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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

  • Over 10 years of professional IT experience.
  • Over 9 years of experience in SAP FI/CO with more than eight projects, including two Full Life Cycle Implementations, one upgrade, rollout project and two production support projects.
  • Strong Implementation and configuration experience in SAP Financial modules: General Ledger (FI - GL), Accounts Payable (FI-AP), Accounts Receivable (FI-AR), Asset Accounting (FI-AA).
  • Intensive experience in SAP S/4 HANA 15
  • Expertise in in SAP controlling module include configuring of Cost Element Accounting (CO-CEA), Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA) and Internal Orders.
  • Experience in global FI/CO implementations and rollouts in US, South America and Asia.
  • Experienced at combining expertise in Project Planning and Design with strong technical qualifications.
  • Proficiency in writing the Functional and Technical Specifications for development objects (FRICE-W).
  • Define required customizing in Accounts Payable. Configured for Payment terms, Vendor Groups, Number Ranges, and Automatic Payment Program.
  • Strong Exposure to configuration of Cost Element Accounting, Cost center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, Cost Allocations and Profitability Analysis (CO-PA).
  • Experience in user acceptance testing (UAT) and functional testing for various SAP functionalities and cross functionalities include SD, MM, PP and BI.x
  • Design and Implement MDG(6.1, 7.0 and 8.0) Solutions for Materials, Financials, Customer and Vendor with large and big Retail and Manufacturing Industry.
  • Effectively communicate with the clients and fill in the technical gaps and responsible for the delivering the strategic solutions.
  • Experience with ETL.
  • Worked on HANA integration with Blackline systems.
  • Familiar with Record to Report(RTR) process.
  • Experience with FI and SAP SuccessFactor Integration
  • Experience in Vertex, Sabrix, Taxware for Tax related integrations.
  • Experience in support of Payroll (integration to FI), Travel Management, CATS (Time Sheet).
  • Expert in preparation of reports using SAP Query and Report writer/Report Painter.
  • Strong working knowledge on Sales & Distribution - Orders, Billing, Credit Management, Revenue Recognition (RR), Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR).
  • Globalexperience includes exposure toUK GAAP,IFRS, HGB,MexicanandJapanese GAAP,VATalong withUS, Canadian, European, BrazilianandMexicanTaxationprinciples.
  • Master Data Governance (MDG) for Finance, Vendor, Customer Master Data. Like creating the Customer, Vendor and assigning contracts etc.
  • Full life cycle implementations using ASAP methodology, good understanding of AS-IS business processes, Blueprint, Realization-Configuration, Final Preparation-Unit & Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing, End Users Pre-& Post Go Live support.
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills and abilities to make balanced & independent decisions.
  • Strong experience in working with multiple currencies and FX revaluation
  • Proficiency in Spec Designing, Gap Analysis, Technical Documentation, interacting with the Super Users & End User, Reporting and Data Conversion and uploading of Master Data, Go-Live implementation and after go-live support.
  • Understanding & Analyzing customer’s ‘AS-IS’ Business Processes and mapping ‘TO-BE’ processes.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows XP, 10, Mac OS and Linux

Other Tools: Solution Manager, HP ALM, Vertex, Taxware, Ariba, JIRA, MS Visio, SharePoint, MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Visio and Project), Informatica, Blackline.

ERP Packages: SAP R/3 4.6C, 4.7, ECC 5.0, ECC 6.0, SAP S/4 HANA 1809 and 1909.

SAP Interface tools: ALE, IDOC, EDI, File Transfer

Data Migration: LSMW

Testing Tool: HPQC, Panaya, SOLMAN

Integration with FI/CO: SD, MM, PP and PM

Working Environments: Agile, ASAP, Waterfall, KANBAN Methodologies.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SAP Finance Lead

Environment: SAP ECC6.0 and S/4 HANA (Development and Testing support)

Responsibilities:

  • Responsibility includes mapping of Existing Business Process into SAP.
  • Involved in development activities working with developer, creating the functional specs and business process documents.
  • Conducting the scrum call and defect triage calls as we move to the testing activities.
  • Leading the finance space in the project and working closely with client managers presenting them status and updates on the daily activities.
  • Guiding the business by providing optimum solutions for new requirements
  • Creation document Number Ranges.
  • Creating of House Banks, Check Lots and configuring FBZP screen.
  • Creation of New validations and substitutions as per customer requirement.
  • Creation of Customers and Vendors groups and uploading master data by using BDCs.
  • Downloading and formatting the Open Balances of Customers and vendors. Uploading the same into SAP and cross checking.
  • Configured electronic bank statements. Created source symbols, planning groups and planning level for Cash Management and Liquidity forecast.
  • Configured GL account structure for clearing accounts configured electronic bank statement processing created treasury grouping, treasury headers and cash management account names and tested the configuration.
  • Responsible for Unit Test and Integration Test business scenario test cases in GL, AP, AR, CO-CCA and CO-PCA.
  • Settlement of maintenance orders which are relating to PM module to respective cost centers.
  • Worked on FI MM. FI SD and FI Project System PS Integration modules.
  • Customizing the FI requirements as per business requirement and preparing the Configuration documents
  • Documented business impact and change management requirements through the communication and support of the configuration team and business process owners
  • Worked on profit center determination by substitution rules
  • Worked on APP for incoming and outgoing Payments
  • Involved in DDMS Direct Debit Management System for Customer payments Receipts in APP
  • Worked Intercompany netting transactions
  • Worked on Dunning area and procedures and keep updating Dunning clerk and accounting clerk in customer master
  • ActivatedNew G/Land assigned to company code and defined according toGAAP.
  • System configuration and testing in the areas of FI-GL transactions, configuring adjustment accounts for GL, AR.
  • Participated in configuring electronic bank statement transaction types, posting key rules.
  • Defined Charts of Accounts Operating, Alternate country specific and Group, Account groups GL accounts for each company code.
  • Accounts Payable: Configured Automatic Payment Program APPincluding complete configuration of company codes, paying company codes, payment methods Check, ACH, Wire transfer for country, bank selection, payment blocking reasons and payment medium.

Confidential

SAP Finance Lead

Environment: SAP ECC6.0 and S/4 HANA (Production Support)

Responsibilities:

  • Description: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is a public sector government organization that deals with Corrections, Jails and Rehabilitation. I was working as a finance lead where we work closely with the treasury team regarding the grants and other developments. Apart from treasury activities, we do have daily production support activities where we resolve the tickets and we also work on the development with developers.
  • Responsibility includes mapping of Existing Business Process into SAP.
  • Creation document Number Ranges.
  • Creating of House Banks, Check Lots and configuring FBZP screen.
  • Creation of New validations and substitutions as per customer requirement.
  • Creation of Customers and Vendors groups and uploading master data by using BDCs.
  • Downloading and formatting the Open Balances of Customers and vendors. Uploading the same into SAP and cross checking.
  • Configured electronic bank statements. Created source symbols, planning groups and planning level for Cash Management and Liquidity forecast.
  • Configured GL account structure for clearing accounts configured electronic bank statement processing created treasury grouping, treasury headers and cash management account names and tested the configuration.
  • Responsible for Unit Test and Integration Test business scenario test cases in GL, AP, AR, CO-CCA and CO-PCA.
  • Settlement of maintenance orders which are relating to PM module to respective cost centers.
  • Worked on FI MM. FI SD and FI Project System PS Integration modules.
  • Worked on Settlement Profile, PA Transfer Structure, Process Order, Activity Types, Posting rules for work in Process related configuration.
  • Making configuration changes as required by the business
  • Involved in Period and Year closing activities and generated reports required by the business owners.
  • Configured Down payments and other special GL Indicators.
  • Involved in development of new Interface between CRM and LAWSON systems to SAP and vice versa.
  • Provided functional inputs to technical team for development of new interfaces like CRM, LAWSON.
  • Provided Functional specifications toABAPConsultant's and coordinated with the users for confirmations and approvals.
  • Providing support by solving problems in the streamline process during daily day-to-day Business transactions.
  • Trained and Helped Users creating Assets.
  • Trained and helped Users in doing Depreciation run at the end of the month.
  • Prepared documentation and End User manuals to business for new development.

Confidential

SAP Finance Lead

Environment: SAP ECC6.0 and S/4 HANA (Transformation Project)

Responsibilities:

  • SAP FICO Integrated with different modules - GL, AP, AR, bank, CO (CCA, PCA), SD and MM.
  • Successfully tested GL, AP, AR, Controlling/Planning as part of SAP Accounting powered by HANA Add-on, Cash Management S/4 HANA Add-on, and Fixed Assets modules in SFIN2.0 - S/4HANA Finance and SAP HANA specific Fiori apps.
  • Worked on S/4 HANA 1809 version. Also have hands on experience with 1909.
  • Interaction with client business users for gathering and analysis of requirements, written functional specifications.
  • Gathered and documented business requirements by conducting meetings with key users and draftedbusiness blueprintdocumentation. Performed gap analysis, documented and prototyped between current business practices and standard SAP functionality.
  • Tested the Enterprise structurewithmultiple company codes, chart of accounts, reconciliation. Accounts, fiscal year variant, created terms of payment and interest calculation configuration, and reason code creation.
  • Posting were done in ECC and the validation is done in S/4 to check if the data is flowing right through CFIN.
  • Worked with SAP Record to Report (RTR) process.
  • Extensively worked on SAP Workflow & with Open Text Invoice Capture Center (ICC) OCR, Open text archive server (OTAS), open text document pipeline and Enterprise scan.
  • Extensive knowledge in configuration of Archive link (OAD5), Content repositories (OAC0), Archive document types (OAC2) and presetting option for Mass archiving.
  • Experience in setting up Scan profiles in the Enterprise Scan.
  • Created new ICC applications, Configured hotspots and integration with SAP invoice management, Custom ICC fields, Custom rules in DoKustar design studio and ICC mapping.
  • Maintained different VIM invoice channels like ICC, Email, Fax, EDI IDOCs and ARIBA
  • Implemented new single click functionality in the VIM Index screen
  • Created new Archive Document type, VIM Document type, Process type and Process Option configuration.
  • Worked on Concur.
  • Worked on integration between concur and SAP.
  • Worked on HANA integration with Blackline systems.
  • Worked customization of PO and Non-PO invoice Exceptions (Business rules Frame work) and Duplicate check rules.
  • Worked on different scenarios of PO Invoice blocking before and after the invoice posting.
  • Extensive knowledge on Non - PO VIM approval workflows, Non- parking scenarios and parking scenarios for both PO and Non-PO invoices.
  • Maintain VIM roles, WorkCentre’s ex: PO AP processors, Non-Po AP processors, validators, Vendor maintenances, Buyers, Receivers, indexers, duplicate analyst Approval Matrix (COA) based on SAF’s.
  • Treasury: Manage Cash Disbursements Electronic Funds Transfer Process .
  • Configured Bank Reconciliation Electronic and Manual Inbound Bank Communication BCM .
  • Defined FICO Organizational Structure at Confidential (Company Code, Segments, Controlling Area, Operating Concern, Profit Center Hierarchy, and Cost Center Hierarchy).
  • Defined Business Process flow for Confidential processes.
  • Identified one-time vendors and customers and defined a separate screen layout for them.
  • Configured and customized Accounts receivable AR and Accounts payable AP modules including Terms of payment, Dunning, Interest calculations, country specific and company code specific payment methods, grouping payments as per due day.
  • Determining viable resolution for Debt management, Bank Guarantees, Custodies investment in conjunction with the State Support team.
  • Tax Jurisdiction Codes and Configured the Sales and Use Tax as well Withholding Taxes for group reporting, local statutory, local tax.
  • Designed Blue Print forMDG-Finance, Customer and Vendor Implementation into S4 HANA with Informatica integration.
  • Worked on ETL.
  • Worked on Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR)
  • Worked on conducting defect triage calls where I act as a bridge between the testing team and the developers. Was responsible for checking the validity of the defect before reaching to the developer.
  • Having worked on the Agile methodology, very well versed with requirement traceability matrices and taking key decisions on the testing strategies.
  • Worked on Multi Currency/ Multi Country/ Multi Company Codes and Multi Tax Code Configurations, Experience with VAT, US GAAP, UK . Testing is done across all the countries and currencies at which Coke operates.\
  • Configuration ofEuropean Union Value Added Tax (EU VAT) for United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden and DenmarkusingCalculation Procedures, Condition TypesandProcess Keys
  • Was responsible for designing FS, FUT documentation based on the client’s requirements and the knowledge gained from the development demos.
  • Providing the client with the testing strategies and better approach for the defect resolution and suggesting some high level report on the defects every day.
  • Expertise in handling HP ALM, SAP SOLMAN and the FIORI apps.
  • SAP FICO Integrated with different modules - GL, AP, AR, bank, CO (CCA, PCA), SD and MM.
  • Worked on writing End-End test scripts on the overall business process and also was helping business review the requirements and helping business with the test scenarios on the overall business process.
  • Testing, and support of In-House Cash, A/P andTreasuryAutomatic Payment Programs, IDOC creation/troubleshooting, Configuration of electronic bank statements.
  • Identify bank accounts with no visibility and coordinate with Treasury Administration to ensure connectivity via SWIFT
  • Performed bank reconciliations, control of ABS factoring process, intercompanynetting, and cash pool interest calculations.
  • Generation ofVertex Register Reportsfor detail and totals fortaxes, taxable sales, andexempt salessequenced bystate, county, city, and district taxesfor the required billing period.
  • Work closely with ABAP, Basis, PI/PO, Fiori and other technical teams in design and implementation of SAP FICO functionalities
  • Configured Rules for theVertex Tax Decision Maker (TDM)to handleCustomer Tax Exceptions, Product TaxExceptionsandJurisdiction Exceptions
  • Mapping of Organization Product codes withVertexproduct codes usingVertex Taxability Mapping Tool (TMT)forquicker handlingofstate-based product exceptions
  • Configuration ofEuropean Union VAT (EU VAT)forUnited Kingdomand12member states usingCalculation Procedures.
  • Worked on Project Systems. Building new Projects with budgeting as well.
  • Gathering the business signoff for the FS, FUT, Test scenarios and Test scripts by walking them through the documents.
  • Worked on the budgeting of the Campaigns i.e the promotion projects.
  • Knowledge of project systems.
  • Knowledge on the shift, transfer budgets using the FIORI applications for the Project Systems.
  • Suggesting business on key solutions over the budgeting of the campaigns.
  • Facilitated the UAT process by the end users from all over the world. There has been intensive testing with over 150 users for the finance UAT.
  • Facilitating UAT by having defect analysis and the risk analysis for the Go-Live.

Confidential

Sr. SAP FI/CO Consultant (Production Support, Development and Testing)

Environment: SAP ECC6.0 (MDG, P2P, O2C)

Responsibilities:

  • SAP FICO Integrated with different modules - GL, AP, AR, bank, CO (CCA, PCA), SD and MM.
  • Worked with integrations of Ariba, Concur, Ultipro, Sterling Order Management Service, Tidal Automation Tool.
  • SAP FICO Consultant responsible for Implementing Activated Ledger, performed document splitting, created splitting rules, splitting methods, items categories and linked them to various document types.
  • Testing of the configurations made when a support issue arises.
  • Unit testing of the functional configuration changes by creating financial postings.
  • As SAP FICO Consultant I’ve Configured document postings, GL recurring entries, accrual deferral documents, month end closings.
  • Configured Rules for theVertex Tax Decision Maker (TDM)to handleCustomer Tax Exceptions, Product TaxExceptionsandJurisdiction Exceptions for US GAAP.
  • Worked in Central Finance environment.
  • All the configurations are done in CFIN, tested and then they are moved to S/4.
  • Experience in handling CFIN error log, fixing issues and testing them.
  • Was part of the HANA Migration process which is still in the designing stage.
  • Specific focus is onS/4 HANAas applied to Finance(FI) and Controlling(CO), Simple Finance AKAS/4 HANA Finance, and Process Integration areas of SAP. Provide innovation and generate business value for customers on the latest SAP HANA platform
  • Involved in migration from classic GL to New GL
  • Involved in configuration of New GL. Involved in setting up the Leading ledger & Non leading ledgers, customization of document splitting by configuring the Document splitting characteristics, defining splitting method, item categories. Involved in adding new customer fields using User exit. Involved in setting up the Valuation areas, valuation method, Accounting principles. Involved in configuring Foreign currency valuations etc.
  • Involved in support of General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Cost center Accounting and Profit center Accounting.
  • Worked on HANA integration with Blackline systems.
  • Worked on Record to Report (RTR) and very much familiar with the whole RTR process.
  • Prepared project time line and scope and lead end to end implementation for Blackline tools and support user after go live for day to day issue. Also, communicate with IT technical team for security requirement and any interface capabilities.
  • Performed and lead call with vendors in evaluating third party GL reconciliation and task management tools like Blackline and setting up demo with corporate accounting team including controller and GL administrator.
  • Worked on ETL
  • Worked on implementation of the End-to-End Open text VIM includes document type configuration, process type Configuration, process option configuration, ICC/OCR Setup, Archive link configuration
  • Worked on creating the new Archive document types and mapping them to content repositories. Also worked on SAP Archive link configuration and connection from ICC/OCR to ECC.
  • Worked on different Non-PO invoice processing - VIM (Open Text imaging tool), US doc type, VIM admin utilities and VIM reporting.
  • Configured new process types based on the custom exceptions and their role determination in Vendor Invoice Management (VIM).
  • Proposed a solution to Business to improve the Auto- post rate of the vendor invoices in VIM.
  • Supported the design and implementation of activities for AP business function or functional area including analyzing and designing/re-designing AP invoice intake business processes.
  • Helped with Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) Enhancements & provided support for current Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) implementation to streamline processes.
  • Work closely with ABAP, Basis, PI/PO, Fiori and other technical teams in design and implementation of SAP FICO functionalities
  • Configured and optimizedSAPTreasurysolutions (TreasuryManagement, Cash &Liquidity Management, and bank Communication Management) to improve processing efficiency and reduce errors.
  • Responsible for dailyTreasurycash management duties, review bank accounts, positive pay, investment logs and resolve transfer issues.
  • Testing, and support of In-House Cash, A/P andTreasuryAutomatic Payment Programs, IDOC creation/troubleshooting, Configuration of electronic bank statements, and testing of the IHC end of day process and development and maintenance of supporting detail documentation
  • Supervisor responsibilities for financial reports & treasury services for Mutual Funds and ETF Trust entities with assets under management in range of $20B - $30B
  • Reviewed the company's Global bank entities & advice on plan and strategy on consolidation, implementingSAPIn-house Cash for centralized payments across foreign entities
  • Worked on MDG Material, Finance, Vendor and Customer Master data solutions.
  • SPOC for MDG KT Sessions and Interacting with various teams on MDG integrations.
  • Production Support in issues related to tenders and billing.
  • During implementation I did nominate SMEs about our business and the processes,
  • Investigating on interface related issues and solving them.
  • Worked on support issues caused during the year end closing.
  • Worked on Billing Documents related issues.
  • Worked on Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR)
  • Worked on Project System configuration and was part of the PS development team.
  • Worked on creating the customer files in SAP for missing customer data.
  • Combining expertise in Project Planning and Design with strong technical qualifications.
  • Define required customizing in Accounts Payable. Configured for Payment terms, Vendor Groups, Number Ranges, and Automatic Payment Program.
  • Effectively communicate with the clients and fill in the technical gaps and responsible for the delivering the strategic solutions.
  • Expert in preparation of reports using SAP Query and Report writer/Report Painter.
  • Working knowledge on Sales & Distribution - Orders, Billing, Credit Management, Revenue Recognition (RR).
  • Problem solving and analytical skills and abilities to make balanced & independent decisions.
  • Proficiency in Spec Designing, Gap Analysis, Technical Documentation, interacting with the Super Users & End User, Reporting and Data Conversion and uploading of Master Data, Go-Live implementation and after go-live support.

Confidential

SAP FI/CO Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC6.0

Responsibilities:

  • SAP FICO functional Consultant responsible for designing the business process using ASAP implementation methodology, collected, analyzed the business requirements and defined areas for improvement.
  • Created a lot of new company codes right from requirement gathering, configuration, testing, and documentation to go live.
  • Configured House Banks, bank accounts, ranking order, automatic payments, term of payments, payment methods.
  • Worked on HANA integration with Blackline systems.
  • Worked on Master Data governance (MDG)
  • During implementation I did nominate SMEs about our business and the processes,
  • Worked as Blackline Configurator for Account Reconciliation System which includes security, exchange rates, reassignments etc
  • SAP FICO Consultant responsible for the Fixed Assets including chart of depreciation, asset classes, depreciation areas, depreciation keys, account assignment in cost accounting, number ranges, creating reconciliation accounts for assets.
  • Purchase Requisition, Quotation, Purchase Order (Subcontracting, Consignment, Third party, Blanket and Framework orders), Contract, Output determination, Release strategy, Approval through workflow, EDI/Idoc and External Service Management.
  • Implemented the Dunning program, Interest Calculation and defined layouts for the dunning letters
  • Re-configured Product costing setup with activation of enhancements and equalization user exits and provided technical expertise for carrying out annual cost roll for both in-house materials as well as subcontracted materials.
  • As a SAP FICO Consultant, I was responsible for Managing the accurate and timely processing of up to 20,000 invoices ($1M) per month for large, multi-site organization. Assessed and closed A/P sub-ledger on a monthly basis, validated content and resolved all issues.
  • Implemented technologies and process automations, including new EDI and ERP systems. Trained users and served as the primary troubleshooter on new systems, which propelled efficiency gains and cost-savings.
  • Instituted formal cross-checking of pack-lists and invoices, turning around problem of supplier overpayments and saving thousands of dollars each month.
  • Apply strong knowledge of the business processes for designing, developing, and testing SAP functions associated with financial operations, which includes expertise in general ledger accounting, accounts receivables, accounts payables, asset management, cost center accounting, product cost controlling and profitability analysis
  • Worked on Record to Report (RTR) and very much familiar with the whole RTR process.
  • Configure SAP FICO systems to meet client business requirements, including connection points with SD (Sales and Distribution), PP (Production Planning), MM (Materials Management) and other modules and implementation of SAP best practices
  • Also worked on CFIN environment as I was part of Finance team handling the configuration for the CFIN.
  • Support the planning, development, testing, implementation, and post-implementation maintenance and support activities associated with business/function initiatives.
  • SAP FICO Consultant responsible for the Configuration of Cost Element Accounting and responsible for defining all the cost elements for Activity Allocation.
  • Responsible for configuring internal orders by maintaining all the Order types, screen layouts, status management and planning the profiles.
  • Setting up of user definedtaxcodes.
  • Generation ofVertex Register Reportsfortaxes, taxable sales, andexempt salessequenced bystate, county, city, and district taxes
  • Mapping of Organization Product codes usingVertex Taxability Mapping Tool (TMT)forstate-based product exceptions
  • Carried out all the baseline configurations in CO area involving configuring Cost Component Structure, Costing Variants and Overhead Costing sheet
  • Provide technical and business process expertise to enhancements or changes with collaboration with IS business partners in FI (Finance), CO (Controlling) and AM (Asset Management).
  • Work collaboratively across company to deliver exceptional operational, project support and engage in new SAP implementations / rollouts.
  • Work collaboratively with identified Finance Teams, IT Business Partner, and “Super Users” to identify opportunities for enhancement of business processes and use of SAP functionality to achieve maximum benefit from SAP. Leverage SAP best business practices to support a global organization
  • Configured and maintained Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR) and also was responsible for the reporting
  • Work collaboratively across the organization to deliver exceptional operational support, assist business staff in developing, implementing and monitoring policies, procedures, and controls to ensure data accuracy, security, and legal and regulatory compliance
  • Recognizes impacts of changes and ensures appropriate due diligence performed before making changes and is thorough in testing solutions before implementing to avoid rework. Demonstrate a sound knowledge and application of IT change, release, problem, incident and continuity management processes.
  • Maintain high level of understanding of business processes, use of SAP (Treasury FI-CO, BW, etc.) and other integrated financial systems (Eg: Hyperion, Readsoft) to deliver high quality integrated Finance architecture. Manage data integration requirements with other systems. Collaborate with the Enterprise Application architects, SAP Support Team and approved external service providers to produce options, and recommendations for implementation of change requests and/or projects.
  • Comply with all change control procedures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in the support of existing functionality, requested changes, and in the development of new functionality. Contribute to the maintenance of organization’s SAP solution as a GMP and SOX compliant solution.

Confidential

SAP FI/CO Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC6.0

Responsibilities:

  • SAP FICO Integrated with different modules - GL, AP, AR, bank, CO (CCA, PCA), SD and MM.
  • SAP FICO Consultant responsible for Implementing Activated Ledger, performed document splitting, created splitting rules, splitting methods, items categories and linked them to various document types.
  • As SAP FICO Consultant I’ve Configured document postings, GL recurring entries, accrual deferral documents, month end closings.
  • Involved in migration from classic GL to New GL
  • Involved in configuration of New GL. Involved in setting up the Leading ledger & Non leading ledgers, customization of document splitting by configuring the Document splitting characteristics, defining splitting method, item categories. Involved in adding new customer fields using User exit. Involved in setting up the Valuation areas, valuation method, Accounting principles. Involved in configuring Foreign currency valuations etc.
  • Involved in support of General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Cost center Accounting and Profit center Accounting.
  • Involved in enhancements of configuring new Company codes and related customizing settings for company codes, assigning company code to controlling area, credit control area, defining variants for open posting period, assigning to company code, open and close posting periods, cross system company codes, assigning cross system company codes to Chart of accounts (updating new company codes in Idoc table), creating document number ranges to company code and default assignments to Profit center.
  • Worked in Procure to Pay (P2P) and Warehouse Management (WM) by integration of MM, QM, PP and SD (Logistics modules).
  • Responsible for leading the design, configuration and test the SAP Open Text Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) solution with integration to SAP FI-AP and SAP MM-LIV invoices.
  • Worked on the implementation of Open Text VIM solution for PO and Non-PO based invoices. And PO based invoices includes 3-way match and 2-way match scenarios.
  • Expertise in creating an asset, Depreciation Areas, Copy Chart of Depreciation, Assign Chart of Depreciation to Company Code, Creating an Asset Class, Copy Asset Classes from and Assign Accounts.
  • Expertise in Order to Cash (OTC) and Procurement to Pay process (PTP), Record to report (RTR).
  • Defined transfer type for Acquisition, Retirement and transfer for Inter-Company Asset Transfer.
  • Involved in defining additional local currencies / parallel currencies. Involved in configuring the foreign currency valuations of defining the valuation method, Assigning the GL accounts for Exchange rate Loss / Gain accounts for valuation of foreign currency balances & open items
  • Configured the account determination and interface points between FI, MM, and SD.
  • Worked on Procure to pay, Order to Cash and Forecasting to Stock structure of the company for the different vendors/customers account payables and receivables.
  • Configured customer account groups for all the different company codes, vendor account groups, defined payment terms and tolerance groups.
  • Worked on Master Data governance (MDG)
  • Worked on credit management for the customers to set up the credit limit and configured the credit management master data list and credit overview for different customers. Defined tolerances for customers and vendors, payment terms.
  • Maintained recurring entries and performed automatic payment program extensively. Define inter-company clearing accounts. Defined tolerance groups for employees.
  • Configured all the business scenarios covering the Procure-To-Pay cycle in SAP ECC 6.0.
  • Worked on the capital internal orders for all the different asset classes, which were settled through Asset Under construction.
  • Furnished company executives with A/P liability summaries and cash flow reports that were consistently praised for their accuracy, user-friendliness and timeliness.
  • Actively involved in the configuration of Costing types, Valuation variants, Date Control, Transfer strategy for Material cost estimate with Quantity Structure.
  • Configured Chart of Depreciation, depreciation keys for book and tax based on client requirements
  • Creation ofCondition typesandaccess sequencesfor VAT configuration for Latin American countries in SAP
  • Calculation barring the United States and Canada. The Czech Republic and the Netherlands had to have their VAT (value added taxes) calculated in both local and foreign currency to satisfy local regulations. Being on multiple non - SAP systems as well, these parameters had to be passed toSabrixfor the tax calculation as well.
  • Worked on Lock Box process by importing files through bank interfaces.
  • Worked on ALE process to send the IDOC's by defining the logical systems and also remote function call.
  • Working on to create the BPP's for the business users by using the Upper form software and giving to the users to execute the BPP's.
  • Created the month end closing scenarios for the finance and controlling part of the organization.
  • Contributing as SAP FI/CO consultant to the business testers and verified that the solution delivered meets client expectation and business requirements.
  • Created data sets related to the scripts of different scenarios used by business.
  • Created the integration scenarios and written the scripts for the settlement of internal orders.

Confidential

SAP FI/CO Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC6.0 (Full Life Cycle Implementation and Production Support)

Responsibilities:

  • As SAP FICO Consultant Responsible for configuring and testing the system for Controlling and Project System related business processes.
  • SAP FICO Consultant Responsible for production support for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury, Controlling and Project System related business processes.
  • Worked on the build of To-Be Interfaces required for SAP Finance module.
  • In General Ledger worked on the configuration and testing all the business process of workflows related to journal voucher approvals.
  • Involved in migration from classic GL to New GL
  • Involved in configuration of New GL. Involved in setting up the Leading ledger & Non leading ledgers, customization of document splitting by configuring the Document splitting characteristics, defining splitting method, item categories. Involved in adding new customer fields using User exit. Involved in setting up the Valuation areas, valuation method, Accounting principles. Involved in configuring Foreign currency valuations etc.
  • Worked on month-end and year-end closing processes for Finance, Controlling, Funds Management and Grants Management.
  • As SAP FICO Consultant, I’ve worked on A/P Outgoing payments and Open item clearing in A/P.
  • Design and configuration of Automatic Payment Program for A/P including Partial Payment Configuration.
  • During implementation I did nominate SMEs about our business and the processes,
  • Created and Maintenance of Field Status Groups, Posting Keys, Document Types, Posting Periods and Dunning / Payment processes in AR/AP.
  • Generated Business Process Master List (BPML) for General Ledger, Controlling and Project System related configuration and consolidated BPML to high-level processes and transactions.
  • Configured automatic account determination, account groups, field status groups, posting periods, document types and document number ranges.
  • Configured Validation and Substitution rules according to the business requirements.
  • Written functional specifications for new custom development objects (FRICE-W).
  • Used Read Soft to scan and extract information from paper or electronic vendor invoices to SAP.
  • Worked on SAP Success Factors integrated to FI.
  • Manage the long term plan and Portfolio Planning Process for SAP SucessFactors
  • Expertise in integrating the solution with SuccessFactors / SAP or 3rd party HRIS & solutions
  • Used U-Perform to record Business Process Procedures (BPP) including for Enterprise Portal.
  • Worked closely with BI team to generate the critical Finance reports.
  • Helped in optimization of CO month end closing steps.
  • Worked on functional spec for PPV analysis and developed report
  • Mapped and configured the profit center substitution rules based on new business requirements.
  • Resolved configuration issues in sales order costing.
  • Used Quality Center testing tool for system testing (unit, integration and regression testing).
  • Prepared cut over plan to validate the system before go live for Finance and Controlling activities.

Confidential

SAP FI/CO Consultant (Order to Cash, Tax)

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

  • Trade deals process design - process for Accruals, Settlement. Configured the Access Sequence, Agreement Types and condition groups etc. Developed Programs for Legacy data upload and interfaces to third party tools like Promax and Siebel.
  • Complete Configuration for FI/CO integration with MM for material movements and SD with pricing and billing including automatic account determination and GL account postings
  • Complete Configuration for Tax on Purchases & Sale and withholding Taxes.
  • Setting of Financial statement version i.e. Balance Sheet & Income Statement.
  • Configuration for intercompany transactions
  • Configuration of SAP CRM with SAP S/4 Hana Finance.
  • Configuration ofEuropean Union Value Added Tax (EU VAT) for United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden and DenmarkusingCalculation Procedures, Condition TypesandProcess Keys
  • SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA - Financial Accounting (FI), SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA - Controlling (CO), SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA - Asset Accounting (AA). implementation of SAP FI, FA, CO & S/4HANA Simple Finance demonstrated knowledge, experience in understanding and providing solutions with respect to Financial and Management requirements.
  • Well verse with SAP HANA Administration, Performance Optimization, Modeling using Different types of views.
  • SAP HANA Data provisioning using SAP Landscape Transformation and SAP Data services, DXC, Flat File Uploader
  • Maintained Master Data for Cost Center Accounting, General Ledger, Internal Orders, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable modules.
  • Configuration of Product Costing (CO-PC), including defining settlement profile, Assessment Cycle and distribution and various activities.
  • Configuration of FI-AA Asset classes, depreciation areas, assigning company codes to Chart of Depreciation.
  • Responsible for yearend close and reconciliation of sub-ledger like A/R, A/P and Fixed Asset.
  • Integrated A/P and A/R modules in FI with MM and SD respectively.
  • Design and implementation of comprehensive reporting solution in Profit Center Accounting (EC-PCA) and Profitability Analysis (CO-PA).
  • Configured Costing Based CO-PA, created characteristics and value fields, used various derivation techniques and rules, configured CO-PA planning including planning levels, plan package and planning methods.
  • Assisted Tax department in customization ofVertex Sales Tax Returns (STR)towards auditor andIRSrequirements.
  • Designed an Activity Based Costing solution for the client, who could be implemented using CO-CCA (operational view), or using CO-ABC (parallel view).
  • Product Costing (CO-PC) / Material Ledger, defined and configured Product Costing Planning that include cost estimates. Defined product cost per order and period
  • Involved in production support for CCA, PCA, Co-PC, GL, AP, AR modules.
  • Carried out additional report development & enhancement in existing system using various tools like Report Painter, RTR, Report Writer, and ABAP query, ABAP customized report using SAP tables.

Confidential

SAP FI/CO Consultant (Order to Cash)

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 (Production Support, Design and Testing)

Responsibilities:

  • Worked with SD Team for Design and Configuration of the Sales process and integration with FI, Settings for Revenue Recognition & Revenue Item Category, Defined Condition Tables & Account Keys.
  • Defined and Assigned Document Number Ranges.
  • Defined Account Groups and Tolerance Groups for Vendors and Customers and Documents types.
  • Interacted with Client to Create and Group Customer and Vendor Master Data, Vendor Field Status, Defined Credit Control Areas and Dunning Areas.
  • Customized Line Layouts for GL, AP, and AR data entry and Report Displays.
  • Designed and Configured Vendor Master Data: Vendor Group, Vendor Field Status, Creating Vendor and Customer Master Data and Risk Categories.
  • Configured Outgoing Payments, Open Item Clearing in Accounts Payable.
  • Configured for One-time Vendors/Customers with a Separate Screen Layouts and Customers/Vendors who were Vendors/Customers respectively and Trading Partners.
  • Customized Lockbox, Payment Requests and Interest Calculation on Account Balances and Line items.
  • Defined and Configured Controlling Area: Assigned Company Codes and Number Ranges, Operating Concern.
  • Analyzed and Configured Cost Element Categories and Imputed Costs; Cost Center Accounting (Hierarchy nodes CC Categories, Time-Based Fields and Analysis Period, Statistical Key Figures and Activity Types, Allocation Types, Assessments, Planning setups, Auto Account Assignments).
  • Involved in Documentation, End User and Post Production Support.
  • Configured the organizational structure and tested the configuration in various scenarios.
  • Integration between different modules - GL, AP, AR, SD and MM.
  • Customized credit control area for credit management in the application components, credits limit checks for SD processing and Risk management for receivables.
  • Designed Lock Box procedure for Accounts Receivable payments with various banks.
  • Created Invoice Layout and processed invoices, Customer Master Data.
  • Configured house banks, Bank accounts, GL structure, posting rules for automatic Payment Program configuration.
  • Closely worked with data load team and client for smooth data migration and cutover activities.
  • Preparation of scripts for testing, development and execution of integration and unit testing scenarios for CCA, PCA, Product costing, COPA and Month end closing activities.
  • Applied user exits and Validation and Substitution rules as per business process requirements.
  • Setup of layouts and upload of Budgets for COPA. Developed financial reports for Budget analysis.
  • Accountable for writing functional and technical specifications and worked closely with development team offsite and onsite for developing custom reports / interfaces / custom programs / enhancements / forms (RICEF’s).
  • Worked as a liaison between security team and client to help define the roles and authorizations.
  • Extensively used report painter/report writer to develop custom reports in FICO and COPA.
  • Worked closely with BI team for reporting purposes.
  • Supported the client after go-live. Responsibilities included resolving issues relating to stabilization of live production system through design/configuration fixes, Month end close activities, FI/COPA reconciliation and day to day issues related to both FI and CO.
  • Write and execute unit test and integration test scripts.
  • Documentation for to end-users.

Confidential

SAP Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

  • Carried out current business process study and Preparation of AS~IS document
  • Carried GAP study and prepared GAP analysis report
  • Prepared TO~BE and Business Blue Print Document
  • Identification and preparation of Financial Accounting Master Data
  • Customization of Financial Account global setting, Document setting
  • Business data preparation & Management related to FICO Module
  • End User Demo, and preparation of User Manual Document

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