Project Manager Technical

Nivien Ishmael

MBA International Business

MS Computer Science/BSEE

M: 949-***-**** * E: acz2ql@r.postjobfree.com

San Diego, CA 92010

PROJECT MANAGER & SR. SAP SYSTEMS ANALYST

Proven project manager, team lead and Sr. SAP FICO systems analyst implementing and supporting SAP 4.6, 4.7 and ECC 6.0 with an excellent track record. Utilizes a broad technical background across multiple industries in Biotechnology, Entertainment, Software, Media & Publishing, Manufacturing, Retail, Apparel & Footwear (AFS), Automotive, Utilities & Public Sector to name a few, to develop custom and industry specific solutions to meet client needs, reduce costs and maximize profits.

Expert level hands-on knowledge of Finance & Controlling: COA, GL, AP, AR, Lockbox, Taxes, VAT, Vertex, Taxware, Foreign exchange, Treasury, Banking, Fixed Assets, PS, Funds & Grants Management, US GAAP, CCA, PCA, COPA, and Product Costing

Order to Cash (OTC); Procure to Pay (P2P); Record to Report (RTR)

SD (Tax Configuration, Pricing Procedures, Account Assignments), MM, PP, WM

EDI, Idocs, ABAP, SAPscript, EDW, Report Writer/Painter, Queries

Expertise in designing, communicating and delivering solutions, including development of functional and technical specs and working with business users, technical developers, Middelware & BW teams, PMO and business executives

Technical skills include ABAP programming and debugging and testing of reports and interfaces

Excellent leadership, written, verbal and interpersonal skills, work well independently and as a team member/lead. Organized, dedicated, analytical, and creative problem solver. Work well under pressure and strict deadlines

Experience working with Big Five Consulting firms and SAP America

MBA International Business, MS Comp. Sc., BSEE, SAP FICO Certified

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Verde Power Supply, Inc., Corona Del Mar, CA, 2015-2016

Project Manager and Finance Controller

Formulates annual budgets and monthly forecasts and conducts pricing analysis to meet desired gross margins. Manages project milestones to ensure timely and cost effective product development and successful deployment.

Achieved cost reductions and negotiated pricing to achieve a 35% gross margin.

Conducted financial analyses and forecasting to support senior management in achieving desired profit margins, controlling costs and meeting desired growth.

Developed business plans and raised funds for business operations.

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Carlsbad CA, 2011-2015

Sr. SAP FICO Global Systems Analyst

Conducts and participates in requirements gathering, design and implementation of SAP solutions. Creates and supports change requests and coordinates with team members and the business to implement solutions. Guides and coordinates user acceptance testing, smoke testing, and regression testing. Oversees and approves change requests and transports into production. Leads and manages cross application projects and communicates with senior management regarding progress and human and technical resource allocation. Troubleshoots issues, develops practical solutions and works with the business and senior management to get approvals and implement solutions. Daily supports and trains the global financial business community and contributes to the knowledge repository. Responsible for all configuration and support of FICO Module, including AP, AR, GL, Fixed Assets, Treasury, Banking transactions, Taxes, COPA, CO-CCA, CO-PCA, CO-PCP, UAT and transports.

Saved the company thousands of dollars in annual fees and costs by proposing and implementing DART to meet tax-reporting requirements for US and Portugal. Project-managed cross-functional & technical teams to upgrade and implement SAP’s DAta Retention Tool (DART). Configured and trained the business on DART.

Brought the company in line with new banking regulations and changes in banking interfaces. Managed multi-functional and technical JD Edwards, Middleware and Unix teams from across the globe to bring the project to fruition under very tight deadlines.

Using creativity, innovation and technical knowledge, proposed, spearheaded and implemented solutions to reduce repetitive monthly maintenance activities in multiple SAP areas including Finance, Sales & Distribution, FI & SD Taxes, EDI, Foreign Currencies and banking interfaces.

Successfully implemented FICO, SD Taxes, Foreign Currencies and Account Assignment configuration and realignment to meet tight project deadlines. Exceeded requirements and expectations by engaging in a self-initiated clean up to ensure the integrity of the data while improving the calculation of VAT for Europe and the calculation of Foreign Exchange.

Successfully designed, implemented and continually supported the implementation of an external Treasury System (WSS/TMS). Debugged and resolved issues related to Middleware (OFM & WebMethods), EDI, and user exits, saving the company thousands of dollars in daily maintenance by proposing functional and technical solutions and leading the technical team in implementing them.

Instrumental in transforming the company from a commissionary model to a “buy-sell” model. Designed and configured FI & SD taxes, account assignments and foreign exchange, to name a few.

Designed and implemented a solution for automating the upload of foreign currencies and reconfiguring the foreign currency set up in SAP, assuring data integrity/accessibility, eliminating analytical and data inconsistencies and reducing workload by several days. Primarily and solely responsible for supporting and leading the foreign exchange project, verifying monthly uploads, resolving issues, and proposing cross platform solutions. Worked with other technical team leads (JDE, HFM & Siebel) and the business to ensure data integrity across the different platforms.

Supported the business’s daily needs, including end user training, debugging, issue investigation and resolution, overseeing UAT and transport management, designing new reports and developing functional and technical specs to meet daily needs as well as enhancements and new requirements. Oversaw technical development, guided and lead functional and technical teams; occasionally designed and implemented user exits and reports as needed; and worked with the EDW teams to define requirements and provide them with functional and technical specs.

Arvato Digital Services, a Division of Bertelsmann Media Group, CA, 2010-2011

Sr. Global SAP Project Lead (Logistics/FICO/BW)

Configured and implemented custom SAP ECC 6 solutions for global processes, including the configuration of the global Microsoft Logistics and Finance operations.

Achieved cost savings by automating multiple global activities including the purchase, design and implementation of a new MCIR check printing process, credit card processing, enhanced electronic banking, automating bank reconciliation and improving lockbox activities. Notable clients include Microsoft, Volkswagen, Lufthansa and Apple.

Multiple Clients (Fujitsu Consulting, SCAG, ASICS, Boeing), 2006-2010

Sr. SAP Consultant (FICO/Logistics)

Requirements gathering, design, FICO configuration, testing and support for multiple clients including: SCAG, Boeing, ASICS America & Fujitsu Consulting.

Funds & Grants Management & FICO configuration & support for SCAG.

Designed and Developed complex custom FICO (Project Systems; Funds & Grants Management) reports as well as HR (T&E, PA) reports for SCAG.

Warnaco, Inc., CT, 2005-2007

Sr. SAP FICO Lead (Apparel & Footwear Solution – AFS)

Transformed a previously unsuccessful FICO implementation into a successful one. Within just two-weeks I was promoted to FICO team lead.

Designed and configured all areas of SAP AR/AP/GL to meet business requirements. Solely responsible for designing and implementing extended withholding taxes, FI and SD taxes for US, Canada, Europe and Mexico, and currencies reevaluations.

Successfully designed and developing custom and functionally complex AP & AR reports to meet legacy reporting requirements, and oversaw the development of several standard reports, including AR aging reports, AR roll-forward reports, cash receipts, withholding tax reports, and multiple forms.

Spearheaded the implementation of Banamex for Mexico; created enhancements for lockbox processing; implemented electronic banking; inter-company transactions; credit card processing/clearing; invoice verification; created substitutions & validations; and much more.

JPM Consulting, CA, 2005

Sr. SAP FI/CO Functional Lead

Successfully lead the Finance team in the full life cycle implementation of SAP 4.7 FICO (GL, AR, AP, CO-CCA, CO-PCA, COPA) for a global manufacturer of mobile phones, from requirements gathering, design, configuration, through end user testing, support and documentation.

Multiple Clients (SCAG, Bertelsmann Media Group, MGM), 2001-2004

Sr. SAP Consultant (FICO/Logistics)

Implemented enhancements in FICO, HR, Travel & Expense, and Funds & Grants Management modules for SCAG. Developed reports, functional & technical specs, and forms to help the business meet their daily reporting and operational needs. Continued to provide support to the business through 2008 remotely.

Performed a full life cycle implementation for Bertelsmann’s Microsoft client. AR, AP, payment processing, payment cards, down payment processing, electronic bank statements, lockbox, taxes, Vertex configuration, SD billing, Pricing and integration with FI-AR.

Was instrumental in identifying and resolving functional problems with the SPL configuration at MGM, thus saving the company endless hours and costs in manually fixing the ledgers at each month end. Proposed multiple solutions for remedying preexisting data inconsistencies and reloading the data. Supported the finance business needs on a daily basis in FI/CO, SPL, Treasury and Cash Management. Performed & analyzed system load diagnoses to determine areas for improvements.

Marineland, Inc., Moorpark, CA, 2000-2001

Sr. SAP Business & Systems Lead (FICO/SD/MM/PP/WM/ABAP)

Responsible for all functional and technical SAP configuration and support for the entire business (FICO, SD, MM, PP, WM, EDI & ABAP).

Designed a user interface for recording sales and engineering activities to interface with SAP, improve internal operations & streamlining the engineering to end product process.

Saved countless of hours by configuring and implementing electronic banking.

Created user exits to fix issues with incoming EDI sales orders, and created multiple reports and enhancements to fine tune performance.

Participated in management decisions on Made-to-Order (MTO) and Variant Pricing Configuration.

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