Management Sales

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Milton, ON, L9T 8K4, Canada

Posted:

July 10, 2013

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MUZAFARUDDIN SYED

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Career Profile

ERP Consultant: BAAN 5, BAAN IVc4, Infor ERP LN 6.1, MS Dynamics AX

2009/2012

. Over 15 years of Business Analysis, ERP Implementation experience with

different roles as designated, for Industry types - Manufacturing (all

types), Supply Chain Management, Trading, Retail etc.,

. Ten full-cycle (end-to-end) Implementation experience in ERP: Infor

ERP Ln 6.1 (FP2 to FP7) for 20 (Twenty) Companies with Multi

Finance/Multi Logistics and Single Finance/Single Logistics setup,

Infor BaaN V (SP22) for 3 Companies - both (Single/Multiple) and Infor

BaaN IV C 4 (SP24) for 2 Companies.

. Successful and highly experienced professional in Project Management

and software development life cycles and Lead Subject Matter Experts

and Developers to articulate functional designs.

. Successfully managed and tracked the status of requirements throughout

the project lifecycle with financial aspects of projects to deliver

within budget; enforced and redefined, as necessary.

. Successfully collaborated with Divisional Managers, Business Process

owners to determine project scope and status. Conducted interviews and

product analysis to gather user requirements via meetings,

questionnaires, surveys, site visits, scenarios and other methods

etc.,

. Successfully analyzed and documented Business Rules, Business needs,

Business Functional and Non-Functional Requirements.

. Successfully developed in depth knowledge of applications and their

dependencies, strategies of implementation based on available

resources and internal clients' needs.

. Successfully communicated verbally and/or through written

documentation - changes, enhancements and modifications results of

analysis and prioritization to all Stakeholders.

. Successfully conducted researches and analyzed accurately and clearly

defined user requirements and processes to assist in the resolution of

highly complex, multi-faceted problems to meet the business needs and

Integrated Support Services with a focus on Risk Management.

. Created process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to

provide direction to developers, process documentation in preparation

for knowledge transfer of client solution to long-term data holder.

. Developed and documented key operational performance indicators,

utilize standard templates to accurately and concisely write user

requirement specifications.

. Established and implemented strategies in the management of change,

appropriate security levels for processes, information exchange and

system implementation.

. Developed test plans, test cases, performed testing, provided user

documentation, user training, and post implementation support.

. Deployed IT policies, procedures and processes and change management

and change control policies, procedures and processes are adhered to,

Use Cases and UML for analyzing and documenting requirements, Managed

Data Backup/Recovery plans.

. Performed Analysis of Business Processes (Business Process Modeling),

Coverage Analysis to identify coverage of System Requirements against

Business Requirements, Impact Analysis to identify effect of

Requirements changes.

I.T. SKILLS

ERP Applications:

. Infor ERP LN 6.1, BAAN 5, BAAN IVc4

Database & Tools:

. MS SQL Server 2008, 2000 and 7.0 versions

. Oracle 10.g,9i,8i,7.x

. Crystal Reports

. COGNOS,

. Infor/BaaN - Tools-SQL Queries, Database Administration, User Management,

Application Development and Customization

WORK HISTORY

Business Analyst/Consultant-BAAN ERP from : May, 2013 till date at Egan &

TeamBoard.

I am currently working on contract for M/s. Egan & TeamBoard as Consultant

for a project in BAAN ERP to support their Finance/IT Departments.

. Provided Project Plan for Fiscal Year End Closing in BAAN ERP to

Client.

. Reviewed the backup/restore plans for any disaster recovery and

prepared contingency plans.

. Successfully done - data restore on test server from dumps of

production server and did a complete cycle of year end closure to test

any major issues/obstacles.

. Provided support for Fiscal Year End Close - resolved all Integration

Errors in Finance Module, standard cost update, standard cost

analysis, and reconciliation of Accounts Receivables, Accounts

Payables, Banks to General Ledger, Goods Not Invoiced, GRINYA etc.,

provided documentation - for FY2013.

. Developed/Customized reports (finance) using Crystal Reports for

FY2014.

Business Analyst (ERP) from 07/2012 till 05/2013 at Sysinfo Inc.,

Sysinfo Inc., is an IT consulting company and I was working for their

valuable clients for implementing MS-Dynamics (AX) Retail Solutions.

. Conducted business process study and reviews, developing business

requirements and functional specifications.

. Participated in the design, integration, testing and implementation of

applications.

. Developed test cases and performed all levels of testing and defect

management.

. Experienced with integrated project team delivery.

. Created and delivered solution presentations, customized end-user

training material.

ERP Unit Head-(Infor ERP Ln 6.1/BaaN ERP) from 12/2008 to 07/2012 at Nesma

Trading Company Ltd.,

Nesma Trading Company Ltd., is a diversified business group and has 9

Divisions out of which 2 Divisions are Supply Chain and rest are

Contracting and Service Providers etc., I was designated as ERP Unit Head,

and after Business Process study and following procedures of ERP

implementation, I had successfully implemented Multi Logistics/Multi

Finance (Consolidation of Financials at Group Company level) Setup in Infor

ERP Ln with FP3 initially and then upgraded to FP6 and then to FP7.

Pre and Post Go-Live - Overall Responsibilities at Nesma Trading Company:

. Successfully Prepared and Managed complete ERP plans in MS-Project,

Documentation of Support Issues and prepared Key/End user manuals.

. Created and Detailed document for AS-IS business process for

Logistics/Finance functions.

. Prepared GAP analysis between standard ERP Business Process and AS-IS

Business Process.

. Simulated different Business Functions with relevant Managers and Key

Users.

. Re-engineered and Mapped Business Processes where necessary.

. Provided Functional Support for - Financials, Order Management,

Warehouse Management in BaaN IV and Infor ERP Ln 6.1 till FP6.

. Created and Managed Backup and Disaster Recovery Procedure for ERP Ln

Servers - Application and Data.

. Upgraded Infor ERP Ln 6.1 Servers with solutions/monthly solutions

using PMC.

. Resolved functional incidents with M/s. Infor/SSA consultants for

Financials.

My Job Responsibilities at M/s Nesma Trading Company is as follows:

. Implemented Infor/SSA ERP Ln 6.1 in M/s. Nesma Trading Company with-

Multi Finance/Multi Logistics Setup (Created Setup for 9 Companies) to

cater related/unrelated diversified Divisions with consolidation in

Financials at Nesma Group Corporate.

. Installed ERP Ln Server on Windows 2003 Server and its configuration,

Created VRC for multi company setup, Created Companies and its

relevant setup, User Management and Administration, Menu Management,

Device Management, Job Management, Database Management, Audit

Management, Written SQL Queries for specific and fast report

requirements etc.,

. Successfully configured Infor/SSA ERP Ln - Financials:

. General Ledger - Designed Chart of Accounts with dimensions

ranges, Dimensions, Cash flow Statements, Transaction Types,

Transaction Schedules, Mapping Scheme setup for all Integration

Document Types, Intercompany Relations setup for all 9 divisions

for Cash, Bank Payment, Journals, Recurring Journals etc.,

. Accounts Payables - Integrated Purchase Invoice, Procurement

card processing for consumables etc.,

. Accounts Receivables - Aging Analysis, Credit Control, Monthly

Billing Invoices etc.,

. Cash Management- Check Master, Anticipated Payments, Receipts,

Electronic Bank Statements, Cash Forecast etc.,

. Controlling - Budgets, Cost Allocations and Cost Analysis etc.,

. Fixed Assets - FAM Parameters, Integration with Purchase Order

for Addition of Fixed Assets, Transfer, Disposal, Adjustment,

Depreciation, Revaluation etc.,

. Financial Statements - Designed and Developed Financial

Statements - Profit & Loss (or Income Statement) Statement,

Balance Sheet, Ratio Analysis with Consolidation using Crystal

Reports etc.,

. Successfully configured - Order Management (Purchase, Sales),

Warehouse Management, Manufacturing (for 2 Divisions only), Central

Invoicing for all Divisions, Service - Service Master Data,

Configuration Management, Preventive Maintenance, Field Service,

Service Orders for 2 divisions, Object Data Management(ODM) Module of

ERP - for Document Management of Financials, Human Resources, Projects

etc.,.

. Successfully integrated Human Resources (HRMS) module to Infor ERP Ln

Finance at Corporate Group with inter-company setup for 9 divisions

for posting of Payroll, Overtime batches and customized various

reports.

. Successfully Integrated Point of Sale (POS) - Retail System for the

Catering, Banqueting Division covering 30 restaurants across the

country and interfaced with Warehouse Management (WM), Order

Management (Sales), and Accounts Receivables (ACR) in Financials of

Infor ERP Ln 6.1.

. Successfully implemented change management - gathered requirements,

conducted requirement analysis, prepared functional requirements

specifications transformed to technical requirement specifications

for various customized reports in Finance and Logistics modules of

Infor ERP Ln and assisted end users in the UAT process - defined

applicable test cases and provided user training and documentation.

. Successfully designed, customized (in-house) module - Sales Data

Collection Module - (for simplifying user data entry process) in

integration with Sales Contracts, Sales Orders and Central

Invoicing - Automated process and implemented for 8 divisions.

. Trained Finance/Accounting staff members for the complete Infor ERP Ln

Financials Software with Manuals prepared by myself in simplified

manner - starting day-to-day work till monthly and year-end closing

procedures with process flow diagrams.

. Provided Complete Cycle (End-to-End) of Integration Transactions

simulations with triggering actions and provided reconciliations of

journal entries with documentation.

. Provided post Go-Live Support to the users by resolving day-to-day

functional/technical problems with help of Help-Desk Ticketing System.

Senior I.T.Consultant (Infor/BaaN ERP) 09/2005 Till 10/2008 at Obeikan

Industrial Investment Group.

Obeikan Investment Group is related and unrelated diversified Supply Chain

Group. It has over 10 Divisions (and growing), out of which 1division is a

Paper Mill - which is largest in the Middle East and rest of them are

Printing, Packaging, Glass Manufacturing, Fire Proof Tents Manufacturing,

Retail Book Shops etc., In packaging - they have joint ventures with SIG-

Combibloc of Germany and Elopak of Norway.

In terms of I.T., Obeikan Investment Group can be classified in to 4

different platforms which are BaaN IV with SQL Server on Windows 2003, BaaN

V with SQL Server on Windows 2003 and ERP-Ln with Oracle 10g on IBM AIX

(5.2) and ERP-Ln with SQL Server on Windows 2003.

Consulting Employer : M/s. Obeikan Industrial Group

Client Name/Industry: M/s. Elopak Obeikan Packaging Systems Ltd.,

Duration : 09/2005 to 12/2005

Go-Live : Jan 2006.

Environment : Windows 2003, MS-SQL 2003, Worktop, Webtop

etc.,

Elopak Obeikan is a Joint Venture of M/s. Obeikan Investment Group and M/s.

Elopak, Norway. It is a Liquid Packaging Industry. It annually produces 1

billion carton packs, 500 million plastic containers etc.,

My Job Responsibilities at Elopak Obeikan were as follows:

. Implemented Infor/SSA ERP Ln 6.1 in M/s. Elopak Obeikan with-Multi

Finance/Multi Logistics Setup (Created Setup for 2 Companies) to cater

different geographically located operations - Riyadh and Dubai with

consolidation in Financials at Group Company.

. Successfully configured Infor/SSA ERP Ln - Financials:

o Successfully configured Infor/SSA ERP Ln - Financials: General

Ledger, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Cash

Management, Controlling, Fixed Assets.

o Financial Statements - Designed and Developed (in-house)

Financial Statements - Profit & Loss (or Income Statement)

Statement, Balance Sheet, Ratio Analysis with Consolidation

using Crystal Reports etc.,

. Successfully performed System Testing - Provided Complete Cycle

(End-to-End) testing of all types of transaction with

simulations and provided reconciliations of journal entries with

documentation

. Successfully configured - Order Management - Purchase Orders, Central

Invoicing etc.,

. Installed ERP Ln Server on Windows 2003 and its configuration, Created

VRC for multi company setup, Created Companies and its relevant setup,

User Management and Administration, Menu Management, Device

Management, Job Management, Database Management, Audit Management,

Written SQL Queries for specific and fast report requirements etc.,

. Created Exchange Schemes in BaaN IV and ERP Ln - Export/Import and

successfully migrated data for logistics application packages from

BaaN IV. Data-Migration - Opening Balances in Financials - General

Ledger, ACP, ACR and Fixed Assets by using AFS (Automated Function

Server). Assisted users in the UAT process for opening balance sign-

off.

. Trained Finance/Accounting staff members for the complete Infor ERP Ln

Financials Software with Manuals

. Provided post Go-Live Support to the users by resolving day-to-day

functional/technical problems using IT Helpdesk system.

. Implemented Change Management - Successfully gathered requirements,

conducted requirement analysis, prepared functional requirements

specifications transformed to technical requirement specifications

for various customized reports in Finance and Logistics modules of

Infor ERP Ln and assisted end users in the UAT process - defined

applicable test cases and provided user training and documentation.

. Integrated Payroll from third party software to Infor ERP Ln

Finance.

Consulting Employer : M/s. Obeikan Industrial Group

Client Name/Industry : M/s. Obeikan Printing & Packaging Ltd.,

Duration : 01/2006 to 03/2006

Go-Live : 04/2006

Environment : IBM AIX (5.2), Oracle 9i, 10g, Worktop,

Webtop, Telnet etc.,

M/s. Obeikan Printing and Packaging is fully owned by M/s. Obeikan

Investment Group. It is related diversified business having 5 Divisions

dealing with food-grade packaging and printing.

My Job Responsibilities are as follows:

. Implemented Infor/SSA ERP Ln 6.1 in M/s. Obeikan Printing & Packaging

with-Multi Finance/Multi Logistics Setup (Created Setup for 5

Companies) to cater related diversified Divisions in same city -

Riyadh with consolidation in Financials at Obeikan Printing as Group

Company.

o Successfully configured Infor/SSA ERP Ln - Financials: General

Ledger, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Cash

Management, Controlling, Fixed Assets.

o Financial Statements - Designed and Developed (in-house)

Financial Statements - Profit & Loss (or Income Statement)

Statement, Balance Sheet, Ratio Analysis with Consolidation

using Crystal Reports etc.,

o Successfully performed System Testing - Provided Complete Cycle

(End-to-End) testing of all types of transaction with

simulations and provided reconciliations of journal entries with

documentation.

. Successfully configured Warehouse Management, Central Invoicing.

. Installed ERP Ln Server on IBM AIX (5.2) and its configuration,

Created VRC for multi company setup, Created Companies and its

relevant setup, User Management and Administration, Menu Management,

Device Management, Job Management, Database Management, Audit

Management, Written SQL Queries for specific and fast report

requirements etc.,

. Implemented Change Management - Successfully gathered requirements,

conducted requirement analysis, prepared functional requirements

specifications transformed to technical requirement specifications

for various customized reports in Finance and Logistics modules of

Infor ERP Ln and assisted end users in the UAT process - defined

applicable test cases and provided user training and documentation.

. Integrated Payroll from third party software to Infor ERP Ln

Finance.

o Designed/Implemented - customized (in-house) module: "Landed

Cost" for absorbing the direct costs and created invoicing

procedures for service suppliers such as "Freight", "Customs"

and customized sessions as per requirements -

. Created Exchange Schemes in BaaN IV and ERP Ln - Export/Import and

successfully migrated data for logistics application packages from

BaaN IV. Data-Migration - Opening Balances in Financials - General

Ledger, ACP, ACR and Fixed Assets by using AFS (Automated Function

Server). Assisted users in the UAT process for opening balance sign-

off.

. Trained Finance/Accounting staff members for the complete Infor ERP Ln

Financials Software with Manuals

. Provided post Go-Live Support to the users by resolving day-to-day

functional/technical problems using IT Helpdesk system.

Consulting Employer : M/s. Obeikan Industrial Group

Client Name/Industry: M/s. Obeikan Paper Industries

Duration : 06/2006 to 12/2006

Go-Live : 01/2007

Environment : Windows 2003, MS-SQL-2003, Worktop, Webtop

etc.,

M/s. Obeikan Paper Mills is fully owned by M/s. Obeikan Investment Group.

It is one of the largest mills in the Middle East.

My Job Responsibilities at M/s Obeikan Paper Mills were as follows:

. Implemented Infor/SSA ERP Ln 6.1 in M/s. Obeikan Paper Mills with-

Single Finance/Single Logistics Setup (Created Setup for 1 Company)

o Successfully configured Infor/SSA ERP Ln - Financials: General

Ledger, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Cash

Management, Controlling, Fixed Assets

o Financial Statements - Designed and Developed (in-house)

Financial Statements - Profit & Loss (or Income Statement)

Statement, Balance Sheet, Ratio Analysis with Consolidation

using Crystal Reports etc.,

o Successfully done System Testing - Provided Complete Cycle (End-

to-End) testing of all types of transaction with simulations and

provided reconciliations of journal entries with documentation.

. Installed ERP Ln Server on Windows 2003 and its configuration, Created

VRC for multi company setup, Created Companies and its relevant setup,

User Management and Administration, Menu Management, Device

Management, Job Management, Database Management, Audit Management,

Written SQL Queries for specific and fast report requirements etc.,

. Designed/Implemented - customized (in-house) module: "Landed Cost" for

absorbing the direct costs and created invoicing procedures for

service suppliers such as "Freight", "Customs" and customized (in-

house) various sessions as per requirements - prepared functional,

technical specification documentation along with training provided on

customized sessions with simulations, supported end users in User

Acceptance Test with test cases done.

. Created Exchange Schemes in BaaN IV and ERP Ln - Export/Import and

successfully migrated data for logistics application packages from

BaaN IV. Data-Migration - Opening Balances in Financials - General

Ledger, ACP, ACR and Fixed Assets by using AFS (Automated Function

Server). Assisted users in the UAT process for opening balance sign-

off.

. Trained Finance/Accounting staff members for the complete Infor ERP Ln

Financials Software with Manuals

. Provided post Go-Live Support to the users by resolving day-to-day

functional/technical problems using IT Helpdesk system.

. Integrated - OptiVision (MES) Software of M/s. Honeywell with BaaN IV

ERP and Infor ERP Ln for Purchase, Sales and Manufacturing - prepared

Functional, Technical Specifications documents, done Integration

Testing, assisted end users in the User Acceptance Test process with

test cases prepared.

Consulting Employer : M/s. Obeikan Industrial Group

Client Name/Industry: M/s. Obeikan Technical Fabrics, Obeikan Tensile

Structures, Obeikan Technical Yarn,

Duration : 01/2008 to 05/2008

Go-Live : 06/2008

Environment : Windows 2003, MS-SQL-2003, Worktop, Webtop etc.,

Obeikan Technical Fabrics is manufacturing Fire-Proof Tents. Obeikan

Tensile Structures and Obeikan Technical Yarn are companies which are in

related backward integration with Obeikan Technical Fabrics.

My Job Responsibilities at M/s Obeikan Technical Fabrics, Obeikan Tensile

Structures and Obeikan Technical Yarn - were as follows:

. Implemented Infor/SSA ERP Ln 6.1 in M/s. Obeikan Technical Fabrics

with-Multi Finance/Multi Logistics Setup (Created Setup for 3

Companies and Obeikan Technical Fabrics is the Group Company)

o Successfully configured Infor/SSA ERP Ln - Financials: General

Ledger, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Cash

Management, Controlling, Fixed Assets.

o Financial Statements - Designed and Developed (in-house)

Financial Statements - Profit & Loss (or Income Statement)

Statement, Balance Sheet, Ratio Analysis with Consolidation

using Crystal Reports.