SUMMARY:

• 8 Years of total IT experience as SAP Success factor consultant, SAP HCM functional Consultant, ABAP and ABAP HR.
• SAP Professional with 8 years of experience in HR/HCM consulting and implementation experience using versions of 4.6, 4.7, ECC 5.0, 6.0.
• Actively involved in the Full - Lifecycle Implementation from AS-IS to the TO-BE phases of the Full Project Life-Cycle in the Business Process Workflow as part of Human Capital Management.
• Extensive knowledge in HCM and US Payroll business processes including Personnel Administration (PA), Organization Management (OM), Benefits and Enterprise Compensation Management in addition to Time Management.
• Worked on US Payroll issues along with Time Evaluation in SAP HR, in addition to third party remittances. Involved in 2 end-to-end US Payroll implementation cycles.
• Experience in all phases of Software development life cycle with special emphasis on Human Resources business processes.
• Excellent functional knowledge and the ability to understand most complex business processes in the entirety of the organizational functional perspective. Expertise in business blue print creation, as-is, to-be process mapping and gap analysis.
• Organizational Management: Org. Structures, Reporting Structures & Relationships, Job & Work centers, Attributes.
• Responsible for functional design, development, deployment, & solution delivery coordination of SAP HCM employee master data interface to ADP GlobalView.
• Personnel Administration: Maintenance of HR Master Data, Hiring of new employees, Dynamic Actions, Integration of OM and PA and Worked on enterprise/personnel structure configuration.
• Strong understanding of the business processes, and translation of business requirements into SAP solutions in the most cost effective and client servicing manner.
• Good knowledge in US Payroll schema & Personnel Calculation rules (PCR).
• Worked on Enterprise Portal ESS/MSS configuration and corresponding back-end integration configuration and processes in addition to security/authorizations/roles.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities during Implementation and Go-live with Post Go-Live experience including Production Stabilization, Maintenance and Support.
• Experience in creating detailed user documentation and held training sessions for the end- users.
• Self-Prioritize, good time-management skills, effective team player in addition to having excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Provided production and problem resolution support for systems in assigned area including but not limited to: process service tickets associated with assigned area of responsibility.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SAP Modules: SAP ERP, SAP ECC 6.0, MM, FICO, MRP, SD, SAP Business Objects, SAP NetWeaver BW, SAP HANA, ESS, MSS.O.M, P.A

Reporting Tools: Web Intelligence, Crystal Reports, Xcelsius, MS Office, Tableau

Data Warehousing: Data Modeling, Star Schema, OLAP, BEx Designer, BEx Analyzer

BI Tools & Other: SAS, Advance SAS, SAS Enterprise Miner, Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Vlookups, Pivot Table, Excel Statistical Data Analysis, Macros, Data Science, Machine Learning

Database tools: Oracle, MySQL, SQL Developer, PLSQL, UNIX, Big Data, Pig, Hive

Software: MS SharePoint, Service-Now, Jira, PPM

Operating System: Mac OS, Windows, Unix

Other: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, Vendor Management, Use Case Diagrams, Sequence Diagram, UML, Scrum Methodologies, Agile Methodologies, MDM

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Detroit, MI

SAP HCM Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created Functional Specification Documents for routine business change and enhancement.
• Worked with Technical folks assisting them in writing the technical design specifications.
• Involved in configurations and made the necessary changes in system during change requests/enhancement.
• Provided production support and maintenance in SAP HCM module to all users.
• Provided support to data migration and conversion from legacy to SAP HCM in core ECC 6.
• Analyzed quitter files and LSMW mappings, performed DVT and initiated issue resolution to refine the data conversion.
• Worked on SAP HR/HCM ESS/MSS, Master Data and Infotype based authorizations including Personnel Number Check, Payroll Objects and Context Authorization Objects.
• Provided configuration support for extending HCM functionality to PayChoice.
• Created wage types, configured Pay Scale Area, Pay scale Type.
• Increased collaboration of payroll stakeholders with ADP globalview partners by facilitating periodic meetings with Confidential Business Analysts.
• Configuration of various features such as ABKRS for defaulting payroll area, LGMST for defaulting wage types, TARIF for defaulting pay-scale data.
• Supported maintenance of Pay scale groups and Pay scale levels in Remuneration structure.
• Configured TARIF feature to default Pay scale area and Pay scale.
• Facilitates Client Adaptation and adoption on the ADP Globalview HR & Payroll product offering on the SAP HCM & Payroll platform.
• Defined Basic Pay, Recurring Payment /Deduction and additional Payment wage types.
• Maintained relevant tables and created Payment models for salaried and hourly employees.
• Mapped payroll IT207, IT208, IT209, IT210 taxes based on Ceridian Quitter files and Payroll Register.
• Supported identification & resolution of interface file defects found during system integration & parallel testing phases by analyzing ADP GlobalView generated error logs.
• Also responsible for testing Integration between Employee Central and SAP HCM by validating all the Personnel transactions carried out in Employee Central was successfully replicated in SAP.
• Extensively worked with the client to facilitate User Acceptance testing.
• Analyzed and identified root cause of system issues.
• Ensured SAP systems and automated processes are accurately and adequately meeting the needs of the HR Department, Shared Services and Payroll
• Extraction of daily ticket status report and coordinating with respective stakeholders.
• Providing effective solutions with resolution of the ticket on severity basis.
• Worked with Portal team to customize changes on ESS portal.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

SAP HCM Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed client requirements, performed gap analysis to configure SAP HR for the organization.
• Configuration of OM/PA/Benefits/Time modules based on client requirement.
• Worked on Time and Attendance, Leave Management, US Payroll, provided after hour support.
• Provided inputs to maximize utilization of SAP HR best practices; Gave projected estimates of work against project timelines.
• Created & configured the Enterprise Structure (Personnel Areas, Personnel Sub areas) and Personnel Structure (Employee Group, Employee Sub Group).
• Defined Payroll Areas and assigned relevant period parameters and date modifiers and set up features.
• Design mass upload templates to execute SAP HCM transaction codes for massive reorganization and data cleanup for year-end projects
• Configured various personnel actions like Hiring, Confirmation, Change in Salary, Pre-separation, Separation, Transfers etc.
• Configured Public Holiday Calendars, Public Holidays, defined Break Schedules, Daily work schedules, Daily work Schedule variants, defined Day types, Work Schedule rule and generated work schedule.
• Defined Tax companies, Tax Reporter and Assigned Tax Company to Personnel Area and worked on third party payroll Interfaces, BSI software TUB and Cyclic Application.
• Analyze errors in data replication monitor and corrected records in Employee Central to replicate data correctly to SAP HCM payroll system.
• Documentation, mapping / migrating client payroll related data from various sources to ADP applications and vice versa.
• Configured Personal Sub-Area Groupings and Employee Sub-Group Groupings for Work Schedules, Absences /Attendances, Time Quotas, Overtime, Substitution as per client needs.
• Configured Absence / Attendance Types, Absence / Attendance Quotas, Counting Rules, Quota Deduction Rules, Rounding Rules.
• Performed Payroll simulation for different payroll areas and Performed Payroll.
• Set up Procedures for Quota Generation (Validity Period, Deduction Period, Base entitlement, Rounding Rules etc.)
• Created health plans, Insurance plans, Saving Plans, Flexible spending Accounts, and Misc. Plans.
• Created Plan attributes, Configured the Benefits Administration including definition of Cost Groups, Credit Groups, Coverage Groups and modification of Features. (ELIGR, CSTV1, CRDV1, COVGR).
• Collaborate with teams to analyze SAP HCM data and ensure the data is in sync with downstream iDM, GPAM, Kronos and HST time entry interfaces.
• Involved in doing high level data analysis on Payroll requirements using ADP Report Management tool.
• Validate and setup structural and non-structural authorization of HR admins, generalist and managers in SAP HCM and troubleshoot incorrect routing of notifications to HR professionals
• Worked on Benefit and US Payroll Integration.
• Created Payroll Accounting Areas, Generated Payroll Periods for each Combination of Payroll Parameter and Date Modifier; Created Control records to each payroll accounting Area
• Worked on the Integration between OM and PA been done for the active planned version.
• Worked on Benefits Component of the employees in the following areas: Benefit Areas, Enrollments, Health and Insurance Plans and Payroll Integration.

Confidential, Framingham MA

SAP HCM Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked on the SAP HR sub modules of Organizational Management, Personnel Administration and Payroll along with Time Evaluation.
• Involved in translating business requirements into configuration in SAP HR system.
• Created and configured the Enterprise structure (Personnel Area, and Personnel Sub Area) and the Personnel Structure (Employee Group, Employee Sub group).
• Configured the various Actions involved in the life cycle of an employee (Hire till Termination of Employee) and customized the info groups for each of the actions.
• Assigned the tasks to positions and integrated into the organizational structure.
• Developed the Organizational Structure, by depicting the department-to-department relationships.
• Created objects in addition to maintaining relationships between organizational units, positions, jobs, and assigning cost centers.
• Developed and managed the establishment of end user documentation defining processes, procedures and user guidelines for SAP HCM system
• Worked on the entire OM structure for the company starting with Organizational units, positions, jobs, cost centers and the relationships between the various objects in SAP.
• Worked on the Internal and External number range allocation for the employees in addition to various Integrations from PA to other Sub modules within HR.
• Worked extensively on HR master data of EE’s with regard to Infotypes related to OM, PA, Time Management and Payroll.
• Analyzed the OM structure of the company for payroll integration
• Applied changes to Personnel Actions via dynamic Actions.
• Worked extensively on third-party remittances, Payroll, Wage type catalogs, Remuneration statements.
• Created and configured wage type and checked wage type group for basic pay, additional payments, and recurring payments and maintained the relevant tables
• Defined and maintained processing classes, for maintaining wage types through logical values.
• Defined employee subgroup and personnel sub area for the primary wage type
• Defined wage type permissibility for PS and ESG in basic pay in addition to configuration of the basic pay info type in payroll data by setting up the pay scale type, pay scale area and pay scale groups, pay scale levels.
• Analyzed data in legacy system such as PeopleSoft using Business Object reports to make sure data integrity is maintained in SAP HCM platform.
• Payroll: Created Client Specific Wage Types from the Model Wage types to integrate in the basic pay assigned these Wage Types to relevant Wage Type Groups.
• Created Payroll Areas, Pay Scale Types and Levels for different employee groups and subgroups.
• Worked on year-end adjustments related to payroll.
• Assigned Payment models for wage types of different payroll areas.
• Resolved all errors and other matters that needed to be corrected in SAP HR master data and Payroll/FI Integration depending upon priority as per business user.

Confidential, City of Sunrise, FL

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Implemented ERP solution from the Business Blue Print Stage to the Final Go-Live Stage.
• Collected the requirements from the end users, documented the as-is and the to-be processes.
• Worked on organizational structures, defined various objects, relations and various other info types of OM using the expert mode.
• Worked extensively in Organization Management, Personnel Administration, Benefits and Portal related issues in the 4.7c version of R/3.
• Work directly with end users and other team members to interpret and clarify configuration details and process change requirements within SAP.
• HR business operation - monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade and support SAP HCM/HR system.
• Created settings for the organizational environment for payroll: period parameter to generate payroll periods with start and end dates for each payroll area and check date.
• Compiled extensive Documentation with regard to Gap Analysis, Functional Requirements, Functional Estimates.
• Implemented Benefits Administration and Time sub-modules.
• Defined Date Modifier and Created process model to automate the sequence in which processing steps have to be performed for payroll subsequent activities.
• Benefits: Benefit Areas, Enrollments, Health Plans, Insurance Plans, Savings Plans, Spending Accounts, Credit Plans, Eligibility, Termination, COBRA, Reports and Payroll Integration.
• Defined Groups, Rules and Integration defining Compensation Wage Types and Valuation of Compensation Wage Types
• Worked on the entire configuration that needed to be done for payroll right from simulation, payroll status, DME program and Third party remittances
• Responsible for implementing Payroll to satisfy the requirements of the business end users and other enhancements needed in SAP.
• Workflow changes were made as per the requirements of the business
• Created Time quotas, Work schedules, worked on time evaluation and attendance/absence quotas in addition to CATS database.
• Involved in preparation of Business Blueprint, Functional Specifications, Configuration Manual, User Manual and End User Training.
• Worked with ADP Payroll, periodically expanding integrated payroll process, including but not limited to.
• Worked on Time Evaluation and third party payroll posting issues.
• Imparted hands-on training to the end users to work on the SAP system especially with regard to maintain the relationships and positions in OM, researched SAP notes.
• Conducted pre-GO-Live testing in coordination with the Quality Assurance team in addition to providing end-user training and compiling training documentation.
• Configured Insurance, Health, Savings, Pension, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account with High Deductible Health Plans (HSA/HDHP) and Miscellaneous Plans and integrated their processing with SAP Payroll.
• Configured Deduction Model for taking Benefits deductions in first 2 Pay Periods of the month for Bi-Weekly and four pay periods of the month for Weekly employees
• Modified Standard Features as needed. Configured Combined Coverage limits for Benefits Coverage
• Re-Designed Benefits Configuration by consolidating multiple Benefit Areas in US into a single Benefit US Area.
• Worked on Benefits Component of the employees in the following areas: Benefit Areas, Enrollments, Health and Insurance Plans, Inbound and Outbound Interfaces and Payroll Integration.
• Actively contributed in meetings that were held as part of gap analysis to ensure that SAP would be able to satisfy the requirements of the Compensation Department in an efficient manner.