Pastel
Reginald Shonhiwa
SAP FICO Solution Architect
Johannesburg
Work Preference
Summary
SAP FICO Solution Architect aligning finance design across SAP S/4HANA, integration, and migration workstreams. Leads workshops, blueprint sign-off, configuration, testing, cutover, and hypercare for complex multi-country finance rollouts across industries such as mining, brewing, utilities, and revenue authorities. Shapes end-to-end finance solutions that connect business requirements to stable production support.
Overview
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2
Languages
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Certification
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Syntax Unity Project
- FTS workshop
- Requirements Documentation in CALM
- Realization of documented Requirements
- Unit Testing
- UAT and Defect Resolution
- Hypercare support
- SAP S4HANA Cloud Project
- January to Date
SAP FICO Consultant
ABB
04.2015
- An understanding of the REMSC template (Solution) to be rolled out to African Countries
- Review and Prepare the REMSC training materials prior to training the business.
- Review and Prepare the REMSC Test Scripts to ensure successful UAT
- Take responsibility for UAT and Training of the Finance Modules (i.e. General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Banking and Fixed Assets)
- Take responsibility for UAT and Training of the Controlling Modules (i.e. Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting and Profitability Analyses)
- Assist in ensuring seamless integration between the Shared Accounting Services (SAS) Activities & the In Country Activities
- Ensure timesheets Expenses are booked on the portal for correct billing
- Adhere to the firm and client confidentiality policies
Illovo Sugar Africa
07.2022 - 12.2026
- Prepare Site Visits for S4 HANA Private Cloud Implementation
- FI- Lead
- Run Explore Workshops, Document and Sign off the blueprints.
- Cane Payments Lead
- Build the Finance Solution
- Build the Cane Payments Solution with Integration to a Certified third-party SAP solution.
- Roll Out the Finance and Cane payments solution to 4 Countries.
- Perform regression testing during the roll out activities
- Go Live and Post Go Live Support
Beyond Finance Anglo-American
09.2021 - 04.2022
- RTR business process UAT
- Blackline business process UAT
- Go Live and Post Go Live support
- Month End activities on blackline
Anglo-American
07.2021 - 08.2021
- S4 Hana FICO Business Processes Testing Preparations
New Look UK
04.2021 - 06.2021
- S4 Hana Cloud FICO Business process testing
- Development of Functional Specifications
- Interface Testing
Illovo
01.2021 - 03.2021
- Finance Business Process Review
Anglo-American
06.2020 - 08.2020
- FI Team Member
- Data Migration
- Data Reconciliations
Sibanye Stillwater
02.2020 - 05.2020
- FI Team Lead.
- Blueprint review workshops
- Blueprint Sign Off Sessions
- System Configuration based on the signed Blueprints
- Unit Testing in preparation for UAT
Senior FICO S4 HANA Consultant.
SABIC
07.2019 - 12.2019
- Prioritise initiatives
- Scope, plan and cost initiatives
- Select initiatives
- ST TE roadmap
- Digital & technology options high level evaluation
- Develop Deloitte Central Finance Point of View for SABIC
- Understand Technology Landscape
- Evaluate Application and Reporting Requirements
- Develop and Prioritise Finance Technology Options
- Assess Impact on In-Flight Technology Projects
- Develop HL Finance Application Business Requirements
- High-level application, data & integration requirements
- Evaluate and Develop HL Data Requirements
- Evaluate HL System Control Requirements
- Develop HL Technology Integration Requirements
Senior FICO S4 HANA Consultant.
Deloitte Canada
06.2019 - 07.2019
- Develop a Business Blueprint for a S4 Hana, Mining Solution
- Configuration of the FI Module for a mining solution.
- Testing of the FI Business Processes.
- Use of BC Sets for Template Development
- Knowledge transfer to junior team members
- Demonstration of the Mining solution to the team
- Will do knowledge transfer to Deloitte Canada Counterparts.
Senior FICO Consultant.
Multi-choice
01.2016 - 04.2019
- Resolving FICO support calls
- S4 HANA Proof of Concept
- S4 HANA Migration –
- Pre-Installation & Installation preparation from an FI Point of view.
- Pre-Installation Checks
- Installation downtime analysis.
- Data Migration – Pre-Migration Configuration
- Execution of the actual Migration
- Post Migration Activities
- Post Migration Backup.
- OCR vendor invoice processing
- Interface Design between ECC System to S4 Hana migrated systems.
- Good understanding of the universal journal and the replaced tables with the views.
- Good understanding of the new changes on both the GL and the Asset Accounting as a result of migration to S4 HANA.
- Good understanding the Downtime analysis of the whole process of data migration.
SAP Subject Matter Expert
DELOITTE - Cost Reduction Signature Solution
02.2015 - 03.2015
- Developing signature solution around Cost Reduction that will be utilised across consulting.
- Management of the integration of the different business units within the Technology service area.
- Analysing cost reduction methods, tools and focus areas within the different business units to enable the approach finalisation.
SAP FI Consultant
ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African states)
08.2014 - 01.2015
- Conducted blueprint workshops, documented the outcome the workshops into a consolidated blueprint, obtained sign off from the stakeholders
- Configured the system based on the signed document.
- Conducted unit, integration and user acceptance testing.
- Trained the Super Users
- Final preparation and cutover plan.
SAP FI Consultant
EXXARO
04.2014 - 07.2014
- Assisted with the configuration of the contract life cycle management.
- Assisted with the take-on of open contracts
- Trained Super users
- Assisted with after go live support
SAP FI Consultant
DELOITTE
11.2013 - 03.2014
- Business process support of the Deloitte SAP solution
- Configure the SAP solution based on the continues business improvements identified
SAP FI Test Lead
MEDICLINIC
09.2013 - 10.2013
- Design Finance test scripts working with the business process lead in establishing the best approach for the scenarios to be tested.
- Configuration and development of testing scenarios. This included the sign-off of the testing scenarios with the finance business resources.
- Managed and conducted end-user testing as well as user acceptance testing of the Finance scenarios
SAP FI SAP SME
ABSA (FSS)
05.2013 - 08.2013
- Review existing SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling Organisational Structure that's being serviced by Financial Shared Services to enhance proper review of the Current Business Processes as prescribed by the Scope of Work.
- Review the Existing Accounts Payable, Vendor Maintenance, General Ledger, VAT, Business Services and Month End Business Processes that are used by Financial Shared Services
- Report/Flag on the Improvement Opportunities and Shortcomings from the review of the business processes listed above.
- Flag the Data/Configuration Requirements per Business Process as input to the enhancement Initiatives.
- Assisted in the enhancement initiative inputs and procedures.
- Assisted in the Development of the Stage 1 Business Case
SAP FI/CO Consultant
AFGRI
02.2013 - 03.2013
- Support in FI and CO modules after upgrade
- Payment Runs
- Tax Reporting
- Fixed Assets Register
- Workflow issues
- Bank Reconciliations
- Managing GR/IR Account
- Other General Support Issues
SAP FI-AP-AA Senior Consultant
EXXARO
03.2012 - 01.2013
- Responsibilities Covered.
- Assisting the team lead with planning and scheduling of team activities to ensure timely delivery of quality team deliverables as defined for the Final Preparation and Go-live and support phases of the project.
- Provide specialist process and functional SAP and Business Process knowledge and guidance specific to the team.
- Provide timely feedback and input to team leads and project management with regards to opportunities, risks and issues. Assist the team lead with resolution of issues and mitigation of risks
- Effectively set-up, configure, document and test the solution according to the approved Blueprint and scope
- Adjust and align test scripts and scenarios with remaining test requirements (Regression and DILO) during Final Preparation phase of the project. Conduct testing as per the testing methodology and plan
- Assist training developers with the final preparation of training documentation deliverables Provide input to and assist with data clean-up and migration activities
- Ensure effective knowledge transfer to business resources. Assist Exxaro team members and team leads to ensure an effective handover of the Exxaro solution to business and transition to permanent support.
SAP FI/CO Support Consultant
DELOITTE
03.2011 - 02.2012
- Responsibilities Covered.
- FICO Support issues. Which includes
- Payment Run Errors.
- Revaluation Errors.
- Clearing Errors.
- File Upload Errors.
- Depreciation Errors.
- VAT reporting Issues
- GST reporting Issues
- Invoice Printing Errors
- Currency Issues
- GL Balances Discrepancies etc.
- Goldfields Health Services Project. ( 4 Company Codes )
- Business Process Workshops
- Configuration of the blueprinted business processes.
- Interface Developments.
- Managing the integration between SAP and other systems
- Testing
- Go live
- After go live support.
SAP FI/CO Consultant
South African Airways
09.2009 - 02.2011
- Responsibilities Covered.
- Mobilizing Analyse Workshops for the following areas:
- Financial Accounting.
- Cost Centre Accounting.
- Profit Centre Accounting.
- Interfaces with External Systems.
- Shared Service Concept.
- Blueprinting.
- Configuration.
- Testing
- FICO Support.
SAP FI/CO Consultant
Obajana Cement Factory
04.2009 - 05.2009
- Responsibilities Covered:
- Blueprint requirements for Manual and Electronic Bank Reconciliation.
- Configuration of both the Manual & Electronic Bank Reconciliation.
- Testing & Training
- Go Live and Support
SAP FI/CO Consultant (RTR/Intercompany)
Guinness Nigeria Breweries.
05.2008 - 09.2008
- Regional Process Owner
- Guinness brewery is an International Company with Head Office in London, and has implemented SAP, which is now being rolled out to all the branches over the world.
- Responsibilities Covered;
- Mobilizing Analyse Workshops for the following areas:
- General ledger, (Cross Company Code transacting and all related functions within the GL i.e. Mapping legacy system Chart of Accounts etc.)
- Accounts Receivable, (Miscellaneous invoices)
- Accounts Payable, (Electronic Funds Transfers and other related AP functions)
- Treasury, and Cash Management (In House Cash Functionality)
- Guinness Ghana Breweries.
SAP FI/CO Consultant (RTR/Intercompany)
East African Breweries
05.2006 - 04.2007
- East African Breweries is a group of brewing companies in East Africa, which includes Kenya, Uganda, Sudan and Tanzania. Their main functions are to manufacture beer, wines and spirits, they also focus on malting raw barley and glass manufacturing.
- Responsibilities Covered;
- Mobilizing Analyse Workshops for the following areas:
- General ledger, (Cross Company Code transacting and all related functions within the GL i.e. Mapping legacy system Chart of Accounts etc.)
- Accounts Receivable, (Miscellaneous invoices)
- Accounts Payable, (Electronic Funds Transfers and other related AP functions)
- Treasury, and Cash Management (In House Cash Functionality)
- Material Ledger (CO-PC-ACT)
- Configuration: Valuation Area setting for material ledger
- Configure Dynamic Price Changes, Material Update, Actual costing Configuration.
- OBYC configuration, Movement Type settings)
- Master Data: Material Master for the Material, Actual Quantity Structure, Price Analysis, Status Management of Material Ledger Data, Archiving Material Ledger Data.
- Application: Periodic Actual Costing, Costing Run, Material Price Determination i.e. Single Level, Multiple Level, and Transaction based price Determination.
- Fixed Assets, (Depreciation run and Assets Revaluations and other related functions within Asset Accounting, which includes inter-company transfers)
- Managing Interfaces and integration with other external systems, (Bank Interfaces)
- Unit Testing of all the customized RTR/Intercompany business processes
- Identifying test cases from scope and design documents.
- Creating test cases on Test Director.
- Validating test cases in terms of completeness.
- Executing test cases on test environment.
- Validate actual results vs. expected results.
- Identify software defects.
- Investigate and record software defects on Test Director.
- Follow-up on defects.
- Document test results.
- Provide feedback and status reports to team leader.
- Provide support to business testers.
- Integration testing
- Creation/updating of documentation as per project documentation
- Training of Super users which in turn trained the end users.
- Go live Preparations and making sure that the cut over plan has been clearly stated.
SAP FI/CO Team Lead
Hwange Colliery Company Limited.
06.2006 - 11.2006
- Hwange Colliery Company of Zimbabwe is the largest coal mining company in Zimbabwe. It also provides quite a number of services to the people in the town of Hwange beside coal mining, these includes Hospital services, Transport services, Estate management as well as running of clubs such as Golf, Tennis and many other. The client has 3 Company codes which also consolidated into one company for reporting.
- Responsibilities Covered;
- Mobilizing Blueprint workshop for the following areas:
- General ledger, (Customized Cross Company Code transacting and all related functions within the GL i.e. Chart of Accounts etc.)
- Accounts Receivable, (Customer credit management and all other related functionality)
- Accounts Payable, (Electronic Funds Transfers and other related AP functions)
- Treasury, (Electronic Bank Reconciliations and other related TR functions)
- Fixed Assets, (Depreciation run and Assets Revaluations and other related functions within Asset Accounting, which includes inter-company transfers)
- Interfaces with other external systems
- Documenting the Business blueprint to match the SAP Audit.
- Customizing the system as spelt by the Business blueprint workshops.
- Unit Testing of all the documented business processes
- Integration testing
- Training of Super users which in turn trained the end users.
- Setup the Authorizations and profiles.
- Go live Preparations and making sure that the cut over plan has been clearly stated.
- Hand hold users for an effective GO Live.
- After GO Live support and Continuous improvements.
SAP FI/CO Consultant (Team leader)
Grain Marketing Board.
01.2006 - 04.2006
- Grain Marketing Board is the largest company in Zimbabwe which provides a wide range of services to the whole nation. This includes Stock Feeds Manufacturing, Contract farming, Milling, Packaging, Bakeries, Inputs credit scheme, and Controlling Commodities. It comprises of 9 Company Codes which will be consolidated for reporting.
- Responsibilities Covered;
- Mobilizing Blueprint workshop for the following areas:
- General ledger, (Customized Cross Company Code transacting and all related functions within the GL i.e. Chart of Accounts etc.)
- Accounts Receivable, (Customer credit management and all other related functionality)
- Accounts Payable, (Electronic Funds Transfers and other related AP functions)
- Fixed Assets, (Depreciation run and Assets Revaluations and other related functions within Asset Accounting, which includes inter-company transfers)
- Interfaces with other external systems
- Documenting the Business blueprint to match the SAP Audit.
- Customizing the system as spelt by the Business blueprint workshops.
- Unit Testing of all the documented business processes
- Integration testing
- Training of Super users which in turn trained the end users.
- Setup the Authorizations and profiles.
- Go live Preparations and making sure that the cut over plan has been clearly stated.
- Hand hold users for an effective GO Live.
- After GO Live support and Continuous improvements.
SAP FI/CO Team lead
Trans Namib Holdings Ltd.
03.2004 - 05.2005
- Trans Namib is a transport company in Namibia with various depots in Namibia and outside Namibia. It's one of the leading transport companies in that Country with an employee base of about 3000. Services provided by Trans Namib were transporting goods and commodities, passenger services and also hiring out some of their locomotives.
- I spearheaded various FI/CO Business Blueprint workshops in the following areas.
- Fixed Assets, Treasury, Cost Centre Accounting, Profit Centre Accounting, Product Costing, Funds Management, and Managing Integration with HR and all the other modules in SAP.
- The project was also SAP Audited
- Documenting the Business blueprint, (Using Live kit Tools to extract information from SAP) to match the SAP Audit.
- Customizing the system as spelt by the Business blueprint workshops.
- Collection of Master Data and also the upload in all the modules stated above.
- Unit Testing of all the documented business processes
- Integration testing
- Training of Super users which in turn trained the end users.
- Setup the Authorizations and profiles.
- Go live Preparations and making sure that the cut over plan has been clearly stated.
- Hand hold users for an effective GO Live.
- After GO Live support and Continuous improvements.
SAP Financial Accounting Team Lead
National Food & Beverages
01.2004 - 02.2004
- National Food and Beverages is a subsidiary of Dair board Company of Zimbabwe; it deals with Transporting of Food and Beverages to various parts of the country.
- Responsibilities Covered;
- Mobilizing Blueprint workshop for the following areas:
- General ledger, (Customized Cross Company Code transacting and all related functions within the GL i.e. Chart of Accounts etc.)
- Accounts Receivable, (Customer credit management and all other related functionality)
- Accounts Payable, (Electronic Funds Transfers and other related AP functions)
- Treasury, (Manual Bank Reconciliations and other related TR functions)
- Fixed Assets, (Depreciation run and Assets Revaluations and other related functions within Asset Accounting, which includes inter-company transfers)
- Interfaces with other external systems
- Documenting the Business blueprint to match the SAP Audit.
- Customizing the system as spelt by the Business blueprint workshops.
- Unit Testing of all the documented business processes, Integration testing.
- Training of Super users which in turn trained the end users.
- Setup the Authorizations and profiles.
- Go live Preparations and making sure that the cut over plan has been clearly stated.
- Hand hold users for an effective GO Live.
SAP FI/CO Consultant
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)
01.2003 - 12.2003
- Zimbabwe Revenue Authority collects revenue on behalf of the Government of Zimbabwe. Their mission is to provide a first-class service in the facilitation of Trade, Economic development, and revenue generation in the region and beyond, through the efforts of professional and dedicated staff. It comprises of 2 Company Codes which also gets consolidated for reporting purposes.
- I was involved in the implementation of SAP R/3 4.6D and also responsible for compiling the FI/CO project blueprint. Played a leading role in FI/CO configuring Cash Management Module, and designed and compiled user acceptance testing procedures, Training end and super users.
- Additional responsibilities were:
- Customizing of Electronic Bank Statement, electronic funds transfers
- Interfaces with other external systems
- Documenting the Business blueprint to match the SAP Audit.
- Customizing the system as spelt by the Business blueprint workshops.
- Unit Testing of all the documented business processes
- Managing Integration with external systems
- Setup the Authorizations and profiles.
- Go live Preparations and making sure that the cut over plan has been clearly stated.
- Hand hold users for an effective GO Live.
- After GO Live support and Continuous improvements
SAP FI Team lead
Ibeto Group of Companies
01.2002 - 08.2002
- IBETO Group of Companies is an oil mining company with more than ten subsidiaries in Nigeria. Beside oil it concentrates on Manufacturing of batteries, rice importing, and many other by-products of crude oil.
- Responsibilities Covered;
- Mobilizing Blueprint workshop for the following areas:
- General ledger, (Customized Cross Company Code transacting and all related functions within the GL i.e. Chart of Accounts etc.)
- Accounts Receivable, (Customer credit management and all other related functionality)
- Accounts Payable, (Electronic Funds Transfers and other related AP functions)
- Treasury, (Manual Bank Reconciliations and other related TR functions)
- Fixed Assets, (Depreciation run and Assets Revaluations and other related functions within Asset Accounting, which includes inter-company transfers)
- Interfaces with other external systems
- Documenting the Business blueprint to match the SAP Audit.
- Customizing the system as spelt by the Business blueprint workshops.
- Unit Testing of all the documented business processes
- Integration testing
- Training of Super users which in turn trained the end users.
- Setup the Authorizations and profiles.
- Go live Preparations and making sure that the cut over plan has been clearly stated.
- Hand hold users for an effective GO Live.
- After GO Live support and Continuous improvements.
Education
Computer And Information Systems
Ministry of Higher Education
Harare, Zimbabwe 04.2001 -
Diploma - Computer science
Skills
SAP FICO
SAP CALM
SharePoint
Teams
Signavio
Business blueprinting
Requirements documentation
Functional specification writing
Data migration
Interface design
Unit testing
User acceptance testing
Defect resolution
Regression testing
Hypercare support
Certification
SAP S4HANA Cloud Private Edition, Financial Accounting
Software
SAP Blackline
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Swahili
Beginner (A1)
Other Professional Experience
Pastel implementation & Support: Led an implementation and support team (as Senior Support Consultant) responsible for the implementation of Pastel version 4, 5, and 6 for a number of Companies in Zimbabwe including Bard Discount House, Premier Milling, Nutresco, and Inscor Restaurants of Zimbabwe etc.
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Timeline
Illovo Sugar Africa
07.2022 - 12.2026
Beyond Finance Anglo-American
09.2021 - 04.2022
Anglo-American
07.2021 - 08.2021
New Look UK
04.2021 - 06.2021
Illovo
01.2021 - 03.2021
Anglo-American
06.2020 - 08.2020
Sibanye Stillwater
02.2020 - 05.2020
Senior FICO S4 HANA Consultant.
SABIC
07.2019 - 12.2019
Senior FICO S4 HANA Consultant.
Deloitte Canada
06.2019 - 07.2019
Senior FICO Consultant.
Multi-choice
01.2016 - 04.2019
SAP FICO Consultant
ABB
04.2015
SAP Subject Matter Expert
DELOITTE - Cost Reduction Signature Solution
02.2015 - 03.2015
SAP FI Consultant
ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African states)
08.2014 - 01.2015
SAP FI Consultant
EXXARO
04.2014 - 07.2014
SAP FI Consultant
DELOITTE
11.2013 - 03.2014
SAP FI Test Lead
MEDICLINIC
09.2013 - 10.2013
SAP FI SAP SME
ABSA (FSS)
05.2013 - 08.2013
SAP FI/CO Consultant
AFGRI
02.2013 - 03.2013
SAP FI-AP-AA Senior Consultant
EXXARO
03.2012 - 01.2013
SAP FI/CO Support Consultant
DELOITTE
03.2011 - 02.2012
SAP FI/CO Consultant
South African Airways
09.2009 - 02.2011
SAP FI/CO Consultant
Obajana Cement Factory
04.2009 - 05.2009
SAP FI/CO Consultant (RTR/Intercompany)
Guinness Nigeria Breweries.
05.2008 - 09.2008
SAP FI/CO Team Lead
Hwange Colliery Company Limited.
06.2006 - 11.2006
SAP FI/CO Consultant (RTR/Intercompany)
East African Breweries
05.2006 - 04.2007
SAP FI/CO Consultant (Team leader)
Grain Marketing Board.
01.2006 - 04.2006
SAP FI/CO Team lead
Trans Namib Holdings Ltd.
03.2004 - 05.2005
SAP Financial Accounting Team Lead
National Food & Beverages
01.2004 - 02.2004
SAP FI/CO Consultant
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)
01.2003 - 12.2003
SAP FI Team lead
Ibeto Group of Companies
01.2002 - 08.2002
Computer And Information Systems
Ministry of Higher Education
04.2001 -
Syntax Unity Project