Nabeel Alan

SAP FI/CO

acsm10@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 516-***-****

Professional Experience:

** ***** ** ***** ********** in Finance and IT with 7 years of functional experience including Project Team Lead, Configuration, Integration Lead, Testing, Upgrade and Cutover Planning implementing SAP R/3 and SAP ECC 6.0 S/4HANA (simple Finance) for Fortune 500 clients

Worked with Big 4 experience with excellent written, oral, and presentation skills with ability to deliver in challenging work environments

Followed ASAP methodology, which included planning, blueprints, design, build, testing and change management.

Worked with offshore and onshore team from India for global implementation

One full cycle with Workday integration global rollout for T&E

3 full life cycle experience with in-depth understanding of SAP implementation right from the concept stage (RFP) to go-live and support activity

Client Segments Served: Food Manufacturing and beverages Governmental, and Pharmaceuticals

Expertise in SAP FICO (New GL), Cash Management and Liquidity Forecasting

Extensively worked on New GL functionality specific to Parallel Accounting, Segments, Document Splitting Functionality in R/3

Planning and implementing standardized and flexible operating GL, group and country chart of accounts, New GL (active and passive splitting), ledger groups, simultaneous postings, parallel accounting IAS/IFRS

Considerable experience in Functional Specifications in the area of RICEFW (Report, Interface, Conversion, Enhancement, Forms, Workflows)

All Treasury related parts of projects including GL for Cash Accounts, House Banks and Bank Accounts, Automated Payment Processing for US, Positive Pay/Pay Match, Electronic Bank Statement (BAI2), Lockbox (within and cross company code), and IDOCs, Cash Management (Cash Position, and Cash Forecasting)

Cost and Profit Center Accounting: Organizational Structure, Budget Management, Planning and Posting

Worked with Project management system and Visio

Education and Training:

BBA in Accounting, SUNY (State University of New York)

Project Management and Effective Decision Making

Experience:

The Kraft Heinz Company Jan 2015 – Present

Pittsburgh Pa

SAP FICO / FSCM & Workday T&E

Environment: ECC 6.0

Successfully designed, configured WRICEF and tested for COPA Product costing Cost Center profit center internal order GL AR AP AA CO & FSCM (Dispute management)

Implementation of Simple Finance

Used custom solution for Workday (workday studio)

PM for global rollout for Workday T&E

Integration manager for Workday and ERP systems (SAP & BPCS)

Daily support for inbound and out data for Workday

Compliance with PCA requirements which Workday does not have

Massive upload for a merged company Kraft

Collected Requirement for WRICEF FSCM for negative dunning

Collected requirement for WRICEF FSCM dispute management

Managed a global rollout for Workday integrations with SAP and legacy system for T&E; scope included inbound integration and outbound integrations (remittance advice)

Managed IT solution to comply with FATCA regulation including sending of 1042 to vendors and electronic form to IRS

Support CO tickets for Internal order cost center profit center

Participated in defining and analyzing the project objective, followed by GAP analysis

Involved in helping and setting up the Master Data converting the Chart of accounts and GL Open Items

Created G/L master records and configured cross company code transactions, line item display, and open item processing for G/L

Configured all activity around position and liquidity including GL accounts, House Banks and bank accounts, planning levels, open item clearing, sort keys, values dates and account groupings

Defined and implemented inter-company payments and other payment settlements

Defined processes to Automate Payment Processing for US (Wire, Check, ACH), Europe (C,T, U,) and Asia

Successfully tested critical business transactions in the finance module, including vendor and customer’s invoices and payments, document fast entry, G/L posting, and recurring entry programs

Setup all incoming payments including Lockbox using EDI823, Electronic bank statement (EDI820)

Configured automated payment process, cash management, bank accounting and electronic bank statement

Set-up position management and liquidity forecasting for global operations

Configured inbound and outbound payment methods (using Check, Direct debit, ACH and Deposit Clearing) to support treasury related transactions including broker/dealer payment, coupon and dividend incoming and profit disbarment to various subsidiaries

Wrote Functional Specs for several regulatory reports

Sysco Foods Oct 2013 – Dec 2014

Huston Tx

SAP FICO / FSCM Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Successfully designed, configured WRICEF and tested for COPA Product costing Cost Center profit center internal order GL AR AP AA CO & FSCM (Dispute management)

Successfully designed, configured WRICEF and tested for assets accounting COPA Product costing Cost Center profit center internal order and PS.

Implementation of Simple Finance and tested using HPQC

Successfully designed, configured and tested Cash Management

Participated in defining and analyzing the project objective, followed by GAP analysis

Set-up several Number Ranges to differentiate Cash Accounts for Cash Management, Liquidity Planner

Involved in helping and setting up the Master Data converting the Chart of accounts and GL Open Items

Created G/L master records and configured cross company code transactions, line item display, and open item processing for G/L

Configured all activity around position and liquidity including GL accounts, House Banks and bank accounts, planning levels, open item clearing, sort keys, values dates and account groupings

Defined and implemented inter-company payments and other payment settlements

Defined processes to Automate Payment Processing for US (Wire, Check, ACH), Europe (C,T, U,) and Asia

Successfully tested critical business transactions in the finance module, including vendor and customer’s invoices and payments, document fast entry, G/L posting, and recurring entry programs

Setup all incoming payments including Lockbox using EDI823, Electronic bank statement (EDI820)

Configured automated payment process, cash management, bank accounting and electronic bank statement

Set-up position management and liquidity forecasting for global operations

Configured inbound and outbound payment methods (using Check, Direct debit, ACH and Deposit Clearing) to support treasury related transactions including broker/dealer payment, coupon and dividend incoming and profit disbarment to various subsidiaries

Wrote Functional Specs for several regulatory reports

Pepsi Co Jul 2012 – Sep 2013

NY

SAP FI / FSCM Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Successfully designed, configured WRICEF and tested for assets accounting COPA Product costing Cost Center profit center internal order In-bound & Out-bound Electronic Bank Statement (EBS), Cash Management (Cash Position & Liquidity Forecast) Liquidity Planner, In-House Cash

Performed current state analysis, created projected solution design, conducted user review sessions

Conducted Requirement-Gathering Workshops for FSCM Credit Management, Collection Management, and Dispute Management

Define and Configured Credit Scoring Formulas and Credit Limits to support multiple Credit Rules cross multiple Credit Segments

Architected Flexible Credit Limit Checks utilizing Score-driven and manually overridden Risk Classes

Crafted the Data Conversion Strategy for FSCM Credit Management Credit Profiles, and Credit Segments overcoming the fact that no IDOCS exist to load FSCM data

Configured inbound and outbound payment methods (using Check, Direct debit, ACH ad Deposit Clearing) to support treasury related transactions including broker/dealer payment, coupon and dividend incoming and profit disbarment to various subsidiaries

Arizona Beverages Jan 2011 – Jun 2012

NY

SAP FI / FSCM Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Successfully Implemented Lockbox Functionality

Successfully designed, configured WRICEF and tested for COPA Product costing Cost Center profit center internal order GL AR AP AA CO & FSCM (Dispute management)

Successfully Implemented Credit Management, Collection Management, and Dispute Management

Successfully designed, configured WRICEF and tested for COPA Product costing Cost Center profit center internal order

Defined “Contract-to-Cash” Business Transformation Requirements for SAP FI Accounts Receivable and FSCM- Dispute Management, and Credit Management

Configured Dispute Management Case Processing and Process Integration with Account Receivable Accounting

Configured Credit Management: Credit Risk Monitoring and Integration with Accounts Receivable, Sales and Distribution

Created customer-specific functions for the Formula Editor in FSCM-Credit Management to determine scores. One function for Rating Procedures Grade X Delinquency Days and another for Rating Procedure Grade X Percent Late Payments. Required implementations of BAdI definitions UKM_EV_FORMULA and UKM_BP_ADD_FIELDS, along with custom ABAP Objects Classes in implement the customer-specific function itself

Configured FSCM-DM Automatic Dispute Case creation form FI-AR Residual Items

Defined Lockbox Workflow for Unprocessed Items by conducting working sessions with business leads and users. The requirement was to automate, standardize, and monitor unprocessed lockbox items and cash on account. Prepared functional specifications of the finalized model

Production support of SAP FI-AR Lockbox, Credit Card, and Dunning processing

FSCM and FI-AR Subject Matter Expert and liaison between business units

Dow Chemical’s Jan 2009 – Dec 2010

Midland MI

SAP FI / FSCM Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Co-led the implementation of In-House Cash management vis-à-vis cash management modules to facilitate cash visibility, central payments and collections intra-group overdrafts (and loans ) across multiple subsidiaries

Successfully designed, configured WRICEF and tested for COPA Product costing Cost Center profit center internal order GL AR AP AA CO & FSCM (Dispute management)

Successfully designed, configured WRICEF and tested for COPA Product costing Cost Center profit center internal order

Assisted IHC lead in gathering business requirements, identifying GAPs, and validating information

Integrated Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, In-House Cash, and Transaction Manager with Cash Management solution to enable up-to-date cash position and liquidity forecast reports

Defined multiple planning groups (based on multiple currencies, banks, regions, user groups, etc.) for cash position reports to provide maximum control and cash visibility

Set-up incoming payments including Lockbox using BAI2, Electronic bank statement (BAI) and intra-day (memo records) statements for almost real time cash availability

Enhanced Lockbox functionality using two user exists provided in RFFEBLBOO for cross company code clearing

Configured automatic payment program, which included creation of house banks, company code payment methods, employee tolerances, terms of payment, and reason codes

Configured partial payments exchange rate differences, payment advices, payment schedule, payment media, interest calculation on carry forward balances

ConAir Co Oct 2007 – Dec 2008

East Windsor, New Jersey

SAP FI / FSCM Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Configured Lockbox (BAI2), and Cash Management solution for newly acquired companies (subsidiaries), Lead the system configuration, system integration tests (SIT), data validation for host of payment methods including (but not limited to) pre-authorized direct ACH based debit, and check deposits

Successfully designed, configured WRICEF and tested for COPA Product costing Cost Center profit center internal order

Tested various bank preferred data medium files and initiated user exits based file customization

Configured Payment Tolerances, Payment Methods and Terms, Automatic Payment Program, House Banks, and ran test loads for Customer Master using LSMW

Built and tested Lockbox payment process using BAI2; coordinated with BASIS to build in-bound directory and timing for the file pickup

Prepared test cases and scenarios, conducted Unit and Integration tests including Regression test to validate the integrity of existing (wave 1 ) solution

State of Pennsylvania May 2006 – Sep 2007

Harrisburg PA

SAP FICO Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Plan, budget, identify, obtain, and record all funding related to received grants and grants managements

Plan, budget, identify, obtain, schedule, perform, and record the tasks and activities related to managing the sponsored programs and furthering the sponsor’s and organization’s objectives

Differentiate between eligible and ineligible costs

Bill and record sponsor amounts

Record and report all related costs, revenues, and required statistical information

Conducted workshops for As-IS study and To-Be analysis, designed proto-types, identified and filled GAPS related to RICEFs

Wrote functional specs to enhanced Positive Pay File program (Check payment information); defined User Exit to check for any inaccuracies and inconsistencies in the imported data

Built interfaces with the third Party system for daily update of Exchange Rate information; defined User Exit to check for any inaccuracies and inconsistencies in the imported data

Configured Open Item Clearing, House Banks/ Rankings, and Automatic Payment Program (APP) for outgoing payments

Configured Automated Inbound Payment process including (inbound) ACH process and various lockboxes within North America. Defined custom post lockbox clearing program for additional automated clearing

Assessed FI reporting requirements (compared to legacy) and finalized the equivalent standard SAP reports and the one that is to be handled through BW

Configured Vendor Account Groups and Master Data, Tolerances, Payment Terms, House Bank and Ranking, Positive Pay File delivery, data load of Vendor Master data and open item through LSMW

Set up the integration between FI-MM to allow Automatic Account determination for various inventory movements

Coordinated User Acceptance Testing (UAT) workshops, prepared end-user documents and manuals, and participated in knowledge transfer training/demos

Part of post go-live support team, resolving system, process and user issues and making required changes.

Client references available upon request!

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