Lucian Teodor Caramalau
Huningue
Profil professionnel
Strategic SAP Design Architect with 20+ years of experience leading global business transformations. Expert in S/4HANA, Central Finance (CFIN), and complex financial integrations (FI/CO/MM/SD). Proven success in managing harmonization and standardization of finance processesfor Fortune 500 companies like Novartis .
Vue d'ensemble
23
23
years of professional experience
2004
2004
years of post-secondary education
Expérience
LDC Design Architect - GL & PE
Novartis
2023.11 - 2026.03
- Implementation of Purchase Order Accrual Engine.
- Adaptation of the Fiori app for PO Accruals Review
Asset Mgmt/Investment Mgmt consultant
Novartis
2022.11 - 2025.02
- Design of IM & AA processes and enhancements to fulfill business requirements.
- Prepare and perform data migration for open Investment Orders, AuC and Fixed Assets ( approx.. 175.000 ) with full transactional history, using IDOCs.
- Design localized add-on for various taxes related to assets: new screens in ASxx, Tax Declarations (incl.forms), Calculation and posting of tax liability, reports.
LDC Design Architect – Revenue Mgmt
Novartis
2022.01 - 2023.10
- Leading the standardization of the global condition types and account keys.
- Integration of SAP SD with Vistex for sales related accruals.
S4NovaCore Design Architect
Novartis
2019.01 - 2021.12
- Responsible for Business Procedures and Configuration for the CFIN implementation and initial configuration of the CFIN S4 system.
- Supervising the FI/CO/MM/SD integration in the new S4 system, working with the R2P&PUR and O2C teams to migrate all the Novartis entities from ECC to CFIN system.
- Responsible for VAT and WHT unification under single S4HANA instance for more than 100 countries.
- Re-working the workflow framework to migrate it from ECC to S4.
- Implementation of Advanced Payment Management (Inhouse Banks, Inhouse Cash, PoB (Payment on Behalf) and PIN (Payment on name of), MBC connector, Electronica Bank Statement – MT940 / 941 and CAMT53.
xNovaCore Program Manager
Novartis
2017.12 - 2018.12
- Responsible for Alcon EMEA and ASPA projects – Tax Accounting.
- Defining Global VAT harmonization concept within Novartis, setting numbering rules and naming convention, global and local calculation procedures and account keys.
- Implementation of Split VAT concept in Italy, Poland and Romania.
- Implementation of provisional (deferred) VAT in France, Romania, Italy, Ukraine.
Functional Design Architect
Novartis
2016.06 - 2017.11
- Member of NovaCore Design & Governance.
- Supervising enhancements to business processes in Treasury and Cash Management cross-divisional.
Global InHouse Bank solution implementation
Novartis
2015.02 - 2016.01
- PIN and PoB payments with CITI, HSBC, BNP.
- XML v3.0 and MT940 files processing via FileAct.
- Straight-Through Processing implementation, IDOCs.
SAP Workflow Program Manager
Novartis
2013.06 - 2015.01
- Member of Enterprise Assets team.
- Responsible for delivering a unique platform for 24 workflows based on thresholds and finance competences or sensitive fields (Journal Entries, Accruals, Bad Debt write-offs, Customer Master Data sensitive fields changes, Credit Master Data changes, Credit/Debit Memo Reqs, Appropriation Requests Approval, IHB Payment Orders Approval, Sales Order Credit release, GR/IR clearing, Asset Master Data request, Asset capitalization request).
- Design of Central Approval Cockpit, workflow audit reports (WF Requestor Dashboard, Auto-approval List).
- Design for workflow correspondence (Approval Requests, Reminders, Escalations) and Delegation concept.
- Authorization concept for workflow tables maintenance.
SAP Tax Consultant
Delhaize Group Belgium
2012.11 - 2013.02
- Responsible for Tax implementation for 5 countries – BE, FR, LU, GR and RO.
- Setup of Plants Abroad functionality.
- VAT Return schemes and Electronic Communications to Authorities, Extended Withholding Tax procedures and certificates, Deferred VAT for FR and RO, VAT Refund, BAdIs.
member of the xNovaCore Team
Novartis
2012.01 - 2012.11
- Responsible for cross-divisional system re-alignment.
- SPOC for Order-to-Cash process, designing global rules for implementation of Global Chart of Accounts, Central Master Data Maintenance, Sensitive fields concept implementation according to NFCM3 requirements, Core/Divisional Payment Terms, Global concept of Credit Management, Exchange Rates Central Maintenance in a diverse SAP landscape.
- Responsible for customizing xNovaCore template for Global Objects, R2R, R2P, O2C.
Global coordinator for an asset management project
Novartis Core
2011.04 - 2011.09
- Implementation of IFRS accelerated depreciation up to a decided cut-off date.
- Define derived depreciation areas to post adjustment amounts from standard IFRS to accelerated depreciation.
- Creating custom depreciation keys based on user-exits to provide historical values (from 01.01.2011 to depreciation start date) in new opened depreciation areas.
- Opening the new areas only in impacted assets to prevent co-sharing company codes to see the new areas.
- CO-PC and CO-PA Blueprinting in Sandoz (a Novartis company) Macedonia.
FI-CO consultant
AGCO Finland
2011.01 - 2011.03
- Responsible for creating and running integration scripts.
- Training and supporting the key users in testing the system functionalities.
- Rolling out the In-House Cash Management implemented in AGCO Marktoberdorf to the Finnish AGCO company – defining EDI business partners, clearing rules, DME structures for payments.
- Defining payments procedures – Payments on behalf, payments to domestic vendors, intercompany netting.
FI consultant
Discovery Networks
2010.04 - 2010.10
- Responsible for the Romanian rollout.
- Gap analysis and reconciliation with the Discovery Global Template, realization of delta blueprint.
- Implementing OSS notes relevant for Romania, customizing Romanian localization package.
- Usage of alternative exchange rates for online document valuation, New General Ledger implementation, SAP payment interface with CitiDirect, Electronic Bank Statement automatic processing, Intercompany Netting.
FI-CO consultant
Tetra Pak GDS
2009.10 - 2010.02
- Responsibilities – Special Ledger reports, BW reports for consolidation, Early-Watch System.
- CO-PS: allocation structures, PA source structures, settlements, result analysis, DIP Profiles, SL sets.
FI-CO consultant
Sandoz Intl (SHAPE)
2009.01 - 2009.08
- Responsible for business design; New GL, AR, AP, AA, Banks, CO-OM, CO-PCA, MM and SD integration (account determination, revenue recognition).
- Responsible for Romanian localization – VAT reports, Balance Sheet, P&L.
- SAP payment interface with multiple bank applications, Electronic Bank Statement automatic processing, Intercompany netting through BMG.
- Building the DME structures for payment files, defining the house banks, defining EBS interpretation rules and complex search strings, building scenario for BMG netting.
FI consultant
Tetra Pak Global Delivery Service
2008.09 - 2008.12
- Responsible for Cash Management in Asia-Pacific sites (CN, TW, HK, SG, IN).
- Business analysis, customizing and integration testing for HSBC PAYMUL, Acknowledgements (XIB mapping and EDI delivery), electronic bank statement.
- Building DME structures for PAYMUL ACH cheques (IN) and payment orders, customizing complex search strings for EBS posting rules, designing EDI mapping rules for error interpretation related to Acknowledgement messages received from HSBC via Host-to-Host channel.
FI-CO leading consultant
INBEV (Brewery)
2007.10 - 2008.07
- Responsible for business design, managing the local FI-CO team GL, AR, AP, AA, CO-OM, CO-PC.
- Support the Central Team in Leuven to solve gaps between Golden Template and local requirements for Romania.
- Involved in finding business solutions and customizing for Romania.
- SAP payment interface with multiple bank applications, Electronic Bank Statement automatic processing.
FI Teacher
SAP Academy Finland
2007.07 - 2007.07
FI-CO senior consultant
ALRO SA
2006.11 - 2007.06
- New GL approach, different accounting principles (RAS and IFRS), accounting segments active (Primary and Manufactured aluminum).
- CO-PC (with Material Ledger active) – account determination, conditions, Master data maintenance – Product cost collector, Activity types, BOM’s, Work centers, Routing, Planning - Cost estimate with and without quantity structure (Costing run), WIP calculation, Variance calculation, Settlement.
- PP-PI blueprinting- BOMs, Recipes, Resources, Capacity planning, Process Order processing, Production Settlement.
- Nonferrous industry
FI Teacher
SAP Academy
2006.10 - 2006.11
Leading consultant for Investment Management module
Post of Serbia
2006.03 - 2006.07
responsible for Romanian localization (FI, MM, SD) and PP adviser
Amann Romania
2004.08 - 2005.06
- FI-SD integration: pricing, discounts, account determination, revenue recognition; credit management, customer hierarchies, risk levels.
- FI-MM integration – account determination, conditions.
- FI-CO key-users training.
- Sewing thread manufacturer
Main contractor
INA-Schaeffler KG
2003.10 - 2004.12
- Main contractor for Romanian roll out: localization for FI, AA, electronic banking, Controlling – Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, Legacy Data Migration (G/L, AP, AR, AA), Material Management (team coordinator).
- FI-CO key-users and end-users training.
- Automotive (bearing rolls manufacturer)
Main contractor
Draexlmaier AG
2002.10 - 2003.07
- Project leader, design FI concept (according to HB1 and HB2, asset management, controlling, Sales and Distribution, lean Warehouse Management).
- FI-CO key-users and end-users training.
- Automotive (wood and leather parts manufacturer)
Formation
Accounting Diploma - Accounting and Informatics
Commercial Academy
Bucharest 1993.10 - 1997.06
Certified Public Accountant - Accounting and Controlling
CECCAR – Romanian Certified Accountants Association
Compétences
- Adaptabilité
- Leadership
- Flexibilité
- Rigueur
- Management
- Prise d'initiatives
Langue
Roumain
Langue maternelle
Anglais
Courant
Chronologie
LDC Design Architect - GL & PE
Novartis
2023.11 - 2026.03
Asset Mgmt/Investment Mgmt consultant
Novartis
2022.11 - 2025.02
LDC Design Architect – Revenue Mgmt
Novartis
2022.01 - 2023.10
S4NovaCore Design Architect
Novartis
2019.01 - 2021.12
xNovaCore Program Manager
Novartis
2017.12 - 2018.12
Functional Design Architect
Novartis
2016.06 - 2017.11
Global InHouse Bank solution implementation
Novartis
2015.02 - 2016.01
SAP Workflow Program Manager
Novartis
2013.06 - 2015.01
SAP Tax Consultant
Delhaize Group Belgium
2012.11 - 2013.02
member of the xNovaCore Team
Novartis
2012.01 - 2012.11
Global coordinator for an asset management project
Novartis Core
2011.04 - 2011.09
FI-CO consultant
AGCO Finland
2011.01 - 2011.03
FI consultant
Discovery Networks
2010.04 - 2010.10
FI-CO consultant
Tetra Pak GDS
2009.10 - 2010.02
FI-CO consultant
Sandoz Intl (SHAPE)
2009.01 - 2009.08
FI consultant
Tetra Pak Global Delivery Service
2008.09 - 2008.12
FI-CO leading consultant
INBEV (Brewery)
2007.10 - 2008.07
FI Teacher
SAP Academy Finland
2007.07 - 2007.07
FI-CO senior consultant
ALRO SA
2006.11 - 2007.06
FI Teacher
SAP Academy
2006.10 - 2006.11
Leading consultant for Investment Management module
Post of Serbia
2006.03 - 2006.07
responsible for Romanian localization (FI, MM, SD) and PP adviser
Amann Romania
2004.08 - 2005.06
Main contractor
INA-Schaeffler KG
2003.10 - 2004.12
Main contractor
Draexlmaier AG
2002.10 - 2003.07
Accounting Diploma - Accounting and Informatics
Commercial Academy
1993.10 - 1997.06
Certified Public Accountant - Accounting and Controlling
CECCAR – Romanian Certified Accountants Association