SUMMARY:

• Functional experience in implementing, customizing, configuring, integrating, testing, document preparation, user training, and Production support in Financial accounting and Controlling (FI/CO) modules.
• Financial Accounting expertise in Configuring & Testing in highly complex business environment.
• Expertise in implementing ASAP methodology on all stages of projects including Business Process Analysis, As - Is and To-Be designing, Business Blueprint Mapping, Gap analysis to customization, Realization, Go-live, post live production support, User training and documentation.
• Experienced with implementation of audit controls, defining user profiles and authorizations and addressing segregation of duties issues related to Sarbanes Oxley (SOX).
• Treasury - Cash Management, Electronic Banking Interfaces, Lockbox, EBS and liquidity management.
• Configured source symbols, planning levels, planning groups, treasury groupings for liquidity forecast, Cash management and Cash concentration
• Interface between SAP and CGI AMS Advantage for JVA1, CR1, MD1, MD2 entries
• Facilitated planning for Product Costing and Cost Object controlling by creating product cost by order.
• Created costing variants, valuation variants, costing sheets and costing types.
• Configured the material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, configured cost object controlling, configured WIP calculations, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures.
• Ran Standard Cost Cycles, Actual Costing, Variance Analysis and Settlement.
• Maintaining Canadian Sales Tax (CST) in Vendor, Customer and Plant Master and Legal Requirements for Reporting
• Configured Withholding Tax, Withholding Tax Codes and Withholding Tax Formulas
• Expertise in using LSMW, ECATT, CATT, SAP Scripts, Smart Forms, ABAP Queries, ABAP debugging and possesses ability to propose and justify technical solutions functionality.
• Good working knowledge in development of custom reports, Report Painter, Report Writer and ABAP Query.
• Thorough understanding of the relationship between various SAP modules (FI/CO, SD, MM, PP) and of overall business processes such as order-to-cash and purchase-to-pay and Make to Order
• Experience working with Solution Manager (PM Tools) for Testing, Reporting and Automation.
• Experience working with HP Quality Center for Testing, Reporting and Automation.
• Installed and configured JAWS for Windows as described under Configuring JAWS for Use with SAP GUI for Windows
• Experience working Audit tools like Audit Command Language (ACL) and IDEA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Fort Worth, TX

SAP FICO Lead

Responsibilities:

• Supported PS, IM, FA Business process and resolved Business user issue
• Prepare Project plan with Project phases
• Implemented new business process
• Review and modification the existing business process
• Teaching and Training Business user

Confidential, Denver, CO

SAP FICO Lead

Responsibilities:

• Supported AR, CM, AP, GL, MM purchasing and FM. Business process and resolved Business user issue.
• Conducted interviews with users to gather requirements and to understand the workflow of the As - Is system and to design the To-be solution.
• G/L Account, Master Records, Account Balances, Posting Business Transactions in General Ledger and Line Items.
• Assigning of GL accounts to Financial Statement Versions.
• Configured CCA, PCA and Internal Order.
• Responsible for configuration of asset classes, depreciation areas, account determination, screen layout key and allocating number ranges to asset classes.
• Provided configuration support in FI-SD-MM integration for account determination using OBYC
• Maintained cost centers, activity types, statistical key figures, cost center categories, document numbers.
• Interface between SAP and CGI AMS Advantage
• Interface between SAP and CGI AMS Advantage for outbound and inbound JVA1, CR1, MD1, MD2 entries
• Writing Functional specification for all the interface
• Prepare Project plan with Project phases and timelines
• Prepare project budget and workload for the team members
• Communicated project progress to Key Business user
• Prepare Project cutover task list
• Perform Project closing process
• Archived only Archiving Object FI DOCUMNT
• Applying SAP notes for Archiving to the system
• Create folders on the server that the archive documents can be placed
• Setup and assign logical file path for archiving
• Maintain Account type and Document type life for Archiving Object FI DOCUMNT
• Running the Archive Delete Jobs
• Interface between SAP and CGI AMS Advantage for JVA1, CR1, MD1, MD2 entries
• Automated processing of utility invoices
• Salesforce (WIMS) Interface for tax refunds from Department of Revenue
• Interface for permit sale for one time and Escrow customer
• Updating 1099 form
• Applying and testing OSS note for 1099 MISC form (standard)
• Applying changes to 1099 S form (custom)

Confidential, Bentonville, AR

Project Manager SAP Finance

Responsibilities:

• Supported FI, CO, PS, FSCM, MM, SRM Business process and resolved Business user issue
• Prepare Project plan with Project phases
• Implemented new business process
• Review and modification the existing business process
• Teaching and Training Business user
• Supported FI, CO, PS, FSCM, MM, SRM Business process and resolved Business user issue.
• G/L Account, Master Records, Account Balances, Posting Business Transactions in General Ledger and Line Items.
• Assigning of GL accounts to Financial Statement Versions.
• Configured CCA, PCA and Internal Order.
• Responsible for configuration of asset classes, depreciation areas, account determination, screen layout key and allocating number ranges to asset classes.
• Configured Lockboxes for the customer Payments
• Provided configuration support in FI - SD-MM integration for account determination using OBYC
• Configure the exchange rate gain and loss accounts for the exchange rate keys, foreign currency valuation of the open items and account balances by configuring the valuation procedure.
• Maintained cost centers, activity types, statistical key figures, cost center categories, document numbers. Involved in creation of primary and secondary cost elements groups, maintained cost element attributes, cost sheet etc.
• Configured COPA settlement structure and defined cost center and order settlement rules to populate the value to value fields in CO-PA.
• Developed contribution margin and user defined profitability reports using report painter capabilities.
• Responsible for standardizing and organizing the report structure, which included development of reports using SAP Report Writer.
• Production Support in CO - Product Costing and Profitability Analysis
• Set - up new Plant in CO
• Supported CO closing for Month end and Year end
• Facilitated planning for Product Costing and Cost Object controlling by creating product cost by order.
• Created costing variants, valuation variants, costing sheets and costing types.
• Configured the material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, configured cost object controlling, configured WIP calculations, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures.
• Ran Standard Cost Cycles, Actual Costing, Variance Analysis and Settlement.
• Resolved month end issue related to Actual Accrual Calculation (KSA3) of cost center
• Resolved issue related to CO-PA Actual Assessment Cycle related to incorrect value field on sender or Receiver Trace factor.
• Update CO-PA Actual Assessment Cycle for proper cost allocation (reviewed it via Report KE30)
• Modified and updated KE30 Report

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Asset Acquisition for new plant
• Configured and customized the asset accounting, copied Reference chart of depreciation, assignment to company code, specified account determination, asset classes.
• Help user with Month end and Year end closing issues
• Maintained default setting in Asset

Project Lead and Project management

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Writing Project Charter, prepare Blue print and Functional specification
• Prepare Project plan with Project phases and timelines using MS Project
• Prepare project budget and workload for the team members
• Communicated project progress to Key Business user
• Prepare Project cutover task list
• Perform Project closing process

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Designed end to end process of Bank paying Vendor on behalf of Confidential North America
• Create the process for Business user to
• Download the Vendor data for the Bank send Payment files to the Bank update Vendor Master data with Paymode ID Reconciliation of the outgoing Payment
• Training and supporting the Business user
• Designed end to end process for approving and unblocking Sales Debit Credit memo
• Create the process for Business user to go to Approval workflow screen directly from email Report to display history, remarks and next agent for the Workflow approval
• Design Approval screen to Option to go to the Reference Document from Display comments enter for the Sales Document Display remark entered by other Agents
• Training and supporting the Business user
• Implementation of SRM
• Involve in Blue printing and testing phase
• Using Shopping Cart and External catalog functionality
• Training and supporting the Business user
• Involve in Blue printing and testing phase
• Setting up the exception rules for posting of Invoice and starting Workflow for validation
• Exception rules Incorrect Tax Incorrect in PO number
• Training and supporting the Business user
• Developed and maintained Workflow approval process for Sales Debit Credit approval process
• Maintained Workflow approval process fo Purchase Requisition Purchase Order Invoice approval process
• Maintained Workflow for VIM
• Review and modification FSCM
• Reviewed and modified the Dispute Management and Collection Management process
• Changed the Dispute handling process and shifted it from Credit Department to Sales Department
• Escalating the Dispute case after 90 days
• Display last comment on Dispute / Customer contact on FBL5N
• Added the features on SCASE screen for Sales Representative to contact Customer
• Updated Collection rules and Strategies for better reporting of the Customer open items on Worklist
• Setting up Collection Strategies as per Risk Category of Customer
• Prepared SAP training material and held classes for senior management
• Provided mass training to Business user over the WebEx for the new Business process
• Prepared Step by Step procedures, training guide and WebEx recording for the training
• Prepared Visio Diagram for senior management for To - Be process

Confidential, Little Rock, AR

SAP FICO ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Verifying network graphic to show any existing dependencies between archiving objects
• Applying SAP notes for Archiving to the system 1337456, 1344830, 1364530, 1400726
• FMARC Initial Archiving Run, FMOD Override FM Update Date, FM DLFI Deletes FI
• Documents Transferred from, FMN0 Subsequent Posting of FI Documents Accessibility Testing
• Installed and configured JAWS for Windows as described under Configuring JAWS for Use with SAP GUI for Windows
• Followed the configuration instructions for SAP GUI for accessibility as stated in SAP Note 740785
• Check SAP Service Marketplace for the latest version of Screen - Reader Extension Setup
• Tested all custom and standard transactions for Accessibility
• Configured and Tested all the Reports and Forms for Accessibility and switched to PDF forms from SAPscripts
• Identifying Keyboard Command for General JAWS and Windows Navigation
• Worked on the successful up gradation of SAP 4.7 to 6.0
• Developed and executed BPML, test scripts, test scenarios and integration test plans.
• Developed a training plan and communicated with the client team on a regular basis to ensure successful execution of the plan
• Documented the critical changes, trained the team members in the client team about the new system functionality, and tested the integration of FI/CO with various modules such as FM and MM.
• Involved in testing custom reports, interfaces, and user exits to ensure compatibility with new release Involved in testing of new Object oriented ALV report and creating new output lay out
• Worked on Solution Manager (PM Tools) for Testing, Reporting and Automation.
• Using Heat Alert Monitor to help user to resolve their issues and training then over the phone or via email in AR, CM, AP, GL and FM.
• Worked on production support issue and worked on improving and documenting the business process.
• Worked on, assisted user and documented Business process like Cash Receipts and Deposits, Collection Activity, Create Customer Master, Customer Clearing, Generate Customer Invoices and Refund to Expenditure Flow for FI - AR and FI-CM
• Worked on documenting various new Business process Revenue receipts to revenue distribution, Outlaw warrants outstanding from two fiscal years previous, invoice to payment by check for FI-AR and FI-CM.
• Worked on maintaining Tax code in Vertex
• Day to day process and helping user to clear Cash Receipts, manually clear the BSEG files.
• Created Business Transaction for the Cash Journal for new G/L accounts created for agencies.
• Created and maintained cash journal for new Business Area created and update old cash journal
• Documented dunning program, dunning levels, dunning areas and dunning forms
• Assisted user with issues related with cash journal, printing and layout for invoices, credit memo and account statement, reversing the document and calculating the tax amount
• Reconciling the cash journal and looking for the park items in closed periods
• Worked on commitment items for cost centers and WBS elements
• Worked on to settle project to AUC, AUC to Fixed Asset and Run asset report to validate asset value
• Worked on to create Internal Order, WBS elements
• Account payable and General ledger
• Assisted user and team member with issue related with check printing, payment document and credit memo, clearing payment block
• Assisted user in verify entries and issue related to Trail balance.
• Establish master data for Fund Management. Created and changed Budget Structure.
• Created and changed Funds Reservation that were entered through FMX1
• Manually changed funds reservation through value adjustment
• Created Reservations of budget that requires amounts to be manually changed
• Added Master Data to Derivation Tables and FM Assignment to CC and WBS Element manually
• Added Master Data to Derivation Tables using ABAP Program
• Added FM Assignment to WBS Element using ABAP program (New assignments and overwrite blank assignment)
• Created Commitment item and linking it with GL account and maintaining hierarchy
• Debugging ABAP programs and provided functional/testing support for interfaces, user exits and custom reports.
• Report specifications to ABAP programmers regarding report format objects of the report, technical information i.e. tables fields and then testing
• Worked extensively on changing layout of SAP script and smart form
• Worked on conversion and testing from SAP scripts to Smart forms
• Worked extensively on customizing screen layout using T code SHDO
• Worked on creating custom T code with Transaction variant
• Worked on validation and users exits to create prerequisite and check for document posting at line item level
• Worked and documented the procedure of using ECATT
• Searched notes for various support issues on service marketplace
• Work on user Roles, Authorization object and activity
• Worked with ABAPer to make custom changes in programs to make field required for Transaction F110, F.80 and other custom transaction and using screen painter SE51

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

SAP FICO Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked on the successful up gradation of SAP 4.7 to 6.0 Used ASAP methodologies for the up gradation
• Involved in testing custom reports, interfaces, and user exits to ensure compatibility with new release
• Developed and executed BPML, test scripts, test scenarios, unit test plans, functional test plans, integration test plans and regression test plans.
• Developed a training plan and communicated with the client team on a regular basis to ensure successful execution of the plan
• Involved in testing workbench and third party interfaces like Concur, vertex and Bridge - way
• Worked extensively on customizing screen layout using T code SHDO
• Worked on creating custom T code with Transaction variant
• Worked on validation and users exits to create prerequisite and check for document posting at line item level
• Searched notes for various support issues on service marketplace
• Configured Automatic Postings, Multiple Currencies and Foreign Currency Valuations
• Configured activity types and planning them on different cost centers, assessments, distributions, allocations using cycle-segment method for periodic reposting, planned and actual activity price calculations.
• Configured cost based and account based profitability analysis.
• Maintained planning version, planner profiles and planning layouts for planning in controlling.
• Modified the copied template operating concern to accommodate client requirements with new characteristics and value fields, defined derivation structures and rules for customer characteristics

Confidential, Southfield, MI

SAP FICO Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Conducted interviews with users to gather requirements and to understand the workflow of the As - Is system and to design the To-be solution.
• Configured Parallel Accounting and created Additional Ledger with different fiscal year variant.
• Configured Automatic Postings, Multiple Currencies and Foreign Currency Valuations. Configured the settings for Outgoing/Incoming payments including Automatic Payment Program and IDOCs to generate payment file
• Worked extensively with BAI2, CBI Bank format (program RFFOIT B), MT940 for processing electronic bank statement
• Configured dunning program, dunning levels, dunning areas and dunning forms for each company at company code level
• Report specifications to ABAP programmers regarding report format objects of the report, technical information i.e. tables fields and then testing
• Defined activity types and statistical key figures for Calculation of Overheads, Created cost centers and cost center categories, maintenance of CO document number objects.
• Configured COPA settlement structure and defined cost center and order settlement rules to populate the value to value fields in CO-PA.
• Developed contribution margin and user defined profitability reports using report painter capabilities.
• Automatic Account determination using valuation grouping together with valuation class to Determine G/L Accounts for Goods Movement Types

Confidential, Arlington Heights, IL

SAP FICO Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Configuring Organizational Units and Basic Settings.
• Creation of GL Accounts, Chart of Accounts, FSG and Posting Period.
• Configuration of Cost & Sales Accounting, Parallel Valuation Methods.
• G/L Account, Master Records, Account Balances, Posting Business Transactions in General Ledger and Line Items.
• Assigning of GL accounts to Financial Statement Versions.
• Customized and configured Cash management including Bank statements, payment program, Payment advises and Bills of Exchange. Configuration of Automatic incoming payment program.
• Configured CCA, PCA and Internal Order.
• G/L Account, Master Records, Account Balances, Posting Business Transactions in General Ledger and Line Items.
• Assigning of GL accounts to Financial Statement Versions.
• Configured CCA, PCA and Internal Order.
• Responsible for configuration of asset classes, depreciation areas, account determination, screen layout key and allocating number ranges to asset classes.
• Configured Lockboxes for the customer Payments
• Provided configuration support in FI - SD-MM integration for account determination using OBYC
• Configure the exchange rate gain and loss accounts for the exchange rate keys, foreign currency valuation of the open items and account balances by configuring the valuation procedure.
• Maintained cost centers, activity types, statistical key figures, cost center categories, document numbers. Involved in creation of primary and secondary cost elements groups, maintained cost element attributes, cost sheet etc.
• Configured COPA settlement structure and defined cost center and order settlement rules to populate the value to value fields in CO-PA.
• Developed contribution margin and user defined profitability reports using report painter capabilities.
• Responsible for standardizing and organizing the report structure, which included development of reports using SAP Report Writer.