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Atlanta, Ga, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

- Assists SE in the development of prospect sales strategy – have a point of view.- Provides input to strategic questions related to defining the opportunity.- Performs discovery and scoping (e.g., identify complexity drivers).- Articulate the client/project need and coordinate with Delivery Team SME for deep dive on complex or unique technical solutions to approve the estimates and assumptions can be met.- Crafts proposal and works to develop estimate and Statement of Work.- Navigates the discussions with business, sales, and clients to ensure an accurate and appropriate solution is achieved in a cost-effective manner.- Complete solution estimate and coordinate with SE on deal model.- Tailors materials based on solution, client need and competitive landscape. Creates new materials where needed.- Plays a key role in sales meetings, with ability to engage other experts and leaders at the client and internally. - Reviews, updates, and provides input on RFP responses after initial draft is provided by the enablement team and Solutions Consultant.- Creates responses for domain-related RFP questions where needed.- Creates client-specific delivery model.- Collaborates with Delivery Leaders to stay connected to operations and delivery practices and share market insights.- Keeps SE current on solutions, trends, and legislative and industry changes.Product development- Provides input to product owners – insights and feedback from prospects and Third-Party Evaluators to inform priorities and enhancements.- Coordinates with business leaders and product owners on scope items that may require special development or staffing.- Coordinate with product owners to ensure that latest solution developments are reflected in sales materials and assist with building expertise in these areas.- Understand the competitive landscape and customer needs to position the Delivery organization effectively.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Responsible for managing all stages of the project for multiple teams/clients or a large complex team/client. • Solutions Architect in sales pursuits. Led efforts in responding to questions and reviewing assumptions/estimators for in-flight deals.• Reviewed/Updated template SOW, Assumptions, and Estimator on a quarterly basis• Responsible for staffing and ensured that capacity meets demand. • Hosted monthly Product Lead calls with internal Global Workday Financials Team. • Responsible for ensuring timely execution of ongoing client deliverables. • Innovated within and cross practices to maximize delivery efficiencies, identified new delivery offerings, automation, adoption and advancement of tools.• Ownership of Practice Area methodology and provide input into overall Workday methodology across Large Enterprise/Medium Enterprise/Launch platforms.• Worked with Europe and Asia counterparts to ensure consistency in delivery and alignment globally.• Owned training and delivery content for domain specific delivery and operations (Workday knowledge transfers, methodology, best practices, tools/automation).• Led coordination with Services counterparts to maintain and improve point of view and delivery.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Responsible for managing all stages of the project for the client, from planning and design phases through testing and deployment. • Responsible for coordinating the work of others and managing utilization targets. • Responsible for creating development plans for other consultants within the Financials practice. • Managed self and team members(s) to project FTE, scope, budget, quality, and timeline.• Responsible for client delivery and project satisfaction related to domain area. • Worked with project leadership to address escalations.• Provided a proactive interface between clients and internal colleagues to ensure effective coordination and delivery of projects.• Developed solutions to complex problems/projects across multiple domains or clients.

Chicago, Il, Us

Dublin 2, Ie

Workday Proposal Manager- Lead efforts for proposal development regarding future Workday ERP implementation pursuits.- Create content to support implementation approach and review with senior leadership. Procurement Solutions Lead - Lead efforts for the PeopleSoft, Ariba Cloud, Fieldglass Cloud and Coupa Cloud work estimates for both the Procure to Pay and Services Procurement streamlines. - Assist in the development of resource plans for each software solution. - Create project plan to support all work estimates, resource plans and implementation strategy activities. - Drive work estimate and resource planning discussions with the offshore Accenture team, Accenture Subject Matter Advisors and client team. - Assist in the development of the implementation strategy. Supply Chain Functional Project Development Lead - Support the build, test and deploy phases of the supply chain PeopleSoft self service portal. Manage all testing efforts and drive defect resolution. - Train team members on how to use HP ALM during testing phases and educate team on overall functionality and defect management. - Lead efforts for all supply chain and finance data conversions and month end reconciliations.- Report issues and discrepancies to C-Level executives monthly. - Assist technical team with overall project management and ensure that all target deadlines were met. - Assist with creation of all training documents for new enhancement. Conduct all PeopleSoft inventory and procurement training classes for the client operations staff. - Serve as subject matter expert for all PeopleSoft inventory and procurement functions throughout go-live.

Dublin 2, Ie

- Project Manager for Supply Chain Deployment Team of 20, both Accenture and Ascension Health Client during PeopleSoft FSCM Upgrade. Ascension Health is considered one of Accenture’s top Diamond Client’s within the Health and Public Service Industry. - Serve as subject matter expert in PeopleSoft Inventory and Purchasing Modules. Led onboarding and training effort for new resources. Developed training materials and automation tools for new resources in order for them to become successful when deploying to future Health Ministry site locations. - Communicate and interacted with Executive Leadership for the Health Ministries during the deployment phases; created strategic communications and maintained all client deliverables. Hosted meetings with both SCM Operations team and internal Deployment Team, to drive project plan activities for the Health Ministries. This provided the team with clear direction in order to complete all deployment milestones efficiently and ensure a successful go-live. - Develop process improvement documentation to avoid potential issues and risks throughout multiple deployment cycles. This helped increase awareness at other Health Ministries nationwide to follow similar protocol and ensure a consistent approach was taken at each hospital site. - Create functional design documents and test scripts for new enhancements to the Symphony FSCM Solution. This design allowed for more automation and eliminated manual work required within the PeopleSoft Inventory Management System. This decreased the margin of human error and emphasized more efficient processing. - Support both functional and technical resources with data analysis and defect management to stabilize the overall testing process of the project which led to online delivery of system enhancements. This promoted the ability to close out all open defects in a timely fashion and avoid future issues and risks when conducting future testing cycles.

Dublin 2, Ie

- Provide functional and technical support to the conversion process- Support deployment task completion in a timely manner within deployment timelines- Support activities as directed by SCM Capability Lead- Support Health Ministry by answering questions related to completing deployment tasks and activities- Responsible for Staffing and Scheduling resources to ensure proper coverage and support is obtained across the different hospital locations- Meet with other Leads and Client Operations Managers to review issues and formulate plans for resolution- Develop reusable processes and tools for the Deployment Team to ensure a consistent approach is taken with all tasks across sites- Schedule and drive training sessions for both Client Operations Team and also internal Symphony Deployment Resources

Dublin 2, Ie

- Project Manager for Supply Chain Deployment Team of 20, both Accenture and Ascension Health Client during PeopleSoft FSCM Upgrade. Ascension Health is considered one of Accenture’s top Diamond Client’s within the Health and Public Service Industry. - Serve as subject matter expert in PeopleSoft Inventory and Purchasing Modules. Led onboarding and training effort for new resources. Developed training materials and automation tools for new resources in order for them to become successful when deploying to future Health Ministry site locations. - Communicate and interacte with Executive Leadership for the Health Ministries during the deployment phases; created strategic communications and maintained all client deliverables. Host meetings with both SCM Operations team and internal Deployment Team, to drive project plan activities for the Health Ministries. This provided the team with clear direction in order to complete all deployment milestones efficiently and ensure a successful go-live. - Develop process improvement documentation to avoid potential issues and risks throughout multiple deployment cycles. This helped increase awareness at other Health Ministries nationwide to follow similar protocol and ensure a consistent approach was taken at each hospital site. - Create functional design documents and test scripts for new enhancements to the Symphony FSCM Solution. This design allowed for more automation and eliminated manual work required within the PeopleSoft Inventory Management System. This decreased the margin of human error and emphasized more efficient processing. - Support both functional and technical resources with data analysis and defect management to stabilize the overall testing process of the project which led to online delivery of system enhancements. This promoted the ability to close out all open defects in a timely fashion and avoid future issues and risks when conducting future testing cycles.

- Key contributor that successfully led A/P operations with 85% monthly average for on-time payments to over 500 vendors while achieving 100% customer satisfaction. - Manage problem resolution with cross-functional teams including Purchasing, General Accounting, internal employees, and numerous outside vendors.- Assist in providing Quarterly Key Performance Indicator Reporting to CFOs to illustrate and justify root causes of problems, and identify opportunities for future improvement. Scheduled weekly meetings to revisit areas for improvement and developed action plans within the PTP (Procure to Pay) streamline process. - Responsible for preparing standard and ad hoc financial reports in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting principles (GAAP).Responding to ad hoc requests from local management and headquarters to help produce accurate account reconciliations and analysis

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

B.S., Business Administration And Management, General