Objective

Seeking a contract position as a SAP FICO Consultantthat will utilize my vast and diversified experience comprising of 4years as an Analyst & Functional Consultant in implementing SAP FICO solutions, 1 year as a Business Analyst, several years as a Manager and as an Accountant, and provide an opportunity for me to grow professionally and personally.

Professional Summary

SAPFICO Functional Consultant with 4 years of configuration experience in FI and CO Modules using ASAP Methodology which includes 2FullLifeCycleimplementations, working with versions 4.7, ECC 6.0 and familiarity with Integration pointsof FI with MM and SD modulesand NewGL functionality.

Prior work experience as a Business Analyst, a Manager and an Accountant has empowered me with:

• Analytical thinking and problem solving techniques.
• Excellent time management, presentation and inter personal skills.
• Ability to learn new tools, technologies, concepts and business processes quickly.
• Competency in end-user training and documentation.

SAP Experience Highlights

• Member of the FICO teams, engaged in projects for Configuration,Design, Data Conversion and Testing.
• Involved in analyzing Business Requirements by understanding the "AS-IS" and "To-Be" processes through Gap Analysis and implementing the appropriate solution.
• Delivered SAP Solutions to major corporations in different industries by implementing Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules.
• Worked in different environments adhering to US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US-GAAP) and in compliance with Sarbanes and Oxley (SOX).
• Performed Unit Testing and Integration Testing for transactions in Financial Accounting and Controlling modules to meet the acceptance criteria.
• Data Conversion experience to bring Legacy data into SAP with LSMW.

Configuration Experience

Confidential, Sunnyvale, CA Dec 2011 - Current
SAP FI/CO Consultant (FI-GL, AP, AR & CO-CCA; CEL)
ECC 6.0 (Full Life Cycle)

Infinera is a manufacturer of high capacity optical transmission equipment for the service provider market based on photonic integration technology.

• Involved in Full life cycle from Blueprinting to Go-Live. Analyzed the existing Business Processes and Business Requirements, created Visio flows for "To-Be" processes and incorporated them into the Business Process Documents (BPD's).
• Configured and maintained Organization Structure and global parameters - created 13 Company Codes including International Entities, Global Chart of Accounts, Fiscal year Variant, Posting Period Variant, Field Status Variant, Tolerances, Document number ranges.
• Captured business requirements for Reporting, analyzed Sample Reports from business side to identify which reports could be Standard SAP reports vs. Custom Reports and worked closely with BW consultant and offshore developers for development of Custom Reports.
• Created EU (European Countries) Tax codes with account determination for postings. Maintained exchange rates of 13 countries for foreign currency translation. Maintained account determination for FI-MM & FI-SD Integration.
• Worked on RICEFW objects and wrote Functional Specifications (FS) for objects such as "Positive Pay Communication to Bank", Vendor Correspondence Statement, Customer Correspondence Statement, U.S Checks & Payment Advice notice.
• Worked with LSMW for Conversions: Chart of Accounts, Vendors, Customers, Cost Centers, GL Balances of all 13 legal entities, posted documents and carried out reversals, generated output files for validation within the guidelines for SOX compliance.
• Created Terms of payments based on business requirements, maintained Check lots within Check Management and created variants with customized layouts for Check Register, Check Extract, generated the positive pay output file as per the guidelines of the clients' bank, performed test run of Automatic Payment Program to pay Vendors and issue checks.
• Maintained Controlling Area, created Cost Elements, defined Standard Hierarchy, created Cost Center groups and assigned Cost centers. Created FSV using the business requirements, setting up the hierarchy and assigning Accounts as instructed.
• Worked with on-shore/off-shore model for development of RICEFW objects.

Confidential, Tampa, FL Dec 2010 - Dec 2011
SAP FI/CO Consultant (FI-GL, AP, AR & FI-TV)
ECC 6.0

Confidential, is a private company listed under the category of Pharmaceutical manufacturing provider located in Tampa, Florida, renowned for reliably expediting drug development for solid, semi-solid and oral liquid dosage forms.

• Analyzed the existing Business Processes and Business Requirements and identified gaps.
• Configured and maintained Organization Structure and global parameters - Company Code, Chart of Accounts, Fiscal year Variant, Posting Period Variant, Field Status Variant, Tolerance, Document number ranges.
• Created and ConfiguredG/L Accounts as per specifications and tested G/L transactions to Post and Reverse Documents.
• Created Customer and Vendor Master Records, Reconciliation accounts, Maintained Terms of Payment for Vendors, customized Terms of Payment for Installment Payments. Defined accounts for Cash Discounts, Rounding differences and Bank charges.
• Configured Check Management and provided training to process and void checks with reason codes, use Check Register program.
• Defined and customized Workflow Scenarios in Travel Management, Integration of Corporate Programs to customize Travel Planning, Created and implemented processes to enforce compliance with Discount codes, policies and procedures.

Confidential, Hickory, NC May 2009 - Dec 2010
SAP FI/CO Consultant (FI-GL, AP, AR, CO)
ECC 6.0 (Full Life Cycle)

Confidential, is the world leader in specialty glass, ceramics, advanced optics and material solutions. Corning headquarters are located in Corning, New York.

• Configured & maintained Company Codes, Assigned Chart of Accounts, Maintained Fiscal Year Variant, Defined Posting Period Variant, Open and Close Posting Periods, Document Number Range for Company code. Defined Tolerance Groups for Employees, Customers and Vendors.
• Created G/L Accounts Configured Adjustment Accounts for Automatic postings for the GR/IR Clearing Account.
• Defined Vendor and Customer Account Groups and created Master Records, Assigned Accounting Clerk identification codes.
• Maintained Terms of Payment and Defined Terms of Payment for Installment Payments, Payment Block reasons and Reason Codes. Set Up Paying Company codes for Payment
  Transactions, House Banks and Bank Determination.
• Maintained Controlling Area, Created Cost Elements, Defined Standard Hierarchy, Created Cost center groups and assigned cost centers.
• Data Conversion from Legacy system to SAP using LSMW.
• Assisted with training sessions for end users.

Confidential, Chicago, IL Jul 2008 - May 2009
SAP FI/CO Analyst (FI-GL, AP, AA)
R/3 4.7

Confidential, is one of the leading manufacturers of Microphones, Earphones, Headsets and other audio electronics. The company is based in Chicago, Illinois.

• Member of the team that performed the Configuration & integration of FI General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), and AssetAccounting (AA).
• Maintained Chart of Accounts and G/L Accounts as per Business Requirements. Defined Account Groups for Vendors with Screen Layout, Defined Accounting Clerk identification codes, Payment Terms and Bank Determination for Payment Transactions.
• Configured AA Sub-Ledger,Assignment of Chart of Depreciation, Account Determination for Asset classes, Number Range Intervals and Asset Classes, Rules for Posting Depreciation, Created Assets and configured Depreciation Expense Accounts, Assets Reconciliation Accounts, Depreciation Keys and useful life of the Assets.

Prior Work Experience

Confidential, Southlake, TX Jul 2007 - Jul 2008
Business Analyst

• Served as a liaison between the Business team and the Project team by assisting the business in identifying, understanding and documenting the business needs and converting Business Requirements Documents (BRD) into System Requirement Specifications (SRS).
• Documented current and proposed Process flow, conducted Gap Analysis to have accurate and in-depth understanding of issues to be addressed in the requirements.
• Maintained and kept track of Business Stakeholders' requests for changes and enhancements, Developed Test Plans and Test case execution plan. Attended Project meetings, Releasemeetings and QA Status meetings and interacted with the Developers to resolve the technical issues.

Confidential, Dallas, TX Oct 1993 - Jun 2007
Manager

Over twelve years of Business Management experience, knowledgeable in all areas and aspects of operations and skilled at Client Acquisition, Vendor and ClientAccount Management.

• Interviewed, hired and trained sales consultants and managed day-to-day operations of the company including Financial Management, Payroll and Marketing.
• Mastered functional knowledge of the most popular GDS - "SABRE", learnt advanced techniques to increase productivity. Solicited and acquired new Corporate Travel Accounts, devised and implemented travel policies in accordance with the clients' guidelines.
• Negotiated contracts with travel industry vendors such as Airlines, Hotels, Rental Car Companies, GDS (Global Distribution System), arranged meetings & conferences by selecting venues, conference space, food/beverage, accommodations, ground transportations and A/V equipment.

Confidential, Dallas, TX Dec 1988 - Oct 1993
Accountant

• Prepared weekly, monthly, quarterly financial reports as instructed by the management. Created Customer invoices, posted payments, issued credit memo's, analyzed A/R & A/P for accuracy and resolved discrepancies. Performed account reconciliations and resolved out of balance issues.
• Prepared Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC) reports, Refund Exchange Notice (REN), Issued Miscellaneous Charges Order's (MCO), Tour Order's, Prepaid Ticket Advice's (PTA), Exchange transactions. Utilized expert knowledge of TRAMS backend accounting software to generate customized reports for tracking commission from Vendors.

Technical Skills

ERP

SAP - Version R/3 4.7 & ECC 6.0

Methodologies

ASAP

Business Modeling Tools

Microsoft Visio

Business Applications

Microsoft Office; SharePoint

Web Technologies

HTML, Flash, Photoshop

Airline Applications

SABRE, Worldspan

Education

E-Commerce Specialist

Associates Degree in Electronics Technology

Bachelors Degree in Accounting

References

Available upon request.