SUMMARY:

• Certified SAP FI functional consultant
• Highly adept and versatile SAP FICO analyst.
• 10+ years of SAP FICO configuration and Production Support experience in AP, AR, GL and Controlling modules in S4 HANA 1709, ECC 6.0 and 4.6C.
• 4 Full lifecycle experiences in SAP FICO.
• Retail, Public Sector and Manufacturing Industry experience.
• US GAAP and IFRS reporting experience.
• Experienced in New GL and data migration from 4.6C to 6.0.
• User and Documentation to enhance their skills and reduce open tickets during Production Support.
• End user and Power user curriculum and program development and execution.
• Integration with other SAP Modules such as SD, MM and PP.
• Legacy to SAP data mapping and data conversion experience.
• Enterprise level application analysis, implementation and support.
• Customer Service expertise, client, UAT scripts and documentation.
• Experience in managing multi - million dollar cross-application national and global projects
• Excellent communication, presentation and knowledge transfer skills
• Strong experience of analyzing the clients business processes and developing the best business practices for long-term growth.
• Expertise in pre-implementation study, end-user & preparing manuals using tools like uPerform.
• Good knowledge in FI-MM, FI-SD, CO Interface Scenarios.
• Worked on FI integration with PM, MM and IM.
• Resolved errors with PM and MM/IM integration.
• Worked in various disciples of ALE/EDI/IDOC.
• Worked with LSMW for loading multiple master data and data conversion from legacy to SAP
• Worked on BW reporting and analytics.
• Intercompany FI postings
• Tax code development for several countries internationally, including Mexico, Brazil, Canada and UK
• Excellent time management skills with an ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Experience in Testing, Go-Live, Post-Live support.
• Maintain setting for Sale and report of Consumer Goods.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• SAP (FICO Module)
• MS Office Suite (Excel, Power Point & Word)
• Operating System (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

SAP FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Gathered requirements for S4 HANA 1709 implementation.
• Worked on creating High Level Design for SAP S4 HANA 1709 project.
• Assisted in reports on SAP S4 HANA 1709 data using BO 4.0 tools- Web Intelligence, Bo Explorer.
• Worked with business on requirements gathering for Simple Finance SAP S4 HANA 1709 project.
• Created configuration for parallel and appendix ledgers in SAP S4 HANA 1709.
• Assisted client in defining and meeting Financial reporting requirement in new S4 HANA system.
• Created functional specs to update reports from ECC to new S4 HANA reporting requirements.
• Configured tax, used tax calculation procedure TAXUSX to handle the US sales and use tax
• Worked on custom ABAP programs, forms and workflows.
• Configured tax codes and tax jurisdiction codes for US Sales and Use Tax. Experience in Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue
• Worked on templates for BI/BW report development including report design, BW report development.
• Worked on SAP HANA reporting.
• Assisted in reports on HANA data using BO 4.0 tools- Web Intelligence, Bo Explorer.
• Worked with business on requirements gathering for Simple Finance S4 HANA project.
• Identified tables for FI, MM, SD report data pulls for BI/BW.
• Performed testing of Finance related BI/BW reports.
• Tested the system after New GL upgrade to ensure data and transaction consistency.
• Created Milestones and assigning them to WBS Elements and Activities
• Created Settlement structure for settling WBS Elements in SAP-PS Project Systems.
• Created LSMW for mass update of WBS elements in SAP-PS Project Systems.
• Used Project Builder, Project Planning Board and Special Maintenance Functions.
• Defined RA (Results Analysis) Keys and assigned them to WBS elements in Project Systems.
• Assisted business with RA key (Results Analysis) assignment and Results Analysis run at month end.
• Project Systems: Worked on AUC, Integrated Asset Accounting (FI-AA), structured and valuated Fixed Assets, created Asset values, Acquisitions entry and alterations during use, Asset retirement. Worked with Depreciation postings, calculations/reporting and Year-end closing and Change-of year.
• Tested inbound and outbound idocs for invoices, POs, Bank data and financial postings via idocs.
• Used HP ALM 11 to track and plan project testing efforts.
• Performed testing of security roles, transaction codes using GRC tools.
• Tested GRC controls, security controls, and internal controls.
• Created test scripts for Idocs processing, Idoc posting, Idoc error fix and Idoc reprocessing.
• Tested inbound and outbound IDocs for invoices, POs, Bank data and financial postings via IDocs.
• Created test scripts and performed testing of FI, MM, PP, SD, scenarios in HP ALM 11.
• Performed end to end testing, in various test cycles, of FI, MM, SD, PP scenarios using HP ALM 11.
• Monitored and reported on test execution in HP QC, defects identification and resolution.

Confidential, OK

SAP FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Configured and customized the Assets Accounting. In organizational structure checked country specific settings, defined assets classes, account determination, screen layout key and allocated number ranges to assets classes, defined and determined depreciation area.
• In master data maintained screen layout for asset master data defined evaluation groups, valuation keys, period control as well as defined calculations key.
• Worked on Direct Capitalization and Asset Settlement from Project System.
• Developed interface between IM and FI-AM
• Implemented New GL and designed the data migration from 4.6C to 6.0.
• Worked on the migration cockpit during New GL migration.
• Supported IFRS reporting requirement in NEW GL. configuration and testing of FI/CO modules -GL, AR, AP, Fixed Assets, Treasury, Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA), Internal Orders and Profitability Analysis (CO-PA). Product costing (CO-PC) and Special purpose Ledge Integration of FI with MM and SD with Procure to Pay and Order to cash Cycles
• Configured Treasury cash management,
• Worked on BI/BW data pulls nightly jobs for BI/BW reports.
• In COPA, defined Operating Concern, Characteristics and Value Fields.
• Defined number ranges for flow of actual values.
• Defined forms for COPA reports.
• Configured and customized the Assets Accounting. In organizational structure checked country specific settings, defined assets classes, account determination, screen layout key and allocated number ranges to assets classes, defined and determined depreciation area.
• Tested the system after New GL upgrade to ensure data and transaction consistency.
• Created business process flows and high level design documents.
• Led the business requirement gathering sessions and performed standard SAP functions demos.
• Created parallel ledger in New GL to support IFRS requirements.
• Maintained settings for Solution Manager, Run SAP for monitoring batch jobs, and notifications.
• Performed FI-MM integration including inventory, GRIR, revaluation and inventory close.
• Configured settings for logistics invoice verification, including 2 way and 3 way match.
• Designed functional specification for user exit enhancement and worked with developer through coding and testing

Confidential, WA

SAP FI/AP/AR Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked with business during month end close and year end close.
• Resolved issues during month end and year close.
• Configured Accounts Payable - Incoming Invoices/Credit Memos, Maintained Terms of Payments, EDI invoice posting, Screen Layout for invoice posting, Outgoing Payments, Open Item Clearing, Bank Accounting, Closing, Vendor Group and Vendor Master Data.
• Configured Outgoing Payments - Outgoing Payments global settings, Manual Outgoing Payments, Automating outgoing Payments, Define Tolerances per vendor, Check Payment Blocking Reason Code, Define House Bank, Define Payment Method per Company Code, Bank Determination for Payment Transactions, Bank Ranking order, Bank Accounts, Available Amounts per Bank.
• Worked on VAT configuration.
• Worked with LSMW for loading multiple master data and data conversion from legacy to SAP
• Worked extensively with VAT on purchases, VAT on credit memos.
• Configured VAT settings for European EU entities.
• Configured settings for indirect tax posting, tax codes, GL accounts.
• Integration between different modules - GL, AP, AR, bank, CO (CCA, PCA), SD and MM, FI. Inventory valuation for different scenarios.
• Worked on templates for BI/BW report development including report design, BW report development.
• Identified tables for FI, MM, SD report data pulls for BI/BW.
• Performed testing of Finance related BI/BW reports.
• Produced reports using Report Writer and Report Painter.
• Tested the system after New GL upgrade to ensure data and transaction consistency.
• Created business process flows and high level design documents.
• Led the business requirement gathering sessions and performed standard SAP functions demos.
• Created parallel ledger in New GL to support IFRS requirements.
• Designed functional specification for user exit enhancement and worked with developer through coding and testing
• Mapped existing report package to the delivered SAP reports for FI.
• Data Mapping for GL Open Items and Vendor Open items.
• Data Mapping for GL Master and Customer Master Load.
• Trained users on month end costing for PP Order (Product Costing and Overheads)
• Performed Unit Testing, Regression Testing, and Stress Testing for several reports in the development client.
• Worked on multiple third party interfaces, wrote functional specification and interact with the developer to build the customize object.
• Configured SAP tax codes to work with Vertex interface
• Actively participated to configure and setup Lockbox for Accounts Receivable.
• Created test scripts for Idocs processing, idoc posting, idoc error fix and idoc reprocessing.
• Trained users on reprocessing idocs and revolving idoc errors.
• Tested inbound and outbound idocs for invoices, POs, Bank data and financial postings via idocs.
• Used HP ALM 11 to track and plan project testing efforts.
• Performed testing of security roles, transaction codes using GRC tools.
• Tested GRC controls, security controls, and internal controls.
• Worked on SAP to Vertex interface.
• Created test data for testing Vertex interface.
• Configured tax code determination procedure for Vertex interface.
• Configured Vertex reporting and user exit settings.
• Configured SAP tax codes to work with Vertex interface.
• Tested changes to tax scenario in Vertex.
• Worked with Vertex team to change SAP tax requirements in Vertex.
• Resolved issues with Vertex to SAP tax postings.
• Worked on PTMS (Property Tax Management System) tax compliance reporting requirements.
• Configured tax codes and tax jurisdiction codes for US Sales and Use Tax. Experience in Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue
• All customers must have the right account assignment group to derive revenue to the correct category.
• EDI partner profile setup and EDI port definition for legacy AP systems and Banks.
• EDI inbound and outbound interface expertise.
• Created test scripts for Idocs processing, Idoc posting, Idoc error fix and Idoc reprocessing.
• Tested inbound and outbound IDocs for invoices, POs, Bank data and financial postings via IDocs.
• Created test scripts and performed testing of FI, MM, PP, SD, scenarios in HP ALM 11.
• Performed end to end testing, in various test cycles, of FI, MM, SD, PP scenarios using HP ALM 11.
• Monitored and reported on test execution in HP QC, defects identification and resolution.

Confidential, Sunnyvale, CA

SAP FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Team Lead for Blue Print and Realization phase of AP and FI-MM P2P Teams.
• Maintain setting for Sale and report of Consumer Goods.
• Conducted blue print sessions, created AS-IS and TO-BE documents.
• Worked on FI Plant Maintenance integration.
• Configured Accounts Payable - Incoming Invoices/Credit Memos, Maintained Terms of Payments, EDI invoice posting, Screen Layout for invoice posting, Outgoing Payments, Open Item Clearing, Bank Accounting, Closing, Vendor Group and Vendor Master Data.
• Produced reports using Report Writer and Report Painter.
• Implemented the OCR scanner settings for the company’s product suitable as per the requirements of the client.
• Configuration SAP Biller Direct, SAP Biller Direct Settings in the Backend ECC System, Create a new RFC connection with the name JCO LDAP RFC DEST, Integration with SAP Portal.
• Configured Outgoing Payments - Outgoing Payments global settings, Manual Outgoing Payments, Automating outgoing Payments, Define Tolerances per vendor, Check Payment Blocking Reason Code, Define House Bank, Define Payment Method per Company Code, Bank Determination for Payment Transactions, Bank Ranking order, Bank Accounts, Available Amounts per Bank.
• Configured SAP Payment cards, Credit Cards processing for AP and AR transactions.
• Used Payment card (Credit Card) encryption.
• Configuration for Payment card and settlement of payment card (credit card) per SAP best practices.
• Configured tax info records for tax code determination and posting of taxes from Sabrix.
• Created new EU tax codes and tested via Sabrix interface.
• Worked on the implementation of Sabrix Software for calculating taxes externally and involved in testing and writing test scripts after configured this interface.
• Worked on Sabrix Software for delivering Sales and Use Tax data, Zip+4 data, and product taxability data for the U.S.
• Configured tax codes based on EU country requirements and performed testing with Sabrix tax postings.
• Integration between different modules - GL, AP, AR, bank, CO (CCA, PCA), SD and MM, FI. Inventory valuation for different scenarios.
• Worked on templates for BI/BW report development including report design, BW report development.
• Identified tables for FI, MM, SD report data pulls for BI/BW.
• Configured and customized the Assets Accounting. In organizational structure checked country specific settings, defined assets classes, account determination, screen layout key and allocated number ranges to assets classes, defined and determined depreciation area.
• Tested the system after New GL upgrade to ensure data and transaction consistency.
• Created business process flows and high level design documents.
• Led the business requirement gathering sessions and performed standard SAP functions demos.
• Created parallel ledger in New GL to support IFRS requirements.
• Maintained settings for Solution Manager, Run SAP for monitoring batch jobs, and notifications.
• Performed FI-MM integration including inventory, GRIR, revaluation and inventory close.
• Configured settings for logistics invoice verification, including 2 way and 3 way match.
• Designed functional specification for user exit enhancement and worked with developer through coding and testing
• Worked on the enhancement like positive pay, legal entity payment through different profit center as an entity using the document splitting.
• Mapped existing report package to the delivered SAP reports for FI.
• Data Mapping for GL Open Items and Vendor Open items.
• Data Mapping for GL Master and Customer Master Load.
• Performed Unit Testing, Regression Testing, and Stress Testing for several reports in the development client.
• Worked on multiple third party interfaces, wrote functional specification and interact with the developer to build the customize object.
• Actively participated to configure and setup Lockbox for Accounts Receivable.
• Worked on FX interface from Bank.
• Conducted blue print and design sessions for FI. GL including Treasury, Cash Management and Cash application. Lead for OTC including AR, Treasury, SD, Billing and Cash.
• Configured settings for Treasury including In-house cash, liquidity forecast and treasury reporting.
• In Treasury, created settings for Liquidity Analysis and Cash Concentrations.
• In Treasury, worked on Cash Journal and daily Cash recon from Bank.
• Configured Integration between different modules - GL, AP, AR, Bank Ledger, Treasury, CO (CCA, Internal Orders), SD, PP and MM.
• Created and edited Fund Centers and Grants in Funds Management/Grants Management.
• Created Budget Structures for Funds Management/Grants Management.
• Analyzed user acceptance test cycle in Radar Confidential testing tool to test and create test scripts.
• Supported client during cutover and hyper care.
• Worked with business during month end close and year end close.
• Resolved issues during month end and year close.

Confidential, Harrisburg, PA

SAP FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Created template for creation of new Company Codes.
• Defined global parameters for automation of New Company Code creation.
• Defined configuration for foreign currency revaluation and translation.
• Configured Treasury, Cash management, foreign exchange and payment program for payments.
• Configured settings for Lockbox using BAI2 format for Cash Application and automating Invoice clearing.
• Trained users on applying Cash and prost processing Lockbox files.
• Configured CVI for customer/vendor and business partner integration in ECC for synchronization of the master record between ECC and CRM via middleware.
• Worked on SAP to Vertex interface.
• Created test data for testing Vertex interface.
• Configured tax code determination procedure for Vertex interface.
• Configured Vertex reporting and user exit settings.
• Configured SAP tax codes to work with Vertex interface.
• Tested changes to tax scenario in Vertex.
• EDI partner profile setup and EDI port definition for legacy AP systems and Banks.
• EDI inbound and outbound interface expertise.
• Defined workflow for parked documents.
• Configured tax info records for tax code determination and posting of taxes from Sabrix.
• Created new EU tax codes and tested via Sabrix interface.
• Worked on the implementation of Sabrix Software for calculating taxes externally and involved in testing and writing test scripts after configured this interface.
• Worked on Sabrix Software for delivering Sales and Use Tax data, Zip+4 data, and product taxability data for the U.S.
• Configuration SAP Biller Direct, SAP Biller Direct Settings in the Backend ECC System, Create a new RFC
• Experience in EDI configuration and setup.
• EDI partner profile setup and EDI port definition for legacy AP systems and Banks.
• EDI inbound and outbound interface expertise.
• Defined workflow for parked documents.
• Worked on FI integration with PM, MM and IM.
• Resolved errors with PM and MM/IM integration.
• Expertise in EDI setup for AP Payment files sent to Bank for further processing
• Worked with the Solution Manager for the blue printing using the ASAP Methodology.
• Create Electronic Bank Statement settings for the client in SAP Treasury.
• Worked on FX interface from Bank.
• Conducted blue print and design sessions for FI. GL including Treasury, Cash Management and Cash application. Lead for OTC including AR, Treasury, SD, Billing and Cash.
• Configured settings for Treasury including In-house cash, liquidity forecast and treasury reporting.
• In Treasury, created settings for Liquidity Analysis and Cash Concentrations.
• In Treasury, worked on Cash Journal and daily Cash recon from Bank.
• Configured Integration between different modules - GL, AP, AR, Bank Ledger, Treasury, CO (CCA, Internal Orders), SD, PP and MM.
• Worked on Revenue Account determination and Revenue Recognition.
• Configured settings for Revenue Recognition, Revenue account determination, Deferred Revenue
• Configured Terms of payment, Interest Calculation, Cash discount, baseline date, Reason codes.
• Overall A/R employee tolerance and Rebate Calculation.
• Defined overhead costing sheets and rates for Overhead accounting.
• Configured Asset Accounting structure/valuating fixed assets, Treasury, Cash management, foreign exchange and payment program for payments.
• Terms of payment, Interest Calculation, Cash discount, baseline date, Reason codes
• Overall A/R employee tolerance and Rebate Calculation.
• Configured Asset Accounting structure/valuating fixed assets, Treasury, Cash management, foreign exchange and payment program for payments.
• Created Primary and Secondary Cost elements, created Cost Element Groups and Configured
• Costing Sheet, Worked on Grants Management and Funds Management
• Trained users to use Open Text VIM to process AP invoices.
• Maintained Costing Based for Profitability Analysis in Operating Concern.
• Maintained Planning levels, Package, Methods and Parameters
• Produced reports using Report Writer and Report Painter.
• Create libraries, Create variable, create report
• Worked on pre-implementation study, end-user & preparing manuals.
• Used HP ALM 11 to track and plan project testing efforts.
• Performed testing of security roles, transaction codes using GRC tools.
• Tested GRC controls, security controls, and internal controls.
• Created test scripts for Idocs processing, Idoc posting, Idoc error fix and Idoc reprocessing.
• Trained users on reprocessing IDocs and revolving Idoc errors.
• Tested inbound and outbound IDocs for invoices, POs, Bank data and financial postings via IDocs.
• Created test scripts and performed testing of FI, MM, PP, SD, scenarios in HP ALM 11.
• Performed end to end testing, in various test cycles, of FI, MM, SD, PP scenarios using HP ALM 11.
• Led tested in HP QC for SCM, Supply chain, P2P cycle, including PO creation, Invoice creation and releasing, invoice clearing and payments.
• Created test scripts for end users to process P2P testing scenarios.
• Tested interface from legacy via BizTalk mapping interface.
• Created test scripts for Intercompany transactions and intercompany reconciliation.
• Trained users in SAP Modules included FI, AP, GL, AR, CO, SD, APO and MM.
• Prepared material and gave end user to the process owners in GL, AR, AP
• And CO as well as to core team members and also maintained detailed documentation. Also assisted
• Create Test Scripts and scenarios, part of the team during system integrating test (SIT) and User acceptance test (UAT). In COPA, defined Operating Concern, Characteristics and Value Fields.
• Defined number ranges for flow of actual values.
• Defined forms for COPA reports.
• Configured and customized the Assets Accounting. In organizational structure checked country specific settings, defined assets classes, account determination, screen layout key and allocated number ranges to assets classes, defined and determined depreciation area.
• Monitored and reported on test execution in HP QC, defects identification and resolution.

Confidential, Detroit, MI

SAP FI/AP Lead

Responsibilities:

• Designed the Organizational structure in business blueprint phase.
• Configured VAT settings for EU entities.
• Configured Israel localization settings for Israel entity.
• Create GL mapping for Hyperion interface.
• Maintain setting for Sale and report of Consumer Goods.
• Performed ABAP debugging of standard and custom SAP programs to identify ABAP bugs and issues.
• Set ABAP debugger breakpoints to identify ABAP program errors.
• Configured SEPA settings for EU entities.
• Maintained settings for Plant Maintenance Production Orders posting.
• Defined SEPA CT DME file folders and configured SEPA payment method for EU entities.
• Defined settings for New GL including document splitting, parallel ledgers.
• Configured tax info records for tax code determination and posting of taxes from Sabrix.
• Created new EU tax codes and tested via Sabrix interface.
• Worked on the implementation of Sabrix Software for calculating taxes externally and involved in testing and writing test scripts after configured this interface.
• Worked on Sabrix Software for delivering Sales and Use Tax data, Zip+4 data, and product taxability data for the U.S. & Canada.
• Worked on SAP to Vertex interface.
• Created test data for testing Vertex interface.
• Configured tax code determination procedure for Vertex interface.
• Configured Vertex reporting and user exit settings.
• Configured SAP tax codes to work with Vertex interface.
• Tested changes to tax scenario in Vertex.
• Worked with Vertex team to change SAP tax requirements in Vertex.
• Resolved issues with Vertex to SAP tax postings.
• Worked on PTMS (Property Tax Management System) tax compliance reporting requirements.
• Configured tax codes and tax jurisdiction codes for US Sales and Use Tax. Experience in Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue
• All customers must have the right account assignment group to derive revenue to the correct category.
• EDI partner profile setup and EDI port definition for legacy AP systems and Banks.
• EDI inbound and outbound interface expertise.
• Defined workflow for parked documents.
• Worked on FI integration with PM, MM and IM.
• Resolved errors with PM and MM/IM integration.
• Configured tax codes based on EU country requirements and performed testing with Sabrix tax postings.
• Worked on EU localization for EU entities.
• Configured Canada localization settings for Canadian entities.
• Created Canada GAAP compliant financial statement.
• Configured taxes, HST, QST, GST and PST for Canadian provinces.
• Performed month end close for Canadian entity.
• Created assessment and distribution cycles to support Canadian entity’s month end close process.
• Configured settings for single trading company for EU entities.
• Configured local settings for EU entities.
• Configured new Company Codes for Australia and New Zealand as part of company’s globalization.
• Created Field status groups, Fiscal year Variants, posting periods, document number ranges.
• Set up of document types and posting keys for business transactions.
• Regrouped the GL accounts into various account groups.
• Worked on BW reporting and analytics.
• Trained users on BI/BW reporting using BEx analyzer.
• Resolved data issues with BI/BW reports.
• Configured special purpose ledger SPL for US GAAP, and statutory reporting.
• Designed several RICEF object specs and reviewed technical specs with ABAPers.
• Conducted workshops for new users.
• Created reconciliation accounts for account receivables and accounts payables.
• Configured settings for P2P Procure to Pay cycle including FI-MM integration.
• Worked on Legacy data transfer to SAP using LSMW, CATTS, and Third party tools.
• Created interface from legacy AP.
• Implemented the OCR scanner settings for the company’s product suitable as per the requirements of the client.
• IXOS/OpenText, Readsoft, Kofax etc.
• Developed a custom AR aging report, created Invoice Layout and processed invoices.
• Defined and executed test scripts, test scenarios, unit test plans, functional test plans, integration test plans, and regression test plans
• Setup Lockbox for domestic customers using EDI 820 format.
• Configured SAP Payment cards, Credit Cards processing for AP and AR transactions.
• Worked on TradeCard interface to process Payments.