraft pilot training simulator manufacturing company and were considering choosing the right ERP package for them- Anirban was the lead SAP Consultant in that bid- his role included, understanding the Client processes, identify the most complex one and do a Proof of Concept in the System for demonstration purposes- this included heavy usage of Project System and Resource Related Billing in SAP. Was the Cognizant Team as a Delivery Executive to deliver the WRICEF Objects and Data Conversion at Mclaren Automotive- SAP UK was the main implementers while Cognizant's role was delivering the WRICEF Objects and full data conversion for Cutover for this very early HANA implementation in UK. The activities included, attending Design Workshops, Organising Data Workshop, Cutover Meetings, UAT and managing Dry and Actual Cutover- this was one of the first few S4 HANA implementations in UK.
  • Permanent

Finance Solution Architect

Sembcorp Bournemouth Water
09.2011 - 08.2012
  • Anirban was responsible for the implementation of the OFWAT Reporting requirements for this Utility Client by designing a compliant SAP System.

Finance Solution Architect

Close Brothers
08.2011 - 08.2012
  • Company Overview: Through IBM
  • Anirban was SAP Finance Solution Architect, where he designed the business processes, the most complex being, the Consolidation process along with the BPC Team.
  • Through IBM

Tech Design Authority

Skype
04.2010 - 08.2011
  • Company Overview: Through IBM
  • Anirban was the Technical Design Authority at Skype, which is one of IBM's biggest Clients in the SMB sector.
  • Through IBM

Tax Design Lead

Shell
11.2009 - 02.2010
  • Company Overview: Through Cap Gemini
  • Anirban was the Tax Design Lead for Shell who is rolling out the GSAP Project to territories across the Globe.
  • Through Cap Gemini

Finance Lead

Southernwater
02.2008 - 05.2009
  • Company Overview: Through Wipro
  • Anirban was the Finance Lead for this Water Company implementation to meet the OFWAT requirements on top of IFRS.
  • Through Wipro

Integration Manager

Department for Transport - DVLA
07.2005 - 02.2008
  • Company Overview: Through IBM (perm)
  • Anirban started at the ERP Package selection stage, leading the P2P, O2C and R2R teams as Integration Manager for Business Process Definition, Build, support testing, Cutover and Post Implementation Support for 2 Waves.
  • Through IBM (perm)

Finance Lead

PwC UK
05.2002 - 02.2005
  • Company Overview: Through IBM (permanent)
  • PROPHET was the name of the Project of the PwC UK. Anirban started the 33 months Project as the Finance Lead and moved on to become the Data Migration Lead, once the Build Phase was over and Unit Testing was completed. He led Design Workshops, Testing Sessions to Cutover Meetings/Workshops. Once UK as implemented and Anirban became the Project Manager for the UK Support and France and Holland implementation Guidance Teams.
  • Through IBM (permanent)

Education

Chartered Accountant - Accountancy, Tax, Costing, Company Law

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
New Delhi, India
05.1995

Cost and Management Accountant -

Institute of Cost Accountants of India
Kolkata
06.1994

Bachelor of Commerce - Accountancy, Tax, Law, Economics, Costing

University of Calcutta
Kolkata, India
08.1988 - 09.1991

Skills

  • Strong Finance domain knowledge cutting across different sectors (Retail/Pharmaceutical/Banking/Utilities/Mining) for regulatory reporting, IFRS for Statutory Reporting and local laws (UK, India, Europe and China) for Local Legal Reporting- expert in Solution Designing through Workshops, Client Feedback and Solution Sign off
  • Expertise in Master Data Governance /Management and Reporting-Finance, Customer and Vendor, and Material with BODS in several Projects- led several Projects as MDG or Finance Solution Architect and Data Lead
  • Cross Modular, end to end business knowledge combined with SAP skill set- expert in process and report design and cutover management- he has experience in Pharmaceutical, Banking, Utilities, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Retail, Education, Telecom, Public Sector and Oil and Gas (upstream and downstream) industries
  • In-depth experience in Pharmaceutical, Oil and Gas, Retail and Mining Industry and S4 HANA processes along with MDG gained from global roll out of the financial processes across various markets of Pharmaceutical giant GSK
  • Expertise in conducting Workshops for Process Design and engagement with the CXO level to advise the Strategy following the Industry Best Practices specially in the areas of Finance Master Data and Transactions
  • As Solution Architect Anirban has been involved cross modular Process definition, Process Integration of third party interfaces through XI, data handling and reporting, helping the technical team in server sizing, BI Server Sizing, Disaster Recovery Plan, Role based authorisation definition, integration with SRM and BPC besides the other Modules in SAP like HR, Payroll, MM, SD, PP and cloud based solution like Success Factor
  • At a Strategy level Anirban has been involved in the production of/delivered on his own, Project Initiation Documents, Build Strategy, Testing Strategy, Data Conversion Strategy, Master Data Management, Cutover Principles, Security and Authorisation Strategy, Go Live Support Strategy including Hyper Care Support and Project Benefit Realisation Document, Release Management and Change Control Management Documents
  • Expert knowledge in handling HPQC (ALM), creating Test Strategy, Test Plan with Resource Allocation, Managing Test Script writing, Defining Phase Entry and Exit criteria and defining, designing and managing the Defect Management Process
  • Excellent communication skills for Client handling and Team managing- offshore and onsite and delivery management and liaising with the top level of the Client through Workshops or smaller meetings
  • Experience of both advising clients on their Master Data Management strategy elements of their S/4HANA roadmaps and supporting the implementation of solutions based on SAP MDG and other complimentary MDM applications
  • Leading the transformation of clients data governance models, ensuring the relevant business accountabilities are in place and a clear target operating model for MDM is implemented prior to the deployment of SAP MDG based solutions
  • 20 years of functional data experience and recognised SME skills for at least two “Big 4” data objects demonstrated across full E2E SAP implementation lifecycles from data strategy definition through to cutover
  • Proven capabilities in leading a distributed delivery team, working with colleagues in offshore delivery centres for solution delivery
  • Proven ability of advising & supporting clients with data quality challenges, working with the client to define corrective actions and deliver data quality monitoring solutions
  • Understanding of methodologies for the deployment of SAP MDG
  • Good understanding of Agile and Waterfall methodologies
  • Extensive experience advising clients on Master Data Management (MDM) strategy as a key element of their S/4HANA transformation roadmaps , including the design and implementation of solutions based on SAP MDG and other complementary MDM platforms
  • Led the transformation of enterprise-wide data governance models , establishing business data ownership and accountability structures Delivered target operating models for MDM to support successful deployment of SAP MDG-based solutions
  • Over 7 years of functional data management experience , with recognised SME-level expertise in at least two core “Big 4” SAP data objects (eg, Customer, Vendor, Material, Finance), proven across end-to-end SAP implementation lifecycles , from data strategy and architecture through to data migration, cutover, and post-go-live support
  • Demonstrated ability to lead distributed and cross-functional delivery teams , including close collaboration with offshore delivery centres to ensure efficient and quality-assured solution delivery
  • Deep experience in identifying and resolving data quality issues , developing and executing data remediation plans, and implementing data quality monitoring frameworks tailored to business and regulatory requirements
  • Strong knowledge of SAP MDG deployment methodologies , including best practices for configuration, process design, and integration with other systems (eg, SAP ECC/S4, non-SAP systems)
  • Well-versed in both Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies , with the flexibility to tailor approach based on project needs and client environment

Custom

05/2025 to 08/2025, MDG Expert, Engie, France, Paris, Joined the Global Core Team in a multi country implementation as an MDG and Roll Out Expert to roll out the Global Core Model to various countries across the Globe. 10/2024 to 01/2025, MDG Project Manager, Diageo, Took over the delivery responsibility of the S4HANA MDG Project with Finance, BP and parts of Material in scope along with a number of integration processes with supporting systems and got the team across the SIT2 milestone covering up several hundred defects ad dozens of new Change Request to achieve a solution acceptable by the business. 02/2024 to 09/2024, MDG Lead, CHG through EY, Global Core designing for Finance and BP and Material Objects, with a major focus on Anti Money Laundering Reporting. 11/2023 to 02/2024, MDG Solution Architect, ZH through 3I Consulting, Worked on a template roll out to different sites across the globe with some element of localization. 02/2022 to 04/2023, MDG Lead, Nomad Foods through Wipro, UK, Led a onsite/offshore based Wipro Team through the Design Phase of a multi country implementation based out of UK. The scope covered Finance (GL, Profit Centre and Cost Centre), VP (Vendor with Ariba and Customer) and Material. 01/2021 to 02/2022, MDG Solution Architect, CLECO through Utopia, As an MDG Architect, Anirban led an onsite, near shore and offshore team to deliver MDG Finance and BP (Customer and Material) for the US based electricity distribution company California Electricity Company (CLECO), through Utopia. This was an MDG 9 implementation on S4 HANA 1809. It involved Blueprint, Build, Test and Delivery of the solution. Additionally Anirban also acted as a Cutover Manager of the Project. 10/2020 to 12/2020, MDG Solution Architect, Corning through Utopia, As an MDG Architect, Anirban led an onsite, near shore and offshore team to deliver MDG Finance for the US based glass manufacturing company Corning, through Utopia. This was an MDG 9 implementation on S4 HANA 1809. It involved Blueprint, Build, Test and Delivery of the Business Partner and Vendor and strategising the Customer creation outside MDG. 08/2019 to 03/2020, MDG Solution Architect, Glencore through Utopia, As an MDG Architect, Anirban led an onsite, near shore and offshore team to deliver MDG Finance for the mining giant, Glencore, through Utopia. This was an MDG 9 implementation on S4 HANA 1709. It involved Blueprint, Build, Test and Delivery of the Finance Objects- GL, Cost Centre, Profit Centre, Vendor and Customer, over locations across the South Africa, Chile, Peru and Canada. Data migration with BODS. 07/2019 to 08/2019, MDG Solution Architect, Yancoal through Utopia, Australia, Anirban completed a short assignment with Utopia at Yancoal Australia, where there were some post implementation issues to be resolved in the areas of GL and Cost Centre Master. All thee six issues that were identified, were resolved and successfully UAT ed. 03/2019 to 06/2019, Finance Solution Architect, GLW through BDO, Anirban is working as a Process Lead for BDO in a Finance Process Improvement and Vendor evaluation project for Master Data Governance. 10/2018 to 03/2019, MDG Solution Architect, Mars through Cognizant, Anirban was the Lead MDG Solution architect for the Consulting Company Cognizant into their Client- Mars, the chocolate and pet food manufacturers, for custom object in MDG and a PoC for the MDG-F (GL, Profit and Cost Centre). Conducted/attended workshops for the design of MDG Finance functionality (for GL, Profit and Cost Centre with a view to map the existing processes and identification and prevention of the duplicate Master Data. Design a Change Request approval workflow. An end to end PoC for GL Master and Business Partners and their integration strategy with Central Finance (CFin). Activated and configured the MDG-S and MDG-F modules. 03/2018 to 10/2018, MDG Solution Architect, Reckitt Benckiser (RB) through Cognizant, Anirban worked as an MDG Solution Architect for RB- the MSG Project which went live in October 2018. Anirban’s responsibilities involved test managing the MDGS Processes and drawing up the To Be Process Maps in consultation with the Business for the MDG-F processes- the plan for implementation of MDG-F has now been deferred to late 2019, after the PoC was delivered and accepted. Conducted/attended workshops for the design of MDG Finance functionality (for GL, Profit and Cost Centre with a view to map the existing processes and identification and prevention of the duplicate Master Data. Establish data governance model, framework and roadmap. Implemented data quality standards and data compliance policies. Defined business process to align with data controls and governance. Defined user requirements for data governance, control and management. Defined support model for data governance. Activated and configured the MDG-S and MDG-F modules. Designed the Workflow processes keeping in mind the Segregation of Duties and aligning with the Client’s Organisation Structure for a multi country- multi brand implementation. Managed the whole of the Testing Process for MDG-S- Unit Testing to SIT till UAT (both Formal and Informal) in the ALM System. Designed the roles in MDG, getting them built and tested (only for Suppliers/Vendors). Providing inputs to the Cutover Team. 02/2016 to 02/2018, Finance Solution Architect, GSK, Anirban worked as a Senior (SAP) Finance Solution Architect for GSK, in the roll out of their CERP SAP Solution globally. He finished the roll out of the global solution into 2 markets, Taiwan and Hong Kong in 2016, being involved in the Design Finalisation, UAT, Cutover and Early Life Support (ELS). In 2017-18, Anirban led the Taiwan and Hong Kong roll out which was part of the global roll out of the financial processes across the various markets in the GSK world. The role included implementation of the core system, localisation configuration, testing and managing the data conversion for the market (HK and Taiwan). Anirban also led a Re-hosting and Archiving delivery Project, across Europe, Americas and ANZ, to cater to a particular M&A requirement between GSK and one of its partners. The scope included 9 European Markets, US, Canada and Puerto Rico and ANZ. 10/2015 to 01/2016, Finance Solution Architect, Close Brothers through Hitachi Consulting, Working for Hitachi Consulting, Anirban was the Lead Reporting Solution Architect for Close Brothers, a midsized bank for their Asset Side of the Balance Sheet, for meeting a particular legal requirement. 09/2012 to 08/2015, SAP Finance Practice Area Lead, Cognizant (permanent), Anirban led the SAP Finance Practice of Cognizant, helping the Company in the various bids and also in delivery roles for Maclaren Automotive, Boots, Cambridge Assessment and L3 Communications. Finance Solution Architect at Boots for the very complex stock tracking process, along with SAP UK, working closely with SAP UK- the process complexity involved the reduction of instances of Retail stock lost (untraceable) in transit, valuation at different plants and reporting at a Company Code level. A Post Implementation audit of the processes and their solutions to identify the weaknesses in the System and suggest quick wins, medium and long term fixes (6 months)- this was a situation where the SI had left the Client struggling with their process and reporting, after a not so successful implementation- Anirban’s role was to identify the top 5 processes, understand their challenges and suggest solutions varying from reducing the pain points through quick wins, to complete process overhaul and reimplementation of that part of the System- a 6 weeks activity led to Cognizant winning a substantial piece of work for 5 FTEs over 6 months. Assessment of the processes and suggesting the best fit SAP solution for the Greenfield site of L3 Comms- this was a aircraft pilot training simulator manufacturing company and were considering choosing the right ERP package for them- Anirban was the lead SAP Consultant in that bid- his role included, understanding the Client processes, identify the most complex one and do a Proof of Concept in the System for demonstration purposes- this included heavy usage of Project System and Resource Related Billing in SAP. Was the Cognizant Team as a Delivery Executive to deliver the WRICEF Objects and Data Conversion at Mclaren Automotive- SAP UK was the main implementers while Cognizant’s role was delivering the WRICEF Objects and full data conversion for Cutover for this very early HANA implementation in UK. The activities included, attending Design Workshops, Organising Data Workshop, Cutover Meetings, UAT and managing Dry and Actual Cutover- this was one of the first few S4 HANA implementations in UK. 09/2011 to 08/2012 (Part time), Finance Solution Architect, Sembcorp Bournemouth Water, Anirban was responsible for the implementation of the OFWAT Reporting requirements for this Utility Client by designing a compliant SAP System. 08/2011 to 08/2012, Finance Solution Architect, Close Brothers through IBM, Anirban was SAP Finance Solution Architect, where he designed the business processes, the most complex being, the Consolidation process along with the BPC Team. 04/2010 to 08/2011, Tech Design Authority, Skype through IBM, Anirban was the Technical Design Authority at Skype, which is one of IBM’s biggest Clients in the SMB sector. 11/2009 to 02/2010, Tax Design Lead, Shell through Cap Gemini, Anirban was the Tax Design Lead for Shell who is rolling out the GSAP Project to territories across the Globe. 02/2008 to 05/2009, Finance Lead, Southernwater through Wipro, Anirban was the Finance Lead for this Water Company implementation to meet the OFWAT requirements on top of IFRS. 07/2005 to 02/2008, Integration Manager, Department for Transport - DVLA through IBM (perm), Anirban started at the ERP Package selection stage, leading the P2P, O2C and R2R teams as Integration Manager for Business Process Definition, Build, support testing, Cutover and Post Implementation Support for 2 Waves. 05/2002 to 02/2005, Finance Lead, PwC UK through IBM (permanent), PROPHET was the name of the Project of the PwC UK. Anirban started the 33 months Project as the Finance Lead and moved on to become the Data Migration Lead, once the Build Phase was over and Unit Testing was completed. He led Design Workshops, Testing Sessions to Cutover Meetings/Workshops. Once UK as implemented and Anirban became the Project Manager for the UK Support and France and Holland implementation Guidance Teams. 11/1997 to 05/2002, Finance/Integration Lead, Various Projects in India (through PwC), India, The Clients were: Indian Oil was the largest SAP implementation in Asia at the time; Gillette India, Oil and Natural Gas Commission Limited (biggest upstream implementation in India), Haldia Petrochemical Limited and Grasim Cement.

Personal Information

  • Available: Immediate
  • Citizenship: British
  • Date of birth: 08/22/69

Accomplishments

    · Set up the SAP Config Factory of IBM UK for Public Sector (with stringent data protection rules) in India- a first of its kind at that time (2007)

    · Was SAP Finance Practice Lead of Cognizant between 2013 and 2015

    · Trained by IBM UK as an Experienced Engagement Manager, their highest level of Project Management training

    · Nominated as Finance Subject Matter Expert (SME) by PwC Global Practice, in 1999

    · Was a key member of the Education Committee of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (equivalent to CIMA in UK) which started SAP as a subject in the Intermediate level of the examinations.

    Currently member of the International Committee of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and Chairman of the London Overseas Centre of Cost Accountants (India).

Languages

English
Advanced
Bengali
Native
Hindi
Advanced

Timeline

MDG Expert

Engie
05.2025 - 09.2025

MDG Project Manager

Diageo
10.2024 - 01.2025

MDG Lead

CHG, Germany
02.2024 - 09.2024

MDG Solution Architect

ZH, Germany
11.2023 - 02.2024

MDG Lead

Nomad Foods
02.2022 - 04.2023

MDG Solution Architect

CLECO, USA
01.2021 - 02.2022

MDG Solution Architect

Corning
10.2020 - 12.2020

MDG Solution Architect

Glencore
08.2019 - 03.2020

MDG Solution Architect

Yancoal
07.2019 - 08.2019

Finance Solution Architect

GLW
03.2019 - 06.2019

MDG Solution Architect

Mars
10.2018 - 03.2019

MDG Solution Architect

Reckitt Benckiser (RB)
03.2018 - 10.2018

Finance Solution Architect

GSK
02.2016 - 02.2018

Finance Solution Architect

Close Brothers
10.2015 - 01.2016

SAP Finance Practice Area Lead

Cognizant
09.2012 - 08.2015

Finance Solution Architect

Sembcorp Bournemouth Water
09.2011 - 08.2012

Finance Solution Architect

Close Brothers
08.2011 - 08.2012

Tech Design Authority

Skype
04.2010 - 08.2011

Tax Design Lead

Shell
11.2009 - 02.2010

Finance Lead

Southernwater
02.2008 - 05.2009

Integration Manager

Department for Transport - DVLA
07.2005 - 02.2008

Finance Lead

PwC UK
05.2002 - 02.2005

Bachelor of Commerce - Accountancy, Tax, Law, Economics, Costing

University of Calcutta
08.1988 - 09.1991

Chartered Accountant - Accountancy, Tax, Costing, Company Law

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Cost and Management Accountant -

Institute of Cost Accountants of India

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