SUMMARY:

• Over 12 years’ experience includes 3.5 years domain experience and 8.5 years of SAP FI/CO implementation and configuration experience.
• Proficient in (GL/AR/AP/AA/CCA/PCA/IO/COPC/COPA) in analysis, design, configuration, implementation, testing, training, documentation & production support and Strong functional experience and knowledge in Information technology
• Documentation experience in Blueprint preparation, Functional Spec preparation, End user training documentation, User manuals, Test scripts and other project related documentation, Solution manager tool
• Strong working knowledge and understanding of Business Processes in Financial and Control.
• Expertise in analyzing the customer business requirements and map them to the SAP processes.
• Expertise in developing customized training materials including, curriculum, glossary, manuals, concepts slides, Business Process Procedures, quick reference guides, and simulations for trainings
• Worked closely with different stakeholders to define strategies and implement industry/client specific solutions, in turn gained an in - depth understanding of the business processes across different industry verticals
• Highly organized, productive, extremely work-devoted and good team player. Demonstrated ability to work both in independent and tear-oriented environment. Excellent Interpersonal, Communication and Management Skills.
• Experience in Blueprint, Configuration, Unit, User Acceptance and Integration Testing, Training, Documentation and Production support.
• Experience in writing functional specifications for RICEF -Interfaces, ABAP Query, BW, BAPI’s and customizing reports
• Proficient with IDOCS, BADI, and Work Flows as worked in 720 Plus Interface Environment like EDI 820 etc.
• Drafted Requirement Documents and Functional Specifications for Core Configurations GL, AR, AP, and Interfaces ( EDI 820,) coordinating with middleware IBM, Gentran, Biztalk
• Proficient with Message Types, Batch Jobs, ALE, BDC and OSS notes application for Production Issues for Interfaces .
• LSMW, EDI, IDoc, ABAP Query, Report Painter, Report Writer.
• Experience in writing functional specifications for interfaces and customizing reports.
• Cross-functional integrations of FI and CO with MM, SD.
• Experienced in coordinating the communications between users and technical support teams.
• Migrating the data from Legacy to SAP System through LSMW.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ERP: SAP ECC 6.x/5.0/ SAP R/3 4.7

Operating Systems: Windows 2003/2000/ Advanced Server / NT/ Windows XP

Other systems & Tools: MS Office Suite (Power Point, Excel, Word, etc)

Management Tools: Microsoft Office 08 (Visio, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)Microsoft Project, iWorks 08(Pages, Keynote, & Snag-It tools.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for SAP FI/CO Support, new enhancements, implementations and roll outs in North America
• Executed global SAP FI/CO implementation for Canada
• Studied and evaluated the existing business processes . Involved with Key-Users to Gather Requirements and Understanding the Workflow of the AS-IS system. Analyzed Workflow to Design TO-BE Solution for Canada.
• Created business blueprint, Configuration and Training Documents for Canada. Did End-to-End configurations for all sub modules incl. GL, AR, AP, AA, Taxation, Foreign Exchange, CCA, PCA,. Configured OBYC and VKOA as part of FI-MM and FI-SD Integration. End to End Testing and provided Training to Users . Go-Live support and Post Go-Live production support.
• Configured Organizational Structure by creating Company Code, Chart of Accounts, Posting Period Variants, and Field Status Variants.
• Involved in creation of new Vendors and Customers as per the Client’s requirement.
• Worked on Automation of Incoming and Outgoing Payments, Electronic Bank Statement for Americas. configured Lockbox program for Accounts Receivable payments in BAI2 Format. Developed Functional spec and IDOC mapping for an inbound interface through which bank sends lock box file.
• Involved in integration of FI/CO with MM, SD, PP and PM (Precious Metal) modules. User level comfort in MM, SD, PP and PM (ability to create, change and modify various functions of these modules) Liaisioning with Users on day to day Support issues on GL, AR, AP, AA, IO, CCA, PCA, PC for Americas and worked on various Query and Report Painter Reports.
• Trained business users on various business processes like Payment Run and recurring entries for periodic transactions, Variance Reports, Overhead Costing sheets, Activity Price, Cost Run and validations, Material Management.
• Managed Projects. Created Project plans and schedules . Adhered to tight Delivery Time lines
• Drafting test scripts to test the new developments, involved in unit testing and integration testing Regression Testing
• Provided training, support and user friendly documentation to the business users for the new developments

Confidential, NJ

Senior FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for SAP FI/CO Support, new enhancements, implementations and roll outs in North America
• Executed global SAP FI/CO implementation for new Company Codes.
• Studied and evaluated the existing business processes . Involved with Key-Users to Gather Requirements and Understanding the Workflow of the AS-IS system. Analyzed Workflow to Design TO-BE Solution for Canada.
• Created business blueprint, Configuration and Training Documents for new company codes. Did End-to-End configurations for all sub modules incl. GL, AR, AP, AA, Taxation, Foreign Exchange, CCA, PCA,. Configured OBYC and VKOA as part of FI-MM and FI-SD Integration. End to End Testing and provided Training to Users . Go-Live support and Post Go-Live production support.
• Configured Organizational Structure by creating Company Code, Chart of Accounts, Posting Period Variants, and Field Status Variants.
• Involved in creation of new Vendors and Customers as per the Client’s requirement.
• Worked on Automation of Incoming and Outgoing Payments, Electronic Bank Statement for Americas.
• Configured Lockbox program for Accounts Receivable payments in BAI2 Format. Developed Functional spec and IDOC mapping for an inbound interface through which bank sends lock box file.
• Involved in integration of FI/CO with MM, SD, PP and PM (Precious Metal) modules. User level comfort in MM, SD, PP and PM (ability to create, change and modify various functions of these modules) Liaisioning with Users on day to day Support issues on GL, AR, AP, AA, IO, CCA, PCA, PC for Americas and worked on various Query and Report Painter Reports.
• Trained business users on various business processes like Payment Run and recurring entries for periodic transactions, Variance Reports, Overhead Costing sheets, Activity Price, Cost Run and validations, Material Management.
• Managed Projects. Created Project plans and schedules . Adhered to tight Delivery Time lines
• Drafting test scripts to test the new developments, involved in unit testing and integration testing Regression Testing
• Provided training, support and user friendly documentation to the business users for the new developments
• Responsible for customization of the organization structure, client interaction, user training,

Confidential

Business Analyst SAP FICO

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Business process discussions with Client Solution Architecture team in solution design to be implemented for Upgrade Project
• Analyzed the AS-IS condition of the existing system, performed TO-BE analysis, GAP analysis, developed localization blueprints, and conducted workshop for collection of functional requirement specification, configuration, and modifications to suit the client's requirements
• Responsible for identifying upgrade related issues and communicating those with client accounting staff.
• Drafting test scripts to test the new developments, involved in unit testing and integration testing Regression Testing
• Provided training, support and user friendly documentation to the business users for the new developments
• Experience in writing functional specifications for RICEF -Interfaces, ABAP Query, and customizing reports
• LSMW, EDI, IDoc, ABAP Query, Report Painter, Report Writer
• Experience in writing functional specifications for interfaces and customizing reports

Confidential, Lake Forest IL

SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Profitability Analysis:-Created Operating Concern, characteristics, value field, segment deviation rules, table lookup, valuation strategy.
• Documentation experience in Blueprint preparation, Functional Spec preparation, End user training documentation, User manuals, Test scripts and other project related documentation, Solution manager tool
• Cost center Accounting - Defined RCII cost center Hierarchy, Cost center groups, Cost Center Master data, Activity types, Statistical Key Figures. Created different versions for Cost run reports and created planning layouts and planning Profiles and assigned Budgets. Maintained Automatic account assignment and Created Assessment and Distribution cycles.
• Configured Organizational Structure by creating Company Code, Chart of Accounts, Posting Period Variants, and Field Status Variants.
• Configured House banks, G/L accounts for Bank accounts and Electronic bank Statements.
• Involved in creation of new Vendors and Customers as per the Client’s requirement.
• In Accounts Payable, configured Automatic payment program, invoices, outgoing payment processing, account clearing, credit memo processing, payment corrections and month-end closing including reconciling the GR/IR account.
• Configured Automatic Payment Program for payments to vendors; check lots, void & reissue of checks, online cash and blockage of payments for certain vendors.
• Configured different payment methods - ACH payments, Wire Transfer, and checks.
• Configured terms of payment for cash discount and special transactions like down payment.
• Configured House Banks, Bank Accounts, and interacted with clients to configure Vendor/Customer Account Groups.
• Involved in the End-to-End processes like Procure to Pay and Order to Cash.
• Developed unit and integration test plans and prepared test scripts
• Performing month end activities
• Data Migration from Legacy to SAP System through LSMW

Confidential, Canton, OH

SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Examined the company’s document flow, SAP process flow and recommending suitable validation procedures for documents at header, line item and whole document level.
• Responsible for business process analysis, business requirements gathering, testing,
• Support for problem related to House Banks, Bank accounts, GL structure, posting rules for Automatic Assignment and Automatic Payment program (APP).
• Support for Customer Master Data and master groups. Defined cash discounts based upon payment terms, Reason Codes in Customer Accounts, Lockbox Processing for incoming payments in Accounts Receivables (AR).
• Created standard hierarchy, profit centers, dummy profit center, defined document types, number range assignment, PCA planning parameters in Profit Center Accounting (PCA).

Confidential, Dublin, OH

SAP FICO Consultant / Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Deployed Asset Accounting functionality in SAP from Blue print to go live.
• Worked on Chart of Depreciation, Depreciation Areas, Depreciation simulations, Asset Classes, and Balance Carry Forward and reorganized accounts for various Cost and Profit centers and programmed schedules and Jobs.
• Configured Input Tax Indicator, Screen Layout Rules and transactions like write-offs, Capitalization of assets under constructions and Post Capitalization (Write-Up to APC) of APC.
• Responsible for Integration of Asset Accounting with General Ledger.
• This involves Definition of new depreciation areas, Establishment of derivations among depreciation areas, investment Support measures, Transaction types, depreciation keys, Assignment of General ledger accounts, Unit Testing Preparation of BPP
• Document, Training the Business users, Integration with SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) and Investment Management (IM).
• Implementation of Asset Capital Leasing and Operating Leasing Functionality - This involves development of Depreciation areas, Transaction types, Document types, Account determinations, Assets classes, Depreciation keys, Asset master screen layout, Activation of book depreciation area to post periodic interest during AFAB run and Assignment of GL Accounts. This involves Unit Testing, Preparation of BPP document, Training the Business users, Use of LSMW for transfer of Legacy data

Confidential

Asst Finance Manager

Responsibilities:

• Imports Payments - Export Documentation - Inventory Valuation
• Handling day to day accounting operations including finalization of Accounts Creditor Management for ensuring timely payment Examing and evaluating firms financial and information systems, Management procedures and internal controls
• Perform Monthly review and submission of financial statements and related MIS to head office
• Review daily and monthly Cash flow estimates for funds management ensuring liquidity for day- to day operations, CAPEX and other specific requirements.