Freelancer - Sr.IT Project Manager / Sr. ERP Manager
Multiple Projects
Total des années d'expérience :20 years, 0 Mois
Platform
ERP/BI/ Other inhouse Applications
• Role:
• Sr. IT Project Manager / Sr. ERP Manager / Sr. Applications Manager (Reporting directly to board of Directors)
• Following PMP methodology for project implementation and managing all the IT Application projects for the whole group.
• Successfully implemented Oracle ERP Applications R12 (Financials, SCM and Projects) for whole group.
• Responsible for managing multiple IT projects and ERP implementation and support.
• Responsible for the ERP project enhancement and operational support to ensure that the application processes are delivered to the agreed schedule, budget, and quality standards, with minimum interruption to the business operations.
• Evaluated business requirements by understanding the in and out of business processes and extensively support business functions by implementing and enhancing the IT products and process automation.
• Did detail research on IT product selection for business and did in dept analysis on vendor selection.
• Accurately controlled and monitored project support activities of the team by monitoring periodic meetings and handling track checkers.
• Evaluated Internal and external audit requirements by giving them technical and functional support to complete the system audit.
• Extensively Communicated across various levels of stakeholders to drive multiple IT programs/projects accountability, escalation and awareness
• Sr. IT Project Manager / Sr. ERP Manager / Sr. Applications Manager (Reporting to the Sr. Panel of Steering Committee - consists of Chairman, VC and SVP)
• Following PMP and PRINCE 2 methodology for project implementation and managing all the IT Application projects.
• Currently handling implementation of MS Dynamics 365and MS CRM 365 for the group.
• Successfully implemented ERP Applications R12 (Financials, SCM and Projects) for whole group internationally.
• Successfully implemented warehouse solution ‘Infor’ for the whole group.
• Implemented E-commerce project for one of the international units called Mosafer, it’s on Magento platform integrated to MS Dynamics POS and Oracle EBS
• Worked on Sales CRM solutions (Including campaigns and surveys) with Loyalty management and digital marketing integration with social media, POS, e-commerce and ERP.
• Very dynamic approach towards project, responsible and accountable for business requirement gather process, business process mapping, and release of Applications tenders/RFP, reviewing and signing off the agreements with vendors and stakeholders
• Responsible for preparing vendor selection matrix, analyzing vendor contract and negotiating with the vendors to get the best price without scarifying on scope and time.
• Making departmental strategic and budgetary planning processes
• Responsible for integration of all the applications across all platforms.
• Provides recommendations on policies, goals and implements new/revised applications according to established guidelines.
• Get all necessary input from functional areas for gap analysis and participate in design of new processes and get functional area manager sign offs on modified process.
• Monitoring all the applications project timelines and keeping eagle eye on critical path of application delivery activities, especially for inter related applications where the dependency is high
• Monitoring and controlling the changes to the requirement and highlighting the Risk connected with the change approved.
• Create, refine, and enforce a structured process for the design, development, testing, and deployment of all enterprise application systems.
• Evaluate business objectives that require new systems or enhancements to existing applications.
• Support project initiatives, including identifying and analyzing preliminary business needs, budget considerations, time and resource estimates, defining the project scope and objectives, and getting business user sign-off.
• Communications across various levels of stakeholders to drive accountability, escalation and awareness.
• Align with ITIL standard, and follow best industrial practice.
• Oracle ERP Operations Manager/ERP Project Manager reporting to the IT Director.
• Understands the in and out of Retail/Malls business and extensively support business functions by implementing or enhancing the IT products and process automation.
• Responsible for managing the Projects and Operations of the ERP systems in all the Assets of the Emaar Malls Group.
• Managing internally with business project managers, DBA team, System Admin team, Networking team, Security teams, Retail IT teams, FM teams and Emaar IT (central)to ensure the availability and stability of the ERP systems.
• Managing the R12 Upgrade project for the entire Emaar malls group.
• Managing in-house and outsourced team efficiently to complete the enhancement project on time without effecting day to day support activity. Accurately managing support activity of the team by monitoring periodic meetings and handling track checkers.
• Managing escalations and prioritizing calls efficiently so that it should not impact the business operations and enhancement projects progress.
• Responsible to adhere on the IT processes, Service management principles, Security and Audit guidelines.
• Comply, monitor and manage KPI and SLA set for the team in line with companies’ business objectives
• Managing financial and manpower budget of Oracle ERP team, accordingly preparing project plan, support issues trackers, training plans etc.
• Being the subject matter expert able to guide/ help the ERP project team and support team, giving them the advice and solutions on as and when basis.
• Catering Internal and external audit requirements, and giving them technical and functional support.
• Oracle ERP Manager was reporting to the Chief Information Officer and partially to CFO.
• Was responsible for the development and management of the ERP Application roadmap and ensure that the applications are delivered to the agreed schedule, budget and quality standards, with minimum
Interruption to the business operations
• Effectively managed the ERP team and resolving technical escalations.
• Effectively supported Oracle applications without Oracle Support Corporation
• Performed the roll outs and suggested the automation where ever needed
• Continuously analyzed all the business requirements
• Continuously assessed all the business requirements (In the areas like Property sales, CRM, Finance & Contracts)
• Implemented all Financials modules
• Implemented Property leasing and Customized Property Sales module with CRM and SCM modules
• Negotiated ERP solutions with the Steering committee and external consultants.
• Analyzed the gaps and provided the best solution which fits the business requirements
• Prepared Unified Chart of Accounts to suits business transactions, ex Intercompany, Inter dept transactions etc.
• Guided the technical consultant and developers for custom reports and form customization/personalization.
• Managed the team including outside consultants for implementation
• Maintained a balance relationship between business users and consultants by directing them to the project objectives/goals and ensured project deliverable on time
• Prepared and maintained time/task sheet for all the stakeholders.
• Ensured the project milestones achieved on timely basis, able to manage if the milestones get delay will make sure it should not affect project deadline
• Given all levels of training to the users (End level users to managerial level users) with appropriate training manuals.
• Managed project effectively from pre-implementation phase to post-implementation phase
• Sr. Business Analyst / Acting ERP Delivery Manager.
• Analyzed requirements from Emirates Bank International, Emirates Islamic Bank, Associates & NBD (After Merger)
• Implemented Oracle Property Sales & Leasing module along with all financial modules
• Good understanding of Islamic banking, its product and their accounting treatment - For the products like Murabaha, musharaka, Ijara, susuk, Istesna etc.
• Presented Oracle apps demonstrations to all business users, Collected the requirement from business users, analyzed it and implemented
• Given trainings and suggested best business practice solutions.
• Implemented Oracle apps globally.
• Maintained a balance relationship between business users and consultants.
• Created unified chart of accounts, with deep feasible study
• Analyzed and managed implementation of all the financial, property and contracts modules across globe
Client 1 : EMAAR Properties (Jan-07 to Sep 07)
• Sr. Functional Consultant (with Project management authority for handling each implementation/roll outs as independent projects)
• Received Appreciation Certificate from Emaar Properties for implementing Oracle online bank reconciliation system individually.
• Handled all financials modules (GL, AR, AP, FA, CM and Project accounting)
• Performed roll outs of Financials for Emaar hotel and resorts (National and international level) along with BR 100 documents
• Roll out of financials modules for Emaar UAQ operations with BR 100
• Implemented Budgets and Encumbrances (uploading of budgets from ADI and encumbrance entries enabled from purchase requisition)
• Given internal trainings for Financials on monthly basis to super users and end users
• Implemented online AP invoice approval along with attachment facility
• Performed enhancement on cash management module (enabling forecasting, e-bank statement, Journal entry creation for bank changes directly in Cash module)
• Contra Functionality implemented in AR for netting up supplier and customer accounts.
• Independently managed all the projects and reporting project status on weekly basis to the Emaar management
• Supported extensively all the financials’ modules.
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Client 2 : ADCO (Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations) Sep 06 to Jan07
• Sr. (Functional Consultant & Project Lead)
• Handled Cash Management and Property manager modules.
• Setup the enhanced functionality of CM and PN modules and Prepared BR 30 document with business benefits to ADCO.
• Prepaid BR 100 setup documents and User guides for key users and end users.
• Setup Cash forecasting with external sources which could fetch the data from legacy systems (like Maximo etc)
• Enabled the functionality of Electronic bank statements with Swift 940 bank format.
• Enabled the enhanced feature for creating journal entries directly from the Cash management module, which could transfer to GL directly without transferring them to sub ledgers, e.g.: bank charges
• Worked on Auto reconciliation feature in Cash management.
• Enabled milestone notification functionality for Leases in Property manager module, which will send the notification via e-mail as a reminder to the assigned Oracle apps users.
• Analyzed the requirement for development of customization forms and report in Property manager.
• Tested process flow of property manager module and cash management module w.r.t other modules.
• Ensure success of the project by taking ownership of deliverables by analyzing, testing, training and other tasks as necessary.
Client 1: DBA InfoTech is a subsidiary of Darwish Bin Ahmed & Sons Group (Abu Dhabi, UAE). Nov 05 to Sep 06
• Functional Consultant.
• Dynamic interaction with the users to get user specification for process flow documentation
• Finalizing the documentations and mapping the user specification to Oracle Apps.
• Prepared functional specs as well as technical specs with the coordination of technical consultants
• Performed accurate testing of all the setups and process flows, before starting of UAT in test instance.
• Responsible for the sign off from the users (both functional and technical users) after UAT completed in all the instance (Test instance & Production instance)
• Developing and maintaining operating units (Setting up system options of AR, AP & GL). And performing test cycles.
• Defining of cross validation rules and account aliases in GL & Inv.
• Giving support for Oracle Apps (Distribution modules, financial modules and legacy systems) performing development activities too.
• Excellent in end user training and UAT.
• Working on Business Intelligence reports of Hyperion.
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Client 2 : Singapore Food Industries (Pandan Loop, Singapore), Jun 2005 to Nov 2005
• Functional Consultant & Team Lead
• Identify project risks and come up with migration plan
• Maintain open and constant communication among internal team, customer, and management regarding project status.
• Followed upgrade methodology of Oracle.
• Prepared financials and distribution business process documentations.
• Prepared Impact analysis documents for financials modules
• Performed testing on “Procurement to Pay cycle” & “Order to Cash cycle” and Prepared test plans for user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Maintenance of Chart of Accounts, Security Rules & Consolidation mappings.
• Provided guidance and advice to the client.
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Client 3 : Kelompok Kompas Gramedia (Jakarta, Indonesia), Jul 2004 to Jun 2005
• Functional Consultant and Project Lead.
• Worked on the AIMS process for Implementation.
• Gone through the requirement study URS, performed GAP analysis and worked on solution designing.
• Set up multi-org structure (With one business unit)
• Enabled security rules, Automatic posting and prepared FSG (Financial statement generator) as a reporting tool in GL.
• Defined value sets, key Flex field segments, parent child relationships, security rules and cross validation rules as per client’s requirement
• Set up Intercompany and Mass Allocation
• Defined budgets with budgetary controls
• Prepared recurring journals and enabled Consolidation for mapping sets of books.
• Setup Payables and receivables system Options.
• Done with all the initial setups for AR, AP and CM Modules
• Tested data in each module independently (GL, AR, AP, CM & FA) and tested the accuracy of data after transferring it to GL.
• Associate Consultant / Trainer
• Given Support for all the Financial Modules.
• Given Oracle Financials training to corporate batches of Finance user in (GE Company and Gati Courier Company).
• Simultaneously used to give Oracle batch training for freshers.
EMPM (Executive Masters in Project Management)
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