SUMMARY:

• 11 Plus Years of total work experience, out of which 10 Plus years of experience is in SAP, for clients in USA, Canada & Asia - Pac. This includes 5 full life cycle projects, Scoping, Merger & Acquisition, production support and enhancement projects
• Worked with clients from various industries including Retail, Automotive, Insurance, Utility and Manufacturing
• Experience in SAP Retail IS includes:: POS Integration, Integration with SAP Core R/3 system, Implementation of various POS tenders like cash, checks, loan/lease, credit cards, debit cards and gift cards, Integration with Treasury & BW systems.
• Implemented IS-AUTO global template for Clients in USA and Canada
• Expertise in the FICO module includes:: Configuring General Ledger (New GL), Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, Inter-Company Accounting, Cost Element Accounting, Cost Center Accounting Project Systems and Profitability Analysis (COPA)
• Worked on New GL migration and Group currency conversion projects
• Experience in data migrations like Accounts receivables, General Ledger, Inventory loads etc.,
• Experience in testing the BW BoBJ reports and training the end users
• Expertise in SAP FSCM modules: In-house Cash, Cash Management (liquidity forecast, cash position, electronic bank statement, lockbox, payments), Cash Budget Management, Credit and Dispute management
• Experienced in development of interfaces between SAP and other IT systems (PeopleSoft, Ariba, GIS) as well as third parties such as banks & vendors.
• Good knowledge in ALE, IDOC’s (EDI850, EDI820, EDI810 etc.,) and interfacing with EDI sub system like GIS, SeeBurger etc.,
• Proficient in integration of FI/CO with SD and MM modules and worked closely with ABAP and BW teams.
• Thorough knowledge in Foreign currency Valuation and Translation process in SAP
• Can efficiently read, understand and debug the ABAP code.
• Experience in NEW GL includes Parallel ledger accounting, Document splitting etc.
• Experience working in third party tools Ariba, TM1, Hyperion, Tangoe etc.,
• Worked on HP Quality Center for creating and executing test scenarios, test cases and test steps
• Extensively documented functional specifications for customized programs, configuration documents, and training material
• Worked in migrating Master data and transaction data using LSMW and custom programs
• Excellent communication skills; organizational skills; time sensitive; efficient in multi-tasking, pro-active, troubleshooter, detail oriented, strong player and as team independent consultant.
• Detail oriented with excellent analytical, problem solving, technical research and technical writing skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NY

SAP Solution Architect - Finance

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Asset accounting for UK Hong Kong and China company codes
• Designed, implemented and tested Purchasing module for UK, Buy online and return to store process and Sales audit conversion from CRS to Micros
• Worked with ADP UK in implementing Payroll interface to post GL entries
• Implemented SEPA and BACS payment functionality
• Tested the New GL migration process in Phase 0, Phase 1 and Phase 2 stages
• Tested the system end to end for Group currency conversion
• Resolved many issues in the pre-pack converted PO’s and its financial entries
• Designed custom program for 1099 form as per the legal requirements
• Worked on implementing OSS notes for 1099’s as part of year end closing for withholding taxes
• Implemented interfaces to and from TANGOE system to record the telecom related invoices and payments
• Supported UAT for multiple projects like New GL conversion, group currency conversion, International expansion and POS related testing

Environment: ECC 6.0, IS-Retail

Confidential

SAP FICO Lead / Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Lead workshops in defining the business requirement of changing Schedule T report by breaking down the direct premiums written, premiums earned, losses paid, losses incurred and losses unpaid by country code
• Created BRD’s for all the changes to be made and presented it to leadership
• Planning and managing high-level activities along with client counterpart in the Schedule T and supporting DSS Retirement project.
• Defined and managed detailed work plan (cost and schedule) in accordance with overall project plan
• Providing counsel and guidance support to project decisions and making sure of timely issue resolution and appropriate issue escalation
• As part of optimization, gathered the user pain points in posting the manual JE’s and suggested cost center / profit center allocations (assessments and distributions)
• Extensively tested the BEx and BoBJ reports helping the smooth transition from Cognos

Environment: TCS/ECC 6.0, BI 7.0, BoBJ 4.0

Confidential, OH

FICO Lead

Responsibilities:

• Conducted requirement gathering workshops with users, created blueprint documents for General Ledger (New GL), Accounts Payable, Accounting Receivables, Banking, Cost center and Profit center accounting
• Activated New GL for Segmental reporting and configured the document splitting as per the business needs
• Activated parallel ledgers for US GAAP and Local GAAP by creating different totals table and custom fields
• Created Functional Specification documents for Gaps and the interfaces to different systems.
• Worked Extensively on EDI850, EDI820 and EDI810 to/from banks and Vendors
• Configured the Payment Program and bank to bank transfers for different company codes with different currencies
• Configured the system for Dispute and Credit management (leveraged the existing functionality to fit the current requirements)
• Worked closely with MM team in designing the conditions on PO
• Created functional specification documents to build the interface between banks and EDI for receiving Electronic Bank Statements and sending the EDI820 (PAYMUL) IDocs
• Designed the strategy of converting the open AP, AR, Claims/Disputes etc., as part of logical separation
• Worked with security team to create different user roles
• Worked closely with business users to help month end/year end close activities and bank reconciliation processes.
• Created Test Scenarios and Test Scripts in HP Quality center
• Worked with Integration Point and GTS teams in implementing Foreign trade zone concept, which enables the duty be paid to customs when goods leave the DC

Environment: ECC 6.0, IS-Retail

Confidential

Technical Manager - SAP FICO

Responsibilities:

• Understanding existing business process that is running on PeopleSoft
• Conducted workshops with users and documented existing business processes
• Mapped existing process with SAP and identified GAPs like interfaces from different systems, reports and billing forms etc.,
• Demonstrated proof of concept in leased asset accounting, workflow and withholding tax (as per Canadian law) to the business users
• Prioritized GAPs by importance and complexity, provided management with timeline, resource forecast etc., to implement in different phases

Environment: ECC 6.0, IS-Retail

Confidential, OH

Manager Finance systems applications and Offshore Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Manage the team of 6 providing business consulting, process improvements, and user support
• Responsible for ongoing support, maintenance (including upgrades, and enhancements) for the FICO applications
• Worked closely with IBM counterpart in managing the offshore team
• Forecast, staff, and assign resources to meet anticipated demands.
• Improved user support & maintenance SLA performance.
• Completed numerous process improvement and enhancement projects.

Confidential, OH

FICO, Project Systems (Catalogue Accounting), MM

Responsibilities:

Materials Management

• Designed the interface from Mainframe (Order Management) system to SAP for PO create/change/delete using the EDI Idocs
• Designed the interface from Mainframe to SAP for Goods Receipt postings
• Configured the system for TEXT PO (PO without articles) by creating new PO type, Sites, Account modifier etc.,
• Configured new account assignment category, PO document type for Non-Merchandise related PO’s
• Worked on developing an interface from Ariba for Travel and Expenses
• Implemented ERS functionality for inter-company Invoicing and activated user exit to change the posting date to match the GR date
• Mapped the business process of Catalogue accounting to SAP Project Systems
• Configured project systems which includes designing project structure, interfacing procurement to post actual and plan cost, configured result analysis key for calculating work in progress (WIP) and accruals based on project status.
• Designed and tested the custom programs which pass the books from one company code to other and post elimination entries based on the status of the project
• Configured the system for New GL, document splitting, Accounts Payable and Banking modules
• Configured system for GL allocations based on custom fields
• Designed and tested a customized Inter-company reconciliation program for all Brands and functions
• Worked closely with BW team for sending the data from SAP NEW GL tables (FAGLFLEXTT, FAGLFLEXP etc.,) to BW
• Created few functional specification documents for BW reports
• Provided support till quarter end close and knowledge transferred to off shore team simultaneously
• Configured Project Systems to capture the costs and revenue during the life cycle of the catalogue, RA key to calculate and transfer the costs to WIP during month end, and settlements between different company codes

Environment: Cap Gemini / ECC 5.0, IS-Retail

Confidential, OH

Sr. SAP FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked on long lasting issues in the Inter company clearing and cross module tickets
• Implemented asset accounting for new company code with new asset class
• Created new LSMW’s and also Substitution rules
• Resolved issues in product costing like fixing the standard cost pricing of the materials, fixing issues around BOM etc.,

Environment: ECC 5.0

Confidential, IN

SAP Treasury / In House cash management consultant

Responsibilities:

• As a Treasury specialist, worked on critical go-live issues in the In-House cash management module like Idocs not getting generated, cash pooling etc.,
• Resolved the issues, documented and knowledge transferred to the FICO team members

Environment: Cap Gemini / ECC 5.0

Confidential, OH

AP/GL and Banking Lead

Responsibilities:

• Conducted workshops to create the test scenarios and test cases with business and also team members of other modules
• Integrated with Supply chain management in managing the Inter company goods movement, which is called P model in the company. This is complex due to goods movement from international to US cutting across three different companies.
• Worked with Limited customs services to cater the needs for global trade regulations management.
• Implemented end-to-end asset management module for both US and Canada. Developed custom reports as per Canadian legal requirement
• Designed COPA module by creating custom characteristics and value fields, derivation rules and implemented a user exit in COPA allocations
• Created assessment and distribution cycles to allocate the costs to different stores at the month end
• Worked on Ariba integration for Travel and Expense invoices and non-merchandise PO’s, GR and IR
• Worked on Intercompany goods movement between Store operations, brand management and sourcing company.
• Worked on Canadian Tax settings as per the requirement
• Resolved issues during book closing and created a stream lined process around Freight Duty and Brokerage accruals
• As Payroll was in PeopleSoft, worked on interface in getting the payroll related data from PeopleSoft into SAP. Every employee created/changed/deleted in PeopleSoft system would trigger the changes in SAP HR Mini master

Environment: Cap Gemini / ECC 5.0 IS Retail

Confidential

AP and Banking Lead

Responsibilities:

• Understood the business, gathered the requirements and developed Business Blue Prints.
• Created Functional Specification documents for Gaps and the interfaces to different systems.
• Configured the system for Accounts Payable and Cash Management Modules.
• As a Master data consultant, worked on data migration using LSMW and custom programs
• Performed Data cleansing and data load for GL, AR and AP data from Peoplesoft to SAP
• Worked Extensively on EDI850 and EDI810 to/from banks and Vendors
• Worked closely with MM team in designing the conditions on PO
• Created functional specification documents to build the interface between banks and EDI for receiving Electronic Bank Statements and sending the EDI820 (PAYMUL) IDocs
• Worked with GTS and ABAP teams to help create the interface from SAP GTS to SAP Retail, in order to post the invoices for Customs Duty paid.
• Worked closely with business users to help month end/year end close activities and bank reconciliation processes.
• Worked on Dispute Management module to create a enhanced screen for UDM Dispute
• Configured the Credit Management process as per the business requirement
• Worked with MM and SD teams in configuring the system for Make to Order and Procure to Pay scenarios
• Created a custom report for open claims and disputed as per the requirement
• Helped converting the GL, AP, AR transaction balances and GL master data using LSMW and custom programs
• Created a functional Spec to calculate comprehensive sales in SAP and send a flat file to TM1 for reporting
• Created Training Material using info pak and trained End Users in Hong Kong

Environment: Cap Gemini / ECC 5.0 IS-Retail

Confidential, OH

SAP FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Designed and configured organizational structure of FICO as the ONLY consultant for FI and CO modules.
• Implemented using the template called g-Express (Gedas Express), which was a pre-configured template for IS-Auto
• Configured multiple foreign currencies, exchange rate types, quotation (price notation and volume notation), and exchange rate differences.
• Configuration of relevant settings i.e. Settings for Treasury, Electronic Bank Statement, Lock box, Bank Reconciliation, House Banks Settings, GL and Sub Ledger Master Data Settings, GL -Bank Account Integration, and Bank Calculation.
• Client had vendors who use four decimal numbers for PO’s & invoices, as per the requirement, used the currency USDN with four decimals for MM and SD modules, which then posted into FI as USD with two decimals
• As per requirement, developed a custom report for goods that were “Shipped but not yet billed”, for the month end closing entries. (as SD module used Self Billing functionality).
• As Product Costing was out of scope, used Internal Orders to derive the profit and loss statements by Model
• Implemented worklist report to perform write-off and clear customer open items that have been marked with write-off reasons codes
• As the assets in legacy system were not grouped by the asset class, loading the assets by asset class was a cumbersome process.
• Integrated with ADP system to get the payroll related information and worked closed with HR team members in mapping them to right GL and cost centers

Environment: T-Systems / 4.7 IS Auto Global template

Confidential, MI

SAP FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Gathered Requirements from the user for configuring EBS and Lock Box
• Configured EBS for five company codes located in USA and Canada and lockbox for three company codes in USA.
• Designed, configured, and tested Transaction Mgr (FX, money mkt), and Exchange Rates.
• Created planning Levels and planning groups for Cash Management Purpose.
• As the client used the same number range every year, the lockbox file, which contained, the invoice number (without the matching customer bank details) was searching for Invoice number and posted to the first match found. Created a OSS note and resolved the same
• Created Test Scripts, User Manuals and on going maintenance guides.
• Worked closely with users in UAT
• Provided Knowledge transfer / Training to Production Support team in Mexico

Environment: T-Systems / 4.7 IS Auto Global template