SUMMARY:

• An enterprising SAP Consultant with more than 10 years of resourceful and proactive Techno - Functional experience primarily in SAP FICO with integration across different modules such as SD, MM and HCM.
• Extensive experience in Business Requirement gathering, Business Blueprint, Project execution strategy, System configuration, End to end user testing process, Support, Project documentation and End user training.
• SAP Functional (Finance) expertise includes exposure to New General Ledger FI-GL, Accounts payable FI-AP, Accounts Receivable FI-AR and Fixed Assets Accounting FI-AA, Cost center accounting and Profit center accounting.
• Strong understanding of order to cash (OTC), Procure to Pay (P2P) and accounts to report streams.
• Sound knowledge about integration of FI/CO with other SAP modules including SD and MM.
• Proficient in all phases of Vertex/ERP, SAP and/or Oracle software implementation by adhering to Vertex's best practice methodology and providing consulting services to other Vertex Consulting team members, clients, and alliances
• Hands on experience in ABAP/4 report writing (Classical and Interactive) and technical concepts like User exits, Forms (Adobe, Smartforms), LSMW, ALE, Idocs, BAPI, BADI, Authorization objects and Batch Data Communication.
• Involved in full life cycle implementations utilizing management techniques such as SDLC, Agile and ASAP methodologies to drive project deliverables.
• Strong understanding of new architecture within S/4 HANA (Simple Finance).
• Excellent communication skills with talent for presenting complex information to executives, managers, and individual contributors to ensure full comprehension and adherence to policies and procedures.
• A team facilitator with strong commitment, dedication & motivation, high degree of analytical and creative skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ERP Software: SAP ECC 6.0, ECC 5.0, S4 HANA Version 1709

SAP Modules: Finance (GL, AR, AP, AA), Controlling (CCA, PCA), Logistics (MM, SD), HCM, AFS

Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SharePoint, Outlook, Visio

Change Management: SAP Solution manager, ChaRM, ServiceNow

Quality Management: HPQC, ALM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Berkeley Heights, NJ

SAP FI/CO Consultant

Module: FI/CO

Current Job responsibilities:

• Currently working in the GSSC GL team supporting the Global GL Rollout project for deployment of company codes on the Global SAP General ledger. As a part of Global GL program we are doing the Data Conversion i.e. technically enabling to convert and interface local ledger data to existing SAP USGAAP ledger.
• Provide Level 2 support (functional as well as technical) to end users and ensure that the tickets are resolved within stipulated SLAs.
• Develop technical and functional specifications, working closely with the technical experts to complete object development and testing.
• Extensively involved in configuration of new company codes ; customized settings for Enterprise organization structure - creation of Company code, assignment of Company code to company, creation and assignment of Fiscal year variant to Company code, posting period variant, open posting periods, assigning document number ranges, defined tolerance groups for employees.
• Involved in discussions for Architecture of SAP HANA Implementation and Integration road map with BO and Reporting using BI.
• Assisted the team in effort of optimizing the loading process of large financials (SAP GL) data sets including both transparent and clustered tables from legacy ECC to S/4 HANA.
• Configured Basic and Extended IDOC for inbound posting which included maintaining process code, partner profile and RFC destinations.
• Developed Custom Rules in Vertex O series to meet client specific requirements
• Involved in configuration of New GL with multiple Ledgers i.e. leading ledger & Non leading ledgers, customization of document splitting and foreign currency valuations etc.
• Created unit test plans for reports by studying functional/non-functional requirements and converting the assigned functionality into pseudo code/algorithms/test cases.
• Responsible for Unit Testing - Functional and security roles, supporting Integration testing, Regression and User Acceptance testing.
• Support production configuration and assist in functional change requests.
• Support business implementations by sharing best practice development skills
• Participate in release upgrade or new functionality / enhancement assessments.
• Worked with ETL groups and business analysts for understating mappings for dimensions and facts.
• Involved in testing of inbound and outbound process while dispatching Idocs from one system to another.
• Updated prior year assets with new area and depreciation key using LSMW.
• Gained hands on experience in configuration to meet business requirements: -
• Global Configuration: Chart of Accounts, Company code, Fiscal year, Posting Period, Field Status variants, Number range, Document type and its assignment, Tolerance Group, Chart of Accounts, Account Groups.
• General ledger (GL): Configuration setting for Ledger Group, GL Master, Park Document, Hold Document, Recurring Document, Fast entry, Cross Company Code transaction settings and Reporting.
• Accounts payable (AP): Extensive experience in Accounts Payable, Vendor Master Group, Vendor Master Settings, Invoice settings, Automatic Payment Setting, DMEE configuration, Check and payment advice form, Maintain Material Master, Credit Memos, Closing Procedures and Tax Configuration.
• Asset Accounting (AA) - Asset master data, Organization structure, Chart of Depreciation, Depreciation area, linking with GL Valuation Methods, Depreciation key, Depreciation Run.
• Coordinated and prepared Technical Documents to ensure that the process flow is well documented for reference.

Confidential, Montvale, NJ

SAP Techno Functional Consultant

Module: FI/CO, SD, MM

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Actively involved in a Migration project from existing SAP R/3 system to a new template.
• Extensively used LSMW (Legacy System Migration Workbench) tool and BDC (Batch Data Communication) for migration of extracted data from the legacy system.
• Designed Reports, Interfaces and conversions for extracting Master and Transactional data for Customers, Vendors, Vehicles, General Ledger and Assets. Files were extracted from the SAP system in ‘.xlsx’ format which involved extensive usage of Microsoft Office Excel for validation data.
• Responsible for master data updates for vendors and customers.
• Participated in design of Organization Structure including Company Codes, Profit Center Hierarchy and Cost Center Hierarchy.
• Participated in Fine tuning (optimize codes) of existing programs/reports for better and fast results.
• Contributed in enhancing the ESS Bank Information Service that provides employees with a self-service tool for maintaining their bank information.
• Designed a Workflow process which allows approval of the Travel Expense Report that is multi levels deep.
• Developed inbound order proposal PROXY interface and implemented a class to update incoming DIMS (Dealer Inventory Management System) order header and item data in custom tables. This data is used for creating Dealer stock orders.
• Developed utility program as a part of cbFC migration activity for updating material master field ‘MARA-MFRNR’ based on EINA info record for the Parts for regular vendors.
• Developed Invoice and Payment Interfaces between SAP and LYNX (Account payable SAP system) using ALE IDOC/EDI. This interface will receive Invoice and Payment IDOCs from LYNX into SAP. SAP will then create Invoices using MIRO transaction for Direct and transaction FB05 for Indirect PO’s. Payments are created using transaction FB60 for both direct and indirect PO’s.
• Configured the EBS and LOCKBOX and EDI payment processes.
• Created a Module pool to display and modify data from customer table using table control with validations and search help.
• Created Chart of Accounts, Asset Classes, Master Data, Valuation, Asset types, Allocations of number ranges and transfer of legacy data in Asset Management Module.
• Assisted in configuring Product Costing (CO-PC), which includes Costing Variants, Valuation Variants, Costing Sheets, Valuated/Non-Valuated Sales and Sales Order Settlement .
• Tested the lockbox functionality using the Idocs specifically designed for various test cases.
• Supported the user community in a post-production environment by providing over the shoulder support and defect resolution.

SAP HCM Consultant

Module: FI, HCM

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Effectively Assessed and documented business needs, business processes and support systems.
• Identified, interpreted, validated and documented client’s requirements.
• Involved efficiently in deploying reports and training end user community.
• Facilitated issue resolution during testing process.
• Created new substitution rule for changing due date as per customer payment method.
• Configured Financial Statement Version.
• Resolved High Level Service Request for troubleshooting Vertex issues/bugs.
• Applied data fixes to Vertex tax journal / reporting schema tables.
• Developed an enhancement to create initial Info type 0105 subtype 011 records for all employees.
• Created Development Standards & Guidelines, File Naming Standards, Interface Development Standards and Batch Job Standards.
• Developed Mass upload program provides the flexibility to load a variable number of records on Info type 14/15 for payments/deductions as per the business needs.
• Extended existing Idocs to augment interface capabilities.
• Developed and prepared profiles and authorizations within the application.

Confidential, Winston Salem, NC

SAP Consultant

Module: FI/CO, AFS

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Worked on the upgrade project from SAP ECC 5.0 to SAP ECC 6.0 (AFS module).
• Prepared EDD (Enhancement Definition Document) for functional enhancements.
• Extensively used SPAU and SPDD transactions to implement SAP delta changes for programs and DDICs.
• Extensively used Panaya tool for synchronizing all custom objects by comparing the systems.
• Identified Testing scope & scenarios, prepared upgrade deliverables checklist and performed upgrade testing for each application module.
• Created New Lockbox configuration, Electronic Bank Statements (EBS) for the production environment in North America Banks.
• Designed the Interfaces for Electronic bank statements (EBS) and Lockbox statements.
• Configured custom rules on Vertex O series to accommodate Copart's requirements in Ship-to and Ship-from Scenarios
• Configured Dunning Keys and Dunning Procedures.
• Designed and configured Validation & Substitution in accounting document.
• Worked in resolving tickets with respect to interfaces like Vertex and LPA etc.
• EDC Consignment: Copy PO Ship-to address to SO: This user exit is used to populate IDOC Type: /AFS/ORDERS04, Extension ZORD EXT. Program would change the delivery date and close open PO items. Both BAPI PO CHANGE and BDC for ME22 transaction to Update Custom fields are used.
• Performed end to end testing of P2P scenario including Idoc processing for PO creation and Idoc processing for invoices.
• Involved efficiently in deploying reports and training end user community.
• Assisted end users in posting day to day transactions and with month end closing activities.

Confidential, Cleveland, Ohio

SAP Analyst

Module: FI/CO, MM

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Involved in complete project life cycle from Business blueprint preparation to Go live and post go live support leading ASAP methodology.
• Developed technical specifications for ALE interfaces.
• Configured ALE/IDOC distribution model to support Inbound & Outbound flow of IDOC.
• Involved in fine tuning (optimize codes) of existing programs for better and fast results.
• Designed and Developed Module-Pool screens for various applications.
• Developed Material analysis report for stock quantity and stock amount by date and G/L (general ledger) account.
• Created test cases and involved in unit and integration testing using Quality center.
• Performed End-to-End Regression Testing and Assisted Performance Testing Team on the functional front.
• Defined various reports to report profitability by customer, product and market. Created P&L statements CO-PA reporting tools.
• Supported ends users during User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Confidential

Technical Support Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Analyze existing business processes, gathering business user’s requirements and functional specifications, conducting gap analysis and updating relevant documentation.
• Delivered functional assistance in the development of RICEFW (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms and Workflow).
• Provided production support & immediate solution to all go-live issues, trained end-users, and documented detailed information & provided end-user training material.
• Designed LSMW for data conversion, field mapping and created reports using report writer and report painter in COPA.
• Worked on both Order to Cash process in association with SD team and Procure to pay process with MM and Manufacturing team.
• Involved in setting up Validations and Substitutions for FI applications.
• Configured the settings of Fiscal year, Posting Periods, Posting Keys, Document types, Number ranges, Tolerance Groups, Field Status variants.
• Configured additional House Banks, Bank Accounts, and Check Lots.
• Created allocation cycles, ledger group, segment header, sender, receiver information, sender receiver rule and tracing factors in new general ledger using LSMW for t-codes FAGLGA11/12.
• Configured the Settings for Inter Company transactions.
• Created and customized GL accounts and created financial statement versions
• Configured and customized vendor (FI-AP) & customer (FI-AR) master data
• Maintained test scripts and defects through HP Quality Center (QC).
• Supported end users in month end and year end closing.
• Worked very closely with the business users and the other implementation group to support all relative production issues related to FI, CO, MM, and SD.