Mahta Mehari

• Portfolio Management: Deliver business goals through strategic program/project prioritisation, risk/dependency assessment, and optimal resource allocation.
• Program Management: Lead and govern cross-project portfolios, ensuring implementation readiness, stakeholder/partner enablement, and global process standardisation using blueprint and change-management frameworks.
• Change & Transformation: Plan IT landscapes and data migrations across Oracle, Workday, ServiceNow, Coupa, SAP Ariba, SAP SuccessFactors, Concur and related systems.
• Integration: Manage standard/custom integrations using CPI, PI, non-SAP tools, diverse file formats/transfer methods, and SAML 2.0 MFA/SSO configurations.
• Order-to-Revenue: Extensive experience optimising end-to-end O2R processes, from order capture to revenue recognition.
• Legal & Commercial: Lead commercial and contract discussions across SAP brands (S/4HANA, Ariba, SuccessFactors, Fieldglass).
• Statements of Work: Develop SOWs covering scope, duration, effort, expenses, and fees to drive Consulting Services revenue.
• Cost Management: Created a consultancy time-tracking and billing model saving hundreds of thousands in deployment costs. Designed and rolled out SAP Fieldglass Time is Money training program; trained Managers, Delivery Executives, PMs and BAs.
• Process Improvement: Build initiatives, strategies, and training to accelerate Speed-to-Revenue and Run Simple objectives.
• Strategic Training: Design and deliver training (online, scenario-based, soft skills) for effective stakeholder communication.
• Executive Contributions: SAP Business Women’s Network—supported leadership initiatives to attract, develop, and engage women, contributing to SAP’s global KPI of 30% women in leadership by 2023.
• Deployment Excellence: Achieved the fastest successful SAP Fieldglass deployment (8 weeks) in company history.

• Contracts: Define and agree contractual terms across full sales cycle, pre- and post-kick-off.
• Methodologies: Implement applications using Agile, Waterfall, Scrum and Hybrid approaches, adapting to customer needs.
• Integration: Analyse current IT landscapes, identify integration points and design future-state architectures.
• Industries: Experience across Technology, Financial Services, Media & Telecoms, Pharmaceuticals, Automotive, Energy & Services.
• Scope & Time Management: Produce and manage SOWs, Project Charters, high-level Visio designs and detailed MS Project plans.
• Resource Management: RASCI ownership and planning for teams of up to 17 resources across 7 workstreams (BAs, Integrations, Developers, Data Analysts).
• Risk Management: Build and manage RAID logs, identifying and mitigating risks.
• Plans: Develop Project, Communication, Test, Data Migration and Change Management plans.
• Workstream Management: Coordinate internal/external meetings and communications across lifecycle, including Design and UAT.
• Governance: Produce and present weekly/bi-weekly reports to Sponsors, Steering Committees, Directors, MDs, CFO and COO.
• Cost Management: Define project phases/milestones in Salesforce; manage time capture and forecasting using SAP CATSxT; oversee hyper-care to PO closeout.

• Pre-Sales: Deliver sales demos, build business cases and secure stakeholder buy-in.
• Consulting: Provide billable consulting; deliver proposals and SOWs to decision makers, engaging SMEs to address configuration dependencies across Finance, Integrations and Reporting.
• Planning: Produce Project Initiation Documents (PIDs), define scope and lead international project kick-off meetings.
• Management: Create and manage project plans, RAID logs, weekly status updates, PSO and executive reporting (Director–COO), timesheets, Statements of Account, staffing plans and monthly forecast vs. actuals.
• Design: Lead international design workshops, define high-level requirements, write technical/functional design specifications, CRs/ERs and work schedules. Identify and resolve design gaps; develop custom solutions.
• User Acceptance Testing: Deliver UAT on-site and via WebEx; capture results, resolve defects and achieve UAT sign-off.
• Delivery: Configure solutions and run SQL queries to resolve issues or complete designs. Deploy, train users, stabilise systems and transition to Account Management and Support.
• Talentia Software International: SaaS provider for cloud-based Finance and HR solutions serving Asset Management, Fund & Corporate Services, Telecoms, Pharmaceuticals, Medical and Construction/Fit-out sectors.

• Supply Chain Optimisation: Mapped and analysed supply chain processes, producing 120 MS Visio diagrams for detailed design and BAU.
• Process Improvement: Assessed requirements and designed fit-for-purpose practices, processes and documentation.
• Program Governance: Built and implemented governance frameworks, including Program Plans, RAID logs and weekly reporting, with tracking via reports and SharePoint.
• Financial Management: Updated finance trackers, audited 10 projects and reconciled discrepancies.
• Stakeholder Management: Supported PMs with Business Cases and stakeholder presentations.
• Project Management: Led workstreams for closure and relocation of reprocessing operations, including cost identification and validation.
• Project Standardisation: Developed scoping templates to drive consistency and efficiency.

• Lead client on-site kick-off meetings, design workshops and training as part of change-management.
• Define project scope, high-level requirements and detailed plans.
• Gather and analyse requirements across departments and workstreams; identify and resolve gaps with project teams and clients.
• Coordinate configuration dependencies with Finance, Integrations and Reporting SMEs.
• Configure client-specific systems and manage technology setup.
• Develop and execute UAT scripts, ensure geography-specific testing, capture results and resolve issues for sign-off.
• Deliver client and MSP demos, system training and deployment support.
• Lead deployment planning, documentation and communication.
• Deliver SaaS procurement and reporting solutions across Investment Banking, Cyber Security, Pharmaceuticals, Credit Services and Technology for clients including UBS, UCB, CSC, MasterCard and TE Connectivity, with multi-country deployments under global Beeline contracts.

• Managed small to medium project deployments and configuration engineering for Northern Trust across six EMEA regions (UK, IRE, CI, NL, LUX, SWE).
• Conducted software testing and UAT; reviewed workflows, identified gaps and resolved issues to meet finance-critical deadlines.
• Identified, refined and configured workflow requirements with developers and integration consultants.
• Configured Labour Categories and Rate/Retainer Fees to generate financial reports (Accruals, Spend, Invoices).
• Closed projects by achieving Steady State and meeting sign-off criteria, including required successful invoice cycles.

• Managed high-value UK contingent procurement accounts across City of London and Canary Wharf for Adecco Group.
• Acted as onsite procurement consultant delivering contracts, invoicing and payroll services.
• Served as recruitment business partner and career development consultant, supporting daily service delivery for clients and contractors.
• Delivered high-volume talent procurement projects under strict deadlines.
• Managed nine second-tier suppliers across Finance, IT and Marketing; partnered on talent procurement campaigns.
• Oversaw database management, reporting and invoicing.
• Performed compliance checks and audits.
• Supported major accounts including Chevron, Credit Suisse, Barclays, Société Générale, Threadneedle, State Street, GE, LOCOG 2012, Siemens and Financial Ombudsman Service.

• As specialist in procurement using CBI technique, fulfilled contingency roles for clients in City of London, and Holborn areas.
• Roles varied from specialists within Legal, I.T., Finance, Media and Sciences to Director level PA's, Office Managers and Project Managers
• Procured for both public and private sectors

• Clients; Credit Suisse, Dresdner Kleinwort, Bank of New York, ABN Amro, RBS, BNP Paribas, and Standard Chartered Bank
• Resourcing, advertising; competency-based interviewing (CBI), negotiation of rates through to successful placement of associates
• Managed any performance issues with both client and associate
• Jonathan Wren: Oldest financial talent recruitment consultancy in London. Contingent staff fulfillment on behalf of clients within financial services; primarily at executive support level for directors and global heads of departments

• Crucial point of contact for 7 national client accounts and Adecco branches, servicing them throughout UK & Ireland
• Vetting and distributing both permanent and temporary vacancies, screening CV's, maintaining comprehensive record of requirements and activities around each requirement
• Monitored and provided MI reports on KPI's; delivery time, arranged interviews and manage offer process
• Setting deadlines for fulfillment of permanent and contingent roles, handling client and consultant queries
• Attending client meetings to refine requirements, regular service reviews, general terms and conditions of contract and negotiating fees and rates. Met all quarterly KPI's set namely on number of interviews arranged, fill ratio and delivery time

• Independent contractor in field-based sales role - 100% commission only
• Recruited, developed and managed team of Sales representatives (independent contractors)
• B2B sales and marketing projects on behalf of media and entertainment clients
• Target driven – daily sales targets (KPI's), strict deadlines to achieve individual and team targets
• Managed team finances – audit each contractor's stock, expenditure, and profit
• Winner of national company award “Top Performer in a Leadership Capacity”

• Outreach: Consult with young people, parents, educational professionals, Local Authorities and other government agencies, on needs of young people in urban areas of London. Engage, maintain and develop relationships with young people with social disadvantages.
• Programs: design and deliver programs across London for 8-24 years of age, males and females, in formal and informal environments.
• Finance: Create and manage program budgets
• Education: deliver PHSE classes on Citizenship, Authority, Bullying, Drugs among other subjects within London secondary and primary schools.
• Personal Development Plan (PDP): Consult each young person on creation and development of their bespoke PDB. Conduct regular evaluation meetings to track and assess progress of PDP objectives
• Mentor: Provide emotional, educational, and financial support through counselling
• Coordination: procure resources, experts, venues and organise enrichment experiences

• Initially professional experience in Criminal Law Firm; impressed with performance founder and partner, Karen Todner, contracted for court clerk and junior paralegal services
• Court Clerk: Preparing case file, attend court with Solicitor and independently to deliver case files and case overview to Barrister. Attend court holding cells to minute Barrister interviews with clients. Attend court hearings and clerk.
• Junior Paralegal: reading and reviewing case files, listening to client interviews and transcribing interviews into witness statements. Write reports, file, fax, managing client communications