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Tomos Evans

SAC Planning Architect
Winchester,Hampshire

Summary

Experienced and hands-on Enterprise performance Management Solution Architect with experience in a vast array of SAP’s newest Analytics, Planning & Consolidation tools.

First class communication and presentation skills, with a record of delivering solutions to time, quality and budget expectations. The ability to relate well with senior stakeholders in order to achieve outstanding results, through a creative approach to problem solving. Strong technical background in SAP (particularly BW, BPC & SAC).

Strong presentation skills, in particular the ability to interpret and summarise complex technical proposals and solutions for non-technical and senior executive audiences Strong attention to detail with a zero-tolerance approach to technical error

Solution driven, innovative, pace-setting and focused on commercial impact Proven ability to provide recommendations on best practices to successfully deliver speed of execution while running multiple scenarios, rolling forecasting, visualisation, machine learning as part of multi-year roadmaps & projects

Experienced in managing programme budgets, monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realised benefits. Good knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes. Managing risks to ensure the programme's successful outcome.

Provides experienced recommendations on people, process, organisation & capabilities to ensure project success Initiating extra activities and other management interventions wherever gaps in the programme are identified or issues arise. Reporting the progress of the programme at regular intervals to the Programme director and senior stakeholders

Excellent Project Management experience in both small development projects and large scale SAP Projects

System Enabled Finance Transformation Planning, Forecasting and Consolidation Implementation & Cutover planning/delivery

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Principal EPM Consultant

SAP
  • Supporting planning and consolidation solutions using the latest SAP Technologies including, S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, SAP BPC 11 (Embedded) & Sap Analytics Cloud

Solution Architect

Reckitt Benckiser, Adidas
01.2020 - 03.2020
  • Within the SmartPlan project
  • Plan and execute an advisory engagement informed by transformation-based thinking, translating this into a Clear vision and a multi-year road map.| Page
  • This engagement focusses on open and challenging communication with Senior FP&A leadership to understand their vision and translate this into a roadmap with defined actions that SmartPlan will execute against
  • Future state design for each model which includes scenarios and zero touch reporting / visualisation of data
  • Recommendations on best practices to successfully deliver speed of execution while running multiple scenarios, rolling forecasting, visualisation, machine learning as part of a multi-year roadmap
  • Critical success factors & gaps vs best practices in process and technology
  • Watch-outs and key metrics to ensure PGCS does not end up with a faster version of the current process
  • Engaging with Finance & IT Stakeholders to understand and combined expectations & roadmaps
  • Workshops with Finance, Procurement & Teams to understand existing challenges & pain points to drive out requirements
  • Recommendations on people, process, organisation, capabilities to succeed with the roadmap
  • Recommendation on best practice for PGCS reporting & outputs for all stakeholders which will exceed their expectations & is delivered digitally & without manual intervention
  • Recommendation on how rolling forecasting can be delivered by PGCS as part of this roadmap
  • Bid proposition, BAT
  • Engaged to support the business case of SAC for Hybrid Planning via a Proof-of Value, leveraging a Demo of SAC for
  • R&D Data
  • Engaged to support the business case of SAC for Hybrid Planning via a Proof-of Value, leveraging a Demo of SAC for
  • R&D Data
  • Part of the Bid Team to successfully win a 12-week
  • SAC Experience presentation, Best Practice workshops on SAC
  • Internal initiatives
  • Developed Proof-of-Concepts for Integration of S/4 & CFIN, BPC11 & SAC to support Go-To-Market propositions, included Group Reporting for consolidation

Solution Architect

Amadeus
05.2018 - 03.2020
  • With the Consolidation re-implementation project, moving Amadeus away from their existing Legacy
  • Consolidation based on bespoke ECC Configuration
  • Consolidation of 150+ Entities (IFRS and Local GAAP) from disparate Source systems (S4, R/3 and non-SAP) with entities migrating to S4 in progress
  • Also provides Automated Intercompany Matching, Other Comprehensive income and Cash Flow functionality calculations - Including multi-scopes and group currencies
  • One of the first worldwide BPC11 Embedded Consolidation implementation

Business Function Implementation Lead

Accenture
09.2017 - 01.2018

Analytics Functional Lead

Johnson-Matthey
09.2017 - 01.2018
  • Supported the JM Business to ensure the delivery of various Analytical Reporting Solutions from
  • SAP BPC & BW/4HANA
  • Trusted advisor to the Executive leadership Team, Page
  • Implemented Quality stage-gates to ensure solutions met Business requirement through RTM’s, Quality Control
  • Performance Measures and supporting documentation & Training
  • Owned the KPI Register to ensure consistency between applications and single version of the truth
  • Ensure sign-Off of Functional Specifications and Business Requirements through leading Workshops
  • SAP Principal, EIM/EPM/BI, SAP Service Delivery – Ciber

Principal EPM Consultant

Mindtree, Formally Bluefin
01.2018 - Current

Solution Architect

British American Tobacco
11.2021 - 02.2023
  • For SAP BPC Embedded (10.1) implementation of US GAAP & IFRS Consolidation
  • Focussed on Data acquisition from ECC and CFIN into Embedded BW/BPC
  • Covered full project life cycle from Requirement Gathering
  • Workshops through to Training & Hypercare Support/Transition to BAU
  • Required strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills
  • Constant interaction with senior executives and adapting style to different audiences

Lead consultant

PepsiCo
08.2020 - 11.2021
  • Within BI team of 5 internal and 7 external resources
  • Oversaw the roll-out of BI7 Reporting solutions throughout the organisation
  • US Event Revenue project SAP BI7 Netweaver 2004s
  • Upgrade from SAP BW3.5 to SAP BI7 Netweaver 2004s
  • Journals Management Reporting project SAP BW3.5 (from 4.7 M/SD) and Legacy Data| Page

BPC Lead

Reckitt Benckiser
01.2018 - 05.2018
  • Within the Management Information Transformation Advisory: Helping RB improve the accuracy of data and simplify planning & reporting processes
  • Reviewed the harmonisation, enrichment and management transformation layers and recommend improvements to data quality, transparency, robustness of controls and effectiveness of the Planning & Forecasting processes
  • Defined the high-level design for an integrated management reporting solution, complete with data denormalization and allocation processes
  • Developed Fiori Reporting solution for Real-Time Data acquisition

Capability Lead and Solution

SAP
09.2014 - 09.2017
  • Architect for, Enterprise Performance Management, covering Reporting, Analytics
  • Planning, & Consolidation
  • Providing project management and solution architecture support to Ciber’s implementations, specifically in the SAP HANA arena.

Subject Matter Expert

SAP
02.2012 - 04.2013
  • Led a team of 5 Off-Shore and 3 On-Shore consultants to implement an, BW Enterprise Data Warehouse and
  • Cognos BI 10 Reporting Suite to support Operational and Management Reporting
  • SAP General Ledger, Controlling, Accounts Payable and Travel & Expenses for Actual vs
  • Plan Analysis and Month-End
  • Financial Statement Reporting
  • Responsible for the whole project life cycle from requirements gathering, blueprinting, gap-fit analysis, followed by the implementation, testing, go live and BAU Support
  • Close Brothers, (SME) -, Business Intelligence Vendor Selection, City of London (Financial Services)

SAP Business Intelligence Snr. Consultant

SC Johnson
10.2011 - 02.2012
  • Provided a Vendor Selection appraisal to Close Brothers to support their decision on a Business Intelligence Solution
  • Liaised with Client stakeholders to understand their business requirements and created a weighted Requirements
  • Tractability Matrix to support the analysis of the toolset proposed
  • Organised, hosted and documented workshops with both SAP (Business Objects 4.0) and IBM ( Cognos 10.0) to understand the product suites
  • Relayed the findings to the client via a formal presentation of the report and assisted with their Request For Proposal from the vendors

Senior Consultant

05.2008 - 08.2011
  • The EU Centre of Excellence, Business Intelligence team consisting of 5 Internal & 5 external resources
  • Working on managing existing Repairs, Enhancements & Services through outsourcing Clients, alongside new developments & projects as detailed below
  • Projects:-
  • FI/CO Flexible Reporting Project
  • SAP BO Implementation Lead (Europe)
  • Transform to Win Project Team: BI Lead (4 Waves, 18 Companies)

Business Intelligence Lead Consultant

SAP
10.2005 - 04.2008

BW Developer

SAP, American Standard Plumbing
09.2003 - 10.2005

Accomplishments

  • Megger
  • Virtualised Analytics Lead – SAP HANA Migration – Manufacturing
  • Ciber
  • Training Lead – SAP Greenfield Implementation – Consulting
  • Meggitt
  • Solution Architect – Reporting Financials –- Manufacturing
  • Kingfisher
  • Analytics Lead – Discovery & Evaluation Project –- Retail
  • BB&R
  • Reporting Lead – SAP Greenfield Implementation –- Retail
  • Manager - Performance Improvement (EMIEA) - EY
  • Dates Employed: September 2011 – September 2014
  • Manager within the EY Performance Improvement Team, part of the IT Advisory practice, based in London
  • Covering SAP BPC for Planning
  • Supporting Clients within the Finance Services and Oil & Gas Sectors with system enabled Finance Transformation projects
  • Lead work streams in SAP Implementations, Enterprise Performance Management projects & Finance
  • Transformation projects
  • Closely linked to the SAP product suite I have assisted clients in all aspects of their Enterprise Performance change programmes through sector knowledge, process re-engineering and solution design
  • Saudi Aramco
  • Solution Architect - Saudi Aramco, Enterprise Performance Management Design - Oil & Gas
  • April 2013 – September 2014
  • Oversaw the Design Phase of the Saudi Aramco Enterprise Performance Management and Performance Reporting
  • System Design from an Application architecture perspective
  • Worked with Client resources to cover the Data Sourcing, Data Acquisition & Data Model design to support the solution
  • Led vendor workshops to align Integration of the product suites
  • Liaised with SAP to ensure SAP HANA enablement requirements were covered and ensure understanding of the SAP
  • HANA for SAP BPC roadmap, particularly around Calculation Engines & Time-Dependant hierarchies
  • Integrated with Proof-of-Concept & Development workstreams to ensure alignment with Business Requirements for the client, particularly around User Experience, Target Setting & Performance Dialogue (Commentary)
  • Oversaw the Interface design to support the End-State Reporting Requirements through an SAP| Page
  • Managed the Knowledge Transfer of the Technical Specification document to both the Client and the Implementer (SAP) through several weeks of Workshops and QA Sessions
  • Catlin Underwriting
  • Reporting Workstream Lead -, SAP ECC6 Implementation, City of London (Insurance) - Winner of Core Account of the year at the EMEIA FSO Awards 2013

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer & Management Science

University of Hull
UK
09.1998 - 06.2002

Skills

  • SAP Technology Consulting
  • SAP Applications
  • SAP NetWeaver

Timeline

Solution Architect

British American Tobacco
11.2021 - 02.2023

Lead consultant

PepsiCo
08.2020 - 11.2021

Solution Architect

Reckitt Benckiser, Adidas
01.2020 - 03.2020

Solution Architect

Amadeus
05.2018 - 03.2020

Principal EPM Consultant

Mindtree, Formally Bluefin
01.2018 - Current

BPC Lead

Reckitt Benckiser
01.2018 - 05.2018

Business Function Implementation Lead

Accenture
09.2017 - 01.2018

Analytics Functional Lead

Johnson-Matthey
09.2017 - 01.2018

Capability Lead and Solution

SAP
09.2014 - 09.2017

Subject Matter Expert

SAP
02.2012 - 04.2013

SAP Business Intelligence Snr. Consultant

SC Johnson
10.2011 - 02.2012

Senior Consultant

05.2008 - 08.2011

Business Intelligence Lead Consultant

SAP
10.2005 - 04.2008

BW Developer

SAP, American Standard Plumbing
09.2003 - 10.2005

Bachelor of Science - Computer & Management Science

University of Hull
09.1998 - 06.2002

Principal EPM Consultant

SAP
Tomos EvansSAC Planning Architect