SAP / Software Testing Manager
SEIS Solutions Ltd
Total years of experience :22 years, 6 Months
Leading various teams and projects ranging from SAP R/3, BI to Mobile Apps, from design to implementations for clients like, InmarSAT, Bilytica, Kirklees Council.
• Developed operations team project scope and plan in accordance with ASAP methodology including Business Analysis.
• Manage stakeholders, gather requirements and gap analysis.
• Design of SAP Financial solutions based on business requirements of client - Working with the business users to scope, gather requirements, provide conceptual and detailed design to meet business needs
• Run Workshops to gather business requirements for Design and Build
• Highlight RICEF requirements and writing functional specifications.
• Ensure scalability of SAP design to meet future business developments
• Quality Control of Blueprint Documents (Functional specs)
• Planning, monitoring and controlling software testing processes and techniques for a variety of applications across various industries. This resulted in improved productivity and fit-for-purpose software delivery.
• Applying suitable test techniques i.e. functional, automation and non-functional testing techniques (NFT) relevant to the requirements such as automation test techniques for regression testing and NFT techniques for load and security testing.
• Stakeholder management, reporting, deliberating and making decisions on quality Key Performance Indicators (KPI’S) for User Acceptance and System Integration Testing. Pragmatic and effective decision making attributed to experience across various clients and industries.
• Authoring test strategies and test plans for various projects. Conducting quality gates.
• Managing, mentoring and leading test teams (both onshore and offshore) responsible for extracting test requirements, developing test scenarios, executing test cases and defect tracking.
• Managing and liaising test environments and test data to ensure minimum downtime.
• Managing and successfully delivering End-to-End testing, across various technologies and in agile and waterfall development life cycle.
Led various teams and projects ranging from SAP R/3, BI to Mobile Apps, from design to implementations for clients like, Total Gas and Power, Samsung, Damco, Surrey Council.
• Setting up project teams according to the requirements gathered from the clients and run through all project activities to deliver the software according to client expectations.
• Defining the project scope, preparation of business blueprints and other relevant documentation.
• Fit-gap analysis, managing the local configuration build and testing the in-country legal and fiscal requirements in the global template. Identify, test and approve key controls for various processes. Heavy interaction with the business/super users.
• Design of SAP Financial solutions based on business requirements of client - Working with the business users to scope, gather requirements, provide conceptual and detailed design to meet business needs
• FI - GL Integration into the Trading Sub-ledger for Investment banking product control. Modules configured include FI- GL, New GL, AP, AR, AA, CO - CCA, PCA.
• Manage the routine test cycles required for quality assurance and integrity of the business and web applications
• Design and maintain the test management strategy in line with Group IT and GT programme strategies and policies ensuring acceptable governance is in place.
• Take ownership and accountability of quality processes within the application life management processes
• Maintain effective and efficient test strategy for both automated and manual testing
• Maintain the test infrastructure and tooling (test script maintenance, test automation)
• Leading and Managing Multiple End to End system/ integration testing, UAT, OAT for testing (stubbed and complex integration)
• Stakeholder management, reporting, deliberating and making decisions on quality Key Performance Indicators (KPI’S) for User Acceptance and System Integration Testing. Pragmatic and effective decision making attributed to experience across various clients and industries.
• Managing, mentoring and leading test teams (both onshore and offshore) responsible for extracting test requirements, developing test scenarios, executing test cases and defect tracking.
• Developing the course outline for under-graduate / Graduate Level Classes.
• Teaching Accounting / Finance courses to under-graduate / Graduate Level Classes.
• Testing the students by giving paper based exams for their academic learning.
• Development of student alumnae database for job placement and relationship building.
• Designed and implemented accounting processes that resulted in full internal control, decision support and generation of management reports. • Designed and developed an integrated database for tracking G/L accounts, inventory, and cashbook to generate periodical reports and financial statements. • Enhanced decision-making support through expanded financial reporting utilizing analytics, metrics, and data-extraction methodologies through implement computerised account and inventory control. • Generation of management reports for reconciliations and analysis on day, month, quarter and annual basis. • Budgeting/Forecasting for Cash Flows and Sales. • Monitor the budgets/forecasts with actuals on daily and monthly basis to overcome the variances and to achieve the targets. • Preparation of Final Accounts, Profit and Loss Statements, Balance Sheets and Cash Flows Periodically and Annually. • Products Costing and Inventory management. • Price analysis for best volume of sale and maximum profitability. • Monitor the inventory cycle and receivables cycle to maintain the cash flows for working capital requirements. • Preparation of Tax Reports/Returns Monthly, Quarterly and annually. • Managing and supervising two Customs Bonded Warehouses for East Timor Trading and Duty Free Shop. • Preparation of Monthly Transaction and Summary reports for Customs Bonded Warehouses for legal requirements of Customs Department of East Timor • Custom Clearance, Import / Export procedures and documentation for all the shipments from and to Australia, Indonesia and Singapore. • Acquisition of 2 companies and implement similar accounting, inventory and reporting structure to run as independent subsidiary companies Consolidated Food and Beverage Pty Ltd. Harvey Norman Dili (Franchise of Harvey Norman Australia) • Establishing / Managing accounting, Inventory and retail framework of a Duty Free Shop at international airport, Dili, Timor-Leste
• Designed and implemented accounting processes that resulted in full internal control, decision support and generation of management reports. • Designed and developed an integrated database for tracking G/L accounts, inventory, and cashbook to generate periodical reports and financial statements. • Enhanced decision-making support through expanded financial reporting utilizing analytics, metrics, and data-extraction methodologies through implement computerised account and inventory control. • Enhanced budgeting process to include: product sales, margin, and velocity; and monthly balance sheet, cash flow, and ratio analyses. • Established profit/cost centre accounting and methodology for allocation of direct and indirect revenues and expenses. • Developed and implemented organizational and divisional strategic planning process. Successfully revised cash management processes that resulted in improved efficiencies and cost savings. • Preparation of Final Accounts, Profit and Loss Statements, Balance Sheets and Cash Flows Periodically and Annually. • Monitor the inventory cycle and receivables cycle to maintain the cash flows for working capital requirements • Establish Local Area Network for working in multi user environment, with a continuos upgrade of software and hardware requirements.
Masters Degree in Information Technology, Management and Organizational Change focusing on social and commercial aspects of information technology and how it is change the way we do business in today's volatile market place
M.B.A in Finance and IT Focusing on Financial Management and Business Management
Diploma in Computer Sciences
Bachelors in Commerce