SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant resume in Minneapolis, MN, 55343

SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant

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Mohammed A. Gaffar
1026 A 27th Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Ph# 612.384.4303
Email: gaffar1974@yahoo.com

Specializes In
Providing ERP solutions with strong configuration management and business process development in a variety of industries.
With more than 11 years experience in business and information technology, I have participated 4 full lifecycle sap implementation projects, two upgrade & multiple post go-live supports. I identified business requirements for clients and providing clear solutions. With a positive customer service attitude, I drive multi-tasked improvement projects to completion. Clients consistently compliment my clear, organized and agreeable approach while implementing the entire SAP project cycle for both Finance and controlling modules. Worked with business process owners and other sap team members to finalized integration part of FI/CO module with SD, MM, WM, PP, Workflow & HR modules, I developed, mentored & conducted training for sap supper users and end users base on business processes functionality implemented for each of my sap project, worked with business team and sap project team members to write functional specification requirements for various reports, interface programs, Pcard interface program, Fright invoices interface program, upload programs, LSMW & conversion programs.

Experienced in SAP R/3 versions 4.5B, 4.6B, 4.6C, 4.7, ECC 5.0, ECC 6.0

Professional Highlights
SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant
Nov 2008 – Present, Dorel Inc, a Manufacturing Company
As a Configuration Analyst implementing SAP FI/CO module for a manufacturing company, I was involved to prove provide a step-by-step strategy for redesigning and transitioning to best business practices supported by SAP ECC 6.0 using ASAP methodology. This involves study ‘as is business processes and determine ‘to be processes and find out gap analysis between legacy and sap erp system, advise client to implement sap for other business areas and help to setup effective plan to upgrade SAP ECC 6.0 from SAP 4.6C.

SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant (IS Retails)
Oct 2006 – Aug 2008, Wickes Inc, Retail Company
As a Configuration Analyst implementing the Finance and controlling modules for a retail Company, I was involved blueprinting, business process prototyping and configuration, integration testing, and end user training, worked business control process team to make sure configuration were completed with SOX compliance rules and regulation & set up roles responsibilities according to SOX procedures. Worked with AP & AR team to configure automatic payment program, Electronic Fund transfer (EFT), configure 3 way match for logistic Invoice verification invoice, direct invoices, set up tolerance for line items invoice amount limit, EDI vendor setup, maintenance GR/IR clearance, setup block invoices and release invoices, Lock Box, EDI payment, processed IDoc files for inbound & outbound interfaces, wrote function requirement and specification for Pcard interface program to SAP A/P, define and develop Rebate & Charge back processes, configure various tolerance group base business control processes, wrote functional specification for various ABAP reports, interface programs, Used Mercury tools/WinRunner to create automated test scripts to run functional tests and upload master data records for General ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Asset Management.

General Ledger: Configuration including ECC 6.0 new GL functionalities, Chart of account, country and group chart of account, company code, fiscal year variant, posting period variant, G/L master record, G/L account groups, field status group, define G/L account group screen layout, G/L account group field status, assign number ranges to G/L account group, define automatic account determination, line item layouts, special fields, sort variants, total variant, Planning & Budgeting configuration such as set up plan profile, configure Plan Layout for G/L, Cost center, Profit center with functional area, posting default document type & posting key and fast entry enjoy screens. Define document splitting rules for new G/L, Define reconciliation account, sales and use tax assignment, tolerance group and financial statement version, developed & wrote functional specification for G/L data upload program & other interface programs

Accounts Payable: Configuration including general A/P configuration, payment program configuration, payment block using reason codes, Vendor master records, vendor account group, vendor group field status, vendor partner function, line item layout, assign number ranges to vendor account group, Logistic Invoice Verification, automatic clearing of GR/IR accounts, configured automatic account assignment for Freight expense account, set up tolerances for price, quantity, small difference amount, release block invoices for payment run, configures maximum and minimum vendor discounts, set up configuration for planned and unplanned delivery cost general ledger accounts, Bank master data, configuration of house banks and accounts, bank account of G/L structuring, create check lots and check printing and remittance advice, develop & write functional specification for Bank recompilation file and positive pay file, create positive pay file for Bank and bank reconciliation file for check clearing, configuration of use tax and classic and extended withholding tax for 1099 Misc. vendor for IRS reporting. Design general procurement to pay process, experience with interface design, functional spec design, vendor, Pcard interface program, Freight invoice payment interface program and open A/P conversion,

Accounts Receivable: Configuration including customer groups, customer master record, define customer account group screen layout, customer group filed status, line items layouts, assign number ranges to customer account group, payment term and payment card configuration, configuration for various rebate term and chargeback, default account assignments, overpayments & underpayments, cash discount, set up customer tolerance groups, aged analysis reports, manual AR invoices and credit memos, automatic accruals of warranty on billing, settlement run for store receivable account to main cash account, configuration of Account Receivable dunning and dunning procedures. Set Lockbox configuration & EDI payment processes.

Fixed Asset Management: Configuring the chart of depreciation, depreciation areas for book depreciation, federal tax, state tax, alternative tax, group balance sheet, assign chart of depreciation to company codes, configuring asset master record layout screen using various asset classes, finalized and defined asset class entry screens for asset master data record, custom fields for information purposes, account assignment, and integration with G/L for Asset balance sheet account, accumulated depreciation and depreciation expense, configuring depreciation key using various depreciation methods. Define base method, Maintain period control methods, define Multi-Levels methods & maintain depreciation key.

Cost Center Accounting: Configuration including creating planned layouts and profiles, integrated planning with FI, Create Cost Center standard hierarchy, Alternative cost center hierarchy, Cost Center group, cost center master records, cost center assessment, cost center distribution and activity allocations,

Internal Order Accounting: Configuring various internal order type, maintain number range for different order type, create internal order master records, create planning layouts and profiles, Create order hierarchy and order group, Define settlement structure and settlement cost element for internal order settlement, maintain number ranges for settlement document, Maintain budget profile and status profile.

Profit center Accounting: Configuration including creating planned layouts and profiles, integrated planning with FI, , Create Profit Center standard hierarchy, Alternative profit center hierarchy, profit Center group, profit center master records, crate dummy profit center, profit center assessment, profit center distribution and report creation using report writer and report painter.

SAP FI/CO Application Consultant
April 2006 – September 2006, Phillips Inc, Consumer Electronics Company
As a Configuration Analyst implementing the Finance and controlling modules for consumer Electronics Company, I am involved to provide a step-by-step strategy for redesigning and transitioning to best business practices supported by SAP R/3 using ASAP methodology. This involves blueprinting, business process prototyping and configuration, integration testing, and end user training, which led to effective knowledge transfer to core team members and end users.

SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant
July 2004 – March 2006 Hospira Inc, Pharmaceutical Company
As a Configuration Analyst implementing the Finance and controlling modules for Pharmaceutical Company, which involved blueprinting, business process prototyping and configuration, integration testing, and end user training, which led to effective knowledge transfer to core team members and end users. Worked with business process owner to write functional specification for various interface programs, conversion programs abap reports & data upload programs, Developed various test scripts for functional testing requirements, used Mercury WinRunner to create auto test scripts to perform functional test and upload master data records for A/P, AR/ G/L, AA, CCA & IO.

Accounts Payable: Configuration including general A/P configuration, Logistic Invoice Verification, payment program configuration, payment block using reason codes, Vendor master records, vendor account group, vendor group field status, vendor partner function, line item layout, assign number ranges to vendor account group, automatic clearing of invoices against payments, automatic clearing of GR/IR accounts, Bank master data, configuration of house banks and accounts, bank account of G/L structuring, create check lots and check printing and remittance advice, create positive pay file for Bank and bank reconciliation file for check clearing, monitoring & process inbound and outbound IDoc files for various interface programs, configuration of use tax and classic and extended withholding tax for 1099 Misc. vendor for IRS reporting. Design general procurement to pay process, work with developer to setup Workflow authorizations group for A/P invoice posting and payment proposal release process, experience with interface design including Pcard interface and Freight Invoice payment, functional spec design, and vendor and open A/P conversion.

General Ledger: Configuration including Chart of account, country and group chart of account, company code, fiscal year variant, posting period variant, company code currency, group currency, currency exchange rate type, maintain TCURR table for maintain foreign currency rate ,G/L master record, G/L account groups, field status group, define G/L account group screen layout, G/L account group field status, assign number ranges to G/L account group, define automatic account determination, line item layouts, special fields, sort variants, total variant, posting default document type & posting key and fast entry enjoy screens. Define reconciliation account, sales and use tax assignment, tolerance group and financial statement version.

Accounts Receivable: Configuration including customer groups, customer master record, define customer account group screen layout, customer group filed status, line items layouts, assign number ranges to customer account group, payment term and interest calculation. Automatics dunning program, reason codes, default account assignments, overpayments & underpayments, cash discount, set up customer tolerance groups, set up credit control areas, assign company codes to credit control areas, define credit risk categories, account clerk groups, credit representatives and intervals for days in arrears for credit management, aged analysis reports, manual AR invoices and credit memos, automatic accruals of warranty on billing, configuration AR lock box using BAI2 format, import of Lockbox data from files and clearing invoices, import of cashed checks filed, cashed check analysis.

Fixed Asset Management: Create the chart of depreciation, depreciation areas for book depreciation, federal tax, state tax, alternative tax, group balance sheet. Finalized and defined asset class entry screens for asset master data record, custom fields for information purposes, Configuring depreciation key using various depreciation methods. Define base method, Maintain period control methods, define Multi-Levels methods & maintain depreciation key, account assignment, configure various sort key for asset repots.

SAP FI/CO Application Consultant
June 2004 – July 2004 ThyssenKrupp Materials, NA
As a FI/CO Functional Consultant in 4.7 SAP Implementation, I was responsible for performing unit test for finance and controlling modules. I defined user roles in security authorization in Finance and controlling module and created Roles & Authorization profiles for the financial end-users and super-users using the SAP Profile Generator tool. I assigned authorization objects in addition to the SAP standard delivered objects to accommodate specific customer requirements for all financial aspect of a SAP full cycle 4.7 Enterprise Implementation including GL, AP, AR, AM, IO, CCA, and PCA.

SAP FI/CO Application Consultant
April 2004 – June 2004, BEHR Auto parts Manufacturing Company
As a consultant trouble-shooting the Finance module for an Auto part Manufacturing Company, I have investigated and corrected errors in the Automatic Payment run configuration. I have supported daily production issues. I have written queries and reports using report painters and report writers. Helped run for period closing and reversal accrual posting. I also trained end-users on use of 1099 programs, recurring document creation and execution.

Senior Configuration Analyst – FI/CO
April 2000 – March 2003 West Publishing Company
As a Configuration Analyst implementing the Finance and Controlling modules for publishing manufacturing company, Configuration expertise includes General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Fixed Asset Management, Cost Center Accounting, and Profitability Analysis, worked with business process owner to develop and write functional specification for various data upload programs, abap reports & other inbound and outbound interface programs, Participated performance and integration testing, create automated test scripts for upload master data records, These include, but are not limited to:

Finalizing configuration of the financial accounting enterprise structure. Configuration includes chart of accounts, fiscal year variant, posting period variant, company code configuration, business areas, functional areas, advance validation and substitution configuration, sales and use tax, currency configuration, creating financial statement versions to get SEC reporting directly from SAP, functional areas and reports to obtain financial statements, balance sheet and income statement planning and integration with cost center, planning versions to support rolling fiscal year plans and interfaced with the MM and SD modules for account determination. Tax configuration for interfacing with Taxware for jurisdiction determination input and output tax and use tax calculation.

General Ledger: Configuration including G/L master record, G/L account groups, define G/L account group screen layout, G/L account group field status, assign number ranges to G/L account group, define automatic account determination, line item layouts, special fields, sort variants, total variant, posting default document type & posting key and fast entry screens.

Accounts Payable: Configuration including configuring payment programs, payment blocks using reason codes, vendor master record, vendor account group, vendor group field status, line item layouts, assign number ranges to vendor account group, automatic clearing of invoices against payments, Monitored & process various IDoc batch files for inbound & outbound interface programs, automatic clearing of GR/IR accounts, configuration of house banks and accounts, bank account G/L structuring, create check lot, and check printing and correspondence, wrote functional specification for various A/P interface program including Pcard interface programs and Freight Invoice posting.

Accounts Receivable: Configuration including automatic clearing of receivable, Automatics dunning program, customer master record, customer groups, define customer account group screen layout, customer group filed status, line items layouts, assign number ranges to customer account group, terms of payment and interest calculation, reason codes, default account assignments, overpayments & underpayments, cash discount, set up customer tolerance groups, set up credit control areas, assign company codes to credit control areas, define credit risk categories, account clerk groups, credit representatives and intervals for days in arrears for credit management, aged analysis reports, manual AR invoices and credit memos, automatic accruals of warranty on billing, import of Lockbox data from files and clearing invoices, import of cashed checks filed, cashed check analysis.

Fixed Asset Management: Configuring the chart of depreciation, depreciation areas for book depreciation, federal tax, state tax, alternative tax, group balance sheet, and
Insurance revaluation. Finalized and defined asset classes entry screens for master data entry, custom fields for information purposes, account assignment, and integration with CO for depreciation.

Cost Center Accounting: Configuration including creating planned layouts and profiles, integrated planning with FI, FI/CO reconciliation, cost center assessment, activity allocations, and report creation using report writer and report painter.

Profitability Analysis: Configuration including setting up operating concern, creating characteristics and value field for operating concern, characteristic including user defined characteristics, characteristic derivation from derivation table and derivation structure and roles, valuation using SD conditions types, planning layouts and profile, and custom reports such as Standard and Actual Gross Margin reports using drilldown reporting tools.

As a configuration Analyst trouble-shooting the Finance module for a Publishing company, I investigated and corrected errors in the Extended withholding tax configuration. Extended withholding tax was activated. The initial configuration done for calculation of withholding tax for 1099 form/return purpose was wrong. I corrected the configuration so that the 1099 reporting would be correct. I also gave the plan of action for handling postings already made when the configuration was wrong. The 1099 list display and form printing programs supplied by SAP did not work with extended withholding tax. I debugged the original programs and suggested corrections so that they worked correctly. I corrected configuration of the payment program to enable checks to print in a given order and to enable payments to be made by check to vendor’s abroad. I also trained end-users on use of 1099 programs, recurring document creation and execution.

In addition to working in the financial modules, I also helped other SAP team members in configuration/troubleshooting and testing other modules of SAP, such as Materials Management, Sales and Distribution and Production Planning and Control

SAP Application Analyst – FI/CO
August 1998 – April 2000 Food Products Manufacturing Company
As the Financial (FI) Analyst for a food product manufacturer, I successfully completed the configuration for the accounts payable, accounts receivable functionality. Analyzed the standard and custom configuration in the old lawson system, then made the necessary adjustments to the new SAP system. Created and assisted in the execution of test scenarios for all FI/CO transactions. Taught end-users new functionality and new transactions in SAP Finance module. I also assisted to implement new functionality including: Travel Management, Cash Journal, A/P ACH payments.

I created Roles and Authorization profiles for the financial end-users and super-users using the SAP Profile Generator tool. I also created authorization objects in addition to the SAP standard delivered objects to accommodate specific customer requirements.

Education
 Masters of Science in Software Engineering from University of Minnesota

 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Minnesota State University,
Winona, Minnesota
 Honors with Magna Cum Laude

Key Tools

ASAP, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Visio, Mercury WinRunner, Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, SQL & SQL+.

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