PROFILE SUMMARY:

• Highly motivated professional with 22 years of experience including 12+ years in SAP FICO & FICA
• Industry experience includes Oil and Gas, Hi - Tech/Telecom, Retail and Higher Education
• Experienced in leading and managing teams
• Expert skills in analysis and translation of business requirements to technical requirements and architecture
• 10+ years managing the entire overall finance functions encompassing Accounts, Costing, Fund Management/ Budgeting, Auditing and Statutory Compliance
• Extensive experience with analysis, design, development, customizations and implementation of software applications including ERP applications
• Highly experienced in Asset Accounting, Travel Management, Project Systems, FICA Contract Accounting for Hi-Tech & HR Module & Treasury Management
• Experienced in Credit card processing in SAP Convergent Billing and Invoicing - BRIM - Hybris Billing and FICA in Hi-Tech Digital content delivery / using Telecom Industry Solution
• Hands of Configuration experience in FI-GL, AP, AR, AA and Bank Accounting related configurations as well as CCA, PCA and COPA
• Extensive experience in conceptualising and implementing financial procedures, maintenance & finalisation of accounts and Audits
• Proficient in Working Capital Management, Profit Monitoring and building internal financial controls.
• Global work experience including the Middle East, Sri Lanka, UK, Poland, Italy, Bulgaria & Canada
• Proven abilities in leading complete SDLC entailing analysis, design, development, testing & QC
• Highly skilled communicator with exceptional relationship management skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with professionals at any level of Business and Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ERP: SAP 4.7, ECC 6.0, SAP S/4HANA (had training)

SAP FICO: General Ledger (FI-GL), Bank Accounting and reconciliation with Electronic Bank Statements (FI-BL, EBS), Incoming and Outgoing payment processing, Customer Accounts Receivable (FI-AR), Vendor Accounts Payable (FI-AP), Asset Accounting, Project Systems, Investment Management, Travel Management, Joint Venture Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Profitability Analysis, Treasury and Risk Management, Revenue Accounting, Company code consolidation, Interfaces, EDI-IDOC, Sales and Use tax integration of SAP with Sabrix/Vertex, ALE-EDI-IDOC, IS-HER, IS-Retail, IS-Oil

SAP RMCA/ FICA: FICA/BRIM/RMCA/IS-Telecom - Business Partner, Contract Accounts, FICA-GL Integration, Transfer GL accounts, FICA document Postings, Payment Lots, Convergent Billing and Invoicing, Invoice posting GL configuration, Credit Card processor configuration using BRIM-FICA through Invoicing, Credit Card Settlement configuration

BRIM /Hybris Billing: Convergent Invoicing - Billable Item Class interface mapping, Credit Card Authorization data processing in BIT class, Payment posting through Invoicing, Billing Process, Invoicing Process, Invoicing event usage for Payment data validations, Revenue reclassification and Deferral through SD contract billing, Royalty calculation and payouts

Applications: Biztalk, IBM Websphere, MS Vizio, HP Quality Center/Application Lifecycle Management, HP Service Manager, MS Office, Solution Manager, CCM.net

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SAP Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivering solution design and implementing the solution to our customer in the Telecommunication sector for their new credit card processors and in-house processors
• Preparation of Functional Specification and design documents and deployment of the complec design with high quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements
• Responsible for configuration of the credit card processor and settlement processes with FICA module of SAP
• Responsible for configuration of FICA-GL Integration and ensure the smooth posting in both Contract accounting books and General Ledger Accounting books
• Responsible for configuration of Convergent billing and Invoicing and Payment Lots
• Responsible for effective communication between the project team and the customer. Provide day to day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer.
• Translate customer requirements into formal requirements and design documents, establish specific solutions, and testing that culminate in client acceptance of the results.
• Adequate Testing of the processes to ensure smooth transition from project team to the support team
• Responsible for review of the business requirement and proposing design specifications to suit the requirements and playback the design to business to get sign-off

Confidential

SAP FI Functional Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivering solution to our customer (Lubrizol) in the Chemicals sector for their new acquisitions
• Deliver new and complex high quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements
• Responsible for managing scope, planning, tracking, change control, aspects of the project.
• Responsible for effective communication between the project team and the customer. Provide day to day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer.
• Translate customer requirements into formal requirements and design documents, establish specific solutions, and testing that culminate in client acceptance of the results.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of Functional and Technical experience in SAP in conjunction with industry and business skills to deliver solutions to customer.
• Providing Data Conversion, Rollout and AMS Support for FICO
• Currently working on Treasury Management implementing Cash Management and In-House Cash
• Responsible for delivering solution to our customer (Shell) in the Oil sector for US Fuels implementation
• Deliver new and complex high quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements
• Responsible for managing scope, planning, tracking, change control, aspects of the project.
• Responsible for effective communication between the project team and the customer. Provide day to day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer.
• Translate customer requirements into formal requirements and design documents, establish specific solutions, and testing that culminate in client acceptance of the results.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of Functional and Technical experience in SAP in conjunction with industry and business skills to deliver solutions to customer.
• Providing Rollout and Hyper-care Support for FICO in Asset and Project systems modules.
• Successfully completed the US Fuels rollout for Shell Downstream

Confidential

Project Member

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivering solution to our customer (Shell) in the Oil sector.
• Deliver new and complex high quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements
• Responsible for managing scope, planning, tracking, change control, aspects of the project.
• Responsible for effective communication between the project team and the customer. Provide day to day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer.
• Translate customer requirements into formal requirements and design documents, establish specific solutions, and testing that culminate in client acceptance of the results.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of Functional and Technical experience in SAP in conjunction with industry and business skills to deliver solutions to customer.
• Providing Rollout and Hyper-care Support for FICO in Asset and Project systems modules.
• Sub-Team lead for Asset and Project Systems module.
• Collection of Key Data Structure and preparation of Data Object Specification are key roles in this project
• Complex country requirements like the ones for Russia and Italy are handled effectively and ensured smooth country go-live.
• Successfully executed the role of Functional Consultant for the Release 2.3 and Release 2.3 CA countries
• Release 2.3 countries which include Thailand, South Africa, Indonesia, Pakistan, France, Italy and Central European countries and Russia
• In this rollout, the legal and fiscal requirements for Russia was quite complex, which I have handled effectively which helped the countries go-live smooth.
• In Assets area the reporting requirements for Russia are more, the design, development and testing areas are handled by me
• Prepared Key Data Structure (KDS) and Data Object Specification (DOS) for Asset and Project System areas.
• Unit Testing & Integration Testing of Asset and Project System areas
• Pivotal in Cutover and Go-live activities for Assets Data Transfer for Shell Project for France, Italy, Turkey and CEE countries and Russia, India, Canada and UAE/Oman
• Effectively handled the Country India Version requirements for India for charging Excise Duty and VAT. The functional experience which I had in Excise helped in handling the India requirement effectively
• Handled the data conversion for Assets and Projects area from the legacy system to SAP environment.
• Pro-actively worked on cleansing of the data in legacy to ensure clean data loaded in to the SAP environment
• Complex legacy ERP systems are involved in different countries which has been provided exposure to multiple ERP systems like JD Edwards, Sun system etc.,
• As a local Deploy for the Canada rollout, ensured that the Assets and Projects related data are converted and loaded into SAP environment. This rollout involves Joint Venture Accounting
• As a local Deploy for Canada rollout, involved in the FICO checking for the documents/scenarios completed to ensure that the FI documents are correct and meeting the requirement of the Business
• As a local Deploy for Canada rollout, involved in the coordination for Customer Acceptance Testing and the Live Environment Simulation which are the testing phases.
• Complex requirement for Canada to have intercompany postings for the Value of Work Done accrual is completed effectively
• Currently involved in the Upgrade of SAP ERP system from 4.7 Version to ECC6 Version in the initial phase of the project
• Successfully executed the role of Functional Consultant for the following projects:
• Rollout of SAP R/3 4.7 in Shell for countries like Thailand, South Africa, Indonesia, Pakistan, France, Italy, Central European countries and Russia, India, Turkey, China and Canada
• Hyper Care Support of SAP R/3 4.7 in Shell for gone live countries
• Prepared Key Data Structure (KDS) and Data Object Specification (DOS) for Asset and Project System areas.
• Unit Testing & Integration Testing of Asset and Project System areas
• Pivotal in Cutover and Go-live activities for Assets Data Transfer for Shell Project for France, Italy, Turkey and CEE countries and Russia, India, China, Canada and UAE/Oman
• Successfully completed the Technical Upgrade of SAP ERP system from 4.7 Version to ECC6 Version.
• Configured Project coding masking, Project Profile, Budget profiles, Settlement Profile and Validations
• Activated Network profiles for plants to enable procurement activities against the WBS and Network activity level
• Configured Investment Management related configuration for effective Budgetary control at the IM Position ID level
• Created Functional Specification for the customised reports based on the local requirements for countries as well as the global requirement for budgets, plan, and commitment and actual.
• Configured Chart of Depreciation, Depreciation Areas and Depreciation keys for different countries as a part of Asset Accounting implementation
• Configured Asset Class, Account Determination and the relevant GL integration to reconcile FI-AA and FI-GL Books

IT Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Work with Business Analyst in translating business requirements into Functional Requirements Document and to Detailed Design Documents
• Lead analysis sessions, gather requirements and write specification and functional design documents for enhancements and customization; Analyze product impact
• Present and defend product designs and architecture to clients
• Coordinate and communicate tasks with developers
• Ensure that development is performed as per requirements
• Work with QA to create test scripts and scenarios for enhancements and customizations to the core product
• Communicate activities/progress to project managers, business development, business analysts and clients
• Develop implementation and test plans, build software acceptance criteria, coordinate and work with clients to oversee the acceptance and dissemination process
• Providing Rollout and Post Go-live Support for FICO, Travel Management, Contract Accounting and Project Systems modules.
• Team lead for Support activities involving 10 SAP Consultants
• Successfully executed the role of Functional Consultant for the following projects:
• Rollout of ECC 6.0 in A C Nielsen Project
• Post-Go live Support of ECC 6.0 in A C Nielsen project
• Prepared As-Is, To-Be, Blueprint, Configuration, Implementation, Unit Testing & Integration Testing of ECC 6.0 FICO module.
• Pivotal in providing Onsite Production Support for FICO for A C Nielsen Project in Canada.
• Exposure to the testing tool CCM.net which is developed by TCS for the client
• Pivotal in managing the Change Requests Management for the project
• This being an IS-Retail project, got involved in the SD-FI integration which is quite complex.
• As a support team lead, responsible for meeting the SLA on the support tickets.
• Involved in the Data Cutover from 4.7 Version of SAP to ECC 6.0 Version of SAP
• Pivotal in the Data conversion and load of data for Accounts Payable, Receivable and Asset from the legacy system to ECC 6.0 version of SAP

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

SAP FICO Functional Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Team Member for implementing SAP FICO for the British Council offices across the globe
• Responsible for delivering solution to British Council.
• Deliver new and complex high quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements. IS-HER (Higher Education Module) of SAP is implemented for this client and I provided the support for SAP FICO part in that
• Responsible for managing scope, planning, tracking, change control, aspects of the project with regard to the FI related areas
• Provide day to day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer.
• Translate customer requirements into formal requirements and design documents, establish specific solutions, and testing that culminate in client acceptance of the results.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of Functional and Technical experience in SAP in conjunction with industry and business skills to deliver solutions to customer.
• Successfully executed the role of Functional Consultant for the following projects:
• Rollout of SAP R/3 4.7 in British Council, Middle East (July 2006)
• Rollout of SAP R/3 4.7 in British Council, Srilanka (December 2006)
• Training of users on Bank Reconciliation Process in British Council, Middle East (January 2007)
• Rollout of SAP R/3 4.7 in British Council, Warsaw, Poland (May 2007)
• Worked on Bank Reconciliation Process for British Council.
• Providing Rollout & Post Go-live Support for FICO, Travel Management, Contract Accounting & Project Systems modules.

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7