José Key
Senior Business Sap Analyst Expert Finance Globally at PPG Industrial Coatings- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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ITIL Foundation
EXINNov, 2006- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Industrial Coatings
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Wholesale Building Materials
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Business Sap Analyst Expert Finance Globally
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Oct 2013 - Present
SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST LEAD FI/CO GLOBALLY Roll out SAP R/3 template for US & Canada (USCA) Architectural Coating. Support to the three Intercompany models implemented in PPG. Implemented TAXWARE, Cert capture and WTK SAP Sales Tax for USCA. Implemented SAP Biller Direct in SAP. Support to Hyperion Financial Model. Implemented SAP GRC / Security. Change Manager Role using SAP SOLMAN tool. Lead FI-CO for SAP Implementations for new acquisitions HOMAX and fusion of plants. Work in multiples SAP Upgrades and migration to new Windows server for TAXWARE application. Upgraded CASH Application & Account Statement Management (ASM) Third Party software Globally for PPG Industries. Use TIS, SEEBURGER & IDOCS for the interactions with the Banks. Show less
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The Coca-Cola Company
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Business Analyst Lead SAP FI/CO / Solution Architect
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Oct 2010 - Oct 2013
Enabled SAP processes in Record to Report (RTR) business process applying full development life cycle to ensure solution quality and consistency of process. • Developed integrated solution to feed SAP R/3 Finance module with data from CONCUR (3rd party travel and expenses system) in Latin America countries and Mexico. • Designed, developed, and deployed SAP outbound interface to provide SAP A/R aging report to McDonald’s operations manager dashboard tool. • Implemented Invoice Ware International (IWI) add-on to SAP R/3, including outbound/inbound RFC / IDOCS / XML files configuration to get SAP compliance with Brazilian e-invoicing and government regulations. • Built new SAP Account Payable Feed with data from VERAMARK (3rd party Telecom Expense Management) to allow direct payments of telecom invoices. • Configured and customized SAP security authorization object allowing financial period closing procedures to be made independently by Regional Financial Centers. Show less
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The Coca-Cola Company
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Delivery & Production Support SAP FI/CO / Solution Delivery Specialist III
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Oct 2005 - Dec 2009
Supported and enhanced SAP R/3 ECC 5.0 FI/CO finance configuration worldwide (Corporate, North America, Asia, Europe, Latino America, and Africa). • Solved more than 150 annual global finance incidents with high, medium and low priorities. Exceeded 95% service level agreement (SLA) targets. • Reduced finance backlog of legal, mandatory and operational service requirements by 35% by delivering new SAP FI/CO enhancements and configurations. • Global Third-Level Support for SAP R/3 v. ECC 5.0 FI/CO. • Reduced Finance month end closing time by deploying solutions to complex SAP problems in G/L (Re measurement and Translation, Balance Sheet Adjustment), AP (DME files Encryption), AR (Lockbox), SPL (US Dollar Income statement) and Banking (Bank Statements and Posting rules). • Provided KT sessions, delivered training and documentation to SAP FI/CO coworkers. • Updated and improved SAP FI/CO cookbook template with new functionalities. • Expedited SAP incident solutions by using efficiently production support tools such as Production Change Manager (PCM), REV-TRACK, Request for Services (RFS), Roles and Security (RSD), HP Quality Center (HPQC), Maestro Schedule Jobs, Tivoli Job Scheduling Console, ITSM / HPSC, Life Compare, and OSS SAP connections. • Assured proper financial operations by testing and validating SAP functionality after maintenance and new releases. • Fulfilled no-standard end user requirements by customizing validations and substitutions rules, correspondence, billing documents, interfaces (IDOCS), user exits, security role maintenance (PFCG), ABAP programs, menus, transactions code and reports. • Designed and developed test plans for executing unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance tests during full life cycle project implementation. • Researched SAP OSS notes and worked with offshore ABAP programmers and Basis team. Show less
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Bayer
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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SAP R/3 FI/CO Consultant
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Feb 2005 - Oct 2005
Supported design and development of SAP R/3 (v.4.6b) financial configuration, business process and procedures in USA and Canada. • Minimized Finances SAP incidents by 25%. • Customized and configured SAP R/3 v. 4.6B FI/CO in FI-GL, AM, AR, AP, SPL and CO-CCA, OM, PS, PCA and PA including Report Painter and Report Writer.. Supported design and development of SAP R/3 (v.4.6b) financial configuration, business process and procedures in USA and Canada. • Minimized Finances SAP incidents by 25%. • Customized and configured SAP R/3 v. 4.6B FI/CO in FI-GL, AM, AR, AP, SPL and CO-CCA, OM, PS, PCA and PA including Report Painter and Report Writer..
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IBM
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Caracas Venezuela
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SAP R/3 FI/CO Consultant Leader
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2004 - 2005
Led SAP R/3 v.4.6b full life cycle implementation for Quaker, Nutripet, and Galera companies. • Delivered SAP R/3 FI/CO module configuration solutions by using ASAP methodology. • Completed all phases of full life cycle implementation of SAP: Project Preparation, Blueprint, Realization, Final Preparation, Go live Support and Operate, as well as documentation and end-user training. • Configured and Implemented: FI-GL, AR, AP, Banking, AA, CO-CCA, PA, MM and SD. • Integrated financial module with operations (PP, PM) and logistics (MM, SD) modules. Show less
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CILA, CITGO INTERNATIONAL LATIN AMERICA
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Caracas, Venezuela
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Financial Project Leader for ERP Systems
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2001 - 2004
Implemented E-Intelliprise ERP systems (by American Software) to start up operations in Central and Latin America branches. • Installed E-Intelliprise ERP system core in Tulsa,OK headquarter • Set up E-Intelliprise ERP System financial and logistics modules in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Venezuela. Implemented E-Intelliprise ERP systems (by American Software) to start up operations in Central and Latin America branches. • Installed E-Intelliprise ERP system core in Tulsa,OK headquarter • Set up E-Intelliprise ERP System financial and logistics modules in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Venezuela.
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Education
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Universidad Simón Bolívar
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Universidad Metropolitana (VE)
Master's Degree in Management Engineering -
Universidad Simón Bolívar
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering