SUMMARY

• 10 years of experience as a HR Generalist (Recruitment, Training and Development, Performance Management)
• 4.5 years of functional project lead experience using PMI standards
• 6 years of SAP HR configuration, customization and support experience including business analysis, blueprinting, development, configuration, production support, testing, documentation
• My expertise lies within the SAP HR sub - modules Personal Administration, Organizational Management, Payroll, Time Management, Benefits, End-user Training and developing training course material
• Worked extensively with SAP R/3 4.7, ECC 5.0, ECC 6.0 EhP3, ECC 6.0 EhP4
• Involved in business analysis & data gathering, developing business blue prints, configuring & testing, pre & post go-live and also provided training to the end-user
• Having knowledge and hands on experience using Confidential Application - OrgChart, TalentHub for HR & Executive
• 4 Full life cycle implementation experience from project preparation to realization and production support
• Excellent understanding of business processes in Human Resources
• Strengths include strong understanding of SAP HR business processes & requirement and translation of businesses solutions into SAP system in most cost effective and client convincing manner
• Experience working within a project lifecycle methodology (eg: ASAP) during an initial implementation project and also in organizational change management
• Experience working with Agile Project Management and the Traditional Waterfall Method
• Hands on experience working with project management methodology procedure (Initiation, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling and Closing)
• Used standard reports and design also used Ad Hoc Query and SAP Query
• Having excellent knowledge of ESS/MSS process using SAP Portal
• Integrated closely with ABAP developers and Technical consultants
• Experience in Business process analysis, development and Data analysis experience
• Service oriented, highly effective verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in developing and delivering workshops, training and presentations
• Having knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors - Talent Management, Compensation Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Project Lead/Sr. Functional Consultant - SAP HCM

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0, OrgHub 4.1, TalentHub 4.1

Responsibilities:

• Lead implementation projects of the SAP Human Capital Management visualization solutions for clients
• Provided consulting services to partners and clients globally
• Responsible for gathering requirements from the business users of the application (OrgChat and TalentHub for HR & Executive)
• Compiled environment checklists, feature checklists and security requirements for deployment
• Analyzed and documented sponsor/stakeholder/SME’s needs in accordance with Project Life Cycle utilizing reporting tools, requirements
• Provided end user documentation and training at clients location
• Prepared project estimation activities including statement of work and request for services
• Contributed to successful project completion within budget and on time by identifying risks and developing/recommending mitigation strategies
• Identified and documented the purpose of the project, project description, business goal, objective, in/out scope of the project, risks of the project, AS IS and TO BE process flow.
• Validated the solution and raise, track and work with product development team to address issues in a timely manner
• Participated in client meetings, attended weekly internal meeting with cross-functional departments and attended status calls on daily basis
• Worked closely with QA team and technical consultants to clarify/understand functionality, resolve issues and provided feedback to nail down the bugs
• Identified the OrgChart system Change Request (OSCR) requirements sent by the business/stakeholder in the business request form by analyzing the client business processes
• Scheduled meetings with the stakeholders and business to know more on the OSCRs defined in the requirements
• Translated formal business specifications into requirements document by walkthrough sessions with the technical team and business stakeholders
• Helped the clients in User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Communicated requirement and changes to the development team as required and monitored all development and testing process.
• Documented and controlled all changes made to productions systems via change control process

Confidential

SAP HR - Senior Business System Analyst

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Provided consulting services to business partners on new initiatives
• Developed proposals for small to medium projects
• Responsible for gathering requirements from the business users of the system while adhering to SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) industry best practices
• Lead detailed requirement phases identifying, tracking, escalating and resolving business systems issues.
• Analyzed and documented sponsor/stakeholder/SME’s needs in accordance with Project Life Cycle utilizing reporting tools, requirements.
• Recommended business solutions that satisfy sponsor/stakeholder/SME’s needs continually exploring and assessing options for value-add for clients.
• Along with Project Manager, determined best mix of development, interfacing applications, third party vendor solutions to meet business requirements and project objectives.
• Ensured adequate end user documentation and training
• Contributed to successful project completion within budget and on time by identifying risks and developing/recommending mitigation strategies.
• Proficient in working as a direct liaison between all the stakeholders, SME’s of the project to ensure successful implementation of business requirements. This includes interacting with the client, third parties, implementation team and the testing team engaged in the project.
• Proficient in preparation of documents like Business Requirements Document (BRD), Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) Document, Traceability Matrix.
• Proficient in End to End (E2E) requirement process documentation, which includes Use cases, Use Case Diagram, Business Context diagram, Business Rules, Data Elements.
• Proficient in process documentation of Test Scenarios, Reviewing System Integration Testing (SIT) Test Cases, performing Functional System Testing (FST) of the application and helping the client in User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Worked closely with QA team and Developers to clarify/understand functionality, resolve issues and provided feedback to nail down the bugs.
• Regularly interacted with QA onshore and offshore teams to communicate requirements, FST and solve defects in HP Quality Centre
• Created application Prototypes and screen mock-ups
• Identified the SAP HR System Change Request (SCR) requirements sent by the business/stakeholder in the business request form by analyzing the client business processes
• Scheduled meetings with the stakeholders and business to know more on the SCRs defined in the requirements.
• Identified and documented the purpose of the project, project description, business goal, objective, in/out scope of the project, risks of the project, AS IS and TO BE process flow.
• Translated formal business specifications into requirements document by walkthrough sessions with the technical team and business stakeholders.
• Communicated requirement and changes to the development team as required and monitored all development and testing process.
• Documented and controlled all changes made to productions systems via change control process and attended Change Control Board (CCB) meetings
• Analyzed and defined business requirements
• Configured SAP HR modules to address identified business requirements.
• Executed and documented system enhancements, analysis, design, system configuration and testing of applications
• Involved in Functional Software Testing (FST), Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and experience with testing SAP HR End-To-End Processes, along with a good understanding of Transaction Codes and Infotypes.
• Configured SAP HR according to the requirements/scope of the project. Conduct knowledge transfer activities to support clients SAP HR key users in developing their skills.
• Configured Personnel actions (e.g. Hiring, Leave of Absence, Rehiring, Termination, Promotion etc) and transport from Dev. client to QA client via transaction code: SE10
• Executed ABAP program via SE38 in Dev. client and SA38 in QA client to execute the Talx interface and COBRA interface.
• Prepared End to End (E2E) requirement document process for all the SCRs using Use Case, Use Case Diagram, Business Rules and Data Elements.
• Having knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors - Talent Management, Compensation Management
• Having integration knowledge of SAP HR with SAP BI/BW module

Confidential

SAP HR Configuration Analyst and Support

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 Ehp4

Responsibilities:

• Business Requirement gathering and analyzing
• Fit-GAP analysis with respect to project specification Templates
• Preparation of business blueprints
• Prepared configuration document and End - User training materials
• Configure, present, and discuss SAP HR best practices and functionality
• Responsible to interface with client and a team
• Analyzed business processes to identify functional gaps and points of external integration
• Mapped business processes to SAP functionalities
• Cross training of various SAP modules, as well acting as a back-up for other HR systems where required.
• Executed and documented system enhancements, analysis, design, system configuration and testing of applications
• Documented support processes to deliver best results training to end users
• Provided system production support and functional design for new
• Work closely with HR team to support, maintain and design solutions as required for the SAP system.
• Ensure enhancements and updates are appropriately implemented and supported
• Participated in the design, development and implementation of new SAP ECC HCM applications and modules
• Creation of enterprise structure to fit the company needs including personnel area, personnel sub-area, employee group and employee sub-group
• Customizing the personnel actions as per templates. (e.g. Hiring, Leave of Absence, Rehiring, Promotion etc)
• Created Personal action reasons for various actions.
• Maintaining the employee master data by using PA30 and PA40. Maintained personal data, organizational data, basic settings PA40 for hiring of employees and responsible for hiring actions, creating new personal actions, personal data, org- assignment, planned working time and basic pay.
• Enhanced SAP standard Info types to meet user needs.
• Check Default Payroll area, administrator, administrator groups and info groups.
• Date types for date monitoring, date specifications, Info-types for hire date, service dates and termination date.
• Creation and maintain objects like organizational units, jobs, positions, persons, work centers, and integrated all of these into the enterprises organizational plan using expert mode and simple maintenance
• Creation of relationships among all the organizational units
• Creating tasks and assigning to jobs and positions
• Creation of organization units as per client requirement
• Grouping personnel sub areas for work schedules
• Defining daily work schedules, period work schedules and work schedules rule
• Wage type creation to meet needs of the customer
• Maintaining features like ABKRS (default payroll area), TARIF (pay scale type and pay scale area)
• Creation of pay scale structure

Confidential

SAP HR Functional Consultant/Project Lead

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Business Requirement gathering and analyzing
• Fit Gap Analysis
• Preparation of business blueprints
• Prepared configuration document and End - User training materials
• Strong consulting and client relationship skills
• Conducted SAP HR End user training and post implementation support
• Configuration experience in Personnel Administration, Organization Management, Recruitment, Payroll, Benefits.
• Configure, present, and discuss SAP HR best practices and functionality
• Responsible to interface with client and a team of functional and technical resources to ensure integrated solutions are properly designed and implemented.
• Developed Organization Structure using Expert Mode and Simple Maintenance
• Maintained Organizational Management Infotypes and Evaluation Paths
• Created Organizational Units, Jobs, Positions, as per business requirement
• Integration of Organization management and Personnel Administration by maintaining the integration switch table T77S0
• Assigned the various organizational units and positions to cost centre by maintaining account assignment info typesersonnel Structures
• Maintained the number range intervals for both internal and external personnel numbers
• Created personnel action and reasons for action as per the client requirement and setup the action menu for the PA40 screen
• Defined and generated the features such as ABKRS for default payroll area, NUMKR for default number ranges, IGMOD maintain to control Info groups for specific actions.
• Setup the basic settings to maintain Employee master data and configured info type menus and info types by maintaining customizing procedures
• Handled Post Production Support Issues Resolution, Documentation and Knowledge Transfer
• Provided support to SAP HR users in US and Canada
• Provided Support for running Payroll and maintaining the Control Record for the new users
• Maintained Custom US Payroll schema as set up by the client
• Maintained Retro accounting for various Payroll areas to allow calculation of Bonus
• Modified Schemas and Rules to meet the specific client requirements and Involved in the integration of Time with Payroll
• Knowledge on Payroll Schemas and Personnel Calculation Rules
• Involved in creating the test plan and test cases.
• Responsible for Unit, Integration and User acceptance Test.
• Provided production support to business users during go-live and post.
• Co-ordinate with the technical consultant and software personnel in understanding clients requirements in HR module, input and output parameters and designs the test cases and test scenarios.
• Handling the issues raised by the client and delivering the time frame to meet standards.
• Coordinated with client management and Key users for resolution the problems.
• Coordinated with technical team for customized developments.
• Provided training for key users in Organization management, Recruitment and Time Management.
• Consulted with the Human Resource business owners and users to ensure the understanding of their business requirements.