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Marius
Lehmann, SAP Certified Consultant, Tester and Training specialist |
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RANGE OF EXPERIENCE |
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1.
Marius Lehmann’s business skills include Extensive Training and Training Course Development
in both educational and business environments for adults and children, ERP Re-engineering,
SAP business consulting, configuration and implementation, Accelerated SAP methodology (ASAP) training
and implementation, SAP upgrade review, SAP Data Governance, ERP
Security and Controls, specializing in SAP Logistics, Role Based Access Control
advisor, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliancy consultant, Web analysis and design, Web
optimization, Customer support. 2.
Industry experience includes the Consumer industry, Public Sector - Education and training, Food
and beverages, Marketing, Insurance, Aerospace and Agriculture. 3.
Mr. Lehmann has over 20 years of business and IT experience. He has
successfully executed projects as an employee for 2 of the big four finance
and Consulting companies as well as an
independent consultant in areas such as a.
ERP(SAP)
and IT Skills: Functional consultant – SAP implementation advisor, SAP Data
Governance, Configuration in SD (Certified), specializing in condition
techniques (pricing) and order management and MM. Cross functional
customizing in MM and FI/CO. Project coordination, Accelerated SAP
Methodology (Certified), Training course development and delivery SAP
environment, using MS Office, HTML and intranet online methodology, Web page
development with MS FrontPage and publishing. b.
Sarbanes-Oxley
section 404: Sarbanes-Oxley compliancy requirements consultation including
manual and automated control analysis, project training and presentations,
SAP controls and security analysis, process documentation and significant
control matrix analysis including determination of financial assertions,
control gap analysis and remediation recommendations and testing of controls |
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PROFESSIONAL
AND BUSINESS HISTORY
October 2004 –
Current, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Position: Senior Associate
September 2001 – September
2004, Brightman USA
Position: Manager, Business
Analyst
January 2001 - August 2001, Deloitte
Consulting USA
Position: Senior Consultant August 1999 – December 2000, DD Synergy
Position: Senior
Consultant Sept 1997 - July 1999, Peak
Performance Consulting, Germany
Position: Owner
– Business Consultant February 1997 -
September 1997, Rosbach Consulting Team Limburg Position: Business Consultant 1989 - 1996
Johannesburg Tutorial College Johannesburg, Gauteng College Managing Director, founder and principal. 1987 - 1988 S.E.
College Johannesburg, Transvaal High School Principal. 1983 - 1986 Studywell
College Johannesburg, Transvaal High School teacher 1982 - 1982 S. A. Fire
protection services Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa Sales & Training Manager 1979 – 1981 Transvaal
Education Department Kriel, Transvaal, South Africa Middle School teacher |
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DETAILED ROFESSIONAL AND
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
October 2004 – Current,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Client: Software developers
Role: SAP Upgrade advisor 4.6D to ECC (ERP
Central Component)
Detailed review and analysis of
an upgrade implementation project before going live. Determined high level
key risks for possible delays or failure to deploy. Areas of review included:
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Interviews with project team sponsors, leads and members
to evaluate effectiveness of implementation and lessons learned for use in 2nd
and 3rd cycles.
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Project plan, timelines, responsibilities, milestones,
documentation
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Project executive documentation including project charter,
policies, procedures and instructions, test plan, test scripts and
instructions, training plan and documentation.
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IT change management
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Issue resolution
Client: Consumer products
Role: SAP Data Governance Lead
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Developing principle documentation for Data Governance
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Consolidate rules for data governance for Materials,
Customers, Vendors and Pricing.
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Verify agreement across all work streams
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Allow for management of rule changes
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Prepare client deliverables according to the project scope
Client: Information Technology Industry
Role: SAP Security and Controls Training and
Testing
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Planning and preparing training and test work programs and
test documentation
·
Training
Internal Audit group on key control setting in SAP configuration for audit
review.
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Testing of Sarbanes-Oxley 404 Controls:
o
SAP
reports o
Segregation
of Duty Mitigation o
Access
Controls ·
Review and
QA of SAP configurable controls testing for o
Order to
Cash including pricing conditions o
Purchase
to Pay o
Year end
Close o
Fixed
Assets Management Client: Communications Industry
Role: SAP Controls Testing
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Planning and preparing test work programs and test
documentation
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Testing of
Sarbanes-Oxley 404 Controls
for:
o
Asset
management o
Order to
cash Client: Beverage and food Industry
Role: Team lead -Training
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SAP training project management
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Preparing training documentation for internal audit needs
for automated and manual key controls for SAP modules SD, MM, CRM, HR, SM,
FI/CO, AM and IM
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Delivering
training for SD (Order to Cash), FI and HR Client: Insurance
Role: Consultant - Security
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Preparing a roll-out template for Role Based Access
Control across all business areas and IT platforms
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Presenting
phased methodology deliverables to the client ·
Consulting
with the client on developing and improving a pilot RBAC installation Client: Industry for Apparel & Foot-ware
Solutions SAP
Role: Team lead order to cash SAP configurable
controls testing
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Interviewing the client to determine the business
processes and identifying significant controls mainly for order to cash
processes in SAP
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Preparing Work Programs and testing documentation for
configurable controls.
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Testing the controls in SAP for deficiencies and
weaknesses
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Identifying Control deficiencies for system controls (SAP)
and recommending remediation steps.
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Project management activities and administration.
Client: Internet Service Provider
Role: Testing the SAP security access control
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Preparing Work Programs for testing of SAP security access controls.
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Testing security
access in SAP
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Preparing testing reports
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Project management activities and administration.
Client: Battery and Power supply industry
Role: Manage the SAP security remediation process
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Manage and
coordinate a client team based in Germany and US-based PwC subject matter
experts so that the client meets a foreign filer 404 deadline. ·
Responsibilities
included recommendations and analysis of security access control for users including access to sensitive
transactions and segregation of duties across various processes and functions ·
Recommending
remediation procedures for addressing security weaknesses. ·
Ensured
that objectives where met managing resources across cultural barriers, varying
levels of competencies on the client side and time differences ·
Project management activities and administration.
Client: Paper and consumables Industry
Role: Sarbanes-Oxley compliance training
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Preparing
Training materials and client specific work scenarios for training
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Delivering
training on SAP controls for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliancy specifically for Sales
and Distribution
Client: Mobile communications Industry
Role: Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 Project
Documentation team lead
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Interviewing
the client to determine the business processes and identifying significant
controls
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Preparing
Control Documentation for automated and manual controls, including process
narratives, process flow charts and control matrices.
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Identifying
Control deficiencies for system controls (SAP) and recommending remediation
steps.
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Project
management activities and administration.
Client: Fast Food Franchise industry
Role: Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 Project team
lead
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Interviewing
the client to determine the business processes and identifying significant
controls mainly for Purchase to Pay and Human Resources
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Preparing
Control Documentation for automated and manual controls, including process
narratives, process flow charts and control matrices.
·
Identifying
Control deficiencies for system controls (SAP) and recommending remediation
steps.
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Project
management activities and administration.
Client: IT industry
Role: Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 Project team
lead and trainer
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Evaluating
business processes for financial assertions to identify key controls on a key
control matrix. ·
Preparing
gap logs for remediation. Resolution to SOA relevant C-Process classified as: o
SAP
Configurable o
SAP
Security o
IT other
than SAP o
Manual ·
Preparing
a training plan for all user and super user levels and managing training
execution. ·
Assisting
with final QA for remediation gap logs and follow-up on push back from BPO’s
and Auditors (E&Y) ·
Preparing
and managing a remediation control sheet. The document is used as the
standard control instruction for all remediation activities and is updated
for future lessons learned enhancements. ·
Assisting
with determination of time plan and deadlines for gap resolution for all
escalation phases. ·
QA
workshops with the director of internal audit and the External Auditors. ·
SAP
Security: Where excessive segregation of duty conflicts are unavoidable due
to staffing constraints, identify & document mitigating controls. ·
Unit and
UAT testing - OTC roles ·
Where
resolutions to SOA relevant C-Process were classified as SAP Configurable,
organize workshops with Citrix IT/BPO's to finalize approach to design the
controls ·
Develop
custom transactions ·
Project
Management Activities & Administration September 2001 –
September 2004, Brightman USA
Position: Manager, Business Analyst
Client: PricewaterhouseCoopers Atlanta, USA
Role: Senior Consultant, Sarbanes-Oxley section
404 Project
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SAP
controls and security analysis
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Process
documentation and significant control matrix analysis including determination
of financial assertions
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Control
gap analysis and remediation recommendations
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controls
testing and remediation recommendations.
Client: JTM Logistics Atlanta, USA
Role: Project Manager, implementation and
training consultant
New business venture – Transportation
Industry. Web development, design and marketing ·
Web design
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Web
development ·
Web
publishing, maintenance and hosting ·
Web
optimization ·
Organizational
design ·
Business
management Client: Unilever (Lever Faberge’), DACG :
Europe -Germany
Role: Training Consultant (SAP v4.6x)
Super user and user training for
Logistics, MM, QM and SD Project language, German ·
Transport
orders ·
Shipment ·
Goods
movement ·
Quality
Control ·
Inventory ·
Pre and
post production support Client: Scientific Atlanta, Barconet : USA and
Europe
Role: Senior Training Consultant (SAP v4.6x)
Customer support and training Project language, English ·
Training
of Super users and users in Order to cash processes ·
Configuration
in IMG ·
Pre and
post production support Client: BP Amoco Chemicals: USA and Europe –
Role: Commercial Training lead (SAP v4.6x)
Course development and training for
super users and users including: Project language, English ·
Order to
Cash Overview ·
Sales
order processing ·
Invoicing ·
Exchange orders
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Freight
contract management ·
Foreign
Trade ·
Deliveries
·
Shipment
processing ·
Return
orders/deliveries ·
Third
Party Orders ·
Pricing ·
Rebates
and Taxes January 2001 -
August 2001, Deloitte Consulting USA Position: Senior Consultant Client: AVAYA New Jersey
Role:
Functional and Technical analyst (SAP v4.6x)
Project language, English Defining field mapping for data
migration from (SAP V4.6B) to legacy software for Billing documents. Analyzing
and extraction of relevant data fields form conditions in pricing procedures Client: World Kitchen International
Role:
Functional and Technical analyst (SAP v4.6x)
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Project
language, English ·
Master
Data integrity checking (SAP V4.6D) ·
Contract
Management. January
2000 - Dec 2000 , DD Synergy USA Client: Delphi Automotive, Detroit U.S.A.
Role:
Training Courseware Developer (SAP v4.6x)
Project
language, English
SAP SD pricing and Order to Cash Training Courseware
development for (SAP V4.6B) ·
Pricing
procedures and controls for SD ·
Billing
and credit management August 1999 – December
1999, DD Synergy Consulting Germany Position: Senior Consultant
Client: Bertellsmann AG
Role:
Functional Analyst (SAP
v4.5x)
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Project
language - German ·
System
analyst and configurer for SD contract management Client: Edding AG
Role:
Functional Analyst (SAP
v 4.5)
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Project
language - German ·
Logistics
team member co-responsible for the full implementation of SD and MM ·
Comprehensive
Configuration and customizing of SD module
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Pricing,
text determination, Sales deals ·
Materials
management, hazardous goods. ·
Configuration
of SD standard components. (Excl. modifications, Sapscript & user
exits) ·
Comprehensive project documentation including online
help in HTML format. ·
SIS , standard and flexible analysis. Role:
Training Coordinator (SAP
v 4.5)
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User and
team training ·
Comprehensive
training documentation and courseware development Modules SD and MM, similar
to previous project at Alfa Laval Agri ·
Online
HTML training program development Work instruction creation from Business
Process procedure templates. Sept 1997 - July
1999, Peak Performance Consulting, Germany
Client: Bahlsen, Andersen Consulting
Role:
Functional & Training Analyst (SAP v 4.5)
§ SAP R/3 Logistics Integration and Regression Testing§ Project language, German/English
Client: CMG / Alfa
Laval Agri Netherlands and Belgium
Role:
Functional Analyst (SAP v 3.2x)
Customizing
and Configuration for three companies
Project
language, German/English/Dutch/Flemish
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Extensive
documentation of all customizing and configurations for SD and MM ·
Project
language - English ·
Part of
the Alfa Laval and Tetra Pak international Group. ·
System
analysis, design and re-engineering ·
Planning
and configuration of module SD including: ·
Sales
Order management ·
Master
Data ·
Enterprise
structure ·
Basic
Functions ·
Shipment
and deliveries ·
Invoicing
and billing ·
Defining
interfaces between third party software for external sales services ·
All related
functions regarding to integration with related modules such as MM & FI ·
Reporting
– LIS/SIS , standard and flexible analysis. Role:
Training Project Coordinator (SAP v 3.2x)
Client: Swiss Air
force – Debis
Role:
Functional Analyst (SAP v 3.1x)
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Project
Language - German ·
Roll over
of 4 sales organizations in the Air Force to another ·
Configuration
of SD module for the sales organizations. Role:
Trainer (SAP v 3.1x)
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User
training and support during and after system start, going live. February 1997 - September
1997, Rosbach Consulting Team Limburg Client: Hamburg & Berlin Airports, Germany
(Aerospace industry)
Role:
Functional Analyst (SAP v 3.1x)
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Project
language was German and English Configuration of SD: ·
Enterprise
structure ·
Customer
and Material Master data ·
Customer
Info Records ·
Basic Functions
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Training team members on application processes and
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