SUMMARY:

• SAP Functional consultant with 8 years of industry experience including SAP experience in Implementation, roll out, Upgrade, Testing and Supporting of various components of FICO/FSCM/PS modules.
• Extensive experience in FI Sub modules: General Ledger (New GL), Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, Asset Accounting.
• Extensive experience in CO sub modules: Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Internal Orders (IO), Product Costing (CO - PC), Profit Center Accounting (PCA) and Profitability Analysis (COPA).
• Experience in New GL Segment Accounting, Leading Ledger and Non-Leading Ledger, and Document Splitting.
• Experience on FSCM - Collections, Dispute & Credit management.
• Experience working on Master Data Synchronization, Work list, setting up Credit check based on Order types, Dispute case creations in FSCM
• Good experience in Integration of Sales &Distribution (SD), Material Management (MM)
• In-depth knowledge on SD pricing procedure.
• Integrating SAP with External Tax system Vertex.
• Expert in data migration and data conversion by using SAP tool LSMW. Experience in developing/executing LSMW.
• Extensively worked on IDOC (inbound, outbound), analyzed and Solved IDOC errors.
• Experience in Preparing E2E Documentations, User Manuals and conducting end user training.
• Hands on experience in Project systems (PS) module which includes Creation of project with WBS elements, Assignment & Release of budget for the projects, Availability control and prepared the commitment & forecasts reports
• Experience in testing Milestone billing & Resource related billing (RRB) in PS
• Had exposure working on testing projects (Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, Writing Test Scripts and Test cases) with hands on experience on HPQC tool.
• Well verse with SAP OSS, in searching Sap notes, and work with Basis/Technical Team in adopting OSS Solutions and SAP Enhancements.
• Experience in generating reports using Report Painter in COPA
• Hands on experience working on DMEE tree.
• Had experience testing Workflows.
• Prepared functional specs for identified RICEF objects (ALV Reports, Enhancements and Forms)
• Involved in development of Business Blueprint, Fit/Gap analysis.
• Have experience working on Interfaces.
• Strong communication skills combined with a positive attitude made me a key team player.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr SAP FICO Consultant

Confidential - Dublin, OH

• Supported all phases of a project life cycle including analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment of solutions, as well as documentation, and end-user training.
• Documented financial information requirements and translated these requirements into an appropriate SAP financial hierarchy
• Configured FI New GL, AP/AR & Banking - Document Splitting, Segment Reporting, Special purpose ledger, Doc types & posting keys, analysis of all open items and clearing of goods receipt/invoice receipt (GR/IR) accounts.
• Designed & developed automatic payment program, payment methods, house banks, accepted forms of payment, defined automatic account assignments for exchange rate differences, over & under payments, bank charges, cash discounts, keys & procedures in Accounts Payable.
• Configured New GL to meet requirements to report multiple accounting methods including US GAAP and IFRS.
• Created an Electronic Bank Statement Posting Rules.
• Configured new line layouts for incoming customer payments with fields according to client requirement and designed and developed terms of payment, invoices, cash discount, credit management, risk categories, tolerances & down payments.
• Problem determination includes re-creating the issues, determining the point of failure by stepping through the ABAP Code and identifying the problem resolution
• Designed, developed and tested data conversion programs to load, GL uploads, Account Payables and Customer Open Account Receivables data into SAP using LSMW and BDC.
• Cost Center/Profit Center Accounting - Defined standard hierarchy for cost center accounting designed Automatic Account Assignments, Assigned Cost Centers to Profit Centers and created Primary and Secondary Cost Elements.
• Configured asset classes, depreciation areas, account determination, screen layout key and allocating number ranges to asset classes.
• Configured New GL functionalities: Document splitting and Non-Leading ledgers to satisfy client’s country specific reporting requirements.
• Defined Cash Management Account Name, distributed Cash Management and reorganized Cash Management.
• Configured Operating Concern, Maintained Operating Concern Attributes.
• Configured Account-based CO-PA and Created the characteristics, used various derivation techniques like table lookups and derivation rules to determine values for characteristics.
• Mapped SD condition types to value fields and configured PA transfer structure for flow of values from FI/MM to COPA.
• Creation of COPA reports (KE30 - Account based and Costing Based) for Sales and Margin analysis Yearly, Quarterly and period wise. Also created COPA Line item dynamic reports (Costing based) for analyzing Period to Date Gross sales, Net Sales, COGS, and Pricing Margin region wise, product wise and customer wise.

Sr SAP FICO Consultant

Confidential - Beaverton, OR

Responsibilities:

• Involved in all phases of implementation from development of Business Blueprint to end user training and post Go Live support.
• Worked with FICO and TRM/FSCM modules and integration with MM, SD, PM and BI modules.
• Responsible for Treasury Management Business Process documentation AS-IS and TO-BE
• Designed and configured organizational structure of FI GL, FI AR-FI AP, and CO and defined the settings of operating concern.
• Teamed to Configure FSCM (CFM) module for comprehensive Liability Instruments (Bonds, Loans and Derivatives)
• Maintained Lockbox Configuration, Electronic Bank Statement (EBS), post processing via FEBA BANK SATEMENT. (FBZP)
• Responsible for configuration setup to Integration In-House cash Management with Procure to Pay, Payroll, general ledger &Transaction Management.
• Responsible for configuration setup to Integration of In-house Cash Management with Payroll module for process and to creating the ACH file using the program RFFOUS T.
• Cash Management- Grouping and Structure definition for daily Cash Position, wire transfers, ZBA and cash concentration
• Responsible for configuration setup to Integration In-House cash Management with Procure to Pay, Payroll, general ledger &Transaction Management.
• Responsible for configuration and implementation of SAP In-House Cash module for central cash payments process, Central incoming receipts which include customer collection from different lockboxes, Mapping the service Companies Bills using the Posting rules in order to reflect the In-House Cash Current accounts
• Advance inbound and outbound electronic banking configuration like wire, ACH process, lockbox file, Electronic Bank statements and Integration with PI for generating payment outdoor.
• Configure Portfolio Analyzer (FIN-FSCM-TRM-PA). AIS Settings & implementation of RFC
• Troubleshooting and solving the IDOC issue related to In-house Cash during integration testing.
• Teamed with Treasury Department to Configure TR-CM Cash Management. Cash Management configuration included account management, electronic bank statement; account groupings, Lockbox processing, liquidity forecast, cash management position, manual check deposit, cash concentration, and the payment program., Commitment items & authorization check
• Configured Incoming and Outgoing Payments Processing using Main and Sub Transactions, Controlling Assignment Keys, Short Account Assignments- FPCJ Simple Selection and GL Account Posting (FB50) and extract data from GL tables (SKB1-NUMKR)
• FI- AA Configuration of asset class and account determinations, Depreciation Calculations, Asset Acquisitions, transfer and retirement, Integration of assets with Equipment in PM Module
• FI-GL Charts of accounts mapping and maintenance, financial statement version, Configuration of document types, number ranges and mapping of transactions in GL.
• FI- AP Account determination, Invoice verification and credit memos, Tax Codes, Tax deducted at source, Automatic cheque printing, Interest calculation, foreign currency valuation
• FI- AR Account determination
• Assigned and defined Application Forms, Correspondence types, variants, and Invoice Types. Configured Print Workbench.
• Developed Report Painter and Report Writer programs to meet needs of management.
• Error checking, Unit Test scripting, Integration Testing, and getting configuration sign offs
• Logged defects in HP ALM during integration testing and during post go live support (Hyper care)

Sr SAP FICO Consultant

Confidential - Parsippany, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Identified key business processes and gaps and demonstrated To-Be solution using prototype model.
• Resolution of trouble shooting issues in SAP pertaining to FI Module & Integration Issues related to MM &SD.
• Changes in Configurations /New configurations related to FI Module in respect of New Developments in SAP as per the requirements of the client. GL, AR, AP, Asset Accounting and Bank accounting and Treasury Management.
• Proactively discuss critical issues with other functional consultants for timely resolution • Having solid hands on ECC 6.0 configuration experience in New GL.
• Worked on enhancements and testing owing to changing business requirements • Handling all priority issues and resolving timely. Providing quality support and prompt solutions • Participation in Knowledge Sharing Sessions • Handling issues related to GR55 reports.
• Working with posting validations, substitution rules, forms, user-exits, and reporting tools.
• Handling issues related to Yearend and Month end.
• Involved in SEPA configuration i.e. SEPA CC and SEPA DD.
• Good Experience in working with Banks on XML and Flat file formats and getting the requirements/specifications from Banks.
• Configured payment medium format in OBPM1, Note to payee creation in OBPM2, and payment medium format mapping setting in OBPM3 and Creation of variant for each company code and House bank combination in OBPM4.
• Configured Automatic Payment Program.
• Creation of New DMEE structures for XML and ACH, NACHA file formats creation for various payment methods and involved in DMEE files testing and User manual preparation.
• Good experience in promoting changes to Production and associated methodology, including writing and executing test plans.
• Having strong experience in writing complex functional specifications including interfaces and custom programs, working with technical programmers to analyze defects and propose solutions.
• Created Business Process Procedures (BPP) documents using RWD uPerform tool based on various business process activities for user training.
• Created unit and integration test scenarios using HP Quality Center and successfully conducted UAT.
• Worked on the cutover plan and coordinated various cutover activities across different areas.
• Solved problems on Invoice, Cash Application, Lockbox, Electronic Payments, and Automatic Customer Payment, clearing programs, Settlement, Adjustments, Credit Management and Banking integration.

SAP FICO Consultant

Confidential - Enfield, CT

Responsibilities:

• Gathered high-level financial information requirements and translated these requirements into an appropriate SAP financial hierarchy (enterprise model). Supported all phases of a project life cycle including analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment of solutions, as well as documentation, and end-user training.
• Analyzed the AS-IS system, did a profound GAP analysis and successfully designed and mapped the TO-BE system on SAP at client’s site.
• Configured company code, posting period variants, fiscal year variants, field status groups, document number ranges, tolerance groups, and assigning the variants to company code etc.
• Configured and customized General Ledger, creation of G/L accounts, screen layout rules, automatic account assignments, financial statement version etc.
• Configured New GL functionalities: Document splitting and Non-Leading ledgers to satisfy client’s country specific reporting requirements.
• Configured and customized Account Receivable and Accounts Payable modules including creation of Vendor Master Records, account groups, tolerance groups, assigned authorizations for users, account determination and default account assignments.
• Integrated AP and AR modules with MM and SD respectively with respect to Account determination for various Clearing and Adjustment Accounts and Automatic Postings
• Worked on vendors reporting, Down payment, check form and EDI outbound and inbound.
• Configured Customer Master Data and master groups. Configured Automatic Dunning program for overdue customers by setting up dunning. Defined cash discounts based upon payment terms,
• Lockbox Processing for incoming payments, Configuration of terms of payment and interest calculation on open items/ balance outstanding
• Configured House Banks, Payment Programs, Automatic Payment Methods, and Alternate Bank Selections for Payments, Checks Management through assigning number ranges for check lots, checks printing and defining void reason codes, Posting Invoices with and without Invoice Verification
• Configured the system for Order to Cash and Procure to Pay transactions and revenue recognition.
• Prepared the Business Process Procedures (BPP’s) for various transactions in GL, AR, AP sub modules.
• Trained end-users on Material Costing, Work-In-Process, Overhead calculation and Production Order Settlement.
• Configured Currency and Valuation Profile for multiple currencies and valuations such as legal valuation / group valuation / profit center valuation and attached to controlling area.
• Worked with planning aids to transfer plan data from PP to Cost Center accounting.
• In CCA, redesigned Periodic Re-posting, Distribution, and Assessment cycles and allocated various costs (percentage, fixed, portion, or variable tracing factors) among different cost centers.

SAP FICO Consultant

Confidential - Bloomfield, CT

Responsibilities:

• Full cycle Implementation of SAP General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Controlling Modules.
• Involved in Implementing General Ledger Accounting, Fixed Assets (New Asset Management), Cost Center accounting, and Profit Center Accounting.
• Created FI: General Ledger Master Data and Finance Organization Structure design.
• Involved in preparation of business blueprint, conference room pilot, and functional designs for WRICEF's and configuration rationale in the areas of General ledger accounting, Asset management and Cost center accounting.
• Coordinated the configuration, custom development, testing, and defect fixing and conversion activities.
• Enterprise Structure - Defining New Companies and Company Codes as per the Organization Structure.
• General Ledger Accounting - Company Code Global Parameters, Chart of Accounts, Number Ranges, Foreign Currency Revaluation, Sale and Purchase Tax, Withholding Taxes, Inter Company Postings, Document Types.
• New GL - Maintaining Parallel Ledgers and Configuring Real Time FI-CO Integration.
• Fixed Assets Management (New Asset Management) - Maintaining Chart of Depreciation and Depreciation Areas for various Accounting principles and currencies, Asset Classes, Account Determination and Screen Layouts. Configuring Depreciation Calculation Methods and Depreciation Keys.
• General Controlling - Maintaining and Activating Controlling Area components, Maintaining Versions and Number Ranges.
• Cost Center Accounting - Defining Planning Layouts and Profiles, Creating Assessment and Distribution Cycles.
• Profit Center - Defining Standard Hierarchy, Dummy Profit Center, Versions, Planning Layouts and Profiles, Creating Assessment and Distribution Cycles.
• Project Systems - Creating Project Profiles, WBS Elements and Settlement Profiles. Creating Allocation and Source Structures, Defining Coding Mask and Project Structures for OpexandCapex Projects.
• Creating Validation and Substitution rules for PS master data based on Project Profile.
• Performing and Validating PS Master Data and Balances data conversion.
• Prepared Accounts Receivable ageing reports, CO Planning Reports and Fixed Asset Reports using Report Painter and Report Writer
• Used Solution Manager to Store Project documents and for creation of transport requests for customization.
• Tested the various BW Finance reports using BEX and BOBJ.
• Trained the End Users and Super Users.
• Performed Cut-Over and provided Post Go-live warranty support.
• Worked in credit management and Credit control areas.

SAP FICO Consultant

Confidential, Richardson, TX

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for gathering business requirements, conducting workshops with the business users.
• Designed the functional specifications for the business requirements for Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms and workflows (RICEFW).
• Worked on Material ledger and product costing related activities.
• Worked on FI-AP/AR Customer Configuring and Customizing Vendor/Customer master data, Account groups, ERS based invoices, Logistics Invoice verification (LIV), terms of payment, tolerance groups, payment configuration, dunning, interest calculation and check management.
• Worked on COPA Module to flow values from SD during delivery (COGS).
• Configured OKB9, OBYC, VKOA, and OA90 for different account determinations.
• Configured Chart of accounts, account groups, fiscal year variant, posting period variant, field status groups, posting keys, automatic account determination, financial statement versions, number ranges and document types.
• Configured SAP financials (FI/CO) and SAP Asset management.
• Implemented New GL and Co-ordinated the testing activities for the areas of FI-GL, accounts payable, accounts receivable transactions.
• Worked on SAP material valuation in CO-PC.
• Worked on determine benefits and costs to the company of process changes such as OSS notes, SAP system upgrades.
• Configured and customized Account Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP) modules including pre-requisites to create vendor master Records, customer master records, tolerance groups, account determination and default account assignments.
• Involved extensively in the enhancement of Reporting Process; Wrote functional specifications for all the CO reports and worked with BI Team to design and develop the customized reports as per the business requirements.
• Worked on data migrating customer & vendor master data from legacy system in to SAP through LSMW.
• Configured dunning program, dunning levels and dunning areas for each company at company code level and Worked with ABAPers to create dunning forms for dunning procedures.
• Designed functional specification for lockbox interface and configured relevant settings in SAP for lockbox processing.
• Configured global settings for Electronic bank statements (EBS) in Multi Cash Format, defined Account Symbols, posting rules, created and assigned business transactions for manual bank statements.
• Solid experience in Vertex with Tax rules implementation and performed end to end testing scenarios during migration activity of Vertex application.
• Coordinated the integration efforts of FICO with SD, MM and PP teams based on functional requirements.
• Used Pivot and VLOOKUP for data migration activities.
• Worked on banking interfaces and different interfaces involving EDI and IDOC functionality and worked with process codes, partner profiles, etc.
• Involved in preparation of End User training Documentation and provided trainings to End users.
• Supported users during UAT testing.