SUMMARY

• Dedicated SAP Professional with extensive experience in implementing multiple SAP projects, developing complex business solutions, process re - engineering and implementation of business strategic initiatives
• Certified SAP consultant with over 10 years of SAP FICO working experience focusing on design, implementation, and stabilization of business Financial Systems
• Expertise in implementation of SAP Financials which includes New General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA).
• Hands on experience in Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Internal Orders, Profit Center Accounting (PCA), Profitability Analysis (COPA), Product Costing (CO-PC).
• Lead an implementation of CFIN on S/4 HANA 1809.
• Worked on implementation of SAP S/4HANA version 1709.
• Extensively worked on Procure to Pay and Order to Cash end to end implementations.
• Experience supporting Open Text VIM, and 'Accounts Payable for SAP' by Open Text solution.
• Expertise in ASAP methodology, dat includes Vision and Planning, Design, Blueprint, Configuration, Unit testing, Integration testing, End User training, Data Migration, Cut-Over, Go-live and Post Go-live.
• Experience implementing Concur Travel and Expense Management System.
• Implemented the Taxation specific to localization markets, Classic/New GL, P-Card Process, EBS, MT940 and Lockbox, DART.
• Experienced in Localization specific to Europe Specific (Spain and Austria) and LATIN Countries for e-payments and statutory requirements.
• Experienced at combining expertise in Project Planning and Design with strong technical qualifications.
• Expertise in Order to Cash (OTC) and Procurement to Pay process (PTP), Automatic Payment Program, Lockbox, LSMW, eCATT, EDI and IDOCS.
• Exceptional problem solver and decision maker with diverse experience in finance, accounting, and all aspects of office operation, as well as expertise in general accounting, analysis, management, budgeting, cash management, cost accounting, management reporting, inventory, accounts receivable and accounts payable.
• Motivated achiever who guides organizations in applying technology to business settings, provides added value, and creates project deliverables in a timely manner.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ERP System: SAP R/3 4.6c, 4.7, ECC 5.0 & ECC 6.0, S/4 HANA, CFIN

Reporting tools: Report Writer, Report Painter, Solution Manager, eCATT, LSMW

Other Tools: Autosys, HPQC

Methodologies: Accelerated SAP (ASAP), SAP Best Practices Professional

Modules Implemented: New General Ledger(GL), Accounts Payable(AP), Accounts Receivable(AR), Asset Accounting (AA), Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Internal Orders, Profitability Analysis, Product Costing (PC), Central Finance(CFIN)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, PA

Sr. SAP Finance Consultant

Environment: S/4 HANA 1909

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering the requirements with Accounting and Finance on enterprise structure setup, P2P and R2R processes within the S4 implementation project.
• Configured the enterprise structure in S4 across the different module of General Ledger, Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payable
• Collaborated across multiple teams and vendors to consolidate the requirements and getting all the teams aligned.
• Configured the automatic payment program and payment files according to the requirements from business and multiple banks to support the vendor payments.
• Responsible for migrating all the Finance & Accounting data elements including both master and transactional data.
• Developed custom reports and enhancements in heatmap areas like Accounts payable, GL, Fixed assets to halp expedite the month end close process like AP aging, cash clearing, multi-currency trial balance, depreciation reporting.
• Master data includes Cost center, Bank Master, Business Partner and Fixed Assets.
• Open Invoices, GL opening balances and historical balances, opening balances of Fixed Assets are the transactional data elements dat were migrated from the legacy systems.
• Actively involved in all the phases of the data migration approach from Discovery, developing the data load approach, validating, and cleansing the data, loading and reconciling it.
• Designing the security roles in identifying the Fiori Apps and classifying based on SOD compliance.
• Designed various custom workflows on invoicing, vendor payments, purchase orders and purchase requisitions.
• Delivered various new enhancements to meet the business requirements, including but not limited to, modifying the invoice workflow, custom reports, and programs, roll out of new countries, configuring offline approvals.
• Lead the upgrade project from through all the phases of retro fitting the RICEF objects, Configuring the new functionality, Testing and cutover activities with Internal and external teams.
• Providing critical support during fiscal period close processes.

Confidential, Loveland, CO

SAP Central Finance Lead

Environment: S/4 HANA 1809

Responsibilities:

• Lead system support workshops with Client Business & IT stakeholders and finalize Central Finance S/4 Hana solution support framework for digital transformation of existing regional ECC and Non ECC source systems into CFIN SAP S/4 Hana
• Lead cross-functional support teams to enable replication and harmonization of financial data from ECC and Non-SAP systems to S/4
• Monitoring and resolution of data replication using AIF Error Handling tools. Errors varying from mapping errors, document splitting error to CFIN product issues (OSS notes)
• Work with different 3rd party vendors (such as Magnitude) to understand integration solutions to interface non-SAP systems with S/4 and ultimately develop custom CFIN replication to integrate non-native SAP systems with S/4 Hana by designing staging area for third Party connections
• Worked with project teams to design landscape architecture for integration of ECC/Non ECC systems with S/4 Hana, SLT, Data Services and MDG and provide guidance on 1909 upgrade benefits
• Rationalization of varying Organizational structures across multiple source systems to enable Financial, Management and Group Reporting in S/4
• Assist PMO with support planning and develop Testing scripts for the overall CFIN project.
• Collaborate with business and SAP teams (onshore/offshore) towards developing a best practice processes, quality and efficiencies for the program

Confidential, Kansas City, MO

Sr. SAP FICO Consultant

Environment: S/4 HANA 1709

Responsibilities:

• Lead functional design for integration and digital transformation of legacy SAP and Non-SAP ERPs (ECC, PeopleSoft, Cost Point) with S/4Hana 1709 on premise server using Central Finance and SLT
• Developed and tested Interfaces conducted design meetings and coordinated with the business.
• Lead implementation of ACH interface with Wells forgo bank working along with business team, automating 80% on manual payments.
• Treasury: Design/configuration of Electronic Bank statements, new payment methods and general troubleshooting in Bank Accounting areas
• Lock box configuration, define lockbox, control parameters, define posting data, import the lockbox file, post processing.
• AP: Automatic payment program configuration, all co code, paying co code, country payment method, company code payment method, bank selection, ranking, F110, FBZP.
• Extensively worked on design and testing for INT53: Rejected bank details from Wells Fargo to SAP, INT54: Prenote approved vendor bank details from SAP to guidewire. INT57: Non rush check details from SAP to third party FSSI to print the checks.
• INT06: Positive payment file from SAP to Informatica, INT21: ACH interface SAP to wells forgo bank, INT 52: NACHA prenote file from SAP to Wells forgo bank.
• INT 55 commissions, INT56 disbursements, INT 57 invoices from informatica to SAP capturing custom field with the details which need to be printed in check.
• INT58: Payment details for ACH, rush checks & normal checks to GW, INT 59: Check encashment update to GW.
• Worked on localization of e-invoicing for Spanish entity so dat they can send invoices to their local authorities via SNI cloud process.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Sr. SAP S4HANA Architect

Environment: S4HANA 1709

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the AS-IS state of the current month-end closing procedures.
• Identified Gaps in FX-revaluation process and provided suggestions on how to speed up their FX runs.
• Worked with Blackline tool to clear most of the intercompany USD-USD transactions.
• Assisted the client by detailing the best practices for month-end closing.
• Worked on a road-map to move to S/4 HANA and assisted in documenting the steps involved for migrating from current ECC to S4HANA.
• Implemented SAP solution for Columbia Localization of asset management.
• Worked on POC for implementing Concur (Travel Management Solution) as part of S4 HANA innovations.
• Assisted the client in documenting the complete end-end automation for FX Re-measurement.

Confidential, Lancaster, PA

Sr. SAP FICO Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Assisted the client in building a roadmap for SAP S4HANA.
• Lead the implementation of Concur Travel and Expense System using SAP’s native integration.
• Worked as a liaison between IT and the Business to resolve most of the incidents.
• As part of the SAP Core team, I was mainly responsible for configuring the financial modules in SAP which includes GL, AP, AR, AA and Credit Management.
• Configured currencies for leading ledgers, assigned scenarios to ledgers, segments and activated the document splitting which are related to New GL
• Reviewed the design documents and also analyzed the data dat SAP SLO needs to split.
• Configured multiple company codes from the scratch and also maintained cross company configurations to allow smooth flow of transactions.
• Configured AP and AR modules along with setting up new house banks and lockboxes with JPMorgan Chase.
• Configured credit management module which involves setting up new credit control areas and also establishing the automatic credit check process.
• Worked on ABAP user exists which were implemented in the DMEE structures for payment files.
• Worked extensively with the Banks in order to design checks as per their specification. Also made sure dat the new check printers were setup correctly at the corporate and plant locations.
• Maintained asset and tax configurations for the new company codes.
• Was responsible for spearheading the UAT sessions for AP and AR modules and successfully dealt with resolving the issues in a timely manner.
• Worked on ABAP SAP scripts for developing check forms.
• Implemented an ABAP BTE for duplicate invoice checks.
• As part of the cutover activities, had to extend some vendors and customers to the new company codes. Also used LSMW and Quadrate to transfers FI documents to the new company codes.
• Reviewed the data dat was converted by SLO and made a lot of quick fixes post go-live.
• During our post go-live hyper-care sessions, made some really quick decisions to resolve the high priority tickets in a timely fashion.

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Sr. SAP FICO Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0 (IS-Auto)

Responsibilities:

• Configured A/R & A/P account groups, interest calculation types, interest indicators, accounts for item interest calculations, check lots, payment terms, and bank determination for all payment transactions, tolerance groups and credit limits for customers.
• VIM workflow trigger implementation, VIM Parking and block reason enhancement, Invoice approval process design and implementation, preparation of Functional design documents, configuration EDI/IDOC for Open Text, Enhancing the VIM approval classes, Design and write the test cases and Training the end-user and IT resources.
• Used LSMW for uploading of G/L, customer and vendor master data.
• Worked with SME’s and identified standard solution to fit global template (Localization - Europe and North America)
• Defined credit control areas and dunning Areas, configured country/company code specific payment methods, manual incoming/outgoing payments, open item clearing, credit memos, partial payments, installment payments, residual payments, claims and disputed payments, reason codes and discounts, account assignment model for recurring entries.
• Defined Automatic Payment Program for outgoing payments for company codes in A/P with check printing and ageing analysis. Maintained exchange rate gain/loss accounts for the respective keys
• Included configuration and business processes for Cross Company Payments, Lockbox, ACH Payments and Bank Statements.
• Worked on down payment processing.
• Worked on integration between MM and FI. Configured automatic account assignments for GR/IR clearing accounts.
• Real estate contracts and condition type creation with FI integration.
• Defining different types of Rental Contract like, Rental, Internal Contracts Mapping of different types of Revenue relating to BP Rhine real-estate Industry into RE.
• Experience in handling Incidents and Enhancements in production maintenance related to RE-FX.
• Configured Asset Accounting module, including Fixed Asset classes based on client requirements. Configured Chart of Depreciation, depreciation areas, Asset Classes, asset class account determination, calculation keys, depreciation keys, transaction types, acquisitions, and retirement. Settings for G/L accounts for Assets under construction.
• Performed the configurations required for Inter-Company transactions of the Assets and customized interfaces, transactions involving the deprecation area, retirement of assets, scrapping of assets using ALE.
• Configured document splitting for special purpose ledger, and developed reports using report painter.
• Configuration of Product Cost Planning and Cost Object Controlling, Material Cost estimate with Quantity Structure which included costing variant, valuation variant, cost component split, costing sheets, cost component structure, BOM and routing settings, origin groups, overhead keys, and overhead groups. Configured Actual Costing/Material ledger.
• Created data structure (value fields and characteristics) in CO-PA. Configured derivation rules and PA settlement structures for population of characteristics and value fields respectively.
• Configured direct transfer postings from SD, MM and FI to CO-PA and Customized drill down reports.
• Worked with the Logistics Consultants to develop a mapping of all Logistic objects such as Sales Offices, Service groups and Plant Codes into CO-PA Characteristics and value fields.
• Worked in uploading of plan data from External data system into CO-PA
• Training programs for end-users, supervisors, and managers on the client site.

Confidential, Beaverton, OR

Sr. SAP FICO Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0 (IS-Retail)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible in preparation of Blueprint of Global Template for the Organization Structure.
• Analyzed the business requirements and mapped them to SAP processes, solutions and products dat were being implemented.
• Configured the settings in New GL area, Parallel ledger, and Cross-Company Code transactions and for business processes such as fast-entry screens, posting, parking, reversals and month end closings.
• Integrated AP and AR modules with MM and SD respectively with respect to Account Determination for various Clearing and Adjustment Accounts and Automatic Postings.
• Configured partial, full, residual payments, Open Item Clearing in Accounts Payable.
• Configured Internal Order by maintaining Order Types, Screen Layouts, Order Groups, Status Management, Settlement Rules, Settlement Profile and Planning Profile.
• Maintained Overhead Cost Elements, defined Costing Sheets, Credits, and Overhead Keys in Product Costing.
• Defined distribution and assessment cycles based on cost elements.
• Generated reports through ABAP Query for Vendors and Customers.
• Configured Standard Cost estimates in Product Cost Planning for the production orders with quantity structure and configured WIP Calculations and Variance Calculations.
• Responsible for unit testing, integration testing, and regression testing.
• Worked on Data conversion from Excel Database using SAP LSMW functionality.
• Configured Report Painter and Report writer reports

Confidential, Houston, TX

SAP FICO Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the full life-cycle implementation beginning from Business process review, design, Configuration, testing, documentation and end-user training.
• Conducted meetings with the users to understand the AS IS business processes and documented Business process flow charts using Microsoft Visio. Identified the requirements and modeled TO-BE Process.
• Interacted with the client to understand Open Text and FICO requirement, functional design, finalize solutions and approach going into realization phase.
• Configured and Customized FICO modules including GL, AR, AP, AA, CCA and PCA.
• Customized the Account Groups, Field Status Groups, Posting Keys, Document Types, Posting Periods and Creation of G/L Account Master Records
• Extensively worked on Vendor/Customer Master Records, Client Specific Payment Terms, Lockbox, Dunning and Payment Methods.
• Worked with accounts payable and purchasing users to provide a better understanding of business processes related to PO related invoice processing, invoice discrepancy research and invoice block removal.
• Worked on Vendor/Customer Analysis including Days in Arrears, Payment History, Cash Discount Overview and Credit Limit Display.
• Worked on LSMW for Data Uploads of Master Data.
• Configuring VIM document types, enhance indexing screen, configure, enhancement and maintaining chart of authority (COA), PO & Non-PO Vendor Invoice Workflow design and development.
• Configured the settings for Sales and Use Tax.
• Worked with Purchasing and Sales consultants to design a global Vendor / Customer Master Record Structure.
• Worked on Order to Cash Process (OTC) involving Sales order, Delivery, Billing documents.
• Configuring FI-MM account determination, assigning valuation areas to valuation grouping codes, defining valuation classes, account grouping and account determination extensively for GBB, BSX and PRD transaction keys.
• Configured lock box according to the business requirements.
• Resolving all issues relating to internal order settlement, Asset Accounting issues and Accounts Payable issues.
• Created new Asset class for AUC, included complete process from creation of internal order, settlement of periodic charges to Asset under Construction (AUC) to settlement to final fixed asset.
• Worked on Asset procurement and Acquisition via a real Internal Order via an AUC.
• In Cost Element Accounting created Primary and Secondary Cost Elements, Cost Element Groups, Cost Element Attributes.
• Configured Report Painter and Report writer reports.
• In Cost Center Accounting, created Cost Centers, Cost Center Groups, maintained Cost Center Standard Hierarchy, assigned Cost Centers to respective Profit Centers. Configured Activity Types, Assessment and Distribution Cycles.
• Internal Orders maintained order types, screen layouts, maintained order groups, status management, overhead costing sheets, maintained settlement rules, settlement profile, planning profile, budget profile, availability control etc. Configured activity types, and statistical key figures, developed Assessment, Distributions and Reposting periodic cycles and segment in Cost Center Accounting.
• In Profitability Analysis (CO-PA), created the Operating concern, configured costing based profitability analysis. Defined and configured the reporting characteristics, value field, profitability segments used in profitability analysis.
• Configured Standard Cost estimates in Product Cost Planning for the production orders with quantity structure and configured WIP Calculations and Variance Calculations.
• Product costing (make- to- order and make- to-stock) configuration, planning, cost object controlling, material ledger configuration, customize settings in transaction key OBYC.
• For Cost Object Controlling part, worked on Product Cost by Order. Also worked on master data such as BOMs, Routings, Work centers, Info records, activity types.
• Supported post go-live production issues on a day-to-day basis.
• Worked as a Production Support and also resolved the Production tickets at the Service Center.