About Xavier
A commercially astute SAP integration specialist and Finance Manager with 25 years of
experience spanning Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Utilities, Oil and Gas
Service organizations. Global configuration and implementation of SAP across multiple offices for blue chip and Fortune 500 organizations.
SAP Project Manager: Successfully lead SAP ECC teams of several members to implement SAP in global companies worldwide.
SAP FICO Consultant: Successfully implemented SAP ECC in global companies including Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UK, USA, Canada, Indonesia, PNG, Australia, South Africa, Angola as well as in some of the EU countries (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany,,,).
Project Management: Involved in business process engineering and system re-engineering
projects including scope, schedule and budget.
Change Management: Mastered the change management strategy including the definition and execution under project framework. Stakeholder engagement, management and
communications.
Financial analysis: End of month consolidation reporting and results analysis in Financial
Controller and Chief Accounting Shared Services. Management of budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
Leadership and management: Leadership of a team of 10 direct reports and 20 consultants in various projects.
Business Acumen: Corporate business consulting and senior advisor in finance including
investment strategy and funding, acquisitions and company valuations.
Communication: Exceptional communication skills and multi-lingual capabilities across English, Spanish, Italian and Catalan.
Teaching: teacher in several courses and Masters in prestigious Business Schools, all related to Finance, Business Processes and/or Information System subjects.
Catalan
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Native or bilingual
Italian
Fluent
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- VESUVIUSInterim Chief AccountantMECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDecember 2022 - June 2023 (6 months)Muggiò, ItalyAs Interim Chief Accountant, support the Italian Financial Controller (role of local CFO) inthe accounting daily and month end closing tasks.• Analysis of non-PO vendor invoices to redefine the approving flow, in coordination withthe financial SSC in Poland and the Local Purchasing Team.• Development of EXCEL files to calculate closing postings: accruals, prepayments.• Development of EXCEL templates to automatize the posting of recurrent non-POinvoices with Controlling dimension breakdown (Utilities, T&E, Renting, Toll cards, etc).• Analysis of MD and Balance Sheet accounts to clean up for the future migration.
- DupontSAP EMEA Localization managerRAW MATERIALS INDUSTRYFebruary 2022 - November 2022 (9 months)Responsibilities:• As EMEA Localization Lead for the Carve Out project, ensure that all localization needsfor all EMEA companies are met in the new SAP system.• High level discussion with EMEA e-invoicing system responsible to analyze and supportto maintain integration in the new SAP system.• Analyze and solve issues in the process of Carve Out of the SAP system into the new SAPsystem, regarding the EMEA companies.• Continuous discussions with SAP project technical team to ensure correct configurationin the areas of my competences.Achievements:• The Carve Out of the specialty products SAP configurations went live on date, asexpected with no major issues in the EMEA companies.• Prepared weekly follow-up meetings with issues and task performed in my anrea ofcompetence.
- MediaProSAP Project Manager SAP FI CO Senior ConsultantENTERTAINMENT AND LEISUREJune 2019 - Today (7 years)Barcelona, SpainLeader of a team of 7 SAP Consultants (3 FICO, 2 Logistics & 2 HR) to integrate newstablished or acquired companies to SAP environment.• As a Member of the Weekly Integration Operative Committee, I had interaction with toplevel management to decide on prioritization of companies to be integrated.• Plan and follow up on SAP roll-outs, ensuring timely and smooth implementations.• Plan, follow up and functional design on a SAP integration with OneStream for theBudget process with information from different systems (SAP, XRT, etc.)• Plan and follow up on SAP migration to NewGL Document Splitting project executed bySAP AG consultants.• Create methodology for future company implementations: defining project plan anddeliverables, deliverable templates, work processes, committees and approvalprocesses, etc.• Performing tasks of SAP FI CO configuration for some of the smallest project• Performing tasks of SAP FI CO including FI configuration and ABAP debugging to solvepresent system maintenance issues reported by users on a ticketing tool.
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Education
- Master of Business AdministrationEsade1995Master in Business Administration
- Bachelor of EconomicsEsade1995Bachelor of Economics & Business Administration
Certifications
- SAP FinancialSAP1997