Noman Ghaffar
Mississauga, ON
416-***-****, ac3ata@r.postjobfree.com
Objective:
A passionate, dedicated and resourceful SAP Management consultant with excellent technical / functional understanding of SAP S4 HANA along with good experience in configuration and support. Experience in working is project based environment and supporting clients in designing and implement their object.
Skills and Abilities for the position:
Leading / developing people and/ or teams
Achieve a challenging position in the area of Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP), where my analytical, academic and professional skills can be used to the benefit of the organization as well as my career growth.
Excellent analytical, quick learning and problem solving skills with a desire to work in a team oriented environment.
Good Communication, Presentation, Decision Making Skills, Understanding Customer Requirements and solving Customer problems.
Excellent communication and inter personnel skills. Proven ability to work independently and team environments
Thorough understanding of customized SAP systems
Thorough understanding of SAP system from business process, cross functional and integration view points
Certification and trainings:
SAP S/4 HANA Simple Finance Course completion October 2017
SAP Ariba P2P & P2O September 2017
SAP Project Management training/ courses June 2017
Ivalua (P2P, SRM, Invoice Management) training directly from Ivalua May 2017
Master Data courses July 2017
Business Analyst Certification September 2015
SQL queries
Projects:
Ivalua P2P Implementation Pepsi Co Foods. January 2017 - Present
-3 phases project, Phase 1 – Catalog (maintained by the supplier), Phase 2 – P2P and Phase 3 – Vendor management SRM.
-Started in June 2016 – 1.5 year project, 3Million because it is a global project and for all business units which includes various business groups.
-Attend project meeting regarding invoicing
-Create FS (functional specification) document for the project
-Discussing with technical and business team during developing phase
-Creating SOW (statement of work)
-Reporting to senior consultant
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Pepsi Co. Food February 2016 - Present
SAP FICO/ Ivalua project support
Support in SAP FI and related business areas (e.g. Resolving daily tickets)
Create/recommend/implement business processes and objectives as they relate to the SAP systems;
Perform configuration work to support new and existing functionality (assist outside consultants in System configuration/testing)
Document and maintain all FI related business processes and procedures
Searching for potential solutions to SAP “bugs”, logging any issues, following up with SAP (or other help/support desk) on potential solutions, and testing and implementing fixes;
Served as liaison between business users and service providers
Conducted business process Gap Analysis between To-Be design and SAP standard Business Processes, and made recommendations for Process Improvement
Translated business requirements into SAP functional requirements and created Functional Design Specifications
Solved application and configuration issues and collaborated with other BSA's to ensure end-to-end business process integration
Established user community to track issues, enhancements, and newly identified requirements.
Collaborated with Project Managers, Stakeholders, Developers, and SMEs on scope
Completed Integration Testing and User Training. Supported users in UAT (User Acceptance Testing)
GroupQuest Benefits Resources Inc. February 2013 – December 2015
Finance Business Analyst Jr.
Document and understand data needs of finance system requirements, which may include procure to pay, fixed assets, revenue recognition, cash and financial close.
Assist and train finance and accounting team members on how to use the system which includes providing guidance to the team on existing tools, as well as assist them with researching issues.
Report, write, and document desktop and system procedures.
Research, implement, and support new finance system implementation when necessary.
Assist team members in solving problems relating to their tasks, which may relate to system implementation and production.
Review, maintain, and suggest modifications as appropriate, to the current procedures and processes.
Assist with finance and audits cum other outside accounting requirements when needed.
Execute other projects and duties that may be assigned.
Liberty Tax August 2010 – Jan 2013
Tax Preparer Senior
Advise clients in the tax preparation process and prepare and file tax documents
Interview clients to obtain additional information on taxable income and deductible expenses and allowances
Use all appropriate adjustments, deductions and credits to keep clients’ taxes to a minimum
Furnish taxes owed or overpaid, using adding machines or personal computers, and complete entries on forms, following tax form instructions and tax tables
Take incoming calls from clients to answer tax questions and set up tax preparation appointments
Ensure the confidentiality of each client by following all company procedures regarding information handling
Grow the business by promoting our services and expanding our client base
InfoTek IT Consulting Services June 2011 - June 2012
IT Marketing Manager - Sales:
Setting appointments with prospective clients
Conducting sales calls to present Infotek services
Maintain an up-to-date client information that includes contact sheets and organization charts
Conducting presentation of Infotek services and demoing Infotek software
Interviewing applicants for active Job orders
Documenting visits to prospect/clients
Following-up with placed applicants at least once per month for duration of guaranteed period, such documents have been documented
Assisting recruiters in the selection of candidates for job orders received from clients. That includes, but not limited to, face-to-face interview of all applicants submitted
Completing contract initiation as required and monthly placement logs
Having the necessary contract or agreement in place for business to take place with the client
Preparing the necessary paperwork for timely invoicing of services to clients, ensuring delivery of these invoices to client and timely payment of these invoices by clients
Managed and maintain relationship with Account like Manulife, RIM, Coca Cola, Environment Canada, Hydro One worth.
Maintained pro-active relationship with internal IT staff during and after contracts.
EDUCATION:
Niagara Collage, Niagara on the Lake Ontario 2006 - 2009
-Advance Bachelor Degree in Business Administration – Accounting
University of South Alabama, USA 2003 - 2005
-Associates Degree in Computer Science
-MS Access, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
-Intermediate programming in C++, Java, HTML
VOLUNTEER:
Red Cross (Meals on Wheels) December 2009 - Present
First Aid CPR certified
Delivered meals to client in a timely manner
Ask senior citizen of their health and if they need any other assistance
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Toronto October 2010
Set up drinks foods
Assisted with banners on the stage
Set up tents
Welcomed all volunteering for the 5k run
REFERENCES: Furnished upon request.