Senior Consultant/Analyst - SAP FICO Applications

Project: Support and Developments
Client: Sara lee, North America
Start Date: 2010 to 2014
Project Description

Saralee was an American consumer-goods company. It had operations in more than 40 countries and sold
its products in over 180 nations worldwide. The project scope was application development and
maintenance and the analysis of existing landscape and existing software system.
Responsibilities

* Integrated Test Script Preparation and Execution
* Support Project on Issues and Providing resolution as per SLA
* Application aid documents on Product costing process and Accounts receivable process.
* User Training, Application Development and Unit Testing.
* Maintain multi - landscape environment through client copies. System refreshes, and transport.
* Implemented, design and developed complex SAP technical solutions utilizing SAP Best practices.
* Created Costing Variants, Costing sheet, Costing Bill of Material, Costing Recipes, Production
version, activity prices update for Product Cost planning requirements
* Configured and assigned account groups, field status groups, number ranges and terms of payment
in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable modules
* Configured Profitability Analysis (COPA): Mapped the SD & MM fields' value fields. Configured
characteristics and value fields in COPA, Worked on CO-PA reporting
* Created bank master data, house banks and General accounts for each bank account and creating
reconciliation accounts for vendors and customers and assets. Processing of bank statements of
the company
* FI -MM -Configured the GL accounts for various materials with different valuation classes and
configured their account determination as according to various movement types.
* FI -AA- Creation of Depreciation Keys and calculation of special deprecations
* Created of SAP GR55 report writer and report painters reports & Sets Maintenance
* Configuration of Material Cost Estimate with Quantity Structure. Exploded BOM, configured Recipe.
* Configured the cost component structure. Configured the valuation variants and the overhead
sheets.
* Execute the tests according to the sequence of steps in the Test Scripts.
* Work with other team members and SAP Security Team to establish proper controls around financial
transactions
* Document project test plan. Manage system testing to ensure procedures are thoroughly tested
before release.
* Collaborate in planning, design, development and deployment of new applications, and enhancements
to existing applications.

Project: Support and Developments
Client: Power India Limited
Duration: 2008 to 2009
Project Description

Power India Ltd was simulation project. The project scope was application development and
maintenance and the analysis of existing landscape and existing software system.

Responsibilities

* Analysis of the given Business Case in the 'AS IS' phase.
* Evaluation of the Business GAP and 'TO BE' process
* Definition and Assignment of the Business Enterprises Structure and Global Parameters.
* Requisite FI configuration for General Ledger, AR, AP, Asset Accounting, House Bank.
* IT design, configuration, prototyping, unit testing/documentation. Batch Variant setup and define
of change requirement. System Design Skill with Strong ability to collect business requirement,
perform a fit/gap analysis, apply SAP Industry best practices, and define use cases for
implementation in a global environment.
* G/L Accounting - Chart of Accounts, Account groups, Retained Earning Account, general ledger
account master data, financial statement versions. Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable -
Master data, payment configuration, payment terms and dunning. Other - Bank Accounting, automatic
clearing of GL accounts.
* User exits, Validation and Substitutions.
* Written functional and technical design documents.
* Identifying the scope of changes and its validity seeking approval etc.
* Worked with Abapers SAP enhancement project catering to the business requirements.
* Profit center Accounting, Internal Orders.
* Cost Center and Cost Element accounting, including cost center planning and activity.
* Preparing Organization Structure, Business process Blue Print, Key Data Structure, Configuration
document.
* Definition and Assignment of Enterprise structure & Global Parameters.
* Requisite FI Configuration for General Ledger, AR, AP, Asset Accounting & House Banks.
* Work closely with other core modules like PP - SD - MM & HR modules for FICO Integration.
* Document requirements, processes, develop testing strategy and change control process, develop
system solutions and unit tests, develop test scripts, schedule and process integration tests,
schedule and conduct performance tests, participate in validation activities, and plan for
integration

Client: ALCOA North America
Duration: 2006 to 2008

Responsibilities

* Worked under General Ledger, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable in Oracle Financial/SAP
applications
* Assist in goals setting and performance improvements for team members.
* Proactively identifies opportunities for the development of systems and tools and engages in the
design.
* Ensure accurate, efficient work flow, identify the process training needs for associate &
implement a training plan
* Meeting Billing Targets within the SLA & 100% efficiency in Billing and Invoicing
* Ensure compliance with customer policies & procedure, in terms of Billing and Invoicing
* Ensure that no Audit objections are raised for deviation in specification/non adherence to the
process while billing and Invoicing.
* Address issues and inquiries from internal and external customers
* Ensured the accuracy and timeliness of accounting support
* Supports short- and long-term planning (e.g., budgeting) for the global financial process
* Preparation of Metrics and reporting to the clients
* Providing necessary billing and cancellation information to various internal departments such as
accounts receivables, customer advocate
* Discussion with the Accounts support & TM as and when required related to any change in
billing/Invoicing so that all are on the same page
* Regular meetings with TL & try to consistently maintain the quality of work