Shashikanta Kar, PMP®

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 11 mos experience
AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Delivered $25M+ in cost savings and cash flow impact.
  • Achieved 90%+ adoption through structured change management.
  • Led global O2C product and technology strategy.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Finance Transformation Leader with expertise in digital finance and process optimization.

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Skills

Core Skills

Finance TransformationProcess MiningBusiness Transformation

Other Skills

Procure-to-PayF&A transformationProcess SimplificationInvoice to CashFinancial AnalysisFinanceBusiness StrategyAgile Project ManagementAgile MethodologiesProgram ManagementCelonisMicrosoft Power BIChange ManagementDigital TransformationAccount Receivable

About

PMP®-certified Global Finance Transformation Leader with 15+ years of experience driving Order-to-Cash (O2C),Procure-to-pay, Supply chain, and GBS transformations across NA, EU, and APAC, impacting $20B+ in revenue. I specialize in turning complex finance operations into scalable, digital, and insight-led engines—combining process mining, automation, AI, and strong operating models to deliver measurable business outcomes. Across global enterprises and consulting environments, I have consistently delivered: • $25M+ in cost savings & cash flow impact • 60+ FTE productivity release • 20–40% cycle-time reduction • 90%+ adoption through structured change management Currently, I lead global O2C product, process, and technology strategy within a newly established GBS and GCC defining clear ownership, value governance, and execution discipline. I am driven by one goal: creating future-ready finance organizations that deliver cash, control, and scale.

Experience

Kraft heinz

2 roles

Global Functional Product & Tech lead

Promoted

Feb 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Global O2C Transformation: Driving the global Order-to-Cash strategy and
  • digital roadmap across NA, EU, and APAC countries, modernizing processes and
  • systems, impacting $10B+ revenue.
  • Enterprise GBS Expansion: Designing and scaling the GBS operating model
  • across the NA, EU & APAC regions, targeting to improve process standardization
  • by 25% and reducing handoff inefficiencies by 22%.
  • Value Realization & Efficiency Gains: Delivered $2.3M+ in business value and
  • 17 FTEs as productivity benefits through automation, technology optimization,
  • and cycle-time reduction initiatives.
  • Digital Product Implementation: Leading global Process Mining—Signavio,
  • Salesforce, and HighRadius O2C harmonization, enabling 20% faster cycle time
  • and 20% fewer manual touchpoints
Procure-to-PayF&A transformationProcess SimplificationFinance TransformationInvoice to CashFinancial Analysis+49

Senior Manager

Nov 2024Present · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Global Process Strategy and Transformation.

Halliburton

Digital Finance Transformation Leader

Feb 2022Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Led Digital Finance Transformation, Continues Improvement and Technology Integration.
  • Strategic Planning and Implementation: Spearheaded development of Order-to-Cash transformation roadmap, achieving $12M cost savings across USA, EU and APAC countries with 20% increase in process efficiency.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement digital solutions and provided 21 FTEs savings within 2 years.
  • Data-Driven Process Optimization: Implemented Celonis, driving data-driven process improvements to streamline SO billing and reduce disputes. Achieved improvements in Unbilled Days and DSO, resulting in $8M OCF savings.
  • Advanced Technology Integration: Pioneered use of RPA, intelligent Automations, Process Mining tool(Celonis), HighRadius, along with AI and ML in finance processes, reducing manual workload by 15%
  • Change Management: Led change management initiatives with BD, GBS and SPOKE teams, achieving a 90% user adoption rate within six months.
Invoice to CashProcess MiningOrder to CashProcess SimplificationData AnalysisProject Management+7

Accenture

Senior Manager Finance Transformation

Sep 2019Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Led Order-to-Cash (O2C) transformation projects across multiple clients through taxonomy reviews, benchmarking exercises, and process maturity assessments, resulting in improved process efficiencies and effectiveness.
  • Identified process improvement projects with productivity levers for the transformation roadmap and successfully executed them, resulting in benefit realization and cost savings of $500,000.
  • Led implementation projects for various Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools such as HighRadius, Automation Anywhere, Power Apps, and Power BI and Celonis, resulting in streamlined processes and improved data insights.
  • Performed root cause analysis (RCA) on operational issues, advised on mitigating actions, and tracked progress to ensure timely resolution, resulting in a 60% reduction in issue resolution time.
  • Led key OTC sub-process transformation projects in Collections, Cash Applications, Billing, Proposal Creation, and Sales Order Management, resulting in a 15% reduction in past Due, 25% Improved in SOM Creation FPY and a 25% improvement in Proposal creation accuracy.
  • Managed a large O2C team of 35 people and successfully transitioned two critical O2C projects for different clients, stabilizing them with all SLA/KPIs in green, resulting in improved client satisfaction.
Process SimplificationFinance Transformation

Elara group (housing, proptiger & makaan)

Finance Manager

Jul 2018Jul 2019 · 1 yr · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Successfully led Order-to-Cash (O2C) operations for Housing/Proptiger/Makaan across India and Dubai, overseeing E2E order management, billing, cash applications, and collections processes.
  • Managed a team of 27 members, providing leadership and guidance to ensure smooth operations and achieve team targets.
  • Served as product manager for tech developments in both O2C and P2P (Procure-to-Pay) processes, driving innovations and improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Identified gaps in processes and systems and provided solutions that resulted in elimination of revenue leakages of up to 1 million INR annually, strengthening compliance and improving financial performance.
  • Implemented process improvements that resulted in streamlined operations, reducing order-to-cash cycle time by 27% and increasing cash flow by 13%.
  • Implemented RPA solutions for cash applications, resulting in 30% reduction in manual efforts and improved accuracy in cash posting.
  • Implemented billing accuracy checks, reducing billing errors by 50% and improving customer satisfaction.
Process Simplification

Ntt data services

Operations Manager

Aug 2016Jul 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Managed a team of 22 people, overseeing Order-to-Cash (O2C) operations including contract initiation, billing, and cash applications.
  • Successfully hired and transitioned process for new team, Was Part of setting up GBS(35 FTEs) business model for O2C Operations.
  • Provided operational consulting expertise to simplify and optimize processes, implementing controls to improve low-performing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for accounts.
  • Achieved significant results in reducing un-billed amounts from 3M to 25K in short span of time, improving cash flow and reducing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) for FS (Financial Services) vertical.
  • Implemented process improvements that resulted in 18% reduction in billing errors and15% improvement in invoice accuracy, contributing to improved customer satisfaction.
  • Led cross-functional initiatives to streamline contract initiation and billing processes, resulting in 30% reduction in order-to-cash cycle time and improved operational efficiency.

Genpact

4 roles

Management Trainee- Operations and Project Management

Jan 2014Jun 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Responsible for overall Operations Management of a New Team of 10 people responsible for across GSK Europe Accounts Receivable. Led migration Projects, stabilized operations, improved Process by giving cost benefits for both client and business.

Process Developer

Apr 2011Dec 2013 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Worked as an SME in O2C process and individually contributed in Cash Application,Master Data,Credit Management & Billing for European and UK Clients. Done migrations for E2E Accounts Receivable Process.

Assistant Manager-Operations

Feb 2009Jan 2016 · 6 yrs 11 mos

  • Managed overall Operations of a team of 15 people for OTC/Accounts receivable for major Australian Brewery company.

Process Associate

Feb 2009Jul 2010 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Worked in B2B and B2C collections. Become a process trainer where I was responsible for training, coaching new joiners, and quality monitoring,

Education

Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon

Post Graduate Program in Business Analytics & Business Intelligence

Jan 2017Jan 2018

Purdue University

Post Graduate Program in Digital Transformation — Business Transformation

Jan 2023Oct 2023

Illinois Tech Stuart School of Business

Post Graduate Program in Business Analytics

Jan 2017Jan 2018

Bhadrak Autonomus College, Odisha

Batchlor of Arts — Psychology

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