Project Manager Management

Saeed Ahmad

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Information Technology and Financial Project Management

Dedicated to Successful Leadership of Unsurpassed IT and financial Projects and

Programs

Expert in financial projects; execute business needs analysis, risk assessments, and contingency planning for financial services

institutions and multinational companies across the world. Interact effectively with executives, managers, and interdisciplinary teams

globally in orchestration of organizational programs. Diverse global background with strengths in development of organizational

financial architectures and infrastructures serving Fortune 500 and top international corporations;

More than 15 years of information technology management experience with focus as Project Manager for diverse industries,

including manufacturing and high tech environments.

Expert in information systems technology, project planning, strategic planning, systems analysis and troubleshooting, quality

control, forecasting, scheduling and planning, and tracking of results.

Highly knowledgeable in software development, requirements analysis, and database design.

Excel at creating and implementing technical and operational plans and strategies.

Competent liaison between management, clients, and personnel.

Strong communication, presentation, analytical and problem solving skills.

Vast knowledge and experience of a broad range of technologies and methodologies that is applied to global project

management and business solutions.

Full SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle), or (Software Development Life Cycle)knowledge and systems infrastructure

including inception/scope definition, functional requirements, architecture/design, implementation, change management,

testing, requirements matrix analysis, documentation, training, service level agreements, risk and gap analysis, issue

resolution management, and roll out management for small, large and multi project systems.

Strong expertise in the areas of business analysis, software analysis, business process development, requirements

development, requirements analysis, team leadership, systems implementation, systems integration, and development life

cycle.

Self motivated with strong facilitation and communication skills resulting in clear and focused communication between all

levels of management, internal/external customers, business stakeholders, steering committee facilitation, and technical

teams.

Work as the liaison between the IT development staff and business users to ensure that all business needs are correctly

defined, documented, and communicated during all phases of the projects life cycle.

Understanding and articulating business requirements from user interviews and converting requirements into technical

specifications.

Vendor management experience including contract negotiation,

Outstanding analytical, organizational, communication and problem solving skills. Masters new systems and technologies

very quickly, experience with design and layout of marketing materials, strong technical writing abilities for project

communications, and training and user manuals.

Team building techniques, coaching team members to raise their level of performance.

Extensive training experience

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) October 2013 Present

Hyperion Systems Manager

Provide Direction and Manage support functions for Hyperion environment for one of the world’ largest medical device

manufacturers.

Develop and maintain the enterprise wide financial system strategy to drive Hyperion system, information requirements,

financial system improvements, conversions and upgrades

Manages a staff of 12 Hyperion in house and offshore resources to ensure sustainability, availability and reliability of

company’s financial consolidation, budgeting and reporting systems for company’s multiple divisions worldwide.

Direct and oversee the business processes and user support functions with more than 2 dozen Hyperion applications

and all related forms, reports, peripheral applications including HFM, FDM, DRM, MDM, Planning, ESSBASE and Smart

view.

Develop and execute plans to improve the system performance and efficiency.

Manage primary support functions for HFM users in solving day today issues.

Developed and executed a successful System Stabilization and Application Optimization plan that pulled the company

out of frequent system freezes that were continuing for over 90 days, saving the company millions of dollars in downtime

and lost revenue.

Managed the monthly server maintenance, performance optimization, Start/Stop services. Tuning and optimization, user

security and provisioning, Rules File Editor, HFM Reports.

Directed the issue resolution with Oracle SR, support/testing during monthly maintenance.

Deliver status updates and prepare weekly and bi weekly status reports to be reviewed by the senior leadership and

client executives.

Ensure global accounting, planning, forecasting and reporting systems to meet business needs while effectively

mitigating operational and financial risks

Manage smoothly with Hyperion Planning applications by assisting with any issues loading the actual monthly files.

Responsible for strategizing and developing new tools and views in order to support the fast changing needs of the

business.

Manage the execution of performance monitoring strategy and troubleshooting activities for Hyperion systems and

process

Development of the enterprise wide financial system strategy (to drive Hyperion Systems and information requirements

and for financial system improvements, and oversight for conversions, patches, and upgrades).

Interface across several departments acting as a visionary, to proactively assist in defining direction for future Hyperion

initiatives and understand the downstream impact of system changes.

Mentor business teams by providing support for year end system/process analysis, planning/forecasting improvements,

and overall financial system direction.

Develop, lead and facilitate training activities, globally, and work with stakeholders to enhance the application process

resulting in a stable production environment, System/data integrity, business validation, follow up and corrective action.

Harsco Corporation Jan 2013 Aug 2013

Sr. HFM Consultant/EPM Administrator

Technical & Functional Support

Responsible for providing HFM support and analyzing business processes and requirements by working with

Finance to specify, design, configure, test and support HFM and all related forms, reports, and peripheral applications.

Manage primary support functions for HFM users in solving day today issues.

Monitor, identify, resolve and improve Hyperion financial systems’ performance.

Research alternatives and recommend business solutions to improve system performance, increase efficiencies

and reduce costs.

Responsible for Meta Data Changes, Copy Applications, Backup, DR. LCM Utility.

Support monthly server maintenance, performance optimization, Start/Stop services. Tuning and optimization, user

security and provisioning, Rules File Editor, HFM Reports.

Troubleshooting advanced issues with Oracle SR, support/testing during monthly maintenance.

Develop supporting flowcharts, tables, diagrams, formulas and methods for solving business problems,

incorporating infrastructure requirements and interfaces.

Prepare and update necessary documentation and assist in developing and maintaining system documentation.

Support existing and developed new HFM applications including defining metadata (accounts, entities, scenarios,

custom dimensions, currencies, etc…), consolidation methods, member lists, journals, data forms, intercompany

transactions, process management and security, as well as rules development (expressions, functions, variables, sub

procedures, conditional / consolidation / elimination rules, string comparisons, sub cubes).

Design/build, develop and test data validation, data backup and recovery and provide key administration support for

HFM users worldwide.

Performed key functions utilizing Financial Data Quality Management (FDM) including FDM Location setup and

configuration and FDM Mapping and Validation Rules Development

Provide support in configuring client and server hardware, as well as tuning server configurations for optimizing

Hyperion performance.

Work closely with business stakeholders to ensure the application is maintained and satisfy the finance

requirements for monthly Meta Data changes.

Identify gaps and alternative solutions with current configuration and interfaces.

Performed Project Management tasks to ensure progress against the schedule, track project financials, identify and

mitigate risks and address any issues.

Deliver status updates and prepare weekly and bi-weekly status reports to be reviewed by the senior leadership

and client executives.

Perform Day-to-day management/liaison between the off-shore development and support teams, the onsite teams

and the client support teams.

Rolta International Mar2012 Nov 2012

Sr. Managing Consultant:

(HFM, Planning and Essbase)

Led the design and development effort for a major power generation client.

Led the Upgrade of Hyperion Enterprise to HFM 11.1.2.1. Designed, Built & Implemented the HFM application to improve the

consolidation and close process for multiple entities across the globe. Created HFM applications for the Cash Flow

requirements and the Fair Value Balance Sheet requirements.

Designed the HFM Cash Flow application to store data by cash flow line item, cash flow id, and data provider/adjustment

type.

Built the application to perform automatic intercompany elimination and automatic rounding.

Set up The HFM Fair Value Balance Sheet application to store data by fair value balance sheet line item, work stream, data

provider type, balance type (e.g. carrying value versus estimated fair value), and business segment.

Created separate FDM applications for the Cash Flow requirements and the Fair Value Balance Sheet requirements to

extract, map and load the PeopleSoft general ledger data into HFM. This extract and submission contains all general ledger

accounts for all valid Cash Flow ID’s. The application then imports, processes and loads the cash flow templates for each

Cash Flow

Worked as HFM developer on developing financial reports through data consolidation and reconciliation using HFM and

Financial Reporting Studio.

The FDM Fair Value Balance Sheet application extracts, maps and loads the PeopleSoft general ledger data into HFM. This

extract and submission contains all general ledger accounts for all valid business Segments. The application then imports,

processes and loads the fair value templates for each fair value work stream.

Responsible for developing reporting templates for Balance Sheet and P&L matching previously used data using Hyperion

Financial Reports.

Solely responsible to develop, implement and test Shared Services security management systems across HFM, Planning,

Hyperion Financial Reporting, Web Analysis, and Essbase projects. Used Shared Services for implementing HFM Process

Management activities. Also designed and developed FDM security (not involving Shared Services).

Responsible for setting FDM security standards and administration of FDM roles across the company.

Actively involved in project development life cycle from analysis of Functional Specifications Document (requirements

gathering), application design, development, parallel testing, rollout into production environment, implementation and end

user training across subsidiaries.

Imported, validated, and exported historical data to HFM using FDM.

Applied Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management (FDM) for data importing, validation and exports to HFM applications.

Developed FDM maps, setup of HFM and FDM security.

Responsible for developing documentation and video tutorials for end users across subsidiaries around the world in

Hyperion Financial Management, Planning and using Web Analysis. Interacted with subsidiaries to design training

documents in different languages.

Applied HFM for data management processes for gathering data, calculating, approvals, consolidations, and submissions of

data.

Responsible to architect Hyperion Essbase platform in coordination with IT to analyze best implementation of Essbase for

advanced analyses and to prepare for Hyperion Planning framework.

Applied Hyperion Planning 11.1.2 to provide a framework for perpetual planning, managing volatility, reporting on frequent

planning cycles involving both short and long term planning.

Used Essbase Administration Services for activities such as filter creation, creation of users, creation of groups, and

migration of cubes and maintenance of Essbase Servers.

Solved several issues involving Hyperion Planning and Essbase interaction at architecture and end user level based on

business, financial and accounting department requirements.

Designed interactive Dashboard layout to populate report specific data points for each department within the organization;

ensured effective synchronization.

Environment: Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) 11.1.2x, Hyperion Financial Reports, Hyperion Web Analysis 11.1.2.x,

Workspace, Shared Services, Hyperion Planning 11.1.2, ESSCMD,UNIX,, Calc Script, SQL, Windows NT Essbase.

ACS Inc. (www.acs inc.com/)

Subsidiary of Xerox Inc. July 2006 Mar2012

Sr. Consultant:

(HFM, Hyperion Planning/Essbase)

Project resource and project leader within the Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) area utilizing Hyperion suite of products

including Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Planning and Essbase; Projects within Budgeting, Planning, Forecasting, Analysis

(OLAP), and Reporting solutions together with system implementations and building up tools for follow up and analysis on fortune

500 companies. Key tasks include Software Installation and Configuration, User Requirement Study, System Design, System

Implementation, and Product Training for System Administrators and End Users. Team leaded for Business Intelligence / Data

Warehousing software development and support staff of approximately 12 people. As a Project manager Developed ACS budget,

forecast and reporting OLAP cubes. Developed headquarters budget input template and field budget input templates as well as

forecast input templates. Also, several drill down reports were built to drill into detail accounts for expense and revenue accounts.

Field budget input template deployed to over 100 field offices around the world, it will allow business analysts to submit and retrieve

budget data from centralized data warehouse and several Essbase Cubes.

Different kind of projects includes Project Management, Executive Level Reporting, Supervisory, Financial planning and

Analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting, Spreadsheet Modeling, Policies & Procedures, Internal Reporting and Process

Improvement

Financial & Management & Statutory Reports

Reported to the project manager on the progress of projects on weekly basis.

Implemented new ideas with the help of team members in planning new projects.

Managed project budgets as part of global implementation responsible for North America

Participated in the meetings with clients for ongoing projects.

Performed budget/actual analysis and identified and addressed variance issues.

Processed and settled inter company accounting transactions and dealt extensively with foreign currency issues.

Supervised staff, domestic and international, reviewed financial statements, analyzed variances, and compiled monthly

income statements.

Reviewed capital appropriation request, marketing plans, and expenditures

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Nov 2003 –July 2006

IT Project Manager (Financial Systems)

Team leader for Hyperion and SAP support and software development staff of 50 people worldwide.; Wyeth, acquired by Pfizer for 68

Billion in Jan 2009 is a leading global biotech company and among the world’s top fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies with

leading positions in Europe and North America, and strong footprints in the fast growth markets of Asia, Central Europe and Latin

America. They have 130,000 employees serving more than 85 million customers in over 120 countries providing products and

services in medical, and biotech fields, and save the people life.

As Senior Project Manager for Wyeth a team of professionals on a major development in Finance and research department initiative

that included Executive Management, IT, Compliance, Marketing/Communications, Training, and Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) over

project. This Special project was delivered on time, considerably under budget, and exceeded the needs of the Business Owner

responsible for planning, implementation and supervising a project

Managed to complete the project in given budget and scheduled time

Created rapport and maintained effective communication with the team members and external stakeholders in the project.

Lead, mentored and trained the team members.

Prepared and presented weekly reports to the senior management on the progress of the project.

Conducted meetings of team members to solve their queries and gave feedback on their performance

Identified and implemented schedule and process improvements to significantly reduce time to complete assigned work.

Identified process improvement opportunities for Hyperion and Oracle related systems.

Partnered with internal Customers to define requirements and translate into detailed Hyperion project specifications.

NORESCO Inc. Westborough, Massachusetts. April 1997 Oct 2003

HFM and SAP Project Manager

Team leader in Hyperion and SAP support and software development staff of 13 people worldwide. As one of the largest energy

services companies in the U.S., NORESCO utilizes design build and a variety of performance based contracting vehicles to deliver

energy and infrastructure projects and upgrades to existing facilities.

Project Lead for the implementation of a time tracking system across multiple regions

Performed budget/actual analysis and identified and addressed variance issues.

Supervised staff, domestic and international, reviewed financial statements, and compiled monthly income statements

Consulted management and departmental staff to ascertain and implement researched technology solutions.

Provided translation of high level business needs into business rules, business processes, and business reporting/analysis

requirements.

Contributed in planning, creating and implementing IT vision and strategy aligned with the company’s strategic business

plans.

Developed projects from initial analysis of business requirements through design, coding, testing, and implementation.

Coordinated hardware installation.

Trained end users on new systems.

Used MS Project to establish the project schedule and track progress.

Led information technology projects through the project life cycle.

Increased revenue within one month by leading the creation and implementation of highly effective technology solutions.

Evaluated existing technology platform and upgraded to a Y2K compliant platform to meet company’s future growth

expectations.

Researched and completed comparative analysis to determine specific technology solutions for each client.

Aggressively drove issue resolution.

Developed and launched community based web sites to promote local businesses.

All Implementations were completed on schedule with high quality

Lids Corporation, Westwood, Massachusetts Feb 1993 March 1997

Financial Systems Consultant/Project Manager

Responsible for managing ‘multiple’ projects from across the country involving more than 20+ people teams. Managed budgets for

projects consisting high visibility/risk & involving infrastructure and business critical applications such as high availability disaster

recovery systems for financial and trading solutions, information protection, firewall/anti virus/spyware implementations, and

infrastructure consolidation. As a project manager, determined scope, business requirements, budgets, project charter, project plans,

assembled teams, and implemented plans based on an aggressive schedule for successful completion. Facilitated team meetings

with stakeholders, and monitored steering committee progress reports and meetings

Provided critical support and leadership to meet the financial targets and budget goals.

Furnished operational support in the execution of finance initiatives and delivery of activities to maximize financial

performance.

Assisted in preparing and maintaining budget documents and financial models.

Built analytical models that utilize both financial and operational data to monitor operating results.

Developed metrics that provide data for process management and indicators for future improvement opportunities.

Performed Revenue and margin analysis, supported in the yearly revenue planning process to understand the dynamics in

the different geographies to better evaluate revenue opportunities.

MGS Holding Co. Rhode Island

Project Manager March 1990 Jan1992

Responsible for project leadership and planning for marketed technologies. Effectively researched and presented new technology

concepts to upper management. Actively participate in market research and market strategizing.

Furnished Operational support in the execution of the finance initiatives and delivery of activities to maximize financial

performance.

Prepared Gross Margin reports and analysis and recommended appropriate corrective actions on key drivers of margin

performance.

Developed and improved methods of reporting and controlling materials costs.

Provided financial analysis and support for special projects.

Installed materials cost control procedures and provided supervision over material cost systems and methods.

Consulted management and departmental staff to ascertain and implement researched technology solutions.

Trained staff on new systems leading to increased performance and customer satisfaction.

Maintained working relations with the customer under difficult circumstances.

Built consumer behavior models for corporate clients using multivariate techniques, including regression and discriminated

analysis, and cluster analysis.

Analyzed data from national probability survey to identify purchase intents and patterns for business to consumer direct

marketers.

Organized and presented marketing information to executive staff for in house promotions and press releases.

Improved efficiency by redesigning complex excels spreadsheets (multiple models, up to 61 sheets.

Developed department costing models and comprehensive profit analysis discounting methodology.

Worked extensively with data warehouse systems; constructed and submitted queries, built models, and maintained

templates.

Kelly international; Massachusetts

Systems Analyst 04/1989 Feb/1990

Produced financial reports and other financial analyses for the company and its subsidiaries which involved the

administration of the financial reporting systems in Hyperion and spreadsheets.

Developed the Management Information Package (MTP) & Flash Reporting.

Developed monthly Flash Report that captured financial information enabling management to monitor items that

were critical to its success.

Design and development of Oracle’s Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Financial Data Management (FDM)

and Enterprise Performance Management Architect (EPMA) to meet business needs

Financial data base administration: strong working knowledge of Focus, Lotus, Excel, Hyperion and Capsil so that

desired programs could be developed, run and updated as needed.

Financial Management System development & Support (e.g., Hyperion & Focus): provided guidance, feedback and

analysis in the Development of a financial management information system

Financial Analysis & Special Projects such as new Management applications.

Education

MBA (Finance) Boston University, 1993

B.S. in Computer Information Systems, Boston University, 1989

Professional Training

Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Solutions, FM, Hyperion Planning ESSBAS,FDM, SQL, Visual Basic, ORACLE, MySQL,

MS Access, Linux/UNIX, Perl, HTML, Apache.

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