Ram Parepalli, Oracle Financial Solution Architect
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Professional Summary
Ability to work independently and remotely with willingness to Travel for client engagements as needed.
14 years of experience in Oracle EBS world with demonstrated Project Management abilities.
10+ years of experience in implementing R12 General Ledger, iProcurement, Purchasing, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, SLA, EBTax, with various onsite engagements at United States, India, Mexico, Philippines, Greece, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, China
Offshore On hand working experience with clients from countries like Hungary and Romania
Two years in core Finance and Accounting functional area.
Worked on 8 Full Cycle Implementations of P2P and O2C R11/R12 Financials.
Handled 2 Production Support Projects on Oracle Ebiz Suite ver R11i/R12.
Detailed knowledge of the Record to Report (R2R) functional process
Strong problem solving and consultancy skills
Manage onsite/ strategic/client facing activities
Highly motivated and confident approach
Excellent communication and client relationship skills
Ability to articulate complex functional solutions
Experience of working within an end user environment
A personal commitment to deliver
Awards and Achievements
Budgeted and Scheduled Implementation for all Clients worked for
Successive in stabilizing Oracle Financial Products for all the Clients worked on
Professional Certifications
Course / Certification Name
Institution
Year
Oracle General Ledger Essentials
Oracle
2012
Oracle Receivables Essentials
Oracle
2012
Oracle Payables Essentials
Oracle
2012
Experience Summary
Organization
Designation
Duration
GE
Solution Architect
Aug/2014 – Sep/17
Mahindra Satyam
Solution Architect
June/2013 Aug/2014
CSC India Pvt. Ltd.,
Lead Consultant
Jul/2011 – May/2013
Sierra Atlantic
Senior Consultant
Jul/2010 – Jul/2011
Wipro Infotech
Associate Consultant
Sep/2005 – Jul/2010
VJR Industries Limited
Finance Manager
May/2003 – May/2005
Skill Set
Primary Skill category
Oracle Financials R11i/R12i
Sub Skills
Oracle General Ledger, Oracle Receivables, iProcurement, Purchasing, Oracle Payables, Oracle Assets, Cash Management, SLA & iExpense, FAH
Secondary skills
Oracle Manufacturing Solutions – Process Manufacturing
Sub skills
Toad, Discoverer, AME
technologies
Oracle Applications 12 R.
Work Experience – General Electric
Current Project
Project Type
Implementation
Project
Meridium Services and Labs and GEIP
Team Size
8
Technology & Modules
Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Receivables, Sub Ledger Accounting, Fixed Assets, Cash Management
Role
Oracle EBS Solution Architect
Working as Oracle EBS Financial Functional implementation lead for Meridium Services and Labs and GEIP for regions of South Africa, UAE and United States
Partner with finance, operations leaders, and users to evaluate and improve business processes and arrive at mutual, cost effective solutions
Conduct requirement gathering, conference room pilot and user acceptance testing sessions.
Implement project plans, managing daily activities, regular communication, ensuring quality of deliverables and adherence to compliance standards
Lead team members and work product delivery on and offshore
Previous Project
Project Type
Onsite and Offshore Model
Project
GE Lighting Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Philippines and Implementation of Greece, Angola and Nigeria Corporate Entities in CCL Instance
Team Size
8 to 16
Technology & Modules
Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Receivables, Sub Ledger Accounting, Fixed Assets
Role
Oracle EBS Implementation Finance Lead for Track 6, Track 8 and China FA HUB
Worked as Oracle EBS Finance Functional Lead implementation in for Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Philippines Lighting, implementation of Greece, Angola and Nigeria GE Corporate entities in Central Corporate Ledger program.
Provided direction and subject matter expertise for Oracle Financials and supply chain modules.
Partnered with finance, operations leaders, and users to evaluate and improve business processes and arrive at mutual, cost effective solutions
Conducted requirement gathering, conference room pilot and user acceptance testing sessions.
Implemented project plans, managing daily activities, regular communication, ensuring quality of deliverables and adherence to compliance standards
Lead team members and work product delivery on and offshore
Work Experience – Tech Mahindra
Environment: Oracle Apps 12.1.3
Project Type
Onsite Implementation & Post Production Support.
Client
Suhail Bahwan Group Holdings
Team Size
20
Module : 6
Technology & Modules
Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, FAH
Role
Financial Track Lead
Contribution:
Plan and Deliver Implementation and Post Production Support of Oracle Financials R12.
Performed GAP Analysis, instrumental in providing Workarounds and Custom Report development.
Setup of Business Requirements Mapping for GL, AP, AR, FA, CM
Cross functional with SCM
Coordinate effectively with client on daily basis on project Deliverables
Conducted CRP, Training and UAT
Report Requirement Gatherings and Technical Specs for Custom Objects.
Work Experience – CSC India Private Limited
Environment: Oracle Apps 12.1.3
Project Type
Onsite Implementation & Post Production Support.
Client
United Kaipara Diaries, UAE
Team Size
12
Module : 6
Technology & Modules
Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, OPM Financials
Role
Financial Track Lead
Contribution:
Plan and Deliver Implementation and Post Production Support of Oracle Financials R12.
Performed GAP Analysis, instrumental in providing Workarounds and Custom Report development.
Setup of Business Requirements Mapping for GL, AP, AR, FA, CM, OPM Financials
Cross functional with SCM and OPM Streams
Instrumental in developing Oracle Integrations with Sales HHT Device
Coordinate effectively with client on daily basis on project Deliverables
Conducted CRP, Training and UAT
Report Requirement Gatherings and Technical Specs for Custom Objects.
Environment: Oracle Apps 12.1.1
Project Type
Onsite Implementation & Post Production Support.
Client
Gulf Cable & Electrical Industries Co. KSC, Kuwait
Team Size
6
Module : 5
Technology & Modules
Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets, Cash Management
Role
Lead Consultant for Oracle Financial Ebiz Implementation
Contribution:
Setup of Oracle Financials R12.Financials
Developed As-Is Process Flow Diagrams
Developed Functional(Setup) Specifications(BR100) for RICE objects
Developed Technical – Conversion Specific Documents (MD50)
Developed End User Training Documents
Performed GAP Analysis, instrumental in providing Workarounds and Custom Report development.
Setup of Business Requirements Mapping for GL, AP, AR, FA, CM under strict Revision Control and Peer Reviews.
Preparation of BF125, MD50 & BR120 for the Project.
Coordinate effectively with client on daily basis on project Deliverables
Train super-users and prepare user manuals
Report Requirement Gatherings and Technical Specs for Custom Objects.
Work Experience – Sierra Atlantic Services
Environment: Oracle Apps 12.0.6
Project Type
Implementation of R12 Enhancements & Production Support
Client
Sun Power Corporation
Team Size
5
Module : 6
Technology & Modules
Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Payables & iExpense, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets, Cash Management
Role
Sr Functional Consultant for Implementation of R12 Enhancements & Production Support
Contribution:
Implemented enhanced concepts of R12 like AP/AR Netting, Late Charges, Receipt Refund Functionality, Lockbox
Involved in Closing Activities for GL, AP, AR, FA in R11i/R12
Functional Support to users.
Closely involved in reconciliations of Inventory SL Vs. GL, Accruals Vs. GL.
Gathering Requirements and Report Testing for Inventory and Costing Reports.
Timely delivery of Customer Components with effective co-ordination between users and technical resources.
Work Experience – Wipro Infotech
Environment: Oracle Apps 12.0.6
Project Type
Onsite and Offshore Implementation
Client
EDMSELV, Mexico
Team Size
5
Module : 6
Technology & Modules
Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Payables & iExpense, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets, Cash Management
Role
Associate Consultant
Contribution:
Key person in Project Planning and Implementing Oracle Financials R12.
Analyzed and understood the Business requirements and expectations from Client.
Performed GAP Analysis, instrumental in providing Workarounds and Custom Report development.
Setup of Business Requirements Mapping for GL, AP, AR, FA and iExpense under strict Revision Control and Peer Reviews.
Delivered Setup documents of the Project.
Coordinated effectively with client on daily basis on project Deliverables
Facilitated super-user training and developed various user manuals
Environment: Oracle Apps 11.5.10.2
Project Type
Global Production Support
Client
Genpact
Team Size
16
Module : 5
Technology & Modules
Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Payables & iExpense, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets
Role
Offshore Associate Consultant for Production Support of Genpact Financials for India, Philippines, China, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Spain & Netherlands
Contribution:
Worked on Issues and Resolutions comprehensively for Production Support.
Attended the Client’s Meetings and Presenting the critical Issue Resolutions
Actively participated in expediting resolution of the TARs raised with Oracle.
Attended the Enhancement requests/Report Requirements.
Documenting the Functional Specifications of Enhancement requirements/Reports.
Actively participated and coordinating the Technical team and Users and ensuring timely delivery of specified components/Requirements.
Interacted with the users/user groups/Management/auditors.
Worked on MIS reports on daily and weekly basis.
Worked on Data Fixes for Period Closure issues for AP and AR Modules.
Environment: Oracle Apps 11.5.10.2
Project Type
Implementation
Client
Genpact Netherlands
Team Size
5
Module : 6
Technology & Modules
Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Payables & iExpense, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets, Cash Management
Role
Offshore Associate Consultant for Implementation of Oracle Financial Applications
Contribution:
Worked on Implementation of Finance modules (GL, AP, AR, FA).
Conducted user training on need basis
Worked on Requirement gathering, for developing custom reports, provided inputs to technical consultant for developing reports.
Worked on Gap Analysis, Conducted Study of Operating Business and finalized new processes.
Environment: Oracle Apps 11.5.10.2
Project Type
Implementation
Client
Genpact Hungary and Romania
Team Size
6
Module : 5
Technology & Modules
Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Payables & iExpense, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets
Role
Offshore Associate Consultant for Implementation of Oracle Financial Applications
Contribution:
Managed Offshore team for functional implementation of Oracle Financials
Setup of configuring the application’s module under strict Revision Control based upon the various discussions and the CRP’S.
Worked on AIM Documents.
Participated in requirement gathering and made setup for all financial modules.
Given post production support
Coordinated with Technical people to develop interface between ERP and Cognos Reporting
Environment: Oracle Apps 11.5.8.0
Project Type
Implementation
Client
NAHCO (Nigerian Aviation Handling Company), Lagos, Nigeria
Team Size
8
Module : 4
Technology & Modules
Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets
Role
Offshore Trainee for Implementation of Oracle Financial Suite
Pre-implementation support regarding preparation and reviewing of Documents and doing the Setup in Development instance.
Worked on Setup Document (BR-100) and responsible for Setup all financial modules Involved in testing all the processes in Test Instance and Development Instance and prepared test scripts.
Prepared the training manuals for End Users
Defined the responsibilities and assigning the security attributes to different Responsibilities
Analyzed the requirements and performed FIT GAP Analysis and documented it.
Training imparted to Technical consultants in functional part for the purpose of Customization
Work Experience – VJR Industries Limited
Contribution:
Coordinated with banks and financial institutions for term loan and working capital arrangement and higher credit limits
Liaison with banks and financial institutions for working capital arrangement.
Correspondences with suppliers & buyers.
Coordinated with the auditors for conducting audits to ensure accuracy of accounts and implementing recommendations as specified in the audit reports.
Prepared Corporate Returns, P&L and Balance Sheet statements.
Involved in Quarterly Audits.
Complied monthly Central Excise, CST and VAT Taxes.
Education
Degree
Specialization
University
Year of passing
Master’s Degree in Commerce
M.Com
Osmania University
2003
Bachelor Degree in Commerce
B.Com (Computers)
Osmania University
2001