Ivan N. Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

At Hearst, a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with major interests including ownership in cable television networks such as ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston, which reach a combined 19% of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as San Francisco Chronicle; more than 300 magazines around the world, I provide application risk management services by monitoring the security of business applications including Oracle ERP Cloud Financials and Human Capital Management (HCM), SAP ECC, and Salesforce as well as recommending opportunities for improvements in processes and controls.I am also responsible for managing the transformation of business processes leveraging Oracle Cloud ERP and Salesforce Net Zero Cloud (NZC) technology by collaborating with systems integrators and business partners in an ongoing enterprise-wide effort to streamline business applications to enable improved effectiveness and security of a modern finance function.Examples of finance transformation projects include1. Replacing legacy accounting systems with Oracle Cloud ERP technology as part of additional business unit rollouts.2. Automating data collection of greenhouse gas emissions for carbon accounting and analysis, as part of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) framework.3. Designing and testing improved process controls.4. Deploying access, configuration and financial transaction monitoring controls, enabled by FastPath technology.5. Custom Oracle Cloud application security design and remediation.6. Use of analytics to identify finance process improvement opportunities.7. Identifying use cases for robotic process automation (using UiPath RPA vendor tools).

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Formerly a director in the PwC Enterprise Systems and Controls national practice, in order to spend more time at home with my then 3-year old son, I transitioned to a freelance systems and process consultant/auditor role at PwC. In this role, I leveraged 23 years of enterprise systems (including Oracle, SAP, MAPICS and Governance, Risk and Compliance-GRC systems) implementation design and assessment experience to work alongside core and process assurance teams with 2 Fortune 500 clients in the retail industry (Jostens and Yankee Candle) in assessing and making recommendations to optimize controls within their Oracle accounting and operational enterprise systems.

Gb

As a director at PwC's Oracle Enterprise Systems practice, I recruited and coached multiple engagement teams in designing and assessing Oracle on-prem and Cloud ERP security and controls, redesigning Oracle security and implementing Oracle advanced controls applications for clients in the technology, financial services and healthcare industries. I have also managed an implementation of an SAP control product on an Oracle ERP platform for a technology client.During these projects, I helped clients design robust Oracle security and controls for various business processes, Segregation of Duties (SOD) access rule frameworks and efficient and sustainable control monitoring systems and procedures. In addition, throughout my PwC career, I have assessed the strength of Oracle, SAP and mainframe configurable internal controls and SOD for over 100 clients in a broad range of industries across core finance and supply chain business processes and made recommendations for management to improve their control environments and optimize the use of their ERP investments. In business development, I brought in $6 million of revenue over 4 years in the role of director for my practice, leading in the preparation of proposals and solution selling presentations to client prospects.Examples of clients throughout my PwC career include:Entertainment and Media:- CBS Corporation- Princess Cruises- McGrawHillFinancial Services: - Ares Asset Management- Fidelity Investments- Huntington Bank- GM Financials- Broadridge- Citibank- InvescoHealthcare/Medical Instruments:- Stryker Orthopedics- Kaiser Permanente- Steris CorporationPharmaceuticals:- Ferring Pharmaceuticals- Bristol-Myers SquibbPrivate Equity:- BlackstoneRetail:- Nature’s Bounty- Yankee Candle- David Yurman- JostensTechnology:- Computer Associates- Arrow Electronics - Kyocera- Unisys - Xerox - Xura (formerly Comverse)Energy & Utilities:- Northeast Utilities- Schneider Electric- ConEdison

Gb

I was fortunate to survive the 2008 mortgage crisis-induced employment market crash and was promoted to manager. In this role, I continued to develop people managerial skills, robust international experience in redesigning Oracle applications as well as deploying Oracle application security monitoring tools. In 2008, I helped Schneider Electric with the redesign of the Oracle ERP chart of accounts and traveled to China to manage regression testing around this major transformation.Beginning in the Summer of 2009, I assembled a crack Oracle security and controls design team and traveled extensively to Comverse (now Xura) based in Tel Aviv, Israel to redesign Oracle application security from the ground up across 3 locations: Israel, the US and France, that were deemed material to mitigate application access risk. At the end of that project, I helped Comverse achieve the following:1. More secure application access architecture through a completely re-engineered Oracle role design, 2. A robust and holistic Segregation of Duties (SoD) framework including identified mitigating control and documented business process flowcharts, and3. Sustainable compliance through the implementation of an Oracle Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) monitoring system to help monitor SoD rule violations as well as key configuration changes. In addition, I helped Comverse define processes and procedures to sustain governance over the above.In 2011, I helped Kaiser Permanante with a PeopleSoft footprint to successfully deploy the first instance of an Oracle GRC-PeopleSoft application connection, working closely with Oracle product managers and developers to resolve kinks in the Oracle GRC product with regards to assessing and monitoring PeopleSoft system risks and controls.In 2012, I was promoted to director as a result of my contributions to business development as well as solution selling skills on top of my proven client engagement management and delivery skills.

Gb

I coached and reviewed the work of junior associates in the completion of tasks related to Oracle pre-and post implementation assessments as well as Sarbanes-Oxley Act related testing of controls around access, SOD and configurable controls. I briefed managers on the outcome of assessments and tests of controls and assisted in monitoring engagement economics. Developing business development skills further, I supported solution-selling activities by assisting with the preparation of powerpoint pitch slides and sections of proposals.

Gb

Leveraging my prior Oracle ERP related experience, knowledge and skills gained at KPMG Consulting, I traveled extensively around the US helping clients to design, test and improve Oracle application controls in years 2-3 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act related implementations.On many client engagements, I did not have a senior associate buffer between me and the engagement manager and client. As I quickly earned the trust of PwC management and clients, I was promoted to senior in less than a year.

Toronto, On, Ca

At KPMG Consulting, I was the functional lead in two large scale Oracle 11i implementations (for the Procure to Pay cycle covering Purchasing, Payables and i-expense modules) at a utility company (Singapore Power) and a government agency (Productivity Standards Board). I also led a team in testing a custom software suite being developed for handling containers at the Port Authority of Singapore. I led staff in leveraging the Oracle Application Implementation Methodology (AIM) to prepare client deliverables covering 1. business requirements (functional and technical) gathering, 2. solution gap assessments, 3. business solution design, 4. system configuration, 5. system documentation, 6. unit and system integration testing, 7. preparation of training material, job aids and user acceptance scripts, 8. delivery of training, 9. conduct of pilot/user acceptance tests, 10. data conversion,11. report customizations, and 12. post-implementation support. A letter of commendation was received from one of these clients for timely, high quality and within-budget professional services rendered, contributing to a successful implementation overall.

Singapore, Sg

I led a reconnaissance team of five men at 3rd Guards Battalion, an elite heliborne infantry unit and winner of the best Singapore combat unit award in 1991. Including me, the team consisted of a heavy weapons (section assault weapon and jeep-mounted general purpose machine gun handler) specialist, a navigator/deputy team commander, a Signals Intelligence specialist/reconnaissance dirt bike motorcyclist and a vehicle Signals Intelligence specialist/4WD jeep driver.In this role, I developed skills in 1. Reconnaissance mission planning: setup of observation and listening posts and close-in day/night reconnaissance techniques,2. Leading (to offensive form-up points, river crossings and support firebases) & liaison missions,3. Heliborne operations: preparing and securing landing zones, heli-rappelling, Super Puma jeep heli-slung operations,4. Jungle navigation and survival,5. Advanced satellite radio operations,6. Cross-terrain 4wd jeep and heavy weapons handling / maintenance, 7. Unarmed hand-to-hand combat, and8. Calling in artillery and air support.I participated in cross-arms training in Brunei, Taiwan and Thailand, learning to integrate with armor, artillery, regular infantry, naval and air force elements as well as foreign force allies including the US Marines.As a National Serviceman, from 1995 to 2003, I served in the same role as a reconnaissance scout team leader with my new band of brothers in the 581st reserve Guards Battalion. We participated in a division level live firing exercise in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia in 1999 as part of Exercise Wallaby involving armored elements, artillery, helicopter gunships, transport helicopters, resupply airplanes, jet fighters and the 7th Guards brigade alongside 2 full-time 1st and 3rd Guards battalions.

Köln, De

In this role, I gained valuable industry (chemicals business as part of then Crompton which was merged into Chemtura and finally Lanxess today) and business process experience and was responsible for supporting business in rolling out new functionality and troubleshooting issues with the Oracle 11i financial applications. I was also responsible for provisioning users with access in the Oracle system. In addition, when Oracle patches needed to be applied, I co-ordinated regression testing of the areas impacted.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

I helped to sell and implement IBM AS/400 server based mid-tier Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) products for distribution and manufacturing companies. In this role, I was responsible for performing software pre-sales demonstrations and delivering implementations of supply chain and financial accounting management modules including Movex by Intentia (Swedish-based) and Manufacturing Accounting and Production Inventory Control System (MAPICS) ERP systems focused on manufacturing companies with an International Financial Management (IFM) suite for accounting. Client sites included Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.Examples of clients I worked with include 1. a people-mover manufacturing company (Fujitec - Singapore), 2. a medical instruments manufacturer (Nissho Nipro - Thailand), 3. an eyewear distributor (Sin Kwang Optical - Singapore), 4. a consumer electronics manufacturing company (Matsushita - Singapore), 5. a marine paint manufacturer/distributor (Chugoku Marine Paints - Malaysia),6. a manufacturer of consumer products (Newell Rubbermaid - Australia and New Zealand), and 7. Bank of Bangkok (Singapore branch).

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

I led a a regional team in financial revenue and profitability analysis and budget planning for the Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN/South Asia) region channel marketing/sales division, reporting to the head of the ASEAN/SA channel marketing group.I was responsible for designing and using SQL queries and reporting tools such as Essbase to prepare reports and accurately analyze financial performance across industries, geographies (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam) and products/services.

Tokyo, Jp

I was responsible for leading in the timely resolution of issues between the systems integrator (Sony Systems Design International) and the regional accounts payable (AP) business user group in the implementation of the Accounts Payable (SAP's FI-AP) module for Sony's regional headquarters in Singapore. In this role, I was also responsible for assisting in the design and testing of AP controls to mitigate fraud and cash leakage risks.

Bba With Honors, Accounting And Finance Double Major

Certificate Of Completion, Managing Cybersecurity Risk In The Information Age

General Cambridge Education(Gce), "A" Levels In Computer Science, Physics, Elementary And Advanced Math, General Paper And Mandarin