PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Oct 2023 – Present Functional Lead EPM Consultant - Contract, Delinian, London
• Specialized Expertise: Provided expert support and management of SAP FC (Group Planning & Consolidation) for a global user base of 350, ensuring efficient financial reporting and data reconciliations.
• Transformation Projects: Led significant transformation initiatives, including the NetSuite GL migration and data automation projects, which resulted in enhanced system efficiency.
• System Integration & Optimization: Optimized system integration and data accuracy by collaborating with cross-functional teams, driving improvements that supported business objectives.
• Operational Excellence: Streamlined day-to-day operations, resolving technical issues and providing continuous support to enhance user experience and system reliability.
July 2022 – Sept 2023 Functional Lead EPM Consultant - Contract, Haleon, London
• Lead Consultant on the design and implementation of the demerger of the Statutory and Management Reportings of GSK Consumer Healthcare business to form the Haleon Group.
• Design and mapping of the Novartis Sub-consolidation to be integrated in the Haleon Scope.
• Helped to streamline and automate Reporting processes.
• Maintenance and improvement workstreams for Cashflow, Actual, Plan.
Jan 2020- Present Founder, Or & Zon, London
• Founded and conceptualized Or & Zon, an e-commerce venture specializing in the Home & Decor industry.
• Implemented robust customer service and satisfaction initiatives
• Implemented a data-driven approach to decision-making, optimizing the user experience, and increasing conversion rates.
• Led all aspects of the company's strategic planning, development, and execution.
• SEO Strategy and Implementation, technical, On-page, Off-page
• Content Strategy, editing and optimization
• E-mail Marketing
• PPC management
Sept 2014 – June 2022 Functional Lead Consultant - Contract, Glaxosmithkline, London
• Lead Consultant on global project to implement a new Group Reporting system for statutory and management reporting.
• Converted business requirements into technical solutions with a strict governance framework.
• Built and implemented Actuals and Plan submissions, covering data integration and validation, consolidation processing rules and deployment to SAP BW cubes.
• Created and delivered training to users.
Jan 2011 – May 2014 EPM Project Manager, SAP
• Within the Financial Services and Industry Business practice, extensive experience in all aspects of financial information systems. Business Performance Management (BPM) system implementation, project management and change management.
• Expertise in consulting intelligence, designing, and deploying: consolidation, financial reporting, budgeting, planning, forecasting, intercompany management, dashboarding tools and functionalities for large international companies. Solid understanding of financial consolidation and planning/budgeting principles i.e. statutory and management reporting.
• Project Manager - Lead the implementation of SAP BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation application. Manage project scope and communicate project progress to project shareholders. Manage IT experts and functional consultants.
• Functional Lead - Gather and document detail business processes, including business rules and metadata standards. Lead functional design for application configuration and custom development. Recommend design solutions, options and ramifications to clients. Produce test plans and coordinate users acceptance testing.
• Support Consultant - Provide remote and on-site troubleshooting support on application issues and/or enhancement requests. Gather, analyze and identify clients’ issues. Propose recommended solutions based on the information provided by clients.
• Knowledge transfer – training preparation and teaching.
• Data Migration. Assistance including FIM interactions.
• Ramp-up implementation of Intercompany V10.
Environment: SAP Business Objects Financial Consolidation 7.5 – SQL scripting Clients: BMO Toronto Canada (8 months), Heineken Amsterdam Netherland (2 months) ONA Casablanca Morocco (3 months), SHELL The Hague Netherland (24 months).
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 EPM Senior Consultant, SAP
• Implement, train, and supervise SAP Business Object Financial Consolidation, ICS Intercompany.
• Implementation - Charts of Account and Category scenarios update. Design, set up and test of the interfaces between General Ledgers and SAP Consolidation (Datalink). Data Entry package configuration according toRS norms. Collect and analysis schedules conception. Consolidation rules design and tests according toRS. Insure the transition toRS GAAPS.
• Project Management - Set up documentation for design, testing and go-live into Production. • Training and animation for controllers, project accountant and managers. Hotline Support for data entry users and consolidation team.
• Environment: SAP Business Objects Financial Consolidation V7.5 Intercompany V7.5 – Clients: Air Liquide Paris France (3 months), Groupe Zannier Lyon France (2 months), BMCE Casablanca Morocco (3 months), Merck Frankfurt Germany (1 month), Deutsch Paris France (1 month), Ecobank Lomé Togo (7 months), BMO Toronto Canada (7 months).
May 2006 – Dec 2008 EPM consultant, SAP (Business Objects/Cartesis)
• Implement, train, and supervise SAP Business Object Financial Consolidation, ICS Intercompany.
• Implementation - Charts of Account and Category scenarios update. Design, set up and test of the interfaces between General Ledgers and SAP Consolidation (Datalink). Data Entry package configuration according toRS norms. Collect and analysis schedules conception. Consolidation rules design and tests according toRS. Insure the transition toRS GAAPS.
• Project Management - Set up documentation for design, testing and go-live into Production. • Training and animation for controllers, project accountant and managers. Hotline Support for data entry users and consolidation team.
• Environment: SAP Business Objects Financial Consolidation V7.5 Intercompany V7.5 – Clients: Air Liquide Paris France (3 months), Groupe Zannier Lyon France (2 months), BMCE Casablanca Morocco (3 months), Merck Frankfurt Germany (1 month), Deutsch Paris France (1 month), Ecobank Lomé Togo (7 months), BMO Toronto Canada (7 months).