Eric Ryan is an expert in the enterprise performance management (EPM) space with more than 18 years of experience. He’s delivered multiple FP&A and consolidation projects using SAP consolidation solutions and is a market leader in the consolidation space, providing thought leadership to clients’ controllers and CFOs. Eric participated in group reporting beta testing with the SAP S/4HANA group reporting product team in Germany. He sits on Deloitte’s Global CTO council, driving innovation and transformation strategy globally.

Thiagu Bala is the solution owner for several next-generation consolidation solutions for Deloitte, where he leverages the modern digital finance architecture. He has worked in the SAP space for more than 23 years. During this time, he has led several SAP-enabled large-scale global finance transformations focusing on business intelligence and EPM. A recognized leader in next-generation technologies like SAP S/4HANA, business intelligence, and business planning and consolidation, Thiagu is a sought-after speaker at various external events, including SAP Radio, SAPPHIRE, and SAP Financials.

Azharuddin Mohammed is a financial consolidation subject matter expert at Deloitte. He has solved numerous complex business problems for his clients in accounting, tax, financial planning, financial consolidation, and external reporting areas. Azhar also leads the Close Consolidation and Reporting market offering within Deloitte, where he helps build cutting-edge innovative solutions in the close, consolidation, and reporting space by leveraging various SAP and non-SAP tools.

Satyendra Raghav is a specialist in the finance and EPM practice at Deloitte. An expert in modeling the architecture for financial consolidations, he has worked with major clients in life sciences and healthcare, chemicals, and retail. He has more than 15 years of experience with SAP and has been involved with implementations of SAP financial planning and consolidation solutions throughout his entire career.

Sumit Kukreja is a manager in the finance practice at Deloitte with more than 15 years of strong technical and financial accounting experience. He has served Fortune 20 clients in sectors such as oil and gas, telecommunications, media, and life sciences, focusing on SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting. Sumit specializes in SAP financial close and consolidation tools and has delivered successful projects across various industries. He collaborates with CFO teams to automate consolidation processes and works with SAP’s product development teams, participating in the group reporting tester group.