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Phoenix, AZ, US

Palo Alto, California, US

Palo Alto, California, US

Phoenix, Arizona, US

• Team manager for FI/CO, HR and PS modules in SAP ECC and S4 HANA.
• Lead security manager for ECC, S4 HANA and Fiori.
• Responsible for GRC system and SAP audit, ensuring the adherence to all Internal/External audit and SOX IT controls.
• Lead data migration specialist for FI/CO and Security in ECC to S4 HANA upgrade.
• Manages staff development goals and sets expectations for area of responsibility, establishing priorities, and documenting potential scope changes that may impact project budget.
• Lead and participate in determining change impacts and assist with change management.

Menlo Park, CA, US

• Liaison with IT-SAP, Operations, Accounting on system enhancements that drive process optimization.
• Support SAP implementations across factories – testing, training, audits
• Standardize on transactional tools and processes across the Katerra network
• Interface with peer functions (Sourcing, Construction) to identify and develop system enhancements that improve the materials supply chain
• Support implementation of next generation planning optimization tool for application in the Operations environment (SAP or other).
• Support driving strategic projects to completion. Communicate between multiple business units and stakeholders.

Phoenix, Arizona, US

• Responsible for participating in the design, development, configuration, customization, and implementation of SAP Finance & Controlling related initiatives.
• Supports over 30 internal customers/managers plus other team members in implementing standard SAP FICO based capabilities needed to deliver solutions to business problems.
• ABAP coding and debugging for data entry programs and reporting.
• Assist in analyzing external software solutions to enhance, improve or replace SAP capabilities, as required.
• Writes and manages financial reports (P&L, cost reports, etc.) in report painter / writer and COPA.
• Uses BDC’s or LSMW to facilitate large amounts of data into the system.

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

• Led a team of two Financial Analysts and was responsible for annual budget and forecasting process for the company’s three business lines
• Maintained budget and forecast information in the company’s system (SAP and in-house systems).
• Tracked expenses and revenues vs. budget and reforecast and analyzed fluctuations.
• Assisted accounting during monthly closing of SAP’s CO module.
• Prepared monthly consolidation and executive financial package (P&L statements, balance sheet, etc.).
• Performed financial evaluation of investment opportunities and projects.

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

• Assist in annual budget and forecast process.
• Gather and analyze information from different departments to produce budget and forecast.
• Maintain budget and forecast information in SAP.
• Track expenses and revenues vs. budget and reforecast and analyze fluctuations.
• Coordinate support, improvements and changes in SAP’s different modules with SAP Support and/or consultants.
• Assist accounting during monthly closing of SAP’s CO module.

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

• Provided training and support for SD, PP, MM, PM, FI & CO modules in SAP.
• Evaluated technical and functional requirements between users in plant, corporate office and SAP consultants in Lima, Peru, for implementations or improvements, and provided solutions for day-to-day issues.
• Planned, designed, and proposed new solutions in SAP to improve functionality of software in the business.
• ABAP coding and debugging for data entry programs and reporting.

Monterrey, Nuevo León, MX

• Controlled and managed all fixed assets and (Capex) investments for CEMEX USA’s concrete and aggregates plants.
• Participated in Rinker Materials post merger integration after it was purchased by CEMEX. Based in West Palm Beach, from July to December 2007.
• Controlled the migration of CEMEX USA’s fixed assets from JD Edwards to SAP.
• Participated in the design and implementation of an investment monitoring tool (Capex) for over 20 countries in 4 continents.

Masters, Administration

Bachelor'S, Information Systems

Junior High School