MANDAR KELKAR

 Working as Solution Architect based in London & Pune offices for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Fortune 500 Giant from March 2015

 Configured & Delivered Global Model for Integrated Financial system on Oracle Enterprise One(JD Edwards 9.1 ) platform to align with ERP & Compliance strategy
 Working with Global Process owners of Order to Cash, Procure to Pay & Record to report to study existing Business process, streamlining & re-engineering if required
 Working with other functions e.g Supply Chain & Manufacturing for seamless Integration of multiple Business systems
 Designing reports for Statutory reporting - SEC reporting (US) & Compliance reporting as per Global Risk, Controls and Compliance Group for adherence of Life sciences industry
 Design & Implementation of Applications Controls as per SOX guidelines
 Working with Global Financial Solutions (GFS) Group automate all transaction finance processes to ensure process efficiency & effective controls
 Key role in preparing Business Information Management (BIM) / Process flow charts
 Ensuring system compliance for Pharma Industry like GMP & FCPA
 Responsible for adherence to Application Lifecycle Management methodology
 Supporting UAT to help in user adoption of new Business solution
 Driving workshops for User Requirements specifications, Functional requirements specifications, Design specifications & walkthrough of proposed solutions
 Managing Stakeholders across multiple levels in Organization
 Owned planning process along with Global PMO, development of Micro plans, aligning them with Project plan & Program Objective & monitoring weekly updates
 Creating & maintaining documentation e.g. Requirement traceability matrices, analysis, standardization & validation of requirements with Global Process owners

 Worked as Solution Architect based in KPIT Mumbai office for Lafarge from Oct 2013 till Mar 2015
Managing global application support project by leading techno/functional team ERP specialists (J D Edwards / Oracle Enterprise One) for 15 countries spread across 3 regions.

Major Value Adds :

 Leading multi locational team of 18 + FTE’s for Global Support of Business Applications, Integrations & MIS (BI)
 Implementing Change requests / Enhancements approved by CAB using SDLC methodology & ensuring adherence to global model for controls
 Contributing in designing solutions for complex business scenario’s by working with Business Process Leads, Compliance / Control Team, Functional Application specialists & Technical/development team
 Designing framework for improving service quality
 Supporting QAT- Quality assurance test campaigns by imparting knowledge & resolving issues in testing of applications for Global version release
 Developing Reports for reporting framework for managing performance
 Ensuring adherence to SLA, Exceptions analysis & Root Cause Analysis for improvements in service level efficiency & effectiveness
 Exploring new business / growth opportunities in existing account e.g. Support of country specific customized applications or new technologies / interface applications
 Hiring & grooming new resources
 Additional responsibility of partnering with roll out teams for smooth delivery of various rolls out / upgrades projects. Establishing change management process, monitoring deliverables for SLA and performance matrix

Worked as Project Manager for AFME region (Africa Middle East) of 31st ranked Fortune 50 Company.
Built robust & reliable internal control & reporting environment by playing a pivotal role between Business & IT. Successfully delivered multiple cross functional Business projects across multiple Business systems e.g. Sun systems, ARIBA & Oracle Enterprise One (J D Edwards) & other web based applications. Played Instrumental role in driving Integration Business Processes & IT Solutions of Wyeth Pharma & Pfizer Pharma

Major Value Adds :
 Pivotal role in ensuring Internal control as per guidelines of Global GRC and Regional Finance Directors and Controllers
 Implementation of Procure to Pay solution by integrating Procurement & AP process by Automation of processes to improve controls & transparency
 Responsible for system architecture & implementation of Warehouse management systems implementation & Supply Chain processes
 Responsible for all Statutory (SEC), Compliance (GRC) & Internal reporting
 Business Process automation e.g. Selling Price approvals, Distributor Agreements & Employee expenses
 Responsible for all Project Management activities from project charter till closure by working closely with senior leadership team of Regional head office
 Building interface of multiple systems e.g. ARIBA, HFM, Sales data management tool, Demand & forecasting system
 Experience of Transition activities in business merger right from Business process study, validation, preparing work flows, mapping processes, adoption of accounting policies for designing reporting systems
 Implementation of Advance pricing to cater complex requirement of pricing with re-design of distribution module in JDE

Worked as Sr.Business Analyst (Oracle Enterprise One)
Major Value Adds :
 Working as bridge between Finance team, functional leads & Dev. Team for solution designing & Automation of business processes
 Implementation of budgetary controls, creating robust reporting mechanism to support Business decisions
 Production Support of all Finance / Business Applications on Oracle platform
 Working on Month end closing process & Corporate reporting through HFM
 SLA monitoring & performance reporting for Vendor mgmt.
 Trend analysis of user issues using incident mgmt. system for Process improvement & re-training of end users if required

Worked as Application Specialist for JD Edwards (Oracle Enterprise One) managing dual role of new implementation of Oracle Enterprise One Version 8.12 & Production support Version 8.11

 End-to-end implementation of Integrated Financial & Supply chain system (J D Edwards - Oracle Enterprise One) for 2 new Business Ventures e.g. Automobile spare parts & Equipment Leasing Business
 Designed Management Information System on Sales, Margins, and Inventory
 Key role in Budget preparation for various functional departments
 Implementation of Budgetary controls, Variance analysis & Group reporting
 Designing financial solution for complex requirements of leasing business
 Documentation of As is, To be process, system design, user manuals & SOP’s
 Production Support for all major applications of Finance procurement & inventory modules for user group of 45 based out of multiple locations
 Analysis of Incidents reported for process improvement & increased business efficiency & re-training of business users

This was one of the biggest implementation in ASIA region for J D Edwards for oil major from India “Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited”. Worked on AR, AP, GL & Real estate modules. Scope of activities involved creating basic setup like AAI, creating master records for AP/AR & Real estate modules, testing & End User training. Post go live support was also important aspect which involves working closely with users to help them understand system in better manner & helping them in completing first month end reporting after go-live. End user training was a really challenging which involves users from different authorities & age groups.

Acquired in depth understanding on core Accounting including Finalization of books of accounts
Worked on Financial / Tax Audit & various types of statutory Audits
Hands on expertise of all kind of MIS reports including taxation reports
Handled different assignments of finance domain system setups
Hands on experience of mapping Business requirements in during this tenure small solutions implemented like Quick Books, AVAM Soft & Ex- Next generation