Manager Management

Seasoned Finance Professional, dynamic, energetic, motivated and quick

learner with excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication

skills. Strong team player and self-motivated individual with demonstrated

ability to manage a team under pressure to meet deadlines.

Career Profile

Accomplished multidimensional Finance and Accounting Professional with

solid accounting, financial planning and analysis background coupled with

eight (8) years of SAP implementation having Project Management exposure

that leverages strong technical and functional knowledge

Experienced in two (2) full life cycle implementations using ASAP

methodology, Solution Manager through all the phases from Project

preparation, Business Blueprint, Realization, Finalization up to Going Live

and support stage.

Over five (5) years of experience in managing Support, including team

management, change analysis, issue resolution, documentation and training.

Highly experienced in Business Process Study, Process improvements,

Internal Control process design, Testing, Troubleshooting, Documentation

and User Training.

Experience in FI/CO (FI- GL, AP, AR, AA, SPL; CO- CCA, IO, PCA, COPA) and

proficient in BI, BOBJ, BPC and COGNOS reporting tools. Experience in

RICEFW functional specs including legacy system conversions.

Participated actively as a Consolidation technical lead in Business Object-

Planning and Consolidation implementation project.

Represented as a key Business Stake holder for Implementation of BPC tool

for CAPEX planning reporting and successfully completed BPC-430

(Consolidation) and BPC-440 (Reporting) training courses with SAP Academy.

Over fifteen years of managerial experience in Finance domain with proven

leadership skills in supervising/managing staffs having record of

Excellency in presentation skills at senior management level.

Extensive experienced in Consolidation, Closing, Financial and management

reporting with thorough understanding of GAAP and IFRS.

Well versed with PMP methodologies and delivered project deliverables in

tight time line.

SAP Certified FICO Associate and Oracle Certified Data base Professional

with thorough knowledge of RDBMS.

Experience Details

Finance System Lead, University Health Network, Toronto

(July 2012- Present)

UHN is a major landmark in Canada's healthcare system and a teaching

hospital of the University of Toronto and provide exemplary patient care,

research and education to its member hospitals.

As a Finance System Lead, representing Finance System division of Corporate

Finance and responsible to provide solution for all Corporate Finance and

MIS needs by resolving all day to day system issues as a lead of SAP

stabilization Project.

. Responsible for exploring various areas for business process

improvements and initiating all change requests, facilitate the

testing in SAP R3 /BI/COGNOS and provide approval for environment

movements.

. Streamlined all Master data requirements in FI CO and MM modules by

redesigning and creating new hierarchies/ versions to align SAP

R3/BI/COGNOS Report design needs.

. Working with Corporate Finance, Clinical Finance and Research Finance

management team to set up Reports and Interfaces for Ministry of

Health and Management Reporting needs.

. Developed and designed various reports in SAP R3 by using Report

Painter/Report Writer tool.

. Represented as a lead for BI Portal development and provides all

report requirement inputs at design phase and tested all

reports/queries by coordinating the user groups from various member

hospital organizations.

. Identifying the scope of improvements and provide solutions in all

allied areas of SAP and BI.

. Created detailed Business Process/policy Documents for SAP Master Data

maintenance and acting as a member of Data Governance Management

Committee.

. Providing end-user training in FI,CO and BI (BEX Analyzer and BI

PORTAL) after creating all User training Manuals and developing a

training strategy that suits to all member hospitals SAP/BI needs.

. Actively participating and providing all support for period end

closing activities by resolving all issues as reported in SAP and

COGNOS.

Finance Process Manager, Research in Motion, Waterloo

(Nov 2011 - July 2012)

Research In Motion (RIM) is a global leader in wireless innovation and the

company behind the Blackberry platform.

As a Process Manager lead a team of six Super Users / Support Analysts.

Represented SAP Finance department and managed all Business deliverables,

including interactions with Senior Management for requirements and

coordinating activities with various user and support groups in Finance as

well as SAP Functional Teams.

. Managed the Change Request implementations to meet business and

process improvements, including configuration, testing and user

training. Successfully implemented changes in GL, AR, AP, Assets, CCA

and PCA modules and other allied sub modules.

. Prioritized and assigned Change Requests to Functional Analysts and

Developers (both in-house and outsourced, including offshore).

. Involved as Subject Matter Expert in BPC-Consolidation implementation

to define requirements based on US GAAP. Interacted with the Controls

team to identify changes to existing operating procedures and identify

mitigations. Provided all inputs for report designing and acted as an

integral part of BPC Reporting team.

. Implemented BPC Planning for CAPEX Reporting. Worked with senior

management to define requirements and with SAP functional teams to

setup, test and rollout functionality to various RIM departments.

Worked with Finance groups to define procedures and with support teams

to define the support processes.

SAP FICO Process Analyst- Team Lead, Research in Motion, Waterloo

(Nov 2007 - Oct 2011)

. Responsible for coordinating all period end activities, including

consolidation, external reporting and internal Senior Management

reporting.

. Managed the Finance Master Data maintenance team, and coordinate all

changes with the responsible business departments.

. Providing User application trouble shooting and In house SAP training

for Finance users.

. Responsible for all Period end activities in FI, CO and PA -

maintenance of Posting Period Variants, Closing of FI and CO periods,

CCA and PA Assessment Cycle creation, maintenance and runs and

assisting monthly reconciliation of FI and PA reports for Inter

Company mark-up elimination.

. Maintaining and designing various SAP Report Painter reports, Report

Sets, PA Structure Reports and Cost Center Customized Reports.

. Actively participating in Test Scripts preparation, validation and

conducting UATs.

. Involved in various SAP R/3 upgrade projects (R/3 Release 4.7 to ECC6,

Implementation of EHP4 and EHP5 Packages) to coordinate Test Strategy

and Planning, Test Execution and Defect Resolution with various

Finance User Groups.

. Represented Finance department in various cross-functional projects,

e.g. New Entity / Plant setups, Sales and Purchasing Org setups, SRM /

CRM / eSelling implementations.

SAP FICO Lead Consultant, CANAC (A Kohler Company), Thornhill

(Apr 2004 - Oct 2007)

CANAC, a division of Kohler Co. is a conglomerate and a leading

manufacturer of kitchen and bath appliances and fittings, Furniture and

Engines and Generators.

As the FICO Lead Consultant, led a team of five Consultants and implemented

the FICO modules for meeting the business requirements.

. Interacted with Senior Management to gather business process

requirements and created Business Process Documents, Functional

Designs for interfaces and conversions activities and business process

flows for SAP FICO modules.

. Designed and Configured FICO modules, including GL, AR, AP, CO and

Assets Management.

. Managed the Testing Activities, including Unit, Integration and User

Acceptance testing. Managed the Data Conversion and Cutover

activities.

. Created detailed Business Process Documents for various business users

and helped training team for developing end user training manuals.

Provided end-user training in FI & CO modules.

. Designed various Financial and Controlling reports and provided

support for period end closing activities.

SAP FICO Consultant with ASM Technologies, India

(May 2002 - Nov 2003)

ASM Technologies is one of the top IT Consulting Companies in India

providing ERP solutions to its clients like GE, Coca Cola, Reliance,

Philips, Panasonic, Sony and Xerox.

As FICO Lead Consultant for a full-cycle implementation for SONA KOYO

STEERING SYSTEMS LTD., INDIA

. Interacted with managers at various levels to compile Business

Requirements, perform Fit / Gap analysis and develop the To-Be model

and Business Blueprint.

. Configured and tested FI-GL Chart of accounts, Account Group, B/S and

P&L reports, FI-AR Customers Master records, House Banks, Interest

calculation, Dunning procedure, FI-AP Vendor Master, Payment methods

(manual, auto, bank transfer), FI-AM Asset Master, Depreciation key,

Asset Groups, Auto payment, Check printing

. Provided End-User Training and created Business Process Documentation.

As CO Lead Consultant for a full-cycle implementation for FORBES GOKAK

LIMITED, INDIA

. Designed and configured CO Master Data and Reconciliation Ledger,

including Cost Center, Profit Center, Material Groups, Statistical Key

Figures and various Parallel Hierarchies for reporting.

. Configured Assessment Cycles for Allocations; designed and maintained

Planning templates for Cost Centre planning data uploads.

. Configured Internal order types and created internal order master data

and maintained settlement Rules for internal order settlements.

. Designed and maintained various Report Painter Reports as per business

requirements.

Manager, Finance and Compliance, with Avian Overseas Ltd, India

(May 2000 - Apr 2002)

Avian is an Indian based conglomerate, with operations in Shipping and

Logistics systems.

As a Manager for Finance and Compliance, managed a team of 15 accounting

professionals from the different group companies.

. Responsible for design and implementation of internal financial

systems, MIS reporting systems, Policies and Procedures to facilitate

internal financial control.

. Generated and published management reports, Analyzed operational

results, Performed variance analysis for each product line and

provided cost/benefit analysis and recommendations in support of

operational decisions.

Senior Accounts Officer, Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, India

(1990 to 2000)

Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) is one of the foremost

laboratories in India and specialize in research and development of

ceramics and glass technologies for industries.

As a Senior Accounts Officer, managed a team of 20 accounting professionals

to perform the internal accounting and reporting activities.

. Responsible for internal control reporting, statutory accounting and

reporting to external agencies.

. Coordinated year-end audits and liaised with statutory auditors for

issuance of audited financial statements.

. Maintained an accurate and efficient Accounting department,

responsible for performance appraisals and the review of staff work.

. Introduced integrated database software for project monitoring and

evaluation.

Education and Professional Development

- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI, 2011

- CGA from Certified General Accountants of Ontario, Canada, 2008

- CPA from the Institute of Certified Public Accountants, USA, 2008

- Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Designation from the Institute

of Certified Management Accountants, USA. 2005

- Certificate in IFRS from ACCA

- SAP Certified Solution Consultant in Managerial and Financial

Accounting, Sept.2005

- ORACLE Certified Professional in Application Developer Track, 2003

- Chartered Secretary Designation from the Institute of Chartered

Secretaries and Administrators, London (Certified with MERIT), 2000

- Chartered Accountant from India (Ranked 12th at National Level)

- Cost Accountant designation from India

- Company Secretary Designation from India

- Masters Degree in Accounting (M.Com.) from India

- Masters Degree in Economics from India

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