SUMMARY:

• SAP FI/CO Functional - Technical Consultant with 10 plus years of experience in SAP FI/CO covering multiple sectors such as Pharmaceuticals, CPG, Utilities, AFS and Manufacturing Industries. Worked on end-to-end project implementations, configuration, upgrade, testing, training and production support with a proven record of continuous improvement and effectiveness
• Involved in 3 Full Life-cycle implementations experience in SAP R/3, upgrade projects using ASAP methodology and Integration specialist with excellent experience in configuration
• Experience in post implementation support in areas of SAP- Forms, Interfaces, Reports, Enhancements and Conversions.
• Experienced in all phases of the systems development life cycle which include system design, analysis, configuration, system testing, data conversion, and production support in FI-GL, FI-AR, FI-AP, FI-IC, FI-AA, CO-CE, CO-CCA, CO-IO, CO-PCA & CO-PA.
• Configured Product Costing Make-To-Stock & Make to Order Manufacturing.
• Developed high quality deliverables including: Business Process Procedures (BPP) and Process Design Document (PDD) with Visio Process Flows and narratives
• Involved in writing various test plans and coordinate Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing and User Acceptance testing and Lead the testing team
• Expert in data migration system from legacy to SAP R/3 using Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW) and ECATT tools.
• Excellent Trainer in imparting complex technical knowledge with ease to the novice with good communication and writing skills. Proven abilities in End-User training, Courseware material preparation and documentation.
• Played leading role for planning, configuration, implementation operation, Data Migration and post support and delivered detailed functional specifications to ensure that SAP solutions are delivered
• Strong communication skills combined with a positive attitude helped me demonstrate ability to work both in independent and team-oriented environments, able to meet very stringent deadlines and always delivered results on-time
• Dedicated team leader with well-developed communication and presentation skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

SAP FICO Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Working with High Radius to establish integration with SAP for implementing collection process in SAP Account Receivable sub-ledger.
• Working with ZOHO CRM to integrate with SAP for implementing to communicate with each system - create or changes updates directly.
• Working with Prophix(CPM) to integrate with SAP by automating budget, planning, forecasting, financial consolidation, and reporting activities.
• System design, analysis, configuration, system testing, data conversion, and production support in FI-GL, FI-AR, FI-AP, FI-IC, FI-AA, CO-CE, CO-CCA, CO-IO, CO-PCA & CO-PA.
• Configuring Cost Element & Cost Center Budgeting & CO-PA Budget planning with multiple planning packages as a different company codes with single layout.
• Extensively working on LSMWs to enable conversion of master data and transactional data in the areas of FI and Controlling as part of Data Migration.
• Configuring standard cost estimates product costing for in-house & purchased materials & also with special procurement
• Configuring Overhead Keys, Overhead Groups, Credits and Calculation Base and assigned to costing sheet

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

SAP FICO Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Led workshops to understand business process and gather requirements on FICO - FI, GL, AP, CO-PA, CO-PC in both company codes.
• Prepared Gap list and convinced business with proposed solution. Provided training to business and helped to prepare the list of required objects.
• Prepared blue print documents for all sub modules and confirmed sign off with business before proceeding with configuration.
• Worked with IT team to gather the Data Conversion Objects - GL line items, AP & AA open items & GL balances
• Worked with BI to create new financial reports to cover all the business units by understanding the process and replicating the same configuration
• Extensively worked on LSMWs to enable conversion of master data and transactional data in the areas of FI and Controlling as part of Data Migration.
• Defined the payment terms and configured the Automatic Payment Program. Defined check lots, made settings for check printing and assigned forms to Payment methods.
• Worked with bank analyst to make sure existing lock box and payment methods are working as is after migrating.
• Prepared meeting minutes for all workshops and meetings with pending action items and confirmation from business that all captured as discussed.
• Created custom fields in New GL standard reports to access more information without ABAP reports.
• Worked with business to understand the existing custom programs and impacts before migrating.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

SAP FICO Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Lead workshops to understand business process and gather requirements on FICO - FI, GL, AP, AR, FA, CO-PA, CO-PC
• Prepared Gap list and convinced business with proposed solution. Provided training to business and helped to prepare the list of required objects.
• Worked with MM, SD, WM & PP to confirm the information gather from workshops and make sure it included in blue prints.
• Configured Cost Element & Cost Center Budgeting & CO-PA Budget planning with multiple planning packages as a different company codes with single layout.
• Configured Derivation rules to avoid the Default Profit Center for planning data, Sales Org, Distribution channel for new company code.
• Defined the payment terms and configured the Automatic Payment Program. Defined check lots, made settings for check printing and assigned forms to Payment methods.
• Involved in discussion to finalize the format for EBS and worked with bank to configure the MT940 format instead of BAI2.
• Extensively worked on LSMWs to enable conversion of master data and transactional data in the areas of FI and Controlling as part of Data Migration.
• Configured Fixed Asset Master Data - acquisitions, retirements, revaluation of fixed assets, customized depreciation keys for depreciation run - planned, special, unplanned depreciation.
• Customizing screen layouts for asset master data, asset sub ledgers and asset depreciation areas. Defining transaction types and account assignments for asset acquisitions and retirements.
• Involved in integration of Fixed Asset accounting with internal orders, maintaining settlement profiles for internal orders, configuring capitalization of assets under construction, assigning cost elements.
• Involved to set AUC Asset Class settings as Investment measures so that PS can create AUC create master record automatically and settle all their network activities to WBS.
• Configured standard cost estimates product costing for in-house & purchased materials & also with special procurement
• Configured Overhead Keys, Overhead Groups, Credits and Calculation Base and assigned to costing sheet
• Configured Tax Procedure for input & output tax codes and also Extending withholding tax with 1099 report.
• Responsible for mass data loading and modifying using LSMWs. Responsible for uploading financial master data for Vendor Master, GL Accounts, Asset Balances, Assets Master Data, Cost Centers & Profit Centers.
• Lead - Regression, Integrated and UAT Testing across the modules. Updated test scripts and developed training materials for super users.
• Lead - worked with security team to create a new role for Super Users, Basic Users and Specific Users by testing with Test ID’s to make sure all required Transaction codes are listed.

Confidential, Salem, NH

SAP FICO Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Prepared blue print documents for FICO sub modules and confirmed sign off with business before proceeding with configuration.
• Led workshops to understand business process and gather requirements on FICO - FI, GL, New-GL, AP, AR, FA, CO-PA, CO-PC
• Configured end to end configuration for FICO - FI, GL, New-GL, AP, AR, FA, CO-PA, CO-PC
• Configured Tax Procedure for input & output tax codes and also Extending withholding tax with 1099 report.
• In FICO, responsible for mass data loading and modifying using LSMWs. Responsible for uploading financial master data for Customer master, Vendor Master, GL Accounts, AP & AR Open Balances, Asset Balances, Assets Master Data, Cost Centers & Profit Centers and Internal Orders. Worked on Creation, change & deletion objects of Master Data.
• Worked with Developer to change the format related to Payment advice & check print by creating Functional Spec.
• Configured Fixed Asset: Defined the chart of depreciation which includes the list of depreciation areas. Created Different Asset classes and defined the screen layout rules for the corresponding asset classes. Integrated the Asset management with the plant maintenance module.
• Configuring capitalization of assets under construction with project systems.
• Worked on New GL to configure parallel ledgers to fulfill parallel accounting needs for IFRS, US GAAP and Local GAAP requirements. Configured additional currencies for non-leading ledgers. Created new document types and classified for document splitting as required by the users.
• Configured FI-MM integration through OBYC to automate postings to GL Accounts.
• Experience in configuring and testing OTC (Order to Cash) and PTP ( Procure to Pay) Cycles.
• Extensively worked on testing of SAP SD Sales, Shipping, transportation and Billing.
• Configured and customized Validation & Substitution rules for FI objects.
• Worked on 1099 vendors reporting and setting up variant to print out
• Prepared test scenarios and scripts for Module & Integration testing and also provided training to super users.
• Prepared cutover activities and sequence of transports to move to another client & production
• Worked with SD, MM, and WM to configure integration steps and also Unit & regression testing
• Configured Non-Leading ledgers for Statutory & Tax reporting
• Configured Overhead Keys, Overhead Groups, Credits and Calculation Base and assigned to costing sheet

Confidential, Exeter, NH

SAP FICO Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Led workshops to understand business process and gather requirements on FICO - FI, GL, AP, AR, CO-PA, CO-PC in both company codes.
• Prepared Gap list and convinced business with proposed solution. Provided training to business and helped to prepare the list of required objects.
• Prepared blue print documents for all sub modules and confirmed sign off with business before proceeding with configuration.
• Worked with Vertex, XI-Pay and Open Text to finalize vendors by scheduling walk through sessions and getting competitive quotations.
• Worked with IT team to gather the Data Conversion Objects - GL line items, AP & AR open items & GL balances
• Worked with BI to migrate historical data to current system by understanding the process and replicating the same configuration
• Extensively worked on LSMWs to enable conversion of master data and transactional data in the areas of FI and Controlling as part of Data Migration.
• Defined the payment terms and configured the Automatic Payment Program. Defined check lots, made settings for check printing and assigned forms to Payment methods.
• Worked on Variant configuration to setup Sales Order costing and product costing configuration for in-house & purchased materials
• Worked with bank analyst to make sure existing lock box and payment methods are working as is after migrating.
• Prepared meeting minutes for all workshops and meetings with pending action items and also confirmation from business that all captured as discussed.
• Created custom fields in New GL standard reports to access more information with out ABAP reports.
• Worked with business to understand the existing custom programs and impacts before migrating.

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

SAP FICO Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Led - Designed & Configured e-STO process for Variant Configuration Machines & Material Variants with End-to-End scenario’s.
• Led - Configured Production Orders for APAC plants with new Activity Types & Overhead costing sheet.
• Led - Worked with Third Party Tool (Tangoe) & Business to understand the requirement and designed an interface to differentiate the expenses based on Carriers.
• Led - Worked with SAP America to configure Group Currency and convert existing data in all clients, as a part of requirement for implementing New GL.
• Led - Worked with SD team in C2C Pricing project to change the Customer Groups & Hierarchy & Pricing Procedures for Sales & Service.
• Led – Worked with VC Consultants & Modelers in C2C Variant Configuration project to understand configure global characteristics. Configure the process of Sales Order Costing to pull cost from local instead of manufactured plant.
• Led – Configured automatic month end controlling jobs through UC4.
• Prepared blueprint document, after discussing the best business practices of SAP standard. Obtained sign off from the clients, after showing proto-type.
• Co-coordinating rollouts across the globe at different sites in terms of implementation demands, go-live activities and regression testing.
• Extended post-go-live SAP onsite and offshore support to end-users during Hyper-care.
• Worked on New GL to configure parallel ledgers to fulfill parallel accounting needs for IFRS, US GAAP and Local GAAP requirements. Configured additional currencies for non-leading ledgers. Created new document types and classified for document splitting as required by the users. Enabled document splitting for Profit Center and Segment accounting.
• Designed, implemented and supported the outbound payment interfaces involving EFT and WIRE payments.
• Created Business Processes for Revenue Recognition and configured the FI settings. Created new GL accounts, configured SD-FI-COPA integration.
• Fixed Assets cost centers changed and that reflected a wrong profit center posting, worked with business to re-class the JE with right cost center & profit center.
• Configured Product Cost Planning. Material Costing with Quantity structure, configured valuation variant, costing variant, cross company costing, cost component split and overhead costing sheet; created costing run variant and analysis of costing run.
• Configuration of Product Cost Controlling, Product Cost by Manufacturing Order.
• Initial settings: Checked Costing Variants for Manufacturing Orders (PP), Checked Order Types, Defined Goods Received Valuation for Order Delivery
• Worked in Process settings: Defined Results Analysis Keys, Defined Cost Elements for WIP Calculation, Defined Results Analysis Versions, Defined Valuation Method (Actual Costs), Defined Posting Rules for Settling Work in Process, Defined Number Ranges.
• Variance Calculation settings: Defined Variance Keys, Defined Default Variance Keys for Plants, Checked Variance Variants, Defined Valuation Variant for WIP and Scrap (Target Costs), Defined Order type dependent parameters, Defined Target Cost Versions, Defined Number Ranges for Variance Documents.
• Settlement settings: Created Settlement Profile, Created PA Transfer Structure, Maintained Number Ranges for Settlement Documents.

Confidential, Omaha, NE

SAP FICO Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Led - Configured Data Archiving for archiving objects FI DOCUMNT & COPA 1000. Activated Infostructures for archive objects, created training documents & provided training for business users.
• Led - CAG Mexico GL SAP Interface (Aug 2010 Go-Live). Lead the task identifying the requirements and implementing the interface from Mexico Sub System to Corporate SAP system.
• Led - CAG Mills Plants (Go-Live every 3 months) Configured new Valuation Classes and configured account mapping for all Inventory movements in integration with MM module.
• Led – CAG Inter-company functionality. Implementation of new process of inter-company requirements, configuration, Functional Testing, Created SOP’s and provided training.
• Led - Configured parallel ledgers to fulfill parallel accounting needs for US GAAP and Local GAAP requirements. Configured additional currencies for non-leading ledgers. Created new document types and classified for document splitting as required by the users.
• Led – CAG Consumer Plants Supply Heavy Chain Implementation (Go-Live every 3 months) Configured Over Head Keys, Over Head Groups, Costing Sheets, Credits & Complete Cost Component Structure. 
• Led – CAG Consumer, Commercial & Mills Go-Live plants Conducted & coordinated Unit, Regression, Integrated and UAT Testing across the modules. Updated test scripts and developed training materials for super users.
• Configured and customized Validations & Substitution rules for Document Types, Profit Centers, Cost Centers, GL Accounts, Controlling.
• Created and Modified Standard & Management Profit Center Hierarchy & Cost Center Hierarchy and ALE’d to all environments.
• In A/R, created customers accounts, master data, account group and defined number ranges for customer account group. Configured for dunning program for overdue customers. Integration with SD module to prepare Automatic Account Assignment for revenue Accounts. Configured Lockbox Program for clearing open items in AR.
• Configured Cost Centers (CO-OM-CCA), Internal Orders (CO-OM-IO), Profit Centers (EC-PCA), Profitability Segments (CO-PA), and performing automatic account assignments to address accounting requirements of the client
• Maintained absorbing unit in Packaging master Recipes and created/managed primary and secondary cost elements
• Configured CO-PA, the main reporting tool for this complex solution. CO-PA configuration included building the operating concern, developing value fields & characteristics, configuring summarization levels for reporting and performing assessments.
• Maintained charge of cost center assessments to segments, CO-PA reporting, forms, planning, derivation rules and structures, product hierarchy, PA settlement, realignments and addressed integration issues with other applications.
• Application of OSS notes wherever applicable
• Played a key role in formulating and implementing integration tests, master data consistency checks, simulations tests, end user training and day to day support for the live plant.
• business needs
• LSMW – Developed LSMW tool to update master data related to Vendor, Customer, Profit Centers, Position ID’s for Cost Centers and Assets.
• Resolved issues related to Fixed Assets by configuration, master data setup and re-class.
• Configuring capitalization of assets under construction with project systems.
• Assist users in determining and developing the best method for data reporting, either via standard reports, table downloads, ABAP, Query, or customer program.
• Generated & Modified reports using Report Painter & Report Writer as per the business requirements.