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- Global financial system migration project for a Fortune 500 FMCG company
- Transition from legacy Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) to OneStream XF
- Directly managed and led User Acceptance Testing (UAT) efforts for 5 key countries in the APAC region, verifying that financial data in OneStream reconciled and aligned with SAP.
- Scope: 80+ critical financial reports, impacting operations across the organization
- Duration: Approximately 2.5 months (Jan 2022 to Mar 2022)
- Comprehensive UAT Process:
- Developed and executed test cases for critical financial data across SAP and OneStream XF
- Validated complex calculations, including currency conversions and intercompany eliminations
- Data Validation Framework:
- Implemented structured approach to identify, document, and resolve discrepancies
- Created automated Excel templates for faster discrepancy identification
- Stakeholder Management:
- Regular communication with global teams and stakeholders
- Coordinated with local and regional finance teams to address country-specific issues
- Issue Resolution:
- Managed resolution process for data mapping errors, integration issues, and configuration settings
- Conducted retesting to verify effectiveness of implemented solutions
- Data Accuracy:
- Achieved 100% accuracy across 80+ critical financial reports
- Reduced chart of account mapping errors from 15% to 0.3%, accelerating reconciliation process by 40%
- Leadership & Collaboration:
- Led 10 members on UAT for over $1 billion revenue impact project across 5 countries in APAC region
- Regular cross-regional by implement a weekly call to share insights and address common challenges sync-ups facilitated the sharing of best practices and common issue resolutions.
- Successful System Transition:
- Achieved timely data migration and testing, facilitating smooth financial operations post-migration.
- Ensured critical financial processes (month-end, quarter-end, year-end closings) were accurately replicated in the new system
- Stakeholder Impact:
- Recognized by global finance leadership for exceptional attention to detail and problem-solving skills during the critical system migration.
- Received positive feedback from regional, local teams on the effectiveness of training and support provided.
- Efficiency Improvements:
- Implemented automated tools, reducing error identification time
- Standardized data formats, reducing errors by 95%
- Knowledge Transfer:
- Created documentation for the new system and trained 10+ finance professionals, achieving 95% user adoption rate within first month
- Contributed insights for future system migrations and financial process improvements