Customer Success Oracle Hyperion Financial Close Management
Alexandre Seran
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Strategies. Introductions Case Studies of Financial Close Suite
Implementation Project Considerations Q&A Agenda
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Strategies. Finance Transformation Health Checks Roadmap
Development COE / PMO / Compliance Planning Solution Architecture
Financial Consolidation Management Reporting Profitability
Analytics Financial Close Master Data Management ETL Business
Intelligence Infrastructure Knowledge Transfer, Training and Change
Management Maintenance Support Implementation Services ADI
Strategies: Overview Founded in 2002, Today ADI is one of the
largest Oracle EPM & BI firms with over 130 consultants 12+
years of technology and advisory services Finance Transformation to
Maintenance Support Global delivery capabilities Oracle Platinum
Partner focused on EPM & BI EPM Advisory Council Oracle
Financial Services Advisory Council 2012 Specialized Partner of the
Year Industry & Product Specializations
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Strategies. 4 Industry Areas of Focus Costing & Activity Based
Management Planning and Analytics Financial Close Reporting and
Analytics Data Integration Business Intelligence MDM & Data
Governance Industrial Manufacturing Consumer Goods High Tech Media
Financial Services Professional Services Engineering Wholesale
Distribution Healthcare ADI: Experience and Leading Practices
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Implementation Project Considerations Q&A Agenda
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Strategies. Case Study: Financial Close Management Global
Manufacturing Company Profile Fortune 200 public company Worldwide
leader in discrete with over 250+ legal entities, 2,000+ users and
2 million accounts to be reconciled Oracle EBS is the primary ERP.
Sub-ledger closed by respective regional owners (support by shared
services) Results: End-to-end visibility into close process flow
chart and monitoring each month end. Identification of critical
path and frequently delayed work tasks Six-sigma projects initiated
for process improvements leading to faster close cycles Ease in
ability to monitor close process and take corrective actions to
prevent impact on downstream close deadlines Situation Complex,
time consuming, manual intercompany matching process which often
impacted close deadlines Manual, resource-intensive tracking of EBS
close process. No single group visibility of complete set of close
activities Lack of visibility in close process once data loaded
into HFM Approach Detailed exercise to identify close activities
across multiple sites and identify dependencies and critical paths
Phased roll out of close manager by identifying critical processes
and locations which impacted close completion Focus on providing
visibility into close activity progress to identify sites and
activities causing delays frequently 6
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Strategies. Case Study: Financial Close Management Global
Manufacturing Company Profile Fortune 200 public company Worldwide
leader in discrete with over 250+ legal entities, 2,000+ users and
2 million accounts to be reconciled Oracle EBS is the primary ERP.
Sub-ledger closed by respective regional owners (support by shared
services) Results: Well integrated, automated & efficient
reconciliation process governed by Audit team and managed by EPM
team Reduced time and effort on reconciliation with reduced risk of
compliance with high degree of auditability Highly scalable design
to be globally rolled out Enhanced reporting and analytics
Situation Diverse, manual mechanisms for account reconciliation
within multiple ERP systems. Large no of reports in EBS for
reconciliation causing load during close process Weak traceability,
auditability and security controls leading to data integrity
challenges Approach Chose complex pilot site with variety of
reconciliations and focus on automation and process improvement
Holistic design of the EPM Footprint allowed to Leverage DRM for
reconciliation metadata management process Phased roll out by
locations/legal entity/business unit combinations Two-month defined
location roll out template. 7
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Strategies. Case Study: Financial Close Management Global
Manufacturing
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Strategies. Introductions Case Studies of Financial Close Suite
Implementation Project Considerations Q&A Agenda
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Strategies. General Project Considerations Success Plan forward
Plan your Hardware ahead for the Growth and the required business
SLA. Think Holistically about the EPM Suite toolset and the right
product for the need Data Integration is Key. Think DRM, FDMEE,
EAL, ODI Collaboration Engage all different stakeholders While
Finance driven, The infrastructure and technology layer is key
Review validation and approval process with Auditors early on
Involvement Hands on Engagements Dont rely fully on Consultants
Involve Finance, IT and Implementation Partner work hand in hand
and are equally accountable
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Strategies. Typical Project Timeline & Activities Define
Identify Stakeholders, Objectives & Success Criteria Review
existing processes and identify efficiency metrics Infrastructure
setup Project Team Training Finalize Requirements Design
Configuration Workshops Design Data Interfaces and Application
Artifacts Future processes design Change management and training
plan Obtain Signoff Build Build financial close workflow and tasks
Build integration tasks system interfaces Build data interfaces and
mapping definitions Data loads and validations cycles Conference
room pilots Train & Test Create training materials and test
scripts Conduct system testing Conduct power user training Conduct
end user trainings User acceptance testing Deploy Readiness
assessment migration to Production Turnover & Go Live Support
Celebration 4-6 Months typical timeline
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Strategies. Introductions Case Studies of Financial Close Suite
Implementation Project Considerations Q&A Agenda
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Strategies. Contact List For more information, contact: Karen
Trainer, Marketing & Alliances [email protected] Don
Bieger, Financial Close Practice [email protected] Don
Davis, EPM Advisory [email protected] Alex Seran, Financial
Close Practice [email protected]
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Strategies. APPENDIX Additional Case Studies
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Strategies. Case Studies : Diverse company profiles Agribusiness
Publicly traded Innovative Global Food producer Global
implementation of Financial Close Manager and Account
Reconciliation Management Full GL &HFM integration. Looking to
leverage against planning in future phase Close Manager module: 100
tasks 25 users ARM module: JDE GL with Native Adapter Integration
200 reconciliations 6 formats 25 User 1 Administrators
Implementation: 3 months Northeast Manufacturing Company Publicly
traded 2.9 B Manufacturing Company Operating in 19 different
countries Early Adopters of ARM/FCM Pilot approach with Corporate
Reconciliations. Close Manager module: 300 tasks 70 users Account
Reconciliation module: SAP GL with Open Adapter Integration 500
reconciliations 15 Formats 50 users (internal / external) 2
Administrators Implementation: 4 months
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Strategies. Case Studies : Diverse company profiles World Leader in
Green Energy Publicly traded with National and International
presence Global implementation of Financial Close Suite Complex
compliance requirements (SOX, FERC,) Close Manager module: 1200
tasks 35 users ARM module: Msft Navision with Open Adapter
Integration 600 reconciliations 12 formats 30 User 2 Administrators
Implementation: 3 months Medical Insurance Provider Leading health
care company that offers a wide range of insurance products and
health and wellness services Corporate implementation of Financial
Close Manager Close Manager module: 500 tasks 25 users ARM module:
EBS GL with Native Adapter Integration 600 reconciliations 6
formats 25 User Implementation: 3 months
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Strategies. APPENDIX Presenters Professional Profile
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Strategies. Relevant Professional Experience Alexandre Seran
Principal Financial Close. Led over 20 large scale EPM solutions
deployment with responsibilities covering Process and Solution
architecture to technical development. Led the design of a
Financial Close Suite and Financial Consolidation Solution for the
world largest social media. Led a full system review and
environment audit following the implementation of a corporate
consolidation and planning system for the worlds largest CPG
company, to assure the delivery of business needs and support
compliance requirements. Led a company wide financial systems
restructuring and reengineering effort including ERP, BI and
Analytics work for a multinational Luxury goods company. Led the
design and deployment of corporate wide Financial Consolidation,
planning and reporting solution for a multinational media and
advertising group operating in more than 71 countries in a strict
Sarbanes compliance mode. Managed the Global IT Operations with a
10$M annual budget for a multinational media and advertising group
operating in more than 71 countries. Supported corporate Financial
systems administration team supporting Financial consolidation and
Corporate Controlling dashboard for a Multinational Electrical
distribution & Energy Management. Led the corporate information
systems transformation to support IFRS Transition for multiple
clients in Europe and APAC. Background Alexandre serves his clients
with a unique blend of technical and functional expertise in
Financial Systems transformation projects gained with more than 10
years of experience in large multinational organizations in Europe
and North America with responsibilities covering Corporate
Financial reporting Systems, Process reengineering, ITIL and change
management Lead. His career started in Financial Reporting
Solutions at Schneider-Electric and prior to becoming a consultant
Alexandre was the director of the Financial Reporting systems and
the Vice President of Global IT operations for Publicis Group.
Analytical, communication and relationship building skills together
with capacity to adapt to new environment were key to Alexs
professional success in servicing his customers. Industry and
Functional Experience Industries Media &Advertising Utility
& Energy Management Biotechnology High Technology Manufacturing
Retail Expertise Financial Close & Consolidations Financial
Planning IFRS Transitions SOX Technical Skills Oracle EPM & BI
SAP BOFC SAP BCP Strategy & Process Engineering Training &
Change Management Languages English French Arabic
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Strategies. Relevant Professional Experience Don Beiger Director
Financial Close. Don has managed/lead numerous initiatives
involving ERP & EPM Implementations. He has exposure to a
number of different environments across multiple industries. Prior
to joining the EPM practice Don was manager of Oracle Financials
for major healthcare company and delivered several ERP initiatives
as part of the Ernst & Young Oracle Service Line. Management
& Technology Consulting Experience Financial Close Management
and Process Improvement ERP integration and standardization
Strategic Roadmap Facilitation Organizational Design &
Transition Financial Capability Development and Training Engagement
Management & Oversight Experience Advisory Services capability
across overall EPM suite of products. Full program management
lifecycle experience: requirements, design, build, test &
deploy, including conducting and managing assessment and
requirements activities Conducting and managing design and
architecture activities Promotes overall data governance program to
enable quick implementation wins to align with long term
organizational strategy Assist organizations with managing overall
change in setting up steady state transition. Fosters methodology
to facilitate change management to the user community. Select
Relevant Engagements Managed and delivered over 20 global EPM
engagements over 5 year timeframe Implementation of ARM/FCM
products as part of Oracle Early Adopter Program Background Don is
senior level business and information technology consultant with
over 15 years of experience in financial system and business
intelligence implementations. Possessing the unique combination of
technology integration and business process improvement expertise,
Don functions as a strategist in aligning Enterprise Performance
Management solutions with corporate directives. Leveraging his CPA
background, Don assists organizations in identifying opportunities
in which process improvements can be gained through the use of
enabling technologies. This combination of functional and technical
expertise enables Don to work with clients in rapidly understanding
their current state, identify value-add opportunities, and develop
strategic roadmaps that aligns with the enterprise vision. Industry
and Functional Experience Industries Health Care Manufacturing
Utilities & Energy Management Internet Services Retail &
Hospitality Management Banking and Financial Services Agribusiness
Certifications CPA Hyperion Financial Management Technical Skills
Oracle EPM & BI SAP BCP Strategy & Process Engineering
Training & Change Management RDBMS SQL Server Oracle