Fasih Soherwardy

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• Over 15 years’ experience as a SAP Functional Consultant specializing in SAP R/3 FI/CO

including process redesign integration, implementation, production support, team leader, project

management and training, in various industries.

• The modules that have configured and implemented are SAP FI- Finance CO-Controlling, within

SAP FI- AP-Accounts Payable, FI-AR-Accounts Receivable, FI-AA-Asset Accounting, FI-GL-

General Ledger, FI-SL-Special Ledger, FI-Funds Management and FI-Travel Management.

Handled integration with MM, SD and PS.

• Trained in SAP Academy for SAP FICO modules

• Have done five full cycle implementations and have been part of two global rollouts .

SAP EXPERTISE

• Worked on full life cycle implementations, rollouts, support and upgrade projects.

• Extensive experience in business process mapping, cross functional and integration views FI and

MM, SD with procure to pay and order to cash cycles.

• In-depth knowledge in configuration, implementation, ASAP methodology, system design and

development and gathering user requirements.

• Special emphasis on Data Migration specifications, Legacy System Migration

workbench (LSMW) for data uploads for various SAP Projects.

• Extensive experience in developing specifications for Interfaces and Custom

Reports, Reporting tools like Report Painter, Report Writer, Performed testing,

UAT testing, unit testing and perform manual testing, conducting knowledge

transfer sessions and training end users, developed instructional design, and

data for training end users.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Red Commerce/Tech Mahindra Sept 2014 to Oct 2014

SAP FICO Team Lead

• Lead SAP FICO Business Blueprint workshop for new company, creating presentation material and

related documentation.

• Facilitate discussion for Knowledge transfer from subject matter experts to create requirements for new

implementation.

• Lead the discussion for knowledge transfer with senior project members to participate and share the

experiences.

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CO

Accenture Feb 2013 – Mar 2014

SAP FI/CO Team Lead

• Managed team (on/off-shore) for Canada’s biggest retailer, converted into SA0050swq

• Improved response time on mission critical tickets by 80%

• Lead the redesign of the AP automatic Payment jobs and Scan based trading improving efficiency by

100%

• I tested the newly designed interfaces, SWIFT and wire transfers, created documentation and training

data.

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CO, PS and SCM.

Plexxus Aug 2011 - Feb

2013

SAP Lead

• Largest SAP Healthcare implementation ($10B+) for Canadian Healthcare industry

• Developed SAP operation plan and statement of work.

• Established SAP Help desk for SAP for 12 Toronto Hospitals

• Recommended design changes, led transfer of knowledge and 500hours of testing of Remedy software

• We performed UAT testing, logged tickets in HPQC, tested for SWIFT and wire transfers, used manual

testing with our own scripts.

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CO, PS and SCM

BC Hydro May 2011 to

July 2011

SAP Consultant

• Resolved issues around account balance in CO reports.

• Designed EFT funds outgoing payment files to accept multiple files to the bank in a single day

• Wrote functional specifications (100+ pages) for reports from solution manager

• Tested newly designed AP interfaces with the bank.

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CO, PS and MM

City of Toronto Dec 2008 – Apr 2011

SAP Systems Analyst

• Lead team of 10 to configure of Accounts Payable Invoice Imaging Project in 3 months

• Responsible for selecting vendor for new project of FPARS - $15M spending

• Managed security and added new composite roles for 3500 city wide users

• Responsible for service pack testing, managing and creating new scripts, early watch distribution.

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CO, PS, PM, RE and MM

Sapient Apr 2008 to Dec 2008

Senior Consultant

• Provided senior level support of the SAP software product installation, configuration of FICA performed

change management impacts on moving from legacy system to SAP ISU platform

• Identified risks and prepared action plans to mitigate the issues

• Prepared business plans, Logical Data Models and Design documents for proposed solutions

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CA, ISU

Grohe Manufacturing Jan 2008 to Mar 2008

Project Manager SAP

• Managed a team of fifteen consultants and trainers, we ensured that we delivered Project on time and

project time lines were met, we were within budget requirements.

• Helped in Gap analysis form the global template and assisted the global roll out team.

• Transformed clients’ business requirements, assessed, analyzed, evaluated and recommended solutions

to support the business and technology environment, or process and policy alternatives for project and work

package.

• Conducted walk-through of deliverables to identify potential problems, Measured and analyzed

performance and suggest appropriate tactical actions to achieve desired performance.

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CO, MM and PS.

CGI Apr 2006 to Dec 2007

FI Team Lead

• Led the project for FI/CO creation of Bell regional trust company into separate entity, Configuration of FI,

AA on ECC 6.0, wrote FI validations and technical specifications for automated transactions

• Worked on a project for migration of six Bell, ICT Solution companies from legacy systems into SAP

• Working as Support for SAP Bell Canada, specifically looking after BPC, HR, Fixed Assets and Real

Estate module, performing configuration changes as per client needs, maintaining master data, monitoring Year

end activities, including rate changes, depreciation run, testing new developments, enhancements.

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CO, HR and PS.

BearingPoint LP Oct 2005 to Dec 2005

Senior Consultant

• Configured Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivables, including the billing Event Daily Records,

invoicing, receivables management, collections, Analytics and financial reporting.

• Use CRM Biller direct software to test the AP solution in development environment. We used RWD

Infopak software to create training material for Super Users.

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CA. PSCD.

Direct Energy Aug 2005 to Sep 2005

Senior Consultant

• Designed Profit Centre reports making default currency as USD instead of CAD

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CO

Atos Origin Middle East (KPMG) Dec 2003 to Jun 2005

FI/CO Team Lead/Trainer

• SABIC (Petro-Chemicals & Steel) Designed customized reports for cash flow transactions, which are

using report write

• Perform GAP analysis and stress tests on SAP to match the complexities of existing & established

applications

• Lead Change Management consultant supervised, tested the SAP Solution for FICO, HR, PS and SCM

modules, trained conducting the train the trainer sessions

• Created training material for SAP FI/CO. HR, PS and SCM.

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CO, PS and SCM

Glaxo Smith and Kline Aug 2003 to Nov 2003

FI/CO NA Support/Trainer

• Provided support to all of North America, which includes USA, Puerto Rico and Canada.

• Created data sets for all the transactions, that required training as per design team, in FI/CO and Project

Systems

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CO, PS and MM.

Sinclair Dental Supply Jan 2003 to July 2003

Business Analyst

• Worked independently on this project, compiling all the business process for configuration and

implementation of SAP. Perform GAP analysis between their legacy MAPICS software to SAP software

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CO, PS and MM

Atos Origin (KPMG) Aug 2001 to Aug 2002

Consultant/Trainer

• Role was implementer/configuration to trainer and trained 64000 users, was one of only ten employees

that were offered permanent position with the client. Aramco is the largest oil company in the world

• Worked with controlling team on the rollout of Operating Plan SAP R/3 Version 4.6D, Mapped Saudi

Aramco specific business scenarios use Documentum and Visio software

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CO, PS and MM

BFI Houston, TX Jan 98 to Aug 2000

• Developed tests and performed data uploads (using ABAP/4), testing and trouble shooting before and

after GO LIVE

• Responsible for the analysis, configuration and support of SAP R3 system, specialising in the (FI/CO)

module

Technical Skills: SAP FI/CO, PS and MM

EDUCATION

InterCollege Nicosia, Cyprus

Bachelor of Business Administration 1987

University of Karachi Karachi, Pakistan

Bachelor of Commerce 1982

Courses:

November 2009 Grants Management SAP Instructor, Toronto, ON

March 2007 Asset Accounting SAP Academy, Toronto, Ontario, and Canada

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