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Chaitanya Vadlamani

San Diego,CA

Summary

Accomplished Director of Business Applications with 20 years of experience in managing cross-functional teams globally. Specializing in ERP's with a robust track record in implementation, upgrade, rollout, customization, and support. Adept at applying Agile methodologies and serving as Scrum Master and Product Owner, effectively leading business transformation projects. Proficient in stakeholder management across Finance, FP&A, Customer Service, Distributions, Sales, and Marketing to drive revenue forecasting and enhance operational efficiency.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director, Business Applications

ResMed
San Diego, CA
08.2024 - Current
  • Responsible for migrating our ERP from on-premise to the cloud.
  • Responsible for consolidating ERPs globally into the cloud.
  • Responsible for developing the Global Core Models to standardize the business process workflows.
  • Developed and implemented comprehensive strategies to improve operational processes and organizational efficiency.
  • Collaborated with senior leadership to set long-term objectives for the company.
  • Recruited, trained, supervised, evaluated, and mentored staff members.
  • Identified opportunities for improvement in operational performance metrics.
  • Conducted regular meetings with department heads to review progress on strategic initiatives.
  • Negotiated agreements with external partners, such as contractors or consultants.
  • Led cross-functional teams to drive project completion within budget and deadlines.
  • Implemented new technologies to streamline processes and enhance productivity.

Senior Manager, IT Product Innovation

ResMed Inc.
10.2017 - Current
  • Manage a team of functional & technical analysts to support various financial applications including Oracle eBusiness Suite, Vertex, HighRadius, Blackline, Basware, Concur, Kronos
  • Manage onsite and offshore consultants to support the IT business applications
  • Stakeholder management from various business areas like Finance, FP&A, Sales, Marketing, etc
  • Involved in Implementing Agile methodology using a Scrum framework across multiple teams (squads)
  • Work with the Finance, Sales and Marketing leadership teams on revenue forecasting and revenue reporting
  • Worked as a Scrum Master and Product Owner
  • Lead Setting up and processing Financials modules of Oracle eBusiness suite
  • Working with BI tools and COGNOS
  • Using Oracle ERP table structures across multiple modules
  • Writing medium complex SQL
  • Plus queries for troubleshooting or ad-hoc reports
  • Using PL/SQL and SQL
  • Plus scripts and Trace files for troubleshooting
  • Reading and understanding programs developed using Oracle forms, reports, and Workflow builder
  • Responsible for preparing MD050’s, test scenarios for each CEMLI component
  • End to End testing of the defects logged on custom objects to ensure that there are no regression issues and QA failures

Oracle AP and Banking Specialist

Expedia Inc.
07.2012 - Current
  • Designing, implementing and supporting banking solution across different Operating Units in various countries
  • Closely working with internal banks to make sure that the requirements and payment format mapping framework are as per bank standards
  • Coordinating between banks and business
  • Configuring, transmitting and testing various payment formats in different countries
  • To develop a consolidated approach to defining Payment Process Templates (PPTs) and output files, to produce one payment file per bank account across execution payment methods
  • Understanding the AS-IS, existing business processes, and preparation of BP-40s (Current Process Model)
  • Understanding the requirements from the users and preparation of Business Requirements Definition Document and sign-off (AIM-RD050)
  • Preparation of High level design Flows and sign off (AIM-BP070)
  • Preparation of Future business Model in the form of integrated process flows built on the business processes supported by new application (AIM-BP080)
  • Comparing the processes as envisioned in the High-Level process designs with the processes supported by Oracle Application (AIM-BR010)
  • Preparation of Module Design for each customization identified in BR010 (AIM-MD.050)
  • Dissemination of knowledge to technical counterparts and closely working with them for designing MD.070 for each customization identified in BR.010
  • Preparing test scenarios for each MD.050 component to assist testing team in preparing test steps for each scenario envisaged
  • Preparation of Module Design documents for custom reports identified in RD.080 document (AIM-MD.065)
  • Responsible for all the Configurations & Configuration changes involving Payments/Banking
  • Responsible for all communications to and from the internal banks
  • Performing link, unit and Integration testing for the components delivered by technical team
  • Coordinating Regression testing for custom processes
  • Preparing Functional Specification Documents
  • Identifying current financial and operating structure (AIM-RD010)
  • Eliciting future business requirements, developing business process scenarios built around the end to end business flows
  • Conducting and participating in Conference Room Pilot sessions

Manager –US Oracle solutions

Hitachi Consulting Corporation.
06.2008 - 10.2017
  • Oracle AP and FA Implementation specialist, R12 Implementation May2016 – Oct2017
  • Financials Track Lead for Payables, Fixed Assets and Cash Management
  • Responsible for requirements Gathering & designing of new solutions and customizations
  • Responsible for System Configuration, Testing and UAT management
  • Responsible for preparing MD050’s, test scenarios for each CEMLI component
  • End to End testing of the defects logged on custom objects to ensure that there are no regression issues and QA failures

Oracle AP and Payments Implementation Consultant

Jacobs Engineering
07.2015 - 05.2016
  • Designing, implementing and supporting banking solution across different Operating Units in various countries
  • Closely working with the banks to make sure that the requirements and payment format mapping framework are as per ISO standards
  • Preparing Functional Specification Documents
  • Configuring, transmitting and testing various payment formats in different countries
  • To develop a consolidated approach to defining Payment Process Templates (PPTs) and output files, to produce one payment file per bank account across execution payment methods
  • Understanding the requirements from the users and preparation of Business Requirements Definition Document and sign-off (AIM-RD050)
  • Preparing test scenarios for each MD.050 component to assist testing team in preparing test steps for each scenario envisaged

Onsite Coordinator, Team Leader & Financial Functional Consultant

Ixia
01.2012 - 06.2012
  • Had weekly calls with the customer and updating on the ongoing/pending issues
  • Resolved functional issues relating to all the Financial Modules
  • Analysis of any functional issues reported from current Oracle E-Business Suite, providing suitable resolutions/workaround for the issues wherever feasible
  • Period closing Process for all the Financial Modules
  • Direct interaction with the key-users and core team to provide better understanding on business cycle and resolving the issues
  • Coordinated and led the team at offshore on change requests to explain client requirements Customizations, e.g
  • Customized forms, reports, providing functional support and conducting relevant tests
  • Supported with technical teams by contacting oracle to solve the bugs and provide support to applying patches
  • Preparation of test plans and test cases
  • Coordinated with SQA for Quality related tasks

Functional (Financial) Consultant

Hempel Marine Paints
06.2009 - 06.2012
  • Resolved functional issues relating to Financial Modules, post implementation of Oracle Applications
  • Coordinated with technical team at offshore on change requests to explain client requirements Customizations, e.g
  • Customized forms, reports, providing functional support and conducting relevant tests
  • Supporting the technical team on Contact with oracle to solve the bugs and support to applying patches
  • Raising and following Service Requests with Oracle
  • Knowledge transfer to newly inducted, temporary team members
  • Client Interaction through weekly meetings and daily status update calls
  • Coordinated with SQA for Quality related tasks

Functional Consultant

Sun Power Corporation
10.2011 - 12.2011
  • Requirement gathering and mapping the requirements to oracle applications
  • Rolling out the financial modules (Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, General Ledger and Fixed Assets) to new operating units for Mexico, Malta, EMEA, Malaysia, South Africa and Israel
  • Understanding and mapping the process specific developments
  • Co-ordination with Customer, Testing Partner (AppLabs), Project Manager and Technical leads on overall implementation and roll out
  • Daily status updates to the client/onsite coordinator
  • Prepare test plans, test scenarios and test cases
  • Single point of contact for all functional issues from Offshore
  • Preparation of functional process documents
  • Conduct Conference Room Pilots (CRP)
  • Conduct User Acceptance testing
  • (UAT)
  • Provide post Go-Live support

Offshore Lead & Financial Functional Consultant

J2 Global Communications
02.2011 - 10.2011
  • Prepared the Checklist of activities to be done prior and post upgrade
  • Delivery tracking, resource allocation and monitoring
  • Co-ordination with Customer, Hosting Partner (ITC), Onsite offshore team on the upgrade process
  • Single point of contact for all issues and to manage delivery from Offshore
  • Review of overview presentation material for delta features in R12
  • Review of test scenarios and test cases
  • Provided feature based (R12 delta) training
  • Provided Process based training
  • Worked with Oracle for getting fixes for the issues post upgrade
  • Providing end-user training to Users from Ireland, USA and Canada
  • Provide post Go-Live support

On site Coordinator and Financial Functional Consultant

Cosi Inc.
03.2011 - 04.2011
  • Resolved functional issues relating Financial Modules post implementation of Oracle Applications
  • Analysis of any functional issues reported from current Oracle E-Business Suite, providing suitable resolutions/workaround for the issues where ever feasible
  • Period closing Process in Financial Modules
  • Direct interaction with the business-users and core team to provide better understanding for business cycle, clarify and resolve the issues
  • Coordinated with technical team at offshore on change requests to explain client requirements Customizations, e.g
  • Customized forms, reports, providing functional support and conducting relevant tests
  • Supported with technical teams on Contact with oracle to solve the bugs and support to applying patch
  • Prepared the test plans and test cases
  • Coordinated with SQA for Quality related tasks

Team Leader & Financials Functional Consultant

J2Global
11.2010 - 02.2011
  • Requirement gathering
  • Rolled out the financial modules (Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, General Ledger and Fixed Assets) in the new operating unit
  • Understanding and mapping the process specific developments
  • Giving the daily status update to the client on a conference call
  • User training using web-ex from offshore
  • Prepared the test plans and test cases

Functional (Financial) Consultant

Ferring Pharmaceuticals
02.2009 - 11.2010
  • Prepared test cases as per Ferring format
  • Prepared FSD’s, Release Notes, UTP’s and Involved in deployment of the Incidents in Various Instances
  • Handled Incidents and successfully solved many issues
  • Worked with Oracle to resolve the issues through Service Request including several priority one issues
  • Performed unit testing on Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, General Ledger and CM

Functional (Financial) Consultant

Ferring Project Zero
10.2008 - 02.2009
  • Involved in loading the COA values and validation
  • Involved in defining and associating the parent-child relationship for the flex values
  • Involved in developing FER GL Trial Balance (CPM) Report by providing functional inputs
  • Involved in developing the Orphan child and Overlapping Parent Discoverer Report
  • Prepared in preparing PQ documents

Functional (Financial) Consultant

Dell Novora
06.2008 - 09.2008
  • Prepared test cases as per Dell requirement
  • Performed unit testing on Fixed Assets, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, General Ledger and Cash Management
  • Performed SIT for financial modules

Education

Masters of Business Administration - Finance and Marketing

University of Hyderabad

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Skills

  • Contract Negotiation
  • Business Planning
  • Staff Management
  • Business Development
  • Staff Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Information Technology Management
  • Organizational Development

Certification

Trained in Oracle Fusion Financials

Timeline

Director, Business Applications

ResMed
08.2024 - Current

Senior Manager, IT Product Innovation

ResMed Inc.
10.2017 - Current

Oracle AP and Payments Implementation Consultant

Jacobs Engineering
07.2015 - 05.2016

Oracle AP and Banking Specialist

Expedia Inc.
07.2012 - Current

Onsite Coordinator, Team Leader & Financial Functional Consultant

Ixia
01.2012 - 06.2012

Functional Consultant

Sun Power Corporation
10.2011 - 12.2011

On site Coordinator and Financial Functional Consultant

Cosi Inc.
03.2011 - 04.2011

Offshore Lead & Financial Functional Consultant

J2 Global Communications
02.2011 - 10.2011

Team Leader & Financials Functional Consultant

J2Global
11.2010 - 02.2011

Functional (Financial) Consultant

Hempel Marine Paints
06.2009 - 06.2012

Functional (Financial) Consultant

Ferring Pharmaceuticals
02.2009 - 11.2010

Functional (Financial) Consultant

Ferring Project Zero
10.2008 - 02.2009

Manager –US Oracle solutions

Hitachi Consulting Corporation.
06.2008 - 10.2017

Functional (Financial) Consultant

Dell Novora
06.2008 - 09.2008

Masters of Business Administration - Finance and Marketing

University of Hyderabad

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

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