KEITH KATALIA, Applications Manager - Oracle Financals

KEITH KATALIA

Applications Manager - Oracle Financals

Galadari Brothers L.L.C

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, MBA Finance
Experience
30 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :30 years, 2 Months

Applications Manager - Oracle Financals at Galadari Brothers L.L.C
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since August 2010

 Project Manager for IT Transformation projects across different lines of business namely Retail (F&B), Automotive, Heavy Equipment, Engineering, Printing and Publishing
 Manage a team of functional and technical consultants
 Project Manager since May-2017 for the multi country implementation of following Oracle EBS and Fusion (Cloud) modules
• Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) (Financials, Inventory, Procurement, Order Management, HR, Payroll)
• Oracle Fusion HCM, Oracle Fusion Time & Labor and integration with On-premise Oracle EBS Payroll and third party Biometric system.
• Oracle Fusion Financial consolidation (FCCS)
• Oracle Fusion Planning and Budgeting (PBCS)
• Oracle Fusion Business Intelligence (BICS)
 Work with the Group Chief Financial Officer and Group HR Manager in effectively overseeing and managing the delivery of Finance and Human Capital Projects from beginning to end.
 Report to CEO / CFO on project progress during Steering Committee
 Engage and collaborate with Project Steering Committee and business stakeholders.
 Ensure that organization policies and operating procedures meet ERP processes and work flows, organization structures, reporting, management and budgeting needs and controls
 Preparation of project scope and project plan
 Ensure projects are aligned to and deliver against the Business objectives
 Consistently tracks and monitors all project milestones and deliverable. Maintain the Project progress dashboard, highlighting key deliveries and risks, making the same known to key stakeholders
 Working closely with external vendors and implementation partners in the development and deployment of integrated systems and tactical approaches that deliver high impact solutions.
 Ensures high levels of satisfaction among the users on all projects and initiatives

IT Manager at Deira Investment Company PJSC, Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2007 to June 2009

 Implemented on premise Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) (Financials, Procurement)
 Manage all contracts and service agreements with multiple vendors and systems integrators
 Manage the technology spend, prepare budgets and manage procurement of IT assets
 Develop, implement and continuously improve the IT vision, strategy, policies, structure and plans to meet the demands of the wider strategic and commercial objectives of the company

Senior Project Manager at Mindscape IT L.L.C
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2001 to July 2007

 Implementation of Oracle EBS projects for various clients in industries like banking, real estate and insurance
 Manage customer relationship for respective accounts post project delivery
 Assist sales on new customer acquisitions, respond to RPFs, conduct pre-sales discussions and product demos

Lead Analyst at Mashreqbank PJSC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 1995 to October 2001

 Development and roll out of the Branch Automation system at the various branches of the bank in UAE, Qatar
 Work closely with branch managers and heads of departments like Operations, Finance and Administration
 Implementation, enhancement and support of Oracle ERP project for the bank and it subsidiaries
 Built a two-way interface between the Oracle Financial modules and core banking application

Lead Analyst at Tata Unisys Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • January 1993 to May 1995

Development and implementation of banking applications

Education

Master's degree, MBA Finance
  • at S P Jain School of Global Management
  • June 2013
Diploma, Six Sigma Green Belt
  • at Benchmark Six Sigma, New Delhi, India (Certified by RABSQA)
  • May 2013

Trained in Six Sigma Green Belt DMAIC processes, tools and techniques

Diploma, ITIL V3 Foundation
  • at ITIL
  • May 2010

ITIL V3 Foundation

Diploma, PMP
  • at Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • November 2009

Certified Project Management Professional

Bachelor's degree,
  • at Mumbai University
  • June 1986

Specialties & Skills

Team Management
IT Management
Project Plans
MBA Finance
IT Strategy
Delivery Management
Project Management
IT Management
Vendor Relationship Management
ERP Implementation
Six Sigma Green Belt

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