Kannan Gopalan, CPA, CGA

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EXPERTISE

Strong accounting background with consolidating multi-divisions Profit &Loss and Balance Sheet

Experienced lead Oracle EBS Financial Functional in multiple 11i implementation and R12 upgrade

Cloud Fusion R13 trained and Certified Oracle professional in Procurement and Order Fulfillment

Concur – Employee Expense Reimbursement tool interfacing with Workday, Siebel and General Ledger

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

B.Sc. (Mathematics)

Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA)

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)

WORK EXPERIENCE

PWC Canada Jan 2020 to Dec 2020

Post Go Live and support (Calgary / Brownsburg Texas- remote)

Support key users covering GL,AP,AR,FA and Expenses Oracle Fusion Financials

Review 20A to 20D upgrade functionality review applicability to client and implement required

Work closely with business user involving large volume of customer and Invoicing from CX Sales to AR and operating in US and Canada entities

Elire Inc Apr 2019 to Nov 2019

Implementation and support (Atlanta GA – remote)

Lead for Oracle EBS Property Manager implementation R12.1.3, Lease Accounting

Conduct workshop with key stake holders, document requirements and identify fit gap

Map current process to future flow Implementing for compliance with ASC842 configure SLA

HCL America July 2018 to Dec 2018

Functional Lead ( San Francisco CA on Site)

Conduct meeting with technical accounting for compliance requirements for IFRS 16 and ASC842

Prioritize gap to meet key business requirements and process re-engineering Oracle EBS R12

Alignment with technical team for personalization and Report developments

Provide change management by training users for the revised process

Capgemini America May 2015 to Jun 2018

Functional Manager (TORONTO Canada)

Lead for Oracle EBS Channel Revenue Management (OCRM) R12.1.3 hosted Cloud environment

Hands on handling complex 3rd Party Accrual interface in alignment with the technical team

Integrate claim payments in AP and Tax application using EB tax and settlement process in AR

Work closely with stake holders for Reporting and Reconciliation of accrual liability in GL

Sun Life Financial Canada Nov 2011 to April 2015

Business System Consultant (TORONTO Canada)

Lead R12 Oracle EBS Upgrade study project, elicit, gather requirements meet goal and timelines

Automated SOD (Segregation of Duties) and Governance using GRC

Functional lead in separating complex feed to GL after sell-off, of a Division

Gathered requirements adhering to CMMI process for six interfaces with Concur

Implemented iProcurement for employee self-service and supported P2P cycle

Configure FAH (Financial Accounting Hub) to interface entries from policy systems

ACCO Brands Canada Inc. Oct 2006 to Jul 2011

Senior Oracle Functional Analyst (TORONTO Canada)

Strong Functional Expertise in Oracle EBS GL, AP, AR, FA, PO, CE, iPayment and iExpense.

Troubleshoot and research business opportunities and develop solutions and recommendations.

Lead the business integration moving from legacy system to new org in Oracle.

Implemented AME (Approval management hierarchy) and HR Self-service for absence details.

Supported- Project costing, Capital projects, Trade Management and Order Management.

MTS Allstream Professional Services (Now PWC Canada) June 2000 – Sep. 2006

Functional Consultant

Lead and involved in projects with the following clients:

MyTravel Canada Oracle E-Business Suite 11i –11.5.10

Functional Lead

oImplement, train and support Oracle EBS AR, FA and PN.

oConducted interviews with users for detailed requirements and documentation.

oDocumented requirements to fit to Oracle Applications out of the box functionality and identified gaps for resolution.

oImplemented Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets and Property Manager Modules.

Tax Revenue Authority Alberta Oracle E-Business Suite 11i –11.5.10

Functional Lead

oDesigned solution demo and configured for Tax Payers self-service functionality using Oracle EBS iReceivables

oConducted interviews with users for detailed requirements documentation.

oPersonalised iReceivables to suit tax payers’ smooth experience.

oEnhanced tax payer’s self-service look and feel pages by extensive use of Bill presentment architecture.

oDemonstrated using iReceivables, to meet self service requirements.

NATO

Functional Support

oSupported functionally for Oracle EBS upgrade from 11.0.3 to 11.5.10.

oFilled in the functional requirements of different categories of upgrade steps.

oFacilitated demo in the upgraded instance.

Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) Oracle E-Business Suite 11i –11.5.9

Functional lead implement, train and support

oEnabled capital budget in Oracle EBS Projects with budgetary control.

oGathered requirements and documented.

oConfigured prototypes involving encumbrance accounting, Capital Projects and FA.

oImplemented iExpense with imaging solutions.

Insurance Bureau of Canada

oConfigured Oracle EBS iSetup based on clients requirements to facilitate rapid prototype building and subsequent production configuration.

oLead member for training clients and custom development on several projects using the Financial Statement Generator (FSG) tool and the Applications Desktop Integrator (ADI) tools.

Munich Reinsurance Canada Branch

AP, GL and CE Lead

oLead for developing business process design, configuration, testing and training for Oracle EBS AP, CE and GL modules.

oUsed iSetup to speed the initial prototype and subsequent.

oDeveloped customized training for users on Oracle financial statement generator.

oTechnical architect for custom interface from single client feed to logically create AR, AP or GL transactions.

oProvided training and end–user support.

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Munich Reinsurance Canada Branch

Role: Functional lead

oStudied and configured the Bank Statement automatic import from the client’s bank and reconciliation.

oMapped the BAI2 bank statement format for interfacing to Oracle EBS Cash

oFacilitated statement import from Bank, Auto-reconcile and manual reconciliation.

oTrained the user and documented the process flow.

McGraw Hill Ltd, Whitby, Ontario

Consultant

oSupported Post Go-Live issues.

oKey member of a task force charged with addressing over 100 critical post-production issues.

oAnalyzed, diagnosed and design / development of the solutions to address the situation in a very short time frame.

ADP Canada Ltd, Toronto Ontario

Consultant

oAssisted in the design of business processes for cash Auto-Reconciliation of multiple banks with multiple accounts with extremely high transaction volumes.

oWorked with client to assess value of using Oracle Case Forecasting capability in their operations to replace current in-house process and reports.

oDesigned specifications for a new AR aging report, worked with developers to create and test with users.

OPSEU Pension Trust

Consultant

oConfigured the Set up required for new subsidiaries and consolidation of subsidiaries.

oFacilitated and analyzed the alternate options for consolidating the new subsidiaries involving setup of new Set of Books (SOB).

Maritz Canada Inc.

Functional Lead

oImplemented Oracle EBS Fixed Assets.

oConducted user (work group) meeting to orient them with the full potentials of FA.

oDeveloped prototype setup for in depth understanding and trained users for setup and routine functions.

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Vienna

Support Consultant

oOSCE books are complicated due to the number of Missions in various parts of Europe continuing to use Oracle applications with their Legacy systems. Among the modules, AP is extensively used, using all currencies in Europe.

oBalanced AP liability and documented the requisite procedure for the client for balancing AP and reconciling with GL.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Oracle Financials

Procurement Order Fulfillment General Ledger Implementation Specialist

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