QUALIFICATIONS

• Over17 years of experience in Finance out of which 12 years in SAP FICO as Functional resource,project lead and project management.
• Sound SAP Financial Knowledge and configuration with excellent expertise of SAP R/3 FICO versions from 4.6 to ECC 6.0.
• Full life cycle implementation using ASAP methodology, Understanding of "As Is " Business processes, Blue Print, Realization - Configuration, Final Preparation-Unit & Testing,
• Cross Functional Knowledge of Overall Business Processes
• Strong functional experience in Migration, upgrades, Implementation, Customization, Configuration, Integration, Testing, User Training and Support.
• Hands on experience in designing and implementing FI (GL/AP/AR/AA) and implementation of CO (CCA/IO/PA/PC).
• Configure and support product costing planning, material cost estimate with quantity structure, cost objective controlling, variance calculation and cost settlement.
• Hands on experience in upgrading from 4.7 to ECC 6.0. Expert in data migration from Classic GL to New GL.
• Excellent communication skills, exceptional ability to perform individually, good interpersonal relations, motivated & hard working individual.

Confidential, West Covina, California 9/07 - Present
Sr. SAP FICO Consultant

Providing expertise and objective consultative direction and hands on execution of deliverables supporting the successful implementation of and on-going support model for SAP FICO related process and procedures development and documentation as well as other support as requested.

• Ensure that finance data integrity is maintained end to end
• Business Process and Functional design in controlling area;
• Functional design\\Conversion definition in cost management and budget execution;
• Apply transport in migrating data from source client to target clients
• Train end users on GL, CO, CCA, PCA, and AA
• Create and maintain general ledger, profit center and cost center master data
• Setup and execute recurring entries and mass reversal monthly
• Participate in unit, regression, integration, user acceptance testing and training
• Consult with end users and functional analysts to gather, interpret and document development
• Actively involved in the full life cycle implementation of SAP
• Develop business process flow charts and organizational hierarchies using Visio Application;
• Design security/controls and end user roles\' profile in SAP controlling module;
• Business Process and Functional design in controlling area;
• Functional design\\Conversion definition in cost management and budget execution;
• Map data from Legacy system to SAP by working with resource owners and system technicians;
• Apply transport in migrating data from source client to target clients
• Provide knowledge transfer to new team members and client members as necessary
• Maintain the integrity of chart of accounts
• Create and maintain general ledger, profit center and cost center master data
• Configure SAP FI and CO Module involving GL, AA, AR, AP, AM, CO, COPA
• Configure and maintain Consolidation group and subgroup
• Execute consolidation activities to support monthly, quarterly and annual reporting
• Create and maintain variants used by system jobs
• Setup and execute recurring entries and mass reversal monthly
• Define fiscal year variant, field status variants and posting key variant,
• Define all parameters and configure automatic posting and payment,
• Define Financial Statements version as required by client
• Basic configuration knowledge of Material Management module
• Assist client personnel in troubleshooting basic FI-CO related issues
• Cost Element/Center Accounting: creation of Primary and secondary cost elements, creation of cost center standard Hierarchy, Activity Types and Statistical Key Figures, Assessments, Distributions, plan price calculation, periodic allocations in plan.
• Internal Orders: Creation of settlement cost element, configuration of the Settlement structure, settlement profile, real and statistical postings, Configuration of order planning, Budgeting, Defining status profile, Defining order types.

Confidential, Glendale, California 2/04 - 9/07
Enterprise Project Manager

• Managed IT and finance professionals in supporting daily operations of the SAP Finance application suites and upwards of 50 indirect employees for specific projects.
• Managed several IT professionals (consultants and employees) on the ongoing Nestle global (SAP) ERP implementation
• Supported nearly 600 finance users and interact closely with Controller, CFO and Finance Managers.
• Reduced month-end close time from five to three days by streamlining business transactions and fully utilizing system capabilities.
• Contributed to improving overall business performance by identifying more efficient system solutions after thorough examination of current processes and future needs.
• Enhanced employee performance by directly communicating goals, providing ongoing feedback on progress and coaching individuals to obtain short and long term goals.
• Augmented functionality of system by analyzing business requirements, understanding portfolio of tools, designing appropriate solution and executing to plan.
• Improved business operations for Nestle businesses by understanding current business processes and shortcomings then designing, testing, training and implementing SAP R/3 ERP solutions.
• Led the GBI team to implement a global billing interface for SD billings

Confidential, Glendale, California 2/02 - 2/04
SAP Finance Manager

• Built cost center standard hierarchies, cost centers, internal orders, and secondary cost elements master data in controlling area
• Led team in tracking and resolving issues related to system integration test, report design, configuration, conversion, and security problems;
• Managed security roles profile and relevant transaction
• Managed the month end and year end close activities across all functional teams
• Ensure that finance data integrity is maintained end to end

Confidential, Glendale, California 2/00 - 2/02
SAP Project Lead

• Primary day-to-day support for SAP FI/CO and integration projects
• Support the integration between finance and other modules (SD,AR, AP, MM etc)
• Work with end users to resolve all related functionality issues
• Participate in future module, go-lives and upgrades to ensure continuity of system support
• Respond to finance related service desk tickets
• System administration documentation, including policies & procedures
• Participate in business transitions including acquisitions, dispositions, and restructuring
• Monitoring of daily, weekly, and monthly interfaces and custom finance SAP programs
• Provide business analysis in AA/IM/IO.
• Prepare business specifications for enhancements needed.
• Prepare functional specifications for programs from and to SAP modules as needed.
• Partner with the SAP ABAP developer and Basis team as needed.
• Customize SAP functionality to satisfy business requirements and process design.
• Create & modify AA/IM/IO configuration as required. Ensure that proper testing is executed and results are validated.
• Maintain AA/IM/IO configuration documentation.
• Identify conflicting business practices and integration issues and suggesting solutions.
• Support all regression, integration, user acceptance testing
• Support the on-going delivery of training
• Executed month end and year end close activities

Confidential, Beverly Hills, California 8/98 - 2/00
Sr. Corporate Accountant

• Managed financial and business reporting for Hilton franchising unit
• Examined financial documents for completeness, accuracy and conformance
• Ensured the accurate recording of franchisee revenue and fees
• Performed and supervised all accounting activities for month-end and year end close
• Designed and configure new reports using People Soft Financial application
• Supervised Staff Accountants and coordinated with Controller and CFO
• Functional lead in implementation of Cognos and PeopleSoft ERP financial system

Confidential, El Segundo, California 11/97 - 8/98
Financial Analyst

• Provided financial reporting accuracy by meticulously preparing and analyzing financial statements and documents, recording and analyzing transactions and reconciling data with reports.
• Oversaw maintenance of general and sub-ledger accounts, inventory database, recorded commissions and revenue allocation.
• Prepared and examined annual budgets and forecasts and synchronized activity with CFO and CEO.

Confidential, Long Beach, California 3/97 - 9/97
Accountant

• Reconciled several fund accounts monthly, explained variances to senior management
• Prepared monthly financial reports that ties to the general ledger balances
• Performed all governmental accounting activities for month-end and year end.

Confidential, South Gate, California 3/95 - 3/97
Internal Auditor

• Ensured adherence to business procedures identified improper business practices and created solutions by performing audits across all departments.
• Enhanced operation performance awareness by leading efficiency, effectiveness and procedural reviews, capturing daily performance by creating reporting systems, analyzing variances and reconciling reports with income statements.
• Prepared weekly and monthly financial reports for senior management and coordinated schedules to assist external auditors with year-end audit.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Masters in Business Administration

Completed series of SAP FI/CO/SD/MM coursework
Completed SAP By-Design Certification
SAP R/3, ECC6.0, New GL Expertise Areas:

• ERP Applications: SAP R/3 Versions (4.6, 4.7) & ECC 6.0
• Financial Accounting - Fixed Assets, AP, GL, AR, SL (Special Purpose Ledger), Project systems
• Controlling - Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Profitability Analysis, Product Costing
• Integration between FI/CO with MM, SD etc.
• Report Development - Report Painter and Drill-down Reporting, Business Objects