Experience

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  Diplomat

  • Meadowdale, South Africa

  • SAP Functional Consultant

    • Dec 2021 - Present
    • Meadowdale, South Africa

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  Knorr-Bremse

  • Kempton Park

  • SAP Specialist

    • Oct 2014 - May 2022
    • Kempton Park

    SAP Specialist , Knorr-Bremse (Pty) (LTD)• Application Support: SAP ERP (FI, CO, MM, SD, CS, PP, WM, SD, QM), SAP BI, SAP SEM-BCS-BPC• Derive Analytical insights from a variety of Business Contexts for Management Reporting & Decision making • Ensure that the Definition of a Project Scope and all Documentation needed in a Project Concept is obtained by facilitating Project Definition Workshops as well as Key User Training, Management and Support• Analyse existing Business Processes, identify issues and opportunities & Propose system improvements• Develop & Deliver System Solutions to improve business efficiency and productivity• Local Project Management of SAP Implementations, Integration Testing, IFRS User Acceptance Testing• Align priority with Busines Goals and IT Roadmap, to achieve goals & contribute to Business Success• Present Local Business Case, Gain Global Support, Get Local Requirements addressed and Implemented• Work and Coordinate with Global IT Support and Development Teams to Review and Resolve system issues in a timely manner and to Minimize business impact and Maintain system stability• Troubleshoot and Facilitation of Solutions to Reporting issues and provide Technical Guidance and knowledge on Global Management Tools, HANA Database and all Arcplan OLAP, XLCubed, and Outperform-Applications • Utilization of BI Tools for creation of Reports and Dashboards & Intuitive Visualizations (Tableau & AFO)• Serve as a Liaison and Collaborate with Higher Management, Finance, Operations, IT and Internal Customers • Provide Planning Review Analysis on a Comparison of Sales Demand Planning, Forecasts, Mid-Term Planning, Financial Outlook, Budgets and Company Strategic Plans with advanced Business & Data Analysis.• SAP ERP, SEM-BCS & BW on HANA, SAP BPC Global Management Controlling & Reporting Tools Microsoft : Advanced Excel, PowerPoint & Word, Power BI, Access, Analysis For Office & Tableau

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  Wizcore Consulting Ltd (UK)

  • alperton, uk

  • Consultant

    • Sep 2011 - Mar 2014
    • alperton, uk

    • Trained and Worked on various Implementation projects; including Blueprint Preparation, Configuration, Testing, End-user training and Go-live phases• Interacted with clients for Requirements Gathering and Analysis. Reviewed and Updated Detailed Functional design documentation for Core SAP Processes• Migrated Data from legacy systems into SAP successfully using the LSMW tools• Configured, Tested and Trained on various components of Financial Accounting and Controlling• Worked closely within a team of Senior Certified Functional and Technical consultants of differentmodules, namely, BI, ABAP, Basis, SD, PP, MM, HCM, PLM, FI, CO, WM and CRMReason Leaving: Relocation to SA

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  Saikav Foods Pty Ltd

  • Global

  • Management Consultant

    • Sep 2009 - Sep 2011
    • Global

    • Assisted with Initial set-up, Business Development and Creation of Financial Models for Competitor Analysis • Provided ongoing Consulting services on Analysis of Financial Systems, Review and Recommendation on improvements of Internal Control Procedures and Practices.• Successfully contributed towards the increasing of Operational Efficiencies on Financial, Business and IT matters & contributed to Management Decisions regarding Financial Strategy and Tax issues.• Significant Reduction of book debt and Saving of Costs after Analysis and Review of overdue accounts• Timely Development of Forecasting Models and Preparation of Annual Budget and Financial Statements• Analysis of KPI’s and Critical Success Factors Reason Leaving: Progressed into another opportunity

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  Terrapinn Holdings Ltd (UK)

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Finance Manager

    • Apr 2008 - Aug 2009
    • London, United Kingdom

    Finance Manager, Terrapinn Holdings Ltd• Monthly Preparation of Management Accounts, Rolling Forecast, Event Budgets• Review of Reconciliations of Data maintained in SAP ERP System and Preparation of Payroll detail• Preparation of Annual Budgets and Financial Statements with Financial Analysis• Preparation of weekly Cashflow and revenue analysis reports and BARX transactions• Management of Accounts, Credit Controller and Customer Service team• Provided Financial Analysis and Input to Management Decisions• Preparation and Completion of the Company Tax Returns & Other Statutory Returns• Successfully Saved Indirect costs by reviewing contracts• Advised Senior members of staff on Cost Control, Credit Risk, Event, Investment and Risk Management • Supported Staff on the functionality of the SAP ERP System & Financial Management ToolsReason Leaving: Progressed into another opportunity

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  Kai Solutions (pty) Ltd

  • South Africa

  • Senior Consultant

    • Dec 2006 - Mar 2008
    • South Africa

    Managed a team of consultants on Implementation and Configuration of new and existing payroll methods,Upgrade, Extension & Migration of/to various systems, Report Writing with Extraction and Analysis of dataFacilitated Training on End User Support, Testing Methods, Busines Process Design Requirements & Analysis Reason Leaving: Spouse Career Advancement Opportunity (Emigrated to the UK)

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  National Health Laboratory Service

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Technical Specialist

    • Aug 2002 - Nov 2006
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Custodian of the Complete Payroll and Personnel System in excess of 5000 employeesResponsible for the Configuration to Facilitate the Functionality of Payroll & Personnel System, DataMigration between various Legacy Systems and System Integration with the Financial SystemsProvided Comprehensive Reports to Finance and Human Resource Management.Integration of Payroll General Ledgers and Statistical data into Oracle Financial SystemSuccessfully Extracted and Prepared all Payroll and HR data for migration to the Oracle HCM Module until hand over was signed off and systems were running unsupported by parallel runs. Reason for leaving: Progressed onto another opportunity

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  Softline VIP Personnel & Payroll Systems

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Support Consultant

    • Jan 2000 - Jul 2002
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Trained and Completed Internship program as a Support consultant.Independently Implemented, Configured and Migrated several new and existing Payroll SystemsSuccessfully carried out Onsite Client Consultations, Intimacy Discussions and Payroll System Needs analysis.Provided End User Testing and Post Implementation ConsultationsPresented and Facilitated Classroom and Onsite payroll and Tax coursesAdvised clients on Proper Salary Structuring, Employee Tax implications and queriesReason for Leaving: Moved to corporate (NHLS) to a senior level and within a Complete Finance Environment

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  Desai, Bhagat & Jeena CA(SA)

  • Durban Area, South Africa

  • Trainee Accountant

    • Jan 1997 - Jan 2000
    • Durban Area, South Africa

    - Preparation of Annual Financial Statements- Analysing Financial Statements- Maintaining Accounting Records/ Initiating Accounting Entries• Manual• Computerised- Preparation/ Review of Minutes and Resolutions - Audit Preparation and Updating of Permanent Notes- Planning / Completion of Audits- Verification of Tax Calculations- Completion of Income Tax Returns, Corporate and Individual- Individual and Corporate Tax Planning- Completion of Client Statutory Information (UIF, PAYE, JSB, VAT)- Preparation of Monthly Management accounts and Budget forecasts- Completion of Bank Reconciliation’s