Currently I am working as a Sr. Consultant with Capgemini, having 14 years of overall experience which includes 9+ years of SAP experience. I am a SAP Certified Solutions Consultant for Management Accounting (CO) and have expertise in executing SAP Projects and Project Management from both Onsite and Offshore for global client locations; being part of delivery teams from India, UK and US; whilst interacting with teams located in multiple geographies.

My SAP tenure has afforded my involvement in SAP implementations and assignments relating to Rollouts, Migration, Solution Design and Blueprinting, and Consulting; as Solution Architect, Functional-FICO Team Lead, Functional-FICO Coordinator and Functional Consultant/Team Member for FSCM, FICO modules on GL, New GL, AP, AR, CCA, PCA, IO, COPA and integration with MM, SD, PP and HR. Also have experience in BI/ BW and BPC

I have hands on experience in activities relating to consulting, scope understanding, business process mapping, blueprinting, configuration, testing (unit, integration, security role, and user acceptance), assisting on development of custom objects and data migration, end user training, go-live preparation, post go-live handholding and hypercare; as well as working on documentation for all above phases.

ERP Modules

SAP FICO/ FSCM, IS-U, SAP S4/ HANA, SAP Solution Manager, Transport Express

Automated Testing Tools

Mercury/ HP QC

Packages

Transport Express, Readsoft, Opentext, Vertex 6.0, GTM, MS Office XP, Mfund, Tally, Wings, MS Great Plains.

Database

Ms Access, SQL.

Operating Systems

Win. XP and Win. Server 2003

10-03-2014

Project Name

BAU (with Capgemini)

To Date

Client

Centrica Energy (Windsor, UK) and Direct Energy (Houston, USA)

Role

Onsite Lead - SAP FICO/ Service Delivery

Technology used in project

ERP Package

ECC 6.0

Roles performed

Interacting with business from onsite, collecting new requirements and delivering the same with the help of Functional/ technical team situated onsite and India

Leading offshore team of 20 consultants based in Mumbai and Bangalore

Motivating, training, performance appraisal, handling issues etc. for the team

Managing team, submitting reports to management,

making sure SLA is in compliance

Handling client escalations

Development and production support for the SAP FI/ CO, S4/ HANA and BI/ BW system and portal.

Preparation of Test cases for System Integration

Testing, execution of the same in HPQC (Test Director) and updating all the defects in the Test Director.

Preparation of Functional specification for customized Reports, System enhancements and Interfaces for the assigned RICEF objects.

Petty Enhancements, Maintenances and Break Fix.

Production support and Development for FI and CO.

Participate in effective communication with all the designated Module partners.

Engaged on Projects, Transitions

Extended experience in SOWs and IV preparations

Description

Centrica plc is a British multinational utility company with its headquarters in Windsor, Berkshire. Its principal activity is the supply of electricity and gas to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom and North America.

Direct Energy is a North American retailer of energy and energy services. The company was founded in 1986. The company has more than six million customers in Canada and the United States, making it the largest energy retailer in North America

11-09-2013

Project Name

Atlas (with Capgemini)

To 10-03-2014

Client

HOPE Construction Materials (Birmingham, UK & Mumbai, India)

Role

Sr. Functional Consultant - SAP FICO

Technology used in project

ERP Package

ECC 6.0

Roles performed

Implementing FICO module for HOPE

Interacting with business from Birmingham, UK office and collecting requirements and delivering the same with the help of technical team situated in UK and India

Preparation of Test cases for System Integration Testing, execution of the same in HPQC (Test Director) and updating all the defects in the Test Director.

Preparation of Functional specification for customized Reports, System enhancements and Interfaces for the assigned RICEF objects.

Providing Go live Stabilization support, Preparation of Order to Cash Matrix and Handling Tickets.

Prepared End-user training manuals for new Changes /Enhancements. Extensive Support rendered in the areas namely: AR, AP, FA, GL and COPA.

Description

Hope Construction Materials was established in January 2013 following the purchase of over 180 former Tarmac and Lafarge sites. These include the Hope cement plant, a national network of ready mix concrete plants, plus aggregates quarries, rail depots and asphalt plants. There are over 800 employees with an additional 400 drivers employed by Hope Construction Materials

19-02-2012

Project Name

LSA (with Capgemini)

To 10-09-2013

Client

Levi’s (California, US)

Role

Lead Consultant - SAP FSCM/ FICO (US Onsite Lead)

Technology used in project

ERP Package

ECC 6.0

Roles performed

Interacting with business from California, US office and collecting new requirements and delivering the same with the help of Functional/ technical team situated in US and India

Development and production support for the SAP FI/ FSCM/ CO and BI/BW system and portal.

Preparation of Test cases for System Integration Testing, execution of the same in HPQC (Test Director) and updating all the defects in the Test Director.

Preparation of Functional specification for customized Reports, System enhancements and Interfaces for the assigned RICEF objects.

Petty Enhancements, Maintenances and Break Fix.

Providing Go live Stabilization support, Preparation of Order to Cash Matrix and Handling Tickets.

Performing Quarterly Vertex update

Performing half yearly Costing run along with business

Providing support to Readsoft users for Vendor invoice management/ Invoice cockpit

Providing support on GTM (Global Treasury Management) to Treasury team

Prepared End-user training manuals for new Changes /Enhancements. Extensive Support rendered in the areas namely: AR, AP, FSCM, New GL and COPA.

Production support and Development for FI/ FSCM and CO. Participate in effective communication with all the designated Module partners.

Description

Levi Strauss & Co., also known as LS&CO or simply Levi's, is a privately held American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of denim jeans. It was founded in 1853 when Levi Strauss came from Buttenheim, Bavaria, to San Francisco, California to open a west coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business. The company's corporate headquarters is located at Levi's Plaza in San Francisco.

27-01-2009

Project Name

Vanguard/ Leavesden (with Capgemini)

18-02-2012

Client

Warner Bros. (London, UK)

Role

Sr. Functional Consultant - SAP FSCM/ FICO (UK Onsite Lead)

Technology used in project

ERP Package

ECC 6.0

Roles performed

Implementing FI-AR module for Leavesden Studios

Vanguard covers Europe and Asia rollouts (Wave-1 for Germany / Benelux, Wave-2 for UK / France, Wave-3 for Swiss / Spain / Italy / Nordics, Wave-4 for Australia / New Zealand / Japan / Korea)

Interacting with business from London office and collecting new requirements and delivering the same with the help of technical team

Development and production support for the SAP FI-AR/ FSCM/ DRA system and portal.

Preparation of Test cases for System Integration Testing, execution of the same in Mercury Quality centre (Test Director) and updating all the defects in the Test Director.

Preparation of Functional specification for customized Reports, System enhancements and Interfaces for the assigned RICEF objects.

Petty Enhancements, Maintenances and Break Fix.

Providing Go live Stabilization support, Preparation of Order to Cash Matrix and Handling Tickets.

Prepared End-user training manuals for new Changes /Enhancements. Extensive Support rendered in the areas namely: AR, FSCM, General Ledger.

Production support and Development for Order to Cash (Accounts Receivable)/ FSCM. Participate in effective communication with all the designated Module partners.

Description

Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., itself part of Time Warner. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980.

The company releases titles from the film and television library of Warner Bros. Studios, as well as programs from other Time Warner companies.

15-04-2008

Project Name

SAP FICO Support (with TCS)

To 09-01-2009

Client

A. P. Moller (Maersk).

Role

SAP FICO Consultant

Technology used in project

ERP Package

SAP Releases R/3 4.7

Roles performed

Solving various tickets related to CO and FI.

Configuration of House Banks for Bank Accounts, G/L structure, posting rules for Automatic Assignment.

Mapping for Travel Expense Management (TEM).

Configuration of Asset Accounting (FI-AA), structured and valuated Fixed Assets, created Asset values, Acquisitions entry and alterations during use, Asset retirement and scrapping.

Creation/ Extension of G/L accounts, petty cash creation and determining Automatic Account Assignments.

Defined Standard Hierarchy for Cost Center Accounting (CO-CCA), created Primary & Secondary Cost Elements. Maintenance of Standard Hierarchy.

Creation of Assessment/ Distribution Cycles, Provided technical resource on day-to-day and month-end closing production support in SAP R/3 FI-CO.

Description

The A. P. Moller-Maersk Group is an international business conglomerate more commonly known simply as Maersk. Maersk has activities in a variety of business sectors, primarily transportation (container shipping fleet) and energy (offshore oil exploration and transportation). It is the largest container ship operator and supply vessel operator in the world.

01-09-2007

Project Name

SAP FICO Support (with TCS)

To 15-04-2008

Client

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services

Role

SAP FICO Consultant

Technology used in project

ERP Package

ECC 6.0

Roles performed

Interacting actively with the Onsite team, Client and End Users on daily basis and effectively manage the problems they face on their daily activities along with providing solutions in areas pertaining to core responsibility.

Solving issues in FI and CO module like General Ledger, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payables, Bank, Cost Center/ Profit Center Accounting, Internal Orders.

Creation of Functional Specifications for Development reports and interfaces.

Provide active support to Client while testing is done at their end.

Description

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is One of the largest container shipping companies in the world

28-06-2007

Project Name

SAP FICO Implementation (with TCS)

To 31-08-2007

Client

Asean Brown Boveri (ABB).

Role

SAP FICO Consultant

Technology used in project

ERP Package

ECC 6.0

Roles performed

Understanding Business process of Client’s Business.

Involved in mapping client’s business processes to SAP’s Business Processes.

Description

Asean Brown Boveri is one of the world’s leading engineering companies.

03-04-2006

Company Name

Entech Utility Service Bureau India Private Limited

To 27-06-2007

Clients

Footlocker, Andrew

Role

Team Leader - Accounts Payable

Technology used in project

SQL, MS, SAP

Roles performed

Validation (audit) of Freight and Utility Invoices.

To ensure the correctness of accounting inputs

Data amendments to the database tables when required.

Carrying out daily uploads to the servers.

Analysis of the systems to establish data integrity.

Co-ordination between the IT and the Processing teams, to get the best out of the technology.

Description

EnTech USB India is part of the Global EnTech group, headquartered in Chicago and London, developing and supporting sophisticated web-based applications for energy, environmental and financial reporting for Fortune 100 companies including GM, GE, and Citigroup.

28-02-2005

Company

ICICI OneSource

To 18-11-2005

Client

Newcastle Building Society, U.K.

Role

Team Member Backoffice Operations

Technology used in project

SQL, MS Office

Roles performed

Validation (audit) of Customer forms for investment and mortgages

To ensure the correctness of accounting inputs

Data amendments to the database tables when required.

Carrying out daily uploads to the servers.

Analysis of the systems to establish data integrity.

Co-ordination between the IT and the Processing teams, to get the best out of the technology.

Description

ICICI OneSource is one of the leading India based BPO & contact center companies with 2700 workstations & 4500 people, catering to Fortune 500 & FTSE 100 clients.

28-08-2001

Company

Deloitte Haskins & Sells. (S. B. Billimoria & Co.)

To 27-08-2004

Clients

HDFC Group, IL&FS, Orix, Tata Housing and Development Co Ltd

Role

Audit Clerk

Technology used in project

MS Office, Mfund, Tally, Wings, MS Great Plains, SAP

Roles performed

Auditing areas like Cash & Bank, Fixed Assets, Investments, and Income & Expense.

General Ledger Scrutiny.

Bank Reconciliation

Checking Final Accounts and Notes to accounts

Description

Deloitte Haskins & Sells. (S. B. Billimoria & Co.) is a Audit Firm located in Mumbai

Presently working as Sr. Consultant with Capgemini (Jan’09 to date)

Worked as an Asst. Systems Engineer with TCS (Jun’07 to Jan’09)

Worked as a Team Leader - Accounts Payable with Entech USBI. (Apr’06 to Jun’07)

Worked as a Team Member Backoffice operations with ICICI One Source. (Feb’05 to Nov’05)

Worked as an Article Clerk with Deloitte. (Aug’01 to Aug’04)

Certification

SAP CO Certification from SAP AG - 2008

Training attended

1.Six Sigma.

2.SAP CO training from Siemens.

1.CA Inter from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Mumbai

2.Master of Commerce, from Mumbai University, Mumbai

3.Bachelor of Commerce, from Bhavans College, Mumbai

Mobile

+1-647-***-****/ +1-682-***-****

Email

acwaff@r.postjobfree.com

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