SUMMARY

• An accomplished Program/Project Management and SAP FICO Specialist with extensive global consulting experience leading the definition, implementation and execution of innovative technology transformation strategies that enhanced the productivity and revenue of multiple organizations of global presence.
• Result and delivery conscious technology Consultant embracing emerging technologies that include SAP S/4 HANA, Ariba and Agile, Scrum, Waterfall and SAP Activate methodologies. Consistent track record across industries.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• PMI defined project methodologies, Agile and ASAP Activate
• FI - AR, FI-AP, FI-HR, FI-GL, AA, RAR and Banking; Tax integration with FI, Inter company, EDI, Product costing, Material ledger and Actual costing.
• Financials 1709, Central Finance, Archiving, Security and Project Systems.
• MS Projects, Aris Modelling, Smartsheet

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Atlanta. GA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• In the role of a Program Manager, collaborated with various cross functional teams in implementing the SAP ARIBA SaaS for supplier collaboration across multiple ERPs, SAP, Oracle and legacy systems Perceptive, APEX that enabled a savings of $50M, invoicing discounts, cost out and productivity on a $9B spend. Reduced cycle time, increased service uptime.
• Successfully integrated and completed the retrofit for Poland localization with global template integration of PMx, APEX, Perceptive and ARIBA adopting the Agile methodology.
• Primary liaison and first point of contact for all client organizations that include SAP, ARIBA and accounts payable teams.
• Ensured that the cutover tasks were completed with zero downtime.
• Aligned work with the SOPs specified to mitigate the risk post go-live and during the hyper care period.
• Periodically generated and provided overall status on action item tracking, mitigation planning and risk identification and resource resolution.
• Ensured compliance of established methods and procedures across project teams.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw the implementation of SAP RAR 1.2 ensuring IFRS compliance. The project followed the agile methodology with daily sprints and monitoring the sprint backlog.
• Co-ordinated and collaborated with the different stakeholders in translating the Revenue recognition in SAP ECC 6.0
• Leveraged process improvements translating to reduced redundancy and increased ROI on IT assets.
• Responsible for reviewing the results of RAR scenarios in SAP RAR engine with the client team tracking the progress. Prepared and presented the scenarios to the various stakeholders and end users.
• Ensured that the team focused on the business objectives and met the deliverables in time.

Confidential, Wisconsin

Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Mapped the requirement to SAP processes and design the solutions that involved SAP FICO and PS.
• Completed the configuration requirements of Enterprise Structure for Finance and Costing modules of SAP ECC 6.0.
• Resolved issues in the entire gamut of finance and controlling which includes GL AP, AR, Asset Accounting in FI area and cost center accounting, profit center, internal order, Product Costing, CO-PA and Project Systems.
• Created validation and substitution rules as per business requirements.

Confidential, Spartanburg, SC

Release and Program Manager - Quality Assurance

Responsibilities:

• Tailored and monitored the deliverables of different projects following the ITPM/Agile methodologies.
• Monitored and ensured compliance of all ITMP specified standards for each of the gateways of Release Management.
• Oscillated between Agile and Waterfall methodologies depending on the client defined projects, duration and the deliverables.
• Assessed and collaborated with the key stakeholders on the timelines, risks, schedules, dependencies and constraints of various projects for the gateways and releases readiness.
• Responsible for conducting and facilitating reviews and gateways at per the schedule.
• Responsible for review, feedback, providing suggestions for improvement, omissions and commissions within the ITPM framework.

Confidential, San Diego

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Aligned the different SAP instances to collate with Panasonic.
• Steered and conducted the Steering Committee, Review and Business meetings.
• Managed the cross functional offshore team to meet the key project deliverables.
• Successfully completed the integration/conversion of all the instances of Confidential with Panasonic.
• Projects involved process improvements, conflict resolution and technology integration.
• Performed a case study on the process improvement of sub-contracting that resulted in 20% cost savings and accelerated response time.
• The mega-project involved archiving the data of different instances before integration with Panasonic. This resulted in cost savings and improved performance.
• Create project plans and monitor the timelines. Verify the timelines, risks, dependencies, showstoppers across the multiple projects and assist the team leads in prioritization.

Confidential, NJ

Project Lead - SAP FICO Support

Responsibilities:

• Overall team management, queue monitoring and control, submission of metrics reports.
• Ensured conformity of the change control mechanism and SOX Compliance.
• As-Is study of the business, understand and analyzing the scope of the project.
• Analyzing and providing resolution relating to Finance and Controlling within the SLAs.
• Led mapping of the new requirements of the client in the FICO module.
• Resolved issues relating to Receivables, Payables, Asset Accounting, CCA, CEA, PCA and interfaces.
• Resolved SAP Finance integration issues relating to MM, SD and Project Systems.
• Submitted monthly tax reports using the VERTEX interface.
• Provided resolution and support to the end users on interface issues relating to the Zoption tool.
• Point of contact for period end runs and year end tasks.
• Attended to analysis of financial data and statements during the month ends.

Confidential, Palo Alto

FICO Associate Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Held several positions starting from Associate to Principal Consultant in the SAP Finance domain.
• Managed various projects through every phase of the software development life cycle.
• Extended support at all phases of the project in the areas of SAP Finance and Controlling which included:
• Attended to requirement gathering and functional analysis, mapping the processes, process enhancements.
• Configured items related to integration of PP, MM and SD Modules.
• Supported and provided resolution to issues relating to Finance, Controlling, Tax, IDocs, APP, Intercompany, Asset Accounting. Treasury Management, Planning, Budgeting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, Period end activities, COPA and Report Painter.
• Based on best practices and process analysis, developed enhancements providing the functional and technical specifications.
• Preparation of Internal Control Systems, Unit Testing, UAT and creation of test documentation.
• Mapped and implemented the standard solutions to suit the local requirements.
• Testing the scenarios for defects during technical and functional upgrade.
• Integration of HR with Finance and Payroll accounting.
• Setting up of customer master data along with creation of house banks and lockbox.
• Developed the process models using ARIS modeling tool as per the specifications.
• Readied and uploaded the master data.
• Extended go-live and hyper care support.