IT Financial Systems Leader

Strategic IT partner working with the functional areas for the purpose of providing strategic consulting level support and guidance through key IT initiatives. Solid Partner with all levels of the organization and other key stakeholders to define business improvements and efficiently manage projects and business transformations.

Professional Experience

W.R. Grace, Columbia, MD, -Dec, 2018 to Present

Sr. Manager Solutions – Financial Systems

Partnering with Business Functions and Shared services to develop solution roadmaps and promote capital investments to drive change management and operational excellence

Create business cases for new investments with key metrics and ROI

Business facing position who supports the Function and business groups to resolve break fixes and enhancements to enable new capabilities in the core SAP system and peripheral Business applications

IT owner of Financial Systems, Business Analytics and Functional COE

Champion of business transformation and data analytics

Managed global team of direct reports and Matrix resources

HONEYWELL, Morris Plains, NJ, -May, 2013 to Dec, 2018

Director of IT – SAP and Business Systems

Responsible for the development and implementation of solution roadmaps and collaborate with management to develop annual budgets for respective business areas

Develop solution concepts and business cases for new investments

Act as the key liaison across all functional areas, including business units, the information technology department and outside vendors

Business facing IT position who understands the corporate business strategies and provides automated solutions to enable new capabilities in the ERP systems, BI and payroll systems

IT owner of Financial Systems. Business Analytics, HR and Functional COE

Responsible for establishing a robust Finance system strategy SAP FICO and HR modules

Driving transformation and continuous improvement programs with collaboration of Corporate Finance, IT Leadership and Global Process Owners

Responsible for the C2C optimization and improvement to Working Capital

Data Mining OTC and P2P business processes to eliminate nonvalue and frictionless

Managed global team of direct reports and Matrix resources

Direct global staff of 4 and 7 Functional Matrix resources

BARNES & NOBLE.Com, NYC, NY, -April, 2010 to May, 2013

Senior SAP Program Manager

Responsible for the successful execution and delivery of SAP Projects

Managed Functional resources and Consultants

Provided FICO production support and Transport approvals

Work directly with the CFO, Business Unit owners and Consultants

Successful development and implementation of critical business projects

Implementation of Foreign Entities and new product lines

Implemented BPC and Gross Margin reporting

MAQUET LLC, Wayne, NJ, -Feb, 2009 to March, 2010

Cost Accounting Manager/ SAP FICO Lead

Financial Lead in the implementation of SAP

Successfully merged San Jose, California and New Jersey Sites

Responsible for the Cost Accounting of the Wayne, NJ and Puerto Rico Facilities

Implemented Financial controls to reduce spending and production variances

Successfully closed the Puerto Rico facility and transfer of production to Wayne

ROBERT HALF – Cooper Crouse-Hinds, Syracuse, NY, December 2008 to Feb, 2009

SAP & Credit Management consultant for Division of Cooper Industries

MOVADO GROUP, INC- (Various Positions) Paramus, NJ, -Nov, 1999 to August, 2008

US Operations Controller / Director of Credit & Collections / SAP Functional lead

Responsible for the successful configuration and implementation of the SAP FI Modules, Taxes, Currencies and Financial Statements. In addition, responsible for the resolution of issues, conversion of master data, documentation, training, testing and SOX compliance

Provided project management in the implementation of BPCS Financial modules (AR, AP, Cost Accounting, G/L) in subsidiaries located in Canada, Switzerland and Hong Kong

Responsible for the Accounts Payable, Cost Accounting and Credit & Collections department

SYSTEM SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES, Dec, 1996 to Oct, 1999

Senior Financial Systems Consultant

Provided financial system consulting, training and project management expertise in the implementations of the BPCS Client/Server ERP (Enterprise and resources planning) software

Consistently one of the top Billable Financial consultants

Five end to end implementations

REVLON, INC, International locations, July, 1991 to Nov, 1996, Expatriate

ERP Project Manager / Assistant Controller (Mexico City, Mexico)

Responsible for Cost Accounting, Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting, Capital appropriations, MIS department and Inventory management

Prepared monthly & annual budgets, forecasts, financial statements and tax reporting

Implemented BPCS software and installed A/S 400 hardware servers

Successfully completed the expatriate assignment in Mexico

Manager of Financial Reporting (Barcelona, Spain)

Responsible for the European Financial reporting to U.S. Corporate headquarters

Administered and reviewed Capital appropriations and prepared Capital budgets

Worked extensively with upper management on special projects

EDUCATION:

IONA COLLEGE – New Rochelle, NY – BBA- Accounting

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

AGILE Training

PERSONAL:

Fully bilingual in Spanish and working knowledge of Portuguese

Willing to relocate and US citizen

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