Ilias Karlis

Leading payment & treasury implementations, managing international teams of up to 3 people. Payment projects implemented include multiple business purposes (incl. vendor, salary, treasury, tax) and multiple payment methods (incl. domestic, urgent, cross border, direct debits) Gathering payment requirements of utilizing workshops, interviews and questionnaires Designing end-to-end payment flows across multiple regions (Europe, LATAM, Asia), addressing diverse regulatory and operational needs, including ISO 20022 pain.001 Managing relationships with global and local banks to ensure alignment on technical specifications and project timeline Managing relationship with payment service provider (Kyriba) Designing and implementing extensive ERP integration scenarios , incl. SAP, MS Dynamics, Oracle JDE and 3rd-party solutions (e.g. FIDES). Integration channels include sftp and APIs Implementing payment scenarios leveraging Kyriba capabilities, including manual payment scenarios, payments integration, payments approval workflow, payment batching, payment file generation Designing and delivering bank connectivity solutions, including SWIFT (FIN / FileAct) and Host-to-Host integrations via SFTP/FTP Coordinating and executing SITs, UATs and penny-testing and cut-over cycles Designing and implementing cash management, cash forecasting, cash accounting and risk management flows leveraging Kyriba capabilities Key project highlights Consumer Goods | Revenue : 11 billion | Swift Connectivity | 6 Global banks | 200+ Payment Scenarios Energy Industry | Revenue: 13+Billions | Swift Connectivity | 4 European banks | 150+ Payment Scenarios Pharmaceutical | Revenue: 2+Billions | Host to host Connectivity | 1 Global bank | 30+ Payments Expansion in LATAM and APAC countries

Payments System Implementation, Major Fusion Global Payplus Platform by FINASTRA, focusing on the Instant Payments, Mass Payments, SEPA and SWIFT (including SWIFT GPI) streams Gathering and analyzing client's requirements, collaborating with the client's payment operations team Collaborating with the third-party payment application vendor, tracking the delivery plan Analyzing local and international payment regulations of Banking, Defining target architecture: target architecture blueprint, milestone roadmap, key decisions Defining and setting the vendor selection evaluation framework Issuing the RFP: writing, leading stakeholders' engagement

Expert in Oracle Marketing, Engagement Fusion Cloud Airline, Automotive, Hospitality industries. Collection and analysis of customer requirements via Oracle TCM (True Cloud Method) Designing solutions to customer needs identifying potential gaps and proposing workarounds Leveraging upselling opportunities to increase project profitability and partnering with sales team Project management tasks, including timeline and deliverables creation Application configuration and customization, utilizing Oracle Fusion Cloud extension tools