UNIVERSITY INTERN
PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
Aakash Manjardekar
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Aakash S. Manjardekar is a master’s level student at the University of Sussex, where he is pursuing a Master’s in Project Management (2024-2025). He holds a Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) with a Finance specialization from Mumbai University (2014-2017).
Aakash has over five years of professional experience in finance and accounting, primarily in the offshoring and outsourcing sector. His expertise lies in accounts payable, financial reconciliation, process automation, and stakeholder management. He previously worked as a Senior Accounting Associate at Mettler Toledo International Inc. (Global Business Service India) and as a Transaction Processing Associate at Accenture Solutions Private Limited. Throughout his career, he has played a key role in financial process optimization, vendor management, and team leadership.
He holds a Yellow Belt Six Sigma certification and is skilled in SAP FI, Microsoft Office, and financial analytics tools. His current studies focus on applying project management principles to financial operations, process improvements, and digital transformation in finance.
Major Field of Study: MSc Project Management, Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) with a Finance specialization
Research interests:
- Risk Management in Project-Based Financial Operations – Identifying and mitigating risks in large-scale financial projects, including outsourcing and automation challenges.
- Stakeholder Engagement in Complex Financial Projects – Exploring best practices for managing vendors, finance teams, and executives in project execution.
- Digital Transformation and Automation in Project Management – Evaluating the impact of AI, ERP, and automation tools in modern financial project execution.
- Managing Mega and Complex Projects in Finance and Infrastructure – Studying project management strategies for large-scale, multi-stakeholder financial and infrastructure projects.
For information about the Master’s in Project Management at the University of Sussex, follow the link https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/project-management-msc
Aakash can be contacted at Aakashmanjardekar@gmail.com
Start date: February 2025
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