Anis Ahmed

Anis Ahmed

Articled Clerk / Audit Assistant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director - PEX & Transformation at Cognizant

  • Education

    • DTEA

      1985 - 1994
      High School Accountancy
    • Delhi University

      1994 - 1998
      B Com (Hons) Commerce
    • The University of Chicago Graham School

      2018 - 2019
      Post Graduate Program in Data Science & Machine Learning Data Science A-

      10 Months Post Graduate Program in Analytics & AI.

    • Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

      2003 - 2005
      MBA Finance
  • Experience

    • Uberoi Sood & Kapoor (Chartered Accountants)

      Aug 1998 - Jan 2002
      Articled Clerk / Audit Assistant

      Internal Audit, Statutory Audit, Internal Controls Review

    • Genpact USA

      Feb 2002 - Sept 2010

      Certified Black Belt in Business Process Re–engineering Consulting vertical based out of USA.Optimized cash flow for a major P&C Insurance Client in North America. ( 8 months)- Developed collections strategy and recommended organizational & process changes to Improve collection efficiency ($ 4MM projected benefit accepted).- Designed and successfully piloted Dispute Resolution Process.Redesigned Sales and Customer services processes for a major Healthcare Clearinghouse in USA. (10 months) - DMAIC project to Increase customer retention rate and hence increased revenue & EBIT. Business Impact – 530K.- Made finance invoicing process scalable to handle 4 times of current volume without any IT investment. Business Impact – $100K.- Diagnosed and recommended measures to increase sales Intake.Reengineering diagnostic project for a major bank in Australia (1 month)- Conducted diagnostic for redesigning Finance functions and identified high impact reengineering project opportunities.Green Belt project on Reinsurance P&C technical accounting accuracy: improved accuracy from 89% to 99%. Delivered controllership visibility to potential leakage of USD 41MM within 5 months. (11 months) Show less

      • Process Consulting - Reengineering

        Jan 2008 - Sept 2010
      • Assistant Manager - Internal Audit & SOX Compliance (Reinsurance Technical Accounting)

        Jan 2004 - Dec 2007
      • Process Associate - Reinsurance Technical Accounting

        Feb 2002 - Dec 2003
    • Standard Chartered Scope International

      Oct 2010 - Mar 2013

      Responsible for Reengineering and Continuous Improvement of Finance Processes in FSSC (Finance Shared Services Center) of Standard Chartered SCOPE International. Managed team of Black Belts and Process SMEs, foucused on Reengineering and Continuous Improvement of Finance Processes in FSSC (Finance Shared Services Center) of Standard Chartered Bank.Project Manager for FSSC Second Hub setup in China with cross-country BCP capability.Project Manager for ARIS BPMS implementation. Responsible for managing a team specialised in Process Mapping on ARIS, Capacity Planning and improvement opportunities identification for finance processes (IFRS, Etc.). Show less Responsible for Reengineering and Continuous Improvement of Finance Processes in FSSC (Finance Shared Services Center) of Standard Chartered SCOPE International. Project Manager for Finance Second Hub setup in China, with cross-country BCP capability.Designed and Implemented LEAN in Accounts Payable Process, resulting in productivity save of 30.5 FTEs for an 85 FTE shop. Designed Location Agnostic process with robust governance and control framework. Project Managed Implementation of Accounts Payable LEAN Process, PeopleSoft Single Instance Consolidation and eSettlements (EIPP). Project Manager for ARIS BPMS implementation. Responsible for managing a team specialised in Process Mapping on ARIS, Capacity Planning and improvement opportunities identification. (like IFRS process, etc.). Show less

      • Associate Vice President - Reengineering & Continuous Improvement

        Oct 2012 - Mar 2013
      • Senior Manager - Reengineering & Continuous Improvement

        Oct 2010 - Sept 2012
    • Accenture

      Mar 2013 - Feb 2021

      Operations Consulting & Digital Transformation Services - Global Innovation & Transformation Lead for a 2,200 FTE shop. Provide End-to-End Digital Transformation solution / Roadmap / Implementation expertise for large global clients. • Business Excellence Lead for multiple large F&A and Capital Market accounts, across multiple Global Delivery Centers.• Focused on enhancing process entitlement, Productivity gain and Business Outcomes through Robotic Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence / Cognitive Computing.• 150+ RPA implementation experience, as RPA Process Solution Architect.• Invented Entitlement Study Framework for Robotic Process Automation.

      • Vice President - Digital Transformation

        Jun 2017 - Feb 2021
      • Associate Vice President - Business Excellence F&A and Capital Markets (RPA, AI)

        Mar 2013 - May 2017
    • Cognizant

      Feb 2021 - now
      Director - PEX & Transformation

      Digital Finance Transformation Lead for a portfolio of Accounts; across multiple geographies and providing End-to-End Digital Transformation solution / Roadmap / Implementation expertise for large global clients.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)

      Genpact
      Jun 2010
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Anis Ahmed
      Innovator for Accenture Operations in India Accenture Jun 2016
    • Awarded to Anis Ahmed
      Gold Level – Capability Action Network Contributor Accenture Apr 2016
    • Awarded to Anis Ahmed
      Awarded membership of Accenture Business Process Innovation Academy Accenture Dec 2015
    • Awarded to Anis Ahmed
      Maestro award Accenture Feb 2015 Awarded Maestro award in H1 FY ‘15 for overachieving the organizational RPA implementation goals
    • Awarded to Anis Ahmed
      Best RPA Project Manager Award Accenture May 2014 Awarded Best Project Manager award in Q3 2014 for identifying 250+ FTE saves through Robotic Process Automation and designing Entitlement Study Framework for digitization, now being used across globe
    • Awarded to Anis Ahmed
      Awarded for supporting noiseless and stable migrations Accenture Aug 2013 Awarded for supporting noiseless and stable migrations of F&A processes in year 2013.
    • Awarded to Anis Ahmed
      Business Excellence – Quality Standard Chartered Scope International Sep 2012 Business Excellence – Quality award in 2012 for exceptional Project Management of Finance Second Hub setup in China.
    • Awarded to Anis Ahmed
      Business Excellence – Innovation Standard Chartered Scope International Oct 2011 Business Excellence – Innovation award in 2011 for transforming the AP Process Globally.
    • Awarded to Anis Ahmed
      Delivering business impact through onsite re-engineering projects Ingenix Connectivity Solutions Aug 2009 Customer award from COO, Ingenix Connectivity Solutions (A UHG Company) for delivering business impact through onsite re-engineering projects, in year 2009.
    • Awarded to Anis Ahmed
      Gold Award for Best Green Belt Project Genpact Sep 2007 Received Gold Award for Best Green Belt Project of 2007 in entire BFSI Vertical (4,000 headcount team) of Genpact.