Munirathnam SM

United Arab Emirates2.5k followers

Arab Bank

ex-M&T Bank

ex-Deloitte

• Vice President | Head of Finance Transformation with 22+ years of experience leading enterprise-wide finance transformation across global banking and financial services
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• Currently leading Finance Transformation at Arab Bank, partnering with CFO Office and executive leadership to modernize finance operating models, build Finance CoE, improve controls, accelerate close cycles, and deliver measurable business • Strong track record across Tier 1 banks including M&T Bank, PwC, Deloitte, Scotiabank, and EY, driving CFO transformation, operating model redesign, finance modernization, and enterprise value • Focused on transforming finance from a support function into a strategic value creator through stronger governance, performance management, and executive decision Strategic and Transformation Expertise • Finance Transformation • CFO Advisory • Finance Strategy & Operating Model Transformation • ESG & Sustainability Finance • Finance Center of Excellence (CoE) • Record-to-Report (R2R), FP&A, Treasury & Regulatory Reporting • Enterprise Data Strategy & Unified Data Model • Value Realization & Cost Optimization • Shared Services Transformation • Oracle ERP / EPM / OFSAA • SAP S/4HANA Finance • Risk, Controls & Compliance (Basel III, IFRS9/17) • Executive Stakeholder Management & Transformation Governance

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Job: Arab Bank — VP – Head of Finance Transformation | CFO Office | Finance Strategy & CoE | Oracle & SAP S/4 HANA · 2026-02 – present · 6 mo — • Leading enterprise-wide finance transformation aligned to CFO strategy, improving finance operating efficiency by 30% across group functions. • Leading the process design to reduce month-end close cycle from 10+ days to 5 days through process redesign, controls optimization, and operating model transformation • Built Finance Center of Excellence, reducing external vendor dependency by 40% and strengthening internal ownership and governance • Leading the process design to improve reconciliation efficiency by 50% through standardization of finance, risk, and compliance processes • Partner with CFO, CIO, and CDO office to drive multi-million-dollar transformation roadmap, investment prioriti…
Job: M&T Bank — Head of Finance Transformation - Finance Strategy & GTM | Oracle | SAP S/4HANA | CFO Office · 2024-10 – 2025-12 · 1y 2mo — • Led multi-year finance transformation programs across global banking and financial services clients, driving operational excellence, cost optimization, and digital innovation. • Designed and executed cloud migration strategies for SAP S/4 HANA , Oracle Cloud, Microsoft AZURE, Snow Flake and hybrid financial systems, achieving 30–50% improvements in reporting speed, scalability, and compliance. • Developed and led Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies for new finance transformation solutions, resulting in accelerated market adoption and increased revenue growth by 20% YoY. • Built and scaled strategic finance operating models aligned with business growth, regulatory shifts, and emerging digital t…
Job: Deloitte — Finance Transformation Lead - Contract · 2021-03 – 2022-10 · 1y 7mo — • Finance transformation leader - managing large Finance and Digital transformation programs currently implemented across US and Canada ( CAD ~ 25 Million ) • Seasoned Oracle Financial (OFSAA ) expert who is responsible for managing team of (25+) consultants working on various data stream activities including data engineering, data scientist & visualization. • Working very closely with Deloitte leadership team including Partners & Senior Partners for the new business opportunities (Business Development). • Responsibilities including stake holder management, product roadmap, development and delivery, customer engagement, support, operations, strategic partnerships, and competitive positionin…
Job: Scotiabank — Lead - Global Finance and Risk Technology · 2020-01 – 2021-03 · 1y 2mo — • Director part of Scotia Bank- Global Finance and Risk strategy team leading large-scale transformation programs which standardize and consolidate finance, risk & compliance data/process across the globe including U.S, Canada &U.K. • Part of Scotia Enterprise Data Strategy team where managed end to end data preparation, data cleansing, data analysis & visualization. • Worked very closely with Scotia VP’s, Technology & Business Unit heads for defining Enterprise Data strategy which cut across various business units and technology stacks. • Overseen engagements across the U.S & Canada focusing on Finance & Risk transformation, IFRS 17 POC’s and implementation plan, Enterprise Architectu…
Job: Deloitte — Senior Lead- FSI Consulting · 2016-06 – 2020-01 · 3y 7mo — • Led Deloitte – Canada digital practice for various Finance transformation program and enterprise data strategy & visualization using ML & AI. • Part of IFRS 17 global leadership team working with global insurance leaders and various product vendors (Oracle, SAP, SAS, Aptitude & Moody’s) to identify the opportunities and support them to close out the deal. • Collaborated with Partners and senior managers in U.S for the new business opportunities and resource deployments. • Responsible to mentor and coach global talent team who are spread across U.S, Canada, U.K & India (30+ Team members).
Job: EY — Senior Lead - Oracle Consulting · 2014-11 – 2016-03 · 1y 4mo — • Senior Manager Part of EY Advisory Service responsible for various Oracle Products implementations chiefly focused on Enterprise Finance & Risk Integration, IFRS 9, Business Model Transformation, OFSAA, Oracle EPM (Hyperion Planning – On premises & PBCS Cloud). • Collaboratively work with Partners across different business streams in India and Asia Pac on various new business opportunities and client demos that includes preparation of Request for proposal (RFP), vendor Evaluation, product demonstration to client and creation of Statement of Work (SOW). • Initiated and successfully set up the Oracle Centre of Excellence (COE) group which is responsible to support various Oracle product imp…
Job: Infosys — Solution Architect - Corporate Finance · 2013-03 – 2014-10 · 1y 7mo — • Worked as a Solution Architect for the Oracle Next Generation program which implemented various OFSAA suits including FSDF (Finance & Risk Integration Model), IFRS9, FTP, Basel III & Profitability allocation across Australia and New Zealand. • Provided design recommendations and thought leadership to sponsors/stakeholders that improved review processes and resolved technical problems. • Mapped client’s requirements and provided them best IT solutions involving evaluation and definition of scope of project and finalization of project requirements. • Responsible for heading Banks Design division and provide architectural design decision’s at Program level. • Responsible for preparing all ar…
Job: Oracle — Principal Consultant - OFSAA Implementation · 2005-01 – 2013-03 · 8y 2mo — • Worked as Techno Functional Consultant and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for OFSAA implementations across the globe. • Implemented various OFSAA business analytic solutions like Asset and Liability Management, Funds Transfer Pricing, Profitability Analysis, Basel II, Liquidity Risk Management, Market Risk & Operational Risk. • Responsible for doing data modeling using Erwin (Conceptual, Logical and Physical) • Responsible for assisting Business Users to prepare the Business Requirements Documents (BRD) and Translate them into a Solution Design Document. • Responsible for designing and uploading (OFSAA) data model changes for the entire implementation. • Conducted various OFSAA Technical/Fun…
Job: IQ teck Systems — Consultant Engineer · 2003-05 – 2005-01 · 1y 8mo — Worked on multiple roles for implementing Enterprise Finance Applications
Job: PwC — Finance Transformation Leader - FSI Sector · 2022-11 – 2024-10 · 1y 11mo
School: Bannari Amman Institute Of Technology — Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Information Technology

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Cloud MigrationMachine LearningFinance TransformationFCCMOracle FinancialsOCITeam ManagementBusiness Case PreparationStrategic ConsultingBusiness Case DevelopmentVendor ManagementManagement ConsultingData ScienceDigital TransformationOracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) CloudArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data AnalysisProject ManagementStrategic PlanningPython (Programming Language)

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