Adeel Siddiqui

Phone: 405-***-**** - Email: acrqs1@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/adeelali90

IT/IS Management, ERP Deployment, Optimization, Project Delivery & Change Management

Global Experience Innovation & Growth Operation Excellence Transformation & Turn-around

Summary

-Proven Leadership Skills Managing Global Cross-Functional Teams

-Agile mind, Excellent Strategic thinker, Entrepreneurial spirit

-Proficient in ASAP, Agile, Waterfall methodology

-Defining Pre / Post ERP Implementation Procedures

-Solution Design, Process Manufacturing, Optimization

-Experience in Large SAP ERP Global Rollouts

-Budget Management, Time Management and Project Planning

-Relationship Management, Vendor Management

-Change Management, Project Management

-IT Internal Audits, SOX Regulatory Experience

-Proficient in RICEFW objects

-FI/CO, SD, MM, PP – ERP

-Skilled in SAP FI/CO Modules with hands on system configuration/integration experience.

-Hands-on designing, configuration, testing and documentation experience with FICO (G/L,

-AP, AR, CO) Fixed Asset. COPA, PC

-Experience in Legacy to SAP and SAP to Legacy Interface Architecture.

-Worked in Standard and Custom SAP IDOCs for GL, AP, AR and Bank Business Transactions.

-Worked in various disciples of ALE/BAPI/IDOC,LSMW

-SAP Security & Authorizations, Segregation of Duties conflicts, GRC Experience

-Involved in preparing and executing integration test scripts and User acceptance test scripts.

-Excellent communication, presentation and knowledge transfer skills.

-Strong experience of analyzing the clients business processes and developing the best business practices for long-term growth.

-Expertise in pre-implementation study, end-user training & preparing training manuals.

-Excellent time management skills with an ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.

-Experience in Testing, Go-Live, Post-Live support.

-Demonstrated project management expertise including project preparation, resources, tasks, and change management issues etc., with complete Project Life Cycle experience

-Strong understanding of the business processes, technology and project planning.

-Extensive experience in Project Management and People Management.

-Focused on analysis, design, development and implementation of the financial modules in the most cost effective manner.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cosentino North America, Houston TX & Spain May 2014 – Present

Global IT Process & Applications Manager Sr. SAP Solutions Architect

-I currently manage a team of 5 onshore & 6 off-shore Functional engineers across two locations resolving production support issues arising from day to day operations in 4 countries. My team supports the following areas - FI/CO, SD, MM, Project Systems, Fixed Assets and SAP Master Data Management, SAP Security and SAP User Access Management.

-Day to day management of the team, career mentorship, capacity and roadmap planning, task allocation, performance reviews & goal setting

-Responsible for tracking and maintaining the system uptime to the SLA agreed with the business.

-Able to dive deep and work on both production support issues & chargeable project work for new applications.

-Gather business requirements from the clients and then work with my team to propose solutions along with cost / time estimates.

-Manage project releases. Coordinate across teams to deliver the work according to the project plan.

-In charge of the project implementation, testing, deployment and support activities until projects hit stability goals.

-Drive process improvements and industry best practices to cut costs and drive productivity growth. I recommended and later lead an initiative to streamline the month end process with effective hand off between off-shore and on-shore teams.

Valerus/AXIP Energy Services, Houston TX & Mexico March 2013 – May 2014

Business Application Systems Manager – SAP

-Responsible for AXIP’ SAP program of global implementation. Lead and drive the global, multi-culture, multi-country program in SAP roll-out. Align and organize resources, improve delivery and operational execution, improve business alignment, and manages risk and total cost of ownership. Work with key business stakeholders to develop and execute IT strategies that support and drive business results.

-Responsible for the design, implementation and execution of the SAP long term strategies and accountable to execution of short-term tactical initiatives in support of the overall vision.

-Planning, budgeting, and forecasting for the global implementation.

-Accountable for the design and delivery of the global solution and for all SAP development and support initiative.

-Partner with the Global Process Owners and Experts in the creation and maintenance of AXIP’ common Best Practice business processes and global SAP strategies.

-Participate in the selection of vendors who provide SAP delivery services.

-Recruit, train, coach and build a world class SAP organization; Develop the IT capability within the SAP discipline for AXIP.

-Work with the systems integrator (KPIT/Sparta) to ensure the best solutions were provided.

-Lead and manage requirements gathering and design workshops for SAP with FICO, MM, SD and PP.

-Getting all AS IS requirements from business to translate them in BPR (Business process requirements).

-Focusing and cleansing Master data conversion for smooth realization phase and to harmonize future system.

-Working with Secure-24(SAP Host) team to analyze the Landscape and clients.

-Training and demonstrating end users to get comfortable and familiar with SAP system. Also addressing any concerns raised by business.

-Preparing Org. structure options available for business and laying down Pros and Cons for each suggested option.

-Identifying all current Interfaces which will have to be redirected to SAP system, preparing field and value mapping for each interface.

-Lead the SOD/GRC Project (Deloitte)

Hewlett Packard Company, Houston TX (Global Project) May 2011 – Feb 2013

Sr. SAP FICO Lead/Project Coordinator

-Creation of Analysis Design Document.

-Extensive experiences in IDOC’s.

-Extensive experience in working on Interfaces.

-As part of the Production Support Team worked closely with Technical and Functional consultants of other modules to resolve the issues as per priorities. Proactively discussed critical issues with other functional consultants.

-Handling daily tickets and mails in support, participate in regular net meetings with other consultants and managers regarding the status and solution of issues according to the severities.

-Analyzed the assigned tickets in discussion with the authors and provided satisfactory resolution to the users within time frame.

-Configuration of Fiscal Year, Financial Statement Versions, Preparing Financial Statements, Planning and Documenting Posting Data

-General Ledger : Chart of accounts, Retained Earnings Account, Account Groups, GL Master Records, Sample Accounts, Document Splitting, Posting Keys, Automatic Account Determination, Number Ranges, Tolerance Groups, Sample & Recurring Documents, Partial Payment, Currency, Document Reversal, Financial Statement Versions, Cost Elements, User Parameters, Automatic Account Clearing,

-Cross-Company code transactions, Balance Carry forward, Job Scheduling, Document Splitting and Segment Reporting.

-Accounts Payable: Vendor Account Group, Vendor Master Data, Payment Program Configuration, House Bank, Check Lots, Reason Codes, Payment Methods, Terms of payment, Open item clearing, Intercompany clearing, Recurring Entries, Invoices, Credit Memos, Integrating with MM, AP Information System, Closing Procedures.

-Accounts Receivable: Customer Master, Lockbox, Clearing Programs, Account groups, Tolerance groups, Account determination, and Default account assignments.

-Worked with international teams.

-Prepared training and customization documents.

-Experience in Tidal scheduling applications, Unix and Batch jobs

-Worked with XI team to build interface from upstream to SAP downstream using XI.

-Design new XI interface by creating new data type, message type and mapping interface

-Worked closely with XI team member for interface data mapping from XI to SAP

-Identified failed IDocs in XI and getting message ID and rerun the payload in XI to post the failed Idocs in XI

-Worked extensively with IDOCS for migration of customer from SAP 4.6 to 6.0.

-Created IDOC master to migrate bank data(IBAN) from legacy system to 6.0

-Extensive tasks performed in Application Life Management (ALM) previously known as HP Quality Center to create tickets, change requests and resolve any open tickets assigned to our team.

-Performed as a duty manager during go live to identify any issues and to open a ticket if needed or to contact the team member assigned to specific task for resolution, also worked on MTP plan for smooth go live process and updating MTP project plan after completion of each task.

Perry Ellis International – Miami, FL Sept 2009 – May 2011

SAP FICO Functional Lead

-SAP FICO analyst to upgrade project from SAP R/3 4.6 C to SAP ECC 6.0.

-SAP Modules included FI, AP, GL, AR

-Prepared and reviewed business process procedures (BPPs) for GL, AR, AP

-Involved in Business Blue Print sessions.

-In General Ledger, involved in customization and configuration of GL accounts, account groups, retained earnings account, tolerance groups and customization for accounting document using Validations and Substitutions.

-In Accounts Receivable involved in customization and configuration of customer master records, interest on arrears, Lockbox configuration, Dunning program, credit management and actual postings.

-In Accounts Payable involved in customization and configuration of the vendor master records, designed balance confirmations, account statements, and other forms of reports to suit requirements in business correspondence with vendors.

-Assigned authorizations for users and created expense accounts and configured settings for automatic outgoing payments.

-Created Functional design documents and built the interface for Legacy to SAP GL, AP and AR postings.

-Created middle-ware mapping tables and worked with legacy team to ensure all transactions are translated and uploaded correctly in SAP.

-Created custom report to verify correct upload of data from Legacy to SAP.

-Configured and customized the Assets Accounting settings to allow Intercompany Asset transfers.

-In organizational structure, configured country specific settings, defined Company Codes, Chart of Accounts and account determination.

-Defined Document Types and assigned number ranges to Document Types.

-Maintained screen layout for asset master data defined evaluation groups, valuation keys, period control as well as defined postings keys.

-Analysis of all open items and clearing of goods receipt/invoice receipt (GI/IR) accounts.

Lord Corporation – NC Sept 2006 to Sept 2009

SAP FICO Functional Analyst

-The Project involved customization of SAP. As a FI/CO team member was responsible for Configuring GL, AP and AR modules.

-Gathered business process information and created the As-Is and To-Be business models.

-Conducted GAP analysis of the SAP R/3 system to the said processes. Performed assessment of business requirements, mapping with SAP R/3 functionality and project plan.

-Configured settings in the GL, house bank, interest calculation, foreign currency exchange rate and valuation, GR/IR clearing account and automatic clearing to suit client organization parameters.

-Configured the integration of logistics modules such as material management, sales and distribution.

-Prepared configuration settings for cross company code transactions, line item display and open item processing for G/L, AR and AP.

-Created terms of payment and assigned them to Customer and Vendor Master Data.

-Configured settings for Taxes and Tax code on purchase and sales.

-Configured master data of vendors and customers.

-Configured incoming and outgoing invoice, incoming and outgoing payment to meet the need of the organization.

-Created cost elements, cost elements group, cost center, cost center group, cycle, internal order, profit center, and profit center hierarchy.

-Successfully tested critical business transactions in the finance module including vendor and customer invoices and payments, document fast entry, G/L posting, and recurring entry programs.

-Tested the generation of reports in respect of account statements, special reports to reflect

Due date forecast analysis, purchasing/sales lists, open item analysis, Balance Sheet and Profit and

Loss account statements.

-Designed the SAP FI organization structure, taking statutory reporting requirements for multiple legal entities, organizational control requirements which required reporting across legal entities and future plans for spinning off of business lines into consideration.

-Rationalized chart of accounts by mapping existing accounts to the company global chart of accounts supplied for the implementation.

-Configured settings for general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payables, assets management, cost center accounting, cost and revenue element accounting, house banks and payment programs.

-Prepared training material and gave end user training to the process owners in GL, AR, AP and CO as well as to core team members and also maintained detailed documentation. Also assisted core team members in preparing user manual.

-Worked extensively on Report Painter in FI/CO modules for developing reports as per Clients Requirement.

-Extensively interacted with ABAP Programmers for preparing reports to meet Management requirements and for developing enhancements/User Exits/ Dialogue Programs by way of explaining the detailed requirements, giving specifications and other details of tables.

-Provided Post Go Live Support to users, helped users in solving their problems in Production environment and reconfigured settings wherever desired by users.

Fidelity Information Systems, Oklahoma City, OK Jan 2005 – Sept 2006

Sr. Business Analyst

-One of a select group of individuals assigned to large complex engagement designing application architectures and improving business process for integration of Image Vision Software with existing client systems.

-Authored detailed project/deployment plans and schedules.

-Acted a liaison between customers and Development, QA and Training department

-Designed solutions for check/remittance financial transaction processing and other industries

-Analyzed comprehensive technical requirements to meet project objectives.

-Developed clear definition of application solutions to meet requirements.

-Provided design, configuration, testing and thorough delivery of accepted solutions.

-Identified exception test situations for sort patterns, software applications, third party interfaces, network integration / connectivity and hardware.

-Configured and prepare sort patterns, tables, translations, database record layouts, parsers, batch files, forms, and other configuration tools for all Metavante Image Solution products.

-Developed and maintained test plans for manual testing of Image vision database

-Ensured that all testing activities allowed VISION IP applications to meet business requirements and systems goals, fulfill end-user requirements, and identify and resolve systems issues

-Ensured that the software integration into company systems met functional requirements, system compliance, and interface specifications as required by the system

-This position is responsible for the onsite or remote installation and implementation of AFS propriety software products. I was directly involved in the staging and technical execution of the project. I was also responsible for hardware, software, parameter implementation and testing, and all other deliverables that will make the purchased product work in the Client’s environment.

-Collaborated with Application Support Team Leaders to facilitate information gathering and planning for customer installations.

-Responsible for onsite software installations and training.

-Responsible for assisting in the debugging and recreating Application software issues.

-Developed excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills

Kopy Kat etc., INC., Edmond, OK Jun 1999 – Dec 2004

Sr. IT Specialist / Technical Analyst

-Designed and maintained the business database using MS Access to keep track of inventory and sales.

-Managed the business day-to-day operations.

-Changed the Environment from NT 4.0 to Windows 2000. Networked computers and digital copiers. Install hardware and software/ Printers/ Scanner.

-Designed web pages for customers. Troubleshoot and support users with applications

-Utilized Visual Basic for front-end application. Created and normalized database tables. Created several documents and reports for customers.

-Provided user support and user training on desktop application packages like MS Office

-Assembled/dissembled hardware/software peripherals for faculty/students’ computers

-Worked with printers, modems and network configurations

-Worked on a team project and upgraded and implemented Y2K software for Windows 95/98 and NT Workstation

-Resolved issues with workstations and servers

-Performed software installation and network printing

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

-University Of Central Oklahoma, Edmond - Oklahoma, USA

Bachelors of Business Administration in Management Information Systems

-SAP Certified - Financial Accounting with ERP 6.0 EhP6

-Lean Six Sigma Certification – in progress

-Diploma in Project Management

-ITIL v3 Foundation trained

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ERP SAP ECC 6.0

Business Modeling Tools MS Project, MS Visio, MS PowerPoint

Reporting Tools BW/BPC, Crystal Reports

Infrastructure Windows, Exchange, TCP/IP, Citrix

Database SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access

Software/Tools MS Office, Visual Basic, SQL

Operating System Windows & UNIX

Others HP Solutions Manager, TIDAL, HP Service Bus, HP QC/ALM, JIRA, Check Processing, Navision, Syteline

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