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Sap Fico Consultant Resume

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

  • Over 11 years of extensive financial Accounting and 8 years in SAP FI - CO implementation experience with three full life cycle, details and goal-oriented with years of building and maintaining professional Accounting and Finance experience, demonstrating competencies in Financial and Business Analysis while working in different industries.
  • Good knowledge in GAAP/IFRS Compliance and Reporting, statement analysis, budgeting, SOX, FASB accounting standards, auditing standards and taxation applying related jurisdiction rules.
  • Well knowledgeable in integration with other systems such VIM, ARIBA, CONCUR and Migration from legacy system to SAP ERP environment.
  • Experienced with Rollouts, Support and Upgrade projects.
  • Thorough understanding of SAP system from business process, cross functional and integration and implementation.
  • Worked on automatic clearing and all payment methods like ACH, EDI and Lockbox, EBS
  • Integration of FI with MM and SD with Procure to Pay and Order to cash cycle configured SAP PS Structure from Project Definition, WBS, Networks, Activities, Milestones, and Others.
  • Extensive experience in enhancements, configuration and testing of FI/CO modules General Ledger (GL), Account Payable (AR), Account Receivable (AP), Assets Account, Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA), Internal Orders (I/O) and Profitability Analysis (CO-PA). Product costing (CO-PC) and Special Purpose Ledger.
  • In-depth knowledge in configuration, implementation, ASAP methodology, activate methodology, Agile methodology, system design and development, gathering user requirements, developing specification and custom report
  • Data Migration specifications with BDC, Legacy System Migration workbench (LSMW) for data uploads for various SAP Projects.
  • Knowledge in identifying, testing, and documenting of SAP application controls in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX).
  • Post Implementation support 24/7 and Hypercare with experience in various industries.
  • Excellent communication and inter personnel skills and motivation.
  • In-depth knowledge and configuration of Organization Structure for FI: (Client, Company Code, Business Area, Chart of Account, Chart of Depreciation, Credit Control Area), CO: (Controlling Area, Operating Concern and Cost Center Hierarchy.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ERP: ECC 6.0 & (S4HANA)

Financial: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting.

Controlling: Cost Element/Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Profitable Analysis, And Product Costing.

Technical: LSMW, LTMC, ACTIVATE and SAFE AGILE Methodology

Others: Power BI, Pivot Table & VLOOKUP, Vertex, QuickBooks.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

SAP FICO Consultant

Confidential, Houston, TX

Environment: SAP S4HANA (Full Life Cycle Implementation)

Responsibilities:

  • Participated in S4HANA project Implementation and Support.
  • Worked with Offshore and Onshore Model
  • Implemented New GL, performed document splitting and Parallel Accounting.
  • Created FI-GL, AP, AR, SD CO-CCA, IO and PS.
  • Configured and enabled P2P, S&D (OTC), MM.
  • Configured the entire Vertex to determined Tax Rate for SD, MM, and FI.
  • Configured and Customized Customer master data, Debtor management, Customer payments, Customer invoice processing, Order to cash process, Finance documents Global settings (Posting Keys, payment terms), Dunning.
  • Designed Electronic Bank Statements (EBS) with Search String
  • Integrated all Invoices during VIM and ARIBA into Archiving Server and document
  • Configured and Customized vendor master data, vendor account groups, define sensitive fields for dual control, House banks, Invoice processing, Document parking, Configured Automatic Payment Program (APP), Outgoing payment, Reporting, Check printing, Voiding checks, matching invoice with purchase, Dunning, Lockbox.
  • Created an IDOC for outbound /inbound (Partner, Vendor invoice, Customer, and payment) using FINSTA for receiving file and PEXR2002 for sending files.
  • Designed and configured Revenue Recognition using item category and Accounting determination using Provision Account.
  • Configured and performed currency Valuation and Translation in an Open Item
  • Configured and customized Chart of accounts (Operating, Group and Country), Company code Global Parameters, Fiscal year Variants, Posting Period Variants, Account Groups, Field Status Groups, and Tolerance Groups.
  • Configured Cost Component Structure, Costing Variant, and designed Costing Sheet
  • Determined product cost by using standard costing for finished goods and Moving Average for BOM.
  • Determined inventory valuation and Price control in MM
  • Processed MRP, MTO, MTS and setup BATCH JOB .
  • Performed cost estimate, calculated variance analysis, WIP and settled variances to COPA.
  • Migrated various master data and transaction using LTMC
  • Created Drop-ship process and Intercompany Selling Process
  • Implemented COPA Cost base and created custom reports
  • Configured Asset Accounting, Structured Fixed asset design, integration with the GL, defining asset classes, depreciation areas, Configure (Base, Balance and Multilevel) depreciation methods.
  • Worked on period-end-closing, fiscal-year end-closing
  • Mapped current data, tables, and other reports to SAP.
  • Reviewed and delivered functional specifications to developers to meet business requirements .

SAP FICO Consultant

Confidential

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 (Full Life Cycle Implementation)

Responsibilities:

  • Worked on period-end-closing optimization, developed month end closing schedule and procedures and reduced closing from 10 to 3 days. Developed allocation procedures and settlement rules in controlling and cost distribution. Configured multiple fiscal-yearend-closing schedules for different countries.
  • Developed new profit center hierarchy to match the changing business needs, and sub-leger to ledger reconciliation process to find exceptions in balances.
  • Created customer-specific functions for Formula Editor to determine scores for FSCM-Credit Management.
  • Conducted Sabrix Workbench testing scenarios for consistency with ECC results and validated Sabrix Tax Engine and SAP integration reports.
  • Configured Dispute Management Case Processing and Process Integration with FI-AR.
  • Coordinated integration of all existing bank interfaces such as current day, prior day, wire, ACH payments using SWIFT Alliance and BAI2 files.
  • Optimized AP and Treasury payment process created custom payment types for SEPA, payment methods with cash discount, Configured all aspects of lockboxes for inbound payments from banks.
  • Configured all aspects of New GL such as account groups, item categories, document splitting characteristics, rules and methods. Worked with New GL splitting error logs, new tables such as FAGLFLEXA-T tables, activated profit center and segment scenarios.
  • Worked with BI and BPC teams to load GL data into HANA and reported using BO based Excel tools. Reconciled interface balances from GL to BI for standard GL extractors. Developed specs for Balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statements.
  • Maintained default account assignment and automatic account assignment, validations and substitutions, distribution and assessment and indirect activity allocation.
  • Responsible for gathering requirements on current company's legacy systems, business processes and activities.
  • Analyzed business requirements and determined organizational structure, business units, company codes, and profitability centers (AS IS - TO BE).
  • Worked on New General Ledger (New GL), Leading Ledger and Parallel Ledger for possibility of Parallel Accounting according to the US GAAP.
  • Maintained Initial settings for Recurring Entries and also worked on FI Substitution and Validation rules.
  • Configured Customer Account Groups, Number Ranges, Tolerance Groups, Credit Control Area, Customer Credit Limits, Credit Limit Groups, Interest Calculation, Incoming Payments, Dunning, AR Information System in Account Receivables (AR).
  • Managed a team of 6 consultants onshore and offshore. Provided leadership, guidance and mentoring.

SAP FICO Consultant

Confidential

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

  • Assisted in conducting workshop and design sessions to gather requirements for corporate and tax reporting related to Asset accounting.
  • Defined Chart of Depreciation, Depreciation Areas, and account determination for asset class.
  • Mapped the business process to SAP transactions related to asset acquisition (with Vendor/Without Vendor), Planned and Unplanned depreciation run, Asset Retirement (scrapping), and asset capitalization.
  • Worked on Integration of Asset accounting and Internal Order to capture Asset under construction for CIP reporting.
  • Connected Dispute Management into the Customer Integration Center (CIC0) to support the early creation of Dispute Management cases by Customer Service and conducted AR and FSCM core business user Training Sessions.
  • Managed and supported third party applications integrated with SAP FI-AR including Pay metric xi/pay, ADP Tax ware, DMA Tax Automation, and TCI Property Tax Management.
  • Configured central incoming and outgoing payment functionalities utilizing SAP In-House Cash functionality.
  • Maintained Sabrix Trans-editor and Custom Authority rules requiring periodical updates.
  • Involved in configuring the required settings for VAT with respect to Vendors (AP-MM) & Customers (AR-SD).
  • Developed new interface for EDI 810vendor invoice and mapped them to the corresponding fields in VIM while working with the technical team on the same.
  • Configured payment requests functionality, Supported the liquidity planner.
  • Implemented design to create assets automatically with settlement of AUC using Investment Profile.
  • Implemented Automatic Intercompany and Intra-company Asset transfer.
  • Responsibilities also included identifying and customizing daily reports per user requirements.
  • Developed Strategy for Asset balance transfer from legacy system.
  • Worked on developing and helping user execute test scripts and test scenario.
  • Provided post go live support and training.
  • Hands on experience in handling Tickets during Production support, ticket monitoring and reporting with SAP Solution manager.
  • Participated in transferring GL accounts, vendor and customer master data using LSMW.
  • Worked with Purchasing and Sales consultants to design a Global Vendor/Customer Master Record Structure.
  • Defined the General Ledger (GL) accounts for Materials Management and setup the Integration between FI and MM through Automatic Account Assignment.
  • Prepared test scripts for different scenarios in Asset Accounting and Accounts Payable integrated with MM and Performed Unit testing, integration testing and UAT Testing.

SAP Analyst

Confidential

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 (Full Life Cycle Implementation)

Responsibilities:

  • Involved in gathering business requirement, Preparation of Blueprint by reengineering the system to fill the GAP between the existing system and to the TO-BE system, mapping processes to SAP R/3 functionality, and collecting master data.
  • Studied the changes in the standard SAP system for the new version and prepared change configuration scripts.
  • Involved with the integration of cash management and BI for SAP FSCM Cash Management reporting.
  • Defined “Contract-to-Cash” Business Transformation Requirements for SAP FI Accounts Receivable and FSCM-Credit Management, Dispute Management, Collection Management and Biller Direct.
  • Processed Biller Direct Integration with Accounts Receivable Accounting, to create Users for SAP and assigned payment methods for paying bills through the Web.
  • Integrated the new functionality with existing financial -GL, AR, AP, SD, and MM based SAP landscape.
  • Created new House Banks for Automatic Payments and Lockbox, Internal Orders Settlement, Assessment & Distribution Cycles, Budget Uploads, Primary & Secondary cost elements, Activity Types and Statistical Key Figures.
  • Worked closely with MM consultants for integration of FI-MM using MIRO (invoice verification) and MIGO (goods receipt ).
  • Documented all changes, revised the Business process procedures (BPPs) to facilitate the changes during the upgrade and team and users of new functionality being added with version change. .
  • Configured and used LSMW for uploading master data of General Ledger, Customers, Vendors, Internal Orders and Cost Centers.
  • Involved in integration testing and Checked GR/IR accounts and vendor accounts for transactions and resolved issues during integration testing. Worked in the Development of RICEFW objects.
  • Worked on the integration touch points of Product costing with Production planning (PP-PI) using a process setup that included process orders, master recipes, routings, Bill of Materials (BOM & resources).
  • Helped the training team to develop training material.
  • Integrated with third party solutions like Vertex O Series. Used Accounts Payable and Receivable in leasing application for handling AR and Cash Application.

Junior SAP Analyst

Confidential

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

  • Experienced all the ASAP methodology, migration, testing, and post-implementation testing throughout the project.
  • Configured and designed the full functionality of FI module relating to AR and AP configuration such as credit management, tolerance limits, open item clearing, account groups, incoming and outgoing payments, automatic payment program, field status groups and reason codes.
  • Established lock box setting in collaboration with banks to manage cash inflows and worked on dunning processing for faulty customers.
  • Established audit scope through analysis of prior reports and performed audit walkthroughs with key stakeholders and managers.
  • Created account assignment models for periodic and recurring entries and worked with users to resolve issues relating to accruals and deferrals.
  • Involved in month end closing of all transactions relating to FI and carry forward of balances to next period.
  • Proactively interacted with clients to understand their business processes and extended support to management in analyzing monthly reports for profitable financial decisions.
  • Heavily involved with Fixed assets module integration with IM, PS, MM, PM and GL .
  • Configuring inter- and intra-company transfer .
  • Enhanced process for Payment Block for Vendors
  • Defined Alternative Reconciliation for Down Payment
  • Integrated Account Payable with Material Management
  • Systematically accounted for Packaging Materials and Packaging Cost
  • Designed Asset Depreciation Methods
  • Creating WBS networks and flow cost and revenue down IO then to asset for acquisitions
  • Worked on Investment Management (IM) for setting the program budget

Audit and Tax Associate

Confidential

Environment: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, VLOOKUP.

Responsibilities:

  • Participated in audit of corporate and business financial statements.
  • Ensured compliance of all accounting audit procedures and standards to achieve best practices.
  • Brainstormed with engagement partner and audit team to gain understanding of client operation, process and objectives and utilize knowledge on engagement.
  • Performed accounting research and developed audit test to resolve matters during audit field.

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