PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• SAP Functional Consultant with 8+ years of experience in Financial Accounting(FI), submodules and Controlling (CO) modules, integration with logistics modules SD, MM, PP and COPA.
• Implemented 3 Full Life Cycle global implementations from Blue print, Realization, Testing and Go - Live, System Upgrades for ECC 6.0, Production Support and Rollout using ASAP methodology.
• Experience and expertise in Implementing, Customizing, Configuring, System Upgrading, Integrating, Testing, End User Training and Support on different versions including ECC 6.0.
• Worked on Project Evaluation, Information gathering, Business Blue Printing, Documentation with good knowledge of Business Processes related to SAP Finance, Controlling, and Project Systems, ACH, EBS and Budgeting.
• Experienced in configuration and documentation and Solution Manager. Worked using Agile, and Waterfall methodologies
• Experienced with Record to Report (RTR), creating Functional specification for BI to extract data from FI and CO for reporting and Financial Accounting. Integration of FI with MM, SD and WM, LE (Logistic Execution), LIV (Logistic Invoice Verification), Internal orders and Month End closing.
• Extensively experienced in EDI, IDOC, XML including inbound, outbound, and mapping with third party logistics service providers.
• Extensive experience in data migration from Legacy system to SAP for Upgrade / New Implementation / Integration using LSMW.
• Knowledge on SAP S/4 HANA Simple Finance 2.0.
• SAP Electronic Payment Collection process. Performed and monitored standard SAP Accounts Receivables processing. Ensured cash flows through online billing and AR Dunning. Designed migration from a single to parallel ledgers. Balance Sheet account reviews and reconciliations.
• Material costing with cost estimate using quantity structure. Costing runs with variable and fixed costs. Analyzed costing runs.
• Experienced in the integration aspects of SD and MM modules with FICO. Used tools ABAP query and Trace for reports. Functional specification for ABAP team.
• Experienced on Mapping current state to future state, developed test scenarios, RICEFs, Conversion/Interfaces/Validation plans, Cutover.
• Experienced in Unit, Integration, Regression, and User Acceptance Testing. Writing Test Scenarios, and Developing Test Cases for all FI and CO related transactions.
• Proficient with MS Office, Visio and V Lookup and H Lookup.
• Strong skills in Communication, Business Presentations, Documentation and Developing Business Reports and Technical specifications.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Annapolis Junction, MD

SAP FICO Support

Environment-ECC 6.0

Responsibilities

• Analyzed the business processes, customized SAP standard solutions to fit client's functionality. Identified the business requirement, analyzed current methodology and suggest configuration and customization. 
• Activated Controlling Area general settings for activation of Cost Center Accounting, Configured Activity types, and Sales orders. 
• Configured Versions of Plan/Actual/Variance for the Fiscal year. 
• Defined cost component structure. Assigned Organizational units to Cost Component Structure and activated of cost component structure. 
• Configured and Customized Costing based CO-PA, including setting up of the Operating Concern; Configure SAP delivered Characteristics & Value fields
• Part of the team involved in configuration, customization and integration of Accounts Receivable and FSCM (Dispute, Collection and Credit management). 
• Configured settings for Costing Variant relevant to standard Cost Estimate. 
• Configured Cost object controlling-Make to Order Business Processes. Relevant to Production Order Result analysis and Settlement. 
• Configured WIP, Overhead and Variance calculation and Settlements to Production orders. 
• Prepared User manuals for Business Processes. Maintained House banks with multiple bank accounts and alternate bank selections for payments. Assisted Treasury in configuring and testing Lockbox (BAI2, MT940 formats) functionality. 
• Configured the Automatic Payment Program(APP), to enable wire, ACH, check and lockbox payments. Defined and implemented void reason codes.
• Integrated FICO with MM and SD for inventory valuation, movement types, damaged stocks and functions (GR/IR Invoice Verification, order management, pricing, delivery, billing, etc.). 
• Configured FI-SD integration and Revenue accounts determination through VKOA, mapping required GL accounts to the account keys.
• Defined the LSMW object for uploading AR/AP master data. Restructured Vendor and Customer master records, Vendor payment terms, payment blocks, and reason codes for payment differences. Configured Account Determinations for disposals and partial payments. 
• Worked on integration of FICO modules with MM/SD/HR/PM/PS.
• Configured Automatic Account Assignment for material movement for price differences, account and tax determination for FI-SD and FI-MM postings.
• Configured Product Cost Planning. Calculation Bases for material consumption and Production Costs, Overhead types and credits for Material Overhead and Production Overhead. 
• Setup of New Financial Statement versions i.e. Balance sheet, Cash Flow, Income Statement and Multiple Currencies. 
• Involved in production support for New GL, AP, AR, Fixed assets CCA, Cost elements etc. 
• Assisted stakeholders in the development, implementation, and adherence of systems development methodologies within projects. 

Confidential, Florham Park, NJ

SAP FICO Consultant

Environment-ECC 6.0

Responsibilities

• Worked on requirement gathering for Record to report (RTR) from End Users and the BI team.
• Prepared Functional specifications for BI to extract data from COPA and FI for display of daily sales report with the following three scenarios, namely actuals from prior year, actuals from current year and budget for current year need to be displayed at the profit center level by the period, the quarter and the Year. Additionally, the DSR displayed of Net Sales per day and the MTD Net Sales per period. The reports organized data extracted from SAP ECC to BI according to specified formats and customer defined selection parameters.
• Developed COPA reports with new Dimensions and Value fields.
• Cost Center Report for BI and Finance Reports. Worked on FI tickets assigned periodically.
• Worked on Custom AP outbound Interfaces for sending alerts to Vendors after payment run. Worked on various Inbound Interfaces to load accounting elements from Legacy system to SAP ECC 6.0.
• Worked on a critical outbound Interface where to send all the usage of Equipment in SAP ECC 6.0 to Legacy system.
• Created lockboxes at house bank and configured control parameters and posting data.
• Created, maintained various partner profiles. Worked on XML schema with bank for different country rules and payment methods.
• Imported and processed Electronic bank statements (EBS) worked with BAI2 file formats.

Confidential, Sunnyvale, CA

SAP FICO Consultant

Environment-ECC 6.0

Responsibilities

• Worked on the BRD documentation to capture the Business process and identify the requirements from SAP perspective.
• Developed Interfaces to link the different systems to SAP.
• Worked on Accruals for Depreciation in SAP. Configured Depreciation engine as per client requirement as per US GAAP. Parallel ledgers for IFRS.
• Worked closely with BW team for sending the data from SAP NEW GL tables (FAGLFLEXTT, FAGLFLEXP etc.,) to BW.
• Prepared FS for extracting data from COPA into BI/BW for RTR.
• Worked with the Read Soft and MM Teams to configure payment block for Invoices and quantity check. Implementation of tolerances for MM-LIV invoicing, to park invoices for verification prior to posting.
• Provided support till quarter end close and knowledge transfer to off shore team simultaneously

Confidential, Ramsey, NJ

SAP FICO Consultant

Environment-ECC 6.0

Responsibilities

• Analyzed and determined organizational structure and business processes. Provided business analysis in the form of Blue Printing. Developed the Business process master list and Visio flow diagram for client sign off.
• Identified and provided functional specifications in the development of RICEFW (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms and Workflow).
• Worked with FI-GL transactions and configured accounts for GL, AP, AR, AA, Special Ledger and Consolidation, CO sub modules and new G/L for segment reporting.
• Configured settings for GL accounts for Asset under Construction, loss / gain on asset disposal/retirement, and for posting depreciation under different depreciation areas.
• Responsible for month end and year-end close and Reconciliation of Sub-ledgers such as AR, AP and Fixed Asset. Worked with Special Ledger, Parallel ledgers for IFRS reporting.
• Created process flow document for end users to apply when processing MM-LIV invoices
• Designing and configuring business processes within P2P including vendor master.
• Designed the process of payment proposal approvals for different payment methods like ACH, Wire, and Checks in Accounts Payable. Configured Customer Master, Vendor Master; Incoming Payment (Manual and Automatic Clearing), Down Payment, AR Debit/Credit Memo, Interest Calculation Parking and Posting of Finance documents FI - SD Integration. Bank Master, House Bank, EBS, Lockbox. Revenue Recognition. Worked on RTR including data extraction and validation. Worked on LSMW and BDC.
• Worked with New G/L for segment reporting, document splitting and FI-CO reconciliation. Generated reports and worked with BI for Record to Report.
• Created Cost center group with cost hierarchy and cost elements including secondary cost element. Created Internal order with real and statistical data.
• Created Profit centers, with Profit hierarchy and worked with planning and budgeting of Internal orders. Cost Controlling and Product costing
• Created new tax jurisdiction codes and input/output tax keys, maintained input /output tax keys.
• Created testing documentation and scripts for Unit and Integration test scenarios; performed testing activities, UAT, recorded results; Prepared Functional Specifications for conversions and interfaces, and documented various business process flows and produced end user procedures.

Confidential, Eatontown, NJ

SAP FICO Consultant

Environment-ECC 6.0

Responsibilities

• Understood the business, gathered the requirements and developed Business Blue Prints.
• Created Functional Specification documents for Gaps and the interfaces to different systems.
• Configured the system for Accounts Payable and Cash Management Modules.
• Worked on data migration using LSMW and custom programs.
• Performed Data cleansing and data load for GL, AR and AP data from PeopleSoft to SAP.
• Worked Extensively on EDI850 and EDI810 to/from Vendors. Vendor payments and interfaces.
• Worked closely with MM team in designing the conditions on PO
• Created functional specification documents to build the interface between banks and EDI for receiving Electronic Bank Statements and sending the EDI820 (PAYMUL) I-Docs, XML format.
• Worked closely with business users to help month end/year end close activities and bank reconciliation processes. SAP interface for Vendor payment and interfaces.
• Configured new GL to meet requirements to report multiple accounting methods including US GAAP and IFRS. Month end close activities and Financial accounting.
• POV Issues LIV FI MM Integration Points and New Accounts set up in OBYC.
• Configured the Credit Management process as per the business requirement.
• Implemented scenarios in Project Systems such as milestone billing, and Capital Investment. 
• Worked with MM and SD teams in configuring the system for Make to Order and Procure to Pay (PTP) scenarios and record to report (RTR) for standard and customized reports.
• Helped converting the GL, AP, AR transaction balances and GL master data using LSMW and custom programs. Worked with Input / Output taxes and tax jurisdiction codes.
• Created a functional Spec to calculate comprehensive sales in SAP and send a flat file to TM1 for reporting. Creating Operating Concern, maintaining characteristics and User-Defined Characteristics. COPA periodic re-valuation.
• Created Training Material and trained End Users.

Confidential, Parsippany, NJ

SAP FICO Consultant

Environment-ECC 6.0

Responsibilities

• Conducted requirement gathering workshops with users, created blueprint documents for General Ledger (New GL), Accounts Payable, Accounting Receivables, Banking, Cost center and Profit center accounting
• Created Functional Specification documents for Gaps and the interfaces to different systems.
• Worked Extensively on EDI850, EDI820 and EDI810 to/from banks and Vendors
• Configured the Payment Program and bank to bank transfers for different company codes with different currencies.
• Configured the system for Dispute and Credit management (leveraged the existing functionality to fit the current requirements). Posting and reconciliation of Intercompany transactions
• Worked closely with MM team in designing the conditions on PO.
• Created functional specification documents to build the interface between banks and EDI for receiving Electronic Bank Statements and sending the EDI820 (PAYMUL) IDOCs.
• Variables for report, forms for report, create reports, Planning Versions, Layouts, and Planning Methods, Excel Uploads, COPA master data.
• Worked with security team to create different user roles
• Worked closely with business users to help month end/year end close activities and bank reconciliation processes.
• Created Test Scenarios and Test Scripts in HP Quality center.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

SAP FICO Support Consultant

Environment-ECC 6.0

Responsibilities

• Conducted workshops to create the test scenarios and test cases with business and also team members of other modules
• Implemented end-to-end asset management module for both US and Canada. Developed custom reports as per Canadian legal requirement
• Worked on ARIBA integration for Travel and Expense invoices and non-merchandise PO’s, GR and IR
• Resolved issues during book closing and created a stream lined process around Freight Duty and Brokerage accruals
• As Payroll was in PeopleSoft, worked on interface in getting the payroll related data from PeopleSoft into SAP. Every employee created/changed/deleted in PeopleSoft system would trigger the changes in SAP HR Mini master.

Confidential, Houston, TX

SAP FICO Consultant

Environment-ECC 6.0

Responsibilities

• Configuration of relevant settings i.e. Settings for Treasury, Electronic Bank Statement, Lock box, Bank Reconciliation, House Banks Settings, GL and Sub Ledger Master Data Settings, GL -Bank Account Integration, and Bank Calculation.
• Client had vendors who use four decimal numbers for PO’s & invoices, as per the requirement, used the currency USDN with four decimals for MM and SD modules, which then posted into FI as USD with two decimals
• As per requirement, developed a custom report for goods that were “Shipped but not yet billed”, for the month end closing entries. (as Xml the SD module used Self Billing functionality).
• As Product Costing was out of scope, used Internal Orders to derive the profit and loss statements by Model
• Implemented worklist report to perform write-off and clear customer open items that have been marked with write-off reasons codes
• As the assets in legacy system were not grouped by the asset class, loading the assets by asset class was a cumbersome process.
• Integrated with ADP system to get the payroll related information and worked closed with HR team members in mapping them to right GL and cost centers.