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Tariq Javed

Tariq Javed

Manager (Solution Enterprise) SAP-FICO
Singapore

Summary

Accomplished IT professional with over 18 years of experience in ERP and SAP transformation, specializing in SAP Finance & Controlling (FI/CO) and demonstrating strong cross-functional expertise across SD, MM, PM, WM, and SCM modules.

Proven track record of delivering end-to-end SAP implementations, rollouts, and support projects that drive operational efficiency and enhance business performance.

Successfully led six full-cycle ERP/SAP implementations, ensuring seamless integration with business processes and alignment with organizational goals.

Recognized for leadership in managing large, cross-functional teams and complex programs, focusing on project planning, financial governance, stakeholder communication, and resource management.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications

Work History

SAP Manager-FICO (APAC)

SICK PTE LTD
02.2019 - Current

SICK - one of the world’s leading producers of sensors and sensor solutions for industrial applications. SICK is a technology and market leader in Factory and Logistics Automation as well as Process Automation.

Role & Responsibilities:-

  • Team Management: Lead a regional team of SAP consultants across various functional areas (FICO, SD, MM, PP, WM) and oversee vendor management.
  • Project Oversight: Manage SAP implementation, Pacific rollouts, and post-go-live support, ensuring alignment with global SAP programs.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise with C-level stakeholders in HQ and Asia subsidiaries, facilitating collaboration across business units.
  • Configuration Implementation : Direct hands-on activities for S/4HANA configuration, including Finance and Controlling customizations.
  • Project Planning: Oversee project schedules, budgets, resource planning, and training, ensuring timely integration testing and support.
  • Technical Leadership: Guide development teams on SAP best practices and methodologies, optimizing system performance.
  • Documentation Review: Vet requirement documents, SAP Blueprints, design documents, and training materials.
  • Change Management: Manage strategic change initiatives to align global processes with the company's vision.
  • Successful S/4HANA Migration: Led the migration projects for Asia Pacific subsidiaries using Activate Methodology, ensuring smooth data migration and deployment.
  • 24/7 Support Management: Define and maintain production support systems, ensuring uninterrupted business operations.

PROJECTS COMPLETION1.

- Template Roll-out (SAP) :- Successfully implementation to APAC subsidiaries)

- S/4HANA Conversion Project:- (Delta config/Data Migration/Deploy/Run )

- Manage AISA SAP Competency Center

SAP Principal Consultant – FICO

SICK PTE LTD
02.2016 - 12.2019

Role & Responsibilities:-

  • Led SAP FI/CO business process design and solution architecture for S/4HANA transformation projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and industry best practices.
  • Facilitated client workshops and requirement-gathering sessions , translating complex business needs into scalable SAP Finance solutions.
  • Advised stakeholders on S/4HANA Finance transformation strategy , including feasibility assessment, roadmap planning, and system landscape optimization.
  • Managed end-to-end SAP project delivery across APAC region , ensuring projects were delivered on time, within scope, and met quality standards.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams (technical, functional, and business) to ensure seamless integration of FI/CO modules with other SAP components.
  • Played a key role in pre-sales and business development activities , including solution design, proposal writing, and delivering client presentations.
  • Supported sales teams in solution positioning and client engagement , contributing to successful project acquisition across the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Provided strategic guidance on SAP Finance best practices , helping clients optimize financial processes such as GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, and Controlling.
  • Drove process improvements and automation initiatives using S/4HANA capabilities to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and reporting.
  • Ensured compliance with financial regulations, internal controls, and audit requirements through robust SAP configurations.
  • Hands-On Configuration: Implement configurations for FICO, PS, and integration with other modules (SD, MM, FI, QM, WM, BI

SAP Regional Specialist FICO – Asia rollout

Brenntag Pte Ltd
01.2015 - 02.2016

Brenntag Singapore is a subsidiary of Brenntag SE, the global market leader in chemical and ingredients distribution. We offer comprehensive solutions as well as individual chemical products throughout Singapore


Role & Responsibilities:-

  • Solution Configuration: Configure and build solutions for Fiance & Controlling business processes (SAP modules), including cross functional modules.
  • SD-MM: Sales and Distribution, Materials Management
  • . FI: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Business Planning and Consolidation, Cost Center Accounting, and Profitability Analysis (COPA).
  • Project Management: Manage project milestones and schedules, ensuring effective communication of progress and status to stakeholders.
  • Go-Live Strategy: Develop an SAP Strategy Management go-live strategy, conducting weekly team meetings and presenting project updates to the Steering Committee.
  • Scope and Deliverables Management: Oversee the overall scope of deliverables, ensuring alignment with timelines and budgets. Finalize and manage the project plan.

SAP Solution architect/Project Manager – GST Implementation

PETRONAS Malaysia (Oil & Gas)
01.2014 - 12.2014

Role & Responsibilities:-

  • Reporting to PMO: Collaborate with the Project Management Office to implement and manage projects through various phases for the PETRONAS Group.
  • Portfolio Management: Oversee a portfolio of functional and technical projects related to business processes, providing conceptual design solutions for various PETRONAS business streams and sectors.
  • Solution Architecture: Oversee client project expectations and manage the project team, focusing on implementation roadmaps, project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, and resource planning.
  • Functional and Technical Team Management: Manage various functional and technical teams within the SAP program, including SD, MM, FI, CO, QM, WM, BI, ABAP, BASIS , and Security.

ERP Application Manager (SAP)

Fujairah National Group (FNG)
09.2011 - 12.2013

The Group’s portfolio consists of more than 40 companies, operating and delivering high quality products and services in the UAE with over 4,000 employees.

Role & Responsibilities:-

  • Team Management: Led the in-house team responsible for finance business applications, ensuring alignment with project goals and stakeholder expectations.
  • Requirements Workshops: Conducted workshops to gather business requirements, define solutions, and control project scope.
  • P roject Oversight: Managed various projects, including coordinating with third-party vendors, while providing advisory support to C-level management and stakeholders.
  • Project Planning: Developed project plans for business migration, executed the blueprint phase to gather requirements for implementing and integrating SAP business clusters.
  • Work Plan Development: Created traceable project work breakdown structures (WBS) for application development, integration, legacy system modifications, and business intelligence workstreams.
  • Solution Architecture: Designed and implemented innovative solutions to integrate finance department business processes, replacing legacy systems with a new ERP solution.
  • Realization Phase Management: Oversaw the execution of the realization phase, including governanc e, RICEF development, and testing phases.
  • Principal Consultant Role: Acted as the SAP Principal Consultant (FI-ISH), conducting user workshops and gathering business requirements for system solutions (PA, PM, Med Basis).
  • Functional Configuration: Performed hands-on SAP ISH functional configuration and unit testing
  • Builder and HL7/HCM interfaces .
  • Documentation and Planning: Created detailed functional specifications for ABAP developments, prepared data conversion plans, cutover plans, and testing scripts for system integration and user acceptance tests.
  • Middleware Integration: Prepared and reviewed technical documentation for SAP middleware integration with external systems (RIS, LIS).
  • SOP Development: Established standard operating procedures (SOPs) to support application usage.
  • Vendor Evaluation: Reviewed and validated vendor proposals based on solutions and pricing criteria, ensuring alignment with project scope and methodology.
  • Ongoing Support: Provided day-to-day support for FICO issues, developed new MIS reports, and created custom reports as needed.

Snr. SAP FICO Consultant

IBM Singapore Corporation
10.2010 - 09.2011

Role & Responsibilities:-

  • Served as a subject matter expert on multiple large-scale projects involving significant process re-engineering efforts and multiple stakeholder groups.
  • Delivered cost-effective solutions with timely implementation of SAP FICO projects , meeting client expectations and deadlines.
  • Developed customized solutions for unique business challenges by leveraging the flexibility of the SAP FICO platform.
  • Optimized financial processes for increased efficiency through continuous improvement of SAP FICO settings.
  • Provided ongoing support for clients experiencing technical issues or requiring assistance with system updates or enhancements.

Team Manager (FICO, SRM, APO, BI, HCM)

Vestas Wind Energy
03.2008 - 04.2009

Role & Responsibilities:-

  • As Manager for Optimization Blueprint . Developed the pre-project work products required for project planning, budget estimation and statement of work Gathering requirements for the development of Interface.
  • Lead a team of consultants and business users for the FICO/BI/CRM modules implementation for Asia pacific region, Europe region.
  • Manage and co-ordinate the integration activities, testing, issue resolution during the course of the project.
  • Attend cross SAP modules team lead meeting and discuss appropriate issues, Arrange meeting between appropriate business lead.

Project Lead - FICO

Frontline Technology Pte Ltd
01.2007 - 02.2008
  • Responsibilities:
  • Involve in update of technical documentation, project coordination with regards to SAP Security compliance and issues
  • Implement & support FI-FM module in accordance with ASAP methodology [ Project Preparation, Business Blueprint, Realization, Final Preparation, and Go Live & Support.
  • Provide SAP (FI-CO) expertise support for the daily operation and effective performance of the financial solution deployed using SAP.
  • Provide implementation support for on-going system rollout of SAP (FI-CO/PS) to all A
  • A*Star affiliated agencies. Funds Management. Configured the Basic Settings for Funds Management.
  • Maintained Funds Centers and Commitment Items Master Data.Defined Budget Category,Defined Document types,Maintained Number Range Intervals for Budget Change Document.
  • Defined Status Control Settings, Defined and Developed Derivation Steps for Derivation Strategy, Defined Tolerance Profile and Maintained Tolerance Limits, Defined Activation of Availability Control Checks.
  • Maintained Ledgers for Availability Checks, Activation of Budgetary Control System (BCS), Activation of Funds Management.

Project Manager - FICO

Sanofi Aventis Singapore
09.2005 - 12.2006
  • Responsibilities:
  • As SAP Project Manager, successfully migrate SAP Regional data centre from Australia to Singapore, interviewed and recruit the team (SD.MM, ABAP, CS and FICO to implement the SAP to newly acquire company Aventis.
  • Supported nationwide SAP roll-out and go-live through the development of training plan for 300+ end users.
  • Lead team as project lead and reporting to Project manager, consisting of 7 team members (CO, SD, MM, PP, ABAP's)

Team Lead {FICO}

Hewlett Packard (S) Pte Ltd
11.2004 - 09.2005
  • Client :- SGX (Singapore Stock Exchange)
  • Responsible as FICO consultant to implement ECCS Consolidation module for HP client SGX (Singapore Stock Exchange) included the development of consolidation processes, data collection, chart of consolidation, dimension, consolidation units, FS items, sub items, characteristics value, financial statement, and version.
  • Performing configuration setup SAP R/3 EC-CS 4 version. Prepare the project documentation and SGX user training.

SAP Consultant (FICO)

Wincor Nixdorf Singapore
01.2004 - 10.2004
  • Responsibilities:
  • Analysed existing Business Process for AS-IS study.
  • Collected Functional Requirements through User Workshops
  • Analysed Organizational Structures and classified business units/Departments as Organizational units.
  • Studied current activities and functionalities of Business processes, mapped them to SAP functionalities (TO BE) and carried out Gap analysis.
  • Prepared technical design document and functional design document for the gaps identified during Business Process.

SAP Consultant FICO

Satyam Technology Singapore
01.2002 - 12.2003
  • Responsibilities:
  • Gathered and analys ed client requirements and identified the gaps.
  • Defined company Code, Chart of Accounts, Account Group and General Ledger accounts
  • Created Bank Master Data, House Banks, and G/L accounts in different currencies for each bank account.
  • Create Reconciliation accounts for Vendor and Customers and
  • Customized Document Entry Screen
  • Familiarization of Company and Project Overview
  • RICEF Documentation changes visualizing ECC 6.0 impact on the current SAP R/3 4.7

Business Consultant

Infocom Development Authority Singapore (IDA)
10.1999 - 12.2001
  • Responsibilities:
  • Interaction with user and client to understand their requirement and concern over existing system and tested existing functionality for further improvement.
  • Taking part with BPS in designing and preparation of TO-BE model for BPS/IP project
  • Updated some of the configuration and settings for enhanced functionality of GL.
  • Change in the Customization of Cash Journal and House Bank and changes in Treasury module.
  • Manage systems (TRASI/PacGOV/GBiz/ IFRS-SyS
  • Manage vendors (IBM/NCS/HP and others

System Analyst

Stone forest Consulting Singapore
01.1996 - 06.1999
  • Responsibilities:
  • As System Analyst and played a key role in various projects which include internal system Audit, Development Information Systems Audits, and Bank external interfaces etc.
  • Handled Corporate Clients from Leads till they are converted to Business solution and implement retails solution (Retail Pro Solution)
  • Business requirement /System design/ Implementation/Testing and Go live support 24X7.

Education

National University Singapore
01-2005

Postgraduate - Computer Science

University of Sunderland England off Campus
Singapore
01-1995

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer System

NED University of Engineering & Technology
01-1992

Skills

SAP Expertise

SAP FICO / EC-CS/BPC/Consolidation and Fund Manager (FM)

SAP S/4HANA Conversion Project/ SAP S/4HANA

SAP Modules (MM, PP, SD, QM, PM, TM), Migration and Implementation, End-User Training and Documentation, Data

SAP S/4HANA Migration (Cockpit-Hana migration

End-User Training and Documentation, Data

Migration Cockpit, ABAP (for troubleshooting), EDI, iDOC (Functional Consultant level), New SQL, Python

Industry/Domain Expertise

Healthcare/Pharmaceutical , Oil & Gas/Energy/Aviation/Automotive

Hospitality Management/Retail, Manufacturing/ FMCG

Migration and Legacy System Integration, Business Process Optimization

E-Commerce (Hybris –SAP Integration)

Industry Domain Functional/Process Knowledge

Manufacturing/ FMCG/ Healthcare/Pharma /Financial services/e-commerce (Hybris)/ Oil & Gas/Energy/Aviation/Automotive/ Hospitality Management/Retail

Certification

Certified IT Project Manager [CITPM]

Interests

Reading/Running & Travelling

Timeline

SAP Manager-FICO (APAC)

SICK PTE LTD
02.2019 - Current

SAP Principal Consultant – FICO

SICK PTE LTD
02.2016 - 12.2019

SAP Regional Specialist FICO – Asia rollout

Brenntag Pte Ltd
01.2015 - 02.2016

SAP Solution architect/Project Manager – GST Implementation

PETRONAS Malaysia (Oil & Gas)
01.2014 - 12.2014

ERP Application Manager (SAP)

Fujairah National Group (FNG)
09.2011 - 12.2013

Snr. SAP FICO Consultant

IBM Singapore Corporation
10.2010 - 09.2011

Team Manager (FICO, SRM, APO, BI, HCM)

Vestas Wind Energy
03.2008 - 04.2009

Project Lead - FICO

Frontline Technology Pte Ltd
01.2007 - 02.2008

Project Manager - FICO

Sanofi Aventis Singapore
09.2005 - 12.2006

Team Lead {FICO}

Hewlett Packard (S) Pte Ltd
11.2004 - 09.2005

SAP Consultant (FICO)

Wincor Nixdorf Singapore
01.2004 - 10.2004

SAP Consultant FICO

Satyam Technology Singapore
01.2002 - 12.2003

Business Consultant

Infocom Development Authority Singapore (IDA)
10.1999 - 12.2001

System Analyst

Stone forest Consulting Singapore
01.1996 - 06.1999

Postgraduate - Computer Science

University of Sunderland England off Campus

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer System

NED University of Engineering & Technology

National University Singapore
Tariq JavedManager (Solution Enterprise) SAP-FICO