SUMMARY:

• Confidential has over 19 years of SAP experience, primarily on working with business in gathering business requirement, system design and re - design, system improvement, project planning, business transformation, and implementation of SAP (R/3, 4.6c, 4.7, ECC5 and ECC6) in the FI/CO area, as well as define the
• Finance team process for clients in several industries. Confidential has deep configuration skills in Financial (FI/AP/AR), Travel system, Tax, Asset Management (AM), strong Integration knowledge of Sales and Distribution module (SD) and Material Management (MM) module, Controlling (CO) and Human Resource (HR) module . She has also successfully led multiple significant system implementations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SAP Expertise: - SAP 4.6C, SAP ECC5, SAP 4.7, SAP ECC6- Specialized with the Finance modules

Other Expertise: - Business Process Re-engineering, Project Management, User, Identify Value added Business Process Strategy and improvement, Design Security roles in SAP to comply with SOD and SOX requirement

Positions Held: - System Analyst Lead/Manager, FICO Team Lead, Consultant

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SAP FICO Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Finance business leaders to understand, propose and transform the currently complex process across affiliates by utilizing standard SAP functionality. Mainly to streamline process/procedure and also to provide business ownership and to standardize Global enterprise processes across all affiliates.
• Work closely with Sales and procurement team to identify any improvements using Value Stream map (VSM) concept with both business leader and IT leader to automate, and eliminate manual steps and improve business processes.
• Design and prototype/demo the system functionality to help business to visualize the new improved process and to deploy the new processes.
• Work with business to create project scope sheet to identify Return on Investment in all minor/major improvements whether thru third party or in house development.
• Lead the IT/Finance team for all sizes of project, for instance, we completed SAP upgrade project globally and currently in the process of rolling out Global template to other affiliated/country.
• Constantly seeking new opportunities in the business to improve the finance business team process, by either using the new system tools or business procedure change by looking at best practice thru out the different industry. Currently in the process of reviewing Inter-company cockpit, closing cockpit, finance workflow for master data maintenance and accrual engine.

Confidential

System Analyst lead/Manager

Responsibilities:

• Finance Record to Report( R2R)and Procure to Pay (R2P)Team lead for the Alcon Global SAP Implementation team partnering with business leader to implement a Global SAP platform. The main areas of system implementation are revenue recognition, Fixed Asset, Travel expenses, third party and inter-company billing and invoicing, Cash collection, payments with bank interface and General ledger accounting,
• Partner with business leader by conducting SAP Workshops, business requirement gathering and prototyping for the end users.
• Coordinate Global team to ensure Finance R2R and R2P Global processes are followed.
• Worked with business to design and document functional specification for system enhancement in the first phase of the project in R2R team.
• In the second phase of project, identify and improve R2P business process to streamline system maintenance and process.
• Complete full cycle of unit and integration testing, month end testing.
• Analyse and provide ROI to define and justify using third party software instead of in-house build, for instance, third party General Ledger Spreadsheet Uploader (GLSU).
• Support the following bolt-on software and interfaces with SAP.
• SRM for indirect purchases
• VIM (Vendor Invoice Management)
• MDGF (Master data Governance Finance objects)
• Runbook for month end close activities
• TRUE for Account reconciliation activities
• ICSI (for inter-company services)
• Workflow implementation for Journal entries
• Completely Hyper care and support production go live.
• Lead and redesign SAP Global Finance security and authorization design to avoid any SOD.
• Working closely with the Finance Share Services and Local Finance to ensure Finance processes and activities are transitioned smoothly.
• Leading the Novartis Finance control manual (NFCM) activity by mapping each audit/system/SOX control to each finance activity.

Confidential

SAP FI/CO COE (Center Of Excellence) Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• As a CoE Finance team lead, my role is to be the governance of the 3 separate SAP landscapes by owning and governing the SAP Enterprise by documenting the Enterprise structure for Chart of Account process, fixed asset, CO controlling area and Tax.
• Provide standards and policy/procedures for Business unit SAP team during Project implementation and any third party software installation that in SAP or interface with SAP to align same business strategy across the SAP landscapes.
• Main IT support for the Corporate Finance Shared Services center (FSSC) which supports the 3 landscapes for our business units in their Account Payable, Account Receivable, General Ledger, Tax and Travel functionality.
• Involved/Lead in FSSC decision making and implementation of third party software/vendor, for example, Blackline, Check Printing with EPIQ, CFORIA and Stellant.
• Identifying best /lean business process improvement for FSSC activities to improve user day to day activities. This includes implementing /improve bank Lockbox for AR.
• Implemented the AP/AR/Fixed Asset/Tax module in SAP implementation. This includes setting up of all payment run process for new banks, user exits to improve functionality and custom programs for workflows.
• Prepare functional specification and work with offshore programmer.
• Establish all vendor/bank interfaces for instance check printing, ACH, positive pay and bank reconciliation.
• Establish the process of file transfer strategy with the bank/vendor with Axway middleware.
• Skilled in setting up SAP IDOC for all inbound and outbound with the banks/vendors.
• Led the SAP conversion of Vertax to Taxware, this includes SAP master data conversion and Tax user exit.
• Managed the priorities of all SAP issues for FSSC function.
• Led integration testing for all FSSC activities, including business improvement/enhancement, SAP upgrade, server migration and new SAP projects.
• Investigate and document functional problems and provide advice and issue resolution.
• Support all 6 SAP instances from our Business Units (BU), to include Aerospace, Defense, Manufacturing, and Automotive industries.
• Identifying/introducing best business process improvement and help BU to implement it with cost saving in mind. Example SAP close cockpit, Electronic Banking, Axway FTP and cash management.
• Participate in all business units SAP implementations, including New GL implementation with Document Splitting requirement.
• Participate/Testing in SAP upgrade from to ECC6, SAP purging due to divestiture of business unit and System Landscape Optimization project. Project implementation and etc.
• Use Six Sigma methodology for project management with Gates Review.
• Participate in Change Control Process using Rev Trac. On call support for Change control Board team Support Go live on all SAP projects.

Confidential

Fixed Asset Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Lead and rolled out fixed asset conversion to other divisions using CAATS. Implement new functionalities within asset, example using WBS. Prioritize issues tickets for fixed asset.

Confidential

SAP FI/CO/Fixed Asset Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Identify and implement business design planning and issue in SAP by preparing functional specification for interfaces, testing and batch schedule. Coordinate the testing of functional specification with ABAP technical team.
• Coordinate integration testing with client and review material with team. Support integration issue with HR, PP, MM, SD modules and Go live. Support new enhancement, for example using report painter and EBS. Also coordinate month end processes and support go lives.

Confidential

SAP Fixed Asset/Financial Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked with the client’s financial controller to define and document the business process. Present/Prototype SAP system to user for business validation and final acceptance/sign off. Responsible for FI/Fixed Asset work plan and schedule.
• Investigate and coordinate Integration issue with Project system and Joint Venture teams.
• Prepare functional specification for conversion, enhancement and report. Configure and Unit tests all SAP functionalities (CAAT Program, FI, Asset Acquisition and retirement) and Client specific customize program. Prepare test cases, scenarios and material. Conduct UAT,, client sign off, client meetings and reported weekly project status. Completed Conversion strategy for Book and tax Depreciation. Conducted Conversion load on time. Supported Go Live and month end close to ensure UOP calculation went smoothly for 3 months.

Confidential

SAP FUNCTIONAL CONSULTFI/SD/MM

Responsibilities:

• Test, configure, resolve issues and create test cases for SD, FI and MM (invoice verification) module and month end process.
• Configure FI, SD with AR related configuration and MM with AP related configuration. Involved in Lockbox setup with third party bank.
• Design and test Check printing and AP functionality. Discussed the used and implementation of Tax ware for tax implementation with FI. Responsible to create functional specification for conversion and Bank interfaces.

Confidential

SAP FI Tax expert

Responsibilities:

• Worked with the client’s Tax department to define a new business requirement on current tax issues and the impact of the issues to the client’s new project release. Creating work plan and estimating work effort for each design. Led the functional team to investigate SAP solutions and identify options. Configured SAP R4 FI/Tax module and tested user exits with FI substitution rule. Tested with Vertex on the SAP integration.
• Identified affected interfaces and processes and conducted regression testing. Conducted UAT, sign off, client meetings and reported weekly project status. Subsequently supported go live.

Confidential

FI Tax team lead

Responsibilities:

• Led the Global FI Tax Team in gathering business and legal requirements.
• Conducted interview with regional and global tax advisors, identified and resolved issues from other teams. Responsible on configuration the SAP Tax module and integrate it with the custom functional module.
• Designed and implemented a new global functional module together with the Order To Cash (OTC) and Procure To Pay (PTP) team. Configured SAP R/4 to support/integrate the new functional modules with standard SAP OTC and PTP module. Designed and implemented OTC and PTP IDOC processing for tax determination using IDOC user exits, custom tables and substitution rule.
• Responsible to review and write technical/functional design using Pseudo code. Worked with ABAP team to investigate technical solution using SAP user exits and custom objects. Tested, debugged and enhanced the functional program throughout all the regional phase rollout.
• Led and ensured user sign off of User Acceptance testing, and conducted global throughout the regions. Led Integration system test and supported first site go-live. Continued the implementation efforts to subsequent regional phase rollout and go-live. The new program was to benefit globally companies.

Confidential

FI-CO consultant

Responsibilities:

• Assisted client in identifying SAP data from the client’s parent company (FI, FA and HR) and to archive them by Re-using/Re-designing SAP documentation from parent company.
• Led the FI functional design team to gather client’s requirement on interfaces and batch job by designing the functional spec for Lockbox with BAI format.
• Identified and resolved issues on new functional specification by conducting meetings and interviews with Bank to gather external file requirements.
• Worked with ABAP and outsourcing team to deliver SAP configuration and technical development of the functional specification.
• Conducted SAP system unit testing/UAT and identified potential problems for debugging.

Confidential

Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Gathered business requirements and process designs and developed functional specifications, reviewed technical specifications with ABAP team.
• Responsible and work with the third party bank to design the file layout for Lockbox purposes. Design, configure and tested the Lockbox function.
• Design/test/configure the Check functionality. That is the encashment process from the bank. Identified business issues and worked with clients’ for resolution. Worked with lead ABAP team to test and debug program and deliver end results to clients. Consulted and implemented conversion approaches for Fixed Asset, Financial/Controlling and Investment Management modules. Created test scripts and executed test results for AP and Payment run.

Confidential

US conversion team lead

Responsibilities:

• Planned and led conversion approaches for FI, AP, AR, CO and AM modules.
• Worked with client to identify legacy data, identified problem areas and organized cleanup effort. Developed detailed functional specifications, reviewed technical specifications. Worked with ABAP team to conduct unit testing and debug conversion programs. Executed dry run, final run and received sign off from Client. Conversion was implemented successfully and project go live schedule was met. Continued to support the system after go live.

Confidential

Consultant-FI-CO

Responsibilities:

• Gathered business requirements and process designs for Malaysia Region.
• Worked with Malaysia FI rollout team to identify issues, and requirements of the SAP R/3 implementation. Worked with client to reengineer FI business processes. Identified and resolved integration issue with OTC and PTP team
• Worked with Singapore and Thailand rollout team to ensure design and build consistency.
• Worked on the conversion strategies to ensure successful startup.

Confidential

Consultant- Fixed Asset (FA) and FICO team

Responsibilities:

• Gathered business requirements and AS-IS process designs for FA modules.
• Configured, prototyped and documented TO BE business processes in FA module in compliance with business and tax requirement
• Re-engineered client’s FA businesses process and produce business procedures for after go-live. Conducted all clients’ meetings to identify and resolve major issues. Worked with PTP team to resolve any integration issues. Developed and designed custom reporting requirements with business users, completed functional design, and technical reviews. Conducted UAT and client sigh off.
• Set-up and helped clean up legacy FA master data, prepared conversion strategy by completing FA conversion functional specification and worked with ABAP team to unit test conversion program. Prepared material and conducted user for a class room of 6 and supported the client for 2 months after go-live.