Professional Summary:
Business and Information Technology Professional with 12 years of SAP project implementation experience: both international and domestic which includes eight full life cycle implementations and three successful upgrades. A Senior SAP FICO Consultant whose main focus has been successfully implementing Integrated SAP Financial Platforms from the planning phase through post go-live business supports. A senior level consultant with finance and controlling experience manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications. Excellent business communication skills, detail oriented, and analytical skills.

Skills:

Software:

• SAP ERP Central Component 6.0, 5.0, R/3 4.7, 4.6, 4.5
• ARIS
• Gold Client
• Mercury Tool

Methodologies:

• MySAP
• ASAP
• SAP Solution Manager

Professional Experience:

Confidential, Irving, TX 12/2009 07/2010
Senior SAP FICO Contractor

Florida, Power, and Light (Juno Beach, FL)
Senior Consultant

Senior FI consultant working on phase 2 of the SAP One Project team. Worked on the
Accounts Payable team writing RICEF functional specifications for processes and reports. Company is implementing ECC 6.0 version moving from SAP 4.5.

• Configured areas of accounts payable that was not configured in phase 1 project
• Conducted requirement workshops to gather business requirements to aid in writing function specifications
• Wrote functional specifications for AP open item conversions, AP master conversion, enhancements, interfaces, forms, and workflows
• Performed data mapping process and data cleansing for AP open items and AP master data conversion
• Worked on a Web DynPro application for an AP business process
• Participated in technical reviews with the technical team to explain the functional specification for coding purposes
• Wrote functional unit test scenarios of the business requirement objects that was coded and tested by the development team before turning the completed object to the business team for testing

Confidential,Philadelphia, PA 03/2008 08/2009
Senior SAP Consultant

Confidential, 01/2009 06/2009
Senior Consultant

Senior FICO consultant on SAP project preparation required for the future launch of Reseller Technology Solution (RTS), a pre-configured SAP template. The dealers implemented financial and controlling functionality to handle all transactional activity related to general ledger, fixed assets, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and controlling processes. (RTS 5.0 installations and RTS ECC 6.0 development)

• Configured FICO organizational structure and functions not included in the pre-configured RTS template (local tax, new g/l accounts, credit card setup, automatic payment process, controlling hierarchy) using SAP best practice requirements
• Configured CO hierarchy, cost element groups, cost elements, cost center groups, cost centers, and profit center accounting
• Trained client on cost element planning and cost center budgeting
• Created fixed assets master records and trained client on how to execute the monthly depreciation posting run and month-end close processes
• Defined/executed standard AP, cost center analysis , and financial statement reports
• Wrote functional specifications for FI and CO reporting
• Created a dealer tax load template with new rate changes for 22 states that were impacted in the RTS implementation. The tax information was automatically exported into SAP and the updated tax rates were automatically imported into SAP
• Created a manual credit card process for RTS implementation and wrote functional specifications for the manual process and wrote functional specifications for credit card settlement report

Confidential, (Atlanta, GA) 10/2008 12/2008
Senior Consultant

Senior FICO consultant engaged on a textile project for an AFS Best Practice Solution based on a Germany solution reengineering strategy to a US solution. Team lead over four client SME’s. FI implementation included AP, AR, GL, and organizational structure. Project was challenging due to the many custom objects and the aggressive project time line. Curtailed challenges by executing very thorough testing and retesting of the customized objects. (R/3 4.7 to SAP ECC 6.0)

• Configured FI functions including AP, AR, GL and organizational structure based on the business process reengineering strategy
• Configured cost center elements, cost centers, profit centers, and planning tasks for cost center and profit center accounting
• Maintained plan distribution keys
• Identified/executed standard SAP CCA, PCA, and profitability analysis reports
• Created reports using queries to gather information for Taxware reporting requirements and controlling requirements
• Responsible for FI/CO integration and customized object testing
• Assisted with development of ARIS process flows and trained super users
• Developed custom Data Medium Exchange (DME) structures for bank wire transfers

Confidential, (Melville, NY) 04/2008 09/2008
Senior Consultant
Senior FICO consultant lead engaged on the technical upgrade and new functionality deployment for an international telecommunication company. Team lead with two clients SME’s with hands-on assistance. Responsible for FICO design, gap analysis, testing, deliverables, and deployment of SAP ECC 6.0 functionality. Project was implemented on a very aggressive time schedule. Documented new business opportunities while implementing best practice solutions which enhanced the installation. (R/3 4.7 to ECC 6.0)

• Updated and executed FI/CO test scripts with ECC 6.00 upgrade functions
• Assisted in trouble shooting problems that occurred relating to the upgrade
• Identified functionality that could be implemented post go live to streamline processes
• Tested GL, AR, AP, FA, CO, and Vertex tax business transactions in 6.0
• Updated BPP’s for new ECC 6.0 functionality, created FICO reports using queries
• Loaded FI/CO master and transactional data using the Gold Client tool

Confidential,Atlanta, GA 10/2005 - 02/2008
Senior SAP Consultant

Monsanto Corporation (St. Louis, MO) 11/2007 02/2008
Senior Consultant

Senior consultant engaged on a global manufacturing project. The objective of the project was to fully integrate global SAP to all commercial, manufacturing, and financial operations on the information technology platform. The challenge of this project was to deliver a global template that would satisfy different countries statutory requirements. This challenge was accomplished by conducting several accounts payable, fixed assets, and general ledger workshop sessions with each country. (SAP ECC 6.0)

• Delivered Finance Planning, Business Process Development System Design, through Single and Multi-phase implementations in North American, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and Latin America.
• Conducted FI and CO business process workshops to gather the financial, statutory, and controlling requirements which determined the detailed design
• Analyzed client’s current reporting requirements and compared to SAP standard reports for fit analysis. Assisted client in executing and reformatting reports to clients specifications

Confidential, (Troy, MI) 07/2007 10/2007
Senior Consultant

Senior consultant lead engaged on an asset management data migration project plan. Company asset records were migrated from non-SAP legacy systems to a global common template which included 34 countries. The project was initiated due to the complexity of asset management processes, technical landscape, geography, and asset base. (SAP R/3 4.7)

• Configured general ledger, fixed assets, and controlling functions including hierarchy functionality. Configured tasks for creating plants, defined additional local currencies
• Developed programs to convert legacy data provided by business units into SAP asset master records and associated data according to the project schedule
• Converted all legacy asset data into SAP asset master records
• Developed programs that provided flat files containing required legacy system’s general ledger information for asset fiscal reporting purposes
• Configured SAP for revaluation enhancements
• Verified the configuration, program(s), and data support loaded successfully
• Revalued SAP assets in accordance with KPMG determinations

Confidential,(Dallas, TX) 05/2006 06/2007
Senior Consultant

Senior Lead Functional Consultant responsible for design, data conversion, custom development, deliverables, and testing for regulated telecommunications for accounts payable of 15 million. FI team lead with eight clients SME’s with hand-on assistance to the team members. The objective of the SAP financial initiative was to consolidate and standardize the financial business processes and data across several organizations using New GL functions. Responsible for reengineering all AP processes and worked with Travel Management team. (R/3 4.6 to SAP ECC 6.0)

• Facilitated business process reengineering SDL sessions (Solution Demonstration Labs) for Accounts Payable and Travel Expense Management
• Configured/prototyped AP tasks which included the automatic payment process and process/export data (i.e. EFT payments) via EDI translator and exchange servers, extended withholding taxes, Vertex, and new GL functionality
• Configured travel management tasks: defined trip variant, assigned organizational areas, made global settings, defined travel expense types
• Prototyped steps for entering a TE report, settle the report, create posting run to FI
• Configured AP workflow process for approval of invoices and expense reports with level of approval linked to an approval amount
• Analyzed client’s reporting requirements and compared to SAP standard reports and wrote functional specifications for reports that required customization for AP and Travel Management
• Resolved issues gathered from the gap analysis between business requirements and SAP capabilities through configuration, development, or process changes

Confidential, (St. Louis, MO) 12/2005 04/2006
Senior Consultant

Senior FICO SME engaged on a pharmaceutical upgrade project. The SAP upgrade project was a technical upgrade from 4.6C system to ECC 6.0 minimizing functional and technical changes.

• Updated test scripts with ECC 6.00 business processes and developed training deliverables using Mercury tool, and assisted with unit and integration testing
• Configured/prototyped Evaluated Receipt Settlement process
• Executed new 6.0 transaction code for the monthly depreciation run process
• Added new function module for customer EFT process requiring branch number in text field and customer document number in assignment field that was not working properly
• Assisted with security requirements/problems
• Created a lessons learned document that listed all FICO changes and listed old/new transaction codes
• Identified functionality for post upgrade implementation to streamline business processes and developed best practice materials based on lessons learned

Confidential,Atlanta, GA 10/2002 - 10/2005
SAP Consultant

• AR team lead engaged on a pharmaceutical project. The implementation initiative required standardization of data, processes, and systems. The implementation included: financial accounting/reporting, sales order processing, distribution, and purchasing. (4.7)
• FI team member responsible for delivering a common repository of incentive payment data and collaborative tools for audit analysis of incentive policy compliance for Dealer Incentives of $18B. SAP team and client members completed the project within budget and exceeded all quality standards resulting in this project submitted for CMMI assessment. Served as a representative during the assessment which resulted in the client achieving the desired rating. (SDP-21 R8.3)
• AP team lead engaged on a business transformation project who directed the design and configuration of the FI/CO 4.7 SAP modules for a $12B Telecommunication company. Developed work plans, defined end user requirements, projected to-be processes, configured FI/CO modules, analyzed reporting requirements to standard SAP reporting, assembled configuration documentation and produced working prototype. The implementation consisted of A/P, A/R, General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Projects, and Financial / Managerial Reporting.

Confidential,Atlanta, GA 10/2000 09/2002 SAP Consultant
Confidential, Atlanta, GA 01/1998 08/2000 SAP Consultant Finance Team R3 4.5B

Education:
Bachelor of Business Administration/Accounting