ChrisPittman_ProjectController
- 1. CHRIS A. PITTMAN Raleigh, NC 27612 (919) 931-8918 chrispittman70@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/chrisapittman SUMMARY Experienced professional with superior analytical and communication skills who offers extensive projectmanagement experience,financial systems expertise, and excellentcollaborative abilities to help organizations manage risk, improve transparency,streamline processes,and ensure the accuracyof critical information.Iam a quick learner who enjoys finding ways to harness new and existing technologies to improve bus iness processes.Whether working with a team or individually,I am known by my customers and peers as a conscientious and thorough team player who brings creative and timelysolutions to complexissues. TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE SAP BW, CO, FI, SD, PS, MM, SAP HANA Modeler Project Management:PM@Siemens,ASAP, JAD, RAD, Agile DevelopmentMethodology US GAAP, IFRS, Sarbanes-Oxley MS Access, Excel, VBA, HTML MS Visio, MS Power Point MS SharePoint,MS Project EXPERIENCE Siemens, Wendell, NC 2007 to April 2016 SAP Business Analyst & Project Manager, IT, Wendell,NC (2007 to April 2016) Accomplishments – successfully managed and participated in multiple overlapping SAP,BW, and Hyperion projects: SAP BW - Project manager and functional lead for the SAP Business Warehouse (BW) implementation for the Transmission and Distribution business units. This projectrequired the creation ofan elaborate business case,a formal projectcharter with multiple stakeholders,and a full-scale,multi-phase projectplan executed in line with Siemens’ projectmanagement processes.This projectwas finished on time and within budgetand provided a financial reporting solution that allowed for the following:timelydata refreshes using delta updates,scheduled report broadcasting,increased visibilityusing drill-down,automatic master data updates from SAP, traceable data flows,and integration with Siemens’ corporate financial statements (including an income statement,cash flow, net capital employed,and a trial balance report). Canada - led a multinational team to incorporate Canadian financials into the US SAP BW system. Negotiated a win-win service level agreementwith Siemens Canada. This projectrequired close collaboration between the US, Canadian,and German BW & finance teams and required frequentstatus updates directlyto Chief Executives. Project Controlling Tool- Collaborated with various financial leads from the business to create key projectmetrics in the SAP BW system and setup scheduled reports to be delivered to project managers on a weekly basis. SAP CompanyCode Split - Worked with the SAP team lead to create a multi-phase projectplan which involved many dependencies,resource allocations,and continuous tracking and updating. This projectwas a company code splitwithin SAP and required the engagementofa 3rd party companyto help us separate our information at the database level. Hyperion Essbase - Led the design and implementation ofa projectthat involved the creation of Hyperion Essbase extracts from the local SAP system:this entailed working directlywith ABAP programmer(s),business leads,and the Essbase team to ensure thatall Hyperion Financials reconciled with the source SAP system. SAP CO Responsibilities and Accomplishments related to ERP Migration Project: The setup and configuration of two new companies in an existing corporate SAP ERP with an emphasis on General Controlling,Profitand CostCenter Accounting, CostElementAccounting, Profitability Analysis,and various interfaces and reports. Prepared,presented,and drove acceptance of the detailed projectsolution concept. Coordinated with ABAP developers in India on a daily basis to recreate the interfaces with the commissioning system,the Oracle Data Warehouse,and the EPM database – created design specifications and documentation. Developed testscripts for user acceptance testing and resolved issues as theyarose. Migrated the controlling master data using the ALE, Winshuttle and LSMW. Finalized the documentation and ensured the seamless continuation ofbusiness operations – postgo-live.
- 2. CHRIS A. PITTMAN – chrispittman70@gmail.com PAGE TWO General Responsibilities: Responsible for troubleshooting COissues as needed,customizing reports and extracts,and maintaining external reporting systems such as Hyperion Enterprise and SAP BW. Project Manager and systems administrator for all SAP BW related initiatives. Hyperion Administrator – continued to maintain legacyHyperion system as we worked on its replacement. SAP Controlling including the following:maintaining costcenters,profitcenters,hierarchies,GL accounts,cost elements,COPA settings,and master data tables. Business Systems Analyst,Corporate Finance, Raleigh,NC (2001 to 2007) Accomplishments: Coordinated Citrixand Hyperion representatives to resolve critical system issue - this drasticallyreduced system downtime. Implemented and configured Access database used to translate and prepare financial data for submittal to Siemens AG's (SAP) system - this allowed us to remove one full day from the financial closing process. Revamped and implemented Hyperion Enterprise reporting system to work with new SAP general ledger. Created intranet for corporate finance and accounting. Created interactive help file for Excel-based Limits ofAuthority control tool. Responsibilities: Implemented,maintained,and upgraded the company-wide financial reporting system. Configured SAP ERP to be able to deliver receivables file for factoring with Siemens Financial Services. Worked with Corporate team to produce monthly financial package as well as Board books and management presentations. Provided closing schedules,data delivery requirements,and load templates to divisional analysts. Reconfigured the Hyperion Entity structures to accommodate divestitures and acquisitions while maintaining comparabilityof the divisional structures across fiscal years. Worked with SAP team to troubleshootdifferences between FI, CO, Hyperion, and ESPRIT. Provided Hyperion training sessions as needed. MGM, Los Angeles, CA 1997 to 2001 Business Systems Analyst,Finance, Home Entertainment (1999 to 2001) Managed all Information Systems projects for Home EntertainmentFinance and Accounting,reported directly to the Vice PresidentofFinance. Financial pointperson for SAP BW implementation project - this projectinvolved determining the key figures and characteristics necessaryfor the financial reports,the accommodation ofdata into a single info cube, coordinating with the Hyperion Essbase team to include the SAP actuals with the planning data and the reconciliation ofdata feeds from the general ledger,SD,FI, COPA, as well as various external data files. Created financial model to analyze the effect of the impending actor/writer strikes. Manager Pay-Per-View & Videoon Demand, Television Distribution (1998 to 1999) Responsible for all financial reporting,forecasting,and contractadministration pertaining to US and Canadian Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video-On-Demand (VOD). Created Crystal reports that pulled data from several databases.Prepared integrated reports for sales force and departmentheads. Created highly-formatted aggregate financial reports for PresidentofWorldwide Television Distribution. Team Representative,Television Distribution (1997 to 1998) Responsible for managing productrights,and availabilitywindows for the MGM, United Artists, and Cannon film libraries,as well as sales order execution,contract administration,cash management,royalty accounting,and materials servicing.
- 3. CHRIS A. PITTMAN – chrispittman70@gmail.com PAGE THREE EDUCATION Master’s in Business Administration (MBA), Healthcare Emphasis,EastCarolina University Member-Graduate Business Association,Member-Finance Club Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology, University of North Carolina atWilmington Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, Big Brother program,Dean’s List. Continuing Education: SAP BW 205, 306,310, 330; SAP HANA 100 & 300;Web Focus Reporting 1, 2, & 3; SQL; Agile Methods; Excel; Tableau Visualization,PMP INTERESTS / ACTIVITIES Science,astronomy,sailing,guitar,music,tennis,snow skiing,traveling,home video editing,smartphones (new technologies in general) Siemens Science Dayteam member Kramden Institute volunteer Siemens BreastCancer Walk participant