VIJAY KUMAR
Oracle Financials Cloud Functional Consultant
Mobile Number: 810-***-**** - Email: ******.*@*****.***
Professional Summary
Seasoned Oracle ERP Cloud Professional with 15 years of Consulting Experience.
Oracle ERP Cloud Financials and Procurement Principal Consultant (GL, AP, AR, CM, FA, Expenses, Budgetary Control and Encumbrance Accounting, Tax, Oracle Business Network, Requisitions, Purchasing, Sourcing, Supplier Portal, Supplier Qualifications, Procurement Contracts and Oracle Collaboration Messaging).
Successfully completed eight end-to-end Oracle Financials and Procurement Cloud Implementations.
Participated in all phases of an Oracle ERP Cloud Implementation Projects.
Skilled in structured lifecycle development activities including requirement gathering, gap analysis, solutioning, configuration, validation, migration and post go live support.
Proven expertise in Oracle Cloud Security, Approvals and Data Conversions.
Ability to manage project development, support, enhancements, implementations, version upgrade, end to end testing and rollouts.
Consistent client recognition for articulate communication and successful delivery.
Built CoE and conduct activities like trainings, POCs as part of the CoE to strengthen the Oracle Cloud Practice.
Responsible for offshore Cloud deliverables
Outstanding communication and leadership skills that have been put to excellent use in resolving issues as well as promoting a positive work environment.
Provided leadership in team building, skill development, worked with the consultants on career paths, personal development planning and cross-training.
Developed staffing plans, allocate tasks to offshore team and ensure the tasks are completed in time and the deliverables are with the expected quality.
Experience
Organization
Designation
Duration
Sify Technologies Limited / HighStreet IT Solutions Private Limited, Bangalore
Principal Consultant
05/06/2014 – Present
Oracle India Private Limited, Bangalore
Principal Consultant
20/06/2011 – 04/06/2014
Mindtree Limited, Bangalore
Lead Consultant
14/04/2008 – 17/06/2011
Estuate Software Private Limited, Bangalore
Lead Consultant
01/03/2006 – 04/04/2008
Certifications
Oracle Financials General Ledger, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables and Procurement Cloud Certified Implementation Specialist
Awards and Recognitions
“Outstanding Performance” Highstreet CEO Award for multiple Oracle Cloud Implementation Projects.
“YES” Award (Your Example Shines) from Alcoa for Oracle Cloud Implementation.
“Excellent Work and Best Performance” Award from Mindtree Limited for Kyocera EBS R12 Implementation Project.
“Shining Star Award” from Kyocera, for a Star Demonstration of Excellent Performance for Oracle EBS Implementation and Production Support.
Education
Master of Information Technology (MIT), Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
Master of Computer Applications (MCA), IGNOU, New Delhi
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), Karnatak University, Dharwad
3 Years Diploma in Computer Science and Engineering, Board of Technical Education, Bangalore
SSLC, Board of Technical Education, Bangalore
Key Projects Profile
15
Project Name: Oracle Financials, PBCS, Procurement, SCM, HCM and Payroll Cloud Implementation (Currently in CRP3)
Client
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), Cleveland, OH, US
Role
Offshore Functional Lead Consultant
Organization
Sify Technologies Limited / Highstreet IT Solutions Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
Duration
Oct 2020 – to till date
Team Size
21
Contribution
Prepared business requirement documents for finance and procurement modules
Involved in functional requirement gathering and fit gap analysis
Involved in design workshops and solutioning
Extracted functional configuration data from legacy application Oracle EBS
Prepared functional configuration workbooks
Configured finance and procurement modules functional setups
Prepared and executed test scripts for Procure to Pay, Acquire to Scrap, Order to Cash and Record to Report Cycles
Configured Security and Approvals
Conducted CRP Sessions
14
Project Name: Oracle Financials, PBCS, Procurement, HCM and Payroll Cloud Implementation (Gone Live on January 4, 2021)
Client
William Rainey Harper College, Chicago, IL, US
Role
Offshore Functional Lead Consultant
Organization
Sify Technologies Limited / Highstreet IT Solutions Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
Duration
Sep 2019 – to till date
Team Size
34
Contribution
Prepared business requirement documents for finance and procurement modules
Involved in functional requirement gathering and fit gap analysis
Involved in design workshops and solutioning
Extracted configuration data from legacy application EBS
Prepared functional configuration workbooks
Configuration of finance and procurement modules functional setups
Prepared and processed Rapid Implementation templates for General Ledger, Fixed Assets and Cash Management
Prepared and executed Test Scripts for Procure to Pay, Acquire to Scrap, Order to Cash and Record to Report Cycles
Worked on Fixed Assets Data Conversions
Customized Security and configured Approvals
Performed Unit and System Integration Testing
Sole owner of Financials and Procurement modules at Offshore - Single handed performed the complete Configuration and Testing end-to-end implementation
Prepared functional requirement documents for technical objects
Participated in all the project cutovers
Performed quarterly patch analysis, implemented and end to end testing
Worked with technical team on building the technical objects and validated data conversions, approvals, reports, interfaces and integrations
13
Project Name: Oracle Financials and Procurement Cloud Implementation
Client
Town of Mount Pleasant, SC, US
Role
Offshore Functional Lead Consultant
Organization
Sify Technologies Limited / Highstreet IT Solutions Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
Duration
Jan 2020 – to till date
Team Size
8
Performed functional setup validations for finance and procurement modules
Performed 20D patch analysis and implemented new features
Performed P2P, O2C, A2S and R2R end to end testing after applying 20D patch
Performed Unit and System Integration Testing
12.
Project Name: Oracle Financials and Procurement Cloud Implementation
Client
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL, US
Role
Offshore Lead Functional Consultant
Organization
Highstreet IT Solutions Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
Duration
Oct 2018 – Mar 2019
Team Size
8
Contribution
Prepared business requirement documents, functional configuration workbooks for all the Financial and Procurement modules
Configured General Ledger, Budgetary Control and Encumbrance Accounting, Accounts Payables, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Self Service Procurement and Purchasing Setups
Prepared and processed Rapid Implementation templates for General Ledger, Fixed Assets and Cash Management
Prepared Test Scripts for Procure to Pay, Acquire to Scrap and Record to Report Cycles
Had own all the Finance and Procurement modules functional configuration workbooks
Performed Unit and System Integration testing
Executed Test Scripts for Procure to Pay, Acquire to Scrap and Record to Report Cycles
Sole owner of Financials and Procurement modules at Offshore - Single handed performed the complete Configuration and Testing end-to-end implementation
Participated in all the project milestones
11.
Project Name: Oracle Financials, PBCS, Procurement, HCM Cloud and Payroll Implementation
Client
San Joaquin Community College District (SJDC), CA, US
Role
Offshore Lead Functional Consultant
Organization
Highstreet IT Solutions Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
Duration
Oct 2017 – Till date
Team Size
18
Contribution
Prepared business requirement documents, functional configuration templates for all the Financial and Procurement Modules
Gathered business requirements for all the Financials, Tax, Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting and Procurement Modules
Fit gap analysis, business process mapping for Oracle Procure to Pay and Fixed Assets
Configured General Ledger, Budgetary Control and Encumbrance Accounting, Accounts Payables, Cash Management, Accounts Receivables, Fixed Assets, Expenses, US Tax, Self Service Procurement, Purchasing and Sourcing Setups
Prepared and processed Rapid Implementation templates for General Ledger, Fixed Assets and Cash Management
Had own all the functional configuration workbooks
Configured custom SLA for GASB34 Fixed Assets Accounting
Customized SLA for Accounts Payables and Tax Modules
Preparation of Solution design document detailing the configurations performed with respect to the client requirements and client data
Prepared Test Scripts for Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Acquire to Scrap and Record to Report Cycles
Performed Unit and System Integration testing
Executed Test Scripts for Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Acquire to Scrap and Record to Report Cycles
Performed Release 13 new features analysis, implemented and performed end to end testing
Participated in all the project cutovers
Provided post go live support, testing new business requirements in the Test/Dev environments and validating the same in Production
Worked with technical team on building the technical objects and validated data conversions, approvals, reports, interfaces and integrations
10.
Project Name: Oracle Financials, PBCS, Procurement Cloud, Oracle Collaboration Messaging and Oracle Business Network Implementation
Client
Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE, USA
Role
Offshore Lead Functional Consultant
Organization
Highstreet IT Solutions Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
Duration
Mar 2016 – Jul 2018
Team Size
6
Contribution
Prepared requirement gathering questionnaires and templates for setup entities for all the Finance and Procurement Modules
Interacted with business owners and gathered business requirements for Finance and Procurement Modules
Configured General Ledger, Budgetary Control and Encumbrance Accounting, Accounts Payables, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, US Tax, Self Service Procurement and Purchasing Setups
Implemented Oracle Collaboration Messaging and Oracle Business Network
Prepared solution design document detailing the configurations performed with respect to the client requirements and client data
Prepared Test Scripts for Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Acquire to Scrap and Record to Report Cycles
Performed Unit and System testing to validate the setups
Executed Test Scripts for Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Acquire to Scrap and Record to Report Cycles
Preparation of Training documents for the end users detailing the transactions to be performed
Conducted CRPs and UAT Sessions and demonstrated application flow of new business models
Analyzing user needs, conferring with users to improve procedures and identifying and solving issues
Performed Release 13 new features analysis, implemented, performed end to end testing and conducted user trainings on using new functionalities
Participated in all the project cutovers and conducted KT Sessions for business users
Worked with technical team on building the technical objects and validated data conversions, approvals, reports, interfaces and integrations
9.
Project Name: Oracle Financials and Procurement Cloud Implementation
Client
Stony Brook Foundation (SBF), CA, US
Role
Offshore Lead Functional Consultant
Organization
Highstreet IT Solutions Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
Duration
Mar 2017 – Jan 2018
Team Size
7
Contribution
Prepared requirement gathering questionnaires and templates for setup entities
Prepared process flow diagrams based on the discussion with application owners
Configured General Ledger, Budgetary Control and Encumbrance Accounting, Accounts Payables, Cash Management, Accounts Receivables, Fixes Assets, Expenses, US Tax, Self Service Procurement and Purchasing Setups
Configured custom SLA for Fixed Assets Special Accounting (GASB34)
Customized SLA for AR, AP and Fixed Assets
Preparation of solution design document detailing the configurations performed with respect to the client requirements and client data
Performed Unit and System testing
Executed Test Scripts for Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Acquire to Scrap and Record to Report Cycles
Preparation of Training document for the end users detailing the transactions to be performed
Participated in all the project milestones
Worked with technical team on building the technical objects and validated data conversions, approvals, reports, interfaces and integrations
8.
Project Name: Oracle Financials Cloud Implementation
Client
Stony Brook Foundation Student Faculty Association (SBFFSA), CA, US
Role
Offshore Lead Functional Consultant
Organization
Highstreet IT Solutions Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
Duration
Jun 2017 – Jan 2018
Team Size
7
Contribution
Prepared requirement gathering questionnaires and templates for setup entities
Configured General Ledger, Accounts Payables, Cash Management, Accounts Receivables and Fixed Assets
Preparation of solution design document detailing the configurations performed with respect to the client requirements and client data
Performed Unit and System testing to validate the setups
Prepared and Executed Test Scripts for Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Acquire to Scrap and Record to Report Cycles
Participated in all the project milestones
Conducted KT Sessions for business users
7.
Project Name : Oracle Financials, PBCS, Procurement, Projects and Grants Implementation
Client
San Bernardino Community College District (SBCCD), CA, US
Role
Offshore Lead Functional Consultant
Organization
Highstreet IT Solutions Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
Duration
Apr 2016 – Jul 2017
Team Size
7
Contribution
Interacted with business owners and gathered business requirements for both setup and transactional entities
Series of business meetings with business owners and stake holders to finalize business process flows
Prepared test scripts for Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Acquire to Scrap and Record to Report Cycles
Configured General Ledger, Budgetary Control and Encumbrance Accounting, Accounts Payables, Cash Management, Accounts Receivables, Fixes Assets, Expenses, US Tax, Self Service Procurement and Purchasing Setups
Customized SLA for Accounts Payables and Tax Modules
Configured custom SLA for Fixed Assets Special Accounting (GASB34)
Prepared solution design document detailing the configurations performed with respect to the client requirements and client data
Performed Unit and System testing to validate the setups
Executed Test Scripts for Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Acquire to Scrap and Record to Report Cycles
Worked on Data Conversions like Fixed Assets, Suppliers, etc.,
Participated in all the project cutovers
Conducted CRPs, SIT and UAT sessions and demonstrated application flow of new business models
Responsible for status reporting and communication with business owners
Worked with technical team on building the technical objects and validated data conversions, approvals, reports, interfaces and integrations
6.
Project Name: Oracle EBS R12 Financials General Ledger and Accounts Payables Implementation
Client
AXIS Capital, US
Role
Offshore Lead Functional Consultant
Organization
Highstreet IT Solutions Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
Duration
Jun 2014 – Mar 2015
Team Size
12
Contribution
Interacted with business users to understand and document their business processes and requirements
Configured General Ledger and Accounts Payables modules setups
Created business requirements, system configuration, functional design, test plans and test cases, user training documents and implementation documents
Prepared Functional setup documents
Prepared Test Scripts for Procure to Pay and Record to Report Cycles
Executed Test Scripts for Procure to Pay Record to Report Cycles
Involved in Project Cutovers
Provided Post Go Live Support
5.
Project Name: Oracle EBS R12 Financials and P2P Modules Re-implementation
Client
Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), US
Role
Offshore Lead Functional Consultant
Organization
Oracle India Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
Duration
Dec 2013 – May 2014
Team Size
12
Contribution
Requirement gathering, understanding AN100 Functional design and RD011 process flow documents
Performed General Ledger and Accounts Payables setups
Served as Solution Architect and participated in the design and development of a brand-new invoice coding and payment request self-service pages
Prepared DS140 technical design, TE020 test scripts, IM090 migration documents
Worked in co-ordination with solution architect, business process leads and business users on daily basis
Served as single point of contact between onsite and offshore for all the technical and techno functional design, development and delivery of the solutions
Involved in project cutover activities
4.
Project Name: Oracle EBS R12 Upgrade/Consolidation/Roll-Out and Fusion implementation
Client
Alcoa Inc, Pittsburgh, US
Role
Offshore Lead Consultant
Organization
Oracle India Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
Duration
Sep 2011 – Nov 2013
Team Size
30
Contribution
Served as track lead responsible for development of new solutions and remediation/mitigation and globalization of regional rice solutions, development includes extensions spread across Fusion applications as well as EBS.
Designed and developed a critical business solution “Fusion Launch Pad” in R7 for 32 countries. This involves Launch Pad customizations, customizations migration automation solution to higher environments, resource override bundle for 15+ languages and RBAC implementation integrated with IDM Suite and SSO.
Served as single point of contact for rice track and worked closely with multiple stakeholders like regional leads, GSI, security, configuration, interface, interconnect, reporting, migration, OD, development, support, NAC, onsite coordinator, and other teams.
Prepared of documents, presentations, cookbooks, GSI and R12 upgrade impact analysis matrix, structural and V2V mappings, etc.,
Implemented an 11i Post freeze rice solutions code changes analysis and implementation in GSI environment for all the four regions.
3.
Project Name: Oracle EBS R12 Implementation
Client
Kyocera Corporation, Japan
Role
Offshore Lead Consultant
Organization
Mindtree Limited., Bangalore
Duration
Oct 2010 – May 2011
Team Size
14
Contribution
Involved in full end-to-end implementation cycle
Conducted requirement gathering and fit-gap analysis sessions
Involved in the solution design, delivery and support of modules being implemented
Performed functional setup and created documents
Performed testing and created test result documents
Prepared end user training manuals and conducted trainings
Involved in cutover activities
2.
Project Name: Oracle EBS 11i Implementation and Support
Client
Kyocera Communications Inc., San Diego, US
Role
Offshore Lead Consultant
Organization
Mindtree Limited., Bangalore
Duration
Apr 2008 – Sep 2010
Team Size
38
Contribution
Was involved in full end-to-end implementation cycle
Involved in requirement gathering and fit-gap analysis
Performed functional setups
Prepared and executed test scripts
Performed unit and system integration testing
Created documents using AIM methodology
Prepared training materials and conducted trainings to the business users
Involved in cutover activities
Provided post go live support
1.
Project Name: Integration of Salesforce with Oracle EBS 11i/12
Client
Salesforce Inc., San Francisco, CA, US
Role
Functional Consultant
Organization
Estuate Software Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
Duration
Mar 2006 – Mar 2008
Team Size
5
Contribution
Was involved in full end-to-end development cycle
Requirement gathering
Performed functional setups
Built and executed test scripts
Created documents using AIM methodology
Involved in cutover activities