Ravi Changela Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Direct team of 15+ personnel on building and implementing strategic finance and process transformation initiatives with direct report to Chief Accounting Officer (CAO). Support continuously evolving operations across multiple business ERP systems including PeopleSoft Financials, Investran, Appian BPM, Ariba, OneStream XF, Concur, RPA and others as Chief Product Owner.➢ Support investor, investment, legal entity, and product / fund data objectives through expert process transformation, automation and improved data governance.➢ Develop short / long-term roadmaps for new business capabilities to better prioritize key initiatives.➢ Partner with IT on multiple projects including initiative to simplify portfolio company data reporting and downstream valuations, investor, and internal reporting.➢ Build new process capabilities that meet new investor, accounting, investment, statutory, and compliance-related functions in collaboration with investor services finance leadership.➢ Foster strong relations with Investor Services finance leadership including Fund Management, FP&A, Corporate & Partnership Accounting, and Internal Audit teams.

Washington, Dc, Us

Led complex business process integrations for firm-level acquisitions to corporate finances including financial reporting, general ledger operations, payroll, and T&E. Handled multiple financial systems and business operations including PeopleSoft Financials, Hyperion, and Infor XM. Directed 9 staff and consultants on numerous projects and operations workstreams with direct report to CAO.➢ Spearheaded multiple high-impact firm projects including new firm acquisitions / offices integrations to corporate financial operations, cash processing automation via global bank integrations.➢ Automated cash accounting / bank reconciliations for 90+ banks and 4K+ accounts, streamlining cash positioning & forecasting and global travel expense reporting.➢ Oversaw business process integration of firm-level acquisitions into Corporate Finance functions (financial reporting, general ledger operations, AP/AR, payroll, T&E, etc.).➢ Directed Finance Transformation Council to streamline back-office workflow, develop long-term roadmaps, and improve personal marketability.➢ Tasked with oversight of 9+ FTE's and consultants across various project & operations workstreams;➢ Engagements include integrating new firm acquisitions & new offices into corporate financial operations, cross-departmental finance process/systems integration, accelerating global financial close process, and automating cash processing via global bank integrations.

Washington, Dc, Us

Provided expert guidance and strategic insight for financial systems business operations to strengthen corporate accounting processes. Supervised and train 8 personnel on operations and development across multiple projects.➢ Served as program leader for initiatives with cross-divisional impact for multiple teams including global controller, IT, fund accounting, HR, and treasury.➢ Managed corporate accounting process improvement initiatives, strategic projects and financial systems business operations.➢ Direct oversight of 8+ FTE's and consultants across various project & operations work streams.

Washington, Dc, Us

Leveraged expertise in business development and process improvement to identify and refine existing processes and systems to align with corporate objectives. Owned initiative to develop and implement new programs in support of operational workflow and productivity.➢ Successfully reduced operating costs by analyzing and revitalizing multiple processes for vendor reporting, cost management, accounts payable, and policy development. ➢ Ensured compliance with public company reporting standards through document purchasing and disbursement controls development.➢ Reengineered processes, enhance systems, implement new programs, and document purchasing/disbursement controls to be compliant with public company reporting standards.

Mclean, Va, Us

Strategized and led Lean Six Sigma deployment and implementation initiatives in adherence to LSS engagement requirements. This included measuring and delivering results, meeting contractual obligations, and advising clients and contract managers throughout engagement lifecycle.➢ Supported Army Medical Command by analyzing and recommending optimal solutions for ill and injured soldiers case management processes.➢ Optimized case management care delivery through rigorous suicide and accidental death risk indicator analysis.

Fairfax, Va, Us

Oversaw all Lean Six Sigma, BPM, and Agile consulting with clients, owning initiative to develop training courses and business development to enhance client operations.➢ Generated $1MM+ in annual cost savings for The Carlyle Group by implementing constructive new solution through robust Lean analysis and techniques.➢ Produced $7MM+ in productivity savings, leveraging key Six Sigma strategies to develop Sarbanes-Oxley IT controls and operations for Capital One.➢ Facilitated new global HCM system by using Lean analysis techniques to design global HR, benefits, & payroll operations for The Carlyle Group.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Provided billion-dollar services procurement spend solutions to Fortune 500 clients with direction over all phases of delivery. Manage client relationships and build innovative solutions to meet and exceed client requirements.➢ Developed automation for commodities broker commission and invoicing payment processes that resulted in $18MM+ in cost savings and 36K+ paper invoice reduction annually.➢ Duties included managing client relationships, project scope and designing solutions to meet client needs – including executing on all phases of delivery, coordination with product development/engineering resources to deliver client solutions. ➢ Expertly led teams consisting of business analysts, technical resources, client business SMEs and client technical resources typically spread world wide. Sample Project:➢ Engagements included Novartis Pharmaceutical, BP (UK), and GE, among others.

Norwalk, Ct, Us

➢ Implemented Oracle HR employee management system as a part of Genworth Financial’s IPO split from GE parent company. ➢ Managed $4MM Project budget, lead a team of 10 consultants (onshore & offshore) and 5 HR functional experts.➢ Led for all phases of project execution from professional services contracting to production implementation. ➢ Consolidated GE’s existing Oracle HR system and 8+ custom built HR applications onto a single global Oracle HR platform for new company (6000+ employees worldwide) through gap analysis➢ Engineered innovative solutions enabling online HR processes and influencing effective process changes to HR and IT executive leadership resulting in $1MM+ operational cost savings annually.

Norwalk, Ct, Us

➢ Directed WIM IT Project Management Office, $5MM+ annually for Project Portfolio, project oversight, compliance & audit and status review with senior leadership.➢ Reduced overall lifecycle timeframe, migrating code changes to applications by 30% through expert consolidation of 3 change management support systems.➢ Decreased application testing cycle time by 15%, enabling strict controllership and audit capability of all changes in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley legislation.➢ Streamlined supported costs to process 7000+ requests for 200+ applications in 4 separate business locations annually.➢ Coached 10+ Green Belt Six Sigma projects spanning Insurance premium-default processes, Insurance billing processes, Call Center technology, IT Helpdesk, and Change Management processes.

Norwalk, Ct, Us

A 2-year leadership program combining formal business, quality, and technology training with four 6-month rotation assignments through different GE Capital businesses (GE Financial Assurance, GE Equity, GE Card Services). ➢ Experience included design review leader for Project Management Office, data modeling of e-Business databases, ASP / SQL web development, infrastructure support for Windows 2000/NT/95/98 PCs, systems monitoring & metrics, and infrastructure requisitioning.