Vivek Arvind

Design lead and programme manager for a major bank headquartered in Hong Kong.

• End to end solution design with direct oversight of onshore resources and offshore delivery teams.
• Specific expertise in integrating banking / insurance applications into Oracle ERP GL using AFCS (Accounting Foundation Cloud Services) and/or AHCS (Accounting Hub Cloud Services) and associated reporting.
• Led architecture review sessions with interactions between legacy systems, Oracle ERP, Oracle EPM and data warehouses.
• Led programme status updates for leadership, emphasising progress, risks, and dependencies
• Developed delivery plans including design sprints, testing, cut-over and go-live readiness.
• Managed performance and escalations for four direct reports, fostering team development and accountability
• Drove business development by responding to bids and enhancing Finance Sub-ledger proposition through building practice capability in Oracle AFCS (Accounting Foundation Cloud Services)
• Represent the Oracle workstream in Design Authority sessions focused on articulating key design decisions to programme leadership.
• Led working group sessions ensuring the design decisions are appropriately presented and approved.

Design and Delivery lead for Oracle General Ledger, Accounting Hub, Inter-company and associated Accounts Payable and Receivable processes modules for a major bank in the UK.

• Lead discovery workshops and zero in on the scope of an implementation.
• Conduct scrums, lead design sprints and validation sessions.
• Define Key design decisions and work with key stakeholders in approving them.
• Manage a team of junior onsite resources and an offshore team ensuring timely delivery of configurations and RICEW components.
• Manage testing cycles ensuring timely execution and defect resolution.
• Mitigate risk to go-live by proposing acceptable workarounds.
• Lead data migration strategy and execution during cut over.
• Plan cut over activities and monitor timely execution.
  Lead hypercare touch points with the user community and resolving any issues

Led the Record to Report work-stream, ensuring effective collaboration and project execution for General Ledger, Accounting HUB and Inter-company Workbench for a bank headquartered in the UK

• Delivery of design sprints and ensured effective design validation from relevant stakeholders.
• Configuring Oracle ERP applications and ensuring smooth SIT testing.
• Designed CoA and developed approval workflows, rationalising CoA across geographies to enhance consistency.
• Executed UAT within stringent timelines and proposed effective workarounds for Oracle compatibility issues.
• Coordinated go-live activities, managing configuration and cut-over tasks to ensure seamless transition.

Module lead for Accounting Hub Cloud Services and General Ledger for an insurance firm headquartered in the US.

• Integrated bespoke insurance source systems into Oracle Accounting Hub and General Ledger, ensuring compliance with specific accounting rules.
• Coordinated SIT/UAT testing, resolving defects promptly to maintain project timelines and ensure quality outcomes.
• Developed reconciliation reports and OTBI dashboards to enhance data visualisation and support decision-making.
• Supported users in hyper-care ensuring smooth transition to Oracle ecosystem.

Module lead for General Ledger, Intercompany and Accounting HUB for a major bank in South East Asia

• Facilitated go-live activities for project implementation, ensuring timely launch and smooth hypercare transition for stakeholders.
• Designed and configured systems under stringent timelines, aligning with project goals.
• Co-ordinated testing efforts to ensure accurate reflection of test case statuses in testing tools, supporting quality assurance.

Configured global multi-ledger setup, integrating secondary ledgers, elimination processes, and consolidation ledgers for streamlined financial reporting.

• Configured and tested general ledger, accounting hub, and reporting for US insurance client, ensuring accurate financial data handling.
• Led SIT testing from offshore delivery centre, identifying key issues promptly to facilitate successful UAT.
• Contributed to internal initiatives that developed delivery accelerators to speed up design and development.