Digital Transformation Expert Project & Product ERP Consulting & BA

Ranasinghe Dilshan

Sri Lanka +94-774****** *******.**********@*******.*** linkedin.com/in/dilshanranasinghelk Career profile

Dynamic High calibre and self-motivated individual with over 14+ years of experience as Senior Business System/Process Architect in ERP, Budgeting EPM and CRM stacks include complementary skills in delivering digital transformations and project management. Proven record of success in diversified group business on system development life cycle and support with strong operational management expertise. Looking for the next opportunity to bring right talent for the organisation to enhance system processes and enterprise system delivery. Relevant skills

· Oracle E-Business, NetSuite & ERP Fusion Cloud

(Financial – FA, AP, AR, GL, CM, SCM – PO, INV,

WMS,BOM and Integration Cloud API)

· Oracle Hyperion Planning /Fusion EPM Cloud

(Essbase, HFR, Cal Manager)

· Data Migration & Advance Ms-Excel/Sheets

· Tools : Jira, Ms Projects, RT Ticketing

· Oracle PL/SQL & Power BI

· Accounting and Budgeting/Forecasting

· SDLC / Project Management & Change

· Business Process Mapping and Modelling

· Business Analysis/Stakeholder Management

· Six Sigma, Kaizen, Agile and Lean

Selected achievements

· Oracle Fusion Cloud (ERP + SCM) and Planning (EPM) implementation for Sri Lanka’s #1 non-financial institution and a listed blue chip conglomerate with 120 plus subsidiaries and group office (2019)

· NetSuite One-World (ERP) implementation delivery and application support for Singapore based world’s largest image processing company (2018)

· Oracle EBS ERP and POS implementation successful delivery for National Airline of Sri Lanka (2017)

· Delivered process transition from United Kingdom to Sri Lanka the ‘Finance System Analyst’ role (2012)

· Led the offshore ‘Hyperion Planning (EPM) upgrade’ by streamlining financial reporting by -40% time saving with application lean six sigma and won the award for business excellence and best employee (2010)

· Setup and pioneered the ‘Shared Service Centre of Excellence’ in Colombo for F&A with innovation, process improvements + BPR with stakeholders to achieve target operating model and cost savings (TOM). (2009) Work history

Senior Manager - ERP & Planning Solutions, Informatics Limited - Sri Lanka March 2019 – Present (2 Years)

· Formulating the ‘ERP and Budgeting’ product vision, road map, customer adoption strategy and partnerships with business leaders to understand how they are using the platform and determine areas of improvement.

· Adoption and sharing the Oracle ERP and EPM process (s) and best practices to build in-house product with strong capabilities, research, benchmarking. Include user and customer experience include expertise support.

· Maintain a deep understanding of the platform’s capabilities and staying relevant with technology developments so to ensure we are using the system to its fullest potential and areas of improvement.

· Demonstrated strong process expertise and application of knowledge in business process, SCM - Product Management, Order Management, Manufacturing, Inventory and Costing, Warehouse Management, Production Planning, Purchasing and Supplier Portal and CRM – Salesforce ERP – General Ledger, Payable, Receivable, Cash Management and Assets + Workflows and Notifications

· Conducting discovery process, focus on user experience and running workshops include solution, business architecture and business process analysis re/engineering for implementations of E2E cycle delivery include managing 10 technical and non-technical team for enterprise applications in mobile and web portals(non erp) Senior Project Manager & Head of PMO, KPMG Limited Partnership - Sri Lanka January 2016 - February 2019 (2 years 9 months)

· Pre-Sales, Budgeting, Resource Planning & Grooming, Establish Project Governance Structure & Policy, Plan and Execution of Projects Oracle ERP, EPM, BI and strategic edge application cloud and on-premise implementation, Reporting and Post Project Closure Activities include advisor on digital transformation by conducting and contributing for professional forums and accountable as risk manager for all project portfolios

. (Total head count 35 + contractor teams)

· Led as ‘Oracle Application Support Manager’ enhance service help desk support practice, accountable for budget with service delivery excellence and build strong 'P&L', ‘Cash Flow’ for Oracle ERP, BI and infrastructure offerings for customer(s) with diverse industries (15),Reduced total service request volume by -30% and adopted ‘Net Promoter Score’ (NPS). – Increased collection by +40% $250k - (6 months) Oracle Functional Consultant, Synapsys Limited - Sri Lanka April 2014 - December 2015 (1 year 9 months)

· Successfully Led/participated in systems implementation projects from requirements, enterprise solution design, systems configuration general ledger and sub ledger, integrations, master data migration, SIT, UAT execution and training and deployment for Oracle E-Business Suite ERP & Hyperion Planning EPM

· Delivered 1st level support for Oracle EBS Financials (ERP) and Hyperion Planning (EPM) and accounting standards (IFRS) with aligned to vision of enterprise Retail Banking and Hospitality sector.

· Work closely with Oracle partnership with focus on continues improvement innovation for finance planning and reporting. With greater customer experience and ensure system assurance by upgraders and maintenance. Lead Business System Analyst, WNS Global Limited – Sri Lanka / United Kingdom January 2011 - March 2014 (3 years 3 months)

· Perform the Hyperion Planning system support for business and finance users include assurance periodic, annual budgeting and actuals load, reconciliation and maintained dimensional structures, data forms, script logic and business rules according to the business change with finance authorization.

· Perform the Oracle EBS system support for finance users include preparation monthly finance and reporting timetables, system structure maintenance, sub ledger system consolidation and assurance.

· Performed as ‘Finance-System Delivery Manager’ accountable to UK Finance System VP and UK Finance Reporting SVP for Oracle ERP & Hyperion (EPM) system assurance, stakeholder management across UK, Ireland, India, Singapore and Sri Lanka wide 450+ active user base.

· Conducted regular inspections on process, apps data owner controls, license audits and governance compliance to Sarbanes Oxley Act with 500+ business users for ‘Finance IT Process-Quality Assurance’ Management Accountant, WNS Global Limited – Sri Lanka July 2008 - December 2010 (2 years 6 months)

· Managed the forecast and financial reporting for ‘UK Sales & Marketing’ business by preparation P&L and MI Reporting with collaboration of key stakeholders and rest of FP&A as trusted advisor.

· Worked with key SI teams and key Finance AVPs to rolling the forecasting include MS-Excel, Hyperion Planning projections and Oracle EBS based period closure best practice for General Ledger duties.

· Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual board reports for Board, Shareholders and Advisers include presentation and commentary on financial analysis and budget variances for KPIs

· Drive out the annual budgeting and month end reporting guidance, support for the business users.

· Additional duties include Sarbanes–Oxley (SOX) compliance lead and annual tax reporting. Accounting Analyst, Hutchison Telecom Limited – Sri Lanka October 2006 – June 2008 (1 Year 9 Months)

Education

· University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom (Distance Learning) 2020 Master’s in Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General

· University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 2015 - 2018 (Attended) Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems Management

· St. Joseph's College (Colombo), Sri Lanka (2005), High School - Commerce & Accounts Professional development

· PMI Project Management Institute, USA – Training certification completed (2019) Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Business Analyst Certification (PMI-PBA) Project Management Professional (PMI-PMP)

· AXELOS Training certification completed (2019) - ITIL 4 Foundation, IT Service Management

· The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom 2007 – 2014 Advance Diploma in Management Accounting - Management Languages English (Proficient) Chinese (Basic) – Certificate in Chinese (2018) Expected Salary Negotiable

Work Sponsorship Required if onsite / Remote 100% with client standard operating time Availability One month notice (Negotiable)

Referees Available upon request

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