PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• MBA and SAP Certified consultant having 16 years of Finance and IT experience including over 8 years’ experience in SAP FinancialAccounting and Controlling module.
• Involved in two Full Life Cycle SAP FICO implementations, two Upgrade, Production Support, Maintenance & Data Migration projects.
• Well versed with ASAP Methodology and all the phases involved in Project implementation.
• Extensively worked on gathering Functional Business Requirements, analyzing business requirements, Mapping Business Process Requirements in SAP System, Implementation/ Customization/ Configuration, Integrating with other sub modules within SAP, Testing, Documentation and End User .
• Created Functional Specification Templates for implementing new process/enhancement of existing functionality/modification of existing process.
• Strong Knowledge on AR Accounts Receivable Process with SD Sales Distribution Module.
• Strong knowledge with all aspects of Configuration and Customization of SAP FI - GL, FI-AP, with additional knowledge in FI-AR, FI-AA, FI-GL (New GL) CO-CCA, CO-PCA, CO-PA. In addition, Product Casting.
• Knowledge of Material Ledger, Material Price Determination, Material price analysis, and multi-level settlement.
• Strong knowledge on FI-MM configuration viz., GR/IRaccount determination setup, Small Differences posting configuration, Logistic Invoice Verification Quantity and Price Block configuration, Defining of Vend per Purchase Organization etc.
• Coordinate with EDI team for mapping business transactions.
• Strong Knowledge on Product Costing (material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, cost object controlling, WIP calculations, Costing sheet for overhead calculation, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures)
• General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Management. Controlling Cost and Revenue Element Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, Profit Center Accounting and Profitability Analysis.
• Experience in configuring General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets & Controlling modules.
• Enterprise structure design and configuration: Setting up enterprise structure and assigning relation ships between the organizational units of FI, CO, SD and MM
• Configuration of FI modules: GL, AR, AP and Fixed Assets
• Treasury: Banking system design, setting up electronic bank statements, implementation of AP -vendor check printing, AR-Lock box configuration
• Configuration of CO modules: Cost element accounting, Cost center accounting, COPA, PCA and Product cost controlling
• FI- AR & AP: Configuration of Automatic payment program for out going payments and Lockbox configuration for AR receipts using BAI and BAI2 forms for open items processing
• Fixed Assets module: Setting up depreciation charts and Areas, Asset classification, defining GL accounts for FA integration with FI, performing depreciation run and Migration of Fixed Assets across Company Codes.
• Setting up integration of SAP SD, MM, CO and FA with FI by defining the automatic account determination tables
• Product cost controlling: Standard Cost estimate with and with out quantity structure
• Key user and providing end user documentation
• Able to adapt quickly to new technologies and work environments.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, managerial skills and positive work attitude and self-motivated to work independently and as well as in a team.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Atlanta GA

SAP FI/CO Sr. FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing the existing system for AS -IS study and provided estimates & solutions for TO-BE system, gather functional requirements through user workshops, and analyzing Gaps.
• Understood business process, and tested all the customizations before and after the upgrade.
• Involved in Preparing Business Blue Print.
• Facilitated planning for Product Costing and Cost Object controlling by creating product cost by order.
• Creation of costing variants, valuation variants, and costing sheet.
• Created settings for Material Costing, by defining calculation bases, defining percentage overhead and cost component structure.
• Configured the material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, configured cost object controlling, configured WIP calculations, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures,
• Integration with Production orders, Bill of Materials (BOM), routings.
• Involved in preparing Functional designspecification documents for WRICEF objects, and for BW Reports

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

SAP FI/CO Sr. FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Integrates SAP functional development and support capabilities within the North American support framework.
• Investigates best practices, and participates in the selection & implementation of technology solutions.
• Configured Material Ledger, Material Price Determination, Material price analysis, and multi-level settlement.
• Creation of costing variants, valuation variants, and costing sheet.
• Created settings for Material Costing, by defining calculation bases, defining percentage overhead and cost component structure.
• Configured the material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, configured cost object controlling, configured WIP calculations, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures,
• Integration with Production orders, Bill of Materials (BOM), routings.
• Conduct configuration changes to accommodate change requests and prototype activities. Demonstrate proof of concept & assist in activities. Perform initial testing of problem fixes, change request, enhancements, and new functionality.
• Worked with the Service Desk to facilitate incident & problem resolution.
• Write detailed specifications for development of custom programs
• Implements, executes and reviews appropriate testing & quality assurance activities.
• Creates, reviews and delivers end-user documentation (user guide, process flow charts, and materials) and for accuracy
• Worked with the user to select or create appropriate scenarios to test all results to determine whether system changes met project specifications; uses scenarios to assist the end user in acceptance testing

Confidential, Houston, TX

Financial Controller - SAP Project(Team Lead)

Responsibilities:

• Lead SAP and non-SAP financial system team for new ERP (SAP) system, migration and upgrade projects for external customers (working with internal and external teams to ensure SAP implementation contract is fulfilled on time)
• In charge all phases of the project (kickoff to go-live)
• Lead project role for internal teams and customer throughout lifecycle of project
• Host regular project meeting and distribute meeting minutes
• Manage multiple concurrent projects of various project phases
• Manage all accounting operations including, A/R, A/P, GL, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition
• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
• Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

Confidential

SAP FI/CO Sr. FICO Consultant(Team Lead)

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing the existing system for AS -IS study and provided estimates & solutions for TO-BE system, gather functional requirements through user workshops, and analyzing Gaps. Understood business process, and tested all the customizations before and after the upgrade. Checked Z-program developed for client for enhancements and reports.
• Involved in Preparing Business Blue Print.
• Involved in preparing Functional designspecification documents for WRICEF objects, and for BW Reports
• Involved in interfaces for data movementbetweenSAP and non-SAP applications.
• Configured and customized Chart of Accounts, GL accounts, Account Groups creation with different field status, defined posting keys for GL account posting, open item clearing, and adjustment accounts for GR/IR clearing, created financial statement version and drill down reports for GL accounts.
• Configured vendor groups in account payable (FI-AP), vendor field status and assigned number ranges for vendor accounts groups. Configured automatic payment for outgoing payments to vendors.
• Configured & customized customer/Vender master data in account receivables (FI-AR), integrated automatic account assignment for billing process in SD, defined reason codes for over/underpayments. Defined payment terms for customer accounts as per client requirement and configured bank details for incoming payments. Created check lots.
• Integration of CO-PC with material masters.
• Configured Material Ledger, Material Price Determination, Material price analysis, and multi-level settlement.

Confidential, Houston, TX

SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant (Team Lead) Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Ticket resolution and answering how-to questions
• Problem determination includes re-creating the issues, determining the point of failure by stepping through the ABAP Code (with the help of ABAP Programmer) and identifying the problem resolution. If the resolution is a major development or configuration fix, provide the necessary change detail to concern group.
• Able to understand both the standard application features (i.e. out of the box functionality) as well as the detailed components of the customized features.
• In charge for making changes, migrating, completing the ticket and communicating the change to the concern support person, who can then resolve and close the issue.
• Coordinates/ consults withtheThird-Party SAP system support personnel to ensure that the SAP system issues are appropriately and timely resolved.
• Worked with the Ecommerce team to implement SAP’s inter-promotional ordering system.
• Performs certain SAP month end closing/ maintenance functions, monitors designated transactional/ balance activities and prepares reports for various Administrative, Accounting, Tax, Operations and Audit Groups.
• Configured Material Ledger, Material Price Determination, Material price analysis, and multi-level settlement.
• Involved in Full Life Cycle from Project Preparation to Go live and Support other then help desk and new enhancement
• Facilitated planning for Product Costing and Cost Object controlling by creating product cost by order.
• Creation of costing variants, valuation variants, and costing sheet.
• Created settings for Material Costing, by defining calculation bases, defining percentage overhead and cost component structure.
• Configured the material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, configured cost object controlling, configured WIP calculations, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures,
• Integration with Production orders, Bill of Materials (BOM), routings.

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

FI/CO Functional Consultant (CO-Team Lead)

Responsibilities:

• Support the design and development ofSAPfinancial configuration and business process procedures
• Demonstrates proficiency for standard SAP configuration and internally developed solutions or custom programs
• Performs detailed analysis of moderate to complex business process requirements and provide appropriate system solutions
• Assists with the collection, interpretation, validation and documentation of customer requirements
• Develops and delivers application to customers
• Proactively identifies and proposes business process and/or technical enhancements
• Guide the business in utilizing SAP functionality to the best extent possible, and involves review of business processes and system integration challenges.
• Extensive coordination with Business Users in delivering and supporting SAP solutions.
• Involved in product costing configuration. Analyzing the existing system for AS-IS study and provided estimates & solutions for TO-BE system, gather functional requirements through user workshops, and analyzing Gaps. Understood business process, and tested all the customizations before and after the upgrade. Checked Z-program developed for client for enhancements and reports
• Facilitated planning for Product Costing and Cost Object controlling by creating product cost by order, and product cost by period.
• Creation of costing variants, valuation variants, costing sheets and costing types.
• Created settings for Material Costing, by defining calculation bases, defining percentage overhead and cost component structure.
• Configured the material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, configured cost object controlling, configured WIP calculations, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures,
• Integration with Production orders, Bill of Materials (BOM), routings.

Confidential, Seattle, WA

SAP FI/CO Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing the existing system for AS-IS study and provided estimates & solutions for TO-BE system, gather functional requirements through user workshops, and analyzing Gaps. Understood business process, and tested all the customizations before and after the upgrade. Checked Z-program developed for client for enhancements and reports.
• Prepared Functional Documents for FI-MM Integration
• Created and customized GL accounts and created financial statement versions
• Configured and customized vendor (FI-AP) & customer (FI-AR) master data
• Configured customer master data in account receivables (FI-AR).
• Worked with warehouse management (WMS) team for tracking inventory flow into FICO area.
• Customized account payables (FI-AP) and configured house banks. Configured automatic payment method.
• Created profit center (CO-PCA) standard hierarchy, configured profit center master data, maintained default account assignments and automatic account assignments, validations and substitutions, distribution and assessment
• Created cost center accounting (CO-CCA) standard hierarchies, cost centers, activity types, statistical key figures, cost center categories, document numbers, maintained default account assignments and automatic assignments, validations and substitutions, distribution and assessment

Confidential, Albuquerque, NM

SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated and configured controlling area settings.
• Designed and configured cost center group hierarchy and cost centers in cost center accounting (CO-CCA).
• Configured basic settings in profit center accounting (CO-PCA), configured profit center planning.
• Configured activity types and created assessment, distribution and settlement cycles for actual cost distribution.
• Facilitated planning for Product Costing and Cost Object controlling by creating product cost by order, and product cost by period.
• Creation of costing variants, valuation variants, costing sheets and costing types.
• Created settings for Material Costing, by defining calculation bases, defining percentage overhead and cost component structure.
• Configured the material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, configured cost object controlling, configured WIP calculations, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures,
• Integration with Production orders, Bill of Materials (BOM), routings.
• Defined posting rules to FI-structure and created settlement profiles.
• Running Standard Cost Cycles, Actual Costing, Variance Analysis and Settlement.
• Configured General Ledger - Created Master records, accounts groups, number ranges, field status groups, posting keys, automatic account determination, tolerance groups and Document Types.
• Defined House banks, bank accounts, reason codes, check lots.
• Defined customer/vendor account groups and created customer /vendor master data.
• Configured Automatic payment program for outgoing payments for company codes in Accounts Payable (A/P).
• Configured terms of payment, tolerances, invoices, outgoing payment, and cash discount.
• Configured the Automatic Account Determination and interface points between FI, MM, and SD.

Confidential, Waukegan, IL

SAP FI/CO Sr. Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performed GAP analysis, experience in blueprinting phase (ASAP Methodology) and prepared MS Visio graphs and documents on new customized FI/CO company structure.
• Configured Profit Center Accounting, Cost Center Accounting by creation Standard Cost Center Hierarchy, and primary and secondary cost elements, cost centers, activity types, cost center categories, document numbers, and allocations using cycle-segment method for reposting, distribution and assessment
• Created Number ranges, posting periods for G/L accounts, defined G/L account groups, created chart of accounts, participated in modifying and uploading G/L accounts.
• Created financial statement versions and defined the Splitting Characteristics for the General Ledger (passive split, rule-based and zero-balance formation by document).
• Created reconciliation accounts for Accounts payable (A/P), Accounts receivable (A/R) and configured Accounts payable (A/P) including vendor account groups, number ranges, tolerance groups, uploaded A/P master data.
• Configured Automatic Payment Program for A/P for checks, ACH, wire transfer and created check lots.
• Tested and performed web-demos of G/L transactions for fast-entry screens, splitting, posting, parking and reversals.
• Configured A/R including creation of customer account groups, number ranges for A/R, tolerance groups, credit control area, customer credit limits, and credit limit groups.
• Was responsible for FI-MM integration: configured automatic account determination, insured smooth operation of MIGO-MIRO transactions (procure-to-pay).

Confidential, NJ

SAP FI/CO Sr. Functional Consultant(FICO Team Lead)

Responsibilities:

• Involved in all phases of implementation from business development process to end-user and go-live. Involved in analyzing the existing system for AS-IS study and provided estimates & solutions for TO-BE system, gather functional requirements through user workshops, and analyzing Gaps. Understood business process, and tested all the customizations before and after the upgrade. Checked Z-program developed for client for enhancements and reports.
• Configured and customized chart of accounts, GL accounts, accounting groups creation with different field status, defined posting keys for GL account posting, open item clearing, and adjustment accounts for GR/IR clearing, created financial statement version and drill down reports for GL accounts.
• Configured vendor groups in account payable (FI-AP), vendor field status and assigned number ranges for vendor accounts groups. Configured automatic payment for outgoing payments to vendors.
• Configured & customized customer master data in account receivables (FI-AR), integrated automatic account assignment for billing process in SD, defined reason codes for over/underpayments. Defined payment terms for customer accounts as per client requirement and configured bank details for incoming payments. Created check lots.
• Configured organizational structure in asset accounting (FI- AA).
• Evaluated and configured controlling area settings.
• Designed and configured cost center group hierarchy and cost centers in cost center accounting (CO-CCA).
• Configured basic settings in profit center accounting (CO-PCA), configured profit center planning.
• Configured internal orders (CO-IO) for comparing budgets with actual planed and actual costs. Configured activity types and created assessment, distribution and settlement cycles for actual cost distribution.
• Facilitated planning for Product Costing and Cost Object controlling by creating product cost by order, product cost by sales order and product cost by period.
• Creation of costing variants, valuation variants, costing sheets and costing types.
• Created Settings for Material costing, by defining calculation bases, defining percentage overhead and cost component structure.
• Integration of CO-PC with material masters.
• Configured the material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, configured cost object controlling, configured WIP calculations, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures,
• Integration with Production orders, Bill of Materials (BOM), routings.
• Defined posting rules to FI-structure and created settlement profiles.
• Running Standard Cost Cycles, Actual Costing, Variance Analysis and Settlement.
• Configured FI-MM-SD integration.
• Provided in-class and one-on-one to end users on various levels with client organizations.
• Developed work instructions in Natural Language that was easily understood by users.

Confidential, MN

FI/CO Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Configured general ledger - created company codes, master records, accounts groups, number ranges and G/L accounts for each company code.
• Analysis of business requirements, determining organizational structures and classifying business units / locations as company codes, and profitability centers.
• Configured and customized the asset accounting, copied chart of depreciation, assignment to company code, specified account determination, asset classes.
• Configuration maintained for Cost element / Cost Center Accounting, maintained cost element attributes, cost centers, standard hierarchy, cost center categories, distribution, and assessment.
• Configured CCA by creating cost elements, cost centers, activity types, cost center categories, document numbers, and allocations using cycle-segment method for reposting, distribution and assessment.
• Configured master data, standard hierarchy, dummy profit center, distribution and assessment in CO-PCA.
• Facilitated planning for Product Costing and Cost Object controlling by creating product cost by order
• Creation of costing variants, valuation variants, costing sheets and costing types.
• Configured the material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, configured cost object controlling, configured WIP calculations, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures,
• Integration with Production orders, Bill of Materials (BOM), routings.
• Running Standard Cost Cycles, Actual Costing, Variance Analysis and Settlement.
• Configured settings for automatic payment program for vendors.
• Defined customer / vendor account groups, configured payment terms for customer / vendor, defined tolerances for customers and vendors.
• Configured FI-MM-SD integration.

Environment: ECC 6.0, SAP BI, SAP SRM, Visio, HELP DESK

Confidential, Georgetown, OH

SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Created and customized GL accounts and created financial statement versions
• Configured and customized vendor (FI-AP) & customer (FI-AR) master data
• Configured customer master data in account receivables (FI-AR), integration with billing process in SD,
• Customized account payables (FI-AP) and configured house banks. Configured automatic payment method.
• Configured asset accounting (FI-AA) organizational structure by configuring chart of depreciation and depreciation areas. Defined number ranges intervals, configured asset groups and asset classes.
• Created profit center (CO-PCA) hierarchies, standard hierarchy, configured profit center master data, maintained default account assignments and automatic account assignments, validations and substitutions, distribution and assessment
• Creation of assessment cycles to allow the overhead costs among various characteristics
• Created cost center accounting (CO-CCA) standard and alternative hierarchies, cost centers, activity types, statistical key figures, cost center categories, document numbers, maintained default account assignments and automatic assignments, validations and substitutions, distribution and assessment
• Configured FI to MM & SD integration
• Provided production support & immediate solution to all go-live issues, trained end-users, and documented detailed information & provided end-user material.

Confidential

Controller

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for asset management and strategic planning of $16 Million portfolio for two plants.
• Designed and implemented a simulation tool to optimize excess stock of $1 Million annually.
• Formulated financial budgets and Latest Estimate for $10 Million business segment.
• Devised a Materials Management road map involving geographically scattered suppliers, submitted proposals to senior management which was favorably received and successfully implemented leading to cost saving of $1Mil.
• Led SOX compliance initiatives, facilitating internal/external audits across diverse locations.
• Managed business entities by utilizing forensic analysis, contingency planning and open dialogue with various business leaders.
• Supported Business Unit Managers by conducting monthly calls to review business key metrics.
• Recipient of multiple s for risk management and process improvements.

Confidential

Asst Controller

Responsibilities:

• Maintained full responsibility for preparing financial statements, reconciliations and budgeting activities.
• Prepared revenue report, processed accounts payables/receivables, conducted margin analysis and internal management reporting.
• Efficient financial reporting resulting in shortened project timelines and completions.

Confidential

Accounting Manager

Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily operations of the accounting department.
• Responsible for preparing financial statements, reconciliations and budgeting activities.
• Prepared revenue report, processed accounts payables/receivables per payment cost and internal management reporting.

Confidential

Cost Accounting Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all Cost Accounting functions, including: oversight of cost centers; variance and COGS analysis; streamlining BOMs; capital project spending; physical inventories; Lean Manufacturing implementation; and, auditor liaison.
• Developed and Implemented Accounting and Product Costing (Job Order) system.
• Managed statutory reporting requirements as dictated by local / Regional / National governing bodies.

Confidential

Corporate Finance Manager

Responsibilities:

• Conducted monthly meeting with clients to review strategic business objectives utilizing various micro/macro-economic scenario.
• Performed interim and year-end audit procedures on accounting records and financial statements to ascertain compliance with financial reporting standards for clients, specializing in manufacturing/distribution, construction, retail, and financial institutions.
• Automated data consolidation process from various clients on different accounting systems. Process implemented reduced the manual consolidation time by 2 daysand data accuracy by 10%.

Confidential

Manager of Finance & Accounting

Responsibilities:

• Managed 9 accounting professionals. Oversaw general ledger, accounts payables, accounts receivables and financial reporting activities.
• Designing and implementing the payroll and attendance system through bar cording.