PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY :

• 16 years of Implementing SAP ERP R/2, R/3, ECC 5.0 and ECC 6.0 ECC 6.07
• Domain knowledge: Financial Accounting and Costing in Discrete, Process and Repetitive Manufacturing environment, integrating CO with Production Planning and Control, Material Management, Shop floor control, Time and Overhead bookings, Quality Control and HCM.
• Multiple Full Life Cycle implementations in integrating FI/CO and Logistics.
• Advanced skills in Product costing Simultaneous costing and Value flows from Logistics through WIP and variance analysis to costing based Profitability Analysis and Reporting.
• Worked on SAP business planning solutions including: Business Planning and Consolidation BPC 5.1/7.0 formerly Outlooksoft , and other formal business planning solution such as Cognos, Hyperion, SAP I/P.
• Worked with different Consolidation types including Company code Consolidation and consolidation steps such as Inter-Unit Elimination and Elimination of Inter unit Profits/ Losses etc.
• Engagements covered all phases of the Project such as: scoping, requirements gathering/definition, fit-gap analysis, Discussions around the type of costing, Workshop on blue printing, and functional configuration, testing, cut over and support.
• Two Projects based on Global template to Latin Americas Mexico and Argentina and Asia Pac.
• Designed and implemented Actual Costing with Material Ledger.
• Recently completed a project with Production support for Product Costing and other sub-modules within Controlling. Worked on Issues and resolution of Cost estimates, Costing Runs, Period end processing
• Spot consulting in areas of New General Ledger, Fixed Assets, EC- PCA, CO-PA and Special Ledgers.
• Involved heavily in the design of complex Variant Configuration for a client in media industry
• New G/L projects involved Active document split, Profit center update with zero balancing and Segment Reporting.
• Working knowledge of Project System, Revenue Related Billing, GPD, Investment Management, Funds Management and Government Accounting for State and Local Government projects.
• Involved in security design and role definition for access control as part of ERP Governance, Risk and Compliance GRC template,
• Working knowledge of Data base Tables, Read and Debug ABAP/4 Codes, Data transfer using ALE /IDocs and Sap Script relevant for FICO Enhancements and User Exits.
• Knowledge of SAP BI, BW on topics such as Business Content and Queries for Generic Data extraction from ECC 6.04 and Interacted with HANA Team.
• Created a matrix for SOX Compliance, Segregation of Duties and executed Security testing
• Provided SLA based production support using Remedy Ticketing system.
• Test planning and execution in FI/CO involving Interfaces with EDI/IDocs in PI Environment
• Worked on FI and AA Data Conversions and Loaded data using tools like: BODS, LSMW, eCATT and Mercury Win Runner
• Worked along with Big four Implementation partners and middle level integrators.
• Involved in the design phase for Grouping, Pegging and Distribution GPD add on to a project with SAP North America for a client using Industry Solution Aerospace and Defense.
• One Project was on SAP- OGSD IS-OIL with Zytax bolt-on.
• Some knowledge of Real Estate Module.
• Faculty member and trained 2 batches of consultants in FI and CO Modules of SAP R/3.

SKILL SET

ERP: SAP R/2: Version 5.0D RF, RK, RS, SD, MM and ABAP/4 , SAP R/3 3.1H/3 7x/ 4.6B/ 4.6C/ 4.7x FI/CO, GL, AP, AR, SD, PP, MM, FA, MM, IS-Oil, CO-PA, CCA, PCA, MTO, MTS, BOM, PS, CP, CFM, Treasury, Real Estate, Product Costing, Cash Budget Mgmt. , SAP Federal Solution EA-PS 1.1, ECC 6.0, ECC6.4 New G/L, EC-PCA, VC, Cost Objects, Internal Orders, Costing based CO-PA

LANG/ TECH: C , Visual Basic, Java, ASP

TOOLS: Hyperion, CATT, eCATT, LSMW, Mercury WinRunner, Test Director, LoadRunner , MS Office Suite Excel , Report Writer, Report Painter, Visio and MS Projects.

Domain Knowledge:

FI, CO, New G/L, A/P, A/R, CCA, Internal Orders, CO-PC, PCA, CO-PA, WIP and Variance, Report Painter Reports, Fixed Assets, Credit Card Process, Travel and Expense Management using SAP and Concur, Banking, Insurance, Indirect Taxation, Payroll, Funds Management and Project Systems, Investments, SOX and Master Data Governance.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

CO Consultant

• Part of a Global Implementation initiative for implementing ECC 6.0 with Enhancement Package 7 HANA Integration in multiple company codes across Confidential in Phase I
• Involved in Requirements gathering and preparation of Business Blueprint.
• Responsible for configuring the following CO Modules:
• Product Costing Discrete, REM and Sub-Contracting both Production Orders and Product Cost Collectors, Preliminary costing and period end process.
• Cost center accounting, Profit center Accounting part of NewG/L
• Account based CO-PA. Some User defined characteristics, Derived from Sales Order Line items
• CO Master data and Bank Keys distributed to HCM via ALE / IDocs. using Message types and BAPI s
• Facility Allocations vanilla
• Financial statement versions, for both group and operational chart of accounts with General Ledger accounts as well as with Functional Area for S,G and Administration accounts.
• RICEF objects for Z Reports, Sales Order Substitution flipping Profit Center for Export, Lease Orders
• Activity Rate loads and Costing Runs
• Substitution of COFI Account determination
• CO-PA Gross margin Reports using KE30 / KE34.
• Special Purpose Reporting using Additional Ledgers with Local Postings,
• Reconciling CO Documents with CE4XXXX Acct table.
• Report Painter Reports using Form both KE31 and KE91
• Support to SMEs through System Integration testing 0, 1 and 2
• Data Owner ship and loading Master data for Cost Centers, Profit Centers, Activity rates, Material Values Plan Price3 to Plan Price1, Secondary Cost Elements, using LSMW and other Lift and Shift programs.
• Support for RTR related issue solutioning during End to End testing.

Confidential

CO Consultant

• Part of a Global Implementation initiative for implementing ECC 6.0 in multiple company codes across US and Latin America locations.
• Production support for Product Costing and other sub-modules within Controlling. Worked on Issues and resolution of Cost estimates, Costing Runs, Period end processing of Production Orders, Product Cost Collectors, Internal and PM orders.
• Configured CO sub modules to support Changes from Business Users.
• Reviewed settings in Valuation Variant and other Costing variant components.
• Designed and documented an Archiving solution for reorganizing Costing Runs.
• Issues related to Activity Pricing and settlement of PM Work orders.
• Made Functional specification for changes to an outbound interface to COMDATA for Virtual Credit Card Processing.
• Configured and tested PS00020, 21 file formats using DME Engine.
• Reviewed settings in Automatic account assignment to resolve issues around booking of Scrap materials, Freight Charges and Creation of Stock transport Orders.

Confidential

FICO Consultant

• Functional Specification for outbound and inbound interfaces between SAP and Concur for Companies in the WHEM Region.
• Responsible for Integration of Financials with Concur Travel Expense system
• Worked on Structure for Reference Data for Concur from GL, Vendor Master, Cost Centers, WBS Elements, Employee master data, Commodity codes, Paying LE and Expense LE
• Payment confirmation files to Concur for SAE Expenses and PAE Invoices
• Integration of MM, FI and PS with Controlling, PCA reporting in New General Ledger

Confidential

• Modules in Scope: FI, CO, Project Systems, Contract Billing, Revenue recognition, Fixed Assets, Travel Management T E , AMEX Credit card and Corporate Credit Card Processes, Banking. Created Functional specification for Bank Interfaces, Amex Corporate card and P Card.
• Integrated T E Travel Management with SAP HCM.
• Created Functional specification for Development of RICEFW objects
• Organizational Change Impact workshops for the client
• Supported Data Migration for AP, AR, GL Open items and Fixed Assets using BODS
• Identified FICO Period closing tasks, configured and scheduled within the Closing Cockpit.
• Supported Design and analysis of AR and AP reports including Dash Board from SAP Net weaver - Business Intelligence.
• Created Report Painter Report with Functional Area from FAGLFLEXT table.
• Took initiative in analysis of Risk Management, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
• Review of FICO Configuration and Transport to New Environment. Defined security roles, SoD matrix and authorization objects in Finance and Controlling

Confidential

Fixed Assets Spot Consulting

• Post Go-Live support in Fixed Assets.
• Defined new Depreciation keys to support Farm Equipment for CO and CA states.
• Review of Configuration of Asset master data and Depreciation areas
• Revisited Depreciation keys and calculation Processes
• Mass Changes to depreciation keys and recalculation of Tax depreciation for current year.
• Mass changes to Asset master data and Asset classes using LSMW.
• Supported closing activities for the month end /quarter end.

Confidential

FICO Lead Consultant

• Localization for Mexico and Argentina such as Nota Fiscal, Extended withholding tax, Actual Costing using Material Ledger.
• FICO Lead for a Global SAP roll out Newly acquired business with companies in USA, India and China with responsibility for Controlling Modules CCA, EC-PCA and CO-PA and integration with Finance and Logistics modules.
• Set up Costing sheet parameters for Overhead calculation for Production orders
• Cost center Assessments and Period end processing for production, Sales and Service Orders
• Created screen variant for Indirect Activity allocation and moved costs using Reposting line items Maintained settlement Rules for production Orders in Make to Order scenario.
• Configured settings for Results Analysis Key and calculated WIP at actuals Configured variance key set up and calculated variances.
• Maintained settings for Top down distribution for period end closing in CO-PA Responsible for Complete SOX compliance and security testing in FI/CO and Logistics modules
• Trained the Client team to understand costing aspect of Service Management within SAP
• Worked on Transfer Pricing.
• Involved in the design of Inter-company EDI transactions with Chinese Subsidiary and the US Corporate.
• Configured Planning profile for Internal Orders and Investment Orders and set up budget availability control.
• Configured settlement of Investment Orders to Fixed Assets FICO and Special Purpose Ledger
• Production support CO and FI all sub modules 40 of time

Confidential

FI/CO Lead Consultant

• FI CO Lead for a European roll out with responsibility for General ledger New General Ledger , Cost center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Product Costing and CO-PA.
• Business blueprint sessions to compile business requirements, run discovery workshops and obtained Business Blueprint signoff.
• Trained the Controller on the various aspects of Controlling including concepts of
• Cost of Sales Accounting, Overhead activity rates, Cost Center Activity rates.
• WIP calculations, Variance analysis and and settlements. Integration of Controlling with Logistics and Material Management Modules,
• Standard Cost Estimates and Costing Runs. Cost Center Assessment and Overhead calculations
• Influenced the Project Steering committee in the New G/L and CO-PA design to deliver Internal and External reporting requirements of Ceramtech.
• Trained the German consultants on how production variances are settled to CO-PA with Cost Component break. Complete design, configuration and confirmation of Functional configuration in Finance and Controlling Designed integration of MM and SD with FI/CO. Configured and tested Costing sheets for overhead calculation Modeled and tested cost component structure and custom cost component split. Configured and tested WIP Key and Result Analysis settings for splitting WIP into to cost components like: Material, Labor, External services, Machine, Variable/Fixed Overhead Variances Calculation on Production orders for actual costs and target costs into standard variance categories as well as cost components using custom PA transfer structure and settlement to Costing based CO-PA.Custom assessment cycle with segments for cost center allocations.
• Conducted cycle 1 and cycle 2 Integration testing for Product costing, including Period end processes such as: Overhead calculation KGI2 , WIP calculation KKAX , variance Calculation KKS2 and Settlement Ko88
• Configured Planning profile for Internal Orders and Investment Orders and set up budget availability control
• Configured settlement of Investment Orders to Fixed Assets.
• Created Report Painter Report for Variance categories on Production Orders. Activated Business Functions to use EhP-4 on ECC 6.0Created and tested settlement structure for Joint products while working with co-products.
• Configured Asset Accounting for the US Company code and design of legacy data transfer Real time Integration of New General Ledger with controlling with Functional area and profit center update scenarios and reconciled both internal external settlements.
• Created rules for real time integration of CO FI and modeled Substitution rules for posting secondary costs to General ledger accounts.
• Document splitting on Profit Center with Zero balancing
• Responsible for MM Account determination for material movements
• Support of SD Integration and credit management configuration

Confidential

FI/CO Consultant new Implementation

• Client in realization phase of implementing Oil and Gas Secondary Distribution OGSD Support Role in FI AP/AR/GL , Credit Card Processing, EDI, Outlook Soft, Interface Testing.
• Completed Cycle 2 Integration testing in FI and CO and Logistics Modules using HP Quality Center.
• Working on Purchase to Pay Scenarios involving EDI Vendors interface with Zytax.
• Created SoD Task Group for the company and performed Security testing across all modules for SOX Compliance for entire Group.
• Integrated SD, MM Modules and External Payroll processing with General Ledger
• Testing of IDocs and EDI 820 and EDI 831
• Testing support for Fixed Assets Module: Bonus Depreciation calculation for Acquisition in year 2010.
• Support of Cost center accounting, and reviewed and optimized CO-PA.
• Trained the Super User in reporting within controlling module.
• Support of Accounts Payable: of Purchase orders, Goods Receipt and Invoice verification for Pilot Go Live.
• Loaded DUNS data on Customer Credit Master using LSMW.
• Go-Live support and Handling Issues for Pilot Project Gone Live on 2/1/2011
• Functional Support of BI Reporting for Consolidated Financial Reporting.
• Configured and tested Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders and Product Costing
• Costing for Configurable Materials and Variant Pricing.
• Integrated SD, MM Modules and External Payroll processing with General Ledger
• Supported Variant configuration and tested SD Document flows starting with Sales Order creation, Picking, WM Transport Order through Delivery, Billing and analysis of Accounting documents and settlement of Sales Order to CO-PA.
• Provided support for period-end closing.

Confidential

FI/CO Team Lead

• Advisory role during SAP India Localization, solution delivery and Ramp up support for the global Finance and Accounting organization that guaranteed SAP meets the Business Process requirements for a Global Telecom Client.
• Collaboration with the finance team to identify opportunities for system improvement, perform gap analysis, and create implementation plan
• System validation processes for implementing system changes
• Worked with the finance team to streamline business processes
• Involved in configuration of Master Data Management after a basic understanding of MDM functionality and the components related to Financials and the Workflows for approval process of change management.
• Maintained communication with business partners, implementers, functional groups and users to gain in-depth understanding of the month end closing as well as other finance/accounting processes and made necessary changes.
• Worked closely with business users to define system gaps related to master data setup and reporting tools
• Developed an understanding of financial reports and tools, which are provided within SAP and utilize this knowledge in providing management with this financial information on an ad-hoc basis.
• Evaluated alternate approaches as well as established a close working relationship with global finance and logistics organizations in Hungary and Germany.
• Involved in functional testing of Scanning solution for Shared Services
• Involved in establishing quality in Test Case execution for Unit and Integration Testing
• Project Management including management of functional and technical resources and deliverables.
• Involved in scheduling cutover plan, Go Live and Post Production Support

Managing Consultant

Confidential

• Lead FI/CO Consultant responsible for new G/L, AA, CCA, IO and EC-PCA
• Designed and configured New General Ledger and additional Ledgers
• Created LSMW objects to support master data loads
• Worked with individual business units to create legacy to SAP GL account mapping
• Created Report Painter financial reports
• Integrated FI/CO with PS, MM and SD modules
• Implemented Parallel ledger for US-GAAP and Statutory Ledgers for Insurance.
• Created additional Dimensions to FAGFLEXT
• Implemented Document splitting with Zero Balancing on Profit Centers and Segments
• Documented functional specification for initial data including Fixed asset Uploads.
• Involved in system and Integration test planning and cutover execution.
• Designed and tested EC-CS functionality in SAP using Consolidation Company code.
• Designed, configured and tested Asset Accounting.
• Investment Orders were created and settled to Asset under Construction.
• FI/CO/FM Lead Consultant for the ERP Upgrade Project ECC 6.0
• Configured Sales and Use Tax and 1099 Reporting.
• Worked on Lock Box Processing, Treasury, Cash Management and In-house Cash.
• Integrated Funds Management and Project systems with FI and Controlling
• Trained the Super Users in different cost allocation methods in Controlling.
• Analyzed and created enhancements to payment program for checks and warrants.
• Created functional specifications for California State Financial Reporting.
• Prepared Business blueprint and Business Process documents
• Designed and authored the new Chart of Accounts for the City.
• Was responsible for implementing new G/L, Fixed Assets, Treasury and Cash Management
• Conducted workshops on new General Ledger and New G/L Migration.
• Migrated FI/CO/FM Modules from 4.6C to New G/L, Cut-over and Post Go-Live support.
• Created functional specifications for City's State Financial Reporting.
• Integrated Funds Management, MM HR Modules with New G/L
• Configured and tested Cost center Accounting, Internal Orders.
• Conducted a workshop and demonstrated a Prototype for Actual Labor cost solution.
• Took a training by SAP AG on IS Utilities and Collection and Disbursements.
• Conducted training for city accounting staff in understanding Co module and integration with HCM
• Worked with Logistics Projects Systems Integration with Controlling.

Confidential

• FI/CO/FM Consultant for CDOT's ERP Project Production Go Live preparation and support
• Reconciled COFORS with SAP ECC5.0 Accounts New G/L
• Created work order settlements to Projects
• Created functional specifications for State Financial Reporting
• Analyzed and created enhancements to payment program for checks and warrants
• Simplified reporting of Fund wise trial balance reporting
• Worked on P Card procurement, payment clearing and reconciliation.
• Trained the Finance Manager in FM reporting capabilities within SAP
• 1099 reporting and tax withholding configuration and testing.
• Supported first period end closing after go live.

Senior FICO Consultant

Confidential

• Lead FI/CO Consultant for the Fleet Management System Implementation
• Designed and Integrated with Finance and Controlling Modules for the Project.
• Worked closely with Service Management, SD and MM Teams
• Reviewed the Portal requirements and Developed FI/CO functional specifications.
• Analyzed and created Rules for settlement of Service Orders into CO-PA.
• Created Internal Orders and allocated costs and revenues to Fleet objects.
• Prepared a solution map for Dealer Invoicing and settlement using AMEX Credit cards
• Integrated Equipment masters with Asset Master Data

Senior FICO Consultant

Confidential

• Post Production Support in CCA, Product costing and Costing based CO-PA
• Re configuration of PP Master Data and costing variant settings
• Worked on Cost estimates for manufacturing order
• Created cost components View.
• Reviewed Material master data Costing and MRP Views
• Set up cross plant transfer control of standard cost estimates.
• Trained the Super User in executing costing runs, overhead Calculations and analyzing Production variances.
• Supported PP resource in fine tuning Production issues in Product Costing
• Created Cost Center Allocation and Activity rates
• Created Costing sheets and settlement of manufacturing Orders.
• Cost Object Reporting

Senior FICO Consultant

Confidential

• Served as a SAP EC-PCA Expert / advisory Consultant
• Reviewed and Recommended EC-PCA Configuration Changes
• Carried out actual data transfer to PCA and regenerated the Tables.
• Worked on revisiting the table Configurations
• Worked on online, real time data transfers, 1KEF
• Resolved issues around inter-company asset transfers
• Reconciled FI and PCA ledgers Transaction GCAC
• Documented the above and obtained sign-off from the Consulting Partners.

Senior FICO Consultant

Confidential

• SAP FI/CO Lead Consultant in Phase I FI Integration Project
• Designed and built company codes for Foods Division, Coffee and Tea Division for Sara Lee Corporate
• Extended GL accounts and all account assignments for new company codes.
• Designed and Loaded Cost Center Groups into standard hierarchy
• Created Cost Centers 14000 and loaded master data using CATT and WinRunner
• Configured business areas, plants, and assignments thereof
• Transported all change requests to QA, training, and production environments and verified.
• Worked on controlling area specific plan version settings
• Involved in cutover activities and Go-Live support

Confidential

• Functional Lead Consultant for Fixed Assets
• Integrated fixed assets functionality with other SAP modules
• Implemented special depreciation, calculation methods and period control
• Reconciled legacy data take over
• Performed system unit and integration testing in Asset Accounting
• Trained the trainers, documented business processes and created test scripts.

FICO EC-CS

CHEP, Orlando, FL

Legal and Management Consolidation Project

November 2003 - August 2004

• FI/CO Team Lead on the Legal and Management Consolidation project
• Interfaced SAP with the Legacy Financial Systems.
• Designed and delivered Financial Reports and Legal Consolidation using Hyperion
• Created splitting rules for Fixed Assets and Inter-company movements
• Developed inputs for BW Data files

Senior FICO Consultant

Confidential

• Functional FI/CO Team Lead on Global Business Integration Project provided on-going global production support for FI, AA and CO modules
• Provided Go-Live support for Global Business Integration Project Release 7.x
• Provided business analysis and recommendations to user requests
• Supported in instructional design and training of end users
• Provided SLA based resolution of Trouble Tickets for Zone 1 Customers
• Performed system configuration as per approved enhancements
• Responsible for application of OSS Notes and other fixes and changes
• Created change requests and resolutions
• Created Tax jurisdiction codes for USA and Canada within the Global Pricing Procedure. Enhanced Brazilian Tax reports for 2003
• Acted as a Liaison with user community in Mexico and Brazil for Tax Reporting enhancements. Worked on mapping business processes and programming specifications
• Worked with the on site Development Team for incorporating new functionality
• Conducted integration testing for new Business processes before transporting to QA and Production