SUMMARY:

• Proven project manager, team lead and Sr. SAP FICO systems analyst implementing and supporting SAP 4.6, 4.7 and ECC 6.0 with an excellent track record. Utilizes a broad technical background across multiple industries in Biotechnology, Entertainment, Software, Media & Publishing, Manufacturing, Retail, Apparel & Footwear (AFS), Automotive, Utilities & Public Sector to name a few, to develop custom and industry specific solutions to meet client needs, reduce costs and maximize profits.
• FI (GL, AP, AR, Lockbox Taxes, VAT, Vertex, Taxware, Foreign exchange, Treasury, Banking, Fixed Assets, PS, Funds & Grants Management)
• CO (CCA, PCA, PA, Product Costing)
• SD (SD Tax Configuration, Pricing, Integration points w/ FICO), MM, PP, WM
• EDI, Idocs, ABAP, SAPscript, EDW, Report Writer/Painter, Queries
• Excellent leadership skills, work well independently and as a team member/lead. Organized, dedicated, analytical, and creative problem solver. Work well under pressure and strict deadlines.
• SAP FICO Certified by SAP America.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Corona Del Mar, CA

Project Manager and Finance Controller

Responsibilities:

• Achieved cost reductions and negotiated pricing to achieve a 35% gross margin.
• Conducted financial analyses and forecasting to support senior management in achieving desired profit margins, controlling costs and meeting desired growth.
• Developed business plans and raised funds for business operations.

Confidential, Carlsbad, CA

Sr. SAP FICO Global Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Saved the company thousands of dollars in annual fees and costs by proposing and implementing DART to meet tax - reporting requirements for US and Portugal. Project-managed cross-functional & technical teams to upgrade and implement SAP’s DAta Retention Tool (DART). Configured and trained the business on DART.
• Brought the company in line with new banking regulations and changes in banking interfaces. Managed multi-functional and technical JD Edwards, Middleware and Unix teams from across the globe to bring the project to fruition under very tight deadlines.
• Using creativity, innovation and technical knowledge, proposed, spearheaded and implemented solutions to reduce repetitive monthly maintenance activities in multiple SAP areas including Finance, Sales & Distribution, FI & SD Taxes, EDI, Foreign Currencies and banking interfaces.
• Successfully implemented FICO, SD Taxes, Foreign Currencies and Account Assignment configuration and realignment to meet tight project deadlines. Exceeded requirements and expectations by engaging in a self-initiated clean up to ensure the integrity of the data while improving the calculation of VAT for Europe and the calculation of Foreign Exchange.
• Successfully designed, implemented and continually supported the implementation of an external Treasury System (WSS/TMS). Debugged and resolved issues related to Middleware (OFM & WebMethods), EDI, and user exits, saving the company thousands of dollars in daily maintenance by proposing functional and technical solutions and leading the technical team in implementing them.
• Instrumental in transforming the company from a commissionary model to a “buy-sell” model. Designed and configured FI & SD taxes, account assignments and foreign exchange, to name a few.
• Designed and implemented a solution for automating the upload of foreign currencies and reconfiguring the foreign currency set up in SAP, assuring data integrity/accessibility, eliminating analytical and data inconsistencies and reducing workload by several days. Primarily and solely responsible for supporting and leading the foreign exchange project, verifying monthly uploads, resolving issues, and proposing cross platform solutions. Worked with other technical team leads (JDE, HFM & Siebel) and the business to ensure data integrity across the different platforms.
• Supported the business’s daily needs, including end user training, debugging, issue investigation and resolution, overseeing UAT and transport management, designing new reports and developing functional and technical specs to meet daily needs as well as enhancements and new requirements. Oversaw technical development, guided and lead functional and technical teams; occasionally designed and implemented user exits and reports as needed; and worked with the EDW teams to define requirements and provide them with functional and technical specs.

Confidential, CA

Sr. Global SAP Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Configured and implemented custom SAP ECC 6 solutions for global processes, including the configuration of the global Confidential Logistics and Finance operations.
• Achieved cost savings by automating multiple global activities including the purchase, design and implementation of a new MCIR check printing process, credit card processing, enhanced electronic banking, automating bank reconciliation and improving lockbox activities. Notable clients include Confidential, Confidential, Confidential and Confidential .

Confidential

Sr. SAP Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Requirements gathering, design, configuration and testing for Confidential.

Confidential, CT

Sr. SAP FICO Lead

Responsibilities:

• Transformed a previously unsuccessful FICO implementation into a successful one. Within just two-weeks I was promoted to FICO team lead.
• Designed and configured all areas of SAP AR/AP/GL to meet business requirements. Solely responsible for designing and implementing extended withholding taxes, FI and SD taxes for US, Canada, Europe and Mexico, and currencies reevaluations.
• Successfully designed and developing custom and functionally complex AP & AR reports to meet legacy reporting requirements, and oversaw the development of several standard reports, including AR aging reports, AR roll-forward reports, cash receipts, withholding tax reports, and multiple forms.
• Spearheaded the implementation of Banamex for Mexico; created enhancements for lockbox processing; implemented electronic banking; inter-company transactions; credit card processing/clearing; invoice verification; created substitutions & validations; and much more.

Confidential, CA

Sr. SAP FI/CO Functional Lead

Responsibilities:

• Successfully lead the Finance team in the full life cycle implementation of SAP 4.7 FICO (GL, AR, AP, CO-CCA, CO-PCA, COPA) for a global manufacturer of mobile phones, from requirements gathering, design, configuration, through end user testing, support and documentation.

Confidential

Sr. SAP Consultant (FICO/Logistics)

Responsibilities:

• Implemented enhancements in FICO, HR, Travel & Expense, and Funds & Grants Management modules for SCAG. Developed reports, functional & technical specs, and forms to help the business meet their daily reporting and operational needs. Continued to provide support to the business through 2008 remotely.
• Performed a full life cycle implementation for Bertelsmann’s Confidential client. AR, AP, payment processing, payment cards, down payment processing, electronic bank statements, lockbox, taxes, Vertex configuration, SD billing, Pricing and integration with FI-AR.
• Was instrumental in identifying and resolving functional problems with the SPL configuration at MGM, thus saving the company endless hours and costs in manually fixing the ledgers at each month end. Proposed multiple solutions for remedying preexisting data inconsistencies and reloading the data. Supported the finance business needs on a daily basis in FI/CO, SPL, Treasury and Cash Management. Performed and analyzed system load diagnoses to determine areas for improvements.

Confidential, Moorpark, CA

Sr. SAP Business & Systems Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all functional and technical SAP configuration and support for the entire business (FICO, SD, MM, PP, WM, EDI & ABAP).
• Designed a new user interface for recording sales and engineering activities to interface with SAP, helping improve internal operations and streamlining the engineering to end product process.
• Saved the company countless of hours by configuring and implementing electronic banking.
• Created user exits to fix issues with incoming EDI sales orders, and created multiple reports and enhancements to fine tune performance.
• Participated in management decisions on Made-to-Order (MTO) and Variant Pricing Configuration.