Senior Sap-fico Consultant - Lead Position Resume
Northridge, CA
SUMMARY:
- Over Fifteen years of professional experience including Fourteen years in SAP - R/3.
 - Nine Full Cycle major implementations in FI/CO/TR modules.
 - Finance &Accounts - Project financing, Finalization of accounts, Cash mgt., Credit mgt. and Asset mgt.
 - Cost Analysis - Inventory control, Cost control, Costing records, Variance analysis and Decision-making.
 - Management - Feasibility Studies, MIS, Corporate Financial Restructuring, Financial analysis and Budgeting.
 - Software Analysis, Design, programming, Testing, Implementation, support of SAP-R/3.
 - Good communication and interpersonal skills, ability to build, motivate and manage a team of professionals and systems.
 - Good knowledge on SAP-R/3-FI/CO/TR modules and interfaces with Logistic/Human Resource modules.
 
SKILL:
- SAP R/3: FI/CO/TR modules - Version 3.1H, 4.0B, 4.5B. 4.6B, 4.6C,4.7, ECC 6.0, 6.04 and 6.17
 - Oracle 8.0 and Developer 2000
 - MS-Windows ’ 95/98/2000/2010/ XP
 - MS-Office 4.5 /5.0
 - MS-Project
 - MS-Visio
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Northridge, CA
Senior SAP-FICO consultant - Lead position
Version: ECC - 6.17
Responsibilities:
- Prepared AS IS analysis, TO BE analysis and GAP analysis in designing phase of FI/CO modules extension with new functionality.
 - Participated and arranged meetings with users, key users and various module key users for pre- configuration scenario
 - Extensively used the power point presentations for discussions and Microsoft Visio for mapping business processes.
 - Designed and created BSD’s, BPD’s, BPF’s, BPP’s and RICEIF objects for implementation of new functionality on FI/CO modules.
 - Activated new business extensions for purchase order based down payments, multiple account assignments on purchase order and new depreciation engine on assets under ECC 6.17.
 - Designed and implemented new ledger under Special purpose ledger module for managerial reporting to support functional area based financial statements.
 - Designed down payment process with purchase order integration on accounts payable. Defined down payment clearing at the time of invoice verification as well as at payments to vendors. Restructured the down payment process at Confidential from manual to automatic with complete flow of reporting on down payments to vendors.
 - Blue print on general ledger processes with integration on implementation of New General Ledger with document splitting as part of upcoming implementation at Confidential .
 - Implemented New depreciation Engine on Fixed assets to support periodic based depreciation calculation rather than transaction based calculation.
 - As part of upgrade project, lead the testing consultants on complete testing of General ledger, Special purpose Ledger, Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, Fixed assets, Cost center accounting, Internal Orders, Project systems, Product costing and Profitability analysis at Confidential .
 - Worked with ABAP consultants on changes to SAP scripts, reports, interfaces etc. Prepared functional and technical specifications for development requests for ABAP/4 reports. Worked with BI team for managerial reports on finance, special purpose ledger line item extraction and profitability analysis.
 - Responsible for OSS message creation, OSS notes search and transport requests release to Test and production clients.
 - Responsible for unit, regression, integration and Cutover cycle testing for FI/CO modules.
 - Responsible for User document preparation, user support and training
 
Confidential, Silver spring, MD
Senior SAP-FICO consultant - Lead position
Version: ECC - 6.17M
Responsibilities:
- Prepared AS IS analysis, TO BE analysis and GAP analysis in designing phase for FI/CO modules configuration and implementation.
 - Participated and arranged meetings with users, key users and various module key users for pre- configuration scenario
 - Extensively used the power point presentations for discussions and Microsoft Visio for mapping business processes.
 - Designed and created BSD’s, BPD’s, BPF’s, BPP’s and RICEIF objects for implementation of FI/CO modules.
 - Worked on various sub-projects on financials which include transition of private company to listed company and new acquisitions across the globe.
 - Designed, configured and implemented New General Ledger with document splitting functionality. Worked on highly complex reporting requirements with multiple custom fields on document splitting, which were used for segmental reporting as well as for managerial reporting. Activated parallel ledgers to accommodate the Local GAAP reporting in various countries such as Canada, India, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Italy, Singapore, UK, Nordic, Romania, Poland and Russia. Experienced on migration cockpit for migrating data from classic general ledger and special ledger. Designed and configured the various types of reports using report painter, ABAP/4 Query and drilldown reporting functionality. . Implemented the tax settings for US with vertex Q series and European VAT reporting with tax authorities. Maintained settings for account determination in interface with MM, SD, HR and CO modules. Configured settings multiple exchange rate types and foreign currency valuations for accounts managed on open item basis as well as non-open item basis. Designed the month end close process schedule template after discussions with various business owners.
 - Configured and created Local ledger and Global Ledgers. Created substitutions and validations with user exits. Designed interface with Special purpose ledger module with BPC module for group consolidation. Configured and implemented currency translations between multi-currency and group currency (USD). Activated cost of sales accounting with functional area reporting. Configured Document splitting for account receivable documents. Used report writer extensively for management reporting. Created sets, variables, standard layouts for report writer reports. Maintained currency translation methods required for group valuation. Integrated Special purpose Ledger with MM/SD/CO/FI modules for management reporting.
 - Configured and implemented accounts payable processes such as automatic payment program, screen layouts etc. Defined ranking order, house banks, bank accounts, Payment methods, and payment terms. Worked on data migration for vendor open items, purchase orders etc. Implemented and configured logistic invoice verification (LIV) as a part of SRM implementation project which includes tolerance limits with three way match, down payment clearing etc. Implemented service based invoice verification for service invoices to accommodate service receipts posting after invoice entry apart from regular invoice verification. Designed valuated and non - valuated goods receipts for accounting. Worked on invoicing plans, both milestone and periodic for invoice postings through MRIS. Designed and implemented Evaluated receipt settlement (ERS) and automated confirmation to suppliers. Worked on consignment vendor settlements through MRKO. As a lead FI consultant involved on discussion on purchasing processes including services. Have expert knowledge on Logistic invoice verification in MM module and open text vendor invoice management (VIM) for imaging. Designed and implemented interface with Concur travel expenses with AP and general ledger. Implemented interface with ADP for payroll postings with general ledger..
 - Designed and implemented banking which includes electronic bank statements (EBS) from Banks such as Confidential, Confidential etc., and postings to general ledger and sub ledgers. Defined house banks, postings rules and post processing settings for electronic bank statements and lockbox. Worked on BAI2 format for electronic bank statements and lockbox receipts in US. Worked on European bank statement formats BICs etc. for electronic bank statements on European company codes. Designed and implemented SEPA mandate as per European company code requirements.
 - Defined and designed accounts receivable processes such as incoming payments, lockbox, credit control area, risk categories, credit card processing, dunning and reports for accounts receivable. Worked on data migration for customer open items, credit data and customer master data.
 - Configured House banks, settings for electronic bank statement processing such account determination, cash management names, settings for integration with FI, MM and SD modules, manual bank statement processing, memo records and reporting on cash management and liquidity forecast.
 - Designed and implemented FSCM-Credit management which includes credit segments, automatic credit scoring formulas, credit limit checks, and case management for documentation, credit exposure update and events for follow on processes. Activated disputes management and integrated with Accounts receivable reports. Designed collections management which includes collection strategies, org structures such as collection segments, collection profiles and collection groups. Defined settings for promise to pay and integrated collections management with dispute management. Defined settings for business partners and activated automatic integration with customer master records.
 - Configured Asset management settings .Involved in Asset master record creation, settings for Chart of depreciation, asset classes, tax depreciation, depreciation keys, calculation keys, intercompany transfers and account assignment for planned and unplanned depreciation. Designed the interfaces with internal orders, project systems and Investment management modules. Implemented asset management in multiple countries and is having expert knowledge in this area.
 - Created Standard Hierarchy, Cost centers, activity types and statistical key figures. Designed settings for planning such as planning layouts and distribution keys. Created settings for periodic postings, imputed costs, distribution, assessment and activity allocation. Maintained splitting layouts and settings for activity price calculation and Variances. Designed budget management and cost center interface with other modules.
 - Designed settings for Internal order types, status profiles and budget profiles. Created settlement structures and settlement profiles for internal orders. Configured settings for planning and actual postings. Worked on integration with investment management and asset management.
 - Designed and worked with project structures such as WBS elements, Network and Network activities for content development on project systems. Extensively involved on project budgets and its approvals. Worked on PS interface to MM for purchase order creation for producers, talent etc. based on payment schedule on contacts. Implemented settlement rules for AUC in project systems and internal order modules.
 - Designed and configured Profit center accounting. Defined profit centers, profit center hierarchy, settings for integration with AA, MM, SD and Special ledger. Developed managerial reporting and segmental reporting based on profit centers.
 - Worked on CAT (HR Time sheet) interface with controlling as a CO consultant.
 - Worked with ABAP consultants on legacy data migration, SAP script & reports etc. Prepared functional and technical specifications for development requests for ABAP/4 reports. Worked with BI team for managerial reports on finance, New GL line item extractor and special purpose ledger line item extraction.
 - Responsible for OSS message creation, OSS notes search and transport requests release to Test and production clients.
 - Responsible for unit, regression, integration and Cutover cycle testing for FI/CO modules.
 - Responsible for User document preparation, user support and training.
 
Confidential, Dallas, TX
Senior SAP-FICO consultant - Lead position
Version: ECC - ECC 5.0
Responsibilities:
- Prepared AS IS analysis, TO BE analysis and GAP analysis in designing phase for FI/CO modules configuration and implementation.
 - Participated and arranged meetings with users, key users and various module key users for pre- configuration scenario
 - Extensively used the power point presentations for discussions and Microsoft Visio for mapping business processes.
 - Designed and created BSD’s, BPD’s, BPF’s, BPP’s and RICEIF objects for implementation of FI/CO modules.
 - Configured company Codes, assigned Chart of accounts, fiscal year variant, posting period variant, number ranges, field status variant, tolerances for employees and exchange rate types.
 - Configured Account receivable and Accounts payable for incoming and outgoing payments, credit management, dunning and reports for vendor and customer sub ledgers. Involved in interface with SD module and created user exits for accounting interface with billing. Designed the IXOS interface for archiving the invoice verification using interface to MM module. Maintained all setting for conventional and Logistic invoice verification in MM module. Designed settings for intercompany billing and intercompany stock transfers in interface with MM and SD modules using EDI interface. Worked on ALE scenario for external system invoicing for inter companies, which are in different SAP-R/3 system. Familiar with inbound and outbound idoc processing for ALE and EDI interfaces.
 - Designed and implemented banking which includes electronic bank statements (EBS) from Banks and postings to general ledger and sub ledgers. Defined house banks, postings rules and post processing settings for electronic bank statements and lockbox. Worked on BAI2 format for electronic bank statements and lockbox receipts in US. Worked on European bank statement formats BICs etc for electronic bank statements on European company codes.
 - Configured Asset management settings .Involved in Asset master record creation, settings for Chart of depreciation, tax depreciation, depreciation keys, calculation keys and account assignment for planned and unplanned depreciation. Designed the interfaces with internal orders and Investment management modules.
 - Configured the necessary settings in Controlling: Cost center groups, Cost centers, primary cost elements, Secondary cost elements, assessment cycles, reconciliation ledger. Designed settings for cost center accounting for planning & budgeting and rendered post implementation support in these areas.
 - Designed settings for Internal order types, status profiles and budget profiles. Created settlement structures and settlement profiles for internal orders. Configured settings for planning and actual postings.
 - Designed CO-PA account based and costing based operating concern with characteristics, Value fields and data structures. Configured currency reconciliation methods, Valuation strategies, and condition types, access sequences, costing sheets and pricing reports. Defined costing keys and assigned for products and material types. Made settings for planning and actual postings with integration to FI/MM/SD modules. Configured CO-PA transfer structure for both account based as well as costing based profitability analysis. Designed Planning layouts suitable to the company to arrive at contribution margin using report Painter. Configured information system reports using report painter tool.
 - Configured version, standard hierarchy and Profit centers. Made account assignment objects to profit centers such as Materials, sales orders, production orders, process orders, CO objects, projects, cost centers, internal orders and assets. Created settings for planning, transfer prices, actual postings and information system. Used and created the reports using report writer and report painter tool for profit center accounting.
 - Co-ordinated with ABAP consultants on legacy data migration, SAP script & reports etc. Prepared functional and technical specifications for development requests for ABAP/4 reports. Participated on meetings with BW reporting for technical and functional input.
 - Responsible for OSS message creation, OSS notes search and transport requests release to Test and production clients.
 - Responsible for unit, regression, integration and Cutover cycle testing for FI/CO modules.
 - Responsible for User document preparation, user support and training.
 
Confidential, VA
SAP-FICO Lead consultant
Version: SAP R/3 - 4.7
Responsibilities:
- Prepared AS IS analysis, TO BE analysis and GAP analysis in designing phase for FI/CO modules configuration and implementation.
 - Participated and arranged meetings with users, key users and other module key users for pre- configuration scenario
 - Extensively used the power point presentations for discussions and Microsoft Visio for mapping business processes.
 - Designed and created BSD’s, BPD’s, BPF’s, BPP’s and RICEIF objects for implementation of FI/TR modules in SAP-R/3.
 - Configured company Codes, assigned Chart of accounts, fiscal year variant, posting period variant, number ranges, field status variant, tolerances for employees and exchange rate types.
 - Maintained General Ledger master data including group and operational chart of accounts. Implemented park document workflow across multiple source General Ledger postings as per SOX requirements. Configured functional area settings for SEC reporting. Configured settings for foreign exchange valuation for balance and item valuations, financial statement version, correspondence settings etc. Designed ALE/EDI interface settings for external General ledger systems. Designed the closing schedule for month end and year end on company code and group level. Created screen layouts for GL postings. Implemented the tax settings for US and reporting with tax authorities Maintained settings for account determination in interface with MM, HR and CO modules.
 - Configured and created Local ledger and Global Ledgers. Created substitutions and validations with user exits. Designed interface with Special purpose ledger with external system for group consolidation. Configured and implemented currency translations between multi-currency and group currency (USD). Activated cost of sales accounting with functional area reporting. Configured Document splitting for account receivable documents. Used report writer extensively for management reporting. Created sets, variables, standard layouts for report writer reports. Maintained currency translation methods required for group valuation. Integrated Special purpose Ledger with MM/SD/CO/FI modules for management reporting.
 - Configured and implemented accounts payable processes such as automatic payment program, screen layouts etc. Defined ranking order, house banks, bank accounts, Payment methods, and payment terms. Worked on data migration for vendor open items, purchase orders etc.
 - Designed and implemented banking which includes electronic bank statements (EBS) from Banks and postings to general ledger and sub ledgers. Defined house banks, postings rules and post processing settings for electronic bank statements and lockbox. Worked on BAI2 format for electronic bank statements and lockbox receipts in US. Worked on European bank statement formats BICs etc for electronic bank statements on European company codes
 - Designed and configured HR-Travel expense management module for USA, Canada and Europe employees of AOL. Configured settings for Travel expenses such as Trip provision variants, Travel expense types, credit card interface settings, Trip schema and expense statement forms and layouts, expenses as per AOL travel policy etc. Created Wage types, symbolic accounts and integration with FI module. Created employee vendor records for employee payments .Designed settings for Travel expense workflow to managers for approvals and rejections. Configured and designed settings for automatic e-mail notifications back and forth between employees and managers for travel expenses. Around 6500 users were using travel expense module in AOL at the time of implementation.
 - Configured Asset management settings .Involved in Asset master record creation, settings for Chart of depreciation, depreciation keys, calculation keys and account assignment for planned and unplanned depreciation. Designed the interfaces with CO and Investment management modules.
 - Extensively worked on cash management and designed deposits, receipts and cash forecast. Worked on interface with Citibank with cash management for automatic postings on bank accounts. Created house banks, configured settings for payments and incoming receipts lock box etc
 - Responsible for unit, regression, integration and Cutover cycle testing for FI/CO module.
 - Responsible for User document preparation, user support and training.
 
Confidential
Senior SAP FICO consultant
Version: IS-AFS, SAP 4.6C
Responsibilities:
- Prepared AS IS analysis, TO BE analysis and GAP analysis in designing phase for CO modules configuration and implementation.
 - Designed and created BSD’s, BPD’s, BPF’s, BPP’s and RICEIF objects for implementation of CO modules.
 - Participated and arranged meetings with users, key users and various module key users for pre- configuration scenario
 - Extensively used the power point presentations for discussions and documentation of business process mapping. Most of the time (say 60%) of the project duration was spent mainly on designing the business processes and mapping to FICO modules. The rest of the time (40%) on configuration and financial reporting. Took the responsibility of implementation of CO modules in the middle of the project due to vacancy and non-availability of CO consultant.
 - Designed, configured and implemented ECCS module for Confidential group of companies. Configured global parameters for consolidation, dimensions, versions, currencies, consolidation groups/hierarchies and consolidation units. Defined FS items, sub items, Break down categories, trading partners and consolidation chart of accounts. Defined settings for Inter unit profit/loss eliminations, reclassifications and consolidation of investments. Designed settings for translation methods on multi-currency exchange rate translations. Defined setting for consolidation monitor ( tasks/task groups). Configured layouts for topside adjustment postings in consolidation module.
 - Designed consolidation reports for VFC. Provided specifications for BW reporting on consolidation. Designed reports for consolidated P&L and B/S (10K/Q, 8K/Q, Tended Analysis) with various dimensions such Functional area wise, profit center wise etc. Extensively involved in BW reporting design for ECCS module. Responsible for unit, regression, integration and user acceptance testing for ECCS module.
 - Maintained controlling area settings, no ranges and created primary and secondary cost, revenue elements and cost element groups.
 - Created Standard Hierarchy, Cost centers, activity types and statistical key figures. Designed settings for planning such as planning layouts and distribution keys. Created settings for periodic postings, imputed costs, distribution, assessment and activity allocation. Maintained splitting layouts and settings for activity price calculation and Variances. Designed budget management and cost center interface with other modules.
 - Designed settings for Internal order types, status profiles and budget profiles. Created settlement structures and settlement profiles for internal orders. Configured settings for planning and actual postings.
 - Designed and configured settings for Product Cost Accounting & Cost Object Controlling which includes overhead costing sheet and cost components structure. Designed costing variants for standard cost estimates, costing types with and without quantity structure. Maintained settings for base object costing. Designed order types for cost object controlling for job order manufacturing (BOM and Routing). Configured settings for work-in-progress, variance calculation and settlement structures under product costing module. Created settlement profiles for all types of cost objects. Configured reports on information system to in ll types of managerial reporting required on product costing.
 - Configured versions, standard hierarchy and Profit centers. Assigned profit centers to Materials, sales orders, production orders, process orders, projects, cost centers, internal orders and assets. Created settings for planning, transfer prices, actual postings and information system. Used and created the reports using report writer tool for profit center accounting.
 - Used report painter and report writer tools for creation of reports. Prepared technical specifications to ABAP-4 programmers.
 - Responsible for unit, regression, integration and user acceptance testing for FI/CO module.
 - Responsible for in User document preparation, user support and training.
 
Confidential
SAP-FI/CO Sr. consultant
Version: SAP R/3 - 4.5B
Responsibilities:
- Prepared AS IS analysis, TO BE analysis and GAP analysis in designing phase for FI module configuration and implementation.
 - Designed and created BSD’s, BPD’s, BPFs, BPPs and RICEIF objects for implementation of FI /TR/HR-T&E modules in SAP-R/3
 - Participated and arranged meetings with users, key users and various module key users for pre- configuration scenario
 - Extensively used the power point presentations for discussions and documentation of business process mapping. Most of the time (say 60%) of the project duration was spent mainly on designing the business processes and mapping to SAP-R/3 software for FI module. The rest of the time (40%) on configuration, reports creation using report writer tool, preparation of technical specifications to ABAP-4 programmers, testing, user training and support
 - Configured company Codes, assigned Chart of accounts, fiscal year variant, posting period variant, number ranges, field status variant, tolerances for employees and exchange rate types.
 - Maintained General Ledger master, Customer master, Vendor master data. Designed data migration of customer and vendor open items, purchase orders, credit data etc. Defined Vendor and customer account groups. Implemented the tax settings for Vertex and reporting with tax authorities. Configured withholding tax codes and output requirements. Configured settings for foreign exchange valuation for balance and item valuations, financial statement version, correspondence settings etc.
 - Designed the closing schedule for month end and year end on company code and group level. Created screen layouts for GL, AR and AP postings. Maintained settings for account determination in interface with MM, SD and CO modules.
 - Configured and created Local ledgers and Global Ledgers. Created substitutions and validations with user exits. Designed interface with Special purpose ledger module with Hyperion reporting for group consolidation. Configured document splitting for account receivable documents. Used report writer extensively for management reporting. Created sets, variables, and standard layouts for report writer reports. Maintained currency translation methods required for group valuation
 - Configured Account receivable and Accounts payable for incoming and outgoing payments, credit management, open item management, dunning and reports for vendor and customer sub ledgers. Configured correspondence settings for customers and vendors. Designed settings for payment card processing in interface with SD module and external interface to credit card company (Visa and master card) for retail sales. Configured settings for settlement with payment Card Company using RFC protocol. Designed invoice layouts and settings for credit note postings in FI module. Involved in interface with SD module and created user exits for accounting interface with billing. Designed the IXOS interface for archiving the invoice verification-using interface to MM module. Maintained all setting for conventional and Logistic invoice verification in MM module. Designed settings for inter company billing and stock transfers in interface with MM and SD modules using EDI interface.
 - Extensively worked on cash management and designed deposits, receipts and cash forecast. Worked on interface with Citibank and chase Manhattan banks with cash management for automatic postings on bank accounts. Created house banks, configured settings for payments and incoming receipts for direct debits, lock box etc.
 - Co-ordinated with ABAP consultants on legacy data migration, SAP script & reports etc. Prepared functional and technical specifications for development requests for ABAP/4 reports.
 - Responsible for unit, regression, integration and user acceptance testing for FI/TR modules.
 - Responsible for in User document preparation, user support and training.
 
Confidential
SAP-FI/CO consultant
Version: SAP R/3 4.0B
Responsibilities:
- Implemented FI module in USA and European companies of Confidential group. Worked on interface with SD/MM modules.
 - Prepared AS IS analysis, TO BE analysis and GAP analysis in designing phase for FI module configuration and implementation.
 - Customized Organization Structure. Defined chart of accounts, account groups (G/L, CUSTOMERS, VENDORS), fiscal year variant, posting period variant, field status variant and variant groups.
 - Configured and created Local ledgers and Global Ledgers. Created substitutions and validations with user exits. Designed interface with Special purpose ledger module with Hyperion reporting for group consolidation. Used report writer extensively for management reporting. Created sets, variables, and standard layouts for report writer reports. Maintained currency translation methods required for group valuation.
 - Designed and implemented settings for general ledger accounting such as taxes, foreign exchange valuation, automatic clearing, screen layouts etc. Maintained account assignment for SD and MM modules. Prepared the month end closing process for the company.
 - Defined and designed accounts receivable processes such as incoming payments, lockbox, credit control area, risk categories, credit card processing, dunning and reports for accounts receivable. Worked on data migration for customer open items, credit data and customer master data.
 - Defined tolerances for employees, customers and vendors, recurring entries template
 - Configured and implemented accounts payable processes such as automatic payment program, screen layouts etc. Defined ranking order, house banks, bank accounts, Payment methods, and payment terms. Worked on data migration for vendor open items, purchase orders etc.
 - Extensively worked on cash management and designed deposits, receipts and cash forecast. Worked on interface with Citibank with cash management for automatic postings on bank accounts. Created house banks, configured settings for payments and incoming receipts lock box etc.
 - Extensively worked on interface with BW, SD, MM and CO modules.
 - Prepared functional specs for ABAP programs and modified.
 - Coordinated the regression, integration, acceptance testing before final go live.
 - Monitored EDI interfaces, system processes and ABAP reports.
 - Created and maintained variants used by system jobs.
 - Approved and assigned security profiles to SAP users.
 - Supported the finance community during month-end closing.
 - Involved with SD/AR and PA end-state design and configuration.
 - Troubleshoot connectivity failure for interfaces to SAP.
 - Create, schedule and release SAP system jobs.
 - Setup and execute recurring entries and mass reversal monthly.
 
Confidential
SAP-FI/CO consultant
Version: SAP R/3 4.0B
Responsibilities:
- Upgraded FI and CO modules from 3.1H / 4.0B to 4.6B in the following modules.
 - Documented business requirements for financial accounting applications and third party subsystems.
 - Mapped business requirements to SAP R/3 to attain detailed design of SAP R/3 and third party system solutions.
 - Improved projects by effectively handling multiple tasks.
 - Analyzed potential alternatives and reviewed technology solutions to meet business needs.
 - Assisted in the development of program specifications and test specifications.
 - Created transports and ensured proper delivery to other SAP systems.
 - Configured and upgraded the General ledger module. Migrated master data for GL accounts, open items and account balances. Maintained settings for taxes, automatic clearing, screen layouts and closing operations.
 - Configured Special purpose Ledger module for management and internal reporting and interface with Hyperion reporting software. Designed Report writer and report painter reports in special purpose Ledger module.
 - Configured the necessary settings in Controlling: Cost center groups, Cost centers, primary cost elements, Secondary cost elements, internal Orders, Settlement structure, Planning & Budgeting and rendered post implementation support in these areas.
 - Configured and upgraded the settings of accounts receivable and accounts payable such as automatic payment program, automatic postings such as over/under payments, cash discounts, open item management, bank charges and assigned various general ledger accounts to process keys in MM and account keys in SD. Designed data migration for customers, vendor master records and open items.
 - Configured cash management and settings for electronic receipts, electronic payments. Maintained settings for cash position and forecast.
 - Worked on MM module for interface with purchase orders, inventory management, and invoice verification.
 - Maintained vendor master data and generated reports for withholding taxes.
 - Participated in the year-end activities.
 - Maintained customer master data, defined credit limits customers for individual credit control area and across all credit control areas and creation of credit master records.
 - Trained SAP end users on such processes as creating general ledger accounts, posting documents, clearing, and open/closing books for various periods.
 
Confidential
FI /TR consultant
Version: SAP R/3 4.0B
Responsibilities:
- Prepared AS IS analysis, TO BE analysis and GAP analysis in designing phase for FI module configuration and implementation.
 - Customized Organization Structure.
 - Defined chart of accounts, account groups (G/L, CUSTOMERS, VENDORS), fiscal year variant, posting period variant, field status variant and variant groups.
 - Designed and implemented settings for general ledger accounting such as taxes, foreign exchange valuation, automatic clearing, screen layouts etc. Maintained account assignment for SD and MM modules. Prepared the month end closing process for the company.
 - Defined and designed accounts receivable processes such as incoming payments, lockbox, credit control area, risk categories, credit card processing, dunning and reports for accounts receivable. Created customer master records and migrated to SAP. Worked on data migration for customer open items, credit data etc.
 - Defined tolerances for employees, customers and vendors, recurring entries template
 - Configured and implemented accounts payable processes such as automatic payment program, screen layouts etc. Defined ranking order, house banks, bank accounts, Payment methods, and payment terms. Created vendor master records and migrated to SAP. Worked on data migration for vendor open items, purchase orders etc.
 - Extensively worked on cash management and designed deposits, receipts and cash forecast. Worked on interface with Citibank with cash management for automatic postings on bank accounts. Created house banks, configured settings for payments and incoming receipts for direct debits etc.
 - Created and maintain Asset classes, asset master data, chart of depreciation, depreciation keys, calculation keys and account assignment for planned, unplanned depreciation etc. Interface settings for CO module and IM module for assets under construction.
 - Designed reports for asset management.
 - Extensively worked on interface with SD, MM and CO modules.
 - Monitored EDI interfaces, system processes and ABAP reports.
 - Created and maintained variants used by system jobs.
 - Approved and assigned security profiles to SAP users.
 - Coordinated the regression, integration, acceptance testing before final go live
 - Supported the finance community during month-end closing.
 - Involved with SD/AR and PA end-state design and configuration.
 - Troubleshoot connectivity failure for interfaces to SAP.
 - Created scheduled jobs and released SAP system jobs.
 
Confidential
SAP-FICO consultant
Version: SAP R/3 4.0B
Responsibilities:
- Prepared AS IS analysis, TO BE analysis and GAP analysis in designing phase for FI module configuration and implementation.
 - Customized Organization Structure. Defined chart of accounts, account groups (G/L, CUSTOMERS, VENDORS), fiscal year variant, posting period variant, field status variant and variant groups.
 - Configured and created Local ledgers and Global Ledgers. Created substitutions and validations with user exits. . Used report writer extensively for management reporting. Created sets, variables, and standard layouts for report writer reports. Maintained currency translation methods required for group valuation.
 - Designed and implemented settings for general ledger accounting such as taxes, foreign exchange valuation, automatic clearing, screen layouts etc. Maintained account assignment for SD and MM modules. Prepared the month end closing process for the company.
 - Defined and designed accounts receivable processes such as incoming payments, lockbox, credit control area, risk categories, credit card processing, dunning and reports for accounts receivable.
 - Defined tolerances for employees, customers and vendors, recurring entries template and account assignment model.
 - Configured and implemented accounts payable processes such as automatic payment program, screen layouts etc. Defined ranking order, house banks, bank accounts, Payment methods, and payment terms.
 - Configured and designed cash management settings for deposits, receipts and cash forecast. Designed settings for external interface software with citi bank for banking transactions.
 - Created and maintain Asset classes, asset master data, chart of depreciation, depreciation keys, calculation keys and account assignment for planned, unplanned depreciation etc. Interface settings for CO module and IM module for assets under construction. Designed reports for asset management.
 - Extensively worked on interface with SD, MM and CO modules.
 - Prepared functional specs for ABAP programs and coordinated with programmers.
 - Designed EDI interface for inter company transactions and familiar with inbound and outbound IDOC processing.
 - Created and maintained variants used by system jobs.
 - Approved and assigned security profiles to SAP users.
 - Coordinated the regression, integration, acceptance testing before final go live.
 - Supported the finance community during month-end closing.
 - Involved with SD/AR and PA end-state design and configuration.
 - Worked on troubleshoot for connectivity failure to interfaces and SAP.
 
