Meet the SAPinsider Experts

Experts

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  Marc Auro

  Expert since 2023

  • RISE with SAP
  • SAP ABAP
  • SAP ABAP Test Cockpit
  • SAP Accounting
  • SAP Administration
  • SAP Analytics and AI

  Throughout his career, he has successfully led and executed more than 25 SAP rollouts across all five continents. Additionally, he has spearheaded full life-cycle SAP projects, including Finance, Cash Management, Electronic Invoicing and Controlling implementations.
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  Javaid Awan

  • RISE with SAP
  • SAP Accounting
  • SAP APO
  • SAP AR AP
  • SAP Architecture
  • SAP Asset Accounting

  Javaid Awan has deep process, configuration, and technical knowledge of finance and supply chain with over 25 years of experience in business and IT roles. Awan has held several senior positions as a Financial Controller, CIO, Head of Shared Services, Head of Business Transformation, Head of DevOps, and has implemented both SAP and non-SAP solutions…
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  Rahul Goyal

  Expert since 2023

  • SAP ABAP
  • SAP Accounting
  • SAP AR AP
  • SAP Architecture
  • SAP Asset Accounting
  • SAP Asset Analytics

  HEAD of ERP, HRIS & ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS | CPA-MBA-MS | Finance, Accounting & data science expert for software firms | ERP, AI, ML, RPA, GAAP | 20 years of experience scaling businesses from $1M to $1B revenue, on-premise to cloud
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  Rohana Gunawardena

  • SAP Accounting
  • SAP AR AP
  • SAP Asset Accounting
  • SAP Billing Systems
  • SAP Controlling
  • SAP COPA

  Rohana Gunawardena heads the SAP practice division at Exium Inc. Exium is a leading business and technology consulting firm that enables companies to achieve their strategic business goals. Exium specializes in delivering superior IT solutions using ERP systems, with special focus on SAP products. Rohana has been working with SAP since 1992. During his career…
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  Heiko Hecht

  Expert since 2021

  • RISE with SAP
  • SAP Access Control
  • SAP Accounting
  • SAP Application Maintenance
  • SAP Asset Accounting
  • SAP Business Intelligence

  Heiko started working with SAP software in 1994. Heiko serves as a subject matter expert for Financial Accounting, System Upgrades/Transformations, Compliance, Process Discovery/Mining, ESG and Solution Documentation with SAP Solution Manager. Heiko is responsible for the collaboration with SAP and the roll out of SAP TRAC (Total ROI Analysis Campaign) and SAP STAR (System Transformation…
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  Matt Montes

  Expert since 2020

  • SAP Accounting
  • SAP AR AP
  • SAP Business Process Management
  • SAP Central Finance
  • SAP Controlling
  • SAP ECC 6.0

  Matt Montes is a Finance and Data driven professional currently working as an SAP Financials Senior Managing Consultant for TruQua, an IBM Company. His professional experience is comprised of Finance Transformation engagements which includes accounting, business process design, financial planning & analysis, data analytics, training, and change management. Matt Montes has 7.5 years of financial consulting experience utilizing SAP Central Finance, SAP S/4HANA, SAP ERP, SAP Fiori, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Group Reporting, and SAP Business Planning and Consolidation. In addition to 5 full lifecycle implementations, product development, and 6 POC’s, Matt Montes also works as a trainer, content developer, and international speaker.
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  Tammy Powlas

  • SAP Accounting
  • SAP Analytics and AI
  • SAP Asset Accounting
  • SAP BI Tools
  • SAP BOBJ
  • SAP Business Intelligence

  Tammy is an Americas’ SAP Users’ Group (ASUG) volunteer and an SAP Mentor, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), with SAP certifications in BW, FI, CO, SEM. Top contributor to SAP Community from 2011 to 2016. Served on the SAP Mentors advisory board. SAP Community Moderator. ASUG Volunteer Award Winner…
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  Clifford Seckman

  Expert since 2022

  • SAP ABAP
  • SAP ABAP Test Cockpit
  • SAP Accounting
  • SAP Application Development and Integration
  • SAP AR AP
  • SAP Architecture

  I have been an independent SAP Technical Consultant and president of Virginia Software Group, Inc. for 30 years. I was chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of ASUG from 2005 to 2020. I am currently a founding partner and the President/CEO of TECH Plus International, an SAP partner company based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and supporting SAP sales and implementations in the Southeast Asia region.
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  Suitao Yang

  Expert since 2023

  • SAP Accounting
  • SAP Analytics and AI
  • SAP AR AP
  • SAP Asset Accounting
  • SAP BPC
  • SAP Business Technology Platform

  I help companies across various industries transform financial processes and systems to align with their overarching business objectives, leveraging digital technologies such as SAP, Oracle, Blackline to bring automation and RPA solutions. I have over 8 years of comprehensive experience in consulting and industrial roles, specializing in Finance and Accounting Transformation, Cost and Profitability Management, Analytics, Process Improvement, Risk and Internal Controls, and Controllership Digitalization. My core competencies include Financial Planning and Analysis, Consolidation & Reporting, Cost Allocation and Modeling, Product Costing, Financial Closing, Technology Implementation (Blackline, BPC, SAP ECC and S/4, and HFM etc.), Revenue Recognition, Intercompany, and Business Performance Management for publicly listed companies.