Summary 
Twenty years of experience in Information Systems and Accounting. Implementation of SAP projects in Canada and USA. Twelve years of real and verifiable SAP Functional and Technical experience.

Skills: 
SAP Modules: FICO (New GL, AP, AR, AA, FI-CA, FI-LA, FI-SL, CCA, PCA, CO-PA,
& CO-PC)
Software: SAP R/3 Net Weaver (ECC v 6.0) and CRM v 7.0.
Regulations: FASB 13 and FASB 52 etc.

Eligibility Status: French Citizen and US Green Card Holder.

Education - Functional:

• Commerce Graduate -- Madras University -- Chennai, India.
• Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - U.K.
• Experienced in ASAP Methodology and Solution Manager.
• Certified in FI / CO from SAP Solution Academy.

Education - Technical:

• Fellow Member of Institution of Analysts and Programmers U.K. 
  (Equivalent to Bachelor of Computer Science in US.)
• Certified in ABAP Workbench 6.20 WAS (Object Oriented)

SAP FI/CO Experience: USA & CANADA – From 1997 to 2009.

Self Employed: Oct 2008 to Date.

Client: Confidential- Geneva Switzerland – Jan 2010 to Date.
Blue Print of European and North American subsidiaries for the following Sub-Modules:

• Sales and Use Tax for North American companies. VAT for European.
• Overhead Costing for both N. American and European Companies.
• Excise Tax for North American Companies.

Client: Confidential- Richardson TX – Jan to Sep 2009.
Configuration: FICO for a new company code in Verizon Business (separate entity from Verizon Wireless).
Sub Modules implemented: FI-New G/L, FI-AA, FI-CAX and FI-LA.

• Gathered all business requirements from FI-CO perspective and communicated with different levels of Business Users and helped them to reach intelligent decisions. Worked with IBM team to complete Blue print, realization and testing.
• Configuration of New G/L for the new Leasing Company Code. Completed configuration of FI-CAX related to CRM interface. Completed full configuration of Lease Accounting Engine, including change processes and related Fixed Assets configuration and testing.
• Created relevant Cost Centers, Profit Centers and CO-PA Characteristics.
• Created many Functional Specifications for FI-CO enhancements.
• Worked with ABAP developers for enhancements and transaction development (both in-house and off-shore). Working with SAP America team for audit and risk compliance. Involved in Unit, String and Integration Testing.
• Team member of Cut Over and Go Live preparation activities.

Client: Confidential – Schaumburg IL –Dec 08.
FICO Analyst: In Strategic Planning Division. Working in a group of four, evaluate the future FICO related requirements across all Hitachi HTA Divisions and recommend the best options.

Confidential, New Town Square, PA – Jan 07 to Sept 08.
Client: Confidential Saint Louis MO
Industry Specific: Leasing Solution – ECC 6.00.

FI-CA: Complete configuration of Contract Account Receivables including Integration with CRM and General Ledger, Closing Operations and Data Transfer. Customer specific enhancements for complicated requirements
FI-GL: Configuration of New GL – Coding Block, Real time Integration between CO and FI, Document Splitter, Parallel Ledgers, Allocations Directly in GL and Reporting on Ledger Specific Documents. Worked Foreign Currency translations using FASB52.
CCA: Configuration of Primary and Secondary Cost elements, Cost and Profit Center Accounting.
CO-PA: Creation of Profitability Segments, Characteristics, Derivation Rules and transfer of planned and actual values.

Cyber Confidential, Naperville – IL – May 04 to Dec 06.
Client: Washington Post Washington DC – Aug 06 to Dec 06.
Industry Specific: SAP Media Implementation V 2.0. SAP Modules implemented - Advertising Management and Classified Advertising Management. Functional and Technical specifications to ABAP programmers for enhancements and reports related to above modules.

Client: Confidential Tucson, AZ – Apr 06 to Aug 06.
MMSI is a service company providing software and other services to mining industry in many countries. Completed configuration of FI, CO and PP and created Report Writer Reports and created specifications for ABAP reports to show by region the Revenue, Cost of Sales, Fixed Expenses and Net Margin. 

Client: Confidential. Huntsville AL / Shannon Ireland – May 04 to March 06.
Payment Card Project - Cyber Source – Jan 06 to Mar 06.
Lead team member of sales through payment card / credit card implementation project. Configuration of Payment Card both in ECC and CRM.
Production Support FI/CO – Jan 05 to Dec 05.
Configuration of ACH Bank Transfer for South Trust Bank and Bank of Ireland using DME engine. Specification for European VAT3 Return and Inter Community Sales Report Configuration of Profit center accounting and COPA for new software sales. FI-AA configuration for Installed Base (MM sub module) relating to Software sales, extended warranties and depreciation. Account assignment configuration from SD to FI for the above project. Used FASB 52 for foreign currency translations /valuations.
FICO Configuration – May 04 to Dec 04.
New SAP implementation: Huntsville, AL, US and in Shannon, Ireland.
Analysis: Gathered business requirements and GAP analysis. 
FI: Baseline and final configuration of General Ledger with interface to SD and MM, data transfer from Banks and closing operations. AR Configuration including Lock Box. AP Configuration including payment program, check register and interface to GR/IR. 
CO: Complete configuration of Cost/Profit centers, Product Costing and CO-PA.
GAP resolution: Identification of correct user exits and clear functional specifications for ABAP developers. 
Email enhancement using SAP Connect for Sales Orders, SD Billing Doc and CAPS Payment Document. Created Generic data extracts in R/3 for Data source to BW using Function Module and Info Set.
Specifications for custom report for Ship not Billed (SD/FI), Debtors Aging Report (FI), G/L Distribution Report (AP), and Income Statement by Region (SD/AR) and VAT Returns report for Europe. Created test scripts for Unit, Integration and String Testing. Planned and Executed Cut Over and Go Live Operations.

Confidential, SAP Division- Dallas – TX – Aug 00 to May 04.

Client: Confidential - Valvoline Division - Lexington KY 
Project: Upgrade Project to SAP Enterprise - (Oct 03 to May 04) 
Upgrade to Enterprise from ver4.6B. Checked all existing FICO functionalities and identified new useful functionalities in SAP Enterprise.
Checked for appropriate User Exits to fill full new improvements and created clear functional specifications for developers. Run test scripts in FI/CO, SD, MM and WM.

Project: Envision B2B and Production Support – (Sept 02 to Oct 03)
Post Go Live production support for FICO module using configuration changes and enhancements. Amended standard SAP Functionality in SD, MM and FI to supply data to Vertical Net (a Web based Sales Order Processing development in Java) using user exit and custom development. Good knowledge of JCO Java Connector through BAPI to get data from SAP.

Project: Foresight – Aug 00 to Aug 01 - New Implementation 4.6B 
FI: Configuration of AP and AR including Payment Program, Check print, GR/IR reconciliation and Lock Box Processing. Configuration of General Ledger with interface to SD and MM,
CO: Creation of primary and secondary cost elements, configuration of Cost and Profit center accounting and Setting up Report Writer and Report Painter Reports.
Process costing (similar to Product costing). Configuration of Costing based CO-PA and development of reports. 

Confidential India – Aug 99 to July 00.
Teaching SAP for FICO consultants involved in Saudi Arabia Project. Based in Chennai, India I was guiding the onsite FICO Consultants in RAMCO project.

Confidential, San Jose, CA – Aug 98 to July 99.
Position: SAP Consultant FI, CO and ABAP. Team Lead 
Project: Corn Products International, IL 
FI/CO Team lead SAP 3.1i upgrade project. General ledger, Accounts payable and Receivable. Tested and configured Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting and Product Costing. Configuration - Substitution, Validation and usage of Business Transaction events. Report Writer and Painter Reports in CO Module. 

Confidential, NJ – Feb 98 to July 98.
Position: SAP Consultant FI, CO and AM 
Project: Horace Small Apparel Company, TN 
Customization of G/L, AR, and AP and Consolidation. Cost Center Accounting, Internal Order Accounting, and Product Costing and Report Writer Reports. Used ASAP Methodology for rapid implementation. Created many specifications to ABAP Programmers.

Confidential, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada – May 97 to Dec 97.
Position: SAP Consultant FI, CO and AM. 
Member: Implementation Team Olefins Business 
FI: Customization of General Ledger and Accounts Payable. Special Purpose Ledger, Foreign Currency Valuation, Realization and exchange rate loss/gain accounting. Inter company accounts and cross boarder tax customization. Input /Output Tax configuration for a US subsidiary with jurisdictions in Standard SAP. 

CO: Cost Center Accounting and Product Costing for Process Manufacturing, Overhead costing sheet, Costing Variants, work in progress and residue. Created Functional Specifications for ABAP Reports and Creation of Report Writer Reports. 

Confidential, Oak Brook, IL – Oct 95 to Apr 97.

Projects:

Confidential, Santa Clara - California – Feb 97 to Apr 97.
Complete Customization of FI/CO/AM for TEMIC - ITEZHOE, GERMANY 
working with the German Team, understanding their requirements and complete Configuring of Financial Accounting including FI-SL, of Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Activity types, Statistical Key Figures and Foreign currency transactions. Creation of Cost Estimates and Product Costing Customization 

Confidential, Austin -Texas – Nov 96 to Jan 97.
Development of Sap Script documents, AR and AP configuration.

Confidential India – Jan 96 to Oct 96.
SAP Technical and Functional training and member in house projects

Professional Experience:

Confidential– From 1980 to 1995.

Confidential –June 90 to July 95.
London -- England (T/O GBP 9 Millions) 
Position: IT and Finance Manager / Financial Controller.
Responsible for Financial and Management Accounts. Implementation of Royalty Accounting Package, Royalty receivable analysis and Broadcast income analysis. IT setup and programming. 

Aug 1983 to June 1990: Different accounting positions in France & UK.