Work
Every engagement, 1995 to today.
Twenty-four engagements across banking, telecom, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, software and the public sector, delivered directly and through Deloitte, KPMG, Innovapost and Rapidigm. Client names are listed as they appear on the engagement record.
Selected engagements
Eight engagements that define the practice.
Public Services and Procurement CanadaFederal · 2019 to present
Senior SAP Finance and Funds Management Consultant. Electronic Procurement Services: one of the first cloud Ariba programs in the Canadian federal government, integrated with ECC 6 and S/4HANA.
- Procure to pay design, business partner mapping, payment configuration
- End to end test scripts from supplier registration to federal payment interfaces
- SIPM interface issue resolution, SPQ requirements to development and interface teams
Bailey Metal Products, with DeloitteManufacturing · 2023 to 2024
Senior SAP Treasury, Risk Management and Tax Consultant on an S/4HANA implementation for a Canadian building-products manufacturer with US operations.
- Treasury design: Bank Communication Management and Bank Account Management
- EFT payments within Canada and the United States
- US sales tax and Canadian GST/HST in Vertex O Series integrated with S/4HANA
Government of ManitobaProvincial · 2022 to 2023
Senior SAP Finance and Funds Management Consultant, Accounts Payable for pension funds on S/4HANA.
- Accounts Payable design and configuration
- Banking and vendor master data management
Bell CanadaTelecom · 2017 to 2019
Senior SAP FICO and RAR Consultant, IFRS 15 revenue recognition for Bell Mobility.
- SAP RAR design and configuration for CMO and FMO revenue
- Term contracts, modifications, early termination, suspension and resumption
- Revenue schedule mapping from FARR_D_POST, HANA SQL investigation, OSS note analysis
OpenTextSoftware · 2015 to 2017
Senior SAP S/4HANA Finance and FSCM Consultant, Project Mercury: brownfield migration ECC 6 to Simple Finance to S/4HANA 1610 and 1709.
- Global indirect tax matrix for 37 countries in Vertex O Series 6.0
- New GL, document splitting, house banks, lockbox, EBS, incoming and outgoing payment files
- Collections, dispute and credit management; deferred revenue contracts; VIM integration; readiness check and migration comparison reports
Winnipeg Regional Health AuthorityHealthcare · 2013 to 2015
Senior SAP FI/CO/FM/Asset Consultant on the Business Process Solutions Project: one integrated SAP across 12 sites, a $2.4 billion budget and 28,000 employees.
- GST rebate, cashier process, bank reconciliation, employee expense interface
- Position budgeting and operating budgets for all sites in Funds Management
- FI-MM-HR integration, payroll impact validation, regional forecast template
KPMG USProfessional services · 2013
Solution Lead, Asset Accounting and FSCM (cash ledger and in-house cash), Project SYNC in Montvale, New Jersey.
- Accrual to cash accounting mapping workshops; cash and tax ledgers via special purpose ledger
- US and Canadian asset design: MACRS, bonus depreciation, multiple ledgers and calendars
- Asset conversion via OASV; house bank, EBS and liquidity reporting
Home Trust CompanyBanking · 2010 to 2011
Senior SAP Treasury and Banking Consultant on the first SAP core banking implementation in Canada.
- Securities, bonds, MBS and CMB portfolios reconciled to Bloomberg; interest rate sensitivity and cash position reports
- Consumer Mortgage Loans: disbursement, payments, clearing, account determination, tax and insurance
- Parallel ledgers for GAAP, IFRS and tax; post go-live support across FI, CML and Treasury
Full record
All twenty-four engagements.
2019 – presentPublic Services and Procurement Canada · OttawaSenior SAP Finance and FM · Ariba · ECC 6 / S/4HANA
2023 – 2024Bailey Metal Products · with DeloitteSenior SAP Treasury, Risk and Tax · S/4HANA
2022 – 2023Government of Manitoba · WinnipegSenior SAP Finance and FM · S/4HANA
2020 – 2021Farm Credit Canada · with Deloitte, ReginaSenior SAP Finance · S/4HANA · federal Crown corporation
2017 – 2019Bell Canada · TorontoSenior SAP FICO / RAR · IFRS 15
2015 – 2017OpenText · WaterlooSenior S/4HANA Finance / FSCM · Vertex
2013 – 2015Winnipeg Regional Health Authority · Manitoba eHealthSenior SAP FI/CO/FM/Asset · ECC 6
2013KPMG US · New JerseySolution Lead, Asset / FSCM · ECC 6
2011 – 2012Bank of Canada · OttawaSolution Lead, Procure to Pay · ECC 6
2011 – 2012Health Canada · OttawaSolution Lead, Procure to Pay · ECC 6
2010 – 2011Home Trust Company · TorontoSenior SAP Treasury and Banking · ECC 6
2010Odyssey Reinsurance · with Deloitte, ConnecticutSenior SAP FI/CO/FSCM · New GL, parallel ledgers
2009 – 2010Toronto District School Board · with DeloitteSenior SAP FI-FM · R/3 4.7
2008 – 20093SO Shared Support Services · with DeloitteSenior SAP FI/CO · centralized hospital procurement
2007 – 2008Government of Nova Scotia, Health and Wellness · with DeloitteSenior SAP Financial Analyst · HASP · ECC 6
2005 – 2007Canada Post and Purolator · InnovapostSenior SAP FI/CO/FSCM · application support
2004 – 2005TDS Telecom · Rapidigm, ChicagoSAP BW Consultant · BW 3.1
2003 – 2004TDS Telecom · Rapidigm, ChicagoSenior SAP FI/CO · first US telecom on R/3
2002 – 2003Inficon Inc. · Syracuse, New YorkSenior SAP Financial Analyst · R/3 4.6C
2001 – 2002Imperial Chemical IndustriesSenior SAP Financial Analyst · R/3 4.6C
1998 – 2001CitibankFunctional and Business Analyst
1997 – 1998Arif Habib SecuritiesBusiness Analyst and Web Developer
1995 – 1997Compunet OnlineBusiness Analyst and Software Developer
1995CitibankProgrammer
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