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SUMMARY:

  • A Certified SAP S/4HANA Finance (FICO/FSCM/Treasury) Team Lead / Senior Consultant with accounting background and 10+ years of internal & external management & consulting experience working with senior management, cross - functions and multicultural teams transforming core business process, developing operations and information systems strategies, and integrating technology solutions.
  • 13 full lifecycle global implementation and roll-out projects across North America, UK, Asia Pacific Latin America, Italy, Switzerland, etc., more than 10 countries.
  • Industry covers Oil & Gas, Mining, Confidential, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Electronic manufacturing, Telecommunication, Chemical, etc.
  • Professional expertise / functional hands on experience in the domain of SAP FI (Financial Accounting), CO (Management Accounting), FSCM (Bank Communication & Cash Management / Treasury & Risk Management- Money Market / Foreign Exchange / Derivatives / Securities & Credit / Collections & Dispute Management), JVA, PRA Production & Revenue Accounting component adhering to SAP Waterfall & Agile methodology.
  • In addition, I also equipped with lots of integration experience with other modules such as Project System (PS), Human Resources (HR), Material Management (MM), Sales and Distribution (SD), Product Production (PP), and Plant Maintenance (PM).
  • Effective and motivated senior consultant with Project Management / Team Lead experience, also a high energy strong polished bilingual communicator with keen organization / coordination ability, and a positive attitude, always enthusiastic and can work independently and collaboratively, and handle multi-tasks simultaneously under time constrains & high pressure.
  • Very familiar with other management tools & products: SAP Solution Manager, WPB, HPALM, SharePoint, Remedy, and Microsoft Suite of Office Products, Concur, RightAngle.

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION:

  • Strategy and Business planning
  • Business Analysis and Process Reengineering / Mapping / Modelling
  • SAP Implementation & Rollout
  • Financial and System Audit Compliance
  • Business case and Road-map development
  • Financial Forecasting, Economic Analysis
  • Engagement Management
  • Project Management
  • Change Management/ Stakeholder Management
  • General Ledger (GL) / Accounts Receivables (AR) / Accounts Payables (AP) / Assets Accounting (AA) / Taxation / Flexible Real Estate Management (RE-FX) / Travel & Expenses (T&E) / Funds Management (FM)
  • Bank Communication / Cash & Liquidity Management
  • Treasury & Risk Management (TRM) - Money Market (MM), Foreign Exchange (FX), Derivatives (DE), Securities (SE), Hedging Accounting
  • Credit / Collections & Dispute Management
  • Cost Element Accounting (CEA) / Cost Centre Accounting (CCA) / Internal orders (IO) / Product Costing (PC) / Profit Centre Accounting (PCA) / Profitability Analysis (PA) / Material Ledger (ML)
  • Month-end Closing (ME) / Year-end Closing
  • SAP other modules Integration: MM / SD / PP / PS / HR / PM / WM
  • Development: Programming knowledge includes Report Writer, Report Painter, LSMW / CATT and ABAP Query & codes, Batch-input, ALV reports, PI, BW and BPC

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

Lead SAP Financials Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

  • Engagement: hundreds of workshops; 80+ topics; hundreds of people involved in various topics discussion
  • Lead on Treasury & FI business process design
  • Lead Business Process Design on Treasury: Banking, Cash Management, Treasury and Risk Management.
  • Lead Business Process Design on FI & Closing Cockpit
  • Single contact person for project milestone: Requirements gathering, solutions, testing deliverables.
  • Communicate and coordinate cross 10 counterparties with different levels:
  • Cenovus 5 internal teams:
  • Cenovus Business: Treasury Team, Finance Team, Tax Team, Project Management team, IT
  • Project team: MM / PM / Development / Basis
  • SAP
  • Lead Functional Design Workshops / Meetings
  • Requirements gathering & analysis with different levels of the organization; Understand As-Is process.
  • Lead design To-be process as per SAP S4HANA best practice delivery.
  • Lead System Integration Design:
  • Treasury integrated with FI.
  • SAP Banking configuration and integration with BOA (Bank of America) & RBC, DMEE as per ISO2002 form at.
  • Cash Management
  • Treasury and Risk Management: Money Market, Foreign Exchange, Derivatives and Securities. 30 Instrument / product type; interface with Bloomberg.
  • Treasury integration with other modules.
  • Lead System build phase:
  • Bank
  • Cash Management
  • Treasury & Risk Management: Product type/ transaction type/ flow type / transaction type etc.
  • Lead Testing phase:
  • Working with Testing Leads on: Testing Plan & Strategy, Testing Script design, etc.
  • Provide guidance for onsite testing team.
  • Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Pre-UAT, guide User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and, HP QC management for testing auditing purpose.
  • Professional documentation and review for project deliverables:
  • PDD (Process Design Document)
  • CRD (Configuration Rational Document)
  • Functional Specifications: Bank (BOA & RBC), Bloomberg interfaces
  • On-demand basis such reference document, etc
  • Stakeholders management
  • POC (Prove of Concept); Problem solving, investigate, analysis etc.

Confidential

Lead Finance Consultant

Responsibilities:

  • Lead on Finance business process design (46 in total including 44 Global template and 2 Country-specific template)
  • Lead Global Template Business Process Design on Tax & Asset Management (AM)
  • Lead Local Business Process Design on Financial Accounting (FI), Project System (PS), Joint Venture Accounting (JVA), and Production Revenue Accounting (PRA)
  • Support Project System business process (PS) Global Template design and Management Accounting (CO)
  • Single contact person for project milestone: Requirements gathering and Solutions.
  • Communicate and coordinate cross 21 counterparties with different levels:
  • Confidential 16 internal teams:
  • Confidential Limited: Finance Team
  • Confidential International: Finance Team, Project Management team, Budget and Planning team; IT
  • Norther America: Finance Team, Tax Team, Project & Cost Control (E&C); Global Exploration & International Development Team; Budgeting and Planning Team; IT
  • UK: Finance Reporting Team, Tax Team; Project Operation Team; IT
  • Colombia: Finance Team
  • Project team: MM / PM / Development / Basis
  • 3 rd parties: Budget System
  • Professional documentation and review for project deliverables and on-demand basis such reference document, etc.
  • Lead Functional Design Workshops / Meetings (hundreds of)
  • Requirements gathering & analysis with different levels of the organization across three countries; Understand As-Is process.
  • Lead design To-be process as per SAP S4HANA standard delivery.
  • Lead System Integration Design:
  • PM integrated with PS.
  • MM integration with FI.
  • Stakeholders management
  • POC (Prove of Concept); Problem solving, investigate, analysis etc.

Confidential

Senior FSCM Consultant

Responsibilities:

  • Lead Credit & Collections Management business process transformation and design.
  • Single contact person for project milestone: Design (Requirements gathering and Solutions) and Testing, Training, Data conversion, Cutover, etc.
  • Communicate and coordinate cross 10 counterparties with different levels:
  • SAP
  • Suncor 6 internal teams:
  • Business team: Collections / Credit / Financial Performance
  • Digital & Enterprise Technical: Solution designer
  • Information Technology Operations - SAP FI Operation (Suncor)
  • Suncor Sustainment Team (IBM)
  • Project team: Testing / Development / Training / Security.
  • 3 rd parties: Dun & Bradstreet and Equifax
  • Professional documentation and review for project deliverables and on-demand basis such reference document, etc.
  • Lead Functional Design Workshops / Meetings
  • Requirements gathering & analysis with different levels of the organization; Understand As-Is process.
  • Lead design To-be process as per SAP standard delivery.
  • Solution architect: SAP integrated with Dun & Bradstreet, Equifax, SAP FSCM integrated with SD & FI- AR.
  • Lead System Integration Design:
  • CVI (Customer Vendor Integration): Customer -> BP (Business Partner) synchronization.
  • Credit Management
  • Collections Management
  • Dunning
  • Lead Testing phase:
  • Working with Testing Leads on: Testing Plan & Strategy, Testing Script design, etc.
  • Provide guidance for onsite testing team.
  • Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Pre-UAT, guide User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and, HP QC management for testing auditing purpose.
  • Lead Training:
  • Lead training plan development
  • Training material review & support development.
  • Conduct the training sessions: train the trainer.
  • Security:
  • Design roles for Business.
  • Credit Management & Collections Management Sustainment ownership mapping.(Technical role naming convention & True owner are different)
  • Working with Security to assess associated risk.
  • Lead Data Conversion & Cutover:
  • Cutover / Deployment Plan
  • Data Management: lead Data Conversion & Migration.
  • Technical development:
  • Lead batch job solution options selection and schedule.
  • Functional Design specifications by ABAP program / code, to perform functional analysis of programs; de-bug; batch processing procedures, function modules and technical objects. Interface with Dun & Bradstreet, Equifax
  • Stakeholders management
  • Problem solving, investigate, analysis and defects fixing both in transactions and in reports level.

Confidential

Senior FI / Treasury / PM Functional Designer

Responsibilities:

  • Lead Finance / PM / Treasury Leasing business process / scenarios implementation to meet new lease accounting standard (ACS 842) after adoption in Jan. 2019. Lead 11 process designs out of 44, total 8 designers.
  • Single contact person for project milestone (leasing equipment & Assets): Design (Requirements and Solutions) and Testing, Cutover, etc.
  • Communicate and coordinate cross 8 internal teams with different levels and 3 rd party:
  • Leasing Team / Property Accounting / Treasury
  • Solution Architect, Solution Integrator, etc.
  • Development Team
  • FICO & PM sustainment
  • Development Team, Testing Team
  • Power Plan - The leader in Lease Accounting.
  • Professional documentation and review for project design deliverables on both functional (mainly) and technical, and on-demand basis such reference document, etc.
  • Lead Functional Design Workshops / Meetings
  • Requirements gathering & analysis with different levels of the organization; Understand As-Is leasing process as per ASC 840.
  • Lead design To-be process (ASC 842): leasing accounting lifecycle such as Lease Contract Management, Lease Asset Management, Lease Payment & Valuation Processing, etc.
  • Solution architect: SAP Integrated with PowerPlan, FI integrated with PM within SAP environment on Leasing Assets (Capital & Operating Equipment / Assets), AP and Treasury.
  • Lead System Integration Design:
  • Leasing Assets lifecycle management: acquisition to retirement, and AP.
  • Equipment integrated with Assets.
  • Treasury & Cash Forecasting.
  • Lead Testing phase:
  • Working with Testing Leads on: Testing Plan & Strategy, Testing Script design, etc.
  • Provide guidance for onsite & offshore testing team.
  • Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Regression Testing, Managing HP ALM for testing auditing purpose.
  • Security design.
  • Lead Cutover:
  • Cutover / Deployment Plan
  • Design Data Conversion & Migration (ABAP program / LSMW).
  • Lead batch job schedule.
  • Functional Design specifications by ABAP program / code, to perform functional analysis of programs; de-bug; batch processing procedures, function modules and technical objects. Interface with PowerPlan system, Umler system.
  • Stakeholders management
  • Problem solving, investigate and defects fixing both in transactions and in reports level.

Confidential

FI Functional Lead & Testing Lead

Responsibilities:

  • Perform business analysis on Supply Chain Financing to improve working capital.
  • Single contact person for project functional milestones: Design (Requirements and Solutions), Testing, Training, and project go / no-go.
  • Communicate and coordinate cross 10 inter-teams with different levels and 3 rd party:
  • Finance: Accounts Payable / Taxation / Treasury (Cash & Banking)
  • Safety, Engineering & Procurement: SCM Effectiveness and Compliance / Procurement Service Center (PSC) / Category Management / SCM Process, System and Master Data
  • Information System (IS) team: FI sustainment / Integration sustainment (PI) / Steering committee
  • 3 rd party: PrimeRevenue - The leader in Supply Chain Finance.
  • Project offshore team: functional and technical
  • Professional documentation and review for project all phases’ deliverables on both functional (mainly) and technical, and on-demand basis such reference document, etc.
  • Lead Blueprint workshop
  • Requirements gathering & analysis with different levels of the organization; Understand As-Is manual process outside and inside SAP.
  • Lead designing To-be process SAP & Integration with PrimeRevenue. automate AP processes with BMO/PrimeRevenue: vendor onboarding, transactions trading, fund maturity, reconciliation between systems / payment settlement, and Error Handling etc.
  • Lead System Configuration:
  • AP vendor master data, payment settlement, bank structure, house banks & bank account setup, bank interface, etc.
  • Withholding Tax, PST, etc.
  • Lead Testing phase:
  • Testing Plan/ Strategy owner, Testing Script design, testing execution & guidance in different sections:
  • Unit Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Regression Testing, Managing HP ALM for testing auditing purpose.
  • Lead Training: training instructor & training material review and development
  • Security design.
  • Lead Cutover:
  • Cutover / Deployment Plan
  • Data Management: Data Conversion & Migration (ABAP program / LSMW).
  • Technical development: design Functional specifications by ABAP program / code, to perform functional analysis of programs & PI; de-bug; batch processing procedures, function modules and technical objects. Interface with PrimeRevenue system.
  • Stakeholders management
  • Problem solving, investigate and defects fixing both in transactions and in reports level.

Confidential

FI Lead

Responsibilities:

  • Design (Requirements and Solutions), Testing, Training, and project go / no-go.
  • Communicate and coordinate cross 8 inter-teams with different levels and 3 rd party:
  • Accounts Receivables / Treasury (Cash & Banking) / Accounts Payables / Taxation
  • Information System (IS) team: FI sustainment / System Integration sustainment / Steering committee
  • Project offshore team: technical
  • Professional documentation and review for project all phases’ deliverables on both functional (mainly) and technical, and on-demand basis.
  • Lead Blueprint workshop:
  • Requirements gathering & analysis with different levels of the organization; Understand As-Is: SMS (Structured Management System) processes, and design To-be process in SAP.
  • Solution architect: automate AR process, Bank process: bank reconciliation and payment settlement, etc.
  • Lead Integration AR with FSCM (collection / dispute / credit management) throughout the project.
  • Lead System Configuration:
  • Bank structure, house banks & bank account setup, electronic bank statements, bank interface (with HSBC by EDI / PI) etc.
  • Cash Positioning & Forecasting configuration.
  • AR operation / reports, Tax reports, etc.
  • Lead Testing phase: testing script design, testing execution & guide in different sections:
  • Unit Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Regression Testing, track the testing results in HP ALM for auditing purpose.
  • Lead Training: training instructor & training material development
  • Security design.
  • Lead AR cutover: Cutover Plan / Data Management: Data Conversion & Migration (LSMW).
  • Technical development: design Functional specification by ABAP program / code, to perform functional analysis of programs; de-bug; batch processing procedures; function modules and technical objects. Interface with other systems e.g. RightAngle, NGS, etc.
  • Problem solving, investigation and defects fixing either in transactions or in reports level.
  • Understand of credit card settlement process

Confidential

FI / CO Team Lead

Responsibilities:

  • Single contact person for project functional milestones: Design (Requirements and Solutions), Testing, Training, and project go / no-go.
  • Communicate and coordinate with different level in different teams:
  • Finance Team: AP / AR / Taxation / Assets / GL / Costing
  • SAP sustainment: FICO sustainment
  • Professional documentation and review for project all phases’ deliverables on both functional (mainly) and technical, and on-demand basis, etc.
  • Lead Fit/Gap analysis workshop
  • Requirements gathering & analysis with different levels of the organization ranging from VP to business staff;
  • Solution architect: Migrate all FICO modules from Classic GL to New GL.
  • Lead System Configuration / Updates: legal entity setup, collections, payment, assets accounting, Taxation (country-specific);
  • Bank structure, house banks & bank account setup, and electronic bank statements, bank interface with Wells Fargo, etc.
  • Cost Centre Accounting, Internal Order accounting, Profit Centre Accounting;
  • Lead Testing phase: testing script design, testing execution & guide in different sections:
  • Unit Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) & Regression Testing, track the testing results in HPQC for auditing purpose.
  • Lead Training: training material development (FICO & Material Management) via WPB & presentation to the end-users.
  • Technical development: design Functional specification by ABAP program / code, to perform functional analysis of programs; de-bug; batch processing procedures; function modules and technical objects. Interface with Concur.
  • Transport management: transport schedule, transport strategy, etc.
  • Change Management: communication plan, training plan, stakeholder meeting, etc.
  • Problem solving, investigation, defects fixing either in transactions or in reports level.
  • Support Data Management: Data Conversion & Migration.

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