SUMMARY:

• Experienced project management, ERP configuration and accounting systems professional with a solid understanding of the integration of an ERP system within the organization. I am comfortable, in either an employee or consulting relationship. I have worked in both the technology and accounting sides of a business. This includes, communicating with executives, internal stakeholders and external resources.
• Implementation of S/4 HANA FI, CO and FA within a condensed timeline
• Completed several successful SAP (ECC and HANA) full lifecycle implementations and upgrades
• Led software solution strategy team that improved project costing allocation process by 25%
• UAT testing of over 1300 SAP scripts executed successfully within an accelerated nine week timeline
• Reduced costs over $200K by providing SAP training in - house, instead of using other resources

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Manager, SAP Record-To-Report

• Manage SAP S/4 HANA implementation for global rollout using SCRUM and Agile methodology
• Configuration of the FI module, including Master Data, New GL and Journal Entry Workflow processes.
• Lead UAT Testing and User Training cycles, within the COE
• Determining best practice for HANA reporting, as SAP Fiori, CRM and HFM are being implemented.
• Direct the staff of both offshore and local team members and work closely with accounting and finance groups.

Confidential

SAP Project Manager, SAP Projects

• Successfully completed the BPC implementation for several global planning and overhead reporting areas
• Managed and contributed to the SDLC, business analysis, development, configuration, integration testing, UAT testing, cutover and user training processes. This includes the touchpoints between ECC, BW, BO and BPC.
• Participation with the PMO, Finance Transformation Steering Committee and Issue Resolution Management Team

Confidential

Senior Project Manager, SAP Implementation Support

• Managed SAP post go-live process of issue resolutions for affiliate PTP and RTR division teams.
• Member of SAP master data conversion and governance team (MDG) for pre and post-go-live (data cleansing, data validation, upload templates) activities

Confidential

Senior Project Manager / Architect, SAP

• Managed SAP ECC 6.0 full life cycle implementation for a newly acquired division of the company. This included the project plan preparation, budgeting, solution architecture, blueprinting, directing the integration testing, UAT testing, SAP system configuration efforts for FI, CO, SD, MM, CRM, HCM, BW, GRC security role validations, master data conversions, go-live cutover activities and hyper care support.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining the SAP training program for over 300 new users, including GL, AP, MM and the entire PTP business process cycle. Led weekly project status and steering committee meetings. Application of SDLC, Agile, ASAP, PMBOK methodology. Maintained the project SharePoint sites and worked with the internal audit group to ensure Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance measures are met.

Confidential

Enterprise Business Systems Manager, SAP COE

• Managed multiple IT and SAP initiatives through full project lifecycle. This included module upgrades, ERP bolt-on package selection, project budget, GRC security role audits, master data governance and providing production support within the Center of Excellence (COE) for FI, CO, SD, PP, MM, CRM, BPC, BW and Material Ledger.
• Led discussions with the business teams and ABAP developers to analyze, configure and model processes within SAP. Provided technical and functional support for FI and CO configuration. This included improving the excess and obsolete inventory monitoring process for the MRO supply chain team. Troubleshoot SDLC incident tickets for SAP business functions. Built and executed scenarios for unit, regression, integration and user acceptance testing. Managed all project tasks on SAP COE SharePoint site and provided end user training as needed.

Confidential

Senior SAP Program Manager

• Managed several ERP implementations, including the global SAP upgrade (FI, CO, CRM, HCM, MM, SD and BW) from 4.6c to ECC 6.0 within the PMO. Duties included project plan development, FI and CO module configuration, determining business resources requirements, mater data governance, budgets, test script preparation, change management, regression, integration, UAT and GRC security role testing. Tracking of defects in HP Quality Center (QC). Daily interaction with the global regions and senior management. Conducted training sessions for end-users. Indirect supervision of SAP IT team, consultants.

Confidential

Senior Manager

• Key member of SAP FI, CO, MM, MRO implementation team. Assisted with module configuration, unit testing, Go-Live and Hyperion (HFM) reporting hierarchy setup. Led revenue month-end closing processes, including determining the proper revenue recognition accounting treatment, SOP 97-2, for company contracts. Supervised staff of accountants and analysts. Reduced contact review process timeline by automating approval path.

Confidential

Manager of Statutory Reporting

• Developed custom SAP Report Painter financial reports for assessment cycles and corporate overhead allocations. Prepared new stock-based compensation reporting. Performed SQL queries for data analysis extracts. Ownership of the quarterly SEC reporting process, review with external auditors and related SOX compliance. Prepared position papers for FASB accounting standard adoption related to issues such as: revenue recognition, segment reporting and purchase price fair value allocation. Supervised large staff.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Proficient understanding and operation of SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fiori, S/4HANA Simple Finance, SAP Project Manager, SAP Program Management, FICO Consultant, SNOW, Charm, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Rally, Change Management, SAP 4.6x, SAP ECC 6.0, BPC, Master Data Conversions, Master Data Governance, System Configuration, SharePoint, Innowera Process Runner, MS Project, HP Quality Center, CRM, PMBOK, ASAP (Waterfall) and Agile Methodology, SCRUM, JD Edwards, Oracle, SQL, Hyperion, TMW, Access