Mark J. Kane, CPA
Flanders, New Jersey 07836
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Professional Summary
Successful hands-on experience in Systems Analysis, Implementation,
Transition, Testing and Documentation of large Manufacturing, eCommerce,
and Financial/Human Resource Systems; over 15 years of experience
implementing systems in Manufacturing/MRP, Project Accounting, Supply
Chain, Engineered to Order, HRIS/Payroll, Accounts Payable, Purchasing,
Distribution, Order Entry, Inventory and Asset Management. Previously held
key Financial/Operations positions in Commercial Printing, Consumer Goods,
Automotive, Construction, Pharmaceutical, Solar Energy and Retail
industries. Conversant in Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley legislation.
Education
Villanova University, Villanova, Pa.
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Professional Certifications
. Certified Public Accountant-State of New Jersey
. Certified Oracle Project Accounting
. Certified in Macola Enterprise Suite 4.0 Accounting and Distribution
. Certified in Globe 2003 Enterprise Suite-
Financials/Distribution/Mfg/Project Accounting
Professional Experience
ACG
Project Manager/Business Analyst
January 2007 - Present
Solar Panel Manufacturer
. Project Manager-Microsoft Navision 2009-Directed implementation of NAV
2009 for Solar Panel manufacturer (Order to Cash, Procure to Pay,
Manufacturing, Production, Planning, Projects, Financials) and Hedge
Fund client (GL, AP, AR, Projects, Multi Currency, Consolidations).
Additional duties include sales, product demonstrations, request for
proposal, and planning for Tier 2 customer base. Granules implemented
include Financials, Distribution, Manufacturing, and CRM. Reporting
solution is Jet Reports.
Major Pharmaceutical Organization
. Serve as Lead Business Analyst for Oracle Release 12 Project
Accounting and Procure to Pay applications, as part of a large scale
ERP project for Fortune 100 Pharmaceutical company. Duties include
Requirements Gathering, Proof of Concept, Documentation, Build and
Implementation of Oracle Projects (Costing, Contracts, Fixed Assets)
Purchasing (Requisitions, Purchase Order, Receiving), and integration
with Financial modules.
. Directed successful conversion of Solomon Release 5.5 to Solomon
Release 6.5
(SQL Server 2005/Citrix) for a major Pharmaceutical client. This
included creating and managing SOX 404 Documentation, Compliance
Reporting, Change Management processing and User Acceptance Testing in
Validation and Production environments.
. Led Project Team in the successful creation, testing and documentation
of a remote Solomon Financial Systems Disaster Recovery environment
that mirrors the current Production environment. This included server
selection, network configuration and application and database software
installation (version 11.5).
. Designed and developed Project Accounting, Procurement, Accounts
Payable and General Ledger reports in Oracle environment utilizing
Business Objects Desktop Intelligence
. Implemented FXPress, a Multi Currency module that imports all Currency
rates from Reuters on a daily basis, eliminating the need to manually
calculate and enter SPOT and AVG rates into the Solomon system.
. Implemented KB Technologies Audit Utility, a module designed to create
audit trail visibility for tracing creation and changes to master file
and transactional data, in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley 404
regulations.
Exact Software
Senior Product Consultant
August 2004- January 2007
. Directed implementation of Globe 2003 Enterprise ERP software
(Financials, Manufacturing, Projects, Human Resources) for multiple
subsidiaries of Global Fortune 500 companies. This includes pre-sales,
product demonstrations, project planning, resource allocation,
implementation, end user training, and post implementation review in
multiple company locations
. Implemented Macola ES Financial software (General Ledger, Order
Entry/Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable/Purchasing, Cash Flow,
Fixed Assets, Excel Add-In) for Middle Market Distribution companies.
Duties include requirements gathering, systems set up, consulting,
implementation and production.
Integrated Financial Technology
Project Manager/Business Analyst
July 1999 - July 2004
. Project Manager for Great Plains development and upgrade project,
including requirements gathering, functional specifications,
development scheduling and deployment for version 6.0 to 7.5
environments. Modules include Sales Order Processing and Fixed Assets.
. Web Based Training- Successfully developed three Web Based Training
modules to eliminate one day of classroom training; long term
direction to eliminate majority of classroom training, maximizing cost
savings, customer service, and manpower usage. Managed Application
development process with outside vendor.
. Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment- Implementing Web Based
Alysis solution to provide Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment
solution to 150 member Distribution Network;
. Oracle Web Receivables/Order Management 11i-Completed Business
Requirements, Set-ups and integration requirements with AS/400 based
RPG3/ BPCS legacy ERP system and Vertex system;
. Web Procurement-completed requirements and planning phase to enable
Web Procurement in Oracle 11i.
. Directed Sales, Technical Services and Integration effort in United
States roll out of Korean SAP based Bizentro ERP system, consisting of
Planning, Budgeting and Project Planning; supervised staff of 8.
. Designed, developed, and implemented an eCommerce Business to Business
Order Management/ Procurement system for Ordering, Order Fulfillment,
Digital Asset Management, Back Office Order/Status Tracking and
Reporting for Fortune 2000 Application Solution Provider (ASP). Duties
include Workflow, Scope Definition, Technical and Manpower
Requirements, Supply Chain Partner Integration, Project Costing,
Project Planning and Implementation, including integration with Ariba
and CommerceOne solutions. (Major Commercial Printing Organization
(Business to Business))
. Developed, implemented and documented Business Requirements, Project
Plans and Manpower Requirements for Project Costing, Financial,
Payroll and Time and Attendance Modules in Oracle 11 environment for a
Project Engineering organization.
All Project Plans developed utilizing Microsoft Project and Visio
PeopleSoft USA,
Financial Product Consultant
August 1998 - July 1999
Developed and demonstrated Custom Financial Application presentations
to perspective PeopleSoft customers based upon technical, functional
and business requirements. Applications include Project Costing,
Project Billing, General Ledger, Self Service, Accounts Payable,
Purchasing, Inventory, Budgeting, Asset Management, Accounts
Receivable, Order Management, Billing and full integration with RETEK
Merchandising and related Bar Coding systems. Business Process
Improvement Tools include Business Process Mapping, Imbedded Workflow,
Tree Manager, and nVision reporting for Release 7.5. Develop
structured Request for Proposal and Application Fit documents.
Consulted and implemented applications for selected engagements for
Financials and Projects. Primary customer base serviced is Retail,
Consumer Goods and Manufacturing Organizations.
Oracle Corporation
Principal Consultant
August 1997 - August 1998
Implemented Human Resource, Order Entry, Project Costing, Project
Billing, Personal Time and Expense, Accounts Receivable and Cost
Management modules for Motorola ISG, as part of a total ERP solution
in Rel. 10.7 and 11.0. Identified and integrated custom interfaces
between existing warehouse RF system into Oracle manufacturing
modules(s). Participated in and completed Business Requirements
Analysis and Project Estimation phase of Manufacturing/Financial
implementation plan for Motorola ISG. Successfully completed Oracle's
Manufacturing bootcamp; training included Oracle's Application
Implementation Methodology, Project Costing, Project Billing,
Inventory/Costing, BOM/Engineering, Work in Process, Purchasing, Order
Entry, Accounts Receivable, Assemble to Order, Supply Chain Planning,
and Systems Administration and Flexfields in Version 10.7
Internal Consulting/Financial Operations Management
April 1980 - July 1997
. Implemented AS/400/RPG3 based JOBSCOPE, an Engineered to Order
Manufacturing Reporting System (Rel. 10.0). in multiple manufacturing
facilities. Modules included Engineering, Order Entry, Product
Costing, Labor Routing, Purchasing, Accounts Payable and Inventory
Reporting. Project included complete integration with current AS/400
PANSOPHIC Financial Reporting System.
. Directed Project Team in successful implementation of integrated ADP
HR PARTNER Rel. 3.3 HRIS/PAYROLL reporting system, including
compensation, benefits administration, position control, labor union
accrual and applicant tracking modules.
. Successfully converted mainframe based MSA Accounts Payable system to
AS/400 based PANSOPHIC Accounts Payable/Purchasing System; resulted in
40% increase in processing efficiency and eliminated the need for
overtime. Integration with General Ledger module reduced month end
closing cycle by three days.
. Participated in successful implementation of PANSOPHIC
Manufacturing/MRP system. Worked with project team in scheduling,
workflow, and analysis phases of implementation.
. Implemented PC ACHIEVE, a LAN based Electronic Funds Transfer system
used to remit funds for state withholding, corporate and business tax
purposes.
. Recruit, identify and interview Information Systems professionals from
Programmers to Senior Director level. Developed and enhanced
relationships with Information Service organizations of Fortune 500
companies. Areas of technical expertise include IBM AS/400/RPR3,
VAX/VMS, UNIX and IBM Mainframe applications. Specialized in AS/400
and LAN based conversion applications.
. Directed Regional Financial functions including Planning and Analysis,
Budgeting, Distribution, Expense Control, Accounts Payable, Payroll,
Internal Audit, Inventory Control and Systems Analysis for a major
retail organization. Developed on-line reporting systems for apparel
processing and distribution tracking, including creation of Bar Coded
Labels and Tracking system; increased invoice processing efficiency by
50%. Supervised staff of 15.
. As Corporate Controller for an International construction equipment
manufacturer, successfully implemented Computer Associates General
Ledger, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable/Order Entry system,
and modified an existing labor reporting system. Reported monthly
consolidated financial statements in multiple currencies.
. Directed divisional activities for Strategic Planning and External
Reporting for $500 million OEM Automotive Manufacturer. Participated
in implementing IBM MAPICS package for Distribution, Warehousing and
Order Entry functions. Prior duties were Gross Margin analysis,
Inventory Reconciliations, and Financial Statement analysis. Hands-on
management in Finished Goods reporting and Factory Production
analysis.
Technical Experience
. Oracle Release 12.04/11/11i/10.7-Project Accounting, Manufacturing,
Distribution, Financials and Human Resources
. Business Objects Desktop Intelligence
. Microsoft Navision 2009
. Exact Globe Enterprise 2003 and Macola ES
. Solomon Release 6.5/6.0/5.5-Financials and Distribution
. Great Plains Release 6.0/7.5-Financials
. PeopleSoft Release 7.5-Financials, Distribution and Project Costing
. MAPICS /BPCS
. Pansophic- Financials/Distribution/MRP modules
. Microsoft Office Professional Suite 2003/2007
. Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005