Donna Richards Email & Phone Number

Goleta, Ca, Us

Financial Functional Consultant for Sage X3 implementations.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Gb

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Consultant: Financial Shared Services management

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Implementation Management of back-office business system and resource processing, including consulting with Clients on Shared Services Business Processing best practices, analyzing and developing Shared Services back-office processes of P2P, O2C, and R2R both on-shore and off-shore in global environments Provided guidance in defining role responsibilities and job training, personnel selection and development of metrics reporting. Held lead role in team planning, architecting and implementing un-customized SAP in 7 months, including developing process maps, procuring and coordinating third-party integrations and support applications, and training personnel on the applications. Acted as Shared Services Director for Client during implementation phase.

Manage Business Process Operations for start-up Outsourcing Joint Venture. Coordinated transition of back-office processing of P2P, O2C, H2R, R2R and Fixed Assets to Off-shore operation, providing guidance in defining role responsibilities and job training, personnel selection and development of metrics reporting. Guided change acceptance of Near-shore Process Owners and Shared Services Customers. Continuing process improvement in all areas, including charting current procedures, analyzing system configurations, identifying gaps and developing closure Project champion for SAP implementations in Procurement, Human Resources and Business Planning and Consolidations, providing guidance in Project Management of large-scale system enhancements.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Change management in implementation of Global HR Learning System. Identified Downstream processes affected by implementation of new Learning System and managed project following ECMS methodology. Assisted Downstream Business and Technical Staff in process design and data mapping activities. Created Test Scenarios and scripts to validate Process Builds. Coordinated transaction staging in SIT and UAT environments.

Austin, Texas, Us

Aided in the transition of Accounts Payable and Intercompany Shared Services operations to locations outside the US. Reconciled Intercompany activity related to AP, Payroll and other consolidated transactions.

Austin, Texas, Us

Managed Data Warehouses and AP applications across multiple ERP systems, including SAP, Oracle 11i, Oracle 10.7, Baan IV, Baan V, Fourth Shift, Visual Manufacturing, Infimacs. Responsible for integration of AP-related Outsourced Applications to the multiple ERPs in use. Researched and resolved systems issues encountered in integrations and reconciliation procedures. Oversaw Data Warehouse applications, development and analysis, drawing from ERPs and Third-Party applications, creating reports used for reconciliation, Inter-company billing and transaction support, Process Improvement proceedings, Cash Forecasting, and many other activities. Established and documented new procedures required with integrations, within S404 guidelines.Member of Testing Team, supporting successful transitions of new integrations and applications

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Oversaw reconciliation and analysis of AP-related GL accounts and all payment processing functions in a Shared Services environment supporting seventeen North American Sites. Established reconciliation standards for sixteen Sites on seven ERPs, including Oracle 10.7 and 11i, SAP, Baan IV and V, Fourth Shift, Visual Manufacturing, Infimacs, and MXP. Managed aged AP, RNV, Outstanding Checks and related sub-ledger item analysis and resolution. Managed five person Payment Processing department supporting Sites in US, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Canada, utilizing nine ERPs, handling up to $180M in payments per week. Oversaw the setup and maintenance of bank accounts and all banking functions for NA AP. Managed implementation of Third-Party check printing and ACH processing Solution. Supported Inter-company issue resolution related to AP functions.

Worked as a consultant for “Enterprise-wide” Business Software Developer, project managing the implementation of Masterpack software. Guided Client Finance to strategize system setups to meet GAAP and SOX reporting requirements, while creating intelligent Sales and Cost Analysis reports which assisted in decision-making exercises. Interacted with client teams to analyze current business processes and develop new practices to fit the software flow. Trained clients on software applications and change management techniques. Consulted with clients in distribution, manufacturing production and project-oriented industries