Laura Belmont - Oracle Functional Financials

 

Executive Summary

•	Principal Consultant with 6+ years of IT Industry experience including 6 years of Oracle Applications experience.
•	Strong expertise in Oracle Financials (General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Account Payables, Cash Management) with strong knowledge of PO, Inventory and GIS.
•	Full life-cycle conversion, implementation and post production support experience.
•	In-depth knowledge of requirements’ localization for Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica.
•	Core competencies include Business Requirements Gathering and Definition, Gap Analysis, Mapping, Systems and Environment Set-up, Testing, End-user Training, Post Production Support. 
•	Excellent interpersonal and communication capabilities and extensive experience in dealing with people from various organizational levels and diverse cultural backgrounds. 
•	Fluent in English and Spanish.

Skills Summary

•	Oracle APPS 11i, 12R
•	Oracle Financials: GL, AP, FA, CM, GIS, WEB ADI, ADI
•	Oracle Distribution: PO, INV 
•	Oracle Global Financials GL, FA


Oracle Applications Project Experience
Pfizer Inc. USA, COSTA RICA & MEXICO	NOV 08 – JUL 09
Oracle Principal Consultant

Company Description: One of most Important Global Pharmaceutical Laboratory

Responsibilities:
•	Study of current business processes, future business flows and identification of gaps and workarounds in order to provide an integrated information system solution to meet the business needs of the company.
•	Responsible of business requirements gathering and definition, gap analysis, processes mapping, systems and environment testing during the implementation of E-Business Suite on GL , FA, modules for NOLA ( Mexico) Oracle Implementation.
•	GL,FA, GIS (AP&AR-Inter-company Transactions) support conversion data for Oracle E-Business Suite Pfizer Implementation
•	Responsible of business requirements gathering and post production support for Oracle Financials Suite R11.5.9 (GL, GIS).
•	Design and development Spanish Version – GL , GIS  & FA User Guide 
•	NOLA GL, GIS, FA User  Training 
•	Costa Rica GL, GIS, FA User Training Support
•	Responsible to apply and develop Testing Operation User Scripts (GL, GIS).
•	General Ledger, Pfizer IC Web-Form ( GIS transactions ) Support
•	R2R Team- Project Plan Weekly Updates  

ESTRELLA ROJA, Puebla, Mexico	OCT 08 – NOV 08
Principal Consultant

Company Description: Estrella Roja is the leading bus transportation company between Mexico City and Puebla.

Responsibilities:
•	General Ledger  FSG, Budget Functionality  Definition Setting Up  and Maintenance
•	General Ledger  FSG, Budget Functionality  Definition Setting Up  and Maintenance User Training
•	ADI Functionality User Training  
•	Design and development– FSG, Budget & ADI User Guide 

Environment: Oracle Financials R11.5.9 (GL & ADI)

ORACLE Consulting- Mexico City	SEP 08-OCT 08
Oracle Principal Consultant

Company Description: Oracle Consulting Services is the premier services provider focusing exclusively on the success of customers deploying Oracle applications and technology. Drawing on industry best practices and deep software expertise, Oracle consultants help you assess your business needs, create your enterprise computing strategy, and deploy new technology to maximize the value of your Oracle investment.
Responsibilities:

1.	Nextel  Project / Mexico City

•	User Post Production Support  
     
      Environment:  Oracle E-Business Suite R11.5.10 - AP, GL, INV 

2.	Grupo Posadas Project / Mexico City                                                                                  

•	Responsible of business requirements gathering and definition, gap analysis, processes mapping, Proposal Design of Third Party Management Project Proposal.

Environment:  Oracle Financials Suite R11.5.10.7 (GL, AP, PO, PA)

MEXICANA DE AVIACION, Mexico City, Mexico                                                           JUN 08 – AUG 08
Oracle Principal Consultant 

Company Description: Mexicana is the airline with the most extensive international coverage from Mexico and the leading transportation company between Mexico and the United States. 

Responsibilities:
•	Responsible for the work plan management, evaluating it on an ongoing basis and determining the current state of the project.
•	Performing weekly reviews of the work plan with the Management Team and the Project Team to update the work plan with the completed and in progress tasks, and evaluating the remaining work.
•	Study of current business processes, future business flows and identification of gaps and workarounds in order to provide an integrated information system solution to meet the business needs of the company.
•	Business Requirements Mapping for General Ledger, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable modules.
•	Responsible for the compilation, prioritization and solution of users’ requirements.
•	Development of business strategy to solve conciliation issues.

Environment: Oracle Financials (GL, AP, AR, TXR)

ORACLE UNIVERSITY, Mexico City, Mexico	APR 08 - JUN 08
Project Manager/ Principal Consultant

Company Description: Oracle University is an Oracle unit that offers up-to-date training courses created by Oracle experts. The experienced instructors can help gain the cutting-edge skills and knowledge that needs to succeed in IT careers. 

Responsibilities:
•	Perform activities as Project Leader of Mexican Education Initiative.
•	Responsible of leading, controlling, and monitoring the tasks assigned to the consultants.
•	In charge of design Oracle Academy University Standard Study Plan for Oracle-ITESM.

Environment: Oracle Tutor 


GRUPO KIMEX, Tlanepantla, Mexico	FEB 08 – MAR 08
Project Manager

Company Description: Grupo Kimex is a Mexican industrial group dedicated to the manufacturing and trading of polyester and nylon Filaments, polyester short staple fibers, knitted fabrics, dyed and finished fabrics direct and transfer paper printing, garments, textile grade polymers, PET grade polymers for pre-forms and containers, injection of PET pre-forms, production of PET containers.

Responsibilities:
•	Responsible for the work plan management, evaluating it on an ongoing basis and determining the current state of the project.
•	Performing weekly reviews of the work plan with the Management Team and the Project Team to update the work plan with the completed and in progress tasks, and evaluating the remaining work.
•	Management of issues and major problems, evaluating available options and taken the course of action of what would be the best alternative.
•	Coaching and mentoring of other consultants that were part of the team.

Environment: Oracle Financials (GL, AP, AR, and FA), Oracle Distribution (PO, INV), Oracle Manufacturing (BOM, WIP, MRP, COST), and third party systems.


ESTRELLA ROJA, Puebla, Mexico	DEC 07 – APR 08
Principal Consultant

Company Description: Estrella Roja is the leading bus transportation company between Mexico City and Puebla.

Responsibilities:
•	Responsible of business requirements gathering and definition, gap analysis, processes mapping, systems and environment set-up, testing and end-user training during the implementation of Oracle Fixes Assets 11i.
•	In charge of the production environment stabilization for the Procure to Pay cycle.
•	Ender-user training in Oracle Account Payables, General Ledger, Cash Management, Purchasing and Inventory Receptions.
•	Define and design the mapping of the business processes applying the best practices to use Oracle Financials.

Environment: Oracle Financials (GL, AP, CE, FA, PO, INV)



AOC RESINS, Collierville, TN, USA	SEP 07 – DEC 07
Principal Consultant 

Company Description: AOC is a leading global supplier of resins, gel coats, colorants and additives for composites and cast polymers. Backed by the industry’s best technical support, AOC products are manufactured in facilities strategically located in United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia. AOC-owned facilities are certified as meeting ISO 9001:2000 standards for quality control.

Responsibilities:
•	Responsible for the implementation and conversion  of the Oracle Consolidation Process in GL R11.5.10
•	Responsible of the work plan management, evaluating it on an ongoing basis and determining the current state of the project.
•	Business Requirements Mapping for General Ledger.
•	Study of current business processes, future business flows and identification of gaps and workaround.
•	Responsible for the environment setup for the implementation of Oracle GL.
•	Carrying out User Acceptance Tests (UAT).
•	Conducted training sessions to end user for the implemented modules of Oracle Financials.
•	Provided post implementation support.

Environment: Oracle General Ledger R11i





ACTIVISION, INC, London, UK	JUL 07 – AUG 07
Principal Consultant 

Company Description: Activision, Inc. is a leading international publisher of interactive entertainment software products.

Responsibilities:
•	Key users instructions and procedures guide design - Project Education 
•	Design of documents and guides for new users of Oracle Financials R11i (GL, AP, AR, FA) 

Environment: Oracle Tutor Author


IT Convergence, Mexico City, Mexico	JUN 07 - JUL 07
Principal Consultant

Company Description: IT Convergence is a global enterprise application services provider with core competencies in Consulting, Support, Development, Education, and Web Services.

Responsibilities:
•	Responsible for functional business tests in the implementation of Oracle Financials R12.
•	Testing of the new features of Oracle Financials R12 for PO, AP, Inventory, GL, iSupplier. 

Environment: Oracle E-Business Suite R12


Circle K, Mexico City, Mexico	JAN 07 - MAY 07
Project Management / Principal Consultant

Company Description: One of most important Retail Enterprises in USA, Canada and Mexico. 

Responsibilities:
•	Responsible for the implementation of Oracle RapidStart.
•	Responsible for the work plan management, business requirements gathering and definition, gap analysis, processes mapping, environment set-up, testing, end-user training, and post production support the following modules: Implementation of GL and FA.
•	In charged of Blue Cube Price Book Implementation Phase I.

Environment: Oracle General Ledger, Oracle Payables, Oracle Purchasing, Oracle Fixed Assets, Oracle Cash Management, Blue Cube Price Book.






Telefónica Moviles, Mexico City, Mexico	FEB 06 - JAN 07
Oracle Project Leader 

Company Description: One of most important operating telecommunications enterprise.

Responsibilities:
•	Responsible for the work plan management, evaluating it on an ongoing basis and determining the current state of the project.
•	Performing weekly reviews of the work plan with the Management Team and the Project Team to update the work plan with the completed and in progress tasks, and evaluating the remaining work.
•	Responsible of the business requirements gathering and definition, gap analysis, processes mapping, systems and environment set-up, testing, end-users training.
•	Design, development, testing and implementation of OFA - Hyperion Planning Extracting Data Interface Module.
•	Responsible for the CFE Payment Project, as well as the Encryption Payment Process with different banks.
•	Helped to define the best process to obtain the Bank Conciliation, transaction mapping, and help the users to define Miscellaneous Transactions.
•	TMM Bank Conciliation Report Functional Design.
•	Functional report design for OFA (PO, AP, FA, and Tax Requirements Reports in GL, for example VAT Conciliation).

Environment: Oracle General Ledger, Oracle Payables, Oracle Purchasing, Oracle Fixed Assets, Oracle Cash Management, Hyperion, TMM Methodology Requirements of Remedy and TMM Methodology Documentation.


Gross Man Valeant, Mexico City, Mexico	SEP 05 - FEB 06
Oracle Project Leader 

Company Description: Pharmaceutical laboratory.

Responsibilities:
•	Responsible of business requirements gathering and post production support for Oracle Financials Suite R11.5.9 (PO, AP, OM, AR, INV).
•	Design and development of the User Guide for PO, AP, Inventory Transactions Receipt and Release.
•	End-user training (PO, INV, AP, GL).
•	Design and definition of user profiles in Oracle.
•	Responsible to develop Testing Operation User.

Environment: Oracle Payables, Oracle Purchasing, Oracle Inventory, Oracle Receivables, Oracle Order Management, Oracle Cash Management, Oracle General Ledger.




Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA), Mexico City, Mexico	AUG 05 – AUG 05
Principal Consultant 

Company Description: Government enterprise that design and build airport terminals and provides operating airport terminal services. 

Responsibilities:
•	Responsible for the functional design of reports for Oracle AP, INV, PO. 

Environment: Oracle Payables, Oracle Purchasing, Oracle Inventory


Telefonica Moviles, Mexico City, Mexico	MAY 05- JUL 05  
Principal Consultant 

Company Description: One of most important operating telecommunications enterprise.

Responsibilities:
•	Responsible of business requirements gathering and production support for the expenses cycle (PO, AP, GL). Design and implementation of responsibilities and profiles in Oracle Financials.

Nature’s Sunshine, Mexico and Colombia	MAR 04- ABR 05
Principal Consultant 

Company Description: Nature's Sunshine Products, a direct-selling company, manufactures and markets tablets and encapsulated herbal products, high-quality natural vitamins, food supplements, skin care and other complementary products. The Company has operations in the United States, South Korea, Mexico, Venezuela, Japan, Brazil, Canada, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, the United Kingdom, Israel and Chile. The Company also exports its products to several other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway and the Russian Federation.

Responsibilities:
•	Responsible of business requirements gathering and post production support for the expenses cycle (PO, INV, AP, GL).
•	Design and development of User Guide for PO, AP, FA, Inventory Transactions Receipt and Release.
•	End-user training (PO, INV, AP, GL, FA). 
•	Responsible of business requirements gathering and definition, gap analysis, processes mapping, systems and environment set-up, testing, end-user training, post production support for FA.

Environment: Oracle Purchasing, Oracle Payables, Oracle Fixes Assets, Oracle General Ledger R11.5.9.







Mancera Ernst & Young, Mexico City, Mexico                                                               FEB 04– FEB 04
Principal Consultant 

Company Description: Global leader in professional services firms and the quality of financial reporting.

Responsibilities:
•	Supported the Mancera’s team to import data, analyze the transactions batches for AP Invoices, Payments, Suppliers, GL Journals, AR - Transactions, Collectors, Customers, FA Transactions. 

Environment: Oracle General Ledger, Oracle Payables, Oracle Receivables.


Pepsi Bottling Group, Mexico City, Mexico	MAY 03 - JAN 04
Principal Consultant 

Company Description: The Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) is the world's largest manufacturer, seller and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages — some of the world's most recognized consumer brands. It operates in the United States, Canada, Greece, Mexico, Russia, Spain and Turkey, accounting for more than one-half of the Pepsi-Cola beverages sold in North America and about 40 percent of the Pepsi-Cola system volume worldwide.

Responsibilities:
•	Responsible of business requirements gathering and definition for the FA implementation and production support to 29 companies that comprise the group. 
•	Definition, design, setup and implementation of Financial Leases (FA), Manual and Automatic Sequences for correct numeration of invoices in Account Receivables and Order Management, and AR Statements and AR Dunning Letters.
•	Analyst Consultant for close period in OM, AR, INV, FA. Analyst Consultant in the business cycle (OM and AR). 

Environment: Oracle Fixes Assets, Oracle Account Receivables, Inventory, and Order Management.


Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, Mexico City, Mexico	AUG 02- APR 03
Principal Consultant 

Company Description: Government enterprise that design and build airport terminals and provides operating airport terminal services. 

Responsibilities:
•	Responsible for business requirements gathering and definition, gap analysis, processes mapping, systems and environment set-up and testing.
•	End-user training.

Environment: Oracle Account Payables.





Accel de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico	JUN 02 - JUL 02
Staff Consultant 

Company Description: Warehouse and logistic services. 

Responsibilities:
•	Design of the structure for the Consolidated Financials Statements, mapping the chart of account versus the consolidated structure.
•	Design and setup of the Financials Statement Consolidation. 

Environment: Oracle General Ledger R 10.5


Roshfrans, Mexico City, Mexico	APR 02 – MAY 02
Staff Consultant 

Company Description: Comercial Roshfrans S.A. de R.L., a 100% Mexican company, the most important in the Oil Industrial, Diesel Motor Oil, Transmission Fluids.

Responsibilities:
•	Accomplishment of functional business tests during the data migration for the Expenses Cycle         (PO, INV, AP, GL) and the Revenue Cycle (OM, INV, AR).

Environment: Oracle Applications 11.5.7 to 11.5.8


Education
•	Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Universidad Panamericana, 2002
•	IT Project Manager - Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
•	International Financial Accounting - Universidad Panamericana, 2005
	

Certifications and Continuing Education

•	BlueCube Price Book Implementation Course - RedPrairie USA, Mexico, 2007
•	Hyperion Essbase Fundamentals - Telefonica Moviles, Mexico, 2006
•	Oracle E-Business Suite Implementation Champion for Financials – Oracle University, 2004



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