SUMMARY:

• Over 7 years 6 months of experience as an SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant in FI/CO Design, Implementation, Realization /Configuration, Customization, Integration, Testing, Go - Live & Support with 2 Full Life Cycle Implementation and 2 roll out projects.
• Currently working with Confidential Technology as a FICO lead Consultant
• Worked with Confidential Services Ltd as a FICO Functional Consultant 4 Year 7 Month.
• Worked on ASAP methods of project preparation to identify business objectives to integrate industries, blueprint of the company requirements, realization of the configuration or proof of concept, final preparation of testing, interfaces, conversions, reporting, training, and the go live and support.
• Excellent Financial Accounting expertise in Configuring & Testing General Ledger Accounting FI-G/L, Accounts Payable FI-A/P, Accounts Receivable FI-A/R, Bank Accounting FI-BA, Asset Accounting FI-AA.
• Controlling expertise includes Cost Center Accounting CO-CCA, Profit Center Accounting EC-PCA, Internal Order Accounting CO-IOA and Profitability Analysis CO-PA.
• Experience in configuration of AA, Asset Depreciation Area, Asset Class, Residual and Partial Payment, Field Status Group, Fiscal Year Variant, Payment Terms, Inter-Company Transaction, Account Assignment Model, and Recurring Account.
• Created the Bank, House Banks, Electronic & Manual Bank Reconciliation, check lots reason codes.
• Configured VISA Credit card configuration for JP Morgan and BOA banks and configured manual Bank Statement and Electronic Bank Statement (EBS) and Bank Reconciliation.
• Extensively worked on Intercompany process and end to end testing.
• Exposure to HPQC.10 and 11, E-room, ITSM and in ServiceNow tools.
• Expertise in Interfaces other Legacy systems line BW, Qudream.
• Configured House Banks for BOA, ANZ and CITI for varies countries.
• Hands-on experience in using Reporting tools like SAP Query, Report Painter/ Report Writer and Drill Down Reports which used for analysis, performance, accounts history, and day to day business processes.
• Used Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW) for data Upload for Various SAP Projects.
• Interfaced with Migration of data and integration with modules like FI-MM, FI-SD.
• Experience in importing master data from legacy systems to SAP R/3 by using LSMW & Batch Input Session techniques.
• Extensive experience in Business Analysis, GAP Analysis, Requirement Gathering, and Solution Delivery
• Trained end users in configuration and post implementation production support and documentation.
• Conversant with US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and SOX (Sarbanes - Oxley) compliance procedure.
• A strong team leader and team player, able to work well within a team as well as an individual.
• A self-motivated individual with ability to work under pressure and meet important deadlines.

THE BUSINESS SKILL SET:

Project Management: Project planning, scoping, effort estimation, tracking Client communication & presentation. Overseeing end to end project management from conceptualization and visualization to technology mapping, budgeting, resource & task scheduling and final execution of projects. Interacting with and guide team members to ensure smooth progress of project work. Ensuring adherence to Quality norms across the development and implementation process. Processing Definition & Implementing methodology. Implementing of project plans within pre-set budgets and deadlines. Undertaking off shoring delivery management for technical deliverables of projects. Recruiting, team mentoring, deployment, monitoring and development.

IT Consulting: Interfacing with clients for Business Process Analysis and Mapping with identification of system/processes and priorities. Architecting Solutions, Process Reengineering & Development.

General Ledger: Excellent knowledge of Chart of Accounts, Company code Configuration, G/L account Master records including Field Status groups, Number range, Document types and Posting keys, Tolerance groups, and Financial Statement versions etc. Good knowledge of New GL functionality in ECC 6.0 including Document splitting, Parallel Accounting etc.

Accounts Payable: Extensive knowledge of Account groups, and Partner Functions, Checks Management, Payment program and Payment methods, Account Assignment Model, Invoice creation, Duplicate Invoice check. Logistics Invoice verification including Invoice Blocking, Invoice Reduction, Reversals and GR/IR Account maintenance etc.

Accounts Receivables: Extensive knowledge of AR related configuration, Customer Master data, Payment method and Payment terms, Screen Layouts, Auto Cash Application and Cash Pre-processor, Manual cash application, Customer Tolerances, Remittance and Payment Advices, Deductions and Residuals, Document Reversals, Customer Account statements, and Dunning etc.

Banking: Proficient in Auto cash application concepts including Cash processing, House banks configuration for various countries and bank accounts, Electronic bank statement and manual bank statement, bill of exchange.

Fixed Assets: Asset class, Asset master data, Depreciation, depreciation keys, account assignment in cost accounting, number ranges, creating reconciliation accounts for assets, integration with GL, acquisitions, retirements, transfer of Assets and Asset data transfer.

Internal Orders (IO): Order types, Order groups, Planning, Settlement, Status Mgmt.

Cash Management: Customized the Cash position, Liquidity forecast and Cash concentration functions, Electronic Bank Statement, Cashed Checks and Check deposit functions.

Special Purpose Ledger: Basic Settings, Tables, Master Data, Validation, Substitution, User Exit.

Cost Element/Cost Centre Accounting: Planning - cost centres, cost centre hierarchy, cost centre groups, primary and secondary cost elements, reconciliation ledger, statistical keys, activity type, assessment, distribution, reposting and integration with MM.

Profit Centre Accounting: Configuring and customizing basic settings, maintaining profit centre hierarchy, assignments, CO-objects to profit centres, allocation cycles (distribution and assessment), planning and development of reports.

Profitability Analysis: Configuring operating concern, characteristics, value fields, maintaining derivation rules and valuation, value flow, creating drilldown reports and planning.

SDLC Planning & Co-ordination: Involving high-level design, coding & Software development. Managing testing, system integration, debugging & troubleshooting. Overseeing smooth implementation of the project at client location. Extend post-implementation and supporting clients with continuous product engineering. User interaction for requirement gathering, system analysis and finalisation of technical/functional specifications and high level design documents for the project.

Software Testing: Configuring & manually testing the applications and developing test plans and test cases. Accepting testing for released projects and allocating resources. Testing software programs to compare to specifications and documentation. Identifying and analysing defects, questionable functions, errors, and inconsistencies in software program functions, outputs, online screens & content. Acting as Testing Lead to perform the resource estimation for the upgrade project since upgrades involve rigorous testing across all the modules.

Software Quality Assurance: Providing scope, resource and time estimates for projects presented to QA for testing and analysis. Designing and coordinating the implementation and availability of the QA test environments, and ensure compatibility of QA test. Providing QA test status and progress reports as appropriate to top management. Executing business analysis function to ensure QA testing requirements are appropriately identified and included in the requirement

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• ServiceNow
• HP Quality Centre
• HP ALM 10.1
• E-room
• Connexis
• SWIFT server.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SAP Design and Configuration Consultant

Solution Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Accountable to lead the team in managing all the functions of Project Life Cycle including requirement finalization & scoping, planning to execution of the project, ensuring quality and timely deliverables
• Responsible for preparation/circulation of project plan, presentations & MOM’s of the meetings while reporting project status, project risks & mitigation plans
• Initiating, reviewing and approving modifications to project plans (as and when required)
• Providing detailed feedback in design and code reviews; monitor or track project milestones and deliverables
• Preparing project status reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends
• Monitoring the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback
• Manage project delivery expectations and relationships with clients, thereby creating repeat business opportunities
• Coordinating with cross module team to build/solve complex requirement and implementing cross module objects.
• Independently worked on Studio Operation project to bring client business from Orbit, Sphere server to SAP on Account Receivable process.
• Cash Application setup and co-ordination with BOA for file setup and transmission to configure lockbox.
• Successfully Implemented KPI (Automated some FICO process)
• Successfully completed & delivered the project ahead of schedule, despite of joining the project 3 months late
• Received Employee of the month Award.

Confidential

SAP Design and Configuration Consultant

Solution Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Working on SAP FICO Design, Implementation, Realization / Configuration, Customization, Integration, Testing, Go-Live & Support.
• Working on Finance object configuration and end to end testing for Unit test and Pre user acceptance testing and coordination with client.
• Working on Bank Communication Management configuration and end to end testing for Unit test and Pre user acceptance testing and coordination with client.
• Working on Cash Management confirmation and end to end testing for Unit test and Pre user acceptance testing and coordination with client.
• Working on GRC confirmation and end to end testing for Unit test and Pre user acceptance testing and coordination with client.
• Implementing new company code configuration with end to end testing and co-ordination with other team.
• Configuration of Manual and Automatic bank statement configuration and bank statement upload end to end testing for BOA, ANZ and Confidential .
• Worked with technical object and coordination with various modules and providing functionality detail to developer.
• Worked on Cutover actives for GL, AR, AP, AA, BCM and Cash Management.
• Automatic payment configuration and end to end payment testing for various payment methods.
• Worked on COPA object and user exit, end to end Testing
• House bank configuration for BOA, ANZ and Confidential for varies company codes and countries.
• Handles various Incidents in GL, AR, AP, Asset Accounting, CO-PA and BCM.
• Worked on FI Enterprise structure.
• Worked on BCM Incidents and coordinated with SWIFT broad ridge.
• I have coordinated with BOA, ANZ and Confidential for validating payment file and bank configuration requirement.
• I have worked DMEE Structure configuration for BOA for European countries.
• I have worked on Data migration and LSMW tool.
• Good understanding in ITSM and HPQC tool.
• Worked on test data creation for Unit testing and User Acceptance test.
• Good understanding in Solman.

Confidential

SAP FICO Functional Consultant

Solution Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Configure and customize SAP functionalities and prepare documentation for the processes involved.
• Estimate, Design and Implement customized interfaces, Full site company codes
• Roll out of Full Site of 2 company codes
• Single point of contact for all SAP FICO related queries and deployed 2 company codes.
• Prioritize tasks and meet timelines for deliveries
• Liaising with ABAP and other module to work on technical changes.
• Training to new joiners about customer process in the areas of SAP FICO
• Created UT, UAT and IT scripts and provided support to business.

Confidential

SAP FICO Functional Consultant

Solution Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Team member of Configuration Team and Defect Team.
• Involved in many Manual Build and Configuration of FI Module and Basic Controlling concepts.
• Configure and customize SAP functionalities and prepare documentation for the processes involved.
• Estimate, Design and Implement customized interfaces, Full site company codes
• Worked on Finance object configuration and end to end testing for Unit test and Pre user acceptance testing and coordination with client.
• Liaising with ABAP and other module to work on technical changes.
• Worked on Unit test plan and scripts preparation, HPQC upload and execution for FI module.
• Worked on User Acceptance Testing and script preparation, HPQC upload and execution for FI module.
• Worked on Integration Testing and script preparation, HPQC upload and execution for FI module
• Involved in cutover activities of FI in various system i.e. Development, Quality, staging and production client and provided Go-Live support.
• Worked on Various Master Data creation/Extension - Vendor Master/GL/CC and PC.
• Handled Critical Defects wherein coordinated with Client Architects and Business team and provided solutions which suits to the business requirement.