Management Consulting Manager
KPMG
Total years of experience :27 years, 6 Months
Background
Mostafa is a Chartered Accountant that has extensive experience in managing various large scale transformation projects. He has over 19 years of professional experience delivering projects in the areas of technology, business solutions and consultation. He is currently working as a Principal Consultant with KPMG IT Advisory in the UAE with emphasis on IT Project Advisory services.. His main areas of focus are handling PMO, Managing large transformation projects, Systems Selection and Quality Assurance engagements.
Professional and Industry Experience
Mostafa leads and delivers engagements across multiple industries within Management Consulting. He involves in engagements in Government, Finance, and Retail. Mostafa's professional experience across these industries includes Project & Program Management, Project Risk Management, and advising clients on structured project management frameworks. Mostafa has worked on project management and project risk management engagements across various ERP transformation projects to various technology such as Oracle, GP, RFID technology, custom-built applications, as well as Business Processes business transformational initiatives across HR, Financial, Core Banking, CRM and Procurement business processes.
Representative Client Experience and Key Skills
Engaged as subject matter expert in Abu Dhabi Department of Finance, Finance Department processes engineering. Project tasks include design financial department business processes, government agencies maturity assessment versus ERP, Transformation and business process readiness according to ERP good practice- Finance department business processes engineering in (HRMS, Financial, Purchasing) functional areas.
Engaged as a subject matter expert in Abu Dhabi Judicial Dept., Finance Department assessment. Project tasks include government agencies maturity assessment versus ERP Transformation and reporting of the utilization of up to date ERP good practices in ADJD finance department (HRMS, Financial, Purchasing) functional areas.
Project manager role in very large scale Oracle ERP technologies transformation program at UAE Federal Government, managing multi organization business process transformation implementation. Project tasks include government agencies maturity assessment versus ERP Transformation and change management activities.
PMO consultant and Project Risk manager of finance and procurements Oracle ERP technology transformation program at seven affiliated entities under Department of Finance Abu Dhabi managing multi organization business process transformation implementation, go-live readiness and change management activities.
Quality Assurance manager of large scale Oracle technology transformation program that include ERP, Core Banking, CRM applications at financial institution in UAE.
Project manager role of large scale ERP implementation project for at major ministry in Bahrain .
Implementing Oracle Human Resource, Payroll, IRecruitment, Time and Labour, Business Intelligence and Self Services.
- Requirement gathering for further analysis as per customer request.
- Mapping the requirements to application functions which it might be
standard or workaround or gap.
- Define the proper solution for the gap points.
- Responding to the customer’s business needs & implement those
business requirements into Oracle Applications using AIM methodology
(Traditional or CRP Methodology).
- Conducting presentations and demos whenever required.
- Keeping a continues process of work progress reporting to the direct
manager .
- Preparing project plans for HRMS implementation and define the
resource and periods required to conduct the projects.
- Conducting key users training based on the project plan and needs .
- Providing required support to the customer throughout the project
phases.
- Preparing English and Arabic user Manuals for above mentioned
modules .
- Upload, Import and export data between Oracle Applications and third
party product by using API’s and Data Loader.
- Conducting Oracle certified standard training by Arabic or English
language .
Project Done
MOI Bahrain
Project Involoved In
ADIC (Abu Dhabi Investment Company)
Alogrithm SAL
Working for CITE Arabia. As HRMS Senior Functional Consultant my responsibilities are including:
- Implementing Oracle Human Resource, Payroll and Self Services.
- Requirement gathering for further analysis as per customer request.
- Mapping the requirements to application functions which it might be
standard or workaround or gap.
- Define the proper solution for the gap points.
- Responding to the customer’s business needs & implement those
business requirements into Oracle Applications using AIM methodology
(Traditional or CRP Methodology).
- Conducting presentations and demos whenever required.
- Keeping a continues process of work progress reporting to the direct
manager .
- Preparing project plans for HRMS implementation and define the
resource and periods required to conduct the projects.
- Conducting key users training based on the project plan and needs .
- Providing required support to the customer throughout the project
phases.
- Preparing English and Arabic user Manuals for above mentioned
modules .
- Upload, Import and export data between Oracle Applications and third
party product by using API’s and Data Loader.
- Conducting Oracle certified standard training by Arabic or English
language .
Project Done
RIYADH CEMENT COMPANY
SAUDI WHITE CEMENT COMPANY
SAUDI SERVICES FOR ELECTRO MECHANICAL Co. Ltd. - SSEM
Hamil Al-Musk Co.
Experience in implementing Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions in the areas of Finance and Distribution series, Project Series, Integration Manager, Modifier and Report Writer
Implementation of Sales and distribution modules and customer support functions.
Vast experience in creating reports in FRx, Crystal Report, AFA and Report Writer in Microsoft Great Plains
Experience in implementing various Third Party Solutions for Great Plains
Vast Experience in working with the Developers for the Customization of the Software.
Configuration of customer support functions in ERP solutions.
Experience in Microsoft Retail Management System.
Is extremely competent in configuration of ERP software to project requirements.
Has experience in leading ERP implementations and has proven track record in requirement analysis, functional configuration and implementation of projects.
Advising clients on the business information technology solution most suitable for their needs.
Preparing ERP application demos to prospected clients.
Working for Ernst & Young International Yemen Branch in consultancy division and promoted in September 1st 2002 to Supervisor his work includes.
- Consultancy projects project management.
- Advising clients on the business information technology solution most suitable for their needs.
- Preparing proposals for prospected clients.
- Preparing ERP application demos to prospected clients.
- Analyzing client system requirements for ERP application implementation.
- Providing functional reviews with clients and preparing project specific documentation including: Current Process Model, Future Process Model, Reporting Fit Analysis, Setup Documentation, etc.
- Implementation of ERP applications for clients and training their staff on using them.
- Creating a database for each company in the system as well as providing backups and restoration when required.
- Maintaining a direct contact with the application vendors worldwide for troubleshooting major application specific problems.
- Preparing a client binder for every client stating all information about the client and project for feedback and support, and in order to serve as basis for progress reports.
- Following up on project progress and providing feedback and support in order to maintain a standard working environment.
- Analyzing and designing business systems.
- IT environment evaluation to conclude recommendation for the computer systems improvement.
Clients included:
- Central Bank of Yemen
- Shamil Bank
- Social Fund of Yemen
- Yemen Red Bricks Company
- Universal Group
- International Company for Hotels Services (Owner of Movenpick Sana’a)
- World Bank projects
- European Commission projects
- Trading companies
- Dutch Embassy projects
Working for Mostafa Shawki & Co. as a Computer Consultant at Computer Consulting Division.
•Preparing ERP application presentations to prospected clients.
•Analyzing client system requirements for ERP application implementation.
•Providing functional reviews with clients and preparing project specific documentation including: Current Process Model, Future Process Model, Reporting Fit Analysis, Setup Documentation, etc.
•Implementation of ERP applications for clients and training their staff on using them.
•Creating a database for each company in the system as well as providing backups and restoration when required.
•Providing development to AccPac Accounting Packages (Designing Reports and Adjusting it.)
•Designing Reports using (Seagate Crystal Reports 7).
•Advising clients on the business information technology solution most suitable for their needs.
•Preparing proposals for prospected clients.
•Developing programs with Visual Basic 6.
Using SQL Server 7 and Microsoft Access Databases.
•Involved In Developing and reviewing projects like:
-Payroll Systems.
-Personnel Systems.
•Office Costing Systems.
Clients included:
- Misrfone (Vodafone) Payroll system outsourcing, system debugging and support.
- UNDP Projects Payroll and HR system debugging and support.
- KLM Payroll and HR system debugging and support.
- American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt Payroll and HR system debugging and support.
- Egyptian Aviation Services (EAS) Payroll and HR system debugging and support.
- Gillette Payroll and HR system debugging and support.
- JohnsonWax Payroll and HR system debugging and support.
- Rafimar maritime Services (Payroll and HR outsourcing).
- Arab Trans maritime Services (Payroll and HR outsourcing).
CIS (Certified Implementation Specialist for Microsoft Business Soloutions - Great Plains eEnterprise)
ACCA (U.K.) Professional Part 1
Microssoft Certified Database Adminstrator (MCDBA).
Microssoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)