1. Praveen K
Email : kamtalapraveen@gmail.com
Mobile: +971-50-1148782
Key Roles and ResponsibilitiesPerformed are:
Experience of 10+ years in the areas of Financial Services, ProductConsultancy Services,OracleE Business
Suite –R12 and 11i as Functional consultant, 2 and half years of domain experience (Accountant).
Study of Current business processes,futurebusiness flows & identification of GAP/Workaround in order
to providean integrated information system solution to meet the business needs of the group.
Designed Chart of Accounts, Organization Structure( Inventory, Business)
Guided Training to the Key Users in coordination with Team and Initiated, CRP, UAT sessions with
mutual agreements on schedule and scope with client.
Identifying the Scope Creep and initiating CR for the same and evaluated key user documentation
aligning to the agreed solution.
Was partof core team which has overseen two upgrade projects from 11.5.10.2 to 12.1.3 and 12.0.6 to
12.1.3 with major customization
Handled RICE / CEMLI components with supportto technical teams to realizeend to end business
solutions
Was member of Steering Committee for handlingclientexpectations,scope, conflicts,risks and providing
risk-mitigationsand Advised clients on tweaking their business process so thatthey can derive maximum
benefit from ERP Implementation
HavingHands on Experience in E Business SuiteR-12 in the areas of set up of Multi Org, General Ledger
setup, Sub Ledger Accounting (SLA) and all thefinancial Modulesetup (AP,AR,GL,FA,CM).
Skill Expertise:
Enterprise Applications : OracleApplicationse-BusinessSuite(11.10.2, R12)
RDBMS : MS-SQL, Oracle9i,10g/TOAD/SQL Plus,OracleDiscoverer.
Operatingsystems : Windows 2000/XP/Vista,Linux,Solaris.
Methodology : OracleAIM.
Vertical Knowledge : Manufacturing,Retail,Supply Chain,and Projects
Tools : OracleDiscoverer ,GL Wand and OBIEE(Sound Knowledge)
Functional Expertise : Accounting.
Experience snapshot:
Organization : MBC FZ LLC Group -2010 to till date - Dubai
SR Functional Consultant
Organization : ANC Holdings LLC. UAE May-2009 to 2010 - Dubai
Functional Consultant and support manger.
Organization : GTS UAE (Enoc IT Division) Sep- 2008 to May-09 - Dubai
Functional Consultant.
Organization : IBM India Pvt Ltd., Bangalore as Oracle Financial Consultant from Dec’06 to Aug-08.
Functional Consultant.
Organization : Anjaneyulu and Co. as Accountant from Apr’04 to Oct’06
Accountant.
2. JobProfile
Employer: MBC FZ LLC Group.
Profile: Senior Functional Consultant (Oracle Financials)
MBC is a free-to-air, pan-Arab,news and entertainment broadcaster.Itwas launched in 1991 as the firstprivately
owned and independent Arabic satelliteTV station.MBC was the firstbroadcaster to providea satellite-based free-
to-air 24-hour across the. It has remained privately owned, managed by a group of businessmen and shareholders.
The shareholder listhas never been verified, although it is generally believed that only has enough capital to keep
the company afloat.Over the pastfifteen years,MBC has grown into a multi-channel platform.
Currentlythe companyhas various technologies like ERP, .Net, share point and channel maintained software’s, Office
Automations and Retail & Manufacturing.
People Management
Developing, motivating, guiding teams and individuals towards successful outcomes
Drive individuals or/and team for attainment of all set business objectives
Providing trainingto junior team members andnew recruits to take upresponsibilities andinculcatingstrongfocuses
on compliance of policies and regulations and internal controls.
ProcessManagement
Team leader with total strength of 5 members.
Successfullycompletedscoping studyto identifyand freeze the scope for SOW and Requirement gathering aligningto
scoping study.
Initiatingsolution Designandthroughbrainstorming ofRequirements, assisting indocumentation of the same and
Performing GAP Analysis, and identifying of Custom solutions.
Designing Custom Components and initiating and review MD50.
Generating an integrated flow for by identifying custom and standard components.
Well versed in detailed planning with respect to Design, Definition, for CRP, UAT, and Migration.
Have helpedto developoverall implementation solution plan, and serve as lead to implement installation,
customization, and integration efforts.
Overseenaspects ofproject life cycle, frominitial kickoffthroughrequirements analysis, designandimplementation
phases for projects within solution area
InformationonProjectsImplemented
[1] ERP Implementation MBCFZ LLC.
Organization : MBC FZ LLC.
Project Description : Oracle E- Business Suite R12 Upgrade
Country : UAE
Role : Project Lead (Financials)
Technology Used : Oracle E- Business Suite R12.1.3
Project Overview:MBC is a free-to-air,pan-Arab, news and entertainment broadcaster.Itwas launched in 1991 as
the firstprivately owned and independent Arabic satelliteTV station.MBC was the firstbroadcaster to providea
satellite-based free-to-air 24-hour across the.It has remained privately owned, managed by a group of
businessmen and shareholders.
Scope of Work:
Reviewing and stream lining existing 11.5.10.2 system to make ready for R12 upgrade.
Applying pre-upgrade patches, completing pending transactions and posting to GL and
closing prior periods as much as possible.
3. Performing post upgrade steps like associating BSVs to Legal entities and reviewing and
validating on setups being properly upgraded to new financial architecture.
Performing Post upgrade tasks with respect to Sub ledger accounting data like performing
Post upgrade hot patch or Upgrade Historical data (new concurrent program (Upgrade
Historical Sub ledger Transaction Accounting).
Testing all processes on existing transactions and new transactions, and testing on all
financial reports for accuracy of data and performance.
Testing on Customization and custom reports on new system. And performing configuration
changes as per R12 like GL Ledger Setups, Payment Manager and SLA etc.
Conducting User Training on new functionalities of R12 and Conducting UAT for all finance
functional processes
Maintaining issue log to track upgrade issues and applying solution on sub-sequent
iterations etc.
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[2]ERP Implementation Thomas Bennett Group, Dubai:
Client : Thomas Bennett Group, Dubai
Duration : oct-09 to Jul-10
Project : Implementation of Oracle Apps R12
Modules : AP, AR, FA, CM, GL, PO, INV.
Technology Used : Oracle E- Business Suite R12.0.6
Team : 10
Client Profile: Thomas Bennett is a major multi-disciplined architectural supply and contractingcompany in the
MiddleEast who design, engineer, and supply and installs a widevariety of products and systems across a wide
range of industries to meet the demands of designers,specifies,buildingowners and developers. Thomas Bennett
Group consists of six operatingdivisionsin variousmarketsectors Aluminiumand Stainless Steel, Glass Processing,
Structural Steel, Small Works,Signage,Exhibitions & Interiors,Asia,schmidilin.
Role Description:
Support Member of the ERP Implementation team (Oracle financials)
Implemented AGIS in ANC Holdings and AME setup.
Co-coordinatingthe Consultants and client during all phases of implementation (i.e. As is process, to
be Process CRP, User Training, UAT, Data migration etc,.)
Analysis of the business process from the End to End and preparing the As in Process
Reviewing the Setups of AP, AR, GL, FA and Cash Management through transactions processing and
testing of the Modules.
Reviewing and approval of documents Provided by the consultants (documents like BP40,BP 80
BR100,MD50, MD 70 etc)
Preparing User guides and Providing End User Training
Defining FSG Reports.
Guiding the Technical Team in defining the Oracle reports in Financial Modules and Preparation of
MD 50 documents and report testing.
Working closely with Oracle support through metal ink for various i ssues
Reconciliation’s of GL with Sub ledger (AP to GL and AR to GL Inventory to GL) in order to ensure the
system accuracy
4. Testing of Process cycles of “Procure to pay” and “Order to Cash” and validating the Costing Process
and costing results.
InformationonProjectsImplemented
[3]ERP Implementation Gulf Precession Metals LLC, Dubai:
Client : Gulf Precession Metals LLC, Dubai
Duration : May-09 to Oct-09
Project : Implementation of Oracle Apps R12
Modules : AP, AR, FA, CM, GL, PO, INV, OM, Projects.
Environment: 12.0.6 : Team Size: 10
Client Profile: For over 15 years, Gulf Precision Metals has provided a wide range of architectural products to the
construction industry. They have fully equipped manufacturing facility in Dubai is able to create customised
architectural products in metals such as stainless steel, brass, bronze and copper, to the appropriate British
Standards.
The EBS implementation at Gulf Precession Metals LLC involved E-Business Suite R12. Modules Implemented –
core financials,SCMand Project management
Involvingin the implementation, maintenance and supportof GL,AP,AR,FA , CM ,PO,INV,OM and
Projects
Worked on set up document (BR-100) and responsiblefor configuringthe relevant financial modules
Prepared test scripts for testingpurposeand participated in System Integrity Test (SIT) and User
Acceptance Test(UAT)
Givingtrainingto end-users about applications
Responsibleto perform process analysis,design,integration,testing, implementation, documentation
based on AIM Methodology
Definingvaluesets, key flex fields segments and rollup groups with security and cross validation rules
Definingwith multiplesets of books, accountingperiods,automatic processing,journal sources,
journal categories and summary accounts
Responsibleto reconcilethe financial modules and period end closeby month to all financial modules
Set up invoices payment terms
Definingusers and assigningresponsibilitiesto each by their request group and menu options
Definingmass allocation formulas
DefiningTransaction types,Transaction sources,and Payment terms.
Defined Payment terms ,Payment Methods, Payment Process Profiles and recurringinvoicetemplates
and distribution sets
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[4]ERP Implementation ANC Holdings LLC, Dubai Base Company Dubai:
Client : ANC Holdings LLC, Dubai Base Company
Duration : Sep-2008 to May-09
Project : Implementation of Oracle Apps R12
Modules : AP, AR, FA, CM, GL.
Technology Used : Oracle E- Business Suite R12.0.6
Team : 10
Client Profile: Al Nekhreh Contracting was founded in 1976, and has played a significant role in the shaping of the
modern Dubai. ANC specializes in the construction of prestigious building projects.
Roles & Responsibilities:
5. Actively involved in end-to-end implementation of Oracle Financials Modules. Business requirement
mapping, Gap analysis and solution design.
Interacted with key management persons to study the current business process, Re-engineer and
map to Oracle Application Functionality.
Analysis, Setup and configuration of AP,AR,FA,CM,GL modules
Understand the complete Financials cycles.
Interacted with key users to identify critical businessissues.
Training the users on Financials Modules AP, AR, FA, CM, and GL.
Working in Period End Closing Process.
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[5]ERP Implementation Hutch:
Client : Hutch
Duration : Sep-2008 to May-09
Project : Implementation of Oracle Apps R12
Modules : AP, AR, FA, CM, GL.
Technology Used : Oracle E- Business Suite R12.0.6
Team : 6
Client Profile: Hutch is the global market leader in the cellular industry, including the America, Europe, Australia
and UK market and diversified group. To meet the group reporting and accounting requirement, Hutch
implemented the Oracle Financials across the world.
Role and responsibilities
Application setup of the General ledger, Oracle Payables, Oracle Receivables and Fixed Assets
Setup reporting Set of Books for HWL, Hong Kong and US GAAP in Multi -Org
Designed and Set up Vendor Master, Vendor Type, Pay group, Bank Master, Payment format and TDS
master
Designed and developed of FSG reports in General ledger
Designed and Set up Major, Minor, Sub Categories, Asset Key, Depreciation rates for Fixed Assets
Defined and Set up Inventory Organization, Sub Inventories, Item Master, Locations, Sub Locations
and Locators in Inventory.
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[6]ERP Implementation Reuters UK:
Client : Reuters UK
Duration : Sep-2008 to May-09
Project : Implementation of Oracle Apps R12
Modules : AP, AR, FA, CM, GL.
Technology Used : Oracle E- Business Suite R12.0.6
Team : 5
Client Profile: IBM is to undertake the Solution Delivery phase of the Oracle for China project by providing the
enhanced systems software configuration as per the Reuters China’s requirement. Basically this is Reuters China
Roll out project. In Scope for the Oracle for China project – i-Buy PO, AP, AR, FA, internet Expense (i-Expenses) and
170 systems, and Optio template configuration.
6. Role and responsibilities
Conducted thorough study of Business process.
Record the existingbusiness system and interacted with the various departments for improvement of
the existing system.
Perform Gap Analysis and determined the areas where business process may or may not be suitable
to Oracle functionality.
Prepared the functional specification document and co-ordinated with technical team for
customisation of AR Auto accounting customisation in Receivable module.
Designed and developed various additional financial and other reports in FSG. Those reports are
budgets Vs Actual, Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss account and Cash Flow reports etc.
Delivery of developed software to Reuters Operations Group
Defect resolution during UAT, where a defect is defined as the application not performing as per the
Functional Specification
Academic Qualification:
Master of Business Administration (Finance) - Dec’2003
Bachelor of Commerce - from Osmania University - Apr’ 2001