Anandakumar Sundaramoorthy is a distinguished product leader with nearly two decades of experience in finance transformation, AI-driven business automation, and ERP modernization. Specializing in corporate finance, tax technologies, and enterprise-scale automation, Anand has revolutionized financial systems across various Fortune 500 companies, particularly in the technology and manufacturing sectors. His leadership is marked by the integration of intelligent automation, AI-driven insights, and strategic product thinking to optimize global finance operations and regulatory compliance. With a focus on enhancing financial workflows, Anand has been at the forefront of transforming enterprise systems for improved operational efficiency, global reporting capabilities, and decision-making confidence.
Anand’s expertise extends to driving impactful finance transformation initiatives, where he bridges cross-functional teams across finance, tax, product, and engineering. His contributions have resulted in the successful development of robust platforms for global consolidation, transfer pricing, intercompany settlements, and M&A integration. By integrating cutting-edge technologies such as AI, predictive analytics, and business process controls, Anand has enabled organizations to streamline critical financial processes and improve decision-making at every level of the enterprise.
Key Accomplishments:
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AI-Driven Finance Transformation: Spearheaded the product strategy and delivery for a Gen AI-enabled finance platform, automating SEC reporting workflows and improving 10-Q and 10-K disclosure accuracy. The platform was adopted by over 2,500 finance users within just 12 months, enhancing reporting precision and real-time decision-making.
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Strategic R&D Cost Recovery Enablement: Developed and launched a cost tracking and allocation engine for global R&D teams, unlocking millions in R&D tax reimbursements by categorizing project-level expenses and mapping them to qualified innovation activities.
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Transfer Pricing Automation & BPC Integration: Delivered an end-to-end solution for global intercompany transfer pricing compliance, streamlining reconciliations and centralizing cost-sharing logic via SAP BPC. This solution enhanced audit transparency and minimized risk across regions.
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M&A Finance Automation: Designed scalable solutions for automating finance system integrations post-mergers and acquisitions, accelerating the onboarding of acquired entities into unified financial reporting frameworks with minimal disruption.
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AI-Augmented Governance & Controls: Integrated intelligent business rule automation within financial data pipelines to enhance Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance, reduce manual overrides, and strengthen data governance.
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Cross-Functional Product Leadership: Collaborated with global tax, engineering, and finance transformation teams to define product roadmaps, conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and roll out finance automation tools that align with both business goals and compliance requirements.
Expertise:
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Product Strategy & Delivery: Specializing in finance platforms, tax technology, regulatory reporting, and global consolidation.
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AI & Automation: Expertise in Gen AI applications in financial workflows, intelligent business rules, and process mining.
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ERP & Systems: Proficient in SAP BPC, SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, Power BI, SQL, and Alteryx.
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Tools & Practices: Agile product management, Jira, UAT, change management, and stakeholder alignment.
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Domain Focus: In-depth knowledge of transfer pricing, R&D capitalization, M&A integration, cost allocation, and SOX compliance.