Profile

With 20 years of international experience in corporate consulting and project leadership, I specialize in global SAP/ERP implementations/rollouts, M&A/Venture integrations, carve outs/transformations and business process reengineering. I have extensive expertise in tax, audits, payments/banking and controls & compliance. Skilled in organizing and structuring complex multi-millon dollar projects while managing international, cross-functional internal and external teams. As a results-driven, resilient leader with a global mindset, I deliver strategic solutions with innovation, flexibility, and customer focus.

• Experienced Global Corporate Consultant & Project Lead 
• SAP/ERP Implementations 
• Controls & Compliance 
• Tax, Audits, Payments/Banking Specialist 
• M&A Integration 
• Carve Outs/Conversions 
• Transformations/Migrations 
• Business Process Reengineering 
• Business Process Management

Skills

• SAP Modules FI, CO, MM, SD, PS (Versions: R/3, ERP/ECC, S4 HANA)
• SAP Fiori
• Microsoft Dynamics
• SQL
• Azure
• Azure AI Platform/Studio
• Microsoft Power Platform (e.g. Power BI, Power Automate)
• Microsoft Products (Office etc.)

Essential Responsibilities and Achievements:

SAP/ERP Deployments & New Business Integration

• Managed and landed 40+ SAP/ERP deployment projects (including Localizations, Currency Conversions/Reworks, HQ deployments, Venture Integration, UNICODE etc.) - delivered the SAP/ERP platform and LOB (Line of Business) Tools Readiness including full data conversions
• Contributed to 70+ country ERP deployments and data conversions
• Guaranteed Hot SAP Platform Support (managed Service and Change Request worldwide) and Knowledge Center Function:
  • 250+ Country Items with Medium/High complexity resolved/implemented
• Data Centers/MCIO ? Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure and Operations:
  • Landed full end-to-end process solution (SAP/ERP and LOB Tools), managing carve-outs/conversions for 10+ countries. 
  • Contributed to 15+ additional MCIO country deployments
• Venture Integration ? Skype:
  • Coordinated SAP system readiness and implementation for four high-complexity Skype entities, including the central ROC/HQ and development center.
  • Led Payment Platform readiness across all Skype countries and developed the Migration & Conversion Plan. 
  • Orchestrated migration & subledger conversion for 13 large entities, handling thousands of Purchase Orders & Fixed Assets + overseeing the invoice and balance takeover.
• Venture Integration ? Nokia MMDS:
  • Supported SAP deployments, data migration reviews, and conversion mapping. 
  • Led Tax/Withholding Tax and payments analysis and mapping + consulting tasks on system configuration and MMDS Vendor Master conversion topics
• Venture Integration ? GitHub:
  • Managed SAP/ERP and Tools deployment for two new entities in Germany and Australia.
  • Landed system readiness, including Treasury, HR, and other key items

Special Projects - Transformations

• Global Outsourcing - One Finance (with Accenture):
  • Collaborated with leadership team on One Finance Platform readiness and rollouts, handling system analysis, adjustments, reworks, and deployment tasks
• LRD Brazil Conversion Project/ Inside Sales Center Costa Rica/ R&D Centers Africa (Kenya/Nigeria):
  • Led SAP/ERP and Tools Configuration, directed Subledger clean-up, conversion planning, led migration including real estate and facilities items.
• SAP ILM GDPR Archiving / S4 HANA:
  • Contributed to data retention and statutory requirements analysis, testing etc / managed Audit requests for 10+ Nokia entities/countries from the legacy phone business
• SAP ECC6.0 Upgrade Lead:
  • Coordinated regional ECC6.0 upgrade, from BPRT to final sign-off across delivery centers and subsidiaries, handling business preparation, communication, risk management, and UAT/testing

International TAX Lead

• Successfully managed Tax updates for 80+ international countries end to end (most of them with high complexity) ? incorporated new process model to the Procure to Pay & Order to Cash area
• TEO (Tax Engine Optimization) ? WW VERTEX implementation:
  • built a full Tax overview and managed the engagement for the initial 50+ countries scope (engaging with the Area Finance communities, requirements gathering, implementation, testing to GoLive) including adjustments to complex statutory VAT Reporting countries
• Managed Tax Reworks including Tool Updates for 60+ countries medium/high complexity items - large tax changes / systems readiness established
• Managed Tax Audits for 40+ countries, e.g. Japan Tax Audit (review of 6 Mio entries), China 1K Enterprise Survey (review of 8 Mio entries)
• Contributed to items for the Intrastat VIES reporting, Expense 2.0 Dynamics AX project
• Tax File/Reporting initiatives:
  • Managed/Reworked/Updated France Tax FEC DART Reporting, Israel UNIFILE, Tax SII (Tax Agency System) project in Spain, SAF-T Reporting for Portugal, Norway, Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Angola - Created and managed SAF-T (Standard Audit File - Tax)/Tax Reporting inventory - Contributed to the OneTax reporting solution

International Disbursements, Billing and Treasury Lead

• Developed various Bank interfaces, e.g. via IDOCs, SWIFT-formats, PMW (Payment Medium Workbench), PAYMUL, Gentran, 3rd party payments etc.
• Contributed to International Payment and Treasury Projects (e.g. PoB ? Pay on Behalf, IHCC, SWIFTNET, Cash Forecasting, Auto Bank & Account Reconciliation)
• Managed the Global Bank Rollout (automatic Payment Platform) for various countries including complex candidates
• Managed and landed worldwide Bank Data and IBAN rework, Central Bank Reporting requirements, House Bank Maintenance- Restriction Project ? Treasury C&C Risk reduction
• Supported the Finance Investigation Unit with Analysis and Consulting
• Delivered Treasury Tool Trainings and supported global projects
• Contributed to international Trade and Services projects

Special Responsibilities

• Controls and Compliance Tools - Anti Corruption:
  • managed various C&C Tools and implemented Change Requests
• Dynamics AX Expense International Rollout:
  • contributed to the requirements gathering + drove reengineering for 25+ countries including Tax & SAP Analysis including giving tool demonstrations to the global finance communities
• GET Simple initiative ? Profit Center Simplification:
  • Led and Executed the plan for the worldwide elimination of ~14K Profit Centers (e.g. 70K assets moved, 6K asset shells deleted, 120K open PO Lines closed)
• Transmit Project (Venture Integration):
  • managed 6-Wunderkinder System review and data retention and accounting process flow
• BIF (Business Investment Funds) Tool management:
  • managed Tool changes, rollover and clarified MCS issues (Microsoft Consutling Services)
• Consultant Management:
  • Introduced new standards on Vendor Agility Pool and Resource Management, managed external consultant pool to source the agility needed for the ERP program engagements
• People:
  • Hosted FRP (Finance Rotation Program) Analysts and prepared customer events, e.g. Modern Finance ? Daimler Benz

Work Experience

2002 - 2003

Customer: Ministry of Social Affairs & Policy - Republic of Croatia

1998 - 2001

Customer: FELA Hilzinger printed circuit board technology, Schwenningen

Tasks:

University Practical Phase:

• IT Solutions for Sales Controlling
• ERP Systems
• Administration
• Production
• General IT