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Certified SAP Finance Transformation leader with 25+ years of combined Global FP&A and Process Owner industry experience combined with SAP S/4 Process/Architecture Design, and Functional Consulting experience, with multiple full life cycle Fortune 500 / Large Scale global implementations to his credit. On many of these engagements, performed in the capacity of Project Manager, Finance Lead/Solution Architect through all phases (Blueprint – Go-Live Hypercare) of the project life cycle. Cross-industry experience includes Pharmaceutical, Banking, Energy, Telecomm, High-Tech, and Consumer Business. This broad experience provides the in-depth large scale project management, consulting skills, leading business practice knowledge, and SAP solution expertise to effectively integrate SAP packaged technology.Core expertise is in the area of implementing SAP Financials (certified):- Record to Report GL process, design and build (including Financial Close and Consolidation, Management Accounting/FP&A, Product Costing, SCM/manufacturing integration, Operations and Commercial analytics, transaction processing including multi-GAAP Scenarios)– In-depth experience in functionality Gap Analysis, and management of required custom objects through the development life cycle (conversions, interfaces, enhancements, forms and reports).– BW (BI) Data Modeling for Enterprise Performance, Commercial Profitability, and Operations/SC Analytics & Reporting Finance process design and hands-on module configuration in the following areas:– Financial Consolidation (SEM-BCS, EC-CS, LC)– Core Financials (FI/NewGL, PCA, SPL, CO-OM, CO-PA, CO-PC, CO-ML, IM, PS, AA, AR, AP and Cash/Treasury)– Blackline Systems - Account Reconciliation– Concur Expense- Lease AccountingIntegration experience with SD, MM, PP and PM.This strong cross-industry background, consulting and leadership experience, make him a valuable leadership asset to any Global Finance Transformation S/4 HANA program.