Sap Project

Michel Ithurralde

"Hegoa", Chemin de Serres

***** ****** – France

UK Address : 18 Sunny close, New Costessey,

Norwich, NR5 0ET,

Mobile : +(44-783*-***-***

Tel : +(33) 9 67 06 95 63

Email: ***********@*******.***

SAP EXPERIENCE

Consultant SAP R/3 FI/CO April 1998 - to Present

SAP FICO Consultant at Fiskars Group in Helsinki from 28/09/2015 to 09/01/2016

Member of the Cap Gemini NL team in charge of France and Spain localization. Raising and documenting all legal requirements. Elaboration of deviation and configuration specifications elaborated as French Payment terms and methods, VAT, Intercompany process, Statutory reporting, Withholding Tax Reporting,

SAP FI/CO Trainer for I3S Consultancy,(Bilbao,Spain) from 10/06/2015 to 26/06/2015

SAP FI/CO replacement trainer: Material preparation and classroom delivery to members of the Spanish government employment agency(INEM).

Agricultural Manager at Ferme Jalday – Saint jean de luz-Fance (December 2014 to May 2015)

Reorganisation of cultural activities and contracts on 60acres land with adoption of Mais(waxy) and land preparation for seaweed drying process.

SAP FI/CO Consultant at Sanden France from 01/06/2014 to 15/11/2014

G-Accounting Roll out Abeam ConsutingTeam member in charge of the configuration for French specificities (SEPA, Electronic Bank Statement, VAT, Tax, Legal reports, Intrastat) and analysis of Basware interface.

SAP RTR Consultant, Catalyst project at HIBU Reading UK from 15/10/2012 to 21/03/2014- SAP ECC6

Responsible for the Roll out to Spain and LatAm . Workshops, Gaps analysis and Testing phase. Coordinating the local teams and the Central team on FI-GL,AP,AR,AA,TR,TV and CO-OM,IO,CO-PA,PCA. Full end-to-end lifecycle.

SAP FI/CO A2B Trainer, XEROX UK, Uxbridge,Middlesex, from 07/05/2012 to 21/09/2012 – SAP ECC6

Preparation of A2B ESAP program and classroom training in France and Bulgaria. Data verification and translation into French of E_ learning(Captivate),Course outline,Helpcard, Procedure guide,Infopak, Exercices and Powerpoint slides.

The course includes: General Ledger and New Ledger, Accounts Payable, Collection Management, Fixed Assets, Financial Reporting(SAP/BW) and Projects(C0-PS).

SAP FI/CO Compass Team Lead, ELECTROLUX France, Senlis from 02/05/2011 to 11/03/2012-SAP ECC6

Preparation and conduction of Workshops with Core Team and organisation with local Business of additional workshops. Solution Manager consultation and local requirements, gaps validation and status follow up in APSE tool. In-house Banking adaptation to France, SEPA,, New Ledger configuration:Profit centers configuration for Units reporting, Document splitting, Local ledger configuration to consolidate manufacturing activity..Enablement questionnaires follow up prior to FI/CO configuration. Preparation of Finance objects for migration.Integration with SD( Revenue account determination). Order to cash( Customer Rebate, Collection, Debt Management, Credit Management, Bill of exchange). MM and SD account determination. Intercompany billings

SAP FI/CO Consultant, Europ Assistance Group from 26/05/2010 to11/03/2012 -SAP version ECC6

Member of the SAP Diamond Project(9 Countries going live on January 1st(USA, Canada,UK,Brazil,South Africa, Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungaria ).

Preparation and conduction of Workshops with Core Team and organisation with local Business of additional workshops. New Ledger configuration:Profit centers configuration for Units reporting. Document splitting.

Team lead for UK implementation. Validation of the Gap Analysis documentation, UAT leader( UAT Test scenarios, Planning, Follow up)for the 10 entities and Roles/Authorisations Monitoring on SAP test environment. Testing activity includes. New GL analytical dimensions (document splitting),,Fixed Assets and Banking. Full end-to-end lifecycle.

SAP FI/CO Training Consultant, Arcelor Mittal Olaberria,Beasain,Spain,05,06,07May 2010

Three days course delivery on FI-GL/AP/AR and CO-OM and CO-PCA which led I3S consultancy to further analyse the costing system and reporting used internally by Arcelor.

SAP FI/CO Consultant, DUCATI France, Paris(Colombes) from 07/12/2009 to 30/04/2010-SAP ECC6

Part of KPMG-Italy team, to support go-live. Revision of the configuration, preparation of the Data Migration and users training.Configuration of the automatic payment program, cash journal and electronic Bank statement.

Customer Direct Debit process, Bill of Exchange, Dunning, Customer rebate process and FI postings. MM and SD account determination. Intercompany billings

SAP FI/CO Consultant, Hewlett Packard from 22/10/2008 to 23/10/2009-SAP ECC6

Member of HP Accounts Payable(non inventory) global team. Finalising the EDS migration of all entities to HP SAP version 4.5 or ECC6. In charge of G/L account mapping and UAT tests in QC(Mercury)tool. Leading the Reverse Merger PO migration UK project and participating to the recurring postings project and Pcard project. Elaboration of AP training documentation on ECC6 New GL. Full end-to-end lifecycle.

SAP FI/AP Consultant –GSAP Team member SHELL(London-UK) from 22/10/2007 to 13/10/2008 - SAP version 4.7GSAP project in the Downstream sector: Responsible for collecting Legal and Fiscal issues(VAT and SABRIX) in the Procurement-AP team for Benefrux, Philippines,Malaysia and Indonesia and elaborating with the business the corresponding Key Data Structure, MM integration with T-code OBYC,Stock revaluation,price difference account,stock correction on orders and guardian of the template. Participation to the Automatic Payment Program configuration and ITC1 testing for Austria/Switzerland. Solving in Mercury tool the various defects plugged by all the entities. AP invoice process workflow. Elaboration of High Level Documents and enhancement of the existing functional Specification documents. Full end-to-end lifecycle.

SAP FI/CO Consultant DELPHI(Paris-France) SAP FI Team Lead from 22/01/2007 to 05/10/2007- SAP version 4.7

EMEA wave1 Project: In charge of the FI local consultants and monitoring the Configuration Requests in Lotus Notes data Base for Morocco,Slovakia,Hungary,Roumania. Development of the Test Scenarios for validation by key users. Transfer knowledge to the support team in India. Template Protection and Go-live support in Morocco and Slovakia. Full end-to-end lifecycle

CEPHALON (Paris- France) SAP FI/CO Consultant from 06/03/2006 to 29/11/2006- SAP version 5.0

SAP FI/CO consultant working for SAP America as responsible of SAP Financial modules for France and reporting to Cephalon COE. Main task consists in:- Breakfix and enhacement of the existing configuration in the area of FI-GL/AP/AR, CO-CCA, PCA and Treasury.

- Monitoring of Heat tickets and Change Control System.

- Developing Functional Specification documentation.

-Involvement in company fusion project

NESTLE-(Barcelona,Spain) SAP FI/CO Consultant from 09/01/2006 to 28/02/2006 -SAP version 4.7

Acting as a member of the Globe project for the Iberian Region during the Business Blue Print phase. In charge of coordinating and checking the configuration buckets to and from our configuration factory. Raising Configuration Change Requests through our internal tool, “Nestool”. Participation to the Netting, Dispute Management and Printing Checks Process workshops. Intercompany billings.

AMADEUS-(Madrid,Spain) SAP FI/CO Consultant from 28/02/2005 to 23/12/2005 . SAP version 4.7

Member of the Customer Competence Center for Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland Benelux. Responsibility in supporting the entities gone live (Spain, Benelux) and responsible of the gap analysis acceptation process for entities implementing SAP FI/CO/PS(France,Germany,Austria,Switzerland).

Configuration of the Automatic Payment Program, Bill of Exchange,,Dunning, House Bank, Electronic Banking and support of Benelux. Use of LSMW to update Master records.

Full end-to-end lifecycle.

NESTLE–(Paris- France) SAP FI/CO consultant in the project “Globe” from 26/05/2004 to 18/02/2005

Participation to the Blueprint phase of the project and gap analysis preparation for France in the area of FI- GL/AP/AR and AA and various End to End process. FI-AR workshops preparation on Customer payments, Credit management,Bill of Exchange, Dunning and Dispute management and SD integration through T-code VKOA. FI Responsible for Configuration preparation (Bucket 1 & 2), Test Problem Report market processor during Testing phase. IDOC process monitoring for FI. Also involved in the preparation of Data Conversion (DOS Sheets) for Fixed Assets and Credit Management. SAP version 4.7. Full end-to-end lifecycle.

REXAM – (Germany /France): SAP FI/CO Trainer from 06/13/2003 to 30/04/2004 - SAP version 4.6c

Preparation of the training material(Infopak) and course delivery in the following areas: SAP Navigation, Account Receivable, Account Payable, General Ledger, Billing & Credit Management, Treasury, Banking & Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Investment Management, Travel Management, Intrastat Reporting.

TOTAL - UNISUP - Paris and Port-Gentil (Gabon) SAP FI/CO Consultant from 09/12/2002 to 08/08/2003 -SAP version 4.6c

IBM Change Agent for the Gabonese subsidiary, in charge of the IS-OIL implementation of SAP R/3 in the Finance area.

Role covering Business Modelling, Data Migration and Change Management in FI/CO/PS and JVA. Presentation of SAP, Presentation of Unisup template. Local workshops with key users. Feedback sent to the finance Central team in Paris. Explanation of the amendments and solution for Unisup Africa. Finance scenario shown to the users. Gap listings submitted to the Central team. Preparation of unit tests. Project management tasks and reports in order to assess the normal development of the project.

JVA tasks:JVA presentation, configuration for operated and non operated Fixed Assets ; company codes settings,configuration of the JOA with the corresponding equity group.creation of TFE partner and assignment of inter-company code to the JV partner table. Settlement of two assets under construction to a final asset. Manual post and clear operator cash calls. Reporting to be available at the branch level. Full end-to-end lifecycle.

IAS-EDF Group Paris(France) SAP FI Consultant from18/07/2002to31/08/2002-SAPversion4.0

Creation of SAP FI company to produce IAS Accounting information. Tasks to

be achieved consist of FI-GL configuration on Development client, elaboration of configuration information for validation, IAS Reporting and Testing.

CEGETEL - Paris La Défense SAP Trainer from 10/06/2002 to 05/07/2002 SAP version 4.6b

Project scope : SAP R/3( FI-GL/AP/AR/AA) Elaboration of end user documentation with corresponding exercices.

HEWLETT - PACKARD (Grenoble- France) SAP FI/CO Consultant from 13/01/2002 to 26/04/2002-SAP version 4.6b and 4.5

Project scope : Decentralise the Expenditure cycle process.

Responsability covers the monitoring of the new business processes. PO, GR and Invoice verification will have to be performed on SAP business system and vendor payment on HPFO SAP system.

Tasks performed : Accounts reclassification. Standard Reports. Payment testing, IDOCs monitoring and Data migration strategy.

ASSEDIC - UNEDIC (Paris - FRANCE)-SAP FI/CO Consultant from 03/05/2001 to 21/12/2001) –SAP version 4.5c

French Public Sector project

Member of the IBM FI/CO/FM team which role consists of configuration and support on GL, AP, AR and CO as several institutions of this public sector project are going live :

FI-Configuration

-Global Parameters : Company code, Chart of account,

FI and FI-SL Document number ranges-

Bank configuration-

Payment program with corresponding variants and printing media.

Intercompany Billing and closing variants

CO Configuration

Controlling area creation

CO document number assignment

Primary Cost element setting

Cost center groups and cost centers creation

Assignment of FM to CO

SAP R/3 FI/CO Junior consultant I3S, Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain -SAP Consultancy - (April 1998 to April 2001 )

Head of the Financial Area and in charge of CO module presentation and testing on version SAP 4.0b

Project: SMURFIT-Genesis European Core System-(Paris-FRANCE)-( 19/11/2000 to 27/04/2001)

Member of the SAP FI/CO Application and Support Department on version SAP 4.0b

Main duties consist in solving notifications received from the end users in the various Business Areas and Country Shared Services located in Ireland,UK,Holland,France,Austria,Italy and Spain.

The corresponding tasks consist in end user support,configuration,monitoring ABAP development and IDOCS.

The areas covered are FI-AR,AP,GL,SL,TR, and in CO-OM. Reconciliation of FI-SL and FI-AA with GL.

Other developments elaborated in Hedging, Dunning and Euro conversion analysis phase of AA.

Project: MONTAJES NERVION SA (12/10/2000 to 17/11/2000) Bilbao- Spain

In charge of Fixed Assets analysis for Blueprint in order to implement FI-AA module :Asset classes definition and number ranges, Screen layout for Asset Master Data, Chart depreciation and depreciation areas, Assignation of the Chart of Account to the Company code,periodic processing, define localisations.

Project: CEINSA and IT DEUSTO GROUP (February 2000- 17/11/2000)

The scope of this project is to implement FI/CO module in a first phase along with MM and SM, extending to HR module in a second phase. The possibility is to develop a SAP R/3 solution for the consultancy service industry.

Project: SDF (Madrid)- (18/09/2000 to 11/10/2000)

Preparation of Spanish Documentation for end users covering General Accounting, Fixed Assets, Debtors, Creditors, Treasury and Controlling. Coordination of FI data upload prior to going live.

Project: “The Municipality of CAROLINA (Puerto Rico) - (January- April 1999)

In charge of the FI/CO implementation and supervising two junior consultants in a Public Sector project.

ASAP methodology

Configuration

FI Organisational Structure

Fixed Assets

Chart of Accounts

Budget profiles

Special General Ledger

Project: “El Corte Ingles”Group, “Comercial Division”- (July-December 1998)- Madrid-SPAIN

Member of the FI/CO team, the project of which, started with MM and SD. My role has been first to assist the client in understanding how the adoption of the FI module would modify the Finance function of the company and to which extent the CO module would achieve a bettter analytical information and a real budget control.

SAP version : 3.1H

Configuration Master Data Testing

Chart of Accounts General ledger Accounts FI-GL, FI-AR,FI-AP

Document types and number ranges Bank accounts Vatious postings

Field status variants and Account groups Debtors and Creditors Payment Program

Posting keys Dunning Program

P&L, Balance Sheet

OTHER SAP EXPERIENCE

-Pre-sales role in France and Spain. (May 1999 - April 2000)

FORMER EXPERIENCE

Founder & Managing Director 1989-1997

Mikel Golf sarl, St Jean de Luz, France,

(Golf Equipment Distribution- Import/Retail- 2 millions F.Fr.turnover)

-Budgeting, Sales and Bought ledger, Trial Balance, VAT and Payroll.

-Borrowings, Stock and Credit Control.

-Marketing Strategy, acquisition of retail outlet.

-Sales Rep supervision and motivation.

-Achieved 42% sales increase in a two years period.

Finance Director 1988

NAPALI(Quicksilver), St Jean de Luz, France,

(Surf and Sportswear- T/O: 120millions F.Fr. - 120 employees )

-Reorganisation of Finance Department, set up of new administrative procedures, grant and new banking relations to meet the growth of the business.

- New Accounting software, Reporting and Forecasting.

Controller 1984-1987

AP Amortiguadores (TI automotive-KAYABA) Pamplona-Spain

(Shock Absorbers Manufacturer for the car industry-£ 17M Turnover-400 people)

- Established systematic reporting. Initiated roll over budget.

- Cost reduction plan and follow up which lead to a 6% Gross Margin gain.

-Control of Capital Expenditure and development of cost accounting.

-Implementation of computerised management systems on IBM 34 to improve department coordination and reduce duplication of administrative tasks.

- Company borrowings rationalisation and 3% saving on Bank interest.

- Statutory accounts, liaison with auditors.

Chief Accountant (French speaking countries) 1982-1984

Otis Pressure Control Ltd (London, UK) -

(Oilwell Services- $800 M Turnover-2000 people)

. Creation of US GAAP reporting on IBM 36, multicurrency accounting

. Auditing, reorganisation of accounting departments.

. Implementation of budgetary control, variance analysis.

Internal Auditor 1980-1982

Dowell Schumberger (London, UK) -

(Oilwell Services-$2 billion Turnover-3600 people )

. Various operational reports - 50% travelling.(Scotland,Norway,Venezuela,Bolivia,Brazil,Dubai,Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Algeria.)

Financial Analyst 1977-1980

McDermott Inc (Gt Yarmouth-UK and New Orleans-USA)

(Offshore Contractors-$ 4 Billion plus Turnover-25 000 people)

EDUCATION

MBA :Concentration in Corporate Finance and International Business, 12/80

TULANE UNIVERSITY, New Orleans, La, USA.

M.Sc (Econ):Specialising in Management Control,06/75

UNIVERSITE PARIS IX-DAUPHINE, France.

-Part qualified accountant,(06/75)

-SAP certification (10/2000)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Excel/Lotus/Windows /QC tool Mercury/Visio/Captivate: Solution Manager

SAP Academy (Madrid) Training in SAP R/3: FI-GL, FI-AP, FI-AP, FI-AR, FI-AM, FI-TR, CO-OM, CO-PA, CO-ABC, PCA, Euro conversion, introduction to version 4.6

LANGUAGES

French(mother tongue), English and Spanish(bilingual)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Interests: sports: golf, rugby, coaching.

Other activities: Agricultural manager

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