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Amadou F.AF

Amadou F.

Project Manager Cash Management / Test Manager

€700/day
Rueil-Malmaison, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Amadou

WHO AM I?

👨🏾‍💼 Cash Management and Software Testing Consultant for nearly 15 years, I support companies in the success of their strategic projects related to payments and digital transformation.

🎓 Triple certified #ISTQB (Foundation, Agile, Test Manager), I am also a Software Testing trainer.

WHO DO I WORK WITH?

🏦 I have collaborated with leaders in the banking sector, such as:
• Banque de France
• BNP Paribas
• Société Générale
• Crédit Agricole

My expertise has allowed me to lead complex projects, design effective testing strategies, and ensure the reliability of Cash Management systems.

MY APPROACH: THE VALUES THAT GUIDE ME

🌟 Attentive listening to your needs to ensure complete satisfaction.
🤝 Strong team spirit and ability to rally around common goals.
📈 Methodological rigor to ensure the success of your projects, from scoping to delivery.

MY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Cash Management: 💶 Expertise in STEP2, EURO1, SEPA (CORE, SCT, SDD), Cash-pooling, and banking protocols (Ebics, SWIFTNet, etc.).
• Project Management: 📊 Project leadership (V-model, Agile), AMOA, acceptance testing, deployments, and change management.
• Tools and languages: 🌐 Proficiency in banking tools (SWIFT Alliance, MS Project), languages (SQL, XML), and testing tools (QC Quality Center, etc.).


WHAT I WILL BRING TO YOUR COMPANY

💡 Concrete results:
• Significant reduction in production anomalies through optimized testing strategies.
• Acceleration of deployment times by streamlining project management processes.

SHALL WE DISCUSS?

💌 Contact me by phone at or by email at:.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Rueil-Malmaison (up to 40km)

Experience

  • Natixis (Groupe BPCE)
    IT Project Manager – Cash Pooling Migration
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    February 2025 - July 2025 (5 months)
    Paris, France
    Context:
    Within the IT – Treasury Solutions – Liquidity Management department, migration of the legacy Actiflow tool to Infosys's LMS solution for BPCE group's cash pooling. Management of the migration strategy covering 1700 contracts (Natixis, Banques Populaires, Caisses d’Épargne), with stakeholder coordination, access security, data reliability, and tiering structuring. Support for teams in using Jira/Xray.

    - Management of the migration for the modernization of BPCE group's cash management systems.
    - Coordination of all stakeholders (Business Analysis, IT, business units, software vendor, Natixis, Banques Populaires, and Caisses d’Épargne teams).
    - Coverage of a scope of 1700 cash pooling contracts: single/multi-bank structures, tiering (manual, automatic, target, balance).
    - Development and deployment of the migration strategy (data quality, access security, balance consistency, structure compliance).
    - Design of a mapping matrix between the two systems, data preparation, and transformation.
    - Analysis of migration-related risks and implementation of corrective action plans.
    - Training testers on entering and tracking test cases in Xray.

    Business topics list
    - Group Cash Pooling EUR and Multi-bank.
    - Formats: XML ISO 20022, SEPA variations, SWIFT MT101, MT103, MT202, MT940, MT942, MT950, CFONB 160, 320.
    - Outputs: Payment Status Report (XML, CAMT CAMT 52 & 53, ARA 560), account statements (MT940/950), intraday statements (MT942).

    Actions and deliverables
    • Migration Plan (strategy, milestones, schedule, responsibilities)
    • Scoping Note / Project Sheet
    • Mapping of existing cash pooling structures
    • Gap analysis between Actiflow and LMS
    • Mapping Matrix (structures / functionalities / formats)

    Interlocutors
    Banks and Savings Banks: Business Analysts, IT, Sales, Project Managers, and Testers
    Leadership Cash Management Cash Pooling Project Management Project Coordination
  • CA-CIB
    Acceptance Project Manager - Cash Management
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    December 2023 - December 2024 (1 year)
    Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
    Projects: Within the PSR (Payment Support & Resilience) department, Client Acceptance management for CA-Titres client and CASSIOPEIA migration.

    • Analysis of client needs, development of R3R4 and BKTR flow summary workflows.
    • Facilitation of acceptance monitoring workshops with CA-Titres, BforBank, IWM (Indosuez Wealth Management) clients.
    • Documentation creation.
    • Writing of acceptance test plans based on functional specifications.

    • Design of the implementation sheet for configuration in the test environment by the AES team.
    • Management and preparation of test campaigns.
    • User support for test case execution.
    • Organization of regular progress meetings with the client and project stakeholders.
    • Communication of acceptance project progress to stakeholders through daily and weekly reports.
    • Management and tracking of anomalies with support teams via Calitrack.

    Business topics list

    • Cash Management.
    • Formats: XML ISO 20022, CBPR+, SEPA variations, SWIFT MT101, MT103, MT202, MT940, MT942, MT950, CFONB 160, 320, R3R4.
    • Outputs: Payment Status Report (XML PSR-CAMT, ARA 560), account statements (MT940/950), intraday statements (MT942).
    • Communication protocols SWIFTNET Fin/FileAct, FTP, SFTP.

    Actions and deliverables:

    • Summary workflow.
    • Acceptance test plans.
    • Implementation sheet.
    • Progress and summary report.
    • Anomaly reports.

    Interlocutors:
    • CACIB clients, Business Analysts, IT, Sales, Project Managers, and Testers.

    Technical skills used:
    • Knowledge of different Cash Management products.
    • Expertise in various payment flow formats.
    • Mastery of different banking communication channels.
    • Configuration of eBanking Optim.net, Biztalk exchange systems.
    • Notepad++.
    Payment Methods Cash Management Test Management AMOA QA Tester
  • BNP PARIBAS
    Implementation Project Manager - Cash Management
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    March 2022 - September 2023 (1 year and 6 months)
    Paris, France
    Context: Within the CCS (Cash Customer Service) department, BSS (Business Solution Servicing) entity, management of Cash Management solution implementation projects for BNP's major corporate clients.

    Missions assigned:
    • Understanding client requirements and relationship.
    • Single point of contact for BNP clients.
    • Analysis and definition of the scope of client requests.
    • Identification, analysis, and reporting of client incidents.
    • Measurement of client satisfaction.
    • Escalation of risks and incidents to Sales and Coverage teams.
    • Organization of regular progress meetings with the client and BNP stakeholders.
    • Creation of technical instructions for client environment configuration.
    • Development of project documents such as legal documentation, action tracker, annexes.
    • Communication of project progress to stakeholders.
    • Execution of client Go-Lives.

    Business topics list:
    • Formats: XML ISO 20022, SEPA variations, SWIFT MT101, MT103, MT202, MT940,
    MT942, MT950, CFONB 120, 160, 320.
    • Outputs: Payment Status Report (XML PSR-CAMT, ARA 560), account statements
    (MT940/950, CFONB320), intraday statements (MT942).
    • Communication protocols SWIFTNET Fin/FileAct, FTP, SFTP, EBICST/ TS.
    • Liquidity Management, Cashpooling.

    Deliverables:
    • Project Dashboard Update.
    • Client ID card.
    • Account and service matrix.
    • Drafting of contracts and annexes.
    • Progress report.
    • Anomaly reports.

    Interlocutors:
    • BNP Clients, Business Analysts, IT, Sales, Coverage, Project Managers, and Testers.

    Technical skills used:
    • Knowledge of different Cash Management products.
    • Expertise in various payment flow formats.
    • Mastery of different banking communication channels.
    • Configuration of eBanking Connexis exchange systems, SSH keys, PGP keys.
    • Mystandards, Notepad++.
    Payment Methods Cash Management Business Analyst

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Education

  • Master 2, Information, Systems and Technologies - Telecom Networks
    Université Paris-Sud
    2009
    Master 2, Information, Systèmes et Technologies - Réseaux Télécoms

Certifications

  • ISTQB CERTIFICATION – Foundation Level
    GASQ
    2016
    ISTQB Certification
  • IPE CERTIFICATION Expert Consultant in Quality Management
    Institut Pour l’Expertise
    2017
    Software Project Management

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