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Date
On-Demand
Summary
Join Argano, Oracle, and premier steel producer Metallus (formerly known as TimkenSteel) to learn about their successful journey moving from on-premises to the cloud to streamline consolidations and optimize planning and budgeting.
Metallus has gone through multiple transformations with their financial systems, and we will talk through the journey and the benefits realized, including simplified consolidations, automated cash flow reporting, and reduced manual spreadsheet-based processes with the help of Argano. Ashley Pfeiffer, financial systems lead at Metallus, will share their journey alongside Dave Whittaker, Oracle Director of EPM Solution Engineering, who will provide his perspective on modernizing the office of finance, and Ronnie Tafoya (Director) and John Harding (Senior Manager) from Argano who will share additional insight on the Metallus implementations. Finally, we will wrap up with a live Q&A session!
Speakers
Ashley Pfeiffer
Financial Systems Lead, Metallus
Ashley, a manufacturing professional with 13+ years of experience in finance/accounting systems, specifically related to financial close and consolidation (2+ years) and planning (13+ years). Experienced in implementing, migrating, and enhancing EPM applications while creating an umbrella of tools that helps business leaders make decisions quickly. Additional experience leading and assisting in reducing the month-end close and forecast processes through automation and optimization of the system's capabilities.
Dave Whittaker
Director, EPM Solution Engineering, Oracle
Dave is a passionate, innovative leader focused on Enterprise Performance Management (EPM). Since joining Hyperion in 2005, Dave has been a zealot in helping Oracle EPM customers successfully transform their finance and accounting processes. In his current role, he is blessed to lead the best EPM team in the business – the North American EPM Solution Engineering team at Oracle – where he spends most of his time helping Fortune 500 companies evaluate and implement EPM solutions.
John Harding
EPM Senior Manager, Argano
John is a thought leader and creative problem solver with 20+ years of experience focused on financial close and consolidation designing, building, supporting, and implementing world class EPM applications across multiple industries. Experienced in process improvement/finance transformation of the financial close cycle helping to reduce close time, improve accuracy, and analysis.
Ronnie Tafoya
EPM Director, Argano
Ronnie is an Oracle EPM Planning expert with over 30 years of experience in both consulting and industry. From her first job as a computer operator on a VAX to her current position, the aspects of her jobs that she’s enjoyed most are learning how things work and solving problems. Ronnie also loves to share her passion for her craft through teaching, whether it be mentoring an individual, teaching in a virtual classroom or onsite, or presenting at user conferences or through webcasts.