Goutam Chattaraj
@goutamchattaraj
Chartered Accountant and SAP FICO consultant delivering finance transformation, audit and valuation expertise.
What I'm looking for
I am a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India with 25+ years in finance, accounts, audit and SAP FICO implementations. I combine hands-on accounting, statutory and internal audit experience with SAP FICO consultancy, corporate training and project management across global clients.
My career highlights include leading large support and implementation teams (up to 50 consultants), delivering SAP and audit engagements for multinational organisations, and credentials as a DISA-qualified systems auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner, Registered Valuer and QuickBooks Pro Advisor. I mentor and train professionals and contribute practical, compliance-focused solutions that improve controls and finance operations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Practicing Chartered Accountant
Self Employed
Jan 2022 - Present (3 years 8 months)
Providing chartered accountancy services, freelance SAP FICO consulting and mentoring/tutoring in accountancy, taxation and valuation since starting practice.
SAP Audit Consultant
Advanced Petrochemical Al Jubail
Jul 2021 - Dec 2021 (5 months)
Conducted SAP audit assignments and delivered corporate training for Advanced Petrochemical at Al Jubail, improving controls and ERP governance.
Project Manager
Arcelor Mittal International
Apr 2017 - Jul 2021 (4 years 3 months)
Managed a team of 20 consultants across SAP projects, allocating and resolving tickets to ensure timely issue resolution and delivered corporate training across the organization.
Managed a global support project for Kimberly-Clark, leading 50 consultants and overseeing ticket allocation and performance monitoring via ServiceNow to maintain SLAs.
Team Lead
HCL Technologies
Sep 2014 - Dec 2015 (1 year 3 months)
Led SAP project teams for global implementations including A+E Networks and Leo Pharma, coordinating delivery and functional consulting across engagement phases.
Delivered SAP implementations and consultancy for clients including Levi's USA, Lloyds Pharmacy UK and SAB Miller Australia, providing functional expertise in finance processes.
Implemented automatic payment program and banking modules for Pfizer across US, Canada and UK, providing package solution consulting for multinational rollout.
Senior Functional Analyst
Tata Technologies
Mar 2010 - Jun 2010 (3 months)
Worked on SAP projects for Tata Daewoo and Tata BlueScope Steel, providing senior functional analysis and support for finance-related processes.
Associate Consultant
Oceaan Informatics
Nov 2008 - Sep 2009 (10 months)
Provided SAP consultancy for CargoPartner, supporting implementation activities and functional configuration for logistics client requirements.
Manager Accounts
EIPL
Sep 2003 - Oct 2008 (5 years 1 month)
Managed statutory and internal audits, tax matters, ROC compliance, fund management and international liaison for the Indian agent of a global ocean carrier.
Senior Executive
Magma Leasing
Mar 2002 - Sep 2003 (1 year 6 months)
Handled company law, audit and income-tax related matters for the organization, supporting compliance and financial reporting activities.
Income Tax Consultant
D.B. Desai & Co
Nov 2000 - Mar 2002 (1 year 4 months)
Independently handled income tax matters and provided tax opinions for clients, managing filings and compliance across engagements.
Assistant Manager
Nuclear Power Corporation of India
May 1997 - Oct 2000 (3 years 5 months)
Handled company law, audit, tax matters, budgeting and MIS for the organization, supporting financial controls and reporting.
Assistant Manager
JKBM
Oct 1995 - May 1997 (1 year 7 months)
Managed company law, audit and income tax matters, contributing to financial compliance and reporting for the enterprise.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Institute of Valuers / Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Registered Valuer)
Registered Valuer, Valuation (Securities/Financial Assets)
Registered as a Registered Valuer for securities or financial assets under the IBBI Registered Valuer Rules, 2017 (registration number IBBI/RV/06/2021/14040).
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Chartered Accountant, Accounting
Activities and societies: Post-qualification courses: DISA (Information Systems Audit), Diploma in Insurance and Risk Management (DIRM), Concurrent Audit, GST, MSME, CSR Reporting and Impact Assessment, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting.
Qualified as a Chartered Accountant and attained Fellowship membership of the ICAI; completed multiple post-qualification courses including DISA and other professional certifications.
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Fraud Examination
Earned Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential and is a member of ACFE.
SAP SE
SAP Certified Consultant (FICO), Enterprise Resource Planning / Finance
Activities and societies: S4HANA Finance training; DELTA upgrade in FI.
Completed SAP Global Certification in FICO (Certificate ID: 0004679090) and DELTA upgrade course; trained/consulted on S/4HANA Finance and SAP FICO implementations.
Tech stack
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