Streamlined Operations, Maximized Savings:

• Led multi-million dollar projects, contributing to corporate savings.
• Optimized core systems like SAP (Finance/Treasury/Fixed Assets/Project Systems, HR, MM, SD) to enhance efficiency.
• Integrated diverse platforms like Oracle EBS, Workday, Cognos for seamless data flow.
• Implemented Vertex for accurate sales and purchase tax management across over 1,000 stores.

Enhanced Financial Control & Reporting:

• Facilitated a smooth fiscal year adjustment, aligning the client’s financial calendar with a February-to-January fiscal year to an August-to-July fiscal year. This seemingly simple change involved a complex process of ensuring all financial data was accurately mapped and reported during the transition period. Our team meticulously analyzed historical data, configured accounting systems, and collaborated closely with the client’s finance department to guarantee a seamless shift. Aligning the fiscal year with industry standards streamlined financial reporting processes, simplified comparisons with competitors, and enhanced communication with external stakeholders such as investors and analysts. This successful fiscal year adjustment positioned our client for continued growth and financial success.

Strategic Support for Growth:

• Managed the comprehensive revaluation of fixed assets within SAP, a critical undertaking that ensured the accuracy of the client’s financial statements and facilitated a smooth $2.4 billion acquisition. Fixed assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, represent a significant investment for any business. Over time, the value of these assets can fluctuate due to depreciation, market changes, and other factors. A thorough fixed asset revaluation ensures that the financial statements accurately reflect the current value of these assets. In our client’s case, the revaluation process involved meticulously examining and reassessing the value of over 250,000 fixed assets within the SAP system. This complex undertaking required a deep understanding of accounting principles, valuation methodologies, and SAP functionality. Our team’s expertise in all these areas enabled us to complete the revaluation process accurately and efficiently. By ensuring the accuracy of the client’s financial statements, we played a vital role in facilitating their successful $2.4 billion acquisition. The acquirer had confidence in the financial health of the company based on the accurate representation of its fixed assets, which ultimately led to a smooth and successful transaction.
• Migrated the client’s SAP data center to the cloud platform Rackspace. This strategic move offered several advantages. Firstly, it enhanced scalability, allowing the client’s IT infrastructure to adapt to fluctuating business demands. With cloud-based resources, the client could easily scale up or down storage and processing power as needed, eliminating the need for expensive upfront investments in hardware and software. Secondly, the cloud migration resulted in significant cost savings. By eliminating the need to maintain physical servers and data centers, the client reduced their IT overhead costs. Additionally, cloud providers typically offer pay-as-you-go billing models, ensuring the client only pays for the resources they consume. Finally, the cloud migration improved disaster recovery capabilities. Cloud-based data storage ensures that critical business information is readily available in the event of a physical disaster or system outage. By leveraging the scalability, cost-effectiveness, and disaster recovery benefits of the cloud, our client gained a robust and future-proof IT infrastructure that could support their continued growth and success.

• Orchestrated the integration of Workday with SAP HCM, a complex undertaking that involved meticulous planning, data mapping, and rigorous testing. This seamless integration enabled the successful migration of over 17,000 employee records, ensuring the smooth transfer of critical HR data such as payroll, benefits, and performance management information. By consolidating HR data into a centralized platform, our client gained improved visibility into their workforce, streamlined administrative processes, and enhanced employee self-service capabilities. This integration not only ensured a smooth transition to the new system but also laid the foundation for future HR initiatives and strategic workforce planning.