Vinil P Menon
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Certified S/4HANA Finance/Treasury solution architect with over 18 years of experience in SAP implementation, support, and digital transformation projects. Expert in managing complex ERP implementations, global rollouts, and upgrades, with a proven track record of successful go-lives within timeframes. Proficient in the entire lifecycle of SAP systems, including design, configuration, and support across various industries such as oil & gas, telecom, retail, and FMCG. Skilled in SAP Treasury solutions and financial supply chain management with extensive knowledge of IFRS-9 standards. Currently leading S/4 HANA Finance teams at Accenture Middle East in Dubai as a project manager and solution architect. Career goals include driving business transformation through innovative SAP solutions while maintaining high standards of project management excellence.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Finance SME/Application Lead
Accenture Middle East
Dubai, UAE
01.2025 - 01.2026
- Client: ADNOC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Project: Global Rollouts/Releases/Enhancement Projects
- Environment: SAP S/4 HANA Private Cloud (2023)
SAP S/4 HANA Finance Solution Architect/Project Manager
NTT Data Business Solutions
Dubai, UAE
04.2024 - 12.2024
- Client: Kout Food Group, Kuwait
- Project: Digital Transformation Program (S/4, Ariba, SF, SAC, BTP)
- Environment: SAP S/4 HANA Private Cloud (2023)
SAP S/4 HANA Finance Solution Architect/Project Manager
Fulcrum Consulting GmbH
Dubai, UAE
10.2021 - 03.2024
- Client: New Auto Motors FZ, Dubai
- Project: Green Field Implementation
- Environment: SAP S/4 HANA Public Cloud (2302)
SAP FICO/S4 HANA Finance Solution Architect
Seidor MENA
Dubai, UAE
08.2019 - 09.2021
- Client: Pure Health, Dubai,UAE
- Project: Roll-Out Implementation (New Entities-Rafed & Union 71)
- Environment: SAP S4 HANA 1909 (SAP HEC)
SAP FICO/S4 HANA Finance Solution Architect
Aujan Coca-Cola
Dubai, UAE
11.2014 - 07.2019
- Client: Aujan Coca-Cola
- Project: Green Field Implementation Project (S/4 HANA Finance)
- Environment: SAP S/4 HANA On-Premise (1503/1610)
SAP FICO Solution Architect
Al Futtaim Group
Dubai, UAE
06.2013 - 10.2014
- Client: Al Futtaim Group,UAE
- Project: Support /Implementation Project
- Environment: SAP ECC 6
Associate Manager (Tower Lead for SAP FICO,FSCM,RMCA,PS and SD Modules)
Accenture
Bangalore, India
09.2010 - 06.2013
- Client: Telia Sonera, Europe
- Project: Implementation
- Environment: SAP ECC 6
Associate Manager (Tower Lead for SAP FICO,FSCM,PS ,MM and SD Modules)
Accenture
USA
09.2010 - 06.2013
- Client: Cargill Corporation,USA
- Project: Support Project
- Environment: SAP ECC 6
FICO Consultant - Team Lead
IBM
Bangalore, India
12.2008 - 08.2010
- Client: Shell Petroleum International Limited.
- Project: Support
- Environment: SAP ECC 6
FICO Consultant
IBM
Bangalore, India
07.2008 - 11.2008
- Client: Exide Batteries
- Project: Implementation
- Environment: SAP 4.6
FICO Consultant
DIFC
Dubai, UAE
01.2007 - 06.2008
- Client: Dubai International Financial centre (DIFC) ,Dubai,UAE
- Project: Support
- Environment: SAP ECC6
Finance Manager
Al Reyami Office Furnishings and General Trading
Dubai, UAE
02.2003 - 12.2006
- Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedure
- Oversee the operations of the treasury department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives
- Manage the preparation of the company's budget
- Report to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons for those variances
- Assist management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction
- Engage in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company
- Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement
- Interpret the company's financial results to management and recommend improvement activities
- Review company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of company throughput
- Participate in target costing activities to create products that meeting predetermined price goals
- Assist in the determination of product pricing in relation to features offered and competitor pricing
- Compile key business metrics and report on them to management
- Manage the capital budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and discounted cash flow analysis
- Create additional analyses and reports as requested by management
Accountant
United Parcel Service (UPS)
Dubai, UAE
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
- Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Preparing reports, budgets, business plans, commentaries and financial statements
- Financial forecasting and risk analysis
Chief Accountant
Max Garage
Dubai, UAE
01.1998 - 01.2001
- INDEPENDENTLY HANDLING ACCOUNTS UP TO FINALIZATION.
- PREPARATION OF BANK RECONCILIATION AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- PREPARATION OF BANK FLOW AND CASH FLOW STATEMENTS.
- PREPARATION OF AUDIT FILES.
- BUSINESS CORRESPONDENTS / CUSTOMER HANDLING.
- MONITORING THE LIQUIDITY OF THE COMPANY AND SUGGESTING MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE COMPANY.
Education
Digital Transformation Program - Organizational Design for Digital Transformation
MIT
USAMaster of Commerce - undefined
University of Calicut
IndiaSkills
- Certified S/4HANA Finance/Treasury solution architect with over 18 years’ experience in SAP Implementation, Support and digital Transformation Projects
- Expert at managing complex ERP Implementation, Transformation, Global Roll Out and Upgrade Project, Post Go-live Support
- Proficiency in entire life cycle of SAP systems encompassing designing, sizing, set-up, configuration, maintenance, and support of SAP landscapes; gained proficiency in functionality and business process of service management and providing acceptable level of support to users in coordination with vendors
- A project planner with expertise in mapping requirements of clients as well as different stakeholders, partners, service providers, subcontractors, business units; an effective leader with skills in training & motivating teams to maintain deliverables as per the SLA as well as identifying factors critical in SAP functions
- Interacted with the client’s Business and IT teams to gather, define, clarify, and refine requirements; guided the architecture and design of applications
- I am currently working as S/4 HANA Solution Architect/ Project Manager in Accenture Middle East, Dubai
- UAE Golden Visa Holder under specialized talent category (SAP Expertise)
- Experience and knowledge in the following Fields:-
- Expertise in S/4 HANA Finance on-Premise Versions 1503/1610/1709/1809/1909/2020
- Expertise in S/4 HANA Cloud version1905,2208 and 2302
- Expertise in S/4 HANA Business Consolidation/Group Reporting
- Expertise in SAP S/4 HANA Migration with LTMC
- Expertise in SAP S/4 HANA Fiori User Interface
- Qualified Project Management Professional and Expertise in SAP Activate Methodology
- Business transformation and change management professional
- Leading SAP S/4HANA Finance Team with successful go-live within time frame
- Monitoring projects from conceptualization & visualization to technology mapping and final execution
- Driving the change management for S/4HANA Simplification List
- Planning and proposing IT Business Solution Strategies
- Expertise in Treasury Solutions especially Money Market, Derivatives, Forex Hedge management
- Extensively worked on Treasury and Risk Management process including Front office, Back office, Accounting, position management, Risk analysis, Limit management, in bound interface and Exposure Management
- Worked on SAP Treasury for Securities custodies investments, Debt and Commercial Paper
- Experience in configuration and support of Cash Management (cash position, liquidity forecast, electronic bank statement, payment processing, account reconciliation, lockbox, and payments) as well as Transaction Manager (FX and Derivative Instruments)
- Experience of Treasury management of an enterprise's holdings, with ultimate goal of managing firm's liquidity and mitigating its operational, financial and reputational risk and expertise in multiple modules within SAP Treasury
- Supported the Client to drive the activities related to Bank's system and SWIFT to ensure seamless integration
- Configured and optimized SAP Treasury solutions (Treasury Management, Cash & Liquidity Management, and bank Communication Management) to improve processing efficiency and reduce errors
- Responsible for daily Treasury cash management duties, review bank accounts, positive pay, investment logs and resolve transfer issues
- Reviewed the company's Global bank entities & advice on plan and strategy on consolidation, implementing SAP In-house Cash for centralized payments across foreign entities
- Designed and configured Transaction Mgr (FX, Money Mkt, Securities and Derivatives), Cash Position/ Liquidity Forecast, AP and Treasury payments, Electronic Bank Statement, Lockbox, and Exchange Rates, Credit Risk Analyzer, Market Risk Analyzer
- Designed and blueprinted cash management for Cash position Reporting, Cash Forecast Reporting, Liquidity Planner and Transaction Manager for different borrowing and Investment processes
- Presented SAP Financial Supply Chain Management features, demonstrated and designed SAP In-house Cash solution for inter-company (I/C) Loans and bill settlement, including transaction manager for treasury operations and portfolio management, Cash position and Liquidity forecast for cash flow reporting to support a centralized Treasury operations
- Expertise in SAP Core Treasury Module (Money Market and Loans, Foreign Exchange, Interest Rate Swap, Reporting and Risk Management
- Expertise in Cash and Liquidity Management
- Expertise in SAP Treasury Solutions for IFRS-9
- Excellent knowledge in Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM) and worked extensively on In-House cash, Treasury and Risk Management, Cash and Liquidity Management and BCM Modules
- Strong working knowledge in Controlling (CCA, OM, IO, PCA, PC) and B/W modules
- 5 global complete implementation lifecycles and 10 small-scale implementation lifecycles
- Expertise in SAP Solutions for IFRS15 & IFRS16
- Had worked in Oil & Gas, Telecom, Retail, Food Processing and FMCG industries
- Worked in Full life cycle implementations, Rollouts, Support and Upgrade projects
- Integration of FI with MM and SD with Procure to Pay and Order to cash Cycles
- Through understanding of SAP system from business process, cross functional and integration viewpoints
- Expertise in Product Costing and Material Ledger
- Excellent Knowledge in RMCA (Revenue management and contract Accounting)
- Excellent Knowledge in Workflow and ALE configuration
- Strong project management skills for organization of resources, project planning & managing project budget
- Strong Project Management skills with Great Expertise in Scope, Time and Cost Management
- Involved and led effort in development of a Project Plan, Defining Business Processes, and Mapping of Existing Processes to SAP Functionality, Performing Gap Analysis, Defining Project Scope, Defining Project Time Line and defining Resource Requirements
- Excellent Communication skills and leadership qualities
- Extensive Working experience in SAP IS-Oil, SAP IS-Telecom, and SAP IS-Retail Environments
- Extensive Working experience in SAP IS-Retail:
- Integration of SAP FICO with CAR (Customer Activity Repository) which is designed specifically for retailers This integration enables retailers to manage their financial processes alongside customer-centric analytics and insights gathered from various retail channels
- Integrate SAP FICO with the SAP Customer Activity Repository (CAR) system to ensure seamless data flow between financial transactions and customer activity data
- Configuration, implementation, and optimization of SAP FICO modules in conjunction with the Customer Activity Repository system Played a key role in aligning financial processes with customer-centric analytics and insights to drive business success in the retail industry
- Implemented enhancements and extensions to SAP CAR for advanced analytics, reporting, and forecasting capabilities
- Extensive Working experience in SAP IS-Oil:
- Hydrocarbon Accounting solutions to track, monitor, and report financial transactions related to the exploration, production, refining, and distribution of hydrocarbon products
- Excellent Accounting and Finance background with demonstrated competencies in Financial Analysis and Business Analysis
- Excellent knowledge of core Business processes (PTP, OTC, RTR, Hire-to-Retire, Plan to Produce etc)
- Expertise in technical documentation, providing analysis / estimates, handling client communication and gathering user requirements
- Extensively worked on gathering Functional Business Requirements, Analyzing Business requirements, Mapping Business Process Requirements in SAP System, Implementation/ Customization/ Configuration, Integrating with other sub modules within SAP, Testing, Documentation and End User Training
Certification
- SAP S/4 HANA Finance Public Cloud Certified
- SAP Enterprise Architect Certified Professional
- SAP S/4 HANA Finance 1610 Certified (C_TS4FI_1610)
- SAP S/4 HANA Controlling 1610 Certified (C_TS4CO_1610)
- SAP Certified Application Professional – Financials in SAP S/4 HANA 1709 for SAP ERP Financial Experts (P_S4FIN_1709)
- SAP S/4 HANA Group Reporting/Consolidation Certified.
- SAP S/4 HANA Treasury Certified.
- SAP Activate Project Manager Certified (C_ACTIVATE05)
- SAP Finance/Controlling Certified in ECC6 Version.
- SAP S/4 HANA Project Systems Certified.
- SAP S/4 HANA Cloud (Public) – Sourcing and Procurement Implementation 2022 Certified
- SAP S/4 HANA Sales Cloud 2011 Certified
- SAP S/4 HANA Marketing Cloud (2022) Implementation Certified
- Certified Management Accountant
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified from PMI, USA
- TOGAF 9 (Part 1 & 2) Certified from The Open Group.
- ITIL V3 Certified.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified.
- COBIT 5 Certified.
Timeline
Finance SME/Application Lead
Accenture Middle East
01.2025 - 01.2026
SAP S/4 HANA Finance Solution Architect/Project Manager
NTT Data Business Solutions
04.2024 - 12.2024
SAP S/4 HANA Finance Solution Architect/Project Manager
Fulcrum Consulting GmbH
10.2021 - 03.2024
SAP FICO/S4 HANA Finance Solution Architect
Seidor MENA
08.2019 - 09.2021
SAP FICO/S4 HANA Finance Solution Architect
Aujan Coca-Cola
11.2014 - 07.2019
SAP FICO Solution Architect
Al Futtaim Group
06.2013 - 10.2014
Associate Manager (Tower Lead for SAP FICO,FSCM,RMCA,PS and SD Modules)
Accenture
09.2010 - 06.2013
Associate Manager (Tower Lead for SAP FICO,FSCM,PS ,MM and SD Modules)
Accenture
09.2010 - 06.2013
FICO Consultant - Team Lead
IBM
12.2008 - 08.2010
FICO Consultant
IBM
07.2008 - 11.2008
FICO Consultant
DIFC
01.2007 - 06.2008
Finance Manager
Al Reyami Office Furnishings and General Trading
02.2003 - 12.2006
Accountant
United Parcel Service (UPS)
01.2002 - 01.2003
Chief Accountant
Max Garage
01.1998 - 01.2001
Digital Transformation Program - Organizational Design for Digital Transformation
MIT
Master of Commerce - undefined
University of Calicut