SUMMARY:

• Adept at designing and implementing technology enabled business solutions with innovations
• A resource in defining systems, strategies, developing systems requirements, designing and prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines
• Industries - Retail, Manufacturing, Automotive, Telecom, Trading and Service
• 12 years of SAP FICO global implementation (multiple full life cycle implementations)
• Worked as architect, team lead, data conversion lead, trainer and SME in multiple global projects
• A good trainer with ability to train Top Management and also novices and exhibits great patience and compassion
• EHP7 upgrade testing experience for implementing SAP Simple Finance on S/4 HANA
• Worked on Internal Test System configuring Simple Finance
• Attended SAP Partner sessions / trainings on Simple Finance and ARIBA
• FSCM global implementation and production support experience
• Implemented BPC - Planning and Consolidation for 12 countries
• Implemented multiple External Tax systems that interfaced SAP
• Native SAP tax configuration including VAT, Withholding Taxes (LATAM countries)
• Provided solutions for complex processes of LATAM countries including their taxes and payments
• Good knowledge of other modules - Materials Management, Sales & Distribution, Inter-Company processes and related configuration in FICO
• Provided various solutions to CFO’s and finance managers for their problems or processes
• Confidently and assertively liaisons with business users and senior leadership
• Excellent business process analysis and design experience; problem solving skills, quickly identify problems and recommend solutions
• Maintains Application Controls in support of Sarbanes Oxley and other Audit Requirements
• Tools - Report Painter, LSMW, ECATT, Winshuttle, MS Office, MS SharePoint, Remedy, Mercury, RWD uPerform, XML processors

EXPERIENCE/PROJECT WORK:

Confidential, IL

Sr. FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Mapped legacy master data and transactional data to SAP fields
• Converted legacy Chart of Accounts to Global Chart of Accounts
• Helped in master data conversion and transactional data loads testing, validation and reconciling
• Participated in Integration Test cycles and UAT and identified errors and their fixes
• Worked constantly with Functional team to identify Change Management activities
• Passed on Change Management action items to PMO for further action
• Participated & presented in Change Management meetings with PMO, BPO’s and Business
• Collaborated with QA Regulatory and Compliance Manager and identify testing gaps
• Created in-depth Training timelines / schedules based on Project Plans
• Created GL, AP, AR, Credit, FSCM, Taxes, AA, CO, COPA training courses and contents that includes cross module aspects
• Created training documents for interfaces with external systems and job scheduling
• Helped in creating MM and SD training documents
• Created training documentation using RWD uPerform software, PPT’s, MS-Word and Excel
• Publishing uPerform documents on Server
• Integrating uPerform help documents with SAP production system for transaction specific help
• Conducted training sessions / workshops emphasizing on key master data fields and their impacts on transaction flows
• Provided industry Best Practice business processes during training
• Highlighted Process Improvement activities / process changes during training
• Conducted exams for the users before assigning new roles to their User ID’s in Production System

Confidential, OH

Sr FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Updated vendor and customer master with Tax relevant information
• Worked with Security Team on roles and assignment
• Creating Winshuttle process for Vendor invoice upload, GL Journal Entry uploads
• Worked with Functional team to identify Change Management activities
• Created training documents for interfaces with external systems and job scheduling
• Created training documents for Mexico Tax Reforms, AP, AR, MM and SD training documents
• Created training documentation using RWD uPerform software, PPT’s, MS-Word and Excel
• Publishing uPerform documents on Server
• Integrating uPerform help documents with SAP production system for transaction specific help
• Conducted training sessions / workshops emphasizing on key master data fields and their impacts on transaction flows

Confidential, OH

SAP Test / Training Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Upgrade for FMS implementation
• Created Test cycle - Baseline Testing, Integration Testing
• Created Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts
• Identified gaps / errors and misfits and reported accordingly
• Tested interfaces with POS systems, external web sites data flow (sales orders, EDI orders etc.)
• Did regression testing
• Defect tracking and follow-ups till resolved
• Updated SharePoint on execution and completion
• Participated & presented in Change Management meetings with PMO, BPO’s and Business
• Created in-depth Training timelines / schedules based on Project Plans
• Created GL, AP, AR, Credit, FSCM, Taxes, AA, CO, COPA training courses and contents that includes cross module aspects
• Created training documents for interfaces with external systems and job scheduling
• Helped in creating MM and SD training documents
• Created training documentation using RWD uPerform software, PPT’s, MS-Word and Excel
• Publishing uPerform documents on Server
• Integrating uPerform help documents with SAP production system for transaction specific help
• Conducted training sessions / workshops emphasizing on key master data fields and their impacts on transaction flows
• Provided industry Best Practice business processes during training
• Highlighted Process Improvement activities / process changes during training

Confidential, CA

Solution Architect / Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Issue escalation and scope change discussions were held with PMO and business
• Integrated MM & SD with FI by setting up related configuration
• Implemented FSCM at Epson Global for US, CA and LATAM Countries
• Implemented Automatic Payment Program for vendor payments
• Credit Card processing using Paymetric & Paymentec and its integration with external system and Sales Order processing
• Accounting for Intercompany Stock Transfers and ERS functionality
• Interfacing ECC with BPC via flat file and also via BI system
• Implemented OneSource Tax Determination (Sabrix) system
• Provided various solutions for LATAM taxes, Withholding Taxes with Std. SAP tax procedures
• Provided solutions for import processes and their impact on accounting
• Created Functional Specification documents for RICEFW’s
• Created Test Scripts and Test Scenarios
• Passed on Change Management action items to PMO for further action
• Participated & presented in Change Management meetings with PMO, BPO’s and Business
• Created in-depth Training timelines / schedules based on Project Plans
• Created GL, AP, AR, Credit, FSCM, Taxes, AA, CO, COPA training courses and contents that includes cross module aspects
• Created training documents for interfaces with external systems and job scheduling
• Created training documentation using RWD uPerform software, PPT’s, MS-Word and Excel
• Publishing uPerform documents on Server
• Integrating uPerform help documents with SAP production system for transaction specific help
• Conducted training sessions / workshops emphasizing on key master data fields and their impacts on transaction flows
• Provided industry Best Practice business processes during training
• Highlighted Process Improvement activities / process changes during training
• Provided Post Go Live Hyper care support solving day to day problems

Confidential, CA

SAP FI/CO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Joined the team during the integration test stage
• Was responsible for defect analysis and solution.
• Involved in Idoc testing for Inter-company invoice creations and system to system billing
• Creating and Scheduling Batch Jobs
• Worked on Work flow testing
• Involved in cut over tasks and Master Data validation
• Worked on Mercury System for Integration Testing and resolutions
• Created in-depth Training timelines / schedules based on Project Plans
• Created GL, AR, Credit, FSCM, Taxes, training courses
• Created training documentation using RWD uPerform software, PPT’s, MS-Word and Excel
• Conducted training sessions / workshops emphasizing on key master data fields and their impacts on transaction flows
• Highlighted Process Improvement activities / process changes during training
• Worked on Remedy System for Production Tickets
• Post Go Live Hyper Care support team member

Confidential, CT

SAP FI Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in US and Canada Implementation and gave presentations to CFO, Global Process owners on ECC 6.0
• Implemented New GL 6.0 functionality; Implementation was done through Solution Manager Used Parallel Ledgers for accounting multiple accounting principles
• Used Parallel Currencies for easy reporting
• FI Lead for integration with Logistics modules - PP, MM & SD
• Inter-company configurations for transactions
• Created Training timelines / schedules
• Created GL, AP, AR, Credit, FSCM, Taxes, AA, CO, COPA training courses
• Created training documents for interfaces with external systems and job scheduling
• Created training documentation using RWD uPerform software, PPT’s, MS-Word and Excel
• Publishing uPerform documents on Server
• Integrating uPerform help documents with SAP production system for transaction specific help
• Publishing uPerform documents on Server
• Integrating uPerform help documents with SAP production system for transaction specific help
• Conducted training sessions / workshops emphasizing on key master data fields and their impacts on transaction flows
• Provided industry Best Practice business processes during training
• Highlighted Process Improvement activities / process changes during training

Confidential

SAP FI/CO Module Lead

Responsibilities:

• As a Module Lead, managed FI team for all sub modules
• Defined Architecture (Organization Structure) in SAP
• Configured FI - New GL Ledgers, Document Splitting, AP, AR, Banking
• Interfacing SAP and Non SAP system - ANTARA.
• Used Parallel Ledgers for accounting multiple accounting principles and for local books for The Netherlands, Indonesia, China, Singapore and Thailand.
• Intercompany configurations for transactions
• Created multiple Cash Journals for different currencies and configured Electronic Bank Statements
• Foreign Currencies were used extensively including revaluations / measurements
• Implemented Credit Control Management
• Configured Asset Management for different accounting principles namely Commercial, Income Tax and Confidential Group policies
• Configured country specific purchase and sales taxes and VAT
• VAT calculation for The Netherlands
• VAT calculation for Thailand
• VAT calculation for Indonesia
• VAT calculation for Singapore
• Preparing Functional Specifications for IDOC/ABAP & XI for integrating SAP and Non SAP System called “Antara”.
• Created in-depth Training timelines / schedules based on Project Plans
• Created GL, AP, AR, Credit, Taxes, AA, training courses and contents that includes cross module aspects
• Created training documentation using RWD uPerform software, PPT’s, MS-Word and Excel
• Conducted training sessions / workshops emphasizing on key master data fields and their impacts on transaction flows
• Provided industry Best Practice business processes during training
• Highlighted Process Improvement activities / process changes during training

Confidential

SAP FI Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided extraction, rectification, conversion and loading logic for master data and transactional data from legacy systems
• Reconciled data loads with business and for audit purposes
• Created Test Scripts and Test Scenarios
• Preparing End User Training material
• Post Go Live support