Christophe - Consultant ERP (Architecte Solution, Gestion de Projet, Gestion de Programme)

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Consultant (57 ans)
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13148 NACKA (Suède)
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Workday

Normes IFRS

NetSuite

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Salesforce

Expériences professionnelles

ERP Solution Architect

If… Insurances Stockholm, Sweden.
2024 - 2025
For this leading insurance provider, responsible for designing and modernizing the financial solutions architecture, ensuring scalability and efficiency in transitioning towards a cloud-based Financial ERP system. Acting as a key stakeholder in the pre-study phase and full implementation lifecycle, collaborating closely with financial architects, process specialists, developers, and system integrators.
▪ Led and contributed to pre-studies for the implementation of a cloud-based Financial ERP system, providing insights and recommendations for a successful deployment.
▪ Designed and architected the overall structure of the Financial ERP system to align with the organization’s financial and operational needs. There are specific needs for insurances in terms of financial reporting.
▪ The new ERP should be compliant with different GAAPs (Swedish, Danish, Finish), IFRS9, IFRS16, IFRS 17 and Solvency II.
▪ Defined the roadmap for modernization, ensuring a smooth transition from legacy on-premises financial systems to a cloud-based environment.
▪ Provided technical leadership and oversight in integration efforts between Financial ERP systems and other applications, ensuring data integrity and process efficiency. Numerous Insurance related systems feeding the ERP.
▪ Supported the conversion of financial data, ensuring seamless transition into the new system while maintaining compliance with financial reporting standards.
▪ Collaborated with engineering, business, and architecture teams to ensure strategic alignment and operational excellence.
Program Manager Zug, Switzerland - Malta

Scenic Cruises
2021 - 2023
For this leading provider of luxury cruises worldwide, Program Manager, Project Manager, Solution Architect and Change Manager for the implementation of 50+ entities (Switzerland, Malta, UK, Germany, France, Portugal, Croatia, Singapore, Australia, New-Zealand, USA, Canada). Complex Business models with a wealth of intercompany transactions and Taxes specificities. Moving from an on premises to a Cloud Solution.

• Acting as Program / Project Manager for this Finance + Operations Transformation Programme.
• Responsible for this CHF M7 Finance Transformation Program and its end-to-end delivery.
▪ Defined together with the Sponsor (Group CFO) the Program objectives, KPI and roadmap. Breakdown of the roadmap into different projects targeted towards the ERP (Revenue Recognition, AP, AR, GL, AM, Cash Management, Direct and Overhead Purchasing) and CRM (products, bookings, customers and agents) systems.
▪ Defined the selection methodology to both the solution and the Implementation Partner.
▪ Definition of the Target Operating Model aligned to the Business Processes.
▪ Leading the Implementation of the ERP, accompanying the changes in international operating model, specifically streamline financial business processes for tours operations, vessel management, and ship service operations, automate respective intercompany rebilling, and produce accurate & complete financial and tours performance reports.
▪ Responsible for defining the core model and rolling it out to different entities (APAC, EMEA, US, LATAM)
▪ Responsible for every aspect including, integration, training, UAT, cutover, data migration.
▪ Moved the Planning, Budgeting and Consolidation processes from an external system to NetSuite Planning & Budgeting.
▪ Led the ERP Architecture part in relation with the internal IT team.
▪ Role as Project Manager on the Client side, managing the Implementation Partner.
▪ Implementation of NetSuite One world and Planning & Budgeting.
o R2R with Swiss and French localisation. Intercompany. Multibook (IFRS EUR, SWISSGAAP CHF, FRENCHGAAP EUR).
o P2P. Overhead Purchasing/Operations Purchasing. Integration with Yokoy for OCR.
o O2C. ARM for this Cash positive business where revenue is partially recognised months before execution of the Service. Integration with the Booking System (CRM).
o VAT. Customisation of VAT calculation on EU taxable items for Tours going through Germany.
▪ Devised a full Change Management process to accompany the transformation of organization, operating model and roles.
▪ Putting in place an ERP Project methodology and a run model to change the paradigm from a Project approach to a Product approach. Feedback mechanism, continuous improvements, releases. Devised an around the globe support with a mix of internal and external resources. Helped building an internal knowledge base and center of expertise.
▪ Definition of the Program Governance.
▪ Preparation and Management of Weekly calls as well as monthly Steering Committees with the Group COO, CIO and CFO.
Integration Product Mgr.

Air Liquide Paris, France
2019 - 2020
For this leading Home Health Care Service and Device provider worldwide, Integration Lead for the definition of an Integration Core Model and its roll out to three countries. Most of processes involve the front system to the Patients, Physicians, Hospitals and Field Agents (Salesforce) and the back-office system for Billing, Warehouse Management, Ordering and Shipping (Dynamics 365). Hence the paramount importance of integration.
▪ Acting as ‘Integration lead’ / ’Integration Product Manager’ with overall responsibility for every aspect of Integration. Working with the Enterprise Architect, the CRM responsible and the ERP Project Manager to ensure compliance and coordinated delivery of functionalities.
▪ Participated to the definition of the TOM (Target Operating Model) and to the integration part of the transformational journey. Definition of new interfaces, change to existing ones as well as abandoning others.
▪ Defined and led the Change Management effort, given the central importance of data exchanged in processes changes.
▪ Leading the team for the definition of the Integration Core Model between Salesforce (CRM, Customer Service, Field Service) and Dynamics 365 (Billing, Shipping, Supply Chain, P2P, O2C, R2R).
▪ The sensitivity of data (personal and medical) led to the use of specific exchange formats (FIHR) and specific data compliance.
▪ Defined and maintained the DRA (Digital Risk Assessment).
▪ Followed Internal Governance and Project methodology, participated to the Program Steering Committees.
▪ Managing the Implementation of the Core Integration Model for:
o The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, moving from a shared instance with a local partner to Air Liquide’s own instance.
o The Netherlands, fusion of two legal entities hosted on two instances into one.
o Austria, separating two legal entities hosted on one instance to two entities.
Engagement Manager

Workday Stockholm, Sweden
2018 - aujourd'hui
For this innovative cloud solution provider, Project Manager and Engagement Manager on Workday Large Enterprise clients.
▪ Project Manager and Solution Architect implementing the Workday Project Service Automation for an international digital group with a scope of 6 countries.
▪ In scope was the Management of internal product development and external for customers, aggregating costs (internal and external), managing contracts and billing.
▪ Assigned on the implementation of Workday PSA for managing the Workday Service in Europe.
▪ Responsible for respecting the deadlines and budgets following the Workday Methodology (Plan, Architect, Configure & Prototype, Test, Deploy)
▪ Stakeholder Management, Resource Management, Tenant Management, Reporting Management, Integration Management
▪ Responsible for coordination between clients, workday and external provider teams
▪ Elaboration of Project documentation following the SOW
▪ Preparation and Management of Steering Committees
Solution Architect

Groupe Service France Sophia, France
2016 - 2017
For this group specialized in Industrial Cleaning (2nd in France, operations internationally), On this major initiative for the financial landscape Played consecutively two roles:

1. Functional Architect – ERP and BI:
▪ ERP Accounting Framework: Defined the ERP accounting referential to ensure compliance with legal requirements and management processes.
▪ BI Financial Model Validation: Validated the Business Intelligence (BI) financial data model to align with ERP structuring, enabling accurate and actionable reporting.
▪ Data Management Leadership: Ensured data quality, granularity, and consistency to support reliable financial and operational insights.

2. Platform Owner – Post-Go-Live Support and Optimization:
▪ ERP Platform Maintenance: Oversaw the maintenance of the ERP platform post-Go-Live, managing stakeholder relationships across IT, Finance, and Controlling teams.
▪ Role Definition and Governance: Established the responsibilities of the Platform Owner role, focusing on maintenance, upgrades, continuous improvement, and business support.
▪ Data Quality and Reporting: Directed data quality management, integration with Master Data Management (MDM) systems, and the production of month-end closing reports to support accurate financial decision-making.
The International Committee of the Red Cross

Program Director Geneva, Switzerland
2013 - 2015
For this International Organization with a unique culture and worldwide operational structure, was part of the
Business Intelligence initiative. In a large, fast moving and complicated IT landscape with heterogeneous systems in terms of
geographic localizations, granularity of data, quality of data, the aim of the Program was consolidation to Aggregate several
sources of data into one single from a user perspective by introducing new Front End tools, establishing semantic layers and
putting in place Data Management Strategy to lead to a “One source of truth” vision.
Christophe was the Senior Supplier representing ICT at the Steering Committees with a restricted number of C level individuals
and responsible for the IT delivery and the Compliance to the internal Project Management Framework.
IFRS compliance & D2D – Donor to Distribution – Donor Relationship Management.
Program Manager:

▪ Worked with the Finance Director to write the Business Case for upgrading PeopleSoft from 8.4 to 9.2
▪ Wrote an IT System wide impact analysis of getting the Donation earmarking level to a lower level of granularity.
▪ Designed the overall BI data and metadata model from transactional systems with the use of a complex semantic layer
▪ Working with the different internal business representatives to establish their requirements, start to analyze their data,
established a data Stewardship role.
▪ Led the effort of defining the Semantic layer that will be the unique entry point to Front End tools, to expose part of the behind data to the business users, to allow for the linking of non-identically conformed dimensions. Enabling for future changes of the data structure such as those due to upgrading the Peoplesoft ERP and modifying the Chartfields structure.
▪ Designed and ran workshops to make visible the discrepancies within the different systems (Finance, Log and HR)
▪ Defined the Project methodology mixing the SCRUM approach and the internal Project Management Framework.
▪ Established the Project Mandate and Brief with three sorts of deliverables, Reporting Objects, Documentation and
▪ Internal Communication plan.
▪ Establishing a roadmap, with Communication and Change plans.
▪ Establishing a Risk Register, communicating around it and identifying mitigations actions.
▪ Established – together with the General Direction - a process of definition of a BI solution by:
▪ Working with the different internal business representatives to establish their requirements, start to analyze their
▪ data.
▪ Designed and ran workshops to make visible data discrepancies within and between the different systems (Finance, Logistics and HR), to define a sustainable BI solution that accommodates current needs and being able to allow future IT landscape changes, such as data structure changes due to upgrading the ERP and subsequent changes in the Chart-field structure.
▪ Produced an RFI document (solution), sending it to 8 providers, inviting them to present and choosing four of them.
▪ Produced an RFP document (solution & implementation) and sending it to 8 service providers (2 per solution).
▪ Produced a complete set of scenarios covering the different functional needs as well as the technical needs &
▪ constraints.
▪ Proposed to the Steering Committee a complete in-situ Proof of Concept approach in accessing to ICRC test data.
▪ Agreed with the BI stakeholders on the process to be followed in order for the Proof-of-Concept outcomes to be
conclusive. The Proof of Concept was there to reach an agreement on a solution and a service provider.
▪ Prepared a complete Proof of Concept process including sending out the scenarios to the 4 retained service
providers, preparing test environments, accessing ICRC test environments, liaising with the service providers in
order to understand their technical requirements.
▪ Prepared the Proof-of-Concept environments, inviting the 4 teams, accommodating and accompanying them in a 5
day Proof of Concept effort. Organizing demonstrations.
▪ Defining rules and grids for the BI stakeholders to note presentations on solution and service providers.
▪ Debriefing with the BI stakeholders, reaching to a conclusion and presenting this recommendation to the Steering
▪ Committee for approval.
Various tools (PeopleSoft, Hyperion, Microsoft, Informatica, DataStage)
IT Auditor

Bank for International Settlements Basel, Switzerland
2012 - aujourd'hui
For this major player in the Finance Regulation and Risk Management, in its ongoing effort of complying with the BASEL regulatory framework, collaborated with the Head of Finance and its team on a comprehensive audit of the GL functional architecture, specifically on data originating from Financial Instruments (IAS39/IFRS9).

▪ Led a functional architecture audit on the Bank Trading Data-Warehouse and its feeding data streams, such as the Front-Middle office, the Risks systems and market data feeds.
▪ Completed and updated the documentation related to the data architecture.
▪ Worked on the complete flow of data from transactional systems (Front-Office) to accounting and reporting. Enabled Data consistency
Functional Architect

Standard Chartered Bank India - Singapore
2011 - aujourd'hui
Project Manager on this consolidation project of five Asian ERP instance for this Banking giant, allowing for streamlining and improvement of processes.
▪ Played the role of Functional Architect on this strategic and political project within the Bank, stakeholders management for five different teams (Finance, Support, IT, Security, Continuous improvement).
▪ Worked a multicultural team with representatives from Asia, Europe and South America.
▪ Established the functional strategy to consolidate instances and to manage the legacy data.
▪ Established the functional strategy to upgrade the ERP.
▪ Revisited and updated the Standard Operating Procedures
Functional Architect

SNCF (French railways) Paris, France
2010 - aujourd'hui
Functional Architect for the Project Costing part of this major IT transformation program after the legal separation of infrastructure management (RFF) and transport operations (SNCF).

The French railway has one of the most important and complicated implementations of the PeopleSoft ERP worldwide. Every change needed to be analyzed, and its potential impact specified, communicated and agreed upon. The ERP was extensively customized to answer some specific needs regarding internal billing, regulatory reporting and regulatory rules consecutive to changes in the European transportation rules.
▪ Led the process of reviewing and analyzing functional specifications for changes and customizations, assessing of their impacts on the overall solution.
▪ Stakeholders Management, negotiations and prioritization of changes to the solution.
▪ Requirements gathering from the different Business Entities involved.
▪ Liaising directly with the ERP Program Directorate.
Functional Architect

CNP (French largest life insurer) Paris, France
2008 - 2009
As a Functional Architect on a strategic program for this leading insurance company, I played a key role in transforming and streamlining accounting and reporting processes to align with the European Solvency II regulatory recommendations. This initiative focused on leveraging advanced Data Warehousing and Master Data Management to establish a corporate-wide data repository.
Key contributions and achievements included:
▪ Innovative Solutions for Ledger Complexity: Addressed the limitations of Oracle database dimensions by architecting the Data Warehouse to host the General Ledger, accommodating the insurer’s complex financial structures.
▪ Data Warehouse Leadership: Led the Data Warehouse Data Model team, responsible for designing the data architecture, including defining Data Marts and Cubes, to support robust financial reporting and analytics.
▪ Requirements Gathering and Documentation: Facilitated workshops and gathered requirements from stakeholders, ensuring a deep understanding of business needs and regulatory constraints.Due to the limitation in dimensions on an Oracle database and in order to accommodate a very complex General Ledger structure, the Datawarehouse was used to host the General Ledger.
▪ Functional Design and Testing: Developed comprehensive functional designs based on detailed requirements specifications, including creating and executing test cases to validate system functionality and performance.
▪ Data Dictionary Centralization: Collaborated with a dedicated team to analyze and centralize the corporate-wide data dictionary, ensuring consistency and alignment across all data-related initiatives.

Études et formations

Swiss Federal Financial, Controlling and Accounting expertise Switzerland

2014
Master of Science in Physics.

Ecole des Mines France
1993
Engineering Degree (Building Engineering).

Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics France
1992

Langues

Anglais - B2
Suédois - B2
Allemand - A2

Autres compétences

Active Certifications
Scrum Master / Product Owner
Workday Financial
Workday Large Enterprise Project Management

Skills Roles
Project Management
Financial Processes
Business Intelligence
International exposure Business Analyst
Project Manager
Platform Owner
ERP Manager

Tools ERP
Dynamics 365 FINOPS Salesforce
Workday Financials PeopleSoft EPM
PeopleSoft Financials Business Objects
NetSuite Finance

Languages
French Mother tongue Swedish Fluent
English Fluent German Intermediate

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