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Professional Summary

MBA and SAP Certified consultant having 14 years of Finance and IT experience including over 7 years’ experience in SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling module.

Involved in 2 Full Life Cycle SAP FICO implementations, 2 Upgrade, Production Support and Maintenance & Data Migration projects.

Well versed with ASAP Methodology and all the phases involved in Project implementation.

Extensively worked on gathering Functional Business Requirements, Analyzing business requirements, Mapping Business Process Requirements in SAP System, Implementation/ Customization/ Configuration, Integrating with other sub modules within SAP, Testing, Documentation and End User Training.

Created Functional Specification Templates for implementing new process/enhancement of existing functionality/modification of existing process.

Strong Knowledge on AR Accounts Receivable Process with SD Sales Distribution Module.

Strong knowledge with all aspects of Configuration and Customization of SAP FI-GL, FI-AP, with additional knowledge in FI-AR, FI-AA, FI-GL (New GL) CO-CCA, CO-PCA, CO-PA. and Product Casting.

Strong knowledge on FI-MM configuration viz., GR/IR account determination setup, Small Differences posting configuration, Logistic Invoice Verification Quantity and Price Block configuration, Defining of Vend per Purchase Organization etc.

Strong Knowledge on Product Costing ( material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, cost object controlling, WIP calculations, Costing sheet for overhead calculation, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures)

SAP CONFIGURATION SKILLS:

General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Management. Controlling Cost and Revenue Element Accounting, Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Product Costing, Profit Center Accounting and Profitability Analysis.

Experience in configuring General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets & Controlling modules.

Enterprise structure design and configuration : Setting up enterprise structure and assigning relation ships between the organizational units of FI,CO,SD and MM

Configuration of FI modules: GL, AR, AP and Fixed Assets

Treasury: Banking system design, Setting up electronic bank statements, implementation of AP -vendor check printing, AR-Lock box configuration

Configuration of CO modules: Cost element accounting, Cost center accounting, COPA,PCA and Product cost controlling

FI- AR & AP: Configuration of Automatic payment program for out going payments and Lockbox configuration for AR receipts using BAI and BAI2 forms for open items processing

Fixed Assets module: Setting up depreciation charts and Areas, Asset classification, defining GL accounts for FA integration with FI, Performing depreciation run and Migration of Fixed Assets across Company Codes.

Setting up integration of SAP SD, MM,CO and FA with FI by defining the automatic account determination tables

Product cost controlling: Standard Cost estimate with and with out quantity structure

Key user training and providing end user documentation

Able to adapt quickly to new technologies and work environments.

Excellent communication, interpersonal, managerial skills and positive work attitude and self-motivated to work independently and as well as in a team.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Education:

MBA (Finance) The International University Independence Missouri, U.S.A

SAP Certified Application Associate - Financial Accounting with SAP ERP 6.0 EHP5

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GE Oil & Gas OKC June 15 – To date

General Electric (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in New York, the company operates through the following segments: Appliances, Power and Water, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Software Development and Engineering industries. In 2011, GE ranked among the Fortune 500 as the 26th-largest firm in the U.S. by gross revenue and the 14th most profitable Company.

SAP FI/CO Sr. FICO Consultant

Responsibilities:

Involved in analyzing the existing system for AS -IS study and provided estimates & solutions for TO-BE system, gather functional requirements through user workshops, and analyzing Gaps. Understood business process, and tested all the customizations before and after the upgrade. Checked Z-program developed for client for enhancements and reports.

Involved in Preparing Business Blue Print.

Involved in preparing Functional design specification documents for WRICEF objects, for BW Reports

Involved in interfaces for data movement between SAP and non-SAP applications.

Configured and customized Chart of Accounts, GL accounts, Account Groups creation with different field status, defined posting keys for GL account posting, open item clearing, and adjustment accounts for GR/IR clearing, created financial statement version and drill down reports for GL accounts.

Configured vendor groups in account payable (FI-AP), vendor field status and assigned number ranges for vendor accounts groups. Configured automatic payment for outgoing payments to vendors.

Configured & customized customer master data in account receivables (FI-AR), integrated automatic account assignment for billing process in SD, defined reason codes for over/underpayments. Defined payment terms for customer accounts as per client requirement and configured bank details for incoming payments. Created check lots.

Integration of CO-PC with material masters.

Sercel Inc Houston, TX April 14 to April 15

SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

Ticket resolution and answering how-to questions

Responsible for detailed problem determination of issues escalated.

Problem determination includes re-creating the issues, determining the point of failure by stepping through the ABAP Code (with the help of ABAP Programmer) and identifying the problem resolution.

If the resolution is a major development or configuration fix, provide the necessary change detail to concern group.

Able to understand both the standard application features (i.e. out of the box functionality) as well as the detailed components of the customized features.

Responsible for making changes, migrating them, completing the ticket and communicating the change to the concern support person, who can then resolve and close the issue.

Coordinates/ consults with the Third-Party SAP system support personnel to ensure that the SAP system issues are appropriately and timely resolved.

Performs certain SAP system month end closing/ maintenance functions, monitors designated transactional/ balance activities and prepares reports for various Administrative, Accounting, Tax, Operations and Audit Groups.

Involved in Full Life Cycle from Project Preparation to Go live and Support other then help desk and new enhancement

Miller Coors Milwaukee, WI Oct 13-April 14

Miller Coors is a leading beer company, have three hundred years of combined brewing history, and are committed to building on their founders' legacies. Miller Coors is committed to producing quality beers

FI/CO Functional Consultant Environment: ECC 6.0

Support the design and development of SAP financial configuration and business process procedures

Demonstrates proficiency for standard SAP configuration and internally developed solutions or

custom programs

Performs detailed analysis of moderate to complex business process requirements and provide

appropriate system solutions

Assists with the collection, interpretation, validation and documentation of customer requirements

Develops and delivers application training to customers

Proactively identifies and proposes business process and/or technical enhancements

Guide the business in utilizing SAP functionality to the best extent possible, and involves review of business processes and system integration challenges.

Extensive coordination with Business Users in delivering and supporting SAP solutions.

Involved in for product costing. Involved in analyzing the existing system for AS-IS study and provided estimates & solutions for TO-BE system, gather functional requirements through user workshops, and analyzing Gaps. Understood business process, and tested all the customizations before and after the upgrade. Checked Z-program developed for client for enhancements and reports

Facilitated planning for Product Costing and Cost Object controlling by creating product cost by order, and product cost by period.

Creation of costing variants, valuation variants, costing sheets and costing types.

Created settings for Material Costing, by defining calculation bases, defining percentage overhead and cost component structure.

Configured the material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, configured cost object controlling, configured WIP calculations, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures,

Integration with Production orders, Bill of Materials (BOM), routings.

Costco Seattle, WA May 13 – Sep 13

Costco Wholesale Corporation is a membership-only warehouse club that provides a wide selection of merchandise. It is the second largest retailer in the United States, the seventh largest retailer in the world and the largest membership warehouse club chain in the United States

SAP FI/CO Sr. Consultant

Involved in analyzing the existing system for AS-IS study and provided estimates & solutions for TO-BE system, gather functional requirements through user workshops, and analyzing Gaps. Understood business process, and tested all the customizations before and after the upgrade. Checked Z-program developed for client for enhancements and reports.

Prepared Functional Documents for FI-MM Integration

Created and customized GL accounts and also created financial statement versions

Configured and customized vendor (FI-AP) & customer (FI-AR) master data

Configured customer master data in account receivables (FI-AR).

Customized account payables (FI-AP) and configured house banks. Configured automatic payment method.

Created profit center (CO-PCA) standard hierarchy, configured profit center master data, maintained default account assignments and automatic account assignments, validations and substitutions, distribution and assessment

Created cost center accounting (CO-CCA) standard hierarchies, cost centers, activity types, statistical key figures, cost center categories, document numbers, maintained default account assignments and automatic assignments, validations and substitutions, distribution and assessment

Eclipse Aerospace, Albuquerque, NM July 12 – April 13

Eclipse Aerospace is an aircraft maintenance and upgrade company, with the expressed intention of becoming a future aircraft manufacturer.

SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant Environment: ECC 6.0

Evaluated and configured controlling area settings.

Designed and configured cost center group hierarchy and cost centers in cost center accounting (CO-CCA).

Configured basic settings in profit center accounting (CO-PCA), configured profit center planning.

Configured activity types and created assessment, distribution and settlement cycles for actual cost distribution.

Facilitated planning for Product Costing and Cost Object controlling by creating product cost by order, and product cost by period.

Creation of costing variants, valuation variants, costing sheets and costing types.

Created settings for Material Costing, by defining calculation bases, defining percentage overhead and cost component structure.

Configured the material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, configured cost object controlling, configured WIP calculations, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures,

Integration with Production orders, Bill of Materials (BOM), routings.

Defined posting rules to FI-structure and created settlement profiles.

Running Standard Cost Cycles, Actual Costing, Variance Analysis and Settlement.

Configured General Ledger – Created Master records, accounts groups, number ranges, field status groups, posting keys, automatic account determination, tolerance groups and Document Types.

Defined House banks, bank accounts, reason codes, check lots.

Defined customer/vendor account groups and created customer /vendor master data.

Configured Automatic payment program for outgoing payments for company codes in Accounts Payable (A/P).

Configured terms of payment, tolerances, invoices, outgoing payment, and cash discount.

Configured the Automatic Account Determination and interface points between FI, MM, and SD.

Modules: GL, AP, AR, CCA, PCA, TR, P2P, Taxes, Lock Box, Report Painter/Writer and LIV.

Vista Health System, Waukegan, IL Oct 11 – July 12

Vista Health System is a network that includes two hospitals in Waukegan, Vista Medical Center East and Vista Medical Center West. The health system also has several locations for imaging, patient therapy and physician practices. Combined, Vista Medical Center East and Vista Medical Center West have 407 licensed beds.

SAP FI/CO Sr. Consultant Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

Performed GAP analysis, experience in blueprinting phase (ASAP Methodology) and prepared MS Visio graphs and documents on new customized FI/CO company structure.

Configured Profit Center Accounting, Cost Center Accounting by creation Standard Cost Center Hierarchy, and primary and secondary cost elements, cost centers, activity types, cost center categories, document numbers, and allocations using cycle-segment method for reposting, distribution and assessment

Created Number ranges, posting periods for G/L accounts, defined G/L account groups, created chart of accounts, participated in modifying and uploading G/L accounts.

Created financial statement versions and defined the Splitting Characteristics for the General Ledger (passive split, rule-based and zero-balance formation by document).

Created reconciliation accounts for Accounts payable (A/P), Accounts receivable (A/R) and configured Accounts payable (A/P) including vendor account groups, number ranges, tolerance groups, uploaded A/P master data.

Configured Automatic Payment Program for A/P for checks, ACH, wire transfer and created check lots.

Tested and performed web-demos of G/L transactions for fast-entry screens, splitting, posting, parking and reversals.

Configured A/R including creation of customer account groups, number ranges for A/R, tolerance groups, credit control area, customer credit limits, and credit limit groups.

Was responsible for FI-MM integration: configured automatic account determination, insured smooth operation of MIGO-MIRO transactions (procure-to-pay).

Environment: ECC 6.0, SAP BI, HP QC, Tax ware, Visio.

Modules: GL, AP, AR, CCA, PCA, COPA, TR, CM, OTC, BA, AA, APP, Validations and Substitutions, Product Costing, LSMW, Lock Box, Taxes, New G/L, LIV.

Electronics Integration Technology, NJ Feb 10 – Oct 11

Electronics Integration Technology, Inc. is a full-service contract manufacturer specializing in ruggedized COTS and MIL-Spec electronics assembly

SAP FI/CO Sr. Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

Involved in all phases of implementation from business development process to end-user training and go-live. Involved in analyzing the existing system for AS-IS study and provided estimates & solutions for TO-BE system, gather functional requirements through user workshops, and analyzing Gaps. Understood business process, and tested all the customizations before and after the upgrade. Checked Z-program developed for client for enhancements and reports.

Configured and customized chart of accounts, GL accounts, accounting groups creation with different field status, defined posting keys for GL account posting, open item clearing, and adjustment accounts for GR/IR clearing, created financial statement version and drill down reports for GL accounts.

Configured vendor groups in account payable (FI-AP), vendor field status and assigned number ranges for vendor accounts groups. Configured automatic payment for outgoing payments to vendors.

Configured & customized customer master data in account receivables (FI-AR), integrated automatic account assignment for billing process in SD, defined reason codes for over/underpayments. Defined payment terms for customer accounts as per client requirement and configured bank details for incoming payments. Created check lots.

Configured organizational structure in asset accounting (FI- AA).

Evaluated and configured controlling area settings.

Designed and configured cost center group hierarchy and cost centers in cost center accounting (CO-CCA).

Configured basic settings in profit center accounting (CO-PCA), configured profit center planning.

Configured internal orders (CO-IO) for comparing budgets with actual planed and actual costs. Configured activity types and created assessment, distribution and settlement cycles for actual cost distribution.

Facilitated planning for Product Costing and Cost Object controlling by creating product cost by order, product cost by sales order and product cost by period.

Creation of costing variants, valuation variants, costing sheets and costing types.

Created Settings for Material costing, by defining calculation bases, defining percentage overhead and cost component structure.

Integration of CO-PC with material masters.

Configured the material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, configured cost object controlling, configured WIP calculations, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures,

Integration with Production orders, Bill of Materials (BOM), routings.

Defined posting rules to FI-structure and created settlement profiles.

Running Standard Cost Cycles, Actual Costing, Variance Analysis and Settlement.

Configured FI-MM-SD integration.

Provided in-class and one-on-one training to end users on various levels with client organizations.

Developed work instructions in Natural Language that was easily understood by users.

Tennant Company, MN Jan 09 – Feb 10

Tennant is a world leader in designing, manufacturing of cleaning products that help create a cleaner and safer world.

FI/CO Senior Consultant Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

Configured general ledger – created company codes, master records, accounts groups, number ranges and G/L accounts for each company code.

Analysis of business requirements, determining organizational structures and classifying business units / locations as company codes, and profitability centers.

Configured and customized the asset accounting, copied Reference chart of depreciation, assignment to company code, specified account determination, asset classes.

Configuration maintained for Cost element / Cost Center Accounting, maintained cost element attributes, cost centers, standard hierarchy, cost center categories, distribution, and assessment.

Configured CCA by creating cost elements, cost centers, activity types, cost center categories, document numbers, and allocations using cycle-segment method for reposting, distribution and assessment.

Configured master data, standard hierarchy, dummy profit center, distribution and assessment in CO-PCA.

Facilitated planning for Product Costing and Cost Object controlling by creating product cost by order

Creation of costing variants, valuation variants, costing sheets and costing types.

Configured the material cost estimate with and without quantity structure, configured cost object controlling, configured WIP calculations, variance calculations, maintained settlement structures,

Integration with Production orders, Bill of Materials (BOM), routings.

Running Standard Cost Cycles, Actual Costing, Variance Analysis and Settlement.

Configured settings for automatic payment program for vendors.

Defined customer / vendor account groups, configured payment terms for customer / vendor, defined tolerances for customers and vendors.

Configured FI-MM-SD integration.

Environment: ECC 6.0, SAP BI, SAP SRM, Visio, HELP DESK

Modules: GL, AP, AR, CCA, PCA, TR, CM, P2P, BA, AA, APP, Validations and Substitutions, LSMW, EBS, Lock Box, Taxes, New G/L, Intercompany, LIV and PS.

Stanley Works Georgetown, OH Nov 07-Dec 08

The Stanley Works is a worldwide manufacturer and marketer of tools, hardware and specialty hardware products for home improvement, consumer, industrial and professional use.

SAP FI/CO Functional Consultant Environment SAP 4.7

Created and customized GL accounts and also created financial statement versions

Configured and customized vendor (FI-AP) & customer (FI-AR) master data

Configured customer master data in account receivables (FI-AR), integration with billing process in SD,

Customized account payables (FI-AP) and configured house banks. Configured automatic payment method.

Configured asset accounting (FI-AA) organizational structure by configuring chart of depreciation and depreciation areas. Defined number ranges intervals, configured asset groups and asset classes.

Created profit center (CO-PCA) hierarchies, standard hierarchy, configured profit center master data, maintained default account assignments and automatic account assignments, validations and substitutions, distribution and assessment

Creation of assessment cycles to allow the overhead costs among various characteristics

Created cost center accounting (CO-CCA) standard and alternative hierarchies, cost centers, activity types, statistical key figures, cost center categories, document numbers, maintained default account assignments and automatic assignments, validations and substitutions, distribution and assessment

Configured FI to MM & SD integration

Provided production support & immediate solution to all go-live issues, trained end-users, and documented detailed information & provided end-user training material.

FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE

GTT International Inc July 05-Nov 07

Controller

Responsible for asset management and strategic planning of $16 Million portfolio for two plants.

Designed and implemented a simulation tool to optimize excess stock of $1 Million annually.

Formulated financial budgets and Latest Estimate for $10 Million business segment.

Devised a Materials Management road map involving geographically scattered suppliers, submitted proposals to senior management which was favorably received and successfully implemented leading to cost saving of $1Mil.

Led SOX compliance initiatives, facilitating internal/external audits across diverse locations.

Managed business entities by utilizing forensic analysis, contingency planning and open dialogue with various business leaders.

Supported Business Unit Managers by conducting monthly calls to review business key metrics.

Recipient of multiple awards for risk management and process improvements.

Pear Connection Inc. May 03 – July 05 Asst Controller

Maintained full responsibility for preparing financial statements, reconciliations and budgeting activities.

Prepared revenue report, processed accounts payables/receivables, conducted margin analysis and internal management reporting.

Efficient financial reporting resulting in shortened project timelines and completions.

East Hartford Medical Center April 00 - May 03

Accounting Manager

Oversee daily operations of the accounting department.

Responsible for preparing financial statements, reconciliations and budgeting activities.

Prepared revenue report, processed accounts payables/receivables per payment cost and internal management reporting.

OBSONS PHARMACEUTICALS I997-2000

Cost Accounting Manager

Responsible for all Cost Accounting functions, including: oversight of cost centers; variance and COGS analysis; streamlining BOMs; capital project spending; physical inventories; Lean Manufacturing implementation; and, auditor liaison.

Developed and Implemented Accounting and Product Costing (Job Order) system.

Managed statutory reporting requirements as dictated by local / Regional / National governing bodies.

S R & Co. Chartered Accountants I995-1997

Corporate Finance Manager

Conducted monthly meeting with clients to review strategic business objectives utilizing various micro/macro-economic scenario.

Performed interim and year-end audit procedures on accounting records and financial statements to ascertain compliance with financial reporting standards for clients, specializing in manufacturing/distribution, construction, retail, and financial institutions.

Automated data consolidation process from various clients on different accounting systems. Process implemented reduced the manual consolidation time by 2 days and data accuracy by 10%.

Mohib Textiles Limited 1991-1995

Manager of Finance & Accounting

Managed 9 accounting professionals. Oversaw general ledger, accounts payables, accounts receivables and financial reporting activities.

Designing and implementing the payroll and attendance system through bar cording.

Willing to Travel/Relocate * References Furnished upon Request.

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