Candidates About

 

Aijaz H Ansari

 Executive Profile

A distinguished senior level Business Technology Manager with Extensive experienced in Program Management,
Project Management and process Re-Engineering. Expertise in managing IT projects, Oracle EBS and related technologies.  Provides user support and troubleshooting, input on business requirements, system and process enhancement support and documentation, system maintenance, and partner training.

Mr. Ansari has over 15 years of IT consulting, financial and accounting experience.  Has a deep knowledge of Oracle Financial Applications 10.7, 11.03, 11x and R-12 with multiple R12 upgrade and implementation projects.  Mr. Ansari has led cross-functional / technical and business teams that have worked with clients on business solutions across the Americas and Europe.  His Functional responsibilities include business process analysis, requirement analysis; upgrade analysis, system design and testing, customer support, and conducting user training for the client.  Mr. Ansari experiences include Oracle projects using Oracle’s UAM /AIM and project management methodologies at both the local and international levels.  He has broad functional experience in Oracle Payment, E-Business Tax, GL, AP, AR, FA, PO, PA costing and Billing, I-Expense, -Procurement, and Public Sector Budgeting. 

 

Skill Highlights

·         Project management

·         Leadership/communication skills

·         Negotiations expert

·         Budgeting expertise

·         Self-motivated

·         Business operations organization

·         new product delivery

·         Product development

·         Client account management

·         Employee relations

 

 Core Accomplishments

 

February 2016 – Present

Land Lease

 

Oracle R12.2.4 Implémentation in the United States and Mexico from JD Edwards Enterprise as part of a Global Oracle Implementation footprint.  The parent company is located in Australia with additional operations in Asia, Europe, Americas and worldwide. The global Oracle solutions has been implemented in Australia, Italy, United Kingdom, Greater China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore.  This project will be a new implementation in the United States and Mexico.

 

 Key Accomplishments:

 

·         Developed Tracking schedule for Finance director  after UAT Testing for defeacts

·         Developed Lendlease process flows schedule for data conversion from JDE to EBS R- 12

·         Assessed curent global application environment and technology challenges in Oracle financials, Projects  and iProcurement operations in the United States and Mexico.

·         Assessed UAT testing results, documented  deltas in testing and recommended additional testing requirements for PA, GL, intercompany, AP, AR, FA and Internet Expenses (IE).

·         Completed UAT testing, documented results and mapped to business requirements.

·         Developed data migration checklist for data validation.

·         Develop  Cut over process plan to mitigate issues as the business transitions by Assist in creation of data conversion

·         Develop  conversions mock and trial loads with data verification procedures including data verification requirements, reports, steps for signoff of data conversions including internal/external audit needs.

·         Monitor execution of all business cutover steps according to cutover plan

 

March-2015 – January 2016

 

Senior Consultant / Project Manager Insmed USA                                                                                                     

  Key Accomplissements:

 

·         Assist in designing, implementing global Oracle EBS R-12.2.4

·         Assist VP and Controller senior  Finance team members on  Global chart of account design by conducting Business process workshops

·         Created project plans, budgets, ressource plans and update  initiation and planning phase deliverables.

·         Assist senior managers in Project Accounting Templates setup and conversion of legacy Project data

·         Completed GL mapping from legacy system to EBS GL to support Financial reporting

·         Assisting Insmed team by Developing  WebAdi Templates PA/GL/ FA and load data into new system

·         Provided recommendations and Clean-up of Old Supplier master and mapping to new  EBS Payables vendor master and ensure data conversions for Business users

·         Enable ACH  wire transfers/positive pay file from Bank of America

·         Upload supplier /employee data into HR /Purchasing and define approval Hierarchy

·         Lead project for Oracle learning Management /Hyperion Planning implementation

 

February -2014 – February 2015

Oracle USA

Aerojet Rocketdyne, Sacramento, CA

 

Project One Maestro Financial Functional Support

  Key Accomplissements:

 

·         Lead functional analysis of projects and business process

·         Patch Management Scenario Testing and development of Scripts

·         Support new Ticket items after patch applications

·         Actively participate in Oracle R12 upgrade analysis

·         Update and write AN100 documents

·         Responsible for the design, configuration and validation of key Oracle R12 features applicable such as Project costing and Billing, GL, AR, AP, Cash Management, and SLA.

·         Analyzing requirements, setting customers’ expectations, collaborating with technical teams, performing configurations, carrying out testing activities and assisting with data conversions.

·         Project Management of post-production support for Oracle R12.1.3 ERP Re- implementation including support for the Projects, Financials, and Contracts modules.

February 2013 - January 2014

Managing Principal at CSC

BHP Billiton Houston, USA

·         Identify, analyze and implement process improvement opportunities

·         Functional SME Order2 cash Oracle AR operation Support

·         Assist in customer going live in Oracle R-12.1. EBS suite.

·         Prime responsibility for Account receivables, Cash Management production support by closing open issues and providing SME operation support.

 

Cobham – Marlow – UK

Global Financial Lead

·         Supported solution delivery for all technology projects in the enterprise managing up to 30 projects and over $25MM annually. Directed eleven team members and 120 in solutions delivery; established policy, process, and organizational direction. Including ERP, web, SaaS, firewall and security upgrades, Data Masking, CRM, Marketing, upgrades, COTS, LMS, custom software, and infrastructure projects targeted at improving costs, automation of processes, and workforce optimization.

·         Project Management of post-production support for Oracle R12.1.3 ERP implementation including support for the Projects, Financials, and Contracts modules. Lead completion of SOX Audit for Oracle R12 data validation

·         As Financial lead responsible for Solution Architecture requirement and for USA, Euro zone for plan implementation of R-12 EBS Suite. Conducted Global Chart of Accounts Design working session

·         Configuring SEPA format for payment based on predefined requirements Preparation of RD020 document (As-Is process document) and get sign-off from client Mapping the requirements to Application process

·         Preparing BP080 Document (Mapping of As-Is process to To-Be Process) and get sign-off from client

·         Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR) completed for various Cobham companies in Eurozone and USA

·         Identification of GAP between Legacy and Oracle Application

 

May 2012 – January 2013

 

McGraw-Hill Companies, Hightstown, NJ         

Tata Consulting Services

Project Accounting Functional Lead

 

·         Lead completion of SOX Audit for Oracle R12 data validation

·         Developed and improved multiple business processes

·         Worked with R12 implementation team in PA, GL, AR, AP, PO, and EB Tax, advanced Collections modules in Multi-Org Environment.

·         Involved with study of existing system, preparing the Functional design to extract data from legacy system into Oracle Applications open interface tables.

·         Created functional specification documents for customized interfaces, reports and extensions.

·         Reviewed existing interface designs and made modifications to fit R 12 specifications.

·         Created AIM based documents like PA - BR100, MD050, TE020 and CV40’s etc. for legacy conversions to Oracle applications.

·         Preparing documents for PA Setup configuration, Training Manuals for all the modules as per AIM methodologies.

·         Involved in PA- CRP, SIT, UAT, Conversion and Go- Live and Post Production Support as part of project deliverables.

·         Creating test scripts, defects/change requests in HP Quality Control.

·         Perform functional testing and working with offshore teams to resolve the issues.

·         Worked with Oracle Technical Support in follow up and conduct Web conferences for speedy resolution of High Priority issues with keep tracking through SEV1 and SEV2 SRs.

 

 

January 2012 – April-2012

 

New York City Javits Convention center

Cedar Crestone

Functional Lead Oracle R-12.1

AP, Cash Management, Payment and E-Business Tax 

·         Provided Functional SME Expertise for Accounts Payables, E-Business Tax, Cash Management and Payment

·         Completed Requirement and Fit gap analysis for Javits Unique Business requirements by conducting Workshop with Key stake holders.

·         Conducted workshop for Solution design and over view of Feature and functionality of R-12

·         Documented MD .50 for interfaces and Customs processes

·         Configuration and setup for CRP-1, CRP-2, UAT and resolved issue and resolution.

·         Provide Supports go live for above modules.

 

September 2011 – December 2011

 

Oracle USA DOT R-12 Upgrade Assessment Project

 

·         Functional Lead Oracle Project Management (Project costing and Billing), Assets and System Administrator.

·         Assess impact of new R12 functionality on existing business processes

·         Assess the impact on the existing customizations (CEMLIs) when upgrading to R12

·         Identify potential data issues when migrating into the R12 structure

·         Assess time to upgrade production instance and migrate data.

·         Determine the cost and timeline of the overall process of upgrading to R12 (multiple iterations)

·         Completed high level Functional Analysis DOT documents for PA, FA and system administrator.

·         Lead workshop with FAA and other agencies and documented finding by updated MU.025 deliverables

Michelin ERP Backbone, Greenville, SC

Cap Gemini

January 2011 – August 2011

·         Supply Chain Management modules – OM, Inventory

·          Functional Team Lead Oracle Project costing and AR for Global Implementation of R-12.1 – SME Businesses for process improvement mapping with standard Oracle R-12 functionality.

·         BR 100 Update Setup and Configuration Document from Beginning for AR

·         Setup CRP1/ CRP-II  configuration and setup and successful testing by Businesses

·         Fixed CRP issues and Resolutions working with Oracle support and Technical Team

·         Direct Debit, AP/AR Netting setup and configuration for Euro Zone Localizations

·         Update issue in JIRA project defect tracking systems

Aspect Software, Boston MA

August 2010 – December 2010

Supply Chain Management modules – OM, Inventory

Functional Support for planned Global Implementation of Oracle Revenue Recognition integration to Project Management, Account receivables, Order Management and Inventory.

Aspect Software is principally engaged in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, sales and support of their unified communications products and services. Aspect Software’s revenues are primarily derived from the sale of their products and related support and professional services.

World Fuel Services, Miami FL

April – 2010 –August 15- 2010

Team Lead Oracle Project Management suite of Application

●    Provided Functional SME expertise for the Global  Implementation of Oracle 11.5.10 Project Costing and Billing with integration to Account receivables, Fixed Assets, Payables and General Ledger accounting for a global Aviation and Fuel distribution  Company

●    Develop and setup new Project Template for Contract, Cost Plus, Fixed Cost and CIP

●    Configure New Instance for Project and Sub ledger and completed End to End Transactions testing

●    Requirement gathering and Fit gap analysis

●    Multi-currency and GL consolidation support

●    Requirements gathering and gap analysis

●    Provided AIM Documentation (BR100) for the configuration of Project Accounting  and Billing

●    Configuration and setup of Projects Templates for end to end transaction integration

●    Developed Test scripts and Business scenarios for CRP and UAT testing

 

Federal Reserve Board, Washington DC

Information system specialist                                        

April - 2009 – March - 2010
 

●      SME Expertise and  Operational support for the Oracle Financials Application 

●      Business requirement analysis to address current issues and future enhancements

●      Team Lead  developed the Oracle -R-12 Upgrade project plan, by highlights key Financials architectural and process changes since Release 11i, and explains the concepts underlying the setup and use of: Organization Models ,Reporting ,Accounting ,Worldwide Operations

●      Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance

●      Business Analytics and Corporate Performance Management

●    Setup Invoice Distribution Sets to create distributions with set percentage amounts or Skeleton Distribution Sets to create distributions with no set distribution amounts to meet enhancement requirements

●    Setup AP Invoice Approval Workflow for Invoice approval. System administration ,

●    Conducted new User Training on Business flows :  P2P, I2C, B2R, and Asset2Retire

 

Merrimack Pharmaceutical Cambridge, MA

Oracle Financial R-12 Project Team leads                                       

June -2008 – March- 2009

 

●    Provided Functional SME Expertise for General Ledger  and Accounts Payables, for Bio Pharmaceutical Research Company

●    Oracle Financial R-12 Implementation of General Ledger and Accounts Payables

●    Setup Banks Accounts and Local State and county Tax

●    Requirements gathering, gap analysis

●    Design and develop WEB ADI template to upload Budget and Journal entry

●    Design and develop Payment template in Payable

●    Setup and testes ACH/Wire transfer

●    Setup Invoice Distribution Sets to create distributions with set percentage amounts or Skeleton Distribution Sets to create distributions with no set distribution amounts

●    Provided AIM Documentation for BR100, CV040, BP080, RD020, RD030, MD050, BP080, MD020, Chart of Accounts, and Period Close Process.

●    Develop data loader script and load five year of accounting data into Oracle.

●    Update document – BR-100 for GL/AP

 

Helix Energy Solution, Houston TX

Team Lead for Oracle Project Costing and Account Receivables

January -2008 - May -2008  

 

●    Supply Chain Management modules – OM, Inventory

●    Provided Functional SME expertise to implement

●    Oracle 11.5.10 Project Costing and Account receivables to Energy Research Company who provides subsea construction, inspection, maintenance, repair and salvage services to offshore natural gas and oil industry                                                                                

●    Requirements gathering and gap analysis on global perspective for Helix company Energy Research Technology –ERT

●    Provided AIM Document for  BR100 for Project Accounting  And Account Receivables

●    Develop Test scripts and Business scenario for CRP and UAT

●    Managed Oracle Service Requests and testing of Patches

   

Duquesne Light Oracle R-12 EBS Implementation

June – 2007 - December - 2007

●    SME for Planning and Scoping Team Phase -1 for Utility Company plans upgrade from Oracle 10.7 to Oracle R-12

●    Initiative Business requirements for Oracle Rel. 12 E-Business suite Project Costing, Fixed Assets and Accounts Payables,

●    Setup AP Invoice Approval Workflow for Invoice approval, setup and configure new Bank account.

●    Setup Australian tax reporting in GL Report based on Localization business need for reporting purpose.

●    Setup different Payment template

●    Completed Gap Analysis

●    Conducted workshop by given details over to Client on new application functionality.

●    Conducted CRP for implementation of Project Costing, Fixed assets and Payables for on-site staff by developing test scripts and user manual for testing

 

 

Senior Principal

Oracle USA 

March-2005 -May 2007 

HAEMONETICS – Boston, MA

●    Global Implementation of Oracle Financials 11.5.10 BR100 Document set up prior to go live Updated BR100 for countries in Euro Zone and Asia Pac to reflect production setup. BR100 update for core applications and Accounting and Reporting.  

City of Atlanta – CoA

●    Active member of IProcurement and iSupplier Implementation Team

●    Data Conversion – Worked with Offshore development team (NAIO) on data conversion by providing assistance, validating data correction and walk through City of Atlanta end user team how to do the data testing.

●    Setup Customs responsibilities for IProcurement CoA departments

●    Setup position Hierarchy for PO Approval and Requisitions Approval

●    SIT (System Integration Testing) for IProcurement application

●    Managing the defects by opening and Tracking to resolution  

Federal Agency: IFF SSA SSOARS

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