SUMMARY:

Innovative professional with 15+ years of progressive experience in operations, project management and business analysis coupled with 8+ years focused on SAP relevant experience in Financial accounting with extensive knowledge in the implementation and configuration of SAP FI modules with emphasis on business process analysis including blueprinting, gap analysis and creating AS - IS and TO-BE documentation. Functional expertise in SAP ECC 6.0 components including Organizational Structures, Organizational Units & Enterprise Structures General Ledger Accounting FI-G/L, Accounts Payable FI-A/P, Accounts Receivable FI-A/R, FI integration with Sales and Distribution (SD) and Materials Management (MM) and Controlling (CO) modules.

CORE SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• Full life cycle implementations using ASAP methodology, understanding of “As Is “Business processes, Blue Print, Realization, Configuration, Final Preparation-Unit Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Preparation of Test Scripts, Authorization design for Roles with Security team & developing BPPs, End Users User Training and Post Go Live Support.
• Hands on experience in designing and implementing FI (GL/AP/AR/AA), CO (CCA/IO/PA)
• Experience with SAP FICO Integration of SD and MM.
• Good understanding of integration points between SAP and non-SAP Systems.
• Knowledgeable about BW (Pyramid)
• Excellent understanding of business analysis, financial management and business operations in multiple industries
• Experienced working with SOX and SOD compliance.
• Used BDC, LSMW & BAPI in various projects for data upload.
• Strong functional experience in Migration, Implementation, Customization, Configuration, Integration, Testing, User Training and Support.
• Extensively worked in Solution Manager, Report writer and Report painter.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and software.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

SAP FICO Consultant

Confidential, Monroe, CT

Responsibilities:

• Preliminary study of the existing business process (functional and technical) for preparation of “Preliminary Study Report” (PSR)
• Designing of organization structure for SAP CO module to meet the reporting levels of existing business.
• Definition of custom and fixed variables
• Derivation of profitability segment
• Derivation rule for product, customer & distribution channel hierarchy
• Definition of value fields for different categories of quantifiable information
• Definition of assumptions for actual value flow for FI & SD i.e. sales orders
• Definition of assumptions for value flow to 3 rd party BW engine
• Definition of reporting dimensions for COPA reporting engine
• Develop custom KE30 report for multi-dimensional profitability analysis
• Continuous reconciliation between COPA report and GL accounts (FSV) for Net Sales computation
• User Acceptance Training
• Post implementation monitoring
• Measurement of performance wrt agreed KPIs as a part of “Business Value Realization Report” (BVRR)
• Eliminate Lack of visibility — dirty data from Transport Management System, Master Data, etc.
• Correct poor billing practices — inconsistent billing cycles, lack of internal controls, insufficient external oversight
• Review Rate agreement configuration, Cost calculation on VSA side
• Review Cost allocation - pricing procedure, condition type, material master, etc., Invoice registration, Invoice matching / verification
• Review Payment processing, Multiple currencies, Exceptions management
• Review process for Returns, Samples & Free goods
• Review Reason codes for accrued and non-accrued freight expense, freight settlement for event driven or peculiar deliveries, Cancellation requests, etc.
• Develop functional specifications for program to import 3 rd party logistic invoices into SAP
• Activate functionality to match Accrual to Actual freight expense with exception reporting and analysis
• User Acceptance Training
• Post implementation monitoring
• Measurement of performance wrt agreed KPIs
• Month end close

SAP FICO Consultant

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the existing legacy system, gathered functional requirements through user meetings, gap analysis, participated in process improvement teams and produced the functional requirements document.
• Configured General Ledger by creating Master records, accounts groups, number ranges and G/L accounts for each company code, accounts maintenance and preparation to master files.
• Customized screen layouts for document entry at account/document levels.
• Prepared master data for AR and AP along with Open Item processing settings, Incoming Invoices/Credit Memos (terms of payment), Outgoing Payment, Incoming Payment, Dunning, Open item Clearing, Down-payment received, and Down-payment made.
• Worked on Transactions, Check Deposit and Payment Transactions related to Bank Accounting.
• Set up Cost Center Accounting including Enterprise organization, Master data, Cost Centers, Activity types.

SAP FICO Analyst

Confidential, Woonsocket, RI

Responsibilities:

• Configuring and Customizing Customer master data, Debtor management, Customer payments, Customer invoice processing, Order to cash process, Finance documents Global settings (Posting Keys, payment terms), Dunning.
• Configuring and Customizing vendor master data, vendor account groups, define sensitive fields for dual control, House banks, Invoice processing, Document parking, Outgoing payment, Reporting, Check printing, Voiding checks, matching invoice with purchase.
• Tested the settings on the development server and transported the settings onto the testing server for user testing and confirmation and transported into the production server after user confirmation.
• System configuration and testing in the areas of FI-GL transactions, configuring adjustment accounts for GL, AP.
• Configured settings for Company code, posting period variant, assigned document number ranges, tolerance groups for customers, G/L accounts and users.
• Asset Accounting: Configuring of Asset Accounting, Structuring Fixed asset design, integration with the GL, defining asset classes, depreciation areas, Configure (Base, Balance and Multilevel) depreciation methods.
• Mapped current data, tables and other reports to SAP.
• Reviewed and delivered functional specifications to developers in order to meet business requirements.

SAP FICO Analyst

Confidential, Tustin, CA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for FI-GL, AP, AR, SD CO-CCA, IO and PS.
• Configured Controlling Area Settings, Number ranges, and Maintained Versions.
• Configured and Customized CO - General Controlling, Cost and Revenue Element Accounting, Overhead Cost Controlling, Cost Center Accounting; and Internal Orders.
• Accounts Receivable: Building AR Business module, Configuring and Customizing Customer master data, Debtor management, Customer payments, Customer invoice processing, Order to cash process, Finance documents Global settings (Posting Keys, payment terms), Dunning.
• Accounts Payable: Configuring and Customizing vendor master data, vendor account groups, define sensitive fields for dual control, House banks.

SAP FICO Analyst

Confidential, Bentonville, AR

Responsibilities:

• Configured and customized Chart of accounts, Company code Global Parameters, Fiscal year Variants, Posting Period Variants, Account Groups, Field Status Groups, and Tolerance Groups.
• Implemented New GL, activated new Ledger, performed document splitting, Parallel Accounting and periodic processing.
• Accounts Receivable: Customer master data, Customer payments, Customer invoice processing, Order to cash process
• Accounts Payable: Building AP Business module, vendor master data, vendor account groups, Invoice processing, Document parking, Outgoing payment, Reporting, Check printing, Voiding checks, matching invoice with purchase.