SUMMARY:

• Over 12 years of experience in Technology Consulting with a strong background in SAP Finance & Controlling systems.
• I posses vast experience in requirements gathering, solution design and data migration techniques for SAP systems.
• Due to my exposure to SAP JVA/PSA/PRA modules I have spent considerable time working with Upstream Oil & Gas and Energy companies.
• Also held lead SAP Finance roles and overseen the design and configuration of SAP FICO module in non - JVA environments like Manufacturing, Professional Services and Mining.
• I possess top-notch skills in configuring and implementing the SAP New GL having executed two Greenfield implementations and one conversion project from classic to new GL within SAP. Along with hands-on SAP FICO configuration skills, I possess significant experience in data conversions on SAP projects involving data sourcing, data staging, design of data cleansing rules, data migration and reconciliation.
• I have a strong experience in the design of SAP solution blueprints, the ASAP implementation methodology and the migration of data.
• My past projects have given me both team member and team lead experiences.
• I have played technical lead roles on past projects and led requirements gathering, fit/gap analysis, blueprint documentation, solution design and build, testing and commissioning.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• The project was initiated to assess and identify solutions for process and system improvements within the current state Financial Close Process.
• Reviewed the existing SAP solution landscape and processes as it affects period end closing within SAP.
• Engaged in sessions with process owners and participants in areas such as: Inventory Costing, Overhead Allocations, Inter-company Charges and Reconciliation, Sales and Revenue Management, Management Reporting.
• Identified the source of process constraints and pain points.
• Identified gaps and opportunities for system improvement.
• Help the business prioritize and define a roadmap to implement system improvement opportunities in the existing SAP solution.

Confidential

SAP FICO Architect

Responsibilities:

• Initial review of documented requirements and system setup to identify critical gaps.
• Engaging in discussions with business users to understand key issues and pain points with the existing solution.
• Working with business users to understand pre-golive issues and presenting option to make required process and system changes.
• Engaging with business stakeholders to review and redesign the SAP interface for inbound JIB bills presented by JV operators in JIBLink.
• Working with business users to review the requirements and process of Equity Adjustment in order to make necessary SAP system changes to realize them.
• Making significant changes to the cutback program and configuration to enhance month end close processes.
• Working with business users to update the process and SAP system functionalities for COPAS cost allocations corporate structures to operated Wells.
• Reviewing COPAS allowed JV overhead process and implementing critical fixes to ensure accurate results from SAP system JV overhead calculations.
• Working with business users clarify the business processes (Cash Calls, Payments, Inbound JIBs) that impact non-operated partner accounts with a view to streamlining the non-operated netting program within SAP.
• Streamlining processes related to upstream project accounting including LOE projects, capital projects, proved and unproved leasehold costs, proved development costs.
• Work with business users to optimize accounting for long-lived fixed assets including Asset Retirement Obligations, Units of Production DD&A, Impairment of Upstream Assets.
• Acting as 3rd level support for FICO, PS, and JVA issues within the organization.

Confidential

SAP JVA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed industry requirements to distill key functionalities to be implemented in the design template.
• Reviewed existing design template for the SAP FI,CO, PS & JVA modules and recommend required changes.
• Configured a working prototype for required functionalities across SAP FI, CO, PS & JVA.
• Executed unit testing of required functionalities.
• Participated in integration testing of SAP PRA, JVA, FICO, PS.

Confidential

SAP FICO Architect

Responsibilities:

• I was responsible for the SAP Finance setup to realize the objectives.
• Met with stakeholders to gather and document the business requirements of the solution.
• Prepared the process and data requirements document specifications.
• Identified all the sources of the required SAP finance data for SAP mobility integration.
• Defined interface relationships for SAP components such as: GL Balances, Tax, Fixed Assets, AR/AP Balances, AR/AP Open Items Aging, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Project Accounting.
• Developed specifications of field requirements for BAPI/IDOCs to pull master and transaction data from SAP backend.
• Defined field grouping for partitioning data sent to the mobile devices.
• Wrote functions for pre-loading SAP configuration data into UI form elements from SAP backend.
• Unit tested data and functions of SAP BAPI/IDOCs and published the results.

Confidential

SAP JVA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managed the integration of AR/AP with SAP JV Partners and billing ledgers.
• Reviewed SAP JVA design and configuration to support the roll-out of data.
• Incorporated SAP JVA master data changes based on US Region solution in SAP.
• Reviewed legacy JVA data in Enterprise Upstream and Tobin systems to update the conversion approach for data take-on.
• Ensured the correct mapping of legacy JVA data to the appropriate SAP JVA objects for conversion.
• Managed the integration of SAP JVA and PRA ventures for complete expenses and revenue tracking per JV.
• Managed the integration of SAP JVA Partner Shares into PRA Ownership structures.
• Managed the suspense and recovery of JV Partners/Projects.
• Integrated the capture and conversion of SAP PRA suspense open items into JVA structures.
• Participated in mock/actual cutover activities and financial reconciliation post go-live.
• Setup of house banks for ventures and configuration of funding groups.
• Managed the integration of AR/AP with SAP JV Partners and billing ledgers.
• Carried out SAP JVA design and configuration to support the roll-out of data.
• SAP JVA configuration: JV Master Data, Posting Method, JV Clearing Procedure, Cutback, Carried Interest, Joint Interest Billing, Bank-switching, House Banks, Electronic Bank Statements, Funding Groups, Realized/Unrealized Exchange Difference, International Parent Company Overheads, Sliding Scale.
• Rolled-out to International Region: Australia, UK, South Africa, Mozambique, Colombia, Singapore.
• Ensured the correct capture and reporting of JV Partner Position on Inception-to-Date/Year-to-Date basis.
• Designed and reviewed data conversion approach for all JVA objects and transaction balances.
• Proposed necessary changes to data conversion approach based on review of legacy data and impact.
• Identified legacy data to be cleansed to ensure the conversion approach would deliver expected results.
• Defined business rules for data cleansing and worked with developers to build data cleansing and conversion tools.
• Designed and executed data staging with Cransoft (Back Office Associates) and SAP BOBJ DS.
• Coordinated business users in data collection and cleansing based on pre-defined business rules.
• Worked with third party tools for data conversion: HPQC (Issue Management), Cransoft (Data Cleansing), Business Objects BOBJ (Data Extraction & Loading).
• Tested and certified tools for data take-on for JVA objects and balances.
• Liaised with the build team to ensure required configuration in target systems for data take-on.
• Participated in mock cutovers to improve data conversion accuracy and fixed program/process defects.
• Performed final cutover of production data and post-go live support to business entities in multiple countries.

Confidential

SAP CO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the design of corporate costing structures which covered cost collection and recovery via internal allocation structures.
• Participated in review sessions with process owners to understand existing corporate costing structures and procedures.
• Designed corporate cost flows based on various SAP cost objects and highlighted the roles of each cost object type.
• Developed SAP CO process flows in MS Vision and published to ARIS database.
• Designed the SAP cost allocation structures per object type and cost element for corporate cost recovery.
• Documented corporate costing process flows in MS Visio and worked with ARIS consultant to convert into ARIS database.
• Documented corporate costing processes in MS Word as part of blueprint deliverables.
• Participated in joint sessions to review the processes with other stakeholders from Confidential corporate offices in London & Luxembourg.
• Presented the final blueprint deliverables in SAP Solution Manager.

Confidential

SAP FICO/New GL Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the design of corporate costing structures which covered cost collection and recovery via internal allocation structures.
• Participated in review sessions with process owners to understand existing corporate costing structures and procedures.
• Designed corporate cost flows based on various SAP cost objects and highlighted the roles of each cost object type.
• Developed SAP CO process flows in MS Vision and published to ARIS database.
• Designed the SAP cost allocation structures per object type and cost element for corporate cost recovery.
• Documented corporate costing process flows in MS Visio and worked with ARIS consultant to convert into ARIS database.
• Documented corporate costing processes in MS Word as part of blueprint deliverables.
• Participated in joint sessions to review the processes with other stakeholders from Confidential corporate offices in London & Luxembourg.
• Presented the final blueprint deliverables in SAP Solution Manager.

Confidential

SAP FICO/JVA Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Participated in joint sessions to gather business requirements from the business users and other stakeholders.
• Prepared the JVA Impact Assessment white paper to analyze options for consolidating a SAP JVA module with non-JVA company codes with common enterprise structures.
• Evaluated and presented options for implementing the JVA module with New GL to the client.
• Documented the JVA design and business blueprint to validate with process owners.
• Documented SAP JVA process flows in MS Visio and published to ARIS database.
• Used the solution manager tool to document blueprint and manage SAP JVA configuration: JV Master Data, Posting Method, JV Clearing Procedure, Cutback, Carried Interest, Joint Interest Billing, Bank-switching, Switching & Dunning Letters (Smartforms), House Banks, Electronic Bank Statements, Funding Groups, Realized/Unrealized Exchange Difference, International Parent Company Overheads, Sliding Scale.
• Updated design to include Canada Region specific design elements including: Construction Overheads, Catastrophe Overheads, Drilling & Producing Overheads, Partner & Convenience Netting.
• Configured additional ledgers (4C, 4D & 4F) for dual currency reporting in SAP JVA.
• Configured the SAP JVA module with integration to all relevant modules.
• Configured New GL: Parallel Accounting, Leading/Non-Leading Ledgers, Fixed Asset Integration, CO Integration, Period End Closing.
• Provided design input for JVA integration with other finance modules: GL, AR, AP, Fixed Assets, CO, PS.
• Provided design input for JVA integration with other SAP modules: MM, SD, PM, Production Planning.
• Designed JVA Fixed Asset lifecycle from Acquisition to Depreciation and Retirement.
• Designed JVA Fixed Asset Acquisition from MM and the cost ledger (CO) via settlements.
• Prepared legacy data mapping for migration of data using the SNP proprietary tool.
• Prepared integration test scenarios for JVA processes.
• Executed unit & integration testing with process owners.
• Prepared the JVA Data Migration strategy document based on the client’s unique environment.
• Tested the data migration strategy with sample data to ensure completeness.
• Prepared weekly status reports for presentation to the Finance Lead.

Confidential

SAP FICO/JVA Architect

Responsibilities:

• Executed joint sessions with JV Accountants/Managers to clarify and document Joint Interest Billing requirements per venture.
• Carried out a comprehensive audit review of historical funding and billing of JV partners per JV.
• Reconciled partner billing statements (including adjustments) with records in the SAP system.
• Proposed adjustment postings to be made in SAP and obtained approval from JV Accountants/Managers.
• Prepared a conversion strategy document for the adjustment postings.
• Configured the JVA Billing structures to handle partner billing as per documented requirements.
• Configured House Banks, Electronic Bank Statements, Tax Procedures (FI, SD, MM) to support the new billing structures.
• Configured the acquisition of JVA capital assets from AUC/Project Systems and movable assets from Internal Orders to support new billing structures.
• Planned and led mock cutover activities and presented results to project leadership.
• Ensured all JV ledgers were synchronized with historical billing data signed off with JV partners.

Confidential

SAP FICO Lead

Responsibilities:

• Configured Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay processes in SAP FICO with integration points for MM, SD (pricing conditions, MM procurement, SD sales, SD billing, invoicing).
• Reviewed FICO processes and ensured compliance with best-practices.
• Configured New GL: Segment Reporting, Document Splitting (Active Splitting Rules), Parallel Accounting, Leading/Non-Leading Ledgers, Fixed Asset Integration, CO Integration, Period End Closing.
• Configured relevant SAP modules: AR, AP, In/Out Payments, AR/AP Down-payments, AR/AP Clearing, Asset Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, Profitability Analysis.
• Configured Electronic Bank Statements, Checks & Wire Transfers, Material Ledger, Material Costing Sheet.
• Configured integration of production orders with SAP Production Planning module.
• Configured the settlement of production orders to manufactured goods (stock) i.e. Make-to-Order, Make-to-Stock.
• Configured sales and use tax for FI tax procedures, MM tax procedures & SD tax procedures to derive tax codes.
• Coordinated data cleaning and migration efforts across all the modules.
• Staged legacy data in MS Access database for cleansing and business validation.
• Created data migration tools for FICO master data / balances and executed migration.
• Coordinated post-golive support for all functional modules.
• Managed data entry into SAP for back-log transactions.

Confidential

SAP FICO/JVA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Engaged the client to understand the overall objective of consolidating multiple instances of SAP globally into 3 instances.
• Gathered high-level business requirements and reviewed the current JVA solution to determine key changes for implementation in the JVA prototype as part of the consolidation.
• Proposed key changes for the JVA solution in the consolidated system.
• Proposed solution/workarounds for potential issues in the consolidated JVA solution.
• Proposed timelines to achieve the consolidation and migration.
• Proposed different alternatives for the consolidation of the Upstream Oil & Gas business unit (SPI) into the Energy Cluster SAP instance.

Confidential

SAP FICO/JVA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the SAP system design and data migration strategy for new JVA requirements based on the Modified Carry Agreement (MCA).
• Documented SAP JVA process flows in MS Visio and published to internal MS SharePoint Portal.
• Designed Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay processes for Carried Interest ventures.
• Designed the SAP system treatment for special items, JV AUC, JV Fixed Assets, and Customer/Vendor Open Items under the Carry Agreement.
• Built the solution prototype with required SAP JVA configuration for: JV Master Data, Posting Method, JV Clearing Procedure, House Banks, EBS, Check & Wire Transfers, Inter-Company Payments, Inter-JV Material Sales, JV Bank-switching, Carried Interest Partners, Cutback, Joint Interest Billing, JV Funding Groups, Parent Company Overheads, Sliding Scale Rules, Recovery Indicator Manipulation Rules.
• Tested the data conversion strategy in a sandbox to determine compliance with set objectives.
• Designed templates for summarizing JVA data spanning 5 years with over 3 million line items into manageable chunks for analysis and posting.
• Staged over 3 million JV ledger line items in MS Access database for cleansing and business validation.
• Prepared training materials and trained end-users on process and data changes.
• Designed and tested new procedures for managing operator funding.
• Presented new SAP JVA funding procedures to stakeholders and prepared cutover plan.
• Integrated the MCA processes and procedures with existing processes in the organization.
• Documented project results for handover to client teams.
• Continued process improvement.

Confidential

SAP CO/JVA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Validated the new cost allocation design based on available system structures for SAP implementation.
• Created the SAP system structures (SAP JVA, FICO) to realize the new cost allocation design.
• Configured CO allocation structures and settlement profiles required for new allocation procedures.
• Designed and configured SAP JVA Recovery Indicator Manipulation Rules to support reporting of allocated costs.
• Updated the cost recovery procedures to ensure common corporate costs were fully recovered monthly.
• Prepared and validated the cut-over plan for the new procedures.
• Implemented unit and integrated testing scenarios for the new design.
• Walked-through with the client to transfer knowledge and establish new procedures.

Confidential

Client Engagement Manager

Responsibilities:

• Gathered and re-documented client’s business requirements with special focus on JV partner billing.
• Validated the possibility of realizing requirements against a previous SAP implementation and identified the gaps.
• Proposed corrective measures per process area and planned the time and materials required for implementation.
• Prepared cut-over plan and presented to the client for validation.
• Worked with the client to plan project workspaces and layout.