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Vikas Jain

Vikas Jain

SAP Project Manager
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Summary

A passionate IT and SAP professional with global experience in delivering business/IT solutions focused on digital transformation initiatives, customer experience, and operational excellence.


Over a decade of experience in SAP program delivery in areas of FICO, ABAP, S4HANA and IT Services and operations Management. Proven track record in enhancing/tailoring global strategies and delivering IT solutions to meet local client demands.


Driven, delivery-focused professional with proven team building/leadership skills across global locations (Germany, India, Brazil, Singapore). Adaptive communication style to suit different levels of organization.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

SAP Project Manager

Deloitte Consulting GmbH
Stuttgart
07.2023 - Current

DRV-Bund (Greenfield S/4 HANA Transformation)

  • Led and managed Finance Transformation projects, coordinating cross-functional teams and overseeing successful implementations
  • Developed and executed comprehensive project plans in line with project goals, budget, and timeline
  • Collaborated with business leaders, redesigning finance processes to leverage the full capabilities of the S/4 Finance solution
  • Led change management processes, including staff training and support, to ensure smooth adoption and transition to the S/4
  • Demonstrated technical expertise in configuring and implementing the S/4 HANA system in line with business needs and industry best-practices
  • Oversaw accurate and secure migration of financial data from the existing system to the implemented S/4 system

SAP Process Manager

Daimler AG
Stuttgart
03.2018 - 06.2022

ONE ERP (S/4 HANA Finance Transformation)

  • Managing the daily operations (AR & AP) teams of 30+ members
  • Developed and implemented automation strategies to streamline finance processes using the capabilities of SAP S/4 HANA, enhancing process efficiency, and reducing manual intervention.
  • Managed relationships with vendors and ensured that the project received the necessary third-party support for successful implementation
  • Oversaw quality assurance, ensuring that process automation and optimization meet organizational standards and best practices
  • Managed end-to-end process transformation, from initial process analysis to design, testing, automation, and optimization in Legacy System (ECC 6.0)
  • Analyzed existing finance processes to identify automation opportunities, and delivered solutions that resulted in 40% increase in process efficiency

SAP Service Delivery Manager

Daimler AG
Stuttgart
06.2014 - 03.2018

NACOS Service Delivery & Release Upgrade to ECC 6.0

  • Oversaw the daily operations of IT teams of 20+ onsite/offshore FTEs working with a considerable budget
  • Served as the Singular Point of Contact (SPOC) for managing IT partner escalations
  • Monitored task progress and improved efficiencies by developing a DevOps team through team consolidation
  • Saved over € 1 million/annum by transferring the knowledge for SAP FI, CO, SD and MM to the offshore team in Bangalore
  • Reported to various levels of management within IT and client organizations to ensure customer satisfaction
  • Drove continuous qualitative and process improvements by organizing and leading regular business review meetings with clients to understand and address their needs

Senior SAP Consultant(Techno Functional)

Capgemini Mumbai, India
Mumbai
04.2012 - 06.2014
  • Developments of SAP Custom reports & providing enhancements on standard reports to achieve business requirements
  • Designed & developed Data migration tools using BDC (Batch data communication) & LSMW (Legacy system migration workbench)
  • Improved processes and prevented unnecessary changes to the production system by reviewing random change ticket to ensure compliance to the defined client oriented policy

Grass Valley (Rollout Project)

  • Implemented SAP Finance template in various locations such as France, Spain and Germany
  • Managed the data migration of master data, AP/AR/GL open items, assets, balance sheet, profit and loss statements

Visteon Corporation (Implementation Project)

  • Provided SAP FI Senior consultancy services on the analysis and implementation of SAP ECC 6.0
  • Conducted Fit-Gap Analysis of business requirements and defined the business blueprint
  • Customized the activities for general ledger accounting (FI-GL), accounts receivable (FI-AR), accounts payable (FI-AP), cash management (FI-CM), treasury and risk management (TRM)

SAP Consultant (Techno Functional)

SIEMENS Information System Ltd
Kolkata
12.2009 - 03.2012

SIEMENS Industry (Rollout & Support Project - SAP R/3 4.7)

  • Recognized by the senior management for enhancing the usage of SAP standard templates from 40% to 70% which resulted into significant reduction in system errors & problem tickets and time to implement new releases
  • As part of SAP implementation, conducted gap Analyses for servals finance processes/sub processes and later on drove a project to resolve identified gaps
  • Prepared and presented the blueprint of project implementation after a thorough study of the organization's business requirements
  • Designed database tables (Master and Transactional), views for complex projects with data maintenance driver programs
  • Designed and developed Upload programs for database table maintenance

Accountant

ASE Company
New Delhi
01.2007 - 12.2008
  • Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets.
  • Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, and cash, and banking reconciliations.
  • Reviewed business operations and obligations to help organization function at acceptable level.

Education

MBA - Banking & Finance

Sikkim Manipal University
01.2011 - 2013.12

Bachelor of Arts -

IGNOU
Delhi
07.2004 - 2008.06

Skills

    Project Management (Agile & Waterfall)

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Travelling, Photography

Travelling, Photography

Timeline

SAP Project Manager

Deloitte Consulting GmbH
07.2023 - Current

SAP Process Manager

Daimler AG
03.2018 - 06.2022

SAP Service Delivery Manager

Daimler AG
06.2014 - 03.2018

Senior SAP Consultant(Techno Functional)

Capgemini Mumbai, India
04.2012 - 06.2014

MBA - Banking & Finance

Sikkim Manipal University
01.2011 - 2013.12

SAP Consultant (Techno Functional)

SIEMENS Information System Ltd
12.2009 - 03.2012

Accountant

ASE Company
01.2007 - 12.2008

Bachelor of Arts -

IGNOU
07.2004 - 2008.06
Vikas JainSAP Project Manager