Iquo Oyarekhua, PMP, APM, ACA.

Lead and support continuous process improvement projects to drive efficiencies that will scale to meet growing global business needs Lead and support process automation opportunities as appropriate, serving as the liaison between the Procurement and Operations Support the implementation of product lines ( Vapes, Gummies) Provide support in the rollout of Procurement tools and Procurement tool enhancements (ERP, Spend, Contract Management, Supplier Evaluation and Onboarding etc.) Lead the implementation of Concur (Travel and Expense Tool) for Cronos Canadian and US entities. Worked with the bank on the Credit Card integration with Concur. Lead and support the development, implementation and maintenance of the Cronos ERP solution. SAP S4 HANA Responsible for Master Data governance ( Vendor and Material Master ) Responsible for creating and maintaining content on Cronos internal website (Cronet) related to Procurement Evaluate current procurement processes, document and archive processes and ensure processes are in compliance with policy Procurement escalation point of contact for the organization Support internal audit and compliance efforts to ensure integrity of procurement controls Responsible for leading all change management activities related to updates in procurement processes Set departmental goals that engage and align with strategic direction

Managing the Data Quality Management team, responsible Data integrity, Reconciliations, maintenance and controls. Analysis, BOTs implementation, maintenance and supports. Responsible for Master Data Governance, managing the Vendor Maintenance and support system (MDG) Manage, participate in and oversee daily finance and accounting operations including but month and year end processes, AR and AP, GL, government remittances. Maintaining accurate and complete financial records. ent activities, such as disbursing checks and processing invoices, to ensure that they are completed accurately and on time. Ensure financial and management reporting data is accurate and issued on a timely basis to facilitate corporate decision making Management of the day-to-day financial and accounting functions while driving continuous improvement to ensure that financial and management reporting data is accurate and issued on a timely basis to facilitate corporate decision making. Managed the Purchasing Card program leading to $2 million earnings in rebates for the firm. Compiling, analyzing, and reporting financial information to management. Continuously evaluate new ways to improve efficiencies, reporting, processes etc. Assisting with special projects and other tasks, as required. Support the implementation of a new finance enterprise systems (including Concur, Coupa, SAP S/4 Hana) Managed Supplier relationship to ensure SLAs Managed the Procure to Pay (PTP) system ( Coupa ) eliminating the manual processes and resulting to millions of dollars in savings. Re-engineered the payment strategy to optimize process and improve client relationships. Coached teams towards achieving goals and objectives and provide guidance to their development plans. Experience with SAP and the implementation of SAP Reviewed financial documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance to company policies and financial principles.

Involved in the Global finance transformation initiatives of SAP S4 HANA Solutions. Providing the business requirement documents (BRD), oversee the testing of system integration as well as user acceptance. Managed T&E team responsible for processing more than 150 million spend per year. Implemented the Company Billed Statements (CBS) Module in concur, ensuring completeness and timely reconciliations of credit card transactions leading to increase rebates to the firm due to early payments of invoices. Managed the Purchasing card program generating up to $2 million in rebate for the firm. Implemented and supported the expense management system (Concur). Reviewed expense reports for compliance to policies, and adherence to CRA requirements; Reviewed and analyzed financial information and produced management reports for monitoring process effectiveness and compliance. Implemented process improvements that drove Savings.

Testing P2P activities on behalf of the North American region, facilitating training sessions for enhancements, Identify opportunities for leveraging automation and work with suppliers and users to align with the automation requirements. Supporting the EREQ system through trouble shooting and investigating cXML data exchange issues and other system related issues surrounding the CCAM, Momentum & Boomie System integration. Perform company setups, creating in EREQ company addresses / building codes for various locations. Performs Punch out catalog Setups creating cXML connectivity between EREQ and supplier site. Loading and maintaining catalog data for internally hosted catalogs. Performs financial setups by associating TD specific expense category codes to supplier items and commodities. Conducts daily reviews of the ePay file validating for completeness of data prior to payments. Creates user access associating them to charts of accounts and content groups. Responsible for the technical activities of the system including creating and maintaining the web forms, creating custom fields as required for TD specific processes, performing testing for system upgrades and other updates.

Supported the implementation Manager with Onboarding of procurement processes to the Enterprise Requisitioning tool (EREQ), as part of initial toolset implementation in support of the $5 billion addressable spends. Identifying potential suppliers and enabling them in EREQ. Participated in the implementation of the Enterprise Requisitioning system (EREQ), enabling suppliers in the Coupa supplier network (CSN). Created and executed test cases in support of processes being on-boarded. Supported the Supplier Enablement Process in performing the following activities: Conducted current business process reviews in order to determine where in the process the Enterprise Requisitioning tool can be leveraged; Created “To Be” process flows for the Implementation Manager; Developed “To Be” processes for ongoing business process on boarding activities post implementation Investigated cXML data exchange errors on both outbound PO’s and inbound invoices. Conducted all activities relating to the application setups including Company, Financial, User and Supplier setups. Loaded Catalog items for the TD Hosted Catalogs associating them to their expense categories. Maintained the users assigning user accesses and associating them to the correct Chart of Accounts and Content groups Performed post implementation support to the end users and suppliers. Provided training on processes demonstrating system capabilities and functionalities to users. Subject Matter Expert on the EREQ usage in support of the End User community and the Supplier enablement process

 Managed approximately 700 p-card holders across 5 business units, monitoring usage for legitimate purchases, following up on approvals ensuring timely payments leading to the receipt of the annual rebate of $200k for the organization.  Generated detailed reports and analysis on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to p-card usage, cost savings, highlighting grey areas to management and working with the bank to implement processes improvements.  Managed the p-card program, achieved significant reduction in the volume of invoices by working with the suppliers to consolidate and streamline the process, thereby creating efficiencies leading to improved supplier relationship.  Mapped GL codes to various supplier / expense categories within the organization ensuring that expenses were accurately charged to GL minimizing errors to the financial statements.  Worked with the auditors, providing audit evidence, testing controls to ensure that proper controls in the business processes were being maintained and that there were no gaps to identified.  Participated in the development and implementation of the SRM (SAP) Module, documenting current processes and identifying controls to be maintained in the new automated process.  Working closely with the technical team, performed UAT testing of the SAP/SRM functionalities.  Analyzed financial information and produced detailed reports for management which were used to monitor process effectiveness and compliance. Suggested process improvements that drove savings, and provided training to non-compliant business units resulting in a 65% increase in compliance.  Collaborated with business units to introduce SRM and secure buy in, highlighting the benefits and communicating calculated cost-savings while providing training and support.  Identified control gaps in the system workflow and worked with the IT team to rectify by entering validation rules ensuring the proper controls were in place.

 Prepared Quarterly wireless reports for the business units.  Worked with suppliers to resolve issues and assist users with issues regarding their wireless data products and invoices, achieving exceptional levels of customer service.  Carried out month end reconciliations of vendor accounts ensuring there are no outstanding invoices, leading to uninterrupted services.  Received in access database, date stamped incoming invoices. Matched Vendor invoices to purchase orders ensuring proper authorization. Communicated with vendors regarding invoice inquiries. Updated the PO log for all invoices received and processed.

 Oversaw AP process including coding and processing of all capital expenses.  Received, sorted, date stamped incoming invoices, coding and matching to vouchers and PO’s. Allocated expenses to proper GL, profit / cost center. Prepared bi-annual/annual budget on the employee’s hardware/software profile.  Generated control numbers for capital expenditures updating Lotus Notes for budget tracking.

 Training on p-card Implementation and Management  Training in SAP, SRM , BI, BOBJ and MDM  Training Certification in Negotiation to Win  Yellow Belt Six Sigma Certification  Bachelor of Science, (B.Sc) Accounting - Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. (1985)