Senior Consultant/Team Leader/Consulting Mng

Report writing (Crystal, FRx, Report Writer,SRS), Reconciliation processes, Process debugging, System investigations and troubleshooting, Set up and management of in-house support structure, First line technical support and management to Helpdesk personnel, Team Leader, Consulting Manager, Drawing up and maintaining skills matrix of the consultants, Drawing up technical specifications, Testing and documentation of development software, Business process mapping to system process, Customer billing

Desired Positions

Senior Consultant / Team Leader, Consulting Manager

Work Preferences

Desired Salary

ZAR Negotiable per year  

Availability

> 4 Weeks  

Desired Job Type

Full Time  

Can Travel for Work

Moderately  

Highest Education Level

Diploma/Certificate  

Current Location

South Africa  

Relocation

Will Consider Relocation to;

National 

Any

International

Australia
New Zealand
United Arab Emirates
United States

Residency / Visa

Not authorized to work in this location

Skills and Experience

Category			Yrs. Exp.	Last Used
Dynamics AX Axapta	Supply Chain Management	Logistics	Grad	2007
		Trade (Sales Orders, Quotations, Purchase Orders, Inventory)	Grad	2007
Dynamics GP Great Plains	Development / Technical	Customisation Tools	2	2008
		eConnect (EAI)	Grad	2008
		MSSQL Server	3	2008
	Financials	Bank Reconciliation	7	2008
		Fixed Asset Management	7	2008
		General Ledger	7	2008
		Intercompany	7	2008
		Multi-Currency	7	2008
		Multi-Dimensional Analysis	7	2008
		National Accounts	7	2008
		Payables Management	7	2008
		Receivables Management	7	2008
	Inventory and Order Processing	Bill Of Materials	7	2008
		e.Requisition	Grad	2008
		Inventory Control	7	2008
		Purchase Order Processing	7	2008
		Sales Order Processing	7	2008
	Project Accounting	Personal Data Keeper	1	2008
		Project Accounting	1	2008
		PS Time and Expense	1	2008
	Reporting and Business Intelligence	Crystal Reports	5	2008
		FRx Professional	5	2008
		ProClarity	Grad	2008

Employment History

Job Title

Director

Industry

Computing - Consulting / Professional Services

10/2007 to Current

• Operational management
• Resource and skills management
• Documenting and enforcing company Policies and procedures
• Client liaison
• Account Management
• Technical support to RFP processes
• Pre-sales
• Portfolio and Project Management
• Feedback and workshops with customer executives
• Managing company skills pool including recruitment and training.
• Ensure ongoing consultant training and certification
• Ensuring adequate hardware and software for consultants
• Reviewing technical specifications and architectural documents
• Specifying, coordinating and reviewing development work

Job Title

Consulting Manager

Industry

Computing - Consulting / Professional Services

07/2006 to 09/2007

• Support and implementation on Microsoft Dynamics GP, Axapta, Networking and Microsoft Products such as SQL and Terminal Server.
• Scheduling, planning and management of 17 Consultants divided between 5 teams working on 7 concurrent customers
• Documenting and enforcing company Policies and procedures
• Client liaison
• Account Management
• Technical support to RFP processes
• Portfolio and Project Management
• Feedback and workshops with customer executives
• Drawing up training schedules
• Managing company skills pool including recruitment and training.
• Ensure ongoing consultant training and certification
• Ensuring adequate hardware and software for consultants
• Reviewing technical specifications and architectural documents
• Specifying, coordinating and reviewing development work
• Management of Software Development Lifecycle based on Industry accepted Best Practices
• Investigate and schedule team building events
• Review of Business processes
• Project Management, evaluation and redeployment
• Specialist project support
• Member of Architectural and Steering committees for customers
• Staff Management

Job Title

ERP Skills Manager

Industry

Computing - Consulting / Professional Services

05/2005 to 06/2006

• Support and implementation on Accpac Windows, Great Plains Dynamics, Axapta, Networking and Microsoft Products such as SQL and Terminal Server.
• Scheduling, planning and management of 72 Consultants
• Policies and procedures
• Client liaison
• Technical support to RFP processes
• Project Leader
• Feedback and workshops with customer executives
• Drawing up training schedules
• Hosting training sessions
• Drawing up training manuals
• Drawing up and maintaining skills matrix of the consultants
• Ensure adequate training for the consultants
• Ensuring adequate hardware and software for consultants
• Drawing up technical specifications
• Testing and documentation of development software
• Monthly in-house newsletter
• Investigate and schedule team building events
• Business process mapping to system process
• Report writing (Crystal, FRx, Report Writer)
• Reconciliation processes
• Multi Currency and other specialist financial projects
• Project evaluation and redeployment
• Specialist project support
• Member of Architectural committee
• Leave approvals

Job Title

ERP Support Manager

Industry

Computing - Consulting / Professional Services

02/2004 to 04/2005

• Support on Accpac Plus, Accpac Windows, Great Plains Dynamics, Axapta, Networking and Microsoft Products such as SQL and Terminal Server.
• Financial year end procedures
• Installation and support documentation
• Set up and management of in-house support structure
• First line technical support and management to Helpdesk personnel
• In-house training for helpdesk personnel
• Client liaison
• Drawing up training schedules
• Hosting training sessions
• Drawing up training manuals
• Drawing up and maintaining skills matrix of the consultants
• Drawing up technical specifications
• Testing and documentation of development software
• Business process mapping to system process
• Leave approvals

Job Title

Senior Consultant/Team Leader

Industry

Computing - Consulting / Professional Services

02/2001 to 01/2004

• Support, configuration and implementation on Accpac Plus, Accpac Windows, Great Plains Dynamics (versions 5 to 8) , Networking and Microsoft Products such as SQL and Terminal Server.
• Installation preparation and documentation
• Client liaison
• Project Leader
• Drawing up training schedules
• Hosting training sessions
• Drawing up training manuals
• Drawing up and maintaining skills matrix of the consultants
• Drawing up technical specifications
• Year end processes
• Testing and documentation of development software
• Business process mapping to system process
• Report writing (Crystal, FRx, Report Writer)
• Reconciliation processes
• Process debugging
• System investigations and troubleshooting

Qualifications

Completed	Institution	Degree / Qualification
1997	Damelin	Bookkeeping
2008	UNISA	BCom Informatics

Work Related Training & Certification

Completed	Institution	Training / Certification
2006	Microsoft	MSDGP 9.0 Installation & Configuration
2006	Microsoft	MSDGP 9.0 Financials
2005	Microsoft	Axapta - Full suite
2007	Astrotech	Business and Systems Analysis and Design