SUMMARY:

• An adept SAP FICO consultant responsible for analysis, design, configuration & support in the SAP Center of Excellence (CoE).
• Areas of expertise include Finance (FI), Controlling (CO), Profitability Analysis (PA) and Bank Accounting (BA) operations.
• A strong communicator with proven success in collaborating with cross - functional and virtual teams to implement best practices and achieve shared goals.
• Experienced in working across a full phase of a project's lifecycle to implement, upgrade, and support all the FICO modules, and to meet the stakeholder’s strategic plans.
• My career took off with an experience in banking industry for over 8yearsand as I grew with experience, I joined power measurement and verification in the utility sector as an Administrative / Account Manager. With a solid foundation of banking operations in the finance industry, and an added experience with power utility sector, my expertise further enhanced with accounts payable, receivables, procurement,salesand human relations.
• Furthering my portfolio,I was given an opportunity to work inconjunction with corporate’s legal requirements.
• I further developed in-depth skill to work with company’s CPA’s in understanding tax implications while leveragingwell over 20+ years in the utility and energy arena.
• Multiple industry experience in implementations, rollout, up-grade, production support and enhancement projects and strong domain Knowledge. Common activities include: Gap Analysis, configuration and installation,with continuous modifications as well as super user / end user and support during the hyper care.
• Experienced in planning, business modeling, requirements gathering and analysis, design, implementation, testing, iteration modeling,documentation and Communication.
• Implement configuration management,change management, and project management.
• Successfully worked on all phases of ASAP methodology of Implementation and proficient with project preparation (Business Process Study), Business Blueprint (Gathering, Documenting, validating Business requirement), Realization Documentation (expertise in developing testing scenarios, integration and user acceptance testing, unit and integration testing), functional and technical design, customization and configuration processes and performing a complete GAP Analysis(enhancements, interfaces, forms, custom reports, conversion programs, work flows and EDI's) to identify the problems and inconsistencies with the business requirements specifications with the existing system, Final Preparation, Go-Live and post Go-live Support.
• Responsible for leading the cross functional and technical issue resolutions.

SKILL HIGHLIGHTS:

• ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software ECC 6.0
• Bank Accounting (BA) using (BAI, BAI2) format
• Process implementation using ASAP methodology
• Data migration using Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW)
• Strong analytical, testing and problem-solving skills
• System configuration and Unit testing
• Accounts Payable (AP) & Receivable (AR)
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Handling of Electronic Bank Statements (EBS)
• Project coordination to fulfill contracts
• Design, configure and test core FICO modules
• QuickBooks

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Mt. Olive, NJ

SAP FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Extensive (FI) experience with ECC 6.0; creation of Enterprise Structure: creating Company Codes, Chart of Accounts, Fiscal Year Variant, Posting Periods Variant, Business Areas, Functional Areas, Controlling Area.
• Credit Control Area, Number ranges to the fiscal year, Number ranges to Accounting documents, Field status variant, Tolerance Groups for Customer and Vendor Accounts, Employees and User ID groups, and General Ledger Accounts.
• Devised Controlling component (CO) to Transfer postings, integration with Asset Accounting (AA), Foreign Currency Valuation, Financial Statement Versions (FSV).
• Formulated Account Groups, Retained Earnings Account, configuring of General Ledger automatic clearing accounts.
• Worked on S4 HANA Simple Finance1610 Green Field Implementation with FIORI Apps.
• Implemented Central Finance 1610 with SAP and Non-SAP Systems
• Worked on end to end Implementation on S4 Hana Simple Finance 2.0 with 1503 and 1610 versions for APAC & US Regions with SAP FIORI APPS for multiple sub modules of FICO
• Implemented Accounts Payable (AP) to customize Vendor Master Data and Account Groups, defined sensitive fields for dual control for Invoice processing, Document parking, Outgoing payments, and Reporting.
• Incorporated Accounts Receivable (AR), the sub components of (FI) to configure and customize Customer Master Data, for customer payments, invoice processing, payment terms, posting keys, dunning, and Order to Cash process (O2C) to set up the sales area, and handling the receivables.
• Executed Lockbox and Automatic Payment Processing (APP) configuration for Electronic Bank Statement (EBS) processing, test and update BAI files to process Open Items.
• Integrated Controlling (CO-PA) module configuration, involving and assigning of the Organizational objects for managerial accounting (MA) processes such as Cost Centers, Internal Orders, Profit Centers, Profitability Analysis (PA) Reporting, Primary and Secondary Cost Elements.
• Standard Hierarchy, and Assessment Cost Elements to accomplish the detailed reporting requirements under managerial accounting (MA); for processing of Actual costs, and Secondary Costs.
• Reconciled the Month-End Closing, and Year-End Closing for Allocation and Distribution Cycles to their respective cost centers based on reporting requirements.
• Developed the configuration process from conceptual phase to completion, including Unit Testing in the development environment.
• Defined Gap Analysis, requirement gathering, writing functional specification documents, technical document, Business Blueprint documents.
• Executed and trained business users during User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Incorporated New General Ledger (GL) configuration in (FI), while upgrading the Classical General Ledger of SAP R/3 to enhance Segmental Reporting in Real Time across International Accounting Standards (IAS), United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP), and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); mapping of Parallel Ledgers for entity's legal reporting requirements.
• Incorporated Document Splitting, and reconciliation between Management Reporting (CO) to Financial Accounting (FI) including Segmental reporting, Lockbox and Electronic Bank Statement (EBS) using BAI and BAI2 format.
• Analyzed the financial strength of a company while integrating the core SAP (FI/CO) modules with MM, SD, PP.
• Drafted reports and memos to consultants and vendors to issue changes and tracked resolutions.
• Streamlined spending analysis to a more accurate, efficient, and automated process. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with resourceful software.
• A team player who worked closely with various department personnel to ensure compliance and to confirm proper resolution procedures across an organization.
• Knowledgeable and experienced in handling interfaces between SAP and Legacy systems.
• Executed and reported Variance and Gap Analysis between AS-IS and TO-BE in Blue Print stage.
• Created and maintained a collaborative professional working relationship with the project leadership team.
• Achieved 100% increase in productivity levels by streamlining accounting processes achieving financial objectives, by anticipating requirements; submitting information for budget preparation; scheduling expenditure while monitoring costs.
• Created solutions in the areas of inventory, sales reporting, distribution and product upgrades that led to business development, and streamlined processes.
• Coordinated and controlled daily operations of the organization, achieving notable successes in cost control, revenue generation, and marketing effectiveness.
• Coordinated meetings with different department managers and served as main liaison between sales, engineering, and contract manufacturing staff.
• Created spreadsheets to improve inventory management while ensuring, critical stock of electronic components for product delivery.
• Maintained accurate accounts including cash, inventory, prepaid, fixed assets, accounts payable/ receivables, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions.
• Audited detailed technical and analytical reviews of federal / state partnership tax returns, Misc-1099 and quarterly estimates.
• Managed budget forecasting, goal setting and performance reporting for all accounts.
• Negotiated and quoted price, credit, contract terms, warranties, and delivery schedules, while ensuring prompt processing of receivables for the organization.
• Liaised directly with customers to meet their needs and maintained satisfaction by delivering exceptional product support to clients'; gaining referrals for future business.
• Supplied detailed tax documentation needed to submit accurate corporate returns.
• Managed budget forecasting, goal setting and performance reporting for all accounts.
• Executed the loan origination process, including ordering credit reports, appraisals, preliminary title reports, UCC searches, environmental reports, insurance information and flood s.
• Reviewed, researched, and negotiated with banks for capital loans, benefit packages and other contracts such as health insurance plans.
• Actively recruited and mentored new employees while communicating job expectations and enforcing policies, and procedures; coaching, counseling, and disciplining personnel.
• Maintained annual performance appraisals for staff by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs while maximizing employee retention by creating a positive work environment.
• Worked closely with company executives to identify new business opportunities and routinely participated in the sales process.
• Planned and executed special events such as, trade shows that conceptualized brand name and established community recognition.
• Planned strategic brand-building events to expand the product portfolio.
• Tracked RFPs and bids to develop new business opportunities.
• Managed projects and served as primary liaison between client's and multiple internal groups to ensure clarity of goals, quality, and adherence to deadlines.
• Led cross-functional teams to analyze and understand the operational impacts and opportunities of technology changes.

Confidential, St. Paul, MN

SAP FICO CONSULTANT

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the AS-IS to identify the Gaps and propose the TO-BE process as per the business requirements.
• Conducted the workshops with the business stakeholders, presented the standard process with customization on Accounts Receivable (O2C).
• Worked on and tested Development and BW Modeling tools for the SAP BW on HANA application.
• Worked on SAP HANA reporting.
• Worked with the SD team to deploy the proposed streamlined Order-To-Cash process focusing on accuracy and efficiency.
• Worked with converting GL balances from legacy to S4 HANA.
• Created GL data mapping for converting GL balances from legacy to S4 HANA.
• Resolved issues with data and line items during and after GL balances from legacy to S4 HANA.
• Hands on end-to-end (O2C) components dealing with creating the sales inquiry, creating a quote, creating sales order, creating a sales agreement. creating Inbound/Outbound deliveries, picking, packing, and shipping, billing, worked on dunning, payment process, lock box configuration and processing of lockbox files.
• From a Configuration standpoint as a functional consultant, hands on the key responsibilities involved, maintaining new customers, maintaining customer master data, extensions of existing customers, updating customer master data, updating customer tolerances.
• Configured lock box setup and testing, understanding the data structures of MT940 files, processing of MT940 files for lockbox, Handling of EBS, bank reconciliation.
• Carried out Unit testing, Functional testing, created test scripts for product testing or system integration testing worked with the various business resource managers to onboard the super users, involved in UAT.
• Activated S4 HANA transaction UKM MY DCDS for releasing credit block sale orders and eliminated VKM1 for business use.
• Resolved few issues with SAP by implementing notes in S4 HANA Credit Management
• Worked with the super users to walk thru the entire end-to-end process involving entire (O2C) part and providing a demo on HP ALM to enable and ease the process of testing.
• Created cheat sheets from the UAT perspective and lead the train the trainer sessions.
• Hands on end-to-end EBS processing, Configuring FBZP to all the company codes, setting up house banks and intermediary clearing accounts.
• Setting up payment methods, lock box and APP configuration, testing the open items on customer and vendor ends, completing the configuration related to manual bank statement
• Worked with the Developer's (ABAP team) to complete the appropriate mapping of fields from the interface files to SAP.
• Hands on working with the 'Z' document types as per the business requirement, maintained tea appropriate document ranges for all the document types.
• EBS-Maintained the global settings for EBS processing, maintained bank keys, set up the cash journal and set up the print parameters for cash journal.
• Hands on generating the test BAI files, uploading the test BAI file to SAP system, set up the rules for Automatic clearing, executing the automatic clearing.
• Provided major support and monitoring to the super users during the UAT to complete the testing and get acquainted with the new process.
• Documented the UAT results for the future need. Involved in designing and delivering the post go live support, monitored extensively during the hyper care.

Confidential, Hopkins, MN

SAP FICO CONSULTANT / LEAD TEST ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Worked with System administrators, technical consultants during preparation
• And execution of upgrade/installation of SAP S4 HANA Simple Finance Add on
• Hands on generating the active end user list for all the mentioned Business units and communicated with the internal team of Confidential called as CCE ( Confidential ) and with the Business relations managers at the regional and at the global level to onboard the Super users from the different BU's.
• Kick off meetings with Super users, carrying out all day events such as s, train the trainer and hands on the end users.
• Worked closely with business partners. Partner effectively with all levels of the organization, drive results, and proactively identify and resolve problems that are generally defined, and obtain agreement on decisions across routine, varied, and difficult tasks in a tactical environment.
• Support data conversion, user acceptance testing, end user, process documentation, cutover activities, and support the business until they reach stabilization.
• Hands on end-to end procure to pay process associated with the beginning of generating the purchase requisition in the system, generating a request for quote, creation of a purchasing contract.
• Posted goods receipts, logistics invoice verification, payment processing to a vendor.
• Hands on the configuration view point to complete PAP process involving maintain and extend the vendors to company codes, maintain vendor master data, confirmation of vendor master data changes, update the vendor master data with company code specific data.
• Maintained payment terms and payment methods, maintain vendor tolerances, update of material master with accounting data.
• Setup and execution of AP program, positive pay flat file testing, validation of Z customizations in the system
• Setup of check lots, set up print variants for checks, configuration of local and network printers for check printing and set up of MICR printers for check printing.
• Hands on identifying all the company codes that will be a part of the payment process, identifying paying company codes that are specific to country, defining the payment methods
• Maintained the GL accounts for postings of receivable and payable transactions and finally defining the house banks.
• Hands on complete configuration of FBZP screen which is mandatory for enabling the processing of AP & AR transactions in the standard SAP systems.
• Hands on complete setup part of the entire configuration including unit testing, functional testing in the development environment.
• Creating the test cases and test sets from finance point of view to create the job Aid's, cheat sheets to carry out “train the trainer” session.
• Finding the super users responsible to carry out the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and in turn to train end users by carrying out End User (EUT).
• Key player in creating Test cases, Test scripts on procurement and Finance for Functional testing (FT) and Product Testing (SIT), Leading the offshore team in carrying out the Functional testing
• Test reporting- Well worse at preparing everyday testing reports based on Metrics.
• Metric Reporting- Keeping a status record of tests detected, resolved tests, and carrying out live analysis of the tests
• Eventually, updated the status on Microsoft SharePoint by exporting the defects from HP ALM and updated the pivot tables.

Confidential, Totowa, NJ

SAP Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked extensively with the various project teams pertaining to different business areas, connected with the vendors, and designed the changes as per their requirement.
• Conducted workshops and Worked with end users and the internal customers to understand their requirements to convert them into business solutions (end-to-end process). Carried out an analysis of “AS-IS” process to make the required changes in the “TO-BE” process.
• Coordinated the team to create the initial data, copy source, defining the project, defining the team, reviewing and confirmation.
• Executed the project setting up, preparation, kick off, blueprinting, sign off blueprinting, realization and roll out.
• Performed Migration to the SAP S4 HANA Simple Finance add-on
• Integrated Controlling (CO-PA) module configuration, involving and assigning of the Organizational objects for managerial accounting (MA) processes such as Cost Centers, Internal Orders, Profit Centers, Profitability Analysis (PA) Reporting, Primary and Secondary Cost Elements.
• Standard Hierarchies must be maintained for the controlling area consolidation, and Assessment Cost Elements to accomplish the detailed reporting requirements under managerial accounting (MA); for processing of Actual costs, and Secondary Costs.
• Reconciled the Month-End Closing, and Year-End Closing for Allocation and Distribution Cycles to their respective cost centers based on reporting requirements.
• Orchestrated with product and purchasing teams, sales tracking and project overview whilereducing the project costs.
• General Ledger (FI-GL), uploading master data and configuring the pre-requisites which includes creation of Chart of Accounts, Account groups, and Retained earnings accounts, etc.
• Engineered closely with the developers in analyzing the functional specifications as per the system scope and highlighted the required changes.
• Performed the configuration steps starting from setting up the communication, testing the external system data retrieval, activating the tax interface system, configuring the external tax document, tax authority code structure customizing and maintaining the master data and setting up tax codes.
• Rolled up with the FI-AA team in defining the Asset classes, depreciation areas, assigning the general ledger and asset master.
• Hands on SAP Solution Manager (Solman) - Scheduling the job, completing the AR process, setting up the alerts to notify the customers with regards to the deviating process, Tracking and monitoring the AP, AR process.
• Designed with the developers in setting up the interface of the 3rd-party tools between the bank and the client for the electronic bill payment.
• Associated with the banks and the treasury teams to get the format and set the interfaces between the bank and the client.
• Proposed the payment methodologies, that include: setting up the e-bill payment (Automated, Check, Debit, ACH).
• Managed the cut over activities such as setting up material master, customer master, vendor master, worked on creating output types for Invoices.
• Carried out unit testing, Functional testing, Integration testing, product testing on orders, deliveries and invoices.
• Administered with the Financial Shared Services (FSS) team on the client side to understand the requirements from the accounting perspective, testing needs at different at various points in time during the project.
• Providing daily support as per the new release with respect to the technical and functional issues. Documenting the necessary changes made to the process based on the test results.
• Played a key role during the hyper care in providing the day in and day out support for EMEA region, helped in resolving the tickets, worked on the output types, helped to resolve the printer issues.
• Performed necessary changes related to output types and condition records.
• Organized business meetings with BRM’s (Business resource managers) to deliver the change request management (Charm) to the end users.
• Prepared the test scenarios for the UAT, Prepared test sets, test cases and co-ordinate with the offshore team to perform product testing/ System integration testing.
• Conducted “train the trainer” sessions to deliver the changes to the end users by providing the necessary documentation (cheat sheets).
• Provided major support and monitored the super users during the UAT to complete the testing and get acquainted with the new process, documented the UAT results for the later.
• Actively participated in post go live support and during the hyper care.

Confidential, Basking Ridge, NJ

SAP Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Configured Account Payables Starting with Purchase Requisition, Purchase Order, Goods Receipt, Invoice Verification, Vendors credit memo and Check clearing sub-processes, Advance paid, or down payment made to vendors under procure to pay.
• Configuration for the creation of Account Receivables invoices and posting of manual incoming payments with differences, clearing and reversals, interest calculation under OTC (Order to cash)
• Responsible for SAP FICO upgrade from SAP R/3 4.6c to ECC 6.0 by performing unit, integration, and volume testing to ensure the software in the functional area performs as expected. Maintained Field Status group for vendor for General Data, Company Code Data Purchasing Data which reflected on the Vendor Master Records.
• Maintained Field Status group for customers for General Data, Company Code Data Sales area which reflected on the Customer Master Records.
• Configured fiscal year variants with year dependent periods for yearend closing and posting period variants.
• Study of Legacy systems process in Research procurement and Marketing and mapping process in SRM systems.
• Interfacing SRM with Legacy system to meet Regulatory requirement in Pharmaceutical industry.
• As a part of Realization phase - prepared functional specifications and scripts for Unit / Integration testing.
• Wrote functional specification TAX interfaces with VERTEX
• Work with Change Management team to identify and co-ordinate the communication of various organizational changes that will be required to achieve the planned business benefits.
• Presented the salient features, and enhancements in ECC 6.0, including the New GL concepts and Document splitting functions.
• Created Cost Centers, Primary Cost Elements, Cost Element Groups, Cost Centre Groups and linked the Cost Centers to the appropriate Profit Center
• Created costing keys and revenue segmentation when a condition type needs to be transferred to multiple value fields in COPA.
• Prototyped the solution of template allocation in the product costing.
• Supported business for the annual planning. This is an integrated planning approach whichconsist of COPA, PCA and CCA.
• Working as a defect coordinator in RTR and ensuring that the defects from RTR are addressed in timely manner.
• Comprehensive knowledge of relational databases, software programming, and programming languages
• In-depth knowledge of Peoplesoft HRMS applications, functional testing procedures, and software mapping process
• Possess excellent analytical, technical, communication, and management skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks with excellent leadership skills the client team on the configuration to enable them to complete their work.

Confidential, Mt. Olive, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Streamlined human resources department, cutting costs to the business by 15% over two years.
• Implemented changes to the recruitment process, leading to a reduced time to find the right candidates, and staff turnover reduction of 20%.
• Managed the annual leave process for all departments and reduced waiting times from two weeks to one.
• Created and implemented comprehensive billing, credit and collection policies and related procedures for departmental, interdepartmental, and inter-company use.
• Assisted in the design of and instituting all aspects of other department’s which included contracts, participations, and AR roll forward.
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting which includes multiple borrowing base reports, corporate AR board schedule preparation, revenue recognition schedules.
• Prepared international forecast reports, bad debt analysis and aging reports.
• Efficiently supervised and trained all AP staff and systematically reviewed and approved all invoices for entry into the system.
• Proficiently performed all budget transfers as needed to ensure timely vendor payments. Performed journal entries, maintained, and audited petty cash and cash advances for all departments.
• Strategically maintained healthy vendor relations and conducted reconciliations of monthly vendor payments.
• Directed inventory control, material procurement, storage management, and site management.
• Maintained inventory levels using scanners and automated inventory management systems.
• Devised and implemented strategies to improve operations and inventory control.
• Tracked special orders to ensure fulfillment, reviewed planned orders, and recommended processes for future orders.
• Scheduled and conducted quarterly inventory audits to maintain 100% inventory accuracy.
• Maximized budgets by eliminating overstock and obsolete materials.
• Worked with consultants to source suppliers and vendors; secured competitive pricing on inventory and raw materials.
• Communicated with accounting and finance departments to obtain payment approval.

Confidential, Garfield, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Handled various aspects of invoice processing including; logging and tracking all batches from invoices.
• Monitored all invoices for appropriate signature authorization, verification and highlighting of all pertinent invoice information.
• Reviewed compliance of invoices to company policies. Monitored resolution of problem invoices returned to area offices.
• Performed opening, date stamping, and distribution of incoming mail, and maintained communication with vendors and customers via phone, letters, and email.
• Developed financial reports concerning sales, collected and reviewed sales transactions.
• Examined and analyzed sales records to determine financial status.
• Tracked entries to determine if sales information and procedures were followed in recording transactions.
• Examined inventory items and verified journal and ledger entries of cash and purchases, expenses, and trial balances.
• Prepared and presented reports to management concerning scope of audit, financial conditions found, and source and application of funds.
• Provided recommendations on enhancing operations and financial position of the company.
• Supported the Assistant Accounts Payable Manager in directing the Accounts Payable Specialists.
• Process and operated accounts payable checks as necessary and reconciled the merchant deposit accounts.
• Handled processing of payroll, expense reports, check requests, and corporateinvoices.
• Managed inventory, ensuring that goods received matched the purchase orders, maintained records of vendor lists.
• Fine ability to prepare routine administrative paperwork and ability to manage cash registers and accounting systems.
• Superior knowledge of payroll procedures and policies and proficient at maintain records.
• Good account balancing skills and capable of preparing financial reports.
• Quarterly and Year End Payroll tax balancing, and reconciliation for year-end.
• Research and Review tax notices and work with ADP to resolve.
• Process tax notices and rate changes.
• Process unemployment tax rate notices, update the tax rates in our payroll software as well as with our vendors.
• Tax Set up and Business Registrations
• Filing tax credits.
• First-rate communication and interpersonal abilities.