SUMMARY:

• Over 15 years of highly, focused results - driven and energetic professional with visible achievements in FI-CO implementations.
• Engineered the business by studying business process and user requirements for various departments to implement FICO module.
• Support the client issues and propose the best solutions and enhance the Treasury processes.
• Configured & updated the settings for Cash Management and Liquidity Profile (Treasury Module) - FF7A, FF7B.
• Configuration experience in GL (General ledger), AR (Accounts receivable), AP (Accounts payable), Fixed Assets (FA) and SL (Special ledger). Creation of company code, master records, assigning number ranges, defining reconciliation accounts, document type.
• Controlling expertise includes Cost Element Accounting (CO-CEL), Cost Centre Accounting (CO-CCA), Internal Orders (IO), Profit Centre Accounting (CO-PCA), CO-PA and Product Costing (CO-PC).
• Responsible for implementing and support Finance and Controlling modules including Treasury and cash management modules.
• Work on SAP TR Cash Management Module for prototyping the cash management functionality for a Global implementation.
• Independent implementation of Cash Management and Electronic Bank statement Functionality for TR module.
• Develop Functional Specification for the new reports in FI and CO for Freight analysis, Additive Costs, GL Balances Upload and Modified Layouts for reports by including Special Fields.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ERP: SAP R/3 Version 4.0 B, 4.5 B, 4.6C and 4.7, 5.0.6.0

Module: Finance and Control (FICO)

Platform: Windows 2000, XP & Sun Solaris

Packages: MS-Office

Database: Oracle v9

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Project Management And FI CO Lead

Responsibilities:

• Engineered the business by studying business process and user requirements for various departments to implement FICO module.
• Key duties include: provide answers to complex questions, provide thought/technical leadership, and assist in grooming the expertise of team mates. Use agreed-to standard tools (Remedy, Solution Manager, CHARM) and other development methodologies. Design and write specifications as needed for workflow, reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms (WRICEFs).
• Conducted meetings with Users to gather requirements and to understand the Workflow, Business Process Consulting, problem definition and detailing of Processes.
• Worked through complex SAP process problems, documented the Business Process as Configured in SAP Ensured proper Integration with other Modules SD and MM.
• Expertise in configuring FICO modules GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Revenue Recognition, CCA, and PCA.
• Working on Bills of Exchange transactions, down payments postings to special GL transactions.
• Utilization of HO Bank Account SFBV/SAFE Service. Worked on Treasury and SAP FSCM Biller Direct.
• Working knowledge of Credit and Asset Management, Special Ledger FI-SL, New GL- Document splitting, Project Systems, Bank Accounting, Foreign Currency, Treasury.
• Worked on TRM especially Money Marker, Derivatives, Forex Hedge management.
• Intercompany Loan Manage Cash Application Auto Bank Maintain Bank Master Data.
• Manage Cash Disbursements Electronic Funds Transfer Process .
• Configured Bank Reconciliation Electronic and Manual Inbound Bank Communication BCM .
• Identified one-time vendors and customers and defined a separate screen layout for them.
• Configured and customized Accounts receivable AR and Accounts payable AP modules including Terms of payment, Dunning, Interest calculations, country specific and company code specific payment methods, grouping payments as per due day.
• Determining viable resolution for Debt management, Bank Guarantees, Custodies investment in conjunction with the State Support team.
• Tax Jurisdiction Codes and Configured the Sales and Use Tax as well Withholding Taxes for group reporting, local statutory, local tax.
• Maintained house banks, bank GL structure with various bank clearing accounts, check lots for the bank accounts and reason codes for voided checks.
• Interact with the end users to understand the process flow and suggested improvements.
• Perform unit tests and other tests as needed, working with end users on User Acceptance testing (UAT.).
• Support the client issues and propose the best solutions and enhance the Treasury processes.
• In-HouseCash
• Central Incoming Payments(ROBO)
• Central Outgoing Payments(POBO)
• Intercompany payments
• Payments using Subsidiary as a Clearing Partner
• Dayendandmonthendactivities
• Cash and Liquidity Management
• Cash Position
• Liquidity Forecasting
• EBS
• Lockbox
• Bank Communications Management
• AP Payments
• Treasury Payments
• HR Payments
• DMEE/PMWwithusingPain. 001.001.02 andPain. 001.001.03
• Payments through SWIFTNet
• Used new G/L functionality to create allocations for Profit center accounting and allocation cycles for Cost centre accounting.
• Controlling expertise includes Cost Element Accounting (CO-CEL), Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA), Internal Orders (IO), Profit Center Accounting (CO-PCA), CO-PA and Product Costing (CO-PC).
• In CO-PA Configured Operating Concern, Created Characteristics and Value Fields, defined derivation rules.
• Configured various CO-PA enhancements according to business requirements of the Client. ( Z CO-PA)
• Created PA Transfer structure automatic account assignment integration with MM and SD.
• Required configuration was made in Product Costing by defining Costing Sheet, Costing Variant etc. to calculate the planned cost of manufacture. Product Cost by Order sub module was implemented to capture actual costs Configuration was made to facilitate period end closing involving settlement, overhead calculation, WIP calculation etc.
• Defined and configured CO-PA transfer structure and mapped the GL a/c for the Value fields and various Condition types.
• Configured various User exits for Use Taxes with in ECC 5.0.
• Worked on A/P & A/R including configuring customer and vendor master data, including local and global data, number ranges, payment types including manual and automatic payment methods including partial payments, residual payments, discount payments worked on issue of credit memos, cleared dues, reclassification of vendor and costumer accounts.
• Analyzed gaps for the existing business processes.
• Configured screen templates for Fast entry, account assignment models, parked documents.
• Worked on Interfaces between SAP ECC and other applications like GELCO, Infinium.
• Prepared and reviewed the functional specification documents.
• Responsible for all cycles of testing during implementation, working closely with users for user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Defined Costing Variants and Valuation Variants and Costing sheets for capturing the overhead costs.
• Configured & updated the settings for Cash Management and Liquidity Profile (Treasury Module) - FF7A, FF7B
• Configured Internal Order by maintaining Order types, screen layouts, order groups, status management, maintained settlement rules, settlement profiles and planning profile.
• Worked on configuration areas of Bank Accounts, House Banks, defined Posting Rules and keys for check deposit, configured variants for Manual Bank Statement.

Confidential, Houston, TX

FICO LEAD

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing and support Finance and Controlling modules including Treasury and cash management modules.
• Lead Development with Hands-on configuration in the area of:
• In-House Cash(IHC)
• Treasury and Risk Management (TRM) - Including e5 suite, Market risk analyzer, credit risk analyzer and FXAll interface.
• Electronic Bank Statements(EBS)
• Payment Medium Workbench(PMW) - Including SEPA payments and other XML formats
• Redwood - Cronacle job handling for all interfaces related to TRM-FXAll, PMW and corresponding payment acknowledgement incoming files, EBS
• Controlling expertise includes Cost Element Accounting (CO-CEL), Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA), Internal Orders (IO), Profit Center Accounting (CO-PCA), CO-PA and Product Costing (CO-PC).
• In CO-PA Configured Operating Concern, Created Characteristics and Value Fields, defined derivation rules.
• Configured various CO-PA enhancements according to business requirements of the Client. ( Z CO-PA)
• Created PA Transfer structure automatic account assignment integration with MM and SD.
• Required configuration was made in Product Costing by defining Costing Sheet, Costing Variant etc. to calculate the planned cost of manufacture. Product Cost by Order sub module was implemented to capture actual costs Configuration was made to facilitate period end closing involving settlement, overhead calculation, WIP calculation etc.
• Defined and configured CO-PA transfer structure and mapped the GL a/c for the Value fields and various Condition types.
• Configured various User exits for Use Taxes with in ECC 5.0.
• Worked on Interfaces between SAP ECC and other applications like GELCO, Infinium.
• Prepared and reviewed the functional specification documents.
• Responsible for all cycles of testing during implementation, working closely with users for user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Defined Costing Variants and Valuation Variants and Costing sheets for capturing the overhead costs.
• Configured &updated the settings for Cash Management and Liquidity Profile (Treasury Module) - FF7A, FF7B.
• Configured Internal Order by maintaining Order types, screen layouts, order groups, status management, maintained settlement rules, settlement profiles and planning profile.
• Worked on configuration areas of Bank Accounts, House Banks, defined Posting Rules and keys for check deposit, configured variants for Manual Bank Statement.
• Configured settings for Automatic Payment Program APP) for vendors and created account assignment models for recurring entries.
• Updated Posting Rules for Settling WIP, Variance Keys, Variance Variant and Target Cost Versions.
• Created customized reports for FBL5N, 1099 according to the Client’s business requirements.

Confidential, Houston, TX

SAP Product Costing and Controlling - Lead

Responsibilities:

• Key duties include: provide answers to complex questions, provide thought/technical leadership, and assist in grooming the expertise of team mates. Use agreed-to standard tools (Remedy, Solution Manager, CHARM) and other development methodologies. Design and write specifications as needed for workflow, reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms (WRICEFs).
• Interact with the end users to understand the process flow and suggested improvements
• Perform unit tests and other tests as needed, working with end users on User Acceptance testing (UAT.)
• Implement SBE(Single billing entity). All raw materials and finished products produced in Europe Manufacturing locations will become tolling manufacturers on a cost+ basis. NL01 will sell products to the customers and provide production support. Various enhancements involving implementation of material ledger.
• Production support for CO module with emphasis on CO-CCA, CO-PCA, CO-PC, COPA.
• In charge of implementing enhancements, including new reports such as: GR55 (Profit Center reporting), KE30 (FI and COPA recon detail).
• Work on Various Product Costing reports (KKBC HOE, Variance analysis, Material cost estimate, BOM analysis etc.)
• Build knowledge in SAP Hedge accounting concepts - Exposure management, Hedging relations, Hedge plan, hedging relation status - fair value hedge/cash value hedge, net Investment hedge in a foreign operation, hedge management period-end activities etc.
• Work on SAP TR Cash Management Module for prototyping the cash management functionality for a Global implementation.
• Independent implementation of Cash Management and Electronic Bank statement Functionality for TR module.
• Develop Functional Specification for the new reports in FI and CO for Freight analysis, Additive Costs, GL Balances Upload and Modified Layouts for reports by including Special Fields.
• Make Z-Reports for additive cost estimates, Cost Component reports, GL Upload Program, Goods in Transit report etc.
• Configure Cost Elements/Cost Centres, reconciliation ledgers, standard hierarchy, activity types, Statistical Key figures, Assessments, Distributions, customized costing sheets.
• In COPA, implement Costing Based COPA, creating new Value fields, Characteristics, and Profitability reports from various requirements.
• Create test scripts and execute transactions to create base planning object, cost estimate with quantity structure, current cost estimate, mark and release and costing run.
• Perform unit testing on WIP calculation, variance calculation and settlement and developed the test scripts
• In Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA), work on Cost Centers, Activity Types, Statistical Key Figures, Cost Center Standard Hierarchy, and Cost Centre Categories.
• Define Distribution, create Assessment, define Allocation Structures and define Assessment.

Confidential, Dallas / Fort Worth

SAP FICO/PS Lead consultant

Responsibilities:

• Experience in one full life-cycle implementation and handled two Post Production Support Projects.
• Involved in different phases of life cycle implementation of SAP R/3 including Business Process engineering using ASAP methodology. Proficient in Project Evaluation, AS-IS study, Fit-GAP analysis, TO-BE process, trouble shooting, performance tuning, Production Support and End-user training.
• Expertise in the SAP Project Systems module along with a working knowledge of the Financials and controlling, Material Management and Sales and Distribution.
• Practical knowledge of configuring the requirements to SAP PS module & setting up the organizational structure and global settings using IMG.
• Proficient in all aspects of Project Systems including Planning, Budgeting and Cost allocation.
• Strong knowledge in Pricing Procedure Determination.

Confidential, Mason, OH

SAP Lead Configurator

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Global implementation and in various phases of the Project Realization, Testing, Go Live and Post Production support.
• Resolved issues with automatic payment program in A/P, the house banks, check, wire transfer and ACH.
• Configured accounting transactions AR/AP posting and Recurring entries.
• Resolved Issues with New Document Types for Accounting and Billing, Number Range Series for FI and SD.
• Performed unit testing on Distributions, GL Transactional Balances Upload.
• Created Vendor master, Customer master and specified number ranges and screen layouts. Ensured that Bank and Correspondence data is created for each vendor and Customer.
• Configured areas of AP - house banks, automatic payment program, areas of AR - dunning, Interest Calculation and Credit Management.
• Created Credit Control Areas and pre-defined credit limits for customers. Customized forms for dunning balance list and confirmation of balances for period closing. Grouped company’s vendors and customers to define credit control areas and dunning areas.
• Configured settings for Outgoing Payments including Automatic Payment Program. Configured settings for Incoming Payments.
• Improved Accounts Receivable Cash Application process through a solid understanding of the accounting entries that are generated during the "clearing" process.
• Setup automatic procedures for payment programs and interest calculation on account balances and line items.
• Integrated AP and AR modules with MM and SD respectively. Developed and configured Electronic bank statement, Cash management and Lock box procedure in Treasury.
• Worked on issues with auto-reconciliation and cash application with Electronic Bank Statement and Lockbox.
• Customized Credit Management Functionality including Maintenance of Credit Control Areas, Credit Risk Categories.

Confidential, Houston, TX

SAP FI CO Lead Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing and support Finance and Controlling modules.
• Controlling expertise includes Cost Element Accounting (CO-CEL), Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA), Internal Orders (IO), Profit Center Accounting (CO-PCA), CO-PA and Product Costing (CO-PC).
• In CO-PA Configured Operating Concern, Created Characteristics and Value Fields, defined derivation rules.
• Configured various CO-PA enhancements according to business requirements of the Client. ( Z CO-PA)
• Created PA Transfer structure automatic account assignment integration with MM and SD.
• Required configuration was made in Product Costing by defining Costing Sheet, Costing Variant etc. to calculate the planned cost of manufacture. Product Cost by Order sub module was implemented to capture actual costs Configuration was made to facilitate period end closing involving settlement, overhead calculation, WIP calculation etc.
• Worked on Interfaces between SAP ECC and other applications like GELCO, Infinium.
• Prepared and reviewed the functional specification documents.
• Responsible for all cycles of testing during implementation, working closely with users for user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Defined Costing Variants and Valuation Variants and Costing sheets for capturing the overhead costs.
• Configured &updated the settings for Cash Management and Liquidity Profile (Treasury Module) - FF7A, FF7B.
• Configured Internal Order by maintaining Order types, screen layouts, order groups, status management, maintained settlement rules, settlement profiles and planning profile.
• Worked on configuration areas of Bank Accounts, House Banks, defined Posting Rules and keys for check deposit, configured variants for Manual Bank Statement.
• Configured settings for Automatic Payment Program APP) for vendors and created account assignment models for recurring entries.
• Configured the control parameters for WIP, Variance Calculation and settlement that influence the activities at the end of the accounting period in order-related production.
• Updated Posting Rules for Settling WIP, Variance Keys, Variance Variant and Target Cost Versions.
• Performed unit testing on WIP Calculation, variance calculation and settlement and developed the test scripts.
• Created customized reports for FBL5N, 1099 according to the Client’s business requirements.
• Responsible for Configuration and support in the areas of General ledger, Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, Cost center accounting and profit centre accounting modules.
• Functional specification preparation for the new reporting requirements in the areas of Finance and Controlling
• Worked on Revenue Account determination.
• Trouble shooting issues/problems that required extensive research and review of several OSS notes.
• Prepared and executed Product Costing Run.
• Worked on Product Cost Planning by configuring Material Cost Estimate with Quantity Structure Costing Variant, Cost Component Structure, BOM and Route settings.

Confidential, Detroit, MI

SAP FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked as SAP-FICO consultant in project team involved in implementing SAP 4.6c.
• Worked in all phases of the project from blue print development to the end user training and post implementation support on 4.6c.
• Defined and configured the enterprise structure. This included creation of chart of accounts, country chart of accounts, company codes, fiscal year variants, field status variants and posting period variants.
• Created and modified the existing account groups and defined the number ranges.
• Configured the settings for employee tolerance groups, field status groups, and automatic account assignment for the G/L.
• Configures G/L Accounts including creating G/L accounts, charts of accounts and defined global parameters in company code area defined different account groups like reconciliation, bank accounts etc.
• Created fiscal year variants, posting periods (opened and closed posting periods).
• Created financial statement version.
• Worked on business area, functional area with validation and substitution.
• Created different G/L accounts centrally and at company code level, like expenses, revenue, cash, asset and liability. Performed different transactions like clearing, post with clearing, credit memo etc.
• Worked on A/P & A/R including configuring customer and vendor master data, including local and global data, number ranges, payment types including manual and automatic payment methods including partial payments, residual payments, discount payments worked on issue of credit memos, cleared dues, reclassification of vendor and costumer accounts.

Confidential, Troy, MI

SAP FI & CO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Engineered the business by studying business process and user requirements for various departments to implement FICO module.
• Worked on GL account master records, creation of company codes, chart of accounts, Account Groups, Field Status Groups, and financial statement versions, General posting Account clearing, Incoming posting, Outgoing posting, Automatic payment Program, Account Clearing, Interest Calculation configuration, Payment terms, Business areas, FI Validation and Substitutions.
• Worked A/R & A/P: Vendor/customer master records, Account groups, Number ranges for account groups, Tolerance groups, Credit limit for costumers, country/company code specific payment methods, Manual incoming/outgoing payments, Automatic payment programs for outgoing payments, Credit memos, Partial payments, Installment payments, Residual payments, claims and Disputed payments.
• Worked Reason codes, Discounts, House Bank configuration, Bank reconciliation statements.