TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, Power Point, Visio)
• Hyperion, Lotus 1 - 2-3, dbase
• SQL: Some knowledge (older releases)
• QuickBooks Pro: Expert

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Introduction to New HANA Simple Finance (SFin) by SAPlabs development manager
• Scenarios tested (including core configuration, master data, transactions):
• Overhead cost accounting
• Profitability and cost analysis
• Fiori Apps frontend used
• Test script analysis, correction, execution, and defect report

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Attendance of SAP RRAR class
• Participation in build of scenarios in test system
• Ramp - up coach or Solution Architect
• Customers: Infinera, Varian, ServiceNow, IGT
• Presentations and discussion of new solution
• Communication with SAP, error reporting, issue analysis
• Analysis and discussions of issues and options around parallel ledgers / account-based approach
• Analysis of migration from as-is to new solution
• Presentation and discussion of solution to multiple customers

SAP FSCM / FM Lead Consultant / Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Interface Strategy document and Functional Specifications document
• Work with developer for data, formatting and file transfer process
• Review of existing budget profiles and settings in FM and GM
• Development of new derivations for control objects and budget profiles
• Unit tests and execution; test scripts for integration testing
• Complete preparation, including A/R, and standard SAP dunning configuration
• Complete configuration of Collections, including Business Partner setup, PPO, etc
• All blueprint and documentation

SAP FI / CO / Lead Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Complete End-to-End Fixed Assets implementation
• Complete AP end-to-end including check printing, forms
• AR core implementation, integration with complex Project Billing
• Support for implementation of security for PLM DMS
• Support for implementation of Payroll and integration into Finance
• All related unit tests, integration test preparation, all related documentation
• Project management assistance, support and trouble-shooting

SAP FI / CO / Project Management

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed complex cross border pricing setup issues (tangible vs intangible goods identification, tax implications for global VAT impact)
• Ongoing support (data pulls, etc)
• Test cycle preparation and test support for system moves and switchovers

SAP FI / CO / ECCS Lead Consultant / Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of system settings and financial data
• Complete test-of-concept, unit testing, and preparation of integration testing
• Changeover from former parent unit’s legacy peoplesoft system to ECC 6.0 NW 7.0:
• Structured, configured, implemented, documented FI-GL, FI-AP, CO-CCA, EC-CS
• Re-structured GL Chart of Accounts with customer and loaded into system
• Structured, executed, and reconciled legacy data transaction loads for three years
• Structured and implemented simplified consolidations (US-GAAP and IFRS)
• Implemented Master Data Management across system landscape (GL, AP)

SAP FI/CO/FM/GM - Financials / Security Lead Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Basic System Setup, complete Configuration of FI-GL, CO-CCA, CO-IA, FM, GM
• Core set-up, from scratch, of SD including RRB module for Grant Billing
• Integration of Fund Accounting (FM), core Grants Management-Grantee (GM) setup
• Complex report painter/writer development
• All security setup, roles/profiles/menus development, testing, roll-out

SAP FI-GL, AP, AR / CO / ECCS / Integration Support

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Supporting FI-GL, FI-AP, FI-AR, CO-CCA, CO-PCA, CO-PC, EC-CS
• Revenue Recognition module support (A/R cleanup project)
• Performed analysis of Financial Supply Chain Management preparedness
• Managing development process for various support tickets, including custom reports
• Worked with upgrade management tool Pranaya

SAP New GL Migration Lead Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Expert backup and advice
• Troubleshooting and research
• Accompanied successful Go Live

SAP FI Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Expert advice, research, documentation, Business Unit presentations
• Developed and tested solutions for open items in FI-GL, FI-AP, FI-AR, GR-IR, Currency Revaluation
• Analysis of completeness of SD / A/R related items from FI-CA
• Recommendation / development of changes to settings and postings (incl. automated interfaces) for control of open item management issues going forward

SAP FI - Purchasing, Fixed Assets Production Support

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Accompanied users through major hardware and SAP technical upgrade to EhP5
• Fixed assets data loads for new company codes, testing and trouble-shooting
• Purchasing support, incl. Portal, workflow enhancement requests

SAP New GL Migration, Fixed Assets Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Configuration of Fixed Assets for parallel ledgers (US GAAP / local statutory / IFRS)
• Test scripts, Transport management, Training/knowledge transfer
• Migration cockpit preparation (migration plans, ledger assignments, etc)
• Report painter/writer migration and adaptation

SAP New GL Migration, Lead Financials Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Complete setup and execution of Migration Cockpit (CNV MBT NGLM)
• Report painter/writer migration and adaptation, validations/substitutions
• All blueprint, documentation, project management (SCRUM methodology)

SAP FI/CO Financials Support

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Supporting all areas of FI/CO, including FI-GL, FI-AP, CO-IOA (FERC), CO-CCA
• Implemented A/P and cross-company code payment processes
• Designed and implemented CO planning, and complex plan-to-actual reporting in CO
• Developed custom report painter/writer formats

SAP ERP Business Systems Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Line position, full project management responsibility
• Managed all areas of SAP support:Financials/Logistics, Technical, HCM/Payroll, Training
• Responsible for 4 direct reports, 20 total staff, plus outside consultants
• Formed support team into coherent and working organizational unit
• Initiated, managed, implemented, worked hands-on on major projects:
• Provided hands-on support in FI, CO, FM modules
• Implemented change request and documentation methodology, process-oriented documentation and management system in Solution Manager

Confidential

Sr. Functional IT consultant

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed legacy system structures in FI, CO, and FM and related submodules
• Designed Chart of Accounts for accounting under multiple bases of accounting
• Designed integration points in FI, CO, FM, LO, and general master data usage
• Implemented, managed, and troubleshot all New GL issues
• Resolved complex document splitting and balancing issues
• Structured and managed documentation around FI and CO
• Managed testing for FI, CO, FM (unit testing, integration testing cycles)
• Prepared accounting and reporting structures for CAFR generation out of BI
• Represented SAP as official Ramp-up Coach for ERP2005 release
• Developed Business Organization Structure document, master data structures and mapping/integration
• Worked on complex New GL issues
• Analyzed existing As-Is and developed future To-Be business processes for Controlling, Funds Management, and Budget Preparation
• Moderated and facilitated workshops, discussions on integration and financial issues
• Managed politically sensitive environment (struggling implementation)
• Resolved numerous logistics integration issues (MM to FI to CO to FM)
• Analyzed accounting structures, proposed, negotiated and implemented improvements
• Restructured successfully year-end closing process
• Unicef, NYC, NY: Successful data conversion / reimplementation (remote)
• Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD: Politically sensitive escalation around payroll-related performance issues: solution proposed to Walldorf became part of standard
• Upgrade assessments, solution reviews (FI, CO, FM), remote support for various implementations
• Invited to leadership circle (one-on-one discussion with Senior VP), consistently promoted and received maximum raises

Confidential

Sr. Educational Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Re-Designed class material to full process orientation
• Maintained and updated SAP Best Business Practices for Public Sector
• Development of training materials, review questions, quizzes, case studies, certification questions
• Single-handedly implemented core ERP2005 system for academy use
• Teaching of intense two week class with up to 10 hours lecture, and up to 10 hours case study supervision and support per day (boot camp)
• Owner of the global certification of the only official SAP certification for Public Sector in the US (formally to 09/2007)
• Certified more than 100 consultants and customers as “Certified Integrator of SAP Public Services Solution”
• Delivered (taught) FI functional overview class
• Delivered all GL, AP, AR, functional and configuration classes
• Delivered Fixed Assets functional / configuration class (to today)
• Delivered Consolidations classes (EC-CS)
• Delivered FI partner academy (certification) classes, in standard and compressed formats
• Delivered (taught) CO functional overview class
• Delivered Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA) functional / configuration class
• Delivered Internal Order (CO-IO) functional / configuration class
• Delivered Profit Center Accounting (CO-PCA) functional / configuration class
• Delivered Project Systems (CO-PS) functional / configuration class
• Delivered CO partner academy (certification) classes, in standard and compressed formats
• QA’d courseware
• Worked in SAP courseware publishing environment
• Worked with virtual classroom environment ( Confidential connect)
• Experienced with Infopak, Uperform
• Taught logistics integration class
• Solid knowledge of related reporting tasks and structures
• Achieved consistently high grades, fully booked