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Johnson & Johnson, Brussels, Belgium. Contract Oct 08 – Present
Created, configured and implemented a standard European invoicing solution for the FASE 8.12 implementation and managed the outsourcing of the printing to a 3rd party provider. Consolidated all European requirements to meet legal, fiscal & business needs. Created and processed Development changes for Versions and tasks through OMW. Ensured all development changes were processed through Testing, QA & Production using Clearquest.
Redesigned several Order process flows to integrate the new business model.
Created various end to end test scripts in Quality centre.
Expert in SOP / Finance Integration.

Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Brussels, Belgium. Contract Nov 02 – Sep 08
Project managed, configured & implemented Euro Conversion for MSD Slovenia & Cyprus.
Provided JDE expert role for Europe, Middle East & Africa JDE Helpdesk, achieving 94% on-time
solution resolutions, against 80% target. Transitioned JDE support to offshore team.
Undertook Business Process Reviews at 11 EMEA sites, reviewing and analysing their performance and processes. Re-designed & implemented process changes accordingly.
Designed & Implemented new Inventory process changes to meet Hungarian legal requirements.
Implemented Fixed Assets in 12 countries, and created automated uploads to JDE.
Implemented all Financial modules (G/L, A/P, A/R) in MEA & Eastern Europe Regions
Implemented Purchasing & Sales Order Processing & Inventory Management for MEA region.
Configured Advanced Pricing Module for Eastern Europe to allow new discount structure & promotions.
Provided expert assistance on JDE file structures &Data modelling/mapping for report writing & interfaces.
Created Banking Interfaces via SQL for Citibank & ING Group.
Created & ran bi-annual training courses on all Financial & Distribution modules

GlaxoSmithKline, Stockley Park, U.K. Contract Jul 01 – Oct 02
Provided JDE expert role to implementation and training team for G/L, A/P, Report writing, Purchasing, Stores & Inventory Management, Job Costing & Business Objects during go-live and roll-out of shared financial services centre, centralising all accounts payable tasks. Developed & configured training environment. Developed training materials and courses for 3500 employees. Trained all the GSK trainers and ran training courses for all the financial modules.

BP Benelux: Herentals, Belgium. Contract Sep 98 – May 01
Provided BP with a software gap analysis & readiness assessment pre go-live
Provided an expert-level support role for the JDE Helpdesk, supporting all JDE finance and ECS modules after go-live and subsequent helpdesk support.
Developed and implemented solutions for AAI’s, UDC’s, menus, dreamwriters, financial reporting; item master, inventory control, pricing, tax rules, transport management & planning & security which had not been completed in the original implementation process.
Developed Advanced Pricing structure and Preference profiles to meet client’s pricing requirements and business organisation, including complex discounts, free goods & marketing strategies.
Project managed the redesign of the Sales Order system to control client’s order flow.
Developed Vehicle/ Inventory management system interfacing to client’s loading & delivery optimisation system.
Devised User operating manuals for Sales order entry, credit control and load and delivery management.
Developed Inventory and Sales analysis and Financial reports using Dreamwriter, Worldwriter and FASTR.
Trained client’s staff in JDE support role to replace on-site consultants.

Castrol , Tokyo, Japan & Hamburg, Germany. Contract Jun 98 – Sep 98
Developed JDE distribution and advanced warehousing modules to integrate with company’s green-field automatic warehouse distribution system.
Designed and configured the advanced pricing module to comply with the client’s complex requirement for product pricing, rebates, discount campaigns, promotions, alternate pricing and free goods.
Designed a purchase order progress tracking system using the receipt routing functionality of JDE.

Other Clients:
SRS Refinery, Münster, Germany - Design & Mapping Purchasing, Sales & Inventory Structure & AAI’s

AMGEN (Europe) AG - Mapping of JDE functionality against AMGEN requirements documentation,
for a new Warehouse commissionaire project.

George et Cie, Charleroi, Belgium - Data Mapping, Conversion & Upload Master Data files.
Gave training in JDE File Structures & report writing in French.

PRICE WATERHOUSE Consulting:- Senior Consultant. Mar 96 – Jun 98

Client : Shell Antilles & Guianas. Aug 97 – Jun 98
JDE ECS (Energy & Chemical Systems) Expert. Project managed the roll-out of JDE ECS template throughout the eastern Caribbean region.
Trained local staff and project team in use of JDE’s ECS modules.
Ran workshops and CRP’s (Conference Room Pilot) to analyse specific business requirements of the region.
Co-ordinated system set-up for all distribution and inventory modules according to company template.
Implemented all ECS modules in 5 countries within CCA region

Client : Shell Guatemala S.A. Jun 96 – Jul 97
Regarded as JDE Oil systems (ECS) Expert implementing JDE Rel 7.3.1 in pilot project for Shell CCA region.
Implemented ECS Sales Order Processing, Load & Delivery Management, Purchasing for Inventory, Advanced Pricing, Bulk Stock Control & Agreements Management. Helped develop Shell’s Worldwide ECS template.

Developed CRP scripts, according to Industry best practice & ran CRP’s for JDE ECS & Finance Integration. Evaluated JDE software against client’s requirements and CRP results and specified several process changes and program modifications / enhancements for client. Tested solutions for compliance with Shell’s requirements and original specification. Assisted with development of Project plan and scheduling tasks & resources with client project manager.

Identified several bugs in JDE software and requested enhancements from JDE in order to resolve clients problems in relation to the software.
Created JDE ECS/Finance Integration guidebook to promote awareness of JDE Implementation issues.

Client : Shell Bermuda – Apr - May 96
Provided JDE Systems knowledge for Business Process Improvement project, preparing an action plan and financial diagnostic for client.

Client : BPXS Colombia – Mar - Apr 96
Provided on-site training in JDE General Accounting & Accounts Payable for new recruits within PW Bogota.

Parker Hannifin Corporation, UK: Sep 89 – Feb 96
Manager, Financial Systems Support:

Manager responsible for the overall planning and scheduling of the implementation of Release 5.2 of JDE Financials at 35 locations, utilising General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets and FASTR.

Established country consolidation procedures for all European statutory reporting requirements, utilising separate ledger types for corporate and local transactions. Developed FASTR & Worldwriter reports to consolidate local and corporate accounting standards. Developed standardised Financial reports for all European operations using FASTR.

Provided FASTR, G/L, A/P & A/R training and Conference Room pilots and support to all divisions.

Developed & maintained centralised customer & supplier master file data to provide facility for centralised control of credit limits & foreign currency exposure.

Responsible for co-ordinating and optimising standardised chart of accounts, and ensuring compliance of all locations using JDE. Standardised the use of Category Codes for General Accounting Cost Centres & Accounts and Address book records.

Controlled Master A.A.I files for all European operations to ensure consistency of accounting treatment of transactions for all locations.

Provided both Indexed and Variable Numerator Allocations for 15 locations in order to meet Parker’s complex location, division, group, corporate and national reporting requirements.

Project leader for implementation of JDE Distribution and Manufacturing at template location. Implemented Sales Order Processing, Purchase Order Processing & Product Data Management. Responsible for providing user specifications and ensuring objectives were achieved on a timely basis.

Controller & Management Accountant:
Responsible for monthly financial reporting, KPI’s & manufacturing performance analysis.
Developed business plans & forecasts for manufacturing and distribution plants.
Supervised 7 financial accounting personnel.
Assisted implementation of JDE Financials:- G/A, A/P, A/R & FASTR at pilot location for Parker’s European Implementation plan.