Lenin Thomas
McKinney,USA
Summary
Dynamic Vice President with a proven track record at Valtech Solutions Inc., leading Oracle Cloud Financials transformations across 20+ global entities. Expert in change management and financial reporting, achieving a 40% reduction in month-end closing time. Passionate about stakeholder engagement and process optimization, driving impactful finance solutions that enhance compliance and efficiency.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President
Valtech Solutions Inc
01.2020 - Current
- Spearheaded Oracle Cloud Financials transformation across 20+ global entities, implementing modules such as GL, AP, AR, CM, FA, and Tax.
- Completed finance transformation in 14 Countries globally with extensive focus on Business Analytics and reporting to ensure global compliance with IFRS reporting.
- Led change management initiatives to ensure smooth adoption of IFRS and local GAAP-compliant solutions, including custom Segregation of Duties (SOD) roles, workflows, and a Global Chart of Accounts.
- Managed full life cycle projects, including planning, scheduling, training, UAT, and customizations, collaborating with Accenture and local CFOs to drive organizational change.
- Finance Team change management involves in-depth process workshops to engage business teams to understand the Target Model processes with use of Oracle Cloud Financials and increased compliance with Segregation of Duties (SOD) and emphasis on lean processes for period end closing with reduction of month closing from 14 days to 8 business days (approx. 40% reduction in month closing process time)
SCM Consultant
EnerVenue
11.2023 - 03.2024
- Directed change management efforts to streamline Oracle Cloud Supply Chain Management processes, focusing on inventory, work orders, and cost accounting to improve reporting and implement best practices.
- Broad improvements implemented for Production work order costing by introducing cost accounting process at component and product level to track actual work order based costing in Financial Statements
SCM Manager
KPMG LLP
07.2018 - 01.2020
- Led Oracle Cloud Supply Chain Management transformation for clients in retail, wholesale, and auto parts distribution across the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
- Delivered Procure-to-Pay processes, fixed assets management, and local GAAP compliance while driving change management strategies to ensure seamless integration and adoption.
- Vendor funding process was fully implemented using banks integration with Inventory Management, Accounts Payable with special focus on bills payment through bank vendor financing and reporting for extended working capital availability.
- Completed two full life cycle Oracle Cloud Financials & Supply Chain projects, emphasizing stakeholder engagement and training.
Founder and President
Parasol Consulting, Inc.
Plano, USA
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Directed finance transformation projects, implementing ERP systems for accounting, procurement, and asset lifecycle management.
- Key projects: Kaiser Permanente: Reduced work order completion time from 10 minutes to 3 minutes using mobile apps, managing 200k+ monthly work orders.
- Led change management efforts to transition from legacy systems to automated processes.
- Clinical assets capitalization and maintenance from Procure to Pay process was implemented to highlight the clinical equipment full asset life cycle in Hospitals and Clinics managed by Kaiser Group.
- Process improvement with reporting to showcase how the asset life cycle is impacted over time of asset life and key maintenance performance planning and scheduling to keep maintenance crew manage assets operation in key areas of Hospitals and Clinics.
- Digitized dashboards and real time data availability from ERP transactions and work order process to help Maintenance planning and scheduling for 365 days operations.
- CBRE Inc.: Designed ERP solutions for real estate management, ensuring smooth adoption through training and stakeholder collaboration.
- Maintenance of Client properties using Maintenance Scheduling system through Work Order process was achieved for all Customer Properties managed by CBRE in USA.
- Real-time work order process monitoring was used in ERP system to understand Client budget planning and funds availability for better maintenance crew availability.
- Milton Hershey School: Integrated ERP systems for financial accounting, driving change management to align processes with organizational goals.
- Maintenance of multiple school and housing properties using Maintenance Scheduling system through Work Order process was achieved for all house parents and office buildings in ERP system.
- Real-time work order process monitoring was used in ERP system to understand project budget planning and funds availability for better maintenance crew availability including daily/weekly/monthly scheduled maintenance with labor, parts availability for repairs.
Specialist Master
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Dallas, USA
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Managed PeopleSoft Financials & HRMS implementation for Adventist Health Systems, redefining inventory processes for facilities and biomedical engineering.
- Led change management initiatives to integrate global IT operations, ensuring user adoption and process alignment across multiple locations.
Project Director
Hexaware Technologies Inc.
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Directed finance transformation projects, including a $21M AutoZone Inc. project and an $8M 20th Century Fox ERP implementation.
- Delivered PeopleSoft FSCM solutions for procurement, payables, fixed assets, and inventory management, emphasizing change management to ensure successful transitions.
Consultant
Diviasoft Inc.
Rockville, USA
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Managed finance transformation projects for federal government and private sector clients, including Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
- Implemented change management strategies to transition to automated systems for budget tracking and reporting.
Project Manager
Wipro LTD
Seattle, USA
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Led a $47M divestiture project for Boeing Inc., implementing Procure-to-Pay processes and vendor management systems.
- Directed change management efforts to ensure seamless adoption of computerized vendor management systems, resulting in $4.50 savings per purchase order.
Associate Consultant
Satyam Computer Services Ltd
Hyderabad, IND
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Delivered PeopleSoft ERP solutions for back-office services, saving $45 per hour per employee through process redesign.
- Led change management initiatives to transition to off-shoring systems, ensuring smooth adoption and process alignment.
Finance Manager/Product Consultant
Baan Info Systems India Ltd (now Infor)
Hyderabad, IND
01.1995 - 01.2003
- Managed finance operations for Baan India, growing the team from 50 to 2000 employees.
- Designed and implemented accounting policies, vendor management systems, and ERP solutions, driving change management to align processes with organizational growth.
Accountant
Satyam Computer Services Ltd
Hyderabad, IND
01.1992 - 01.1995
- Managed supplier payments and payroll processing for India and US operations, ensuring smooth transitions during process updates.
Education
Certified Public Accountant - Auditing
AICPA
USA02-2009
Master of Arts - Corporate Laws
Allagappa University
India09-1997
Bachelor of Arts - Law
Osmania University
Hyderabad India05-1995
Bachelor of Arts - Business Accountancy
Osmania University
Hyderabad, India05-1992
Skills
- Oracle Cloud Financials
- Change management
- Financial reporting
- Project management
- Process optimization
- Stakeholder engagement
- Supply chain management
- Team leadership
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Proposal writing
- Training and mentoring
- Vendor management
- Risk assessment
- Regulatory compliance
- Business analytics
- Process improvement
- Proposals and presentations
- Account management
- Presentations
Certification
- License CPA from TX CPA and WA CPA Boards
- Certified Management Accountant from IMA, USA
- Certified Chartered Global Management Accountant from AICPA, USA
- Certified Information Technology Professional from AICPA, USA
- Certified Project Management Professional from PMI, USA since Feb-2001
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
SCM Consultant
EnerVenue
11.2023 - 03.2024
Vice President
Valtech Solutions Inc
01.2020 - Current
SCM Manager
KPMG LLP
07.2018 - 01.2020
Founder and President
Parasol Consulting, Inc.
01.2013 - 01.2018
Specialist Master
Deloitte Consulting LLP
01.2012 - 01.2013
Project Director
Hexaware Technologies Inc.
01.2009 - 01.2012
Consultant
Diviasoft Inc.
01.2007 - 01.2009
Project Manager
Wipro LTD
01.2005 - 01.2007
Associate Consultant
Satyam Computer Services Ltd
01.2003 - 01.2005
Finance Manager/Product Consultant
Baan Info Systems India Ltd (now Infor)
01.1995 - 01.2003
Accountant
Satyam Computer Services Ltd
01.1992 - 01.1995
Certified Public Accountant - Auditing
AICPA
Master of Arts - Corporate Laws
Allagappa University
Bachelor of Arts - Law
Osmania University
Bachelor of Arts - Business Accountancy
Osmania University