AMANDEEP MATTA
Mississauga, ON
amandeep.matta@gmail.com - +1 647-572-3165
Close to 9 years of IT experience having received his Bachelor of Technology (IT), Masters of Business Administration with functional expertise in Finance, Six Sigma Green Belt while gaining extensive experience in:
• Business Process Transformation – aligning them with industry leading ways of working
• Simplification & mapping of ERP Processes – End to End SAP FICO implementations
• Financial Supply Chain Optimization from Procurement to Cash Generation
• Global Payments & Cash Management
Using my strong analytical skills, subject knowledge and project management expertise, I have delivered significant value in the areas of automation, standardisation, process improvement, working capital savings and productivity improvement
SAP HIGHLIGHTS:
7.5 years of SAP experience including:
• 5.5 years of hands on FI/CO configuration consulting & implementation experience specifically FI- General Ledger, Accounts Receivable & Payable, Banking, Assets, CO - Overhead Cost Controlling, Product Costing, COPA, Cross Functional Integration, SAP FSCM Cash Management & Liquidity Planner, New G/L
• Completed 3 SAP full lifecycle global implementations, multiple working capital saving projects as well as a transformation programme implementation & multiple innovative process projects
Knowledge Areas
Functions / Department Serviced
Project Management Areas
Tools Worked Upon
Cash & Banking, Procure to Pay, Contract to Cash, Cash Generation, Treasury, Record to Report, Travel & Expense
Project Initiation, Scoping, Effort Estimation, Budgeting, Scheduling, Risk Assessment, Contract, Integration, Tracking & Control
SAP ECC 6.0, SAP Lumira, PL/ SQL, Minitab, Microsoft Office Suits – Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, Project, Remedy, Fusion, LDMS, Panaya, SolMan
Skillset
Benchmarking & Capability Assessment
Client Engagement
Business Case Analysis
Requirement Gathering & Analysis
Solution Blueprinting
Project Delivery & Management
Managing IT Operations
SAP Configurations
Mentoring & Team Building
Project Experience:
Infosys Limited Nov 2010 – May 2016
A renowned multinational provider of consulting services
While at Infosys I was commercially engaged with AstraZeneca where I worked at the client side executing projects spread across geographies and in different SAP ERP systems
PROJECT
Finance Transformation Program
SUMMARY
USD 100 MN+ Program to transform, simplify and standardize finance processes across ASIAPAC, MENA, EUROPE and AMERICAS and deployed on 5 major regional SAP ERP systems
PERIOD
July 2015 to May 2016
LOCATION
Macclesfield, United Kingdom
TASKS
· Assessed cash & banking process and presented a portfolio of areas for improvement
· Drafted Cash & Bank transformation strategy backed by strong business case highlighting the quantitative & qualitative benefits towards adopting PoBo CoBo model and SWIFT
· Liaised with and articulated the bank transformation strategy to stakeholders including process owners, treasury, regional teams and global banks
· Created a phased portfolio of order to cash and procure to pay initiatives
· Led a team of 6 analysts & consultant to draft analysis, project plan and project charter for various initiatives
· Evaluated offerings from solution providers like SAP, FIS, AccessPay for their FIT towards satisfying the Must Have requirements and in alignment with design principles and long term IT strategy of my client
· Simplified the month end shared service center operation reporting using SAP Lumira
· Did IT integration across release governance boards to align other projects with the Programme initiatives and also secure resource commitments for the delivery phase
PROJECT
Cash Management & Risk Assessment for West EU Cluster
SUMMARY
Implemented SAP Cash Management and Liquidity Planner tools for West European countries
PERIOD
Jan 2016 – Apr 2016
LOCATION
Macclesfield, United Kingdom
TASKS
· Proposed & Articulated the solution to improve short & medium term cash visibility
· Captured the requirements into Business Requirement Document and prioritized them for lean implementation
· Configured Cash Management & Liquidity Planner, tested and deployed the solution
PROJECT
SCOA – Single Chart of Account
SUMMARY
Use of Single Chart of Accounts across the globe spanning 5 different regional SAP ERP systems
PERIOD
Multiple TM assignments and project guidance during 2014 and 2015
LOCATION
Macclesfield, United Kingdom; Pune, India
TASKS
· Did change impact assessment highlighting impacted objects and processes. Assessment included SAP areas of Master Data, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Assets, Cash & Banking, Reporting, Period End, Cost Center, Internal Order, costing, COPA, profit center, integration with SD MM, T&E claims, Payroll, Ariba integration
· Supported the project team with UAT issues and deployment
PROJECT
Supply Chain Finance
SUMMARY
Initiative to save on working capital (circa USD 20 MN)and also improve the vendor relationship
PERIOD
Sep 2014 – Mar 2015
LOCATION
Pune, India
TASKS
· Worked with client’s procurement and treasury team in articulating the process, its benefits, change roadmap and documented the proposal in a Business Case presentation
· Gathered, prioritized & catalogued the requirements into Business Requirement Document and obtained the sign of from multiple identified stakeholders
· Created the process documentation and detailed functional specification
· Led team of 5 consultants and configured SAP Accounts Payable & Receivable, SAP Banking interface, customized Z program and tested & deployed the solution
· Conducted user trainings and created SOPs for process execution
· Planned for & coordinated the UAT and cutover activities
PROJECT
Bank Reconciliation Optimization
SUMMARY
Simplify, standardize and automate bank reconciliation posting and cash application process in SAP across Europe, ASIAPAC and MENA harmonizing local processes in 3 different SAP landscapes
PERIOD
Feb 2014 – Nov 2014
LOCATION
Macclesfield, United Kingdom; Pune, India
TASKS
· Drafted Business Justification Document highlighting the benefits of the improved process
· Created IT Blueprint detailing the template solution for simplified and standardized process
· Created the IT budget and phased delivery schedule plan for the implementation
· Configured SAP Banking, Accounts Receivable & Payable, tested and deployed solution with Major Banks – HSBC, CITI, JPMC
· Managed risks, issues, dependencies, conducted Plan Do Review meeting and oversaw the roll out of the solution in multiple legal entities
· Constantly liaised with globally disbursed business teams & different Banks during the design, development and deployment of the solution phase
PROJECT
End to End ERP Implementations
SUMMARY
Full life cycle SAP implementations for trading and manufacturing sites
PERIOD
Multiple projects between 2012 - 2014 executed for Russia, Sweden, Kazakhstan, Ukraine sites
LOCATION
Macclesfield, United Kingdom; Pune, India
TASKS
· Analyzed requirements and did the gap analysis creating the system readiness Fit-Gap report
· Developed RICEFW inventory and successively planned for resources, IT Budgets and schedule for implementation
· Designed, Configured and tested the SAP changes in the areas of Master Data, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable & Payable, Fixed Assets, Cash & Banking, Reporting, Period End, Cost Center, Internal Order, Profit Center, Product Costing, CO-PA, Integration with SD, MM and Manufacturing, Customized Z Programs
· Created end user training manuals and conducted knowledge transfer for IT team
· Coordinated UAT and regression testing for all new releases
· Managed cutover & production deployment activities
· Managed traceability matrix and secured formal acceptance of product and project requirements
PROJECT
Currency Changeover – Migration Project
SUMMARY
Migration of accounting books and processes from currency LVL to EUR
PERIOD
Aug 2013 – Feb 2014
LOCATION
Macclesfield, United Kingdom
TASKS
· Did Change impact assessment and created the transition strategy for Record to Report, Procurement, Order processing, Cash & Banking, Reporting, Claims, Payroll departments
· Did cost benefit analysis & identified the migration approach which saved USD 1+ MN
· Drafted & implemented a detailed cutover plan
· Created the validation plan and managed different cycles of testing – system, integration and UAT tracking the progress, prioritizing the defects and obtaining quality sign off
· As face of IT team at client side, monitored & controlled the project (risk assessment, progress review) executed from geographically disbursed locations
PROJECT
Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA)
SUMMARY
Harmonizing the EURO payments & Collections across the European Economic Areas
PERIOD
May 2013 – Feb 2014
LOCATION
Macclesfield, United Kingdom
TASKS
· Assessed the impact of SEPA regulation on client’s payment platform
· Conducted requirement workshops with different process owners, business users, different banks and created Business Requirement Document signed off by different stakeholders
· Designed cost effective customized SAP solution for different banks
· Prepared the IT Budgets and presented client with time phased implementation proposal
· Configured SAP Banking Accounts Receivable & Payable, tested and deployed the solution with lead banks
PROJECT
Working Capital Optimization
SUMMARY
A DSO and DPO improvement initiatives focused on ASIAPAC and Europe region
PERIOD
Oct 2011 – Mar 2012
LOCATION
Pune, India
TASKS
· Created project plans and change roadmap for improved collections & dispute management processes on to SAP
· Aligned payment cycles resulting into annual working capital savings of USD 60 MN
Besides project space, I have experience in leading the IT operations team (12 members in 2011) and also in creating business proposals & landing new engagements into operations
Triton Limited April 2010 – August 2010
Group of companies with business interest in the field of Seafood distribution, trade & Process.
Summary – Deputed in Ghana, Africa, I worked on the standardization of different business processes, developing their standard operating procedures and mapping them onto SAP
Infosys Technologies Limited Sep 2005 – June 2008
A renowned multinational provider of IT consulting services
Summary – I worked on projects spanning BAU operations where I programmed in C++ and validation of ERP services where I tested SAP solutions
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