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South San Francisco, Ca, Us

South San Francisco, Ca, Us

Santa Clara, California, Us

ERP Program Management• Lead executive steering committee meetings for ERP systems landscape• Report program status with dynamic dashboards pulling all project plans• Developed and implemented framework for scoring and prioritizing ERP projects based on cost and complexitySystems Currently Under Management• NetSuite OneWorld, Coupa Procure To Pay Suite, Kyriba Payments Manager, Adaptive Planning, Concur Expense and Travel, Avalara Avatax and CertCaptureMember - NetSuite Customer Advisory Board (Governance, Risk, Compliance)

Santa Clara, California, Us

NetSuite OneWorld Implementation and Management• Project manager and finance/accounting lead for global NetSuite implementation encompassing nine subsidiaries and seven currencies• Led stakeholders through requirements definition, gap analysis, functional design, and testing• Managed development/configuration efforts between in-house personnel and NetSuite PS• Developed critical process documentation• Performed migration of historical GL net changes with multi-currency balances and CTA reconciliation Coupa Procure-to-Pay Suite Implementation and Management• Managed solution evaluation process in partnership with cross-functional leads• Prepared and presented analysis of critical functional and cost differentiators among candidates• Conducted approval workflow design, testing, deployment activities• Maintained and optimized NetSuite integration with post-processing workflows• Created library of end-user training materials for functional roles

• Own IT project initiation, including executive-level presentations for $3.5MM upgrade and redesign of Hyperion Financial Management. • Create and maintain foundational project documents including charter, test strategy, communications strategy, and master project plan.• Negotiate vendor contracts with Legal, IT, and Finance stakeholders.• Oversee functional requirements and technical design processes.• Interface with steering committee and senior management on an ongoing basis.• Manage all project financials, including budget, forecast, and actual reporting for both operating and capital expenditures.• Lead international, multi-vendor project team while quickly resolving conflicts and driving issue resolution.• Act as project technical lead, advising developers and implementation partner to ensure quality of the solution design and build.• Engage and coach key Finance stakeholders throughout project to ensure expectations remain aligned with requirements.

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Worldwide implementation leader and system owner of Hyperion Financial Management, Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management, and Hyperion Planning. Manage all technical aspects of consolidation and planning functionality, providing Grass Valley executive management an unprecedented view of financial data across multiple entities, product lines, and cost centers.Consolidation System Implementation: • Conducted software and implementation partner evaluation.• Managed vendor relationships, including contract negotiations.• Ensured system adoption by engaging all levels of the user community with early and ongoing outreach.• Identified requirements and defined project scope after conducting a global business process analysis and stakeholder interviews.• Led worldwide team of 50 Finance, IT, and other stakeholders through intensive data mapping, validation, and migration effort for 23 legal entities using 5 different ERP systems, 14 unique charts of accounts and 11 local currencies.• Designed customizations for FDM reporting and automation of HFM administrative tasks using various reporting and scripting tools.Planning System Implementation:• Led Corporate FP&A team, local finance users, and partner stakeholders in the design, development, testing, and implementation of Hyperion Planning (Planning) 11.1.2.1.• Guided stakeholders through the requirements definition and design phase.• Developed and implemented many system components, including web forms, business rules, Essbase calculations scripts, and synchronization between HFM and Planning.• Managed all User Acceptance Testing from test script development to defect remediation to final sign-off.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Program Manager for world-wide projects integrating fulfillment and financial data from acquired companies into primary IBM Software Group financial operational data store and financial data warehouse. Advised senior management on overall program status while leading global teams through complex project plans and issue resolution.Led the design and development of data warehouse for acquisition sales history to be leveraged within IBM's internal lead-generation tool and other downstream systems. Helped design rapid data integration methodologies and linkages to existing customer data marts to provide an unprecedented view of consolidated IBM customer transaction relationship.Formed and led cross-functional teams to implement enhancements to internal applications and data warehouses.

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Responsible for end-to-end management of all financial management applications, including Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains, FRx Financial Reporting, Paramount WorkPlace purchase requisitioning, and a home-grown expense reporting system for a NASDAQ listed, international software company. Worked closely with all levels of Finance and IT personnel regarding issues from transactional processing and reporting to strategic system development.

Napa, California, Us

Partner in full-service, mid-market ERP consultancy. Managed San Francisco office of consultants implementing mid-market ERP solutions, including Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains, Accpac Enterprise Series, and Great Plains-Siebel Call Center.