SUMMARY:

• Experience of over 15 years in leading SAP design, implementation and support of FICO and Travel and Expense (TE) modules
• Solid knowledge and configuration skills in areas of SAP master and transactional data, including General Ledger, Company Codes, Controlling Area, Cost and Profit Centers, Chart of Accounts, Allocations and Month - End as well as processes and technical interfaces to other modules
• Good knowledge of Bank-related accounting, Bank Statements, Lockbox and Automatic Payment program
• Strong experience of leading, implementing and supporting SAP ERP including multiple full-cycle implementation and roll-out projects
• Excellent configuration skills in Finance and Controlling (FICO) including GL, AP, AR, Banks, Fixed Assets and Travel Management modules
• Proficient in SAP Report Writer and Legacy Systems Migration Workbench (LSMW)
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of accounting principles, budgetary and financial reporting
• Strong ability and skills to provide in-depth analysis to support projects, identify solutions, troubleshoot issues and build relations with key business stakeholders to implement system changes successfully
• Strong technical background with solid experience of planning and managing projects using ASAP roadmap
• Solid knowledge of business processes gained through project implementations from Design to Go-live in leading companies of the world
• Strong ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization
• Team player with excellent interpersonal, leadership and relationship building skills
• Strong commitment to quality and detail
• Contributed towards significant cost savings of more than CAD 400,000 within The Confidential Corporation by performing configuration, troubleshooting and development in-house which was performed by implementation partner previously
• Successfully led SAP implementation project activities from design to go-live and post implementation support as part of Confidential and Confidential é’s Global Business Excellence ( Confidential ) team
• Instrumental in implementing and supporting FI, CO, MM and WM modules of SAP R/3 in Confidential, Coco-Cola Beverages and Confidential D’Ivoire
• Successfully completed SAP implementation project one and a half month ahead of time resulting in approx. saving of US$ 500,000
• Implemented and supported Scala ERP at all production sites of Confidential which contributed in saving of approximately US$ 250,000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Boise, ID

Package Solution Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC6.0 EHP 7

Responsibilities:

• Led team that implemented SAP in newly acquired Taiwanese and Japanese subsidiaries
• Performed requirements gathering to design and implement SAP in newly acquired Taiwanese and Japanese companies
• Collected Master and transactional data from legacy system and performed its cleansing
• Devised conversion strategies to upload master and transactional data using LSMW and custom programs
• Performed analysis to find functionality gaps and write functional specs to undergo custom development
• Designed and documented all business processes & change management documents
• Perform functional unit testing and SIT to ensure changes conform with requirements and move transport changes to Quality system

Confidential

Consultant Business Systems - SAP FICO May 2013 - Apr 2016

Environment: SAP ECC6.0 EHP 6

Responsibilities:

• Provided ongoing functional support to end users on SAP FICO and TVM modules by making configuration changes in FICO and TVM module
• Successfully led implementation project of OpenText Vendor Invoice Management solution
• Performed configuration of FICO and TVM modules based on requirements by business users
• Maintained liaison with other SAP functional and technical resources to ensure sustainment activities are well coordinated
• Conducted in-depth requirements analysis to support and facilitate processes with key stakeholders
• Developed sustainment strategies to improve business processes and to ensure changes are aligned with business objectives
• Identified business process improvement areas and initiated necessary actions to rectify problems by conducting meetings with business users
• Performed unit and integration testing after making configuration changes to ensure configuration changes are in line with business requirements
• Produced business process and test documents in ALM (HPQC) and co-ordinate with QA resources to maintain high standard of delivery in the organization
• Translated requirements into business and functional specification documents to develop custom solutions
• Created training documentation and trained users which drastically reduced incident/issue tickets

Confidential

SAP Business Analyst

Environment: SAP ECC6.0 EHP 6

Responsibilities:

• Configured SAP FICO and TVM module for new project implementations and provided application support to end users
• Conducted meetings with Finance business users to gather requirements and streamline business processes
• Developed numerous FI and CO reports using SAP’s Report writer tool which significantly enhanced executive reporting
• Analyzed, evaluated, and developed creative solutions for business system needs and objectives for the user community
• Co-ordinated with functional end users to provide 2nd level and 3rd level production support for SAP application modules
• Resolved application and functional business issues and advised solutions to enhance business processes
• Performed configuration and support for SAP PP module for one of the subsidiaries of Confidential Corporation

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

SAP Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC6.0

Responsibilities:

• Provided application support of SAP FI modules to international clients
• Performed SAP configuration based on user requirements for GL, AP, AR and Assets ledgers
• Interacted with key stakeholders and conducted requirement gathering sessions with the team for blue-print preparation
• Conducted knowledge transfer sessions to create awareness on the effective usage of the system to enhance productivity and reduce redundancies
• Translated various business requirements into technical system configuration documents to in corporate configuration changes

Confidential

ERP Manager

Environment: SAP ECC6.0

Responsibilities:

• Led a team of 6 resources to successfully implement SAP ERP 1.5 months ahead of schedule
• Managed the project activities from design to go-live by using ASAP methodology
• Coordinated sessions to gather requirements from end users and contributed to translate them into functional specifications for configuration and system development
• Maintained liaison with executive team and CEO to communicate project updates and progress
• Advised key stake holders on all aspects of system functionality which included identification of issues and solutions
• Supervised configurations of FICO module and facilitated enhancements by identifying process weaknesses and advising remedial actions
• Conducted end user training and knowledge transfer sessions to fully equip end users to utilize the ERP application to its full potential

Confidential

Systems Analyst

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7

Responsibilities:

• Played leading role in implementation of Financial (FI) and Materials Management (MM) modules of SAP by gathering requirements from end users and translating them into functional specifications for system development
• Carried out configuration changes in SAP FI and MM modules to comply with the requirements of business users
• Provided post implementation support on customizing issues in SAP R/3 for Financial (FI) and Materials Management (MM) modules
• Performed GAP analysis by evaluating AS-IS and TO-BE processes and reduced performance gaps
• Conducted and monitored rigorous testing of modules and components in the development and QA environments to reduce glitches which eliminated post implementation support efforts

Confidential

Assistant Manager

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7

Responsibilities:

• Led requirement gathering, analysis, design, configuration and sustainment phases of SAP implementation project. The project was implemented successfully within stipulated time
• Performed configuration of GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets and integration touch points with MM, SD and PP
• Contributed towards project planning efforts including formulation of the project scope, deliverables, work breakdown structures and documenting major milestones and team coordination
• Designed and developed Management reports using Crystal Reports which improved executive decision making

Confidential

Assistant Manager

Environment: Scala ERP

Responsibilities:

• Successfully implemented Scala ERP in all production units of the company
• Provided functional support on issues faced by business users and streamlined business processes by eliminating redundancies and developing new programs
• Led the development and implementation project of financial reporting and budgeting package across the company in multiple countries which contributed in significant savings
• Designed and developed Management reports using Crystal Reports which resulted in quick and effective decision making by senior executives