PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• SAP Consultant with 8+ years of experience in implementation and configuration of Financial Accounting (FI) module in SAP R/3 4.6C & ECC 5.0/6.0 including 7+ years of experience in Open Text Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) 5.2, 6.0 & 7.0.
• Expertise in successful implementation and customization of all VIM components - Archive Server, Document Pipeline, Automating invoice data entry using ICC- Optical Character Recognition (OCR), OT Web & mobile Approval Portal, Enterprise Scanner, OT Image Viewer, Exchange Link & Desk Top link .
• Expertise in configuration and customization of Accounts Payable (AP) and strong integration skills of FI-MM (Procure to pay) .
• Experienced in creating Business blue prints, functional specs, review of development requests, writing technical specs, coding, testing and coordinating transport of changes for custom programs, enhancements, etc.
• Experience in working with VIM Version Upgrades 5.2-6.0 & 6.4-7.0, Service Pack Upgrades; Test script creation, Working with HPQC.
• Solid skills in VIM technical side, VIM Workflow configuration, WF troubleshooting, RFC, Dialog Programming, Function Modules, Classical & Interactive ALV Reports, SAP scripts, User Exits, BADI, BTE, Screen Painter, Menu Painter, ALV, Data Dictionary Objects, Data Migrations.
• Testing, troubleshooting and code review to check for correctness & performance enhancement.
• Working knowledge of performance tuning using SQL Trace and RFC Trace.
• Extensive participation in Integration Testing, troubleshooting and technical issue resolution.
• Familiar with SD, MM & HR functional modules.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills, interpersonal skills and analytical skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 

Confidential, Redmond, WA

OpenText VIM Consultant

• Involved in end-to-end VIM implementation across all the landscapes of XOM including Upstream, Downstream & Chemicals.
• Designed an effective Invoice solution to the client in a highly customized and country specific environment using VIM.
• Lead the blueprinting sessions and created functional specs, VIM Business rules Swimlanes.
• Installed, Implemented and customized OpenText Vendor Invoice Management(VIM) & Invoice Capture Center (ICC) 7.0 SP3.
• Worked configuring ICC PO Applications, ICC Hotspots, ICC/OCR connectivity setup; Validation Clients setup; Recipient Data load.
• Worked on training OCR for various complex invoice images, multiple vendor invoice templates and troubleshooting OCR adaptive recognition issues.
• Configured Archive link, Basic link Customization, OAWD, and IDOC.
• Extensively worked on configuring VIM: DP document types, Archive Document types, BDC procedures with function modules, Process types, Process options, Document Processing, Invoice Approval Process, Parked Invoice resolution, Blocked Invoice resolution.
• Worked extensively on country specific header indexing screens and line item indexing screens, Configured ECC workflow work centers and assigned to VIM template roles.
• Done extensive customization to achieve high security vis-a-vis VIM roles, Work centers and WF.
• Worked on customizing the SAP user Inbox SBWP and configured the VIM Integrated Invoice Capture Center IIC.
• Worked on setting up the VIM Approval portal for web approvals and mobility integration.
• Configured and customized the VIM email notifications, VIM Analytics report, Month end & Yearend closing reports as per the client requirement.
• Worked in setting up the substitutes in Invoice Approval Portal of VIM, troubleshooting the WF issues, role resolution issues, back ground VIM jobs.

  Confidential, Portland, OR

OpenText VIM Consultant

• Worked extensively in various aspects of VIM 6.0 configuration including workflow configuration and Role resolution configuration.
• Creation of functional and technical specs, development of swim lanes after blueprinting sessions.
• Blueprinting of the Accounts Payable process and developed functional design document (FDD)
• Configuration of the VIM product based on the FDD which includes: Archivelink document types,content repositories, custom parking reasons, process types, duplicate check logic, BDC procedures.
• Worked on Configuration of VIM based on ICC Document types, Exception Flows and 3 way/2-way matching, integration of EDI to VIM IDOC's, custom parking reasons, duplicate check logic, VIM user exits
• Enhancements to VIM Indexing Screen, DP Dashboards, VIM Analytics report (DP Table extensions) as part of implementation
• Used ABAP-query for reporting and Involved in development of custom tables, data elements, domains, views and Match codes using Data Dictionary.
• Created a Vendor Performance Report, which lists the Vendor name, Materials supplied, Planned and Actual Delivery Times, Payment terms and prices.
• Created a Classical Report to display a list of Purchase Requisitions with details like MRP controller, release date, unit of measure along with the standard details.
• Created an interface program to load the invoice approvers from SRM into VIM Chart of Authority
• Developed custom enhancements such as indexing screens, custom parking screen, approver filter logic, custom search helps, etc

Confidential, San Diego, California

SAP AP & Open Text VIM Consultant

• Participated in Gathering Information on current company’s legacy systems, business processes and activities. Analyzed business requirements, determining organizational structure, classifying business units/locations, determining company codes and profitability centers (AS-IS - TO-BE).
• Worked on configuration of Invoice processing - Open Text VIM, Check Handling, Manual Non-PO Invoice processing using VIM & payment processing in Account Payables (FI-AP).
• Worked on Implementing & customizing VIM 5.2 and then the upgrade to VIM 6.0 version.
• Resolved issues related to Automatic Payment Program (APP), Account Assignment, interest calculation on open items, foreign currency valuation, regrouping of line items, check management and void reason codes.
• Worked on different Non PO invoice processing - VIM (Open Text imaging tool), US doc type, VIM admin utilities, VIM reporting, ON PO Invoices (EDI).
• Participated in transferring G/L accounts, vendor master data using LSMW. Modified the data with addition of payment terms and interest calculation.
• Developed Unit and Integration test plans and prepared test scripts and also monitored defects using HP Quality Center, also worked extensively on IDOC’s for various inbound/outbound interfaces and worked in Solution manager environment with tasks including change control management, testing etc.

  Confidential, California

Open Text VIM Consultant

• Worked with Business power/super users in gathering business requirements and prepared Blueprint design documents and also identifying Gap Analysis by performing AS-IS and TO-BE processes systems.
• Worked on OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) for processing an incoming vendor invoice which involves scanning of incoming invoices (PO & Non-PO based), checks/validations and posting the invoices either with approval process or directly.
• Worked on test scenarios, allowing integrated tests of the process flows in OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM).
• Worked on upgrade of OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) as per the client requirement.
• Worked on Scanning and Imaging of Invoices as part of Open Text Vendor Invoice Management (VIM).
• Worked on Open Text ICC OCR to extract invoice data during invoice capture stage of Accounts Payable (AP) processing.
• Identified one-time Vendors and Customers and defined a separate screen layout for them according to the requirement of the client.
• Made necessary setting for the account assignment model for Recurring and Periodic entries, Bank master data, and House Banks for the payment program.
• Created integrated asset acquisition and defined account assignment type for Asset Account, Account Assignment Objects for the Depreciation Areas.
• Worked on test scenarios, allowing integrated tests of the process flows in Open Text Vendor Invoice Management (VIM).

Confidential, Lawrenceville, GA

SAP AP & Open Text VIM Consultant

• Configured and designed the full functionality of FI module relating to AR & AP configuration: Credit management, tolerance limits, open item clearing, account groups, Incoming & Outgoing payments, Automatic Payment Program, field status groups and reason codes.
• Worked on configuration of Invoice processing - Open Text VIM 5.2, Check Handling, Manual Non-PO Invoice processing using VIM & payment processing in Account Payables (FI-AP).
• Resolved issues related to Automatic Payment Program (APP), Account Assignment, interest calculation on open items, foreign currency valuation, regrouping of line items, check management and void reason codes.
• Worked on different Non PO invoice processing - VIM (Open Text imaging tool), US doc type, VIM admin utilities, VIM reporting, ON PO Invoices (EDI).
• Participated in transferring G/L accounts, vendor master data using LSMW. Modified the data with addition of payment terms and interest calculation.
• Worked on unit & integration testing of the program, Worked on User Training & documenting for these reports.

Blount Inc, Portland, OR

SAP FI AP Consultant

• Worked in Production Support and responsible for resolving all techno-functional issues related to AP, AR.
• Involved in all the business meetings to gather all the requirements, functional specifications for different enhancements that have to be developed. Shown expertise in business process knowledge and mapping all the requirements to SAP.
• Created new House Banks for Automatic Payments and Lockbox, Internal Orders Settlement, Assessment and Distribution Cycles, Budget Uploads, Primary and Secondary cost elements, Activity Types and Statistical Key Figures.
• Executed configuration changes in company’s SAP current business processes as per changes requested by managers/users to meet business requirements. Performed integration and unit testing with users for application change approval.
• Worked closely with the MM consultants for integration of FI-MM using MIRO (invoice verification) and MIGO (goods receipt).
• Implemented Lockbox for new company merger and performed application changes for switch over from BAI to BAI2 format for various company codes. Created User Exit to handle deductions/discounts in system as per business requirement and configured electronic bank statement for new company code.
• Responsible for updating development tracker for FI, open and close tickets in BME service desk express, Issue log and Magic service desk, categorizing issue logs and improving solution turnover time.