Fp A Corporate Finance

ALAIN TRUONG

Expertise in Finance & Financial Technology

415-***-**** ***********@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/alainatruong/ San Francisco Bay Area Summary

Techno-functional EPM expert & seasoned Finance professional with 25 years of experience in Corporate FP&A and end-to-end EPM solutions that drive financial technology transformation across Fortune 500 and high-growth companies. Competent in Oracle EPBCS, PBCS, EPCM, EDMCS, FCCS, on-prem Hyperion Planning, Essbase, and Adaptive Planning. Lead roles in large-scale implementations, cloud migrations, and process automation initiatives, integrating EPM with SAP, Oracle EBS, PeopleSoft, Workday People, etc. Recognized for cross- functional leadership, stakeholder engagement, and enabling finance organizations to achieve SOX compliance, scalability, and operational excellence.

2024 - Implement full EPBCS (Financials, WFP, Project, Capital, Balance Sheet) (Rivian Automotive) 2020 - Develop Revenue Planning capability in Adaptive Insights to prepare for IPO (Rivian Automotive) 2014 - Implement early version of PBCS (Gap Inc.)

2012 - Develop/maintain e-Commerce financial & revenue/inventory planning Essbase cube (Gap Inc.) 2009 - Develop complex cost allocation model in Essbase (Blue Shield of California) 2005 - Implement on-prem Hyperion Planning (Johnson & Johnson medical device division) 2000 - Implement Hyperion Essbase & Hyperion Pillar(Johnson & Johnson medical device division) System Implementations

Strengths

Transformation Expertise

Skilled in identifying areas of

inefficiency in business processes,

creating technology roadmaps, and

leading initiatives toward the

objectives

Finance Systems Solutions

Expert in delivering relevant, scalable,

effective financial technology

solutions. Strong ability to translate

FP&A needs into technical system

specifications

Cross-functional Collaboration

Effective in coordinating across

functions and communicating at

multiple levels to deliver on

enterprise-wide initiatives

Experience

Rivian Automotive LLC Irvine, California, United States Sr. Finance Technology Manager, Corporate Finance 06/2020 - 11/2024 Electric-Vehicle manufacturer

Built revenue planning capability in Adaptive Insights to support Rivian's blockbuster $12B IPO in 2021. Led the implementation of Oracle EPBCS in 2024 (WFP, OpEx, CapEx, Revenue/COGS, Project, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) with full integration to SAP to address operational inefficiencies and prepare Rivian for long-term growth Enabled granular revenue planning down to model/engine/battery size by creating system framework (dimensions, hierarchies, calculations) in Adaptive Planning

Led cross-functional technical design discussions and decisions throughout the SDLC to implement Oracle EPM (all modules/full integration)

Partnered with business groups to create governance and standardize SAP Worked with SOX team and auditors to ensure compliance Gap Inc. San Francisco Bay Area

Senior Finance Technology manager 11/2012 - 06/2020 Fashion Retail

Improved revenue and inventory planning accuracy at SKU level in Essbase for Gap Online division. Recognized in 2013 for integrating IT organization under online leadership. Eliminated human errors in cost allocation by automating Essbase routine to allocate IT overhead to brand and channel

Created framework to report and forecast Gap Online P&L in Hyperion Essbase Automated and optimized Essbase cubes to reduce calc time and speed up reporting retrievals Created fully-automated routine in Essbase to allocate IT overhead costs by brand and channel, saving hours of manual hand-offs and eliminating human errors

Enhanced eCommerce and IT financial planning by implementing Oracle PBCS to standardize and centralize payroll and OpEx planning Showcased lessons learned from Oracle PBCS deployment at Oracle Open World in 2014 www.enhancv.com Powered by

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Experience

Blue Shield of California San Francisco Bay Area

Lead Business Systems Analyst 06/2009 - 11/2012

Health Insurance Provider

Developed Hyperion Essbase model with 20 allocation drivers, multiple data sources, and 60 calculation scripts with critical check points to allocate 1.2B in administrative expenses to product lines Improved month-close efficiency by mapping finance and accounting close process, identifying critical paths, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to address process gaps.

Supported the quarterly and annual forecast using Hyperion Planning, reducing the process by 1 week Developed Essbase model to allocate administrative expenses ($1.2 billion) to product lines for monthly actuals, annual plan, and quarterly forecast using Hyperion Essbase. Instituted critical check points and process control points to eliminate all errors and issues in this complex process

Target Minneapolis, United States

Senior Financial Analyst 2007 - 2008

Medtronic Minneapolis, MN

Principal Financial Analyst 2006 - 2007

Johnson & Johnson Milpitas, CA

Finance Systems Business Analyst 2000 - 2006

Education

University of San Diego

M.B.A., Finance 01/1990 - 12/1992

UC Irvine

B.S., Physics 01/1986 - 12/1990

Certification

Process Excellence Green Belt Certification Johnson & Johnson Hyperion Essbase Bootcamp Johnson & Johnson

FinTech

Oracle EPBCS EPM Automate Hyperion Essbase Calc Scripts Workday Adaptive Planning Power BI Tableau Tableau Prep Excel PowerQuery Project Lifecycle Management Team Management PowerPoint Presentation Budget/Forecast/Variance Analysis Financial Analysis Basic SQL SAP Oracle EBS JD Edwards IBM Cognos Core Competencies

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