ERP System Designer and Finance Support Specialis
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Joseph S. Tavernese
Hewlett, NY 11557
ac24co@r.postjobfree.com
Senior ERP System Designer and Finance Support Specialist for the Oracle Platform. Professional experience encompasses soft skills and system design, delivery and system requirements analysis with over 25 years’ experience designing, developing, implementing, supporting and documenting Financial Systems in the Global Insurance and Financial Services industries leveraging a strong Finance background. Perform key business readiness activities in support of the overarching Organizational Development initiatives. Identify key stakeholders and risk factors, and analyze findings as it relates to current scope. Manage Info and Role Mapping to identify system design and development strategies. Perform readiness assessments. Develop and implement change management and communications plans to minimize resistance and maximize engagement and user acceptance. Identify, obtain, and organize the resources to accomplish projects. Work Experience:
Independent Insurance Sales Agent
American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac) December 2014 – Current
• Engaged as an independent sales agent selling Aflac policies to individuals through Business groups.
Senior System Design, System Documentation and Training Consultant Resolution Life October 2013 – June 2014
• Working with finance end users system requirements and interfaces from existing systems were identified.
• Designed Chart of Accounts to be used by Oracle Fusion General Ledger.
• Coordinated finance and technology teams to implement and test the Oracle Fusion General ledger and newly created interfaces.
• Using MS Word and Excel documented system configuration and training manuals.
• Trained finance end users using newly created training documentation.
• Provided end user support as needed.
Finance Vice President and Oracle Functional Lead
Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation January 2008 – June 2013
• Provide full day-to-day support to all end users of the Oracle Financial Software package
(version 11.5.10), more specifically, the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Fixed Assets and Travel Expense modules.
• Managed and coordinated the semi-annual Security Patching between end users
(Testers) and IT to ensure the Oracle applications remained current and in compliance.
• Provided assistance with any Oracle related projects initiated by the Swiss Reinsurance Group.
Finance Vice President, Accounts Payable Manager and Oracle Functional Lead Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation June 2002 – December 2007
• Managed a shared services Accounts Payable unit consisting of a 10-person team.
• Lead the consolidation of three individual Accounts payable units into a single shared services Accounts Payable unit providing uncompromised service to Swiss Reinsurance’s internal and external clients.
• Using MS Word, documented all Accounts Payable functions to be used as a training guide, this guide helped facilitate the transfer of Accounts payable from New York to Kansas after Swiss Reinsurance acquired a major competitor in Kansas.
• Provide full day-to-day support to all end users of the Oracle Financial Software package, more specifically, the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Fixed Assets and Travel Expense modules.
• Managed and coordinated the semi-annual Security Patching between end users
(Testers) and IT to ensure the Oracle applications remained current and in compliance.
• Provided assistance with any Oracle related projects initiated by the Swiss Reinsurance Group specifically the consolidation of Swiss Reinsurance UK and Life & Health unit's Oracle platforms to a single Oracle instance.
Finance Assistant Vice President and Controller and Oracle Functional Lead Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation December 1987 – June 2002
• Prepared Financial Statement in various valuations; account analysis; budgeting; planning; expense allocation; and audit management for six entities, including Swiss Re America Holding Corporation (the ultimate US Holding Company).
• Initiated the creation of Swiss Re America Holding’s first set of procedure manuals and capitalized on the opportunity to make process improvements along the way.
• Provide full day-to-day support to all end users of the Oracle Financial Software package, more specifically, the Accounts Payable, General Ledger and Fixed Assets modules.
• Managed and coordinated the semi-annual Security Patching between end users
(Testers) and IT to ensure the Oracle applications remained current and in compliance.
• Assisted in the selection, design, implementation and testing of Oracle Smart Client General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Fixed Asset modules. Education:
B. S. Accounting C. W. Post School of Professional Accountancy
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