Chaka Consultancy

Independent consultant · Prague, Czech Republic

Turning complex transformation into processes that work.

Business Transformation  |  Process Excellence  |  Enterprise Systems & SAP  |  Finance Transformation  |  Change & Enablement

Senior advisory for finance and business transformation — covering target-state process design, business requirements, enterprise systems including SAP, implementation readiness and adoption.

Across the lifecycle

Alignment across every layer of change.

Successful transformation depends on alignment across business, processes, technology and adoption. When these elements are designed together, solutions can be implemented effectively and sustained in practice.

  1. 01

    Business Context

    Operating model, priorities, stakeholder expectations

  2. 02

    Process Excellence

    Target-state design, standardization, process ownership and governance

  3. 03

    Enterprise Systems & SAP

    SAP and other ERP platforms, business requirements, solution design and process integration

  4. 04

    Transformation Delivery

    Implementation governance, testing, business readiness and cross-functional coordination

  5. 05

    Change & Adoption

    Training, SOPs, learning content and user adoption

Services

Senior expertise for transformation, process, enterprise systems and SAP initiatives.

Six service areas, each grounded in process ownership, sound governance and practical delivery.

01

Business Process Transformation

Simpler, standardized and well-governed processes with clear ownership.

02

Fast Close & Finance Process Transformation

A faster, more predictable close built on sound processes, controls and ownership.

03

Enterprise Systems, SAP & Finance Transformation

Finance requirements translated into a target-state design on SAP and other enterprise platforms.

04

SAP FI/CO Consulting

Functional Finance consulting across core FI/CO processes and requirements.

05

SAP RE-FX & IFRS 16

Specialist expertise in lease accounting, RE-FX and Finance integration.

06

Implementation, Change & Enablement

Implementation governance, business readiness and adoption across transformation programmes.

Fast Close & Record-to-Report

A faster close should not come at the expense of quality, control or transparency.

Fast Close is not about compressing the same workload into fewer days. It requires removing unnecessary complexity, managing dependencies and clarifying ownership, so the close becomes efficient and predictable.

Enterprise systems such as SAP S/4HANA can enable a faster close; lasting improvement starts with the process, its controls and its owners.

Finance + Process + Enterprise Systems & SAP + Transformation

What it can cover

  • End-to-end month-end close analysis
  • Record-to-Report optimization
  • Close calendar review and redesign
  • Bottlenecks and dependencies
  • Simplification and standardization
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Cut-off processes
  • Journal entry processes
  • Accrual processes
  • Account reconciliations
  • Intercompany close dependencies
  • Data and system dependencies
  • Embedded close controls
  • Reduction of manual activities
  • Documentation and governance
  • Close readiness and issue tracking
  • Business and IT alignment
  • Automation and system enablement
  • Continuous improvement

01

Assess

Map the current close process, timeline, dependencies, pain points and bottlenecks.

02

Simplify

Challenge unnecessary steps, duplicate activities, manual handoffs and process complexity.

03

Standardize & Enable

Clarify responsibilities, strengthen process governance and identify opportunities for system support and automation.

04

Sustain

Create clear close routines, documentation, performance visibility and continuous improvement mechanisms.

Connected to process excellence

As-is analysis → Bottleneck identification → To-be design → Standardization → System enablement → Adoption → Continuous improvement

Relevant for

  • CFOs
  • Finance Directors
  • Controllers
  • Heads of Accounting
  • Heads of Finance Transformation
  • Record-to-Report leads

Approach

A structured approach, applied pragmatically.

01

Understand

Business context, current processes, priorities and constraints.

02

Design

Target-state processes, business requirements and solution direction.

03

Transform

Implementation governance, testing and stakeholder alignment.

04

Enable

Documentation, training and change support that secure adoption.

Experience

Finance, process and SAP experience in complex organizations.

International Organization

Current role

Senior Business Process Specialist

Current role focused on business processes, enterprise transformation, finance, SAP S/4HANA, lease accounting, user enablement and cross-functional collaboration.

  • Business Processes
  • Transformation
  • Finance
  • S/4HANA
  • Lease Accounting

SAP

9 years at SAP

Finance, business processes and specialist consulting

Built extensive experience at SAP across finance, revenue accounting, business processes and specialist consulting environments.

  • Finance
  • Revenue Accounting
  • Business Processes
  • Consulting

Differentiation

Why work with me?

Business + Process

Business needs translated into clear process design and ownership.

Process + Technology

Process design grounded in how enterprise systems such as SAP actually work.

Transformation + Adoption

Implementation, documentation and training planned together, so change is adopted.

Senior Expertise

Direct access to a specialist with more than a decade of cross-functional experience.

Irina Chaka, Business Transformation and Process Consultant
Founder · Business Transformation & Process Consulting

About Me

Finance, process and enterprise systems expertise

I am a senior transformation and process professional with more than a decade of experience across business transformation, process improvement, enterprise systems, SAP and finance.

My experience spans process design and optimization, business requirements, implementation, testing and UAT, stakeholder alignment, training and adoption, with specialist depth in SAP S/4HANA, FI/CO, RE-FX and IFRS 16.

The approach is pragmatic: understand the business first, design the right process, then enable the system and the people who will use it.

Business Transformation • Process Excellence • Enterprise Systems & SAP • Finance Transformation • Change & Enablement • SAP S/4HANA • RE-FX • IFRS 16

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Contact

Planning a transformation or process initiative?

For transformation priorities, process challenges, finance or enterprise systems and SAP initiatives, or specialist implementation support, a short conversation is a good place to start.