MANAS MONDAL
Wayne,PA
Summary
Customer-centered, critical thinking Oracle Applications (EBS) Senior Manager with superior communication skills, experienced in leading large teams through implementation, upgrade, and migration projects. Provided hands-on consulting and leadership across commercial, public sector, not-for-profit, and Federal programs. With over 16 years of Information Technology management, directed many high visibility special projects linking multiple stakeholders, designed and implemented critical enhancements (saving the Federal Government over $30M year-on-year), administered Federal mandates (like No Surprises Act), and delivered strategically significant technical upgrades for on-prem Release 12 Oracle EBS installations. Highly organized personality adept at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude with an inherent strength in building consensus across teams.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Oracle Applications Senior Manager
General Dynamics IT, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS
Baltimore , MD
2022.06 - Current
- Oversees and directs critical daily operations involving 4M transactions and an average payment of $2B with over 3K active users all over the United States of America
- Oversees development and implementation of improvements/enhancements to applications, infrastructure, and network operations using Agile framework (Scrum team velocity, retrospective, sprint planning, story points, acceptance criteria, burndown charts)
- Reviews and assesses architecture design, implementation timelines, solution design, code development, testing, and deployment needs to identify project requirements and costs (architectural review board meetings, risk management, issues log, security log)
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to design and implement new technology features like Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)
- Leads cross-functional teams to plan, and execute technical strategies (like Disaster Recovery, On-Demand instance plan, Operational Readiness Review, Security Vulnerability scans) aligned to client's vision for a Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) high compliant Oracle EBS installation
- Maximizes operational excellence by mentoring team leads on evolving customer needs, industry best practices, and continuous improvement metrices
- Manages budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
Oracle Applications Manager
General Dynamics IT, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS
Baltimore , MD
2021.06 - 2022.05
- Implemented Agile framework, leading large teams through change management
- Broke new ground by developing project management roadmaps for special programs using Agile framework including monitoring of project activity, cost, schedule, critical path using tools like Burndown charts in ServiceNow
- Led innovation through test automation
- Matured usage of Agile framework to increase release frequency (from once in a quarter to once in every 2 weeks) while ensuring consistent scores of above 95% in quality index metrics
- Managed high profile special projects, critical enhancements, and technical upgrades
- Provided thoughtful guidance to personnel in navigating and resolving snags in productivity
- Explained project technical risks and benefits during project kick-off to CMS executive management
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to CMS and other stakeholders
- Mentored new personnel to achieve performance and quality targets
- Managed budget implementations, employee evaluations, and contract details.
Oracle Financials Lead Functional Consultant
Strategic Systems, Medicaid Services, CMS
Baltimore , MD
2014.01 - 2021.05
- Professionally interacted with CMS managers to assess business requirements and determine software needs (new functionality and data transformation in Oracle R12 installation)
- Led the development, configuration, and validation of over 100 RICE components in upgraded Oracle R12 environment
- Worked with key internal partners to distill complex concepts into pragmatic and simplified solutions
- Determined proper methodologies and procedures to use based upon project specifications
- Established priorities and drove accountability for assigned initiatives, providing leadership
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations
- Created knowledge assets by mapping business process flow across AP, AR, GL, CM modules (Regression Testing Suite) with system architecture (highly appreciated by CMS)
- Mentored other team members by providing in-depth training sessions on critical business processes.
Oracle Financials Lead Functional Consultant
Spurgetech LLC, American Red Cross, ARC
Ashburn , VA
2012.09 - 2013.12
- Successfully managed external audit requirements from Grant Thornton on upgraded Oracle EBS R12 system
- Communicated and explained business requirements to team members to understand and implement functional requirements
- Presented in-depth technical assessment to senior management on new functionality introduced in R12
- Designed and developed solutions for GL Data Access Sets, AP Bank Account Reconciliation Tolerances, Auto-Copy Journals, and FA Account Generation in R12.1.3 environment
- Worked closely with project sponsors, IT infrastructure teams, and finance department to efficiently manage changes in business processes in newly upgraded environment
- Crafted diagrams, flowcharts, and cutover checklists outlining logical operational steps.
Oracle Financials Lead Functional Consultant
Spurgetech LLC, City, Virginia
Virginia Beach , VA
2012.03 - 2012.08
- Liaised between Oracle On-Demand (OOD), City of Virginia Beach (COVB) Finance department, COVB Oracle IT applications team, and COVB Payroll department to finalize instance cut-over, clone and upgrade strategies for CRP, SIT, UAT and Go-Live
- Managed functional and development teams to remediate and test all custom components with special emphasis on ACH, AP Checks, and Positive Pay
- Performed detailed analysis for GL super users on proper assignment of balancing segment values at Legal Entity and Ledger levels
- Trained finance department power users on changes brought about by R12 with special emphasis on AP Suppliers, Invoices, and Payments Process Requests
- Established comprehensive processes for supplier maintenance based on proper Certifying Agency notes using ‘Supplier Business Classification' function in R12.
Oracle Financials Senior Functional Consultant
Spurgetech LLC, UGI Corporation
Valley Forge , PA
2011.05 - 2012.03
- Designed solution to reduce licensing fees by implementing check printing functionality from Oracle R12 AP module using XML publisher technology instead of third-party check printing software
- Increased compliance and control by implementing audit rules for expense reports based on complex supervisor hierarchy
- Facilitated brain storming session with finance department super-users and technical architecture team to reduce volume of customization that resulted in application maintenance costs savings.
Education
MBA - Finance
04.2007
Awarded first prize at the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition 2007 organized by the University of, //www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/20870195/the-global-social-entrepreneurship-competition-is-a-business-plan-)
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
06.2002
Awarded third prize by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for final year project coursework in Mechanical and IT Systems.
Skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Project lifecycle management
- Agile framework
- New technologies (AI/ML)
- Requirements analysis
- Team motivation
- Change management
- Training and mentoring
- Budget administration
Work Availability
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Timeline
Oracle Applications Senior Manager - General Dynamics IT, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS
2022.06 - Current
Oracle Applications Manager - General Dynamics IT, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS
2021.06 - 2022.05
Oracle Financials Lead Functional Consultant - Strategic Systems, Medicaid Services, CMS
2014.01 - 2021.05
Oracle Financials Lead Functional Consultant - Spurgetech LLC, American Red Cross, ARC
2012.09 - 2013.12
Oracle Financials Lead Functional Consultant - Spurgetech LLC, City, Virginia
2012.03 - 2012.08
Oracle Financials Senior Functional Consultant - Spurgetech LLC, UGI Corporation
2011.05 - 2012.03
ICFAI Business School - MBA, Finance
Kalyani Government Engineering College - Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
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