Praveen Raavi

Projects and Implementations

ARIBA Rollout – Expertise in SAP Ariba Procure-to-Pay across UAT, Go-Live, and Hypercare.

• Led end-to-end ARIBA implementation, covering supplier onboarding, POs, invoicing, and payment processes, and led and managed day-to-day project activities
• Managed Basware to Ariba migration through full-spectrum change management, supplier onboarding, testing, and user adoption
• Defined business requirements, functional specs, and UAT to align ARIBA with operations
• Implemented controls and automation to streamline invoice posting
• Managed change requests, defect tracking, and hypercare support post go-live to stabilize operations
• Delivered training sessions and SOPs for end users.
• Identified opportunities to automate manual P2P processes, reducing turnaround time, and errors.
• Participate in system-level tests and test end-to-end scenarios in ERO.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT and business units, to synchronize Ariba and SAP standard capabilities with business objectives
• Implement solutions to streamline processes
• Maintain and track all onboarding tables in SAP
• Review and sign off on the Functional Design and Technical Design with BEC.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency and project delivery.

E-Invoicing Implementation through Peppol and Ariba integration

• Implemented e-invoicing via Peppol and Ariba Network to ensure global compliance with statutory regulations
• Coordinated with IT, tax teams, and suppliers for the integration of e-invoicing standards across multiple regions
• Led supplier onboarding and testing to enable seamless transmission of invoices through Peppol.
• Led end-to-end testing and implementation of e-invoicing through Peppol and Ariba

IES OCR validation tool implementation

• Implemented IES OCR validation tool to automate invoice data capture and validation.
• Activated auto-validation to minimize manual intervention, and improve processing speed
• Coordinated with IT for seamless integration with SAP/VIM
• Conducted UAT and end-user training, driving smooth adoption
• Achieved reduced manual efforts and faster invoice processing turnaround

Basware E-invoicing Tool Expert

• Specialized in reporting and resolving interface issues to ensure seamless e-invoicing operations. Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges.

UAT Tester for WEZ

• Performed UAT to ensure system functionality and user requirements. Reported bugs, and collaborated with teams for resolutions.

Technical T-Code Maintenance

• Manage tax table configurations and user access maintenance. Ensured accurate calculations, and resolved technical issues.
• Executed anomaly auditing procedures to detect irregularities.
  Created SNOW tickets for managing access requests efficiently.

Monitoring KPIs, SLAs, NPS, and MICS to ensure performance targets were met.

• Deviation handling and problem solving
• Highlight problems with purchasers, PO creators, and supplier managers to solve the queries.
• Regular monthly meetings and bi-weekly meetings with suppliers and purchasers.
• Participating in Purchaser forum meetings and sharing the statistics and analysis.
• Contributing to being paid on time by clearing the discrepancy in invoices.
• -Kaizen at VOLVO: Implemented a macro for posting invoices with multiple lines.

• Preparing various Financial reports
• Discussing the current issues and mitigation plans with Poland Team
• Presenting the financial reports to the higher management periodically.
• Performing daily, weekly and monthly activities

Global Payments - UK

• Periodic and ad-hoc batch payment processing for all payments in SAP ( SWIFT and BACS )
• Affiliate Payments
• Urgent and manual payments
• Handling queries regarding suppliers, return, rejection, and refund, and posting necessary entries to the respective accounts
• Testing of new company codes
• Posting of PO and non-PO invoices
• Payment proposal auditing