Candidates About

 

Hans-Christian Metz

 

Financial Systems Consultant / Project Manager / Accounting professional

Strong focus on complex financial integration on SAP:

New GL Migration, Parallel Ledger / Multiple Accounting Methods, RevRec RAR

Strong management, communication, presentational skills

European / international background

Passed California CPA, PMP certified

 

A) Project work as consultant and PM since 10/2007 (all on SAP ECC 6.0 and higher):

 

New Revenue Recognition Module RAR 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 SP04 (local and remote)

• Ramp-up coach, Solution Architect, Functional Consultant
  • Customers: IGT, Infinera, McAfee, Agilent, NextGen, HPE, ServiceNow, Varian, Vivint, NuSkin, others
  • Presentations and discussion of new solution
  • Communication with SAP, error reporting, issue analysis
  • Analysis and designing parallel ledgers / account-based approaches
  • Analysis of migration from as-is to new solution
• Hands-on configuration, build, trouble-shooting
• Wrote SOWs and participated in presales and sales activities resulting in $10+m total sales of professional services
• COE, Provided thought leadership through structuring and development of methodology, reporting approaches under new IFRS 16 / ASC 606 requirement

 

SAP SME and Lead Consultant, Fixed Assets and Company Code Setup for integration of newly acquired German subsidiary, IDT Inc (remote)

• Accounting analysis of differences between German policies vs existing US processes and informal white papers for preparation of management decisions
• Analysis and merge of charts of accounts based on common and separate requirements (US-GAAP vs IFRS/HGB)
• Fixed assets legacy data load into new company code
• Scenarios tested (including core configuration, master data, transactions)

 

For SAP America: Testing of new Simple Finance on HANA (SFin 2.0)(local)

• Collaboration with SAPlabs development manager
• Scenarios tested (including core configuration, master data, transactions):
  • Overhead cost accounting
  • Profitability and cost analysis
• Fiori Apps frontend used
• Test script analysis, correction, execution, and defect report

 

 

 

SAP FSCM / FM Lead Consultant / Project Manager, City of Palo Alto

(multiple projects, repeat assignments)(local and remote)

Third-party budget interface (Questica):

• Interface Strategy document and Functional Specifications document
• Work with developer for data, formatting and file transfer process

FM BCS AVC re-implementation:

• Review of existing budget profiles and settings in FM and GM
• Development of new derivations for control objects and budget profiles
• Unit tests and execution; test scripts for integration testing

FSCM Collections implementation:

• Complete preparation, including A/R, and standard SAP dunning configuration
• Complete configuration of Collections, including Business Partner setup, PPO, etc
• All blueprint and documentation

 

SAP FI / CO / Lead Consultant, Janicki Industries (largely remote)

Full life-cycle implementation, from Blueprint through to Support

Sole Financial Consultant for all areas, including FI-GL, FI-AP, FI-AR, CO, Fixed Assets

·         Complete End-to-End Fixed Assets implementation

·         Complete AP end-to-end implementation including check printing, forms

·         AR core implementation, integration with complex Project Billing

·         Support for implementation of security for PLM DMS

·         Support for implementation of Payroll and integration into Finance

·         All related unit tests, integration test preparation, all related documentation

·         Project management assistance, support and trouble-shooting

 

SAP FI / CO / Project Management, Genesys (local)

Project management and SAP support for divestiture / SAP to SaaS transition / ramp-down project

·         Analyzed complex cross border pricing setup issues (tangible vs intangible goods identification, tax implications for global VAT impact)

·         Ongoing support (data pulls, etc)

• Test cycle preparation and test support for system moves and switchovers

 

SAP FI / CO / ECCS Lead Consultant / Project Manager, Steelriver Infrastructure Partners

(repeat assignments)(local and remote)

Full life-cycle implementation and ongoing support projects

Fiscal year changeover from July to June to calendar year

• Analysis of system settings and financial data
• Complete test-of-concept, unit testing, and preparation of integration testing

Original Implementation:

• Changeover from former parent unit’s legacy Peoplesoft system to ECC 6.0 NW 7.0:
• Structured, configured, implemented, documented FI-GL, FI-AP, CO-CCA, EC-CS
• Including Company Code creation and setup, including company codes for FI-LC consolidations model
• Re-structured GL Chart of Accounts with customer and loaded into system
• Structured, executed, and reconciled legacy data transaction loads for three years
• Structured and implemented simplified consolidations (US-GAAP and IFRS)
• Implemented Master Data Management across system landscape (GL, AP)

 

 

SAP FI/CO/FM/GM – Financials / Security Lead Consultant, Sonoma Co Water Agency (repeat assignments)(local and remote)

Full life-cycle implementation and Ongoing support

Grants Management-Grantee Implementation

Original Implementation:

• Basic System Setup, complete Configuration of FI-GL, CO-CCA, CO-IA, FM, GM
• Including company code set up and switch framework and related settings (New GL)
• Core set-up, from scratch, of SD including RRB module for Grant Billing
• Integration of Fund Accounting (FM), core Grants Management-Grantee (GM) setup
• Complex report painter/writer development
• All security setup, roles/profiles/menus development, testing, roll-out

 

SAP FI-GL, AP, AR / CO / ECCS / Integration Support, Electronics for Imaging

(repeat assignments)(local)

• Supporting FI-GL, FI-AP, FI-AR, CO-CCA, CO-PCA, CO-PC, EC-CS
• Revenue Recognition module support (A/R cleanup project)
• Performed analysis of Financial Supply Chain Management preparedness
• Managing development process for various support tickets, including custom reports
• Worked with upgrade management tool Pranaya

 

SAP New GL Migration Lead Consultant – TECK Materials (remote)

• Expert backup and advice
• Troubleshooting and research
• Accompanied successful Go Live

 

SAP FI Consultant: Open items cleanup – Warner Bros (remote)

• Expert advice, research, documentation, Business Unit presentations
• Developed and tested solutions for open items in FI-GL, FI-AP, FI-AR, GR-IR, Currency Revaluation
• Analysis of completeness of SD / A/R related items from FI-CA
• Recommendation / development of changes to settings and postings (incl. automated interfaces) for control of open item management issues going forward

 

SAP FI – Purchasing, Fixed Assets Production Support – Adobe Inc (local)

• Setup of new company codes for integration of subsidiaries into Adobe
• Fixed assets data loads for new company codes, testing and trouble-shooting
• Accompanied users through major hardware and SAP technical upgrade to EhP5
• Purchasing support, incl. Portal, workflow enhancement requests

 

SAP New GL Migration, Fixed Assets Lead – LAM Research (local)

• Configuration of Fixed Assets for parallel ledgers (US GAAP / local statutory / IFRS)
• Test scripts, Transport management, Training/knowledge transfer
• Migration cockpit preparation (migration plans, ledger assignments, etc)
• Report painter/writer migration and adaptation

 

SAP New GL Migration, Lead Financials Consultant – JJ Keller (remote)

• Complete setup and execution of Migration Cockpit (CNV_MBT_NGLM)
• Report painter/writer migration and adaptation, validations/substitutions
• All blueprint, documentation, project management (SCRUM methodology)

 

SAP FI/CO Financials Support – Trans Bay Cable (local)

• Supporting all areas of FI/CO, including FI-GL, FI-AP, CO-IOA (FERC), CO-CCA
• Implemented A/P and cross-company code payment processes
• Designed and implemented CO planning, and complex plan-to-actual reporting in CO
• Developed custom report painter/writer formats

 

SAP ERP Business Systems Manager, County of Marin (18 months)(local)

• Line position, full project management responsibility
• Managed all areas of SAP support:

Financials/Logistics, Technical, HCM/Payroll, Training

• Responsible for 4 direct reports, 20 total staff, plus outside consultants
• Formed support team into coherent and working organizational unit
• Initiated, managed, implemented, worked hands-on on major projects:

                - Cash

(New GL Splitting issues with Treasury Constants, etc)

                - Payroll / Time

(3^rd party remittance setup, complete reimplementation including New GL Splitting changes)

                - Inventory and Logistics

(phased reimplementation of Plant Maintenance)

                - Fund, Grants accounting

(complete and partial delete and reposts)

- GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets

(various complex repair and correction projects)

• Provided hands-on support in FI, CO, FM modules
• Implemented change request and documentation methodology, process-oriented documentation and management system in Solution Manager

B) SAP America Inc, USA - 03/2001 to 09/2007

(employee)(from mid 2004)

 

Sr. Functional IT consultant for SAP Financials and Integration

Specialized in Public Services and complex GAAP and GASB accounting

 

• City of Portland, OR: Full lifecycle implementation ERP2005 (12 months)

-       Analyzed legacy system structures in FI, CO, and FM and related submodules

-       Setup core FI-GL: Company code, basic switch framework settings

-       Designed Chart of Accounts for accounting under multiple bases of accounting

-       Designed integration points in FI, CO, FM, LO, and general master data usage

-       Implemented, managed, and troubleshot all New GL issues

-       Resolved complex document splitting and balancing issues

-       Structured and managed documentation around FI and CO

-       Managed testing for FI, CO, FM (unit testing, integration testing cycles)

-       Prepared accounting and reporting structures for CAFR generation out of BI

 

• Dept of Water Resources, State of California: Full lifecycle upgrade ERP2005 (12 months)

-       Represented SAP as official Ramp-up Coach for ERP2005 release

-       Developed Business Organization Structure document, master data structures and mapping/integration

-       Worked on complex New GL issues

-       Analyzed existing As-Is and developed future To-Be business processes for Controlling, Funds Management, and Budget Preparation

-       Moderated and facilitated workshops, discussions on integration and financial issues

 

• San Bernardino Unified School District, San Bernardino, CA (9 months)

-       Managed politically sensitive environment (struggling implementation)

-       Resolved numerous logistics integration issues (MM to FI to CO to FM)

-       Analyzed accounting structures, proposed, negotiated and implemented improvements

-       Restructured successfully year-end closing process

 

• Other Consulting Projects and Achievements

-       Unicef, NYC, NY: Successful data conversion / reimplementation (remote)

-       Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD: Politically sensitive escalation around payroll-related performance issues: solution proposed to Walldorf became part of standard

-       Upgrade assessments, solution reviews (FI, CO, FM), remote support for various implementations

-       Invited to leadership circle (one-on-one discussion with Senior VP), consistently promoted and received maximum raises

 

 

SAP America Inc, USA - 03/2001 to 09/2007

(employee)(cont’d)(to mid 2004)

 

Sr. Educational Consultant (Instructor)

Sole SAP instructor on the West Coast for FI, CO, Integration, Public Sector

 

• SAP Public Sector Partner Academy TPSU10

-       Re-Designed class material to full process orientation

-       Maintained and updated SAP Best Business Practices for Public Sector

-       Development of training materials, review questions, quizzes, case studies, certification questions

-       Case study is starting from company code setup all the way through to complete end-to-end solution

-       Single-handedly implemented core ERP2005 system for academy use

-       Teaching of intense two week class with up to 10 hours lecture, and up to 10 hours case study supervision and support per day (boot camp)

-       Owner of the global certification of the only official SAP certification for Public Sector in the US (formally to 09/2007)

-       Certified more than 100 consultants and customers as “Certified Integrator of SAP Public Services Solution”

 

• Classes taught, module FI 

-       Delivered (taught) FI functional overview class

-       Delivered all GL, AP, AR, functional and configuration classes

-       Delivered Fixed Assets functional / configuration class (to today)

-       Delivered Consolidations classes (EC-CS)

-       Delivered FI partner academy (certification) classes, in standard and compressed formats

 

• Classes taught, module CO

-       Delivered (taught) CO functional overview class

-       Delivered Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA) functional / configuration class

-       Delivered Internal Order (CO-IO) functional / configuration class

-       Delivered Profit Center Accounting (CO-PCA) functional / configuration class

-       Delivered Project Systems (CO-PS) functional / configuration class

-       Delivered CO partner academy (certification) classes, in standard and compressed formats

 

• Other Assignments and Achievements

-       QA’d courseware

-       Worked in SAP courseware publishing environment

-       Worked with virtual classroom environment (adobe connect)

-       Experienced with Infopak, Uperform

-       Taught logistics integration class

-       Solid knowledge of related reporting tasks and structures

-       Achieved consistently high grades, fully booked

 

 

C) Previous Professional Experience:

 

alladvantage.com, Hayward, CA - 03/2000 to 11/2000

(employee)

 

International Business Development and Finance Manager

-       Developed standardized charts of accounts for start-up subsidiaries in Germany, France, UK, and Japan

-       Supervised and liaised with Finance implementations in the UK, France, Germany

-       Implemented international financial reporting and consolidation preparation at subsidiaries

-       Implemented payment method for Japan (via postal bank system)

-       Translated and supported content for German-language website

 

RTL Group / Bertelsmann AG Group, Luxembourg – 02/95 to 11/99

(employee)

 

Director of Finance of technical Digital Pay TV platform subsidiary DTS S.A.

International participations controller and business development manager

-       Developed standardized charts of accounts and cost controlling methodology for start-up international Digital Pay TV platform

-       Developed complex financial models for business planning (subscriber models), and general financial statement purposes (multi-country, multi-currency, real/nominal etc)

-       Managed administrative matters for 50 employees, 2 direct reports (accounting)

-       Responsible for inter-company and outside financial reporting

-       Built complex financial models (cross-currency aggregation and analysis)

-       Preparation of financials for consolidation for portfolio of technical services subsidiaries in France and Benelux

 

Price Waterhouse Corporate Finance, Audit, Germany – 02/92 to 12/94

(employee)

 

Sr. Financial Consultant, M&A, Real Estate, Company Valuations, Research

Sr. Auditor

• Audit

-       Completed statutory audit assignments at mid-sized German corporations

-       Audited Cash/Bank, AP, AR, investments, inter-company positions

-       Prepared IAS/HGB to US-GAAP reconciliation and bridges

-       Used PW proprietary audit risk assessment software

 

• Corporate Finance:

-       Specialized in: Company valuation (DCF and other approaches) and real estate valuation (commercial and large-scale residential holdings)

-       Developed project-specific, highly complex integrated financial models

o   Cash-flow, balance sheet, P&L, tax/equity

o   Multi-currency, multi-approach (nominal, real, tax, etc)

o   Multi-company (aggregation/pro-forma consolidation, eliminations)

o   Retro-active starting balance adjustments

o   Multi-layered financing (mezzanine etc)

-       Sector specialization: Pharmaceuticals

Education & Certification

 

 

SAP certified:

 

-       Public Sector Integration Specialist

-       FI, CO

 

 

Passed PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

 

Passed California CPA exams, not currently licensed

(becoming licensed as a CPA requires 12 months of work under an active California CPA)

 

 

University (College):

 

Master Degree equivalent from Technische Universitaet Hannover, Germany:

Combined degree in

-       Business Administration (Auditing, Accounting, Organization) and

-       Mathematical Economics

 

Also studied and largely completed:

- German Law Studies (Universitaet Trier), and

- Undergraduate Studies for Technical Translator (Universitaet Hildesheim)

 

 

Other Software:

 

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, Power Point, Visio): Expert

Hyperion, Lotus 1-2-3, dbase, SQL: Some knowledge (older releases)

QuickBooks Pro: Expert (use for own consulting company)

Languages:

English written and spoken

German written and spoken

French spoken fluently

Spanish understood / read / spoken