Key Skills

• SAP Financials New GL with Document splitting and Parallel Ledgers, Account receivable/ Account payable, Bank interfaces, Asset accounting, IDOCS, EDI Interfaces, FICO integration with MM, SD, PS,PP
• SAP CO Management Accounting COPA, Product costing, IO, Cost assessment and Distributions
• Business Process Re-engineering and Change Management Process, Business Consulting
• Key Achievement
• 4 SAP Implementation Honda ,JCI, Rubamin, BSNL on SAP Financials, New GL, COPA, Product Costing, PCA
• 2 Upgrade/Rollout to ECC ABB, Ginger Hotels
• 2 Roll out to additional companies and Plants ABB,JCI
• 2 support projects BSNL, Star TV
• Nitesh is SAP FICO Solution Architect with 10 years of SAP Consulting Experience, Solution Management, Project management, offshore delivery and consulting experience in SAP specializing in the FI/CO, New GL and Product costing, COPA reporting on BW and Report painter.
• Professional Experience Summary
• Designed Account separation methodology for BSNL as part of National level project Account separation for each service e.g. Internet, Mobile, Broadband etc. was required as per legal mandate from TRAI
• Received Appreciations from Johnson control project team for Innovation, BSNL for going extra mile
• 10 years in SAP FICO, Solution Design for SAP FI, CO implementation Support for Fortune 500 client working for US Clients: Johnson controls, Honda, India clients: BSNL, ABB, Rubamin, IDMC, Essar Steel, Star TV, Ginger hotels.
• Additional 4 years functional experience in Accounting, Audit, Taxation and costing
• SAP consulting including Pre-implementation Business process design, Project management of SAP Implementation and Post Implementation Review
• Defined ERP solution implementation Roadmap for manufacturing companies and Extensive experience in Global Implementations, Rollout and Global Templates design,
• Provided solution design using mix of standard SAP Configuration, Custom Developed Reports, Enhanced reports, Enhancements, Substitutions Validations, Complex interfaces
• Strong Business Process configuration Skills for FICO integration with other SAP modules like Material Management, Sales and Distribution, Production Planning, Project systems.
• Mentor less experienced Solution Leads and Senior Consultants
• Design complex interfaces with PI/PO, MFT, Mainframe as Middle ware systems with encrypted data transmission.
• Extensively used SAP solution manager HPQC testing tool during several projects.

Financial Accounting

• General Ledger: Configuring and Customizing New GL with document splitting for Profit center/ Segment /cost of sales scenarios, Chart of Accounts setup, Automatic Account Determination, Financial Statement Versions for IFRS and Local GAAP, Intercompany accounting design, Validations and Substitutions for controlling posting to GL or ensure Trading partner is filled for intercompany postings
• Accounts Payables and Accounts Receivables: Lead team to during Configuration Vendor/ Customer Master Data Customization to add Custom fields to master records, Account Groups design, MM Logistic Invoice Verification LIV , Terms of Payment setup, Tolerances Groups, Automatic Payment Configuration EBS, Lockbox processing, Dunning, Interest calculation, Check Management, Classic Credit management setup
• Finance Supply Chain Management FSCM Receivables: Provide supporting for Dispute Management, SAP In-House Cash
• Asset Management: Configured Chart of Depreciation, Depreciation Areas, Asset Classes, Asset Account Determination, Depreciation Keys, Transaction Types, Acquisitions, Retirement. New GL Integration with Assets, Intercompany asset Transfers
• Localization: Indian withholding tax, Excise, Service and Canada tax, US for Sales Use tax by integrating to Vertex/ Taxware solutions.
• Custom Developments: Design Functional specifications with solutions for several FI, Product costing, COPA related Reports, Interfaces and Enhancements

Controlling

• Setup CO Enterprise structure for Multiple company codes spread across several countries and implemented FI-CO real time integration with New GL
• Cost center accounting: Designed Assessment and Distribution using cost center accounting, Also used activity price calculation for labor machine rate calculation
• Internal Order: Design solution with use of Statistical and Real internal order with budget control
• Project system Integration: Setup FICO integration with Projects, WBS and Network for ETO scenarios and also for Asset capitalization with use Budget control of Investment measure and Periodic settlement process for Projects.
• Profitability Analysis COPA : Configuring and Customizing the Operating Concern, Characteristics, Value Fields, Maintaining the Derivation Rules, Creating Drilldown Reports, Designed COPA assessment cycle to settle under/ over absorbed cost and defined COPA derivations for product hierarchy and for other custom characteristics.
• Product Costing COPC : Setup configuration for Overhead calculation at Plant level, and worked on Month end CO processes WIP calculation, Result analysis, Variance calculation for completed orders to transfer variance to COPA, settlement of production orders for MTS and MTO scenarios with Sales order costing with related setup of Requirement type and Item Category.

Project Experience

Confidential

Role: SAP FI team lead - Merging 3 acquired US company codes in SAP landscape

Software: ECC 6.0, EHP5, Solution manager

• Lead team of 4 include offshore team members during project
• Setup of configuration of new company codes and extend existing master data e.g. GL, Vendor customer, Materials, Add Cost Centers, Profit Centers, Internal Orders, Bank Accounts for new Company Codes
• Load GL balance, open item transaction details during cutover thru BDC's
• Provide support for Credit Management issues.
• Extend current programs and Validation, substitution to new company codes, Change program and Batch job variants to include new company codes
• Provided Hyper care support for FIN module including FSCM Inhouse cash /BCM for external vendor payments and resolved all major issues

Confidential

Role: Sr.Solution Architect SAP FI

Software: ECC 6.0, EHP5, Solution manager, HPQC, Uperform, RevTrac

• Lead team of 5 and Designed New GL setup for 18 companies, with document splitting and parallel ledgers with Profit center, Segment, Trading partner scenario, and Parallel Valuation Approaches using Group and hard currency, FI-CO Real time reconciliation
• Defined Group chart of accounts to meet consolation requirements
• Defined financial statement version for US GAAP IFRS
• Defined Intercompany accounting process using Trading partners and created validation to ensure trading partner is posted for certain document types only.
• Setup configuration for Foreign currency valuations
• Define FI-MM FI-SD automatic account determination configuration setup and related testing scenarios
• Extensively worked on Payment interfaces with US banks using Collective IDOC processing and IDOC error management
• For Electronic bank statement worked on multiple bank file formats BAI2, MT940 formats
• Worked on SAP AP integration with Opentext VIM and Taulia Dynamic Discounting
• Accounts Payables with MM Integration Inventory Management, Purchase Order, Subcontracting Orders, Contracts, Info Records, SAP Tax Integration with Vertex, Scheduling Agreements, Evaluated Receipt Settlement ERS , Intercompany Postings, Logistic Invoice Verification Online and Background, Freight Cost with Freight Vendors invoice booking
• Extensively worked on Testing strategy cycle definition and Scoping of each test cycle and Define process to be covered
• Worked on Cutover planning for Finance strategy for roll back.
• During new client setup, Coordinated configuration validation manual configuration activities
• Managed FIN mock cutover and successfully completed cutover to production system, and resolved post go live issues.
• Worked 1099 1042 withholding tax setup and SAP integration of Vertex with SAP for US Canada Taxation

Confidential

Role: Sr. Solution Architect SAP FICO

Software: ECC 6.0, EHP4, Solution manager, HPQC, Eroom, Uperform

• Designed New GL with document splitting parallel ledgers with Profit center, Segment, Trading partner and cost center scenario, Parallel Valuation Approaches, Add custom fields by Extending coding block, FI-CO Real time reconciliation
• Defined financial statement version for US GAAP IFRS
• Configured FI MM, FI-SD, FI-PS FI-PP Integration
• GL master setup, Cost element and Cost center master data setup
• Defined Group chart of account to meet consolidation requirements
• Defined Intercompany accounting process using Trading partners and created validation to ensure trading partner is posted for certain document types only.
• Setup configuration for Foreign currency valuations
• Provide Lockbox interfaces solution by processing EDI823 from bank and posting in SAP using IDOC's
• Worked on setup of Credit management configuration and testing scenario design
• Developed Functional specifications with solutions for several FI Product costing Reports and Enhancements
• Setup Asset accounting configurations to meet US tax and Legal requirements
• Worked 1099 1042 withholding tax setup and SAP integration with Taxware for US Taxation
• During testing cycle new client setup, Coordinated configuration validation manual configuration activities for new clients created
• Extensively working on Testing strategy cycle definition and Scoping of each test cycle and Define process to be covered
• Worked on Cutover planning for Finance strategy for roll back
• Co-ordinated to prepare user training documents and Provided training to client power users
• Managed FIN mock cutover and successfully completed cutover to production system, and resolved post go live issues

Confidential

Role: Sr.Solution Architect SAP FI

Software: ECC 6.0, EHP3

• IFRS due diligence with Account based approach, as client was using classic GL in ECC 6.0.
• Defined process for determining Asset impairment
• Developed plan break value asset to sub assets and adopt valuation for each sub asset
• Classify receivable and payable in long and short term loans as per IFRS requirement.

Confidential

Role: Sr.Solution Architect SAP FI, COPA, PCA

Software: ECC 6.0, EHP3, Solution manager

• Customized solution design for receivables involved remittance processing for Media inventory
• Resolved issues related to FSCM Dispute management
• Customization and resolution of complex issues in Asset accounting, Service tax, and TDS reporting return filing,
• Worked on FI-PS Integration for Asset capitalization, Automatic AUC creation, and Month end settlements use of Project system for Budget control.
• Supported Account based COPA , MM-FI PS-FI integration
• Resolved issues related to Credit management

Confidential

Role: Sr. Solution Architect SAP FI, COPA, PCA

Software: ECC 6.0, EHP3, Solution manager

• Technical upgrade from SAP 4.7 to ECC 6.0
• Updated blue-prints as per ECC 6 setup and validated with client team highlighting change in some of the process
• Also Identified new requirements as Gaps that will be addressed after upgrade
• Worked with technical team to resolve issues with SPAU SPDD conflicts

Confidential

Role: As SAP solution architect my role was to review all processed from SAP Best practice point of view and suggest improvement in client processes

Software: ECC 6

• Post implementation review of SAP for Essar Steel Ltd
• As SAP system expert, my role was to study the Configuration and System design documents and suggest improvement in SD, MM, FICO processes based on the system configuration to leverage SAP capability
• Reviewed PP-PI Costing processes
• Recommendations for use BTE to meet SOD requirement during posting of FI entries, and use of source list for select materials use of standard physical inventory process in SAP use of internal order for effective MIS reporting and better cost control were well received by client.

Confidential

Role: As Project manager and SAP SME

Software: ECC 6.0

• As Project Lead my role included provide solution design, co-ordination with client review and execution of the project:
• Gather core business requirements from business team and Define ERP ready To be business process for FICO, and PS processes and reviewed PP SD processes proposed by team members
• Monitor project progress with reference project work plan, highlight project risks and problems that remained unresolved to 'project steering committee'
• Participate in Business blueprint workshops and project review meetings Examined solutions offered by implementation partner to resolve gaps identified
• Perform quality review of all key deliverables including business blue prints Chart of accounts setup Automatic accounting setup, master data templates and integration test results
• Reviewed configuration setup, Provided suggestions to improve solutions offered by System Integrator e.g. Suggestions for improving sub contracting process and cash journal accounting to improve process control and ensure that SAP functionality is utilized effectively was appreciated by client
• Review authorizations controls to ensure that SOD principals are adhered and risk are mitigated

Confidential

Role: As Project lead my role included co-ordination with client and execution of the project

Software: Business process consulting using SAP Best practices

• Gather core business requirements from process owners and Define ERP ready To be business process for FICO, and MM processes and reviewed PP, PS SD processes proposed by team members
• Prepare RFI for ERP vendor selection RFI captured critical business requirements from proposed ERP and described business scenario's that should be demonstrated by vendor in live system
• Prepared vendor evaluation report based on demo and presentations given by top 5 global IMC ERP vendors, and recommended the most suitable solution, during this process develop good understanding of licensing policies of leading ERP vendors i.e. SAP, Oracle and Microsoft and its impact on TCO.
• Develop RFI for implementation partner selection Reviewing proposals, give opinion on presentations made, Review proposed team member CV's
• Develop ERP implementation roadmap and scope of phase -1 and phase -2 of the project.

Confidential

Role: Client Location Lead and SAP FICO consultant

Software: ECC 6.0

• Training Develop training material, Provided SAP ECC 6.0 overview and FI-CO power user training
• Authorization controls Worked in collaboration with basis team to resolve user authorization related issues through Versa access enforcer
• Testing - Performed unit integration testing regression testing and obtained user acceptance
• Configuration Development New GL, SD-FI MM-FI automatic account assignment, Product costing, COPA derivations, Profit center cost center planning, PP-CO integration Defined several validations and substitutions, conversions of Asset master, CO master data conversions, and configured solution for direct asset procurement using investment order, develop functional specification and Identified isseus with several Custom Reports and carried out modifications as per New GL table setup
• Client site management In addition to FICO rollout and support responsibilities manage relationship with local site IT team and submit periodic SLA compliance reports ensure timely resolution of issues and follow up for change request implementation provided offshore support using solution manager and firefighter login
• FI-PS Integration for Asset capitalization, Automatic AUC creation, and Month end settlements use of Project system for Budget control.
• Product Costing COPC : Setup configuration for Overhead calculation at Plant level, and worked on Month end CO processes WIP calculation, Result analysis, Variance calculation for completed orders to transfer variance to COPA, settlement of production orders for MTS and MTO scenarios with Sales order costing with related setup of Requirement type and Item Category.
• Worked with Valuated and Non valuated sales order stock scenarios
• Designed Assessment and Distribution using cost center accounting, Also used activity price calculation for labor machine rate calculation
• Developed Functional specifications with solutions for several FI Reports and Enhancements
• Resolved many issues in costing/accounting due to incorrect setup in material master e.g. no overhead key, No origin selection, Wrong entry of Valuation type, Incorrect prices in material master

Confidential

Role: SAP FICO Analyst

Software: SAP R/3 4.7

• Managed team of 4-5 team members working on SAP support, training them to resolved repetitive issues, and focus my time on more complex issues and new developments.
• Used Country chart of account to meet consolidation requirements with Non SAP entities
• As core team member participated in business blueprint discussions with process owners and implementation partner IP develop As Is process documentation Review deliverables and solution consultation with process owners provide suggestions to improve the solutions
• FI-PS Integration for Asset capitalization and Month end settlements, Reporting use of Project system for Budget control.
• During SAP system audit provide support for Application System Control and point out issues relating to authorizations interface. Provided functional validation of SAP FI customized reports
• Provided support for FICO module to around 200 users on withholding tax accounting and its compliance bank reconciliation fund management Account receivable / payable and asset accounting and COPA
• Configured- Bank reconciliation, GL groups and FSV, Alternative reconciliation account for AP/ AR
• Customized solution for streamlining cash collection centers from multiple locations and lead the initiative to develop solution in SAP with required controls
• Created LSMW and for transaction data loads created BDC for data migration from legacy to SAP.

Confidential

Role: Account officer Corporate accounts

Software

• Prepared financial statements reviewed capital expenditure WIP worked on funds management and analytical review of financial statements
• Was primary point of contact for statutory, internal and tax auditors, and responsible for compliance with statutory requirements like accounting, reporting, and return filing of TDS and service tax
• Developed framework for preparation of cost accounting records for telecom services as per Cost Accounting Record Rules CARR and prepared cost record for Basic cellular services

Confidential

Role: Associate

Software

• Provided consulting on Export import process and Related government benefits processing,
• Excise, Service tax liaison with tax authorities and Consulting to clients to ensure compliance
• Performed Cost audits of several companies in Auto components and Time piece manufacturers

Confidential

Role: Cost trainee

Software: SAP R/3 4.0

• Worked as SAP FICO user and gained experience in Managing Accounts Payable, GRIR clearing,
• Process bank reconciliation on day to day basis, and using ERP for withholding tax compliance.