OK Rahul Nambiar

Proficient and driven Chartered Certified Accountant with expertise in process & digital transformations, and internal assurance. Adept at leading client-facing projects, problem solving and managing cross-functional stakeholders across geographies.

Work Experience

Ernst & Young LLP | Manager, Business Consulting | Gurugram

  • Process transformation involving the simplification, standardization and automation for the fulfilment processes for 22 products for the B2B telecom segment of a large ICT company in South Africa. Key activities undertaken were as follows: 
    • Discussion with cross-functional stakeholders involved in the processes for the respective products to understand as-is process & system flow while ensuring alignment with operational and digital strategy 
    • Review and finalization of 22 re-engineered processes comprising updated RACIs, system integrations, and renewed process hand-offs
    • Weekly reporting on the project activities to the SteerCo and EY leadership (EY India & EY South Africa)
    • Managing a team of 6 consultants (3 in India & 3 in South Africa) 
       
  • Business process advisory for one of the biggest telecom operators in Switzerland on their to-be process organization. Key activities undertaken were as follows:
    • Identification and documentation of key roles & responsibilities in the process organization, along with their tasks, deliverables & competencies
    • Defining process nomenclature and process maturity model 
    • RACI definition for the various roles defined as per the process hierarchy.
    • Process lifecycle stage flows (Analyze, Deploy, Design, Discover & Optimize) were prepared on Aris, as a sample demonstration
       
  • Undertaking proposal creation, opportunity and deal review finalization for other engagements for EY India

Ernst & Young LLP | Senior Consultant, Business Consulting | Gurugram

  • Business Analyst for the Sales & Marketing function within the Data Office in India, for a UK based B2B telecom player. Key activities undertaken were as follows:
    • Identifying and executing analysis on sales & marketing sides to provide business users with effective insight and subsequent foresight into sales performance.
    • Identifying additional insights in existing Sales & marketing dashboards, incl. exploration of rationalization scope
    • Overseeing the implementation of regulatory projects as mandated by regulators in the U.K. and France via GCP, including System Integration Testing & User Acceptance Testing test case preparation, review, and closure. 
    • Data design, Business Requirement Document preparation & stakeholder management for marketing dashboards on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
    • Preparation of a marketing attribution model for digital marketing leads
       
  • Business Analyst for the Lead-To-Cash value chain digital transformation for a large ICT company in South Africa, for their 3 business segments. Key activities involved were as follows:
    • Preparation of four key future state processes for Sales pertaining to the minimum viable product for CRM 
    • Review of the user stories, acceptance criteria, and pre & post-go live documentation shared by the System Integrator for the transformation as part of Quality assurance activities. 
    • Overseeing and preparing business cases for sub-tracks within the transformation, system-wise (Billing & Revenue, Enterprise Product Catalog, Order Management System)
    • Management reporting to the Steerco on bottlenecks, timelines, and key activities completed/due for completion. 
    • Assisting management in the codification of requirements from the IT transformation through collaboration with cross-functional teams and analysis of their requirements
       
  • Engagement lead for the Fixed Assets management for a large B2B fibre operator based out , for their operations in Democratic Republic of Congo. Key activities undertaken were as follows:
    • Preparation of the project plan and project management activities for the verification of sites undertaken by the local EY team in DRC
    • Preparation of the master list of assets to be used for the verification of assets and inventory, across the applicable sites, across the country


Ernst & Young LLP | Associate Consultant & Consultant, Internal Audit | Gurugram, Nairobi & Dar-Es-Salaam 

Undertaking internal audits for the India and Africa operations of an Indian telecom operator. The following is a detail on the engagements undertaken:

  • Engagement lead for the Procure-to-Pay review for Tanzania and Kenya operations. Identified and reported savings to the audit committee worth USD1.4mn across both the OpCos, in the areas of inventory management, inventory movement and sourcing. 
  • Team member responsible for driving outside-in testing for the digital customer touchpoints for the Indian B2C operations, where-in we identified and reported 45 gaps to the audit committee.
  • Engagement lead for the Retail Stores Review where 2 key findings were reported to the audit committee.
  • Engagement lead for the financial review of the holding company
  • Part of the engagement team for the Procure to Pay Review for DTH (Direct-to-Home) business, where-in we identified cost savings worth INR14.5cr. Key areas reviewed were sourcing, contracts, inventory movement & management (incl. warehousing) and scrap disposal. 
  • GSM Provisioning review for Airtel’s Kenya operations. Key areas reviewed were provisioning & activation of MSISDNs and Mobile Number Portability. 
  • Key activities in internal audit would involve the following: 
    • Undertaking kick-off and exit meetings with OpCo/BU leadership (C-suite)
    • Undertaking process walkthroughs with process owners
    • Data analysis using PowerBI, Excel and Alteryx
      Reporting on key findings to the audit committee and all findings to relevant C-suite auditee 
    • Following up and finalizing action plans with relevant management stakeholders
       
Accomplishments
  • Two-time Kudos Award Winner: Won the Kudos (EY’s internal reward & recognition program) award twice, basis exceptional quarterly performance
  • Recipient of Entry Scholarship: Received the entry scholarship at IIM-Ahmedabad
  • Promoted for exemplary performance: Promoted twice in within three years at EY– Associate Consultant to Consultant, and then Consultant to Senior Consultant
     
Education

Chartered Certified Accountant, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
B.B.A in Finance & Accountancy, Christ University, Bengaluru
 

Certificates
  • EY Analytics – Data Analytics & Visualization, Bronze Badge: Awarded bronze badge by the learning & development team of EY India after 15 hours of training, thereby demonstrating a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts of data visualization 
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Competed in a national level grappling tournament organized by the Asian Sports Jiu-Jitsu Federation
  • Co-instructor for the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Summer School at Woodstock School, Mussoorie
  • Participated in several college level music and street-play competitions at Christ University, Bengaluru
  • Winner of Melange – Interschool band competition organized by G.D Somani Memorial School, Cuffe Parade 
     

Quick Look

  • Work Experience: 6.1 Years
  • Previous Roles

    Manager, Ernst & Young LLP

  • Function : Consulting
    Finance/Accounting
  • Industry/Sector: Consulting
    Telecommunications
Work Experience

Ernst & Young LLP | Manager, Business Consulting | Gurugram

  • Process transformation involving the simplification, standardization and automation for the fulfilment processes for 22 products for the B2B telecom segment of a large ICT company in South Africa. Key activities undertaken were as follows: 
    • Discussion with cross-functional stakeholders involved in the processes for the respective products to understand as-is process & system flow while ensuring alignment with operational and digital strategy 
    • Review and finalization of 22 re-engineered processes comprising updated RACIs, system integrations, and renewed process hand-offs
    • Weekly reporting on the project activities to the SteerCo and EY leadership (EY India & EY South Africa)
    • Managing a team of 6 consultants (3 in India & 3 in South Africa) 
       
  • Business process advisory for one of the biggest telecom operators in Switzerland on their to-be process organization. Key activities undertaken were as follows:
    • Identification and documentation of key roles & responsibilities in the process organization, along with their tasks, deliverables & competencies
    • Defining process nomenclature and process maturity model 
    • RACI definition for the various roles defined as per the process hierarchy.
    • Process lifecycle stage flows (Analyze, Deploy, Design, Discover & Optimize) were prepared on Aris, as a sample demonstration
       
  • Undertaking proposal creation, opportunity and deal review finalization for other engagements for EY India

Ernst & Young LLP | Senior Consultant, Business Consulting | Gurugram

  • Business Analyst for the Sales & Marketing function within the Data Office in India, for a UK based B2B telecom player. Key activities undertaken were as follows:
    • Identifying and executing analysis on sales & marketing sides to provide business users with effective insight and subsequent foresight into sales performance.
    • Identifying additional insights in existing Sales & marketing dashboards, incl. exploration of rationalization scope
    • Overseeing the implementation of regulatory projects as mandated by regulators in the U.K. and France via GCP, including System Integration Testing & User Acceptance Testing test case preparation, review, and closure. 
    • Data design, Business Requirement Document preparation & stakeholder management for marketing dashboards on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
    • Preparation of a marketing attribution model for digital marketing leads
       
  • Business Analyst for the Lead-To-Cash value chain digital transformation for a large ICT company in South Africa, for their 3 business segments. Key activities involved were as follows:
    • Preparation of four key future state processes for Sales pertaining to the minimum viable product for CRM 
    • Review of the user stories, acceptance criteria, and pre & post-go live documentation shared by the System Integrator for the transformation as part of Quality assurance activities. 
    • Overseeing and preparing business cases for sub-tracks within the transformation, system-wise (Billing & Revenue, Enterprise Product Catalog, Order Management System)
    • Management reporting to the Steerco on bottlenecks, timelines, and key activities completed/due for completion. 
    • Assisting management in the codification of requirements from the IT transformation through collaboration with cross-functional teams and analysis of their requirements
       
  • Engagement lead for the Fixed Assets management for a large B2B fibre operator based out , for their operations in Democratic Republic of Congo. Key activities undertaken were as follows:
    • Preparation of the project plan and project management activities for the verification of sites undertaken by the local EY team in DRC
    • Preparation of the master list of assets to be used for the verification of assets and inventory, across the applicable sites, across the country


Ernst & Young LLP | Associate Consultant & Consultant, Internal Audit | Gurugram, Nairobi & Dar-Es-Salaam 

Undertaking internal audits for the India and Africa operations of an Indian telecom operator. The following is a detail on the engagements undertaken:

  • Engagement lead for the Procure-to-Pay review for Tanzania and Kenya operations. Identified and reported savings to the audit committee worth USD1.4mn across both the OpCos, in the areas of inventory management, inventory movement and sourcing. 
  • Team member responsible for driving outside-in testing for the digital customer touchpoints for the Indian B2C operations, where-in we identified and reported 45 gaps to the audit committee.
  • Engagement lead for the Retail Stores Review where 2 key findings were reported to the audit committee.
  • Engagement lead for the financial review of the holding company
  • Part of the engagement team for the Procure to Pay Review for DTH (Direct-to-Home) business, where-in we identified cost savings worth INR14.5cr. Key areas reviewed were sourcing, contracts, inventory movement & management (incl. warehousing) and scrap disposal. 
  • GSM Provisioning review for Airtel’s Kenya operations. Key areas reviewed were provisioning & activation of MSISDNs and Mobile Number Portability. 
  • Key activities in internal audit would involve the following: 
    • Undertaking kick-off and exit meetings with OpCo/BU leadership (C-suite)
    • Undertaking process walkthroughs with process owners
    • Data analysis using PowerBI, Excel and Alteryx
      Reporting on key findings to the audit committee and all findings to relevant C-suite auditee 
    • Following up and finalizing action plans with relevant management stakeholders
       
Accomplishments
  • Two-time Kudos Award Winner: Won the Kudos (EY’s internal reward & recognition program) award twice, basis exceptional quarterly performance
  • Recipient of Entry Scholarship: Received the entry scholarship at IIM-Ahmedabad
  • Promoted for exemplary performance: Promoted twice in within three years at EY– Associate Consultant to Consultant, and then Consultant to Senior Consultant
     
Education

Chartered Certified Accountant, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
B.B.A in Finance & Accountancy, Christ University, Bengaluru
 

Certificates
  • EY Analytics – Data Analytics & Visualization, Bronze Badge: Awarded bronze badge by the learning & development team of EY India after 15 hours of training, thereby demonstrating a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts of data visualization 
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Competed in a national level grappling tournament organized by the Asian Sports Jiu-Jitsu Federation
  • Co-instructor for the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Summer School at Woodstock School, Mussoorie
  • Participated in several college level music and street-play competitions at Christ University, Bengaluru
  • Winner of Melange – Interschool band competition organized by G.D Somani Memorial School, Cuffe Parade