SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Prasanth is an expert Business Analyst with strong SAP HR Functional experience. He has over 6 years of experience which application analysis, usage, design, testing, gap analysis, implementation, maintenance, support, training and programming of turnkey projects with emphasis on SAP HR module.

SAP HCM

• Expert implementation & design knowledge in SAP ECC 5.0 & 6.0,
• Worked in upgrade projects from 4.7 to ECC 6.0.
• Familiar with ASAP methodology, performed process consulting, configuration of SAP sub modules.
• Experience in end to end Complete Blue Print & Customization and Production Support
• Configured Organizational (OM) & Personnel Administration (PA) modules as per the Realization documents.
• Created Functional Design Documents (FDD) for Business Use Cases
• Configuration for (PY) Payroll, off-cycle payroll, configuration of taxes, tax , integration of Benefits, Time modules
• Tested and configured SAP Payroll and Master Data.
• Knowledge of HP quality center for Automated testing
• Possess strong organizational and people skills in drawing out requirements from customers. Highly motivated self-starter with ability to handle multiple requirements, projects and meet tight deadlines.
• Have an excellent understanding of the human resources & business processes comprising the life cycle of an employee including recruiting, hiring, employee information maintenance, payroll and benefits.
• High familiarity with many data load objects andLSMW standard and extended functionalities.
• Excellent knowledge on uploading data from BODS into SAP HCM module.

Business Objects Data Services.

• Used BODS to migrate data from legacy system to SAP HR
• Configured Datastores, Workflow, Dataflow, Data targets.
• Validating, Tracing and Debugging Jobs
• Created a Project, Job, Work Flow and Data Flow with the Query transformation.
• Understanding of the Target Table Editor
• Defined Source and Target Metadata
• Created a database Datastores and import metadata
• Created a new file format and handle errors in file formats
• Used Built-in Transforms and Nested Data
• Used the Case, Merge, Validation, Data Transfer, and Date Generation transforms
• Imported metadata from XML and DTDdocuments
• Understood operations on nested data
• Captured changed in Data.
• Handling Errors and Auditing
• Recover a failed job
• Create a manual, recoverable work flow
• Define audit points, rules and actions on failures
• Created Batch Job
• Configured push-down operations
• Described descriptions and annotations
• Validated and trace Jobs
• Used the View Data and the Interactive Debugger
• Scheduled batch jobs for processing flat files, XML files, XSD, DTD’s as source as well as Target too.
• Created Data Quality jobs to cleanse and match data based on internal dictionaries.
• Created cleansing packages based on data provided
• Configured the Data Cleanse transform for parsing data
• Implemented Data auditing and data validation techniques while designing flows for better data quality using Data Insight
• Created Data Quality jobs to cleanse and match data based on internal dictionaries.
• Extensively Used Lookup_ext, Lookup_Seq and also provided functional specs to create custom functions where repetitive code is needed.
• Identified duplicate records at multiple levels within a single pass within multiple tables or databases and consolidated them into a single source.
• Prasanth has excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical and problem solving skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SAP-HR Skills: Personnel Administration, Organization Management, Personnel Development, Compensation Management, Benefits, Time Management, Payroll Data.

Operating Systems: WINDOWS 7, XP, LINUX (UBUNTU), MAC OS

Software Packages: MS WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, EXCELSIUS, HP QUALITY CENTER, BODS

RELEVANT ENGAGEMENTS AND PROJECTS:

Confidential, Duration: January 2012- May 2012
Role: Project Manager

Accomplishment/Results

• Create business process procedures (BPP), work flows and functional specifications.
• Conducted Workshops in foreign countries on how to implement SAP, and their project scope
• Trained foreign countries on OM/PA modules in SAP.
• Created Business Blueprint with accordance to local business requirements.
• Created work instructions according to the local business requirement.
• Reviewed the functional specifications with the ABAP and Portal Development teams as well as the Basis and Security teams to correct deployment of configuration.
• Interfaced with functional unit process owners and users to identify, define and document operational needs and objectives, current operational procedures, problems, input and output requirements, and levels of systems access.
• Created action items on SharePoint as per local business requirement, and worked with the configuration team to ensure correct changes to the system have been made.
• Interfaced with users to interpret and clarify functional configuration details and process change requirements involving SAP HR/HCM modules.
• Conducted testing for PA/OM
• Created test scripts for PA/OM sub modules
• Conducted OM mapping sessions and data takeover session with the local team.
• Participate in the training, go live, rollout end state system support activities
• Managed seven European countries after they went live on SAP for two months.
• Conducted meeting throughout the project rollout cycle.
• Trained OM/PA super users in the usage of SAP HR/HCM functionality.
• Implemented SAP for India

Confidential, TX
Duration: November 2011– January 2012
Role: Business Analyst SAP HCM

Accomplishments/Results

• Worked with department heads to gather functional requirements.
• Created test steps for Payroll testing in Quality Center.
• Tested end to end payroll activities to assure data quality in QC
• Created and uploaded test steps for regression testing in OM/PA and PY
• Created and uploaded test steps for system testing in OM/PA and PY
• Worked with the payroll team to ensure quality of data
• Checked T-codes for proper function and output
• Created and uploaded test cases for Payroll archive data
• Tested both pre and post archive data for Payroll in QC
• Conducted negative testing for post archived data
• Worked on ongoing support for the PA and OM modules which included meeting with department heads to understand their current reporting structure, analyze their needs and handle the issues faced
• Create documentation for all the test cases
• Ran renumuration test cases to ensure data quality
• Involved in validation of test cases
• Checked consistency between OM and PA integration.

Confidential, OH
Duration: September 2010 – June 2011
Role: Analyst SAP HCM
Accomplishments/ Results

• Worked on ongoing support for the PA and OM modules which included meeting with department heads to understand their current reporting structure, analyze their needs and handle the issues faced
• Redesigned the Org Structure and relationships at the position and cost center
• Checked for PA-OM integration consistency and confirmed that employees have the right organizational assignment and related master data in their respective infotypes
• Tested the customizations and developed supporting documents for the changes.
• Created requirements in HP Quality Center for testing.
• Defined Test steps for manual testing in HP quality Center.
• Generated automated test scripts
• Generated graphs to analyze the relationships between different types of data in a project in Quality Center.
• Involved in Verification and validation of test results.
• Experienced in working directly with clients in defining business requirements, testing objectives and methodologies, and overall testing scope and validation strategy.
• Configured and tested the payroll, master data, benefits and organizational management modules
• Generated reports and verified data have been populated as per the business requirements.
• Created and assigned the wage types to the respective benefit plans.
• Generated and Verified the Payroll and tax calculations as appropriate
• Analyzed business requirements and functional design specifications.
• Configured Pay scale Area, Pay Scale Types and Pay grade structures
• Worked on post payroll activities such as posting to FI, CO and third party remittance.
• Data migration into Infotypes.
• Created and prepared documents necessary for uploading data into LSMW
• Used conversion tools for correct formatting into SAP

Confidential, NJ
Duration: May 2009 - August2010
Role: SAP HCM PA/OM, PY

Accomplishments/ Results

• Prepared and executed functional testing scenarios and program specifications pertaining and responsible for successful delivery of Human Capital Management (HCM) technology/process deliverable s and support of large-scale SAP HCM activities for SAP R/3, ECC 6.0.
• Provide advice, assistance and Support central Human Resources procedures and processes, such as payroll, recruiting, and compensation and benefit administration.
• Processed end-to-end payroll from payroll inputs to payroll processing.
• Processed different types of payments like one-time payments, recurring deductions, company car allowance, off cycle checks.
• Handled clearing of claims, setting up payment plan, direct deposit, reversal of direct deposit and manual checks, check replacement and W4/W5 forms.
• Generated different kinds of reports: Wage Type Report.
• Revised the Standard Operating Procedures of Payroll Processes.
• Worked on, and tested integration between Payroll and Benefits management.
• Developed functional specifications and configured for the corresponding Enterprise Structure, Personnel Structure and Organizational Structure
• Set up relationships, created evaluation path and tested for the PA-OM integration
• Analyzed and configured Enterprise Structure, Personnel Structure by defining personnel area, personnel sub-area, employee group and employee sub-group.
• Maintained Master Data using transactions PA30 and PA40 by performing various employee related Actions.
• Created admin groups and assigned them using feature PINCH
• Conducted Unit Testing, Integration testing.
• Maintained the Payroll Structure – Pay Scale Type, Pay Scale Area, Pay Scale Group, Pay Scale Level
• Used LSMW to upload data for infotypes,
• Cleaned SAP system prior to data transfer to minimize errors.
• Loaded objects and its relationships into SAP using LSMW

EDUCATION:

Bachelors Degree