CA Anantha Padmanaban N

Lead as Vice President of Lean Digital Transformation for the Retail Vertical, leading a team to serve as the strategic architect and execution lead for enterprise-wide business, process, and technology modernization. Partnering directly with C-suite executives at global Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) networks and large-format retail chains, govern the roadmap to drive operational agility, eliminate systemic waste, and scale intelligent digital ecosystems that realize measurable top- and bottom-line growth. Key Responsibilities & Scope: -Strategic Transformation Governance: Author and execute the LDT roadmap for enterprise retail, leveraging Lean methodologies to re-engineer core operating models and drive cross-functional change. -End-to-End Enterprise Architecture: Direct the design, blueprinting, and deployment of unified retail ecosystems, ensuring seamless interoperability between legacy infrastructure and modern stacks. -Intelligent AI Integration: Spearhead the deployment of Generative and Agentic AI workflows to transition retail operations from reactive protocols to autonomous, data-driven execution. -Data & Business Intelligence: Oversee the delivery of predictive analytics engines and executive reporting platforms, transforming fragmented data assets into real-time, actionable insights. -Digital Product Stewardship: Drive the solutioning and scalable rollout of custom business applications engineered to optimize supply chain velocity, storefront efficiency, and customer touchpoints. Core Innovation Pillars: Process: Value Stream Mapping, Cost Mitigation, Waste Elimination. Business: Operating Model Redesign, C-Suite Management, Value Realization. Technology: Enterprise Apps (Oracle fusions, SAP) Agentic AI, Retail Analytics, Enterprise Custom Apps, BI Tools.

Digital Finance transformation - P2P, O2C and R2R End to end transformation

Industry - Wine & Spirits Food & Beverages 1 Delivery of Business Change and Value Understand key business pain points and next generation technologies available Futuristic thinking and good articulation of the same Bridge the gap between technology and business need, by displaying business partnering traits Manage Business Application development, testing, deployment, roll-out & support to end-users across Diageo India, with the employees and consultants under him/her. Inspire confidence among the Business Users, and towards being a very dependable member of their team 2 Team Leadership Lead the team of employees and consultants diligently towards effective project & service delivery to the business. Execute projects, management vendors with rigor and discipline 3 Driving Efficiency Understand ways to improve efficiency for finance function – ideate and deliver Manage IT budgets and spends

Business Division Controller - Powertrain Solutions - Passenger Vehciles

Business Transformation Consulting Enterprise Architecture Modelling

- Project Management & Expert consultant Automobile Rollouts.

-SAP FICO Consultant for Rollouts, Support & Implementations

- SAP FICO Consultant providing support to Rohm & Haas group.

- Senior Audit Assistant stationed at VVD Group Corporate office holding responsibilities for Audit, MIS reporting & Accounting.

- Expense processing officer for Citibank's Back office operations - Responsible for clearing and approval of bills along with supportings with respect to expense claims

- Handled responsibilities relating to Internal audit, Statutory audit and Tax audit. - Handled preparation of Tax returns for companies, partnership firms and individuals. - Handled certifications for IREDA and other Public Sector Banks - Handled payroll accounting and Book keeping for private companies. - Handled Procedures and process manuals.

- Machine Learning - Artificial Intelligence - Python - Capstone project : Sales forecasting - Predictive Analytics / Prescriptive Analytics