1. PERSONAL DETAILS
Name Laia Oliver
EDUCATION MBA, University of Barcelona
Bachelor of Linguistics in English and
German, University of Barcelona
SUMMARY Extensive experience in budgeting and consolidation systems using SAP
BPC and HFM. Full project life cycle, project leadership, functional analysis,
functional design, development.
Training of users and administrators
KEY SKILLS SAP BPC end-to-end implementation
HFM systems administration and implemetation
Management consultancy and finance experience
Business transformation & change management
Business process review and improvement
Performance management
Forecasting & budgeting
Training and facilitation
Design support & problem solving
SOFTWARE OutlookSoft 4.1 and 4.2
SAP BPC 5.1,7.0 (Microsoft version)
Hyperion Financial Management
Smartview, BI Plus
Hyperion Enterprise
FDM
LANGUAGES English, Dutch, Spanish, Catalan
RECENT PROJECTS
Acane Consulting SAP BPC Consultant
April 2010
Provide expertise in preparing a SAP BPC budgeting demonstration for a
Leading consultancy based in Luxembourg. Knowledge transfer and
Training on version 7(Microsoft).
Copperman SAP BPC Freelance Consultant
Consulting December 2009 March 2010
• Support to internal team building a reporting application
• Configuration of conversion and transformation files
• Delivered a SAP BPC user training
• Configuration of dimension and script logic
• Improvements to EVDRE input schedules and set up of EVDRE reports
Atos Origin SAP BPC Lead Consultant
February 2009 to July 2009
• Lead consultant in Forecast/Planning implementation.
• Blueprint document
• Application design and build
• Input schedules and reports
• Business process flows
• Security
TMF Group HFM Interim Financial Systems Manager
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2. March 2008-September 2008
TMF Group is a management & accounting outsourcing firm that provides
a wide range of services to a substantial and diversified client base
including Fortune-500 corporations and well known financial institutions.
• Further developing of Hyperion consolidation and reporting processes
and analysis
• Building the security across the group in Shared Services
• Performance improvement of systems, integration of newly acquired
companies
• Development of BI plus & Smartview reports
• FDM administration (version 9.2)
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FORMER POSITIONS
CEVA Logistics Hyperion Consultant
December 2006-November 2007
Architecture and redesign of a new Hyperion Enterprise application for
CEVA Logistics, in order to reduce the application size and complexity.
• Provided maintenance, support and enhancement of the CEVA
Logistics Financial Consolidation Software (Hyperion Enterprise) in close
co-operation with Financial Reporting and Planning and functional JDE
department
• Liaised with other project teams in CEVA Logistics that had a direct link
or interaction to the Hyperion environment
• Supported change management in the business units, communicate &
co-operate directly with senior business unit management
• Definition and documentation of procedures and policies regarding
the Financial Systems applications
• Implementation of new CEVA procedures & alignment to group
reporting
• Safeguarded systems integrity and providing issue resolution
• Tested the implementation of a new application CFO Cockpit.(CFO
Cockpit is an analytical dashboard tool specially designed for senior
management)
CPM Solutions Outlooksoft Senior Consultant
October 2005- October 2006
CPM were the Spanish distributors for Outlooksoft in Spain, before the SAP
acquisition of Outlooksoft.
As a consultant with expertise in Outlooksoft I was responsible for a wide
brief. These roles were client facing and projects were initiated at the
requirements definition stage. I was responsible for the functional
specification, architecture, analysis, design and implementation. Project
leadership of external consultants and CPM staff.
Additional technical skills include training of end users, and developers to
installation, configuration and administration.
Uniland
Uniland is a Spanish cement company with worldwide operations, which
was recently acquired by Portland Valderrivas. This project was executed
by Outlooksoft CPM and DMR (Spanish Consultancy) for Uniland.
Responsible for:
• Project management and development of a budgeting solution,
enabling a faster and more effective budgeting process
• Training to DMR consultants in Outlooksoft CPM 4.2
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3. Edreams
• Implementation of Outlooksoft CPM for Edreams, an internet travel
agency
• Installation of Outlooksoft CPM 4.2
• Application design for a consolidation and reporting application
Hospes Hoteles
• Implementation of Outlooksoft CPM for Hospes Hoteles
• Installation of Outlooksoft CPM
• Application design for a closing process and reporting process
• Training to users
Partake Consulting Outlooksoft and HFM Consultant
October 2003-October 2005
TNT
Development and Implementation of the Outlooksoft Everest application.
• Responsible for input schedules, reports building and providing support
to in-house Application developers
• Data conversion from the Hyperion Enterprise application
• Logic modifications (SQL)
• Dutch GAAP/IFRS reports
• TRS2005 Everest application training for worldwide users
PONF@CTS
• Design of Profit - Loss and Balance Sheet reports of Annual accounts for
the client’s HFM application
• Project documentation
Heineken International
• Design and implementation of 3YPLAN retrieve spreadsheets
• Design and implementation of the Red Book for management board
PON
• Updating new dimensions members in the HFM application
• Design of Hyperion Reports documentation for client’s HFM application
SOBEL
• Design of P&L and Balance Sheet reports with Hyperion Reports for
client’s HFM application
Sara Lee
• Training on Hyperion Enterprise 5.5 for advanced users on client’s
application
• Design of the training documentation
WPP PLC Hyperion Systems Accountant
June 2003-October 2003
• Maintaining Hyperion Enterprise 6.1
• Helpdesk for users of the system
• Installation of Hyperion Enterprise, Reporting
• Creation of Reports
• Conversion of Enterprise from 6.1 to 6.2 and testing the application
• Training of users
Various other consulting and financial roles primarily around consolidation,
business planning and financial analysis using Hyperion Enterprise with
clients such as Sab Miller, BP, Chep, Timberland and British Airways.
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