Hi, I’m
Alpesh Shinde
Financial Systems Consultant
Mumbai
Summary
With 18 years of experience in financial ERP, automations, and MIS implementation for international clients, I have developed expertise in designing integrations and MIS reports that drive business strategy, budgeting, and forecasting. My skills also encompass local taxation and statutory requirements, ensuring compliance and efficiency. Thriving in fast-paced environments with evolving needs, I excel at independent work and delivering results.
Overview
18
years of professional experience
5
years of post-secondary education
6
Certificates
Work History
Forpoint Solutions Australia
Financial Systems Consultant
12.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Conducting brainstorming sessions with C suit audience for business requirements and documentation for FMS.
- Implementation cloud based Sage Intact application with full project lifecycle.
- Custom applications development in Sage Intact with API based Platform Services Application
- Creating integration and automations for smooth flow of data from various systems to FMS.
- Working on payment solutions for companies based in AU
- Provide estimates of time to presales and projects team.
- Parameterize software components based on design documents that fit within technical framework as outlined by system design document.
- Ensure configuration meets standards and tested appropriate to platform.
- Provide technical guidance to development team as required.
- Continuously explore ways to improve applications' stability, scalability and user experience.
- Addresses architecture security and owns team's approach to technical risks and mitigation.
- Develop efficient configuration with high quality & performance to client.
- Responsible for analyzing requirements as per functional and technical specifications.
- Developing UAT scripts to conduct UAT with end users.
- Resolve issues for successful UAT Sign off.
- Training administrative users on system security, administration of system.
- Training end users to help them use system to its fullest capacity.
- Managed migrations.
- Worked closely with Project Managers and Account Managers to maintain optimum levels of communication to effectively and efficiently complete projects
- Review of release note and product capabilities for new product versions release and documenting it for customers as part of Solutions Assurance
Sapphire Systems
Principal Application Consultant
05.2010 - 12.2021
Job overview
- Prepared POC for Automation Anywhere bot to automate download of currency exchange rates from OANDA web portal and upload it in Infor SunSystems. This is fully automated operation. Another bot updates vendor static data like address, bank details and creates ledger data in system.
- Conducting brainstorming sessions with CFO and Accounts team for business requirements and documentation for FMS.
- Creating integration and automations for smooth flow of data from various systems to FMS.
- Working on payment solutions for companies based in UK and Australia Implementing Making Tax Digital system for UK based entities.
- While implementing FMS (Infor SunSystems) for Indian companies and taking special care for GST accounting and reports.
- Demonstration of POC's to prospect in pre sales meetings.
- Provide estimates of time to presales and projects team.
- Parameterize software components based on design documents that fit within technical framework as outlined by system design document.
- Ensure configuration meets standards and tested appropriate to platform.
- Provide technical guidance to development team as required.
- Continuously ways to improve applications' stability, scalability and user experience.
- Addresses architecture security and owns team's approach to technical risks and mitigation.
- Develop efficient configuration with high quality & performance to client.
- Responsible for analyzing requirements as per functional and technical specifications.
- Developing UAT scripts to conduct UAT with end users.
- Resolve issues for successful UAT Sign off.
- Training administrative users on system security, administration of system.
- Training end users to help them use system to its fullest capacity.
- Managed more than 100 migrations.
- Worked closely with Project Managers and Account Managers to maintain optimum levels of communication to effectively and efficiently complete projects
Deloitte
Consultant
05.2007 - 05.2010
Job overview
- Implemented 4 full life cycle projects for Infor financials.
- Conducting brainstorming sessions for business requirements from Financial ERP Understanding and documenting business requirements for FMS.
- Pre-sales demo.
- Support Sales Team with customer-facing technical pre-sales assistance.
- Build technical relationship with prospects and/or existing customers - System Integrators, Strategic Partners, and End Customers.
- Work with Product Management to feedback on issues with current products and provide input around new products.
- Builds productive relationships internally and externally, fostering teamwork by keeping colleagues updated on activities.
- Provide accurate and timely management information, to include - activity reports, project forecasts, KPI's, cost allocations.
- Participate in assessment of customer environment and their requirements and documents results properly.
- Training administrative users and end users.
Education
Mumbai Education TrustBandra
MBA from Finance
07.2005 - 07.2007
Mulund College of CommerceMumbai
BBA from Management
04.2001 - Apr 2004
Skills
Infor SunSystems
undefinedCertification
Sage Intacct Implementation Specialist Certification
Timeline
Datablend Implementation Certification
11-2024
BlackLine AR Management Implementation Certification
02-2024
Blackline Financial Close Mid Market MAP Implementation Certification
10-2022
Blackline Financial Close Level 1 Implementation Certification
09-2022
Blackline Financial Close Level 2 Implementation Certification
03-2022
Sage Intacct Implementation Specialist Certification
01-2022
Financial Systems Consultant
Forpoint Solutions Australia
12.2021 - Current
Principal Application Consultant
Sapphire Systems
05.2010 - 12.2021
Consultant
Deloitte
05.2007 - 05.2010
Mumbai Education Trust
MBA from Finance
07.2005 - 07.2007
Mulund College of Commerce
BBA from Management
04.2001 - Apr 2004
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