Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Processimprovementresourcesavings
Technicalexpertiseinnovations
Stakeholdermanagement
Problemsolvingstrategicinitiatives
Awards
Projects
Timeline
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Roshni Ahirrao

Consultant
Suraram

Summary

Results-driven Management Consultant adept at helping companies improve operational efficiency, team productivity and employee motivation. Hands-on leader with exceptional organizational, critical thinking and prioritization skills. Possessing 6 years of related experience and passion for contributing to business success.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Management Consultant

Accenture Strategy & Consulting
07.2023 - Current

Technology Consultant

Deloitte Consulting USI
8 2017 - 3 2022
  • Worked on Digital Transformation for client's financial modules through business & technology integration by designing & implementing SAP solutions

Education

Strategy and Leadership

Indian School of Business

B. Tech (Chemical Engineering)

National Institute of Technology, Surathkal

Skills

  • Business Analysis

  • Project Management

  • Performance measurement

  • Change Management

  • Customer Relations

  • Effective Communication

  • Analytical Skills

Processimprovementresourcesavings

  • Saved $1.8M/year by reducing additional staffing through singlehanded ownership of 2 major modules (originally allocated to 4 members)
  • Achieved 92% (1.2M$ to 0.1M$ ) reduction in delay of daily transactions by detecting & resolving potential errors in postings using customized checks
  • Reduced 100 hrs. of development effort by creating agility through transformation of 10 customized analytical reports to reusable assets
  • Achieved reduction in processing speed by 40% for 7 critical analytical finance business reports by refining the data model (5 vs 8 stages of calculation)
  • Minimized the number of project showstoppers by ~60% (8 vs 20 )by achieving 95% UAT acceptance rate, thus increasing the project success rate

Technicalexpertiseinnovations

  • Created 60 + design specification documents for 130+ client use cases and ideated work-flow models to represent the requirement
  • Designed repository of ~40 data models using 100+ user stories that could be used by business users to create customized dashboards
  • Reduced total defects by 30% by standardizing & setting up guidelines for the development & testing process of the reporting model
  • Expedited resolution time by 40% (25 hrs. to 15 hrs.) by undertaking both design & development requirements for reporting issues

Stakeholdermanagement

  • Managed a team of 4 to achieve expedited transformation of critical reports (15 days vs 2 months) post a business process change
  • Coordinated with 4 client cross-functional teams to identify recurring issues for invoice postings and to ideate solutions for resolution
  • Led the bi-weekly meeting with the client leadership (including VP, Finance & Directors) to deliver financial system health status, Coordinated & collated information across 4 vendors & reported details of financial impact with the expected resolution timelines

Problemsolvingstrategicinitiatives

  • Enhanced reporting process while acting as a Single point of contact for client's user group of 2000+ across all APAC & EMEA regions, Attained 40% reduction in monthly user issues by developing a system wide solution thereby reducing manual intervention at user level, Accelerated month end financial closing processes cycle by 4 hrs/day by implementing periodic archival process specific to reporting activities, Minimized user issues by 60% (80 to 32) by conceptualizing & creating memory buckets for allocation of resources to strategic business processes
  • Identified payment duplication issue and conceptualized a solution to send daily alerts to required stakeholders through email, Saved $7M+ ~98% of duplicate monthly transactions via a validity check model, ideated & created using the invoice historical data of 3 yrs, Eliminated manual intervention of 35+hrs/week of client's finance team required to identify & correct these transactions
  • Automated the process of mapping and updating new vendor information to existing and incoming new invoices to ensure accurate payments, Realized savings of 40 hrs/week for IT team by refining financial mapping process through automation of the process, reducing issues by 36%, Eliminated client's dependency on IT team (saved client's 15hrs/week) to process an invoice for a new vendor, reducing user tickets from 40 to 8

Awards

  • Handpicked by Deloitte leadership for track change to functional role for being in the top 0.5%ile amongst all analysts across USI locations
  • Conferred with Trailblazer award (top 1%) for being the subject matter expert on SAP S/4 HANA modelling & conducting trainings for project teams
  • Awarded 4 Applause awards (top 2%) for fast-paced delivery of critical reports in 25% less than stipulated time during 2 project cycles
  • Received 3 spot awards (top 5%) for achieving high levels of customer satisfaction through excellence in client deliverables within critical timelines

Projects

Harmonized Labeling System Implementation: Led the project to unify labeling systems across 2 paint manufacturing sites for the world's 3rd largest paint manufacturer by revenue., This initiative will streamline EHS data management, create a single source of truth, and standardize label printing processes across sites., Reduced potential for customs penalties due to labeling inconsistencies due to missed mandatory regulatory specifics. Regulatory Compliance: Partnered with the PSRA team to identify and implement regulatory labeling requirements for different countries, ensuring compliance with international standards. Data consolidation: Identified and maintained data requirements and built appropriate interfaces between the EHS system, ERP, and labelling system. Trained the R&D team and Project Managers to maintain appropriate data in their ERP system and created. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Effectively coordinated with diverse teams including R&D, Product Management, PSRA, Supply Planning, Quality Management, Production, and Customer Services to ensure comprehensive data gathering, product information accuracy, and operational feasibility for the new labeling system. Multi-Site Project Management: Managed the implementation of the new labeling system across 2 geographically distinct manufacturing sites. Building Consensus: Facilitated discussions and addressed concerns from various stakeholders, enabling better communication among teams to achieve buy-in and ensure a smooth transition to the new system.

Timeline

Management Consultant

Accenture Strategy & Consulting
07.2023 - Current

Technology Consultant

Deloitte Consulting USI
8 2017 - 3 2022

Strategy and Leadership

Indian School of Business

B. Tech (Chemical Engineering)

National Institute of Technology, Surathkal
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