David Peralta

SAP FI/CO Sr. (K*) Engineer, Mobile: 562-***-**** e-mail: acurl8@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

SAP Financial Engineer.

Over 18 Years of diverse experience on SAP projects and a deep knowledge of ASAP Methodology and SOLMAN configuration and project administration – accomplished, self-starting, open-minded professional, characterized by career experience growth and increased responsibility. Consistently able to provide a high-level of support with team members and the users alike. Possess a strong attention to business details and organizational skills that supports day-to-day projects driven. Exceedingly adaptable with focus and leadership skills that have been demonstrated and rewarded at all levels and roles in SAP Projects (Auditor, project manager, functional leader).

SAP systems have become enormously complex and they evolve over time. Nothing beats experience and a well structured approach in this environment:

More than 18 years global SAP consulting, team lead, project lead, architecture and audit experience – both functional and technical

More than 29 years business and IT experience.

SAP FI/CO specialist in several industries

Project management, implementation, test and cutover planning

SKILLS

Organizational/Time Management: Managing well when work is unexpectedly busy or short staffed.

Results-Driven: a self-starter who can see both the “big picture” as well as her role in the process and is able to analyze and adapt to different situations/challenges in order to attain goals

Problem Solver who can quickly identify issues, understand root causes, develop and make both temporal and permanent resolutions happen

Excellent Communicator: Speaks with a high degree of professionalism and credibility; communicates effectively with various audiences. Understands the interplay of cultural, socio-economic, personal, or psychological factors that influence behavior

AEAS OF EXPERTISE

ASAP Methodology: and SOLMAN configuration: project management, project lifecycle management, test and cutover management.

Internal audit and Internal controls SAP-AIS and ISACA-COBIT

Accounting (New G/L, SLA, A/P, A/R, AA, BL, TV and Concur, CBM and FM)

Project System (IM, PS, RPM, PPM)

Controlling (CCA, PCA, PA, OM)

Product Costing (PC and Material Ledger on different production models: Discrete and Synchronic, Make to Order and Make to stock)

Inventory Valuation (Standard Costing, Moving Average Costing and Split Valuation)

Global experience (North America, Central America, South America)

Industry experience

oChemical/Pharma

oHealth – Industry Solution

oManufacturing (Maquila, Metals, Cement, Fiber cement, concrete, Plastics)

oTransportation

oConstruction

oServices

Risk management

Mergers and divestitures

Citizenships:

USA - Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder)

Mexico - Citizenship

Languages:

English

Spanish

Education:

Master degree in Manufacturing, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico

Bachelor in Finance, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico

Resume

03/2011 – 04/2016 Kaluz Group

FICO Consultant Leader

Companies:

Copper and Brass International-

Copper and Brass products (pipe, wire and sheet) http://www.copper-brass.com/

05/2012 - 01/2013 (a second assignment at same company 01/14 – 4/16. As a support engineer and Controller with the Achievements:)

Accurate product valuation revealed a profit Margin average of 5.8%.

Reduction of Inventories from 7.2 to 1.1 millions of usd. and rotation of 28 days

Intercompany settlement with historic differences of 4.1 millions to zero.

Decrease from 60 to 20 days in Purchases.

Product Delivery and tracing of for customers inquires.

CBI decided to implement material ledger (local, consolidation and group currencies and actual costing) for its plants with the intention of using this template later on for all plants worldwide. I was hired to implement statutory requirements, to create functional specifications, build a prototype, implement the functionality, test the functionality in several cycles, build the documentation, train users, prepare for go-life, lead the execution of going life, and to support the first period end close and other post-go-life activities. I also lead a smaller project involving the design and configuration of the costing of sales orders (sales orders linked to third party Purchase Orders with settlement to CO-PA). As a second phase, I worked closely with the MII team to implement the Manufacturing Integration and Intelligent SAP application.

As a second phase, I worked closely with the MII team to implement the Manufacturing Integration and Intelligent SAP application.

In the last phase, I suggest and implement the split valuation at batch level for this MAKE-to-ORDER discrete production model. Also, I implemented the full base of FI, CO and AA-PS)

Implementing:

FI: NewGL, AP, AR, AA (MACRS model), TV-Concur, TR, PS-RPM.

CO: CCA, PCA, PA, PC for Make to Order over a discrete production model.

Plycem USA-

Fibercement http://www.plycem.com/content//

2/13 – 8/13 (Parallel with Maxitile)

Plycem decided to consolidate all of their mills across Central America into one corporate inter-company system. I was contracted to lead and support the FI/CO implementation of their North American Operations. Special emphasis was on project systems costing (including planning and investment management), profitability analysis (CO-PA), overhead controlling, activity based costing (ABC) and product costing. Also the full FI/CO base:

FI: NewGL, AP, AR, AA, TV-Concur, TR, PS.

CO: CCA, PCA, PA, PC for Make to Stock over a synchronic production model..

Maxitile Inc-

Fibercement http://www.maxitile.com/fiber-cement-roofing

2/13 – 8/13 Parallel with Plycem

This US fibercement division of Kaluz took a model of standard costing and financial implementation of Fibercement companies, also I implemented the full FI/CO functionality:

FI: NewGL, AP, AR, AA, TV-Concur, TR, PS.

CO: CCA, PCA, PA, PC for Make to Stock over a synchronic production model.

Nacobre SA de CV-

Copper and Brass products (pipe, wire and sheet) http://www.nacobre.com.mx

10/2011 - 04/2012

NACOBRE decided to implement material ledger (local, consolidation and group currencies and actual costing) for its Mexican plants with the intention of using this template later on for all plants worldwide. I was hired to do the full implementation, to create functional specifications, build a prototype, implement the functionality, test the functionality in several cycles, build the documentation, train users, prepare for go-life, lead the execution of going life, and to support the first period end close and other post-go-life activities. I also lead a smaller project involving the design and configuration of the costing of sales orders (sales orders linked to third party Purchase Orders with settlement to CO-PA). I worked closely with the MII team to implement the Manufacturing Integration and Intelligent SAP application.

In the last phase, I implemented FSCM-TRM to control the hedging regarding the metals prices, FSCM-DM to control claim and FSCM-COL to control the bad debt. Also, I implemented:

FI: NewGL, AP, AR, AA, TV, TR, PS.

CO: CCA, PCA, PA, PC for Make to Order over a discrete production model.

Mexalit SA de CV-

Fibercement http://mexalit.com/

7/11 – 10/11

Certain business units (two company codes: EUREKA, MAXITILE SA) of fibercement division of Kaluz were Merged into Mexalit Woodward. I was contracted to lead the accounting part of a project to split the existing MEXALIT. I implemented synchronic manufacturing model in standard costing. Also I successful go-live with:

FI: NewGL, AP, AR, AA, TV, TR, PS.

CO: CCA, PCA, PA, PC for Make to Stock over a discrete production model

Frigocel SA de CV-

Plastic manufacturing

3/11 – 7/11

FRIGOCEL decided to implement material ledger (local and group currency and actual costing) for its Brazilian plants with the intention of using this template later on for all plants worldwide. I was contracted to analyze statutory requirements, to create functional specifications, build a prototype, implement the functionality, test the functionality in several cycles, build the documentation, train users, prepare for go-life, lead the execution of going life, and to support the first period end close and other post-go-life activities. I also lead a smaller project involving the design and configuration of the costing of repair orders (service orders linked to repair sales orders with settlement to CO-PA).

Material ledger

Actual costing, revaluation, revaluation of consumption

Nota Fiscal

Customer Service, service orders, repairs, settlement of repair orders, results analysis

New GL, real-time integration of controlling with financial accounting, cost-of-sales accounting

End-to-end project with project planning, implementation, test, cutover, data load, first period-end close, and after go-live support.

Fortaleza Cement-

Cement production

3/12 – 6/2012 (6/11 – 9/11 parallel implementation)

This was a parallel implementation this company was created as a project to supply cement to all Fiber cement companies. I work with the plant builders to create the company in SAP and implement GL AP and full PS (PS, IM, RPM, cProject). At the end I helped with the capitalization of the plant construction project. I release this implementation to a second team to implement the rest of the functionality, I just participate to the CO-PC implementation and MII integration.

Mexichem SA de CV-

Chemical Products

6/11 – 9/11 Parallel implementation

One of the MEXICHEM companies decide to implement CO-PC,PS and IM to link it with SD in order to sale projects. This is another method of business, their production was so specialized that instead of using PP, they use PS to quoting, budgeting and execute their production. I successfully designed and implemented this model and was a base for other companies of MEXICHEM

LaFarge-

Cement

4/13 – 1/14

The project involved a change in accounting in order to support regional P&L and balance sheets from French operations. The project ended after a successful cutover and the closing of the first two periods afterwards.

Work in global SAP environment within Kaluz system. Involved SAP functionality includes:

CO-PC and Material Ledger for Make to stock over a discrete production model

NewGL

FI: NewGL, AP, AR, AA, TV-Concur, TR

CO: CCA, PCA, PA,

FI-SPL

FASB52

IM, PS-RPM

AA

Reporting

Managing of high-profile global projects

Data Migration

Work with/for French reporting rules

As a secondary task, I also provided support for the client’s plan to utilize IM functionality and to improve the planning and budgeting process.

Fibraforte-

Concrete

5/09 – 2/10

This Colombian company was integrated to the KALUZ corporate. Its operation is on demand, they produce specific concrete products and they need to make an accurate analysis of each piece. I implemented an accurate production cost planning and reporting, I develop interface changes, make the cutover and support after successful go-live.

FI: NewGL, AP, AR, AA, TV, TR, PS.

CO: CCA, PCA, PA, Internal Orders

PC. Variance Analysis in Manufacturing Process and Product Costing.

oActivity Based Costing

oMaterial Ledger

oOverhead Cost flow

oSales Planning and Profit Margin Calculation in Profitability Segment (Integration of Product Costing and Material Ledger to SAP Profitability Analysis (CO-PA))

Cotemar SA de CV-

Oil and Energy

02/2007 – 02/2010

I worked through SAP Mexico and Central America as a Platinum Consultant at COTEMAR in Ciudad del Carmen Campeche. We implemented version 5.0 of ECC but the client decided to implement the Construction Industry Solution but it did not run over version 5, so COTEMAR decided to re-implement SAP but in Version 6.0.

FI: NewGL, AP, AR, AA, TV, TR, PS.

FM Funds Management and TR-CB-Cash Budget Management, to manage PEMEX projects budgets.

CO: CCA, PCA, PA, Internal Orders

SD,FT, BOS from Construction Industry Solution (Bill of Service

PC. For construction offshore (ABC, Costing Sheets, Activities&Rates, Overhead Management,

Integration of Product Costing and Material Ledger to SAP Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)

This implementation was certified for SAP AGS (Active Global Support)

Texas Mexican Railways-

Raiload

08/1999 – 05/2002 Parallel implementation

As an internal resource I implemented SAP in this short line in parallel with the TFM implementation.

FI: NewGL, AP, AR, AA, TV, TR, PS.

CO: CCA, PCA, PA,

EC-CS

Kansas City Southern-

Railroad Transportation

05/2000 –02/2007

TFM was acquired for KCS railroad, I was relocated to KC, Mo to Fully implement SAP in this railroad and integrate TFM and merge Tex-Mex. A big project on this integration was to implement IM, PS and AA on a Purchase Accounting system, In summary, I implemented:

FI: NewGL, AP, AR, AA, TV, TR, PS.

FM Funds Management and TR-CB-Cash Budget Management

CO: CCA, PCA, PA,

EC-CS

FSCM-TRM

Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana-

Railroad Transportation

08/1999 – 05/2002

TFM wanted to implement SAP R/3 4.0. I was transferred from TMM to TFM to execute this implementation just with an ABAP resource. This was an excellent opportunity to grow and I was trained and experienced in FI/CO, SD, MM and ABAP. I took the following courses in SAP as a TFM employee. Courses taken:

SAP Academy: FI/CO,

SAP Academy SD

SAP Courses: AC270 Gastos de Viaje,

AC305 Assets Accounting,

AC700 Funds Management and TR-CB Cash Budget Management

BC420 Batch input programming,

BC460 Sapscript,

BC620 & BC621 IDoc Interface,

CA705 Report Painter,

CA710 Report Writer,

LO550 Customizing General in MM,

LO615 Billing,

LO 650 Customizing in SD,

Transportación Marítima Mexicana-

Maritime Transportation

08/1997 – 08/1999

As part of TMM I was sent to Vancouver, BC to get the training and certification in AIS (Audit Information System) and in COBIT (Commmon Oriented Busines for IT), I executed the compliance certification of SAP implementation in TMM.

After training we got the following Achievements:

Certification of 22 implementations of TMM companies in 2 years

AIS certification (WB210 R3 for Auditors) and implementation for the Internal control team as follow:

oAIS-Audit Plans

oAIS-Question List

oAIS-Question List Management

oAIS Corrective/Preventive Actions Management

oAIS Monitoring

Other short-term assignments (concurrent with one of the above mentioned primary assignments)

Harman, HiFi Eq - Connecticut 2010 FI (Taxes configuration Mex/USA)

BEIERDORF, Cosmetics - Mex. DF 2010 CO-PC

Chinoin, Pharma, Mexico D.F. 2010 FI-AA/PS

CATERPILLAR 2011 VLM Assesment

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