Information Technology Systems
Resume:
ABRAHAM CATO
Wylie, Texas *****
*******@*****.***
Purposeful, analytical, and strategic thinker with proven track record of managing and maintaining robust financial integrated systems. Highly skilled at breaking down complex problems, generating insights and providing actionable recommendations. A strong believer in driving simplification of processes through systems and automation.
Strengths:
Solid functional and systems experience supporting and implementing financial systems including and not limited to planning and performance (SAP BPC), reporting (SAP DM) and analysis operations and process automations.
Solid Accounting and financial process experience including systems of internal control and governance structure.
Excellent fit for a digital transformation environment in terms of depth and breadth knowledge and experience of business processes and information technology implementations.
SENIOR AUDITOR, CITY OF DALLAS
City OF Dallas – Office of the City Auditor - Permanent full-time
JAN 2022 – SEPT 2022
Spearheaded end-to-end information systems (IS) audits of complex SAP environments, ensuring compliance with municipal regulations, internal controls, and applicable standards.
ACCOUNTING & PLANNING SPECIALIST
Finance & Strategy DEVELOPMENT (FS&D)
Saudi Aramco – Permanent full-time
SEPT 2010 – JUNE 2021
Principal Specialist supporting and delivering the Planning/Budgeting/Forecasting and Consolidation and Accountability Processes and cycles. Drove the planning and performance cycles from start to finish, this includes:
Formulating, coordinating, monitoring, evaluating and reconciling activities relating to the creation of the groups Business/Operating Plans and accountability cycles, including readying the information and reporting systems. From opening of the cycle to reporting and archiving.
Prepared the corporate planning instructions and propagated to corporate stake holders. Such instructions included policy guidelines, limits, Inter-charge rates, system changes and many other related items.
Built the system baseline for the various processing cycles and exercises. This included loading and balancing initial actual to plan data and other Business Process Flows are ready for users.
Developed and maintained the access control system including roles and profiles.
Research financial matters to ensure its proper presentation and classification on the financial statements.
Work as a liaison between planning teams and actual reporting teams to ensure alignment.
Interpret policies and provide technical expertise to resolve interorganizational issues.
Work with and lead the systems group to resolve and support planning and performance systems related issues such as:
-Configuring SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) to ensure the completeness, accuracy, and integrity of the supporting models.
-Maintain and update all supporting master data dimensions and hierarchies. Including data loads and transfers, extractions, calculation, validation, security controls including and cross-referencing data between various systems.
-Design, build BPF’s, calculations and calculation packages.
-Configure and troubleshoot calculation packages and execution dependencies and mapping of inter-model’s data transfers and updates.
-Support business users and undertake other activities to mentor other staff members.
Other Project and responsibilities
As a leading member of the Digital Transformation Team, I participated in, and lead IT implementation projects. These projects varied in size and purpose such as the creation of new planning models, merging two other models, or implementing of-the-shelf System to satisfy certain type of reporting requirements or to simplify and optimize data and processes. Beginning with analysis, data and dimension mapping, design, and implementation to generating the required data and reports.
Lead the implementation of SAP Disclosure Management Solution to interface with both SAP FI/CO and SAP BPC.
Supported data science and the digital transformation process with leading the implementation of Alteryx to create workflows.
Test and support the Robotics efforts undertaken by the other team members.
LEAD INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDITOR,
Saudi Aramco – Permanent Full-Time
MARCH 2001 – AUG 2010
Directed a team of IT auditors in evaluating and strengthening enterprise-wide internal controls over critical information assets, including network infrastructure, databases, ERP systems, and business applications, ensuring alignment with organizational risk tolerance and global compliance standards.
Advised senior leadership on optimizing IT governance frameworks, streamlining IT operational processes, and implementing risk mitigation strategies that safeguarded $500B+ corporate assets.
Led end-to-end audit lifecycles (planning, scoping, testing, reporting) for high-stakes IT environments, identifying high-risk vulnerabilities in cybersecurity, access controls, and data integrity, and driving corrective actions to closure.
Provided training and mentorship to entry level members.
Certifications
Certified Public Accountants – Texas
Certified Information’s Systems Security Professional
Certified Information Systems Auditor
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business administration, The university of Texas at Dallas
MBA, King Fahad University for Petroleum & Minerals.
Pursuing a QuickBooks Pro Advisor Certification
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