Project Management

Andrea D. Benson, PMP

Certified SAP Solution Consultant

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Trophy Club, TX 76262

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Cell 817-***-****

SUMMARY

Results-oriented senior leader with 16 years of diverse business experience: ranging from system development/implementation, management, corporate accounting, operations, up to and including financial reporting. I am a problem solver, who effectively communicates at all levels, and have a proven success record in creating and developing departments.

EXPERIENCE

GMFinancial

GM Financial is the captive finance company and the wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors, and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. GM Financial has operations in 20 countries, providing auto finance solutions to approximately 16,000 dealers worldwide and earning assets of $58 billion.

IT - Project Manager Present

Lead 5 medium to large complex software development or implementation projects to successful completion.

Developed detailed project plans and completing required project documentation.

Conduct project discovery, develop project teams, define objectives and scope, document current and future-state processes, document risks and assumptions, and oversee development, testing, and implementation.

Conduct project kick-off meetings, communicate individual roles and project expectations, and serve as a single point of contact for projects.

Utilized designated project and portfolio management Planview and SharePoint to report project status, manage issues, and document risks.

Developed and maintain productive working relationships with project owners, business functions, IT, vendors, and other project stakeholders.

Fort Worth Chapter Project Management Institute

The Fort Worth PMI Chapter charted in 1992. The Chapter is a not-for-profit organization, with over 1300 members. The Chapter promotes the growth of project management in Region 6 communities through networking and educational events

Director of Volunteers 01/12 – 05/16

Responsible for directing and coordinating the efforts of the three Volunteer Management teams (Opportunities, Recruitment and Engagement) and their projects

Lead selection and implementation of Volunteer Management System for Chapter

Lead identification, engagement of Millennial volunteers initiative for Chapter

Participate in Strategic Planning with leadership team for Chapter

Novartis – Alcon

Alcon is a Swiss-based multinational company with its headquarters in Hünenberg, Switzerland, and its principal U.S. offices in Fort Worth, Texas. Alcon is a global leader in the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and instruments in the ophthalmic field; the leading company in advancing the level of eye care globally, with a presence in more than 170 countries; 23thousand employees and $10billion in revenue.

Technical Consultant 01/12 – 05/13

Led $37 million global travel and procurement project

Created and implemented global travel support model for 7 hosted countries using Concur travel and expense application

Participated on IRIS SAP blueprinting for SAP ECC 6.0 global implementation for FICO, AP, AR and Travel

Created desktop procedures for Credit Card administration Group

Led $700 million USD Japan Health Care Provider project

Tarrant County

Tarrant County is a political subdivision of the state of Texas, with net assets of $163 million. The county sets tax rates, establish voting precincts, build, maintain and improve county facilities as well as provide judicial, juvenile, health and welfare services.

Manager SAP Certified Center Of Excellence 11/04 – 01/12

Managed, assigned, coordinated, and prioritized COE team workload: 3 Senior Business Analysts, 6 Developers, 2 Supervisors. Hired and managed external consultants as necessary

Successfully lead Upgrade 4.7 to SAP ECC 6.0 and ITS based ESS to EP 7.0,completed in 6 months within budget

Identified, developed, implemented and enforced the internal SAP support-operating model including technology standards, support methodology, release management, change management, and other related processes and procedures

Provided leadership, coordination, and technical guidance necessary to ensure availability of the SAP function modules

Managed medium to large scale programs and projects: SAP Upgrade ECC 6.0 ASAP lifecycle development methodology across FI/CO/AP/AR/MM/FM/GM,

Developed a paperless ADOBE FORM business process for the Sign Shop department from requesting the creation of a sign to posting a journal entry into SAP. The ADOBE form also accounted for $137,000 inventory that was not previously accounted for

Implemented SAP NetWeaver, The Employee Self-Service Portal (EP-ESS) EP-ESS provided a number of iViews that enable 4,500 employees to create, display, and change their own data, such as department, name, address, and more in the SAP R/3 back-end system via internet

Speaker at ASUG conference “What makes up a successful ECC 6.0 presentation” was the highest attendance and received the highest approval rating for a public sector session

Planned and organize SAP Public Sector Year around activities, including Annual conference, Webcast, and face to face events 40,000 participants and customers

Provided financial information system functional support, including configuration for ongoing work with interfaces, enhancements, reports and forms, and support pack testing

McKesson

McKesson is the second-largest pharmaceutical distributor in the US. With annual revenues of more than $50 billion, McKesson ranks as the 31st largest industrial company in the United States.

Senior Manager 04/00–05/04

Managed 2 departments, $2 billion and $431 million in revenues with 5 direct and 65 in-direct reports: accounts payable and accounts receivable processing

Centralized 31 global distribution centers including 13 state account payable and account receivable functions, saved corporation over $13 million by centralizing billing, and collection functions

Managed and developed of procurement, contractual services, disbursement, and warehousing

Identified $l million exposure and implemented controls to rectify and identify unreported revenue, analyzed business segments P&L profitability

Developed a warehouse Access database and trained finance department on its use. Efforts resulted in more accurate, detailed monthly reporting to senior executives

Developed budgets, planning, establishes schedules, collects, analyzes and consolidates financial data

American Airlines-Sabre/TSR

Sabre is the leading provider of technology for the travel industry. Sabre is an S&P 500 company, with $2.1 billion in revenues and 7,000 employees. Teleservice Resources is an American Airlines subsidiary and a leader in telecommunication technology. Services include inbound and outbound calls for Reservation and Telemarketing campaigns.

Senior Financial Analyst/Accountant 10/95–04/00

Managed 6 accounting professional

Conducted employees reviews and coaching sessions

Compiled and analyzed financial information for general ledger accounts. Completed business transaction analysis for 5 subsidiaries with 26 months of un-reconciled accounts

EDUCATION

Kean University, New Jersey

Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude, Accounting

Bachelor of Science, Magna cum Laude, Economics

Associate of Science, Liberal Arts

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified PMP (Project Management Professional)

Certified SAP Solution Consultant

SAP Courses: E2E Root Cause Analysis using Solution Manager, Grants Management, Funds Management, Customizing Financial Accounting I

Management Accounting, Debugging workshop, Data transfer BC420

COMPUTER SKILLS

End-User training in SAP R3: FICO, MM, AP, AR, and SPL modules

Proficient: Access, Excel, Microsoft office, Oscar, AS400, Paradox, TurboTax, IMS, RMDS, TSO, Peregrine, SharePoint, Clarity and Crystal, VISO, MS Project, Planview

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