Jouni Kärnä

Manager SAP Finance

Support the design and set up of a global template from accounting and controlling including customizing Support the unit and integration testing for Swiss rollout Support the data migration of the legacy data to the new template

Acting as a Manager in SAP CC FICO team, leading the team of 4 internal and 4-6 external consultants. Acted as IT Project Lead for the complexity reduction projects Organized and supported the first month end closings locally in Poland, USA, Spain, Finland and Hungary as well supported the FI-CO/BW- reconciliation As a Lead CO Consultant implemented CO (including CO-PC) in PL/CZ rollout Provided 2nd level support for FICO-tickets (dispatching and also actively resolving the tickets)

Development of Orders received/orders backlog according to US-GAAP in SAP. Development of cash forecast reports for open sales and purchase orders Acted as Business Solution Consultant evaluated the proposed changes to the template together with business.

Acted as Lead Consultant for FI-AR/AP and FI-AA and involved in Belgian withholding tax reports, LSMW development and migration of vendors, customers and asset master data. Development of Report Painter reports for FI and CO. (SAP 5.0 with new G/L.) Ttemplate rollout in Switzerland (Reinsurance): Local Project manager and lead consultant for FI-AA, CO and forecasting with New G/L. Local BW-reporting support (SAP 5.0 with new G/L.) FICO 2nd level support. (SAP 5.0 with new G/L.)

Supported Business Blueprint documentation for Product costing Involved in preparations for withholding tax for India. Responsible for CO-module and FICO-integration to logistic modules. (Real time integration of CO to FI) (Public sector)

Worked in a business support organisation being responsible for resource allocations and development as well as seeking the opportunities to optimise and enhance the European core template Responsible as IT-lead in a business re-engineering project in one Panasonic business area. Optimised CO-processes in Panasonic Nordics. Key account management role for Panasonic Nordics. Provided support to other process enhancement projects

Product costing team lead in Polymers business area (Rubber chemicals, France, Belgium, Switzerland). FI/CO Team Lead in a Merger project of two French Bayer subsidiaries. FI/CO Team Lead/Issue Coordinator in Diagnostics rollout. Member of SEM-initiative Germany specializing in planning (SEM-BPS). Conducted SAP overview training as a part of SEM-academy in Rome.

Instructor of Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) and Profit Center Accounting (PCA) (3.0D) FI/CO team lead in a commercialization project of chemical industry solution where all SAP modules were implemented. Upgrade testing lead for 30 people. (3.0D -> 4.0B)

FICO consultant in 2 tier integrated oil company in the logistic IS-Oil integration project.

SAP FICO consultant in 2 implementation projects for 2 public listed Finnish companies. Navigation training for Nokia Mobile phones (150 people)

Support for bidding process.

Conducted several feasibility studies and accounting design drafts among others for MacGregor Navire and Kemira Agro. Conducted several presales presentations.

Coordinated monthly reporting, budgeting, planning and cashflow reporting of International Trading and Supply business unit including foreign subsidiaries (Tokyo, Singapore, Hamburg, London, Houston, and Calgary). Led accounting department of 10 persons. Responsible for management accounting of corporate technology units (Engineering, R&D and Technology planning) Tasks included budgeting, planning, monthly reporting and coordination of invoice verification. Led a team of 6 people.

Bookkeeping for 2 Kone Subsidiaries. Month end closing support for Kone Oy. Development of the month end closing model based on Lotus 1-2-3.

Accounting and Finance