Suraj Fernando FCA, CIMA, SAP

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Executive Summary

** + years of Consulting experience in SAP FICO module from August 2005 to date.

7+ years of experience in audit and assurance in different industries such as manufacturing, hotels, financial institutes, insurance, plantation, health care and Transport.

Completed seven full life cycle SAP R/3 implementation projects

SAP experience in ICT/AFS industry with process involving General Ledger, Accounts payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset accounting, Bank Accounting, Report painter/ writer, SAP query, Cost Planning and Allocation, Budgeting, Project Management, Profitability Analysis. Funds management.

Integration experience of FICO with other modules such as FM, MM, SD, PS and PM

Certified SAP Consultant: ERP 5.0 Financials – Financial accounting with mySAP ERP 2004

Fellow Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka

Chartered Management Accountant UK (CIMA)

SAP Experience

FRELANCE PROJECT # 16 (COLE HAAN, INC)

CLIENT : Cole Haan, Inc.

COUNTRY : USA

WEB SITE : https://www.colehaan.com

DURATION : July 2022 – Present

ROLE : FICO Senior Consultant (Freelancer)

SAP VERSION : SAP ERP Central Component 6.0 (AFS)

Cole Haan, Inc. designs and manufactures footwear and other apparel accessories products. The Company offers formal and casual shoes for men and women, as well as provides belts, bags, sunglasses, jackets, and wallets. Cole Haan serves customers worldwide. It has more than 340 outlets in 35 different countries.

FRELANCE PROJECT # 15 (SAUDI MINISTRY OF INVESTMENT)

CLIENT : Saudi Ministry of Investment.

COUNTRY : Saudi

WEB SITE : https://misa.gov.sa/en/

DURATION : August 2023 – January 2024

ROLE : FICO/FM Principal Consultant (Freelancer)

SAP VERSION : S4HANA 2022 cloud migration

The Ministry of Investment, till 2020 as the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, is a government ministry in Saudi Arabia that oversees foreign investment in the country besides issuing licenses to foreign investors.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION # 14 (ABANS GROUP)

CLIENT : Abans Group, Sri Lanka

COUNTRY : Sri Lanka

WEB SITE : https://abansgroup.com

DURATION : January 2022 – May 2023

ROLE : Associate Vice President

SAP VERSION : SAP S4HANA 2021

Abans Group to operate in the retail, real estate development, environmental management, and logistics sectors. More than 10,000 Group employees work in multiple operations across Sri Lanka to provide our customers with practical and innovative solutions for their everyday needs.

TECHNICAL UPGRADE To S4HANA # 13 (DIALOG AXIATA GROUP)

CLIENT : Dialog Axiata Group, Sri Lanka

COUNTRY : Sri Lanka

WEB SITE : www.dialog.lk

DURATION : June 2021 – December 2021

ROLE : Lead Consultant FICO

SAP VERSION : SAP ERP Central Component 6.0/S4HANA

ROLL-OUTS #12 (DIALOG AXIATA GROUP)

H ONE (PVT) LTD/DIALOG NETWORK SERVICES (PVT)LTD/DIALOG TELECARD (PVT)LTD

CLIENT : Dialog Axiata Group, Sri Lanka

COUNTRY : Sri Lanka

WEB SITE : www.dialog.lk

DURATION : January 2021 – May 2021

ROLE : Lead Consultant FICO

SAP VERSION : SAP ERP Central Component 6.0/S4HANA 2021

ROLL-OUTS #11 (MAS HOLDINGS)

MAS CAPITAL(PVT) LTD/MAS INVESTMENT (PVT) LTD /MAS AMALIYA (PVT) LTD /MAS LEGATO (PVT) LTD

CLIENT : MAS Holdings, Sri Lanka

COUNTRY : Sri Lanka

WEB SITE : www.masholdings.com

DURATION : December 2020 – May 2021

ROLE : Lead Consultant FICO

SAP VERSION : SAP ERP Central Component 6.0 (AFS)

ROLL-OUTS #10 (MAS HOLDINGS)

MAS INTIMATE KENYA

CLIENT : MAS Holdings, Sri Lanka

COUNTRY : Kenya

WEB SITE : www.masholdings.com

DURATION : March 2019– December 2019

ROLE : Lead Consultant FICO

SAP VERSION : SAP ERP Central Component 6.0 (AFS)

SUPPORT #9 (GAZAL CORPORATION LIMITED-AUSTRAILIA)

CLIENT : GAZAL CORPORATION LIMITED

COUNTRY : Australia

WEB SITE : https://www.pvh.com

DURATION : January 2017– December 2018

ROLE : Lead Consultant FICO

SAP VERSION : SAP ERP Central Component 6.0 (AFS)

SUPPORT #8 (LI & FUNG GROUP US)

MAS INTIMATE KENYA

CLIENT : LI & FUNG GROUP US

COUNTRY : US

WEB SITE : https://www.lifung.com

DURATION : March 2014– December 2016

ROLE : Lead Consultant FICO

SAP VERSION : SAP ERP Central Component 6.0 (AFS)

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION#7 (Matrix)

CLIENT : MAS Fabric Park, Sri Lanka

COUNTRY : Sri Lanka

WEB SITE : www.masfabricpark.com

DURATION : August 2013 – December 2013

ROLE : Lead Consultant FICO

SAP VERSION : SAP ERP Central Component 6.0 (AFS)

MAS Fabric Park (Pvt) Ltd is Sri Lanka’s first privately owned fabric intensive investment zone. It is a subsidiary company of MAS Holdings, the largest apparel exporter in the country. Located 65km from Colombo, it is an entity which has facilitated the employment of over 1759 people through investment opportunity. With over US $ 70 million invested via various parties, MFP (MFP provides shared services to investors who are willing to set up shop within the free trade zone) continues to grow as an environmentally sustainable free trade park.

WORK PERFORMED:

Understand and the existing business processes and transforms them in to SAP process and add value to business operationally and strategically.

Designed and implement the SAP FICO solution which satisfies the customer needs in compliance with the best practices and the industry norms.

Knowledge transfer to key business users.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION#6 (Crystal)

CLIENT : Dialog Group, Sri Lanka

COUNTRY : Sri Lanka

WEB SITE : www.dialog.lk

DURATION : March 2010 – April 2011

ROLE : Lead Consultant FICO

SAP VERSION : SAP ERP Central Component 6.0

Dialog Telekom PLC is Sri Lanka’s flagship telecommunications service provider, which operates Dialog GSM – the country’s largest mobile network. A subsidiary of the Axiata Group Berhad (formerly TM International), Dialog is one of the largest listed companies on the Colombo Stock Exchange in terms of market capitalization. Dialog holds the distinction of being the first and only company in Sri Lanka to achieve a market capitalization of USD 1 billion

In addition to its core business of mobile telephony, Dialog Telekom operates a wide portfolio of multi-sensory connectivity services. This includes Dialog TV, a direct-to-home satellite television service, and

Dialog Global which operates a wide portfolio of international telecommunication services. In addition, Dialog Broadband offers fixed-line services and broadband internet, whilst Dialog Tele-Infrastructure is the company’s National telecommunication infrastructure arm. Dialog holds leadership position in almost all its business spheres, with innovation, superior technology solutions and world-class customer service serving as catalysts for growth

WORK PERFORMED:

Responsible for the revamp of business processes across the Dialog group of companies and for the upgrade to ERP 6.0 with regard to the FICO module. Currently the project is in the Business Blueprint phase.

This project will bring the three Dialog companies (Mobile, Broadband, Satellite TV) under a single client and will involve cross-company code invoicing, inter unit change out, cost allocations for profitability analysis of business lines and their products.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION #5 (Centrix)

CLIENT : Celcom Malaysia Bhd (Secondment from Dialog Telekom PLC)

COUNTRY : Malaysia

DURATION : January 2009 – 30th June 2009

ROLE : Lead Consultant FICO

SAP VERSION : SAP ERP Central Component 6.0

Celcom Malaysia Bhd is the largest and oldest mobile telecommunications company in Malaysia. Celcom has more than 8 million mobile customers with annual revenues exceeding USD 2 billion.

Dialog Telekom PLC is Sri Lanka's largest telecommunication service provider, with a customer base of over 6 million having interests in mobile, fixed line, broadband, and satellite TV businesses.

Celcom and Dialog are part of the Axiata Group Bhd which is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the Asian region with interests spanning across 10 countries and a total customer base of over 50 million. (http://www.axiata.com)

WORK PERFORMED:

Project negotiation and defining the scope of the project

Resource planning (number of consultants required for each module and core team members required from the business)

Finalizing the project structure (project sponsor, project director, Project manager, Consultant, Business process owners, core team, independent project reviewers)

Finalizing the project charter

Conduct initial presentation on SAP overview and project approach (ASAP)

Analyze the key pain areas where the client needs more attention to be paid

Carry out the “AS IS” study in order to understand the client business model

Carry out the level one training in IDES to familiarize the core team with SAP FICO module

Finalize the SAP FICO organizational structure

Finalize the FICO Key Data Structure

Finalize the business process definition documentations (PDD)

Finalize the RICEF (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, enhancement & Forms) required to finalized the Business Blue print

Successfully close the business blue print

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION # 4(Supersede)

CLIENT : Dialog Television (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka

COUNTRY : Sri Lanka

WEB SITE : http://www.dialog.lk/personal/tv/

DURATION : April 2008 – October 2008

ROLE : Team Lead Consultant – FICO

SAP VERSION : SAP ERP Central Component 5.0

WORK PERFORMED:

Responsible for the end-to-end implementation of the FICO module at Dialog Television (Pvt) Ltd which covered the followings SAP IMG activities under realization phase of the ASAP approach.

Created FICO training material and courses for key users and conducted training for power users/end-users.

Elaborated the reports to obtain a P&L for business line and product line using ‘Report Painter’.

Experience in handling ‘Solution Manager’ to resolve issues generated by users.

Prepared and circulated the master data templates required as per the conversion interface programs

Prepare the Data migration strategy and successfully migrated the master data from the legacy system

Preparation of Conversion programmes (LSMW)

Prepare the authorization matrix for end users based on the pre define roles

Conduct the system integration testing as per the integration matrix done at blue print stage

Prepared the cutover strategy

Conduct the mock cutover in order to familiarize the core team for final cut over

Preparation of functional specification for all the RICEF

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION # 3 (Hello)

CLIENT : Hello Axiata

COUNTRY : Cambodia

WEB SITE : http://www.hello.com.kh

DURATION : September 2007 – January 2008

ROLE : FICO Lead Consultant cum Project manager

SAP VERSION : SAP B1

Hello Axiata is a major player in the telecommunication industry in Cambodia subsequently it became a fully owned subsidiary of the Telecom Malaysia International.

WORK PERFORMED:

Responsible to monitor project regularly and escalate the inordinate fluctuations in the actual realists to the board and get the direction.

Recourse planning in terms of consultant’s main days and the core team members required, infrastructure facilities etc.

Project scope documentation including the project charter

Finalising the team structure roles and responsibilities of them.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION # 2 (Evolution)

CLIENT : Dialog Broadband (PVT) Ltd

COUNTRY : Sri Lanka

WEB SITE : http://www.dialog.lk/personal/broadband

DURATION : April 2006 – May 2007

ROLE : Team Lead Consultant – FICO

SAP VERSION : SAP ERP Central Component 5.0

Dialog Broadband Networks (Private) Limited (DBN) is a key player in the provision of broadband internet, fixed-telephony, data networks and converged solutions in Sri Lanka.

WORK PERFORMED:

Completed all the work related to the business blue print.

Completed the work that are comes under realization phase of the project

Completed the final preparation task under ASAP approach

Ensured the smooth go live of the project

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION # 1(Revolution)

CLIENT : Corporate Planning, Dialog Telekom PLC, Sri Lanka

COUNTRY : Sri Lanka

WEB SITE : http://www.dialog.lk

DURATION : July 2005 – December 2005

ROLE : Core Team Member

SAP VERSION : SAP ERP Central Component 5.0

WORK PERFORMED:

Responsible for gather all FICO related business requirements ask for SAP solution for that.

Rationalised the KDS requirements.

Master data upload.

Cut over data upload.

End user training

Creation of UAT scenarios to cover entire integration points

Carry out separate testing cycles for stand along business process

End user manual preparations

Authorization testing

SAP SUPPORT FUNCTION

Provide guidance and extend support hand to all the subsidiaries of MAS group, Axiata group, locally and offshore customers like Li & Fung, Crocs, Brooks Brothers to provide support work in terms of the trouble shooting, Change requests, new enhancements, assurance of compliance with new legislative requirements (IFRS/new levy etc)

Bench mark the best practices within the group (internal bench marking)

Continuous training on SAP best practices

Conducting some R&D on adoption of certain new features

SAP POST GOLIVE SYSTEM AUDIT REVIEW

Carried out the SAP R/3 post implementation Audit review in AKTEL in Bangladesh

Audit Work Experience

COMPANY : Ernst & Yong

COUNTRY : Sri Lanka

WEB SITE : www.ey.com

DURATION : August 2002 – July 2005

ROLE : Senior Accountant

Plan and execute complete review of assigned organizational and functional activities in accordance with approved work plan and accepted professional standards.

Perform special reviews at the request of management.

Survey the functions and activities in assigned areas to determine the nature of operations and the adequacy of the system of control to achieve established objectives.

Determines the direction and thrust of the proposed audit effort.

Plans the theory and scope of the audit, and prepares an audit program.

Decide on the auditing procedures to be used, including statistical sampling and use of electronic data processing equipment’s.

Evaluates system’s effectiveness and the accompanying business risks through the application of my knowledge of business systems, including financial, manufacturing, engineering, procurement, and other operations. And understanding of auditing techniques.

Direct the activities of Junior Auditors and Audit Assistants and reviews their work for sufficiency of scope and for accuracy.

Makes oral and/or written presentations to management during and at the conclusion of the examination, discussing deficiencies, recommending corrective action to improve operations and reduce cost.

Prepares the formal written reports, expressing opinions on the adequacy and effectiveness of the system and the efficiency with which activities are carried out.

Professional Certifications

Certified SAP Solutions Consultant November 2007

Financial Accounting with mySAP ERP 2004

Fellow Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka November 2006

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka

Chartered Management Accountant UK February 2005

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK

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