SUMMARY:

• Over 15 years of experience in international financial operations, corporate management, and IT
• Over 7 years of SAP FICO experience in Business Analysis, Blueprinting, Configuration, Testing, Road Mapping, and .
• Plus 3 years of experience as Financial Solution Architect
• Profitability Analysis experience in projects through SAP (CO - PA) and traditional accounting
• Solid knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Financial analysis, consumer finance, auto finance, business analysis, loans processing, and merchant banking
• Balance sheet preparation including AP, AR, GL. Taxation, statutory and regulatory compliance. Working knowledge of GAAP and IFRS (International Financial Reporting), income, sales taxes, pay rolls and audits
• Corporate Planning, liaison with financial institutions and government entities. Implementing cost control systems, human resources management, labor and staff supervision, project management and Business Law
• ERP configuration and implementation of SAP, FI/CO, and BP modules. Business analysis, documentation in RWD Info Pak, and SAP . Planning and managing implementation of accounting information systems
• Prepared BPP, User Manuals and Provided User on the processes. Designed various development objects and wrote Functional Specs, Test Scenarios, Configuration documentation and material.
• Strong Project Management, Communication, Analytical and Client Service skills with a High Learning Acumen to adopt new Tools and Technologies with ease and seamlessly Integrate skills set into any implementation and software application
• 7 years of functional experience in Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules and integration with logistics modules (SD and MM). SAP experience encompasses expertise in designing, configuring, testing and customizing SAP R/3 with implementations.
• 5 years plus experience SAP Finance Business Analyst
• 3 years of experience as Financial Solution Architect
• Proven ability to SAP applications and expert level knowledge in configuration of FI/CO module.
• Project Management skills including working with user community understanding their business needs and developing strategies to implement them.
• FI Enterprise Structure: Chart of accounts, fiscal year, posting period, company code, business areas. FSV
• (CO-PA) Profitability analysis
• Cost/ profit centers, cost/ profit center hierarchy, cost elements, statistical keys, activity type, assessment, distribution and reposting.
• CO- Product Cost (Product Costing) (Standard Cost Setting), Adhoc Standard Cost Setting for new products, BOM definition verification
• Account groups, GL master records, sample accounts, field status groups, posting keys, automatic account determination, inter company automatic account posting, account display, number ranges, document types, tolerance groups.
• Vendor groups, vendor master d, house banks, bank accounts, check lots, reason codes, automatic payments, recurring entries, invoices, credit memos, closing procedures, integration with MM., EDI Payments, EDI Remit advice, ACH wire
• Customer groups, customer master data, billing, payment terms and interest calculation, incoming payments, dunning, credit management, closing operations, sales order, and integration with SD.
• Asset classes, asset master records, chart of depreciation, acquisition, retirement, depreciation run.
• Worked extensively on Controlling and Accounting Modules like Cost Element (CEL), Cost Center Accounting (CCA) Internal Order Management (OM), and General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR),Asset Management (AM)
• Team led configuration and implementation of NEW GL
• Efficiently involved and worked with clients to understand business processes for GAP analysis.
• Skills in other areas of SAP are project study, as-is analysis, to-be analysis, testing, documentation and end user .
• Part of a Team skilled in Project Evaluation, Information Gathering, Business Blue Print, Documentation, Customization and Configuration with an in depth Understanding of Business Processes relating to SAP Finance, Controlling and Integration with SD and MM Modules
• Involved in more than 3 full implementation cycles with CO and New GL
• Strong financial understanding and practice of accounting in different industries like, Manufacturing, Service, Banking, and Finance
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Sound knowledge of BI and experience of working with BO
• Broad Experience in ASAP Project Implementation Methodology and Solution Manager
• Strong Analytical and Client Service skills with a High Learning Acumen to adopt new Tools and Technologies with ease and seamlessly Integrate skills set into the Project Implementation Lifecycle
• Solid knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Sarbanes-Oxley Act and IFRS
• User on the processes and assistance in Developing End User Document.
• Strong Problem Solving and Analytical skills and abilities to make Balanced & Independent Decisions.
• Proven Project Management Skills with excellent people skills, good Team Player , Strong Interpersonal, Organizational and Communication skills combined with Self-Motivation, Initiative and Project Management Attributes.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE SUMMARY:

SAP: ERP R/3 versions 3.1H, 4.6C ECC 5.0, ECC 5.6

Databases: Oracle 9i, MS Access

Languages/Scripting: Visual Basic XML, JavaScript.

Applications/Tools: TOAD for Oracle, Oracle Forms 9i, Oracle Reports 6i, Crystal Reports. RDW Documentation

Operating Systems: Windows9x/NT/2000/XP, UNIX, DOS

Office Packages: MS Project Management 2003/2007, MS Visio, InfoPath, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

GUI: Dream weaver, Frontpage, Flash and Adobe digital software products

Other: Yardi, Peach Tree, Quick Books, Sentinel

Project Management: MS Project Manager 2007, Smart Draw 2010

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Omaha, NE

SAP Financial Analyst, Project Manager and Controller

Responsibilities:

• Profitability analysis (CO-PA)
• SAP configuration, implementation and data transfer
• Consolidation of accounts across business units ( SEM - BCS Business Consolidation)
• Supervising and overall accounting of AR, AP, GL and P/L in Yardi
• New GL, Parallel Accounting, Document Splitting
• Bank reconciliations and other banking activities
• Asset Accounting - Defined chart of depreciation, various depreciation areas and depreciation keys required, asset classes, number ranges, etc.
• Configure Vendor/Customer Groups, Set up Vendor/Customer Master Records
• Preparation of Balance Sheet and Reports
• Cost controls, auditing, and financial analysis of current operations and profitability
• Generating reports from SAP for Product Costing based on Activity Reports using Excel Pivot tables
• Payroll processing, payroll tax filing, garnishments and managing taxes
• Train managers for new positions for self storages, apartment leasing, and motel management
• Liaison with vendors, banks, clients, and government entities for labor and taxation

Environment/Tools : SAP, Oracle, Quick Books, Peach Tree, Yardi, Winsen Sentinel, and Microsoft Office

Confidential, Kansas City, MO

SAP Financial Business Architect/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interview all departmental heads and staff to gather relevant information for SAP Best Practices data
• Analysis of gaps in business practices and industry Best Practices including SOX for all departments
• Prepared documentation using RWD Info Pak
• Configured and Customized FICO modules including GL, AP, AR, CEA, CCA, PCA and CO-PA
• Mapped and Defined the Chart of Accounts and Customized to the Client requirements
• Defined Account Groups, Number Ranges, Posting Keys, Document Types, Posting Period, Fiscal Year Variants, and Field Status Groups
• Data Conversion, Data Validation and Data Migration from Legacy Systems.
• Interacted with Client to Configure Vendor/Customer Groups, Set up Vendor/Customer Master Records and Assign Reconciliation Accounts in G/L
• Extensively worked on Customer Master Records, Client Specific Payment Terms, Lockbox, Dunning and Payment Methods
• Worked on Customer Analysis including Days in Arrears, Payment History, Cash Discount Overview and Credit Limit Display
• Defined Tolerance Groups, Tolerances for Employees, Customers and Vendors and Maintained Initial settings for Recurring Entries
• Extensively worked for Configuring and Customizing the Credit Management
• Configured Credit Control Area and Defined Risk Categories, Credit Representatives & Intervals for Days in Arrears
• Configured House Banks, Bank Accounts, GL structure, Posting Rules for Automatic Assignment
• Configured and Tested the Lock Box program for Accounts Receivables payments in BAI2 Format
• Asset Accounting - Defined chart of depreciation, various depreciation areas and depreciation keys required, asset classes, number ranges, revaluation settings etc.
• Set up the Integration of FI with MM and SD through Automatic Account Assignment
• Extensively worked on Controlling Area and Operating Concern Configuration as per Business Scenario and Processes
• Configured Controlling modules including Cost Element Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Order Accounting and Profit Center Accounting
• In Cost Element Accounting - Created Primary and Secondary Cost Elements and Reconciliation Ledger
• Configured Controlling Area settings to address the Management Accounting requirements of the Organization
• Defined Profit Center Hierarchy and Cost Center Hierarchy
• Cost Center Accounting - Created Cost Centers, Defined Cost Center Categories, Time based fields and configured Allocation Methods
• In Profit Center Accounting Configured the Basic Settings, Assignments and Actual Posting Maintenance
• In Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) Created Operating Concern Attributes, Characteristics and Value Fields, Maintained Derivation Tables, Structure and Rules. Defined PA Settlement Structure and CO-PA Cost Center Assessment
• Designed and Developed Customized Reports for Management Reporting Purposes using tools like Report Painter and Report Writer
• Extensively involve in Testing and Validation of processes through out the project
• Created and Maintained the necessary Documentation in form of Scenario Scripts and Business Process Procedures (BPP) throughout the project
• Played a vital role in End User and Post Production Support

Environment/Tools : SAP ECC 5.0 and RWD, Microsoft Excel

Confidential, Omaha, NE

Senior SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant and Team Leader

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing The AS-IS condition of the Existing System, TO-BE Analysis, Gap Analysis, Business Process Re-Engineering, Configuration, and Modifications to suite the client’s requirements. (Business Planning - SEM )
• Analyzed and Reviewed all Processes, User procedures, and System requirements
• Suggested Development of new Standard Policies and Procedures, and Developed System Administration and Operational Procedures
• Developed SAP System Design and Configure solutions to enable Corporate Strategic Objective and derive Business Value
• Customized the Chart of Accounts, Account Groups, G/L Account Master records, Field Status Groups, Posting Keys, Document Types and Posting Periods
• Customized screens for Document entry, Document reversals, Invoices, and Payments
• Created Account Assignment Models for Recurring Entries
• Configured Accounts Receivable (AR), House Banks, Bank Accounts, Reason Codes, Check Lots
• Defined Customer/Vendor Account Groups and Created Customer/Vendor Master Data
• Configured Automatic Payment Program for Outgoing Payments for Company Codes in Accounts Payable
• Payment Program Configuration: Company Code Data, Paying Company Code, Country Payment Methods, Creating proposal to Check Printing, Wire Transfer settings, ACH payments etc
• Configured Incoming Payments, Billing, Credit Management and Dunning Programs
• Configured Lockbox Processing, Customized Processing of Incoming Checks, Sales Tax and Credits
• Configured and Customized the Credit Control Area, Credit Risk, Interest Calculation and Evaluation of Terms of Payments and SAP PM module for the CO process
• Worked with Purchasing and Sales Consultants to Design a global Vendor / Customer Master Record Structure
• Configured Foreign Currency Valuation for G/L, AP and AR
• Set up the Parameters for Cross-Company Code Postings
• Integrated AP and AR modules with MM and SD respectively with respect to Account determination for various Clearing and Adjustment Accounts and Automatic Postings
• Performed Unit Testing and Integration Testing
• Provided End User as well as Documented End User Manuals and Material

Confidential

Senior SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Created the Company in SAP and Company Codes
• Configured the Chart of Accounts (under U.K. accounting system), Account Groups in General Ledger and Reason Codes
• Created Business Areas and Divisional Financial Statements and Reports
• Defined and Assigned Document Number Ranges
• Defined Account Groups and Tolerance Groups for Vendors and Customers and Documents types
• Interacted with Client to Create and Group Customer and Vendor Master Data, Vendor Field Status, Define Credit Control Areas and Dunning Areas
• Customized Line Layouts for GL, AP, and AR data entry and Report Displays
• Designed and Configured Vendor Master Data: Vendor Group, Vendor Field Status, Creating Vendor and Customer Master Data and Risk Categories
• Defined multi currency evaluation and conversion for profitability
• Configured Outgoing Payments, Open Item Clearing in Accounts Payable
• Worked with the SD Team for Design and Configuration of the Sales process and integration with FI, Settings for Revenue Recognition & Revenue Item Category, Defining Condition Table & Account Key
• Periodic Sales and Use Tax Reporting, and related Month-end Financial Reports Customizing Interest Calculation Program
• Configured for One-time Vendors/Customers with a Separate Screen Layouts and Customers/Vendors who were Vendors/Customers respectively and Trading Partners
• Customized Lockbox, Payment Requests and Interest Calculation on Account Balances and Line items
• Defined and Configured Controlling Area; Assigned Company Codes and Number Ranges; Operating Concern
• Analyzed and Configured Cost Element Categories and Imputed Costs; Cost Center Accounting (Hierarchy nodes CC Categories, Time-Based Fields and Analysis Period, Statistical Key Figures and Activity Types, Allocation Types, Assessments, Planning setups, Auto Account Assignments)
• Profit Center Accounting (Controlling Area Settings, MM Assignment, Control Parameters, Document Types, Number Ranges, Assign Revenue Elements, Planning Parameters
• Involved in Documentation, End User and Post Production Support

Confidential, Kansas City, KS

Chief Financial Officer

Responsibilities:

• Configured the Chart of Accounts, Account Groups in General Ledger and Reason Codes
• Customized Line Layouts for GL, AP, and AR data entry and Report Displays
• Configured Accounts Receivable (AR)
• Profitability Analysis
• Management of accounts, setting policies and guidelines, overview and finalization of Group Company accounts, financial projections, analysis and preparation of MIS reports.
• Supervise accounts and taxation with AP,AR, GL and preparation of Balance Sheet.
• Maintain compliance with statutory requirements.
• Preparation of business plans, financial projections, financial analysis, and cash flows
• Draft and review Legal business contracts, and liaison with various government agencies, banks, and clients
• Prepare presentations for the marketing team and management

Environment/Tools: Peachtree, Microsoft Office, Oracle Financials, Windows NT, Adobe Photoshop, Flash, and Quark Express

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Confidential, Torrance, California

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Taught and trained CPA student classes for SAP FICO Ver. 3.1 H in California

Confidential

Senior Vice President Corporate

Responsibilities:

• Created Audit Plans to assess compliance of Financial Statements as per the Accounting Standards and Company Policies
• Created Legal Documents required for registering new venture companies for the group
• Reviewed, Documented, Analyzed, and Evaluated current Departmental/Organizational unit Operating Procedures, Methodologies, Standards, and Controls in accordance with established Audit Procedures
• Evaluate Audit Finding, Prepare Recommendations, and Develop, Implement, and Monitor Audit controls and Scheduling Systems to ensure maximum Departmental Productivity and Efficiency
• Prepared Financial Audit Reports for different clients under the guidelines of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Prepared and Issue Audit Reports, Compliance s as per regulatory requirements.
• Actively participated in Cost analysis, Budget analysis and Financial Analysis for the consulting services to the clients.
• Evaluated Internal control, prepared recommendations, and developed, implemented, and monitored controls to ensure maximum productivity and efficiency for the clients.
• Directly supervised more than 30 employees