Sap Analyst

Nimisha Tambi

Phone- 717-***-****, E-mail: *******.*@*****.***

PROFILE

I have 9 yrs. of Industry Experience and have solid 6 yrs. SAP experience

in all stages of software development life cycle. I posses vast experience

in FI/CO implementation using industry best practices and been involved in

both full cycle implementation and support projects. As a business

analyst, I have set standards for all phases of project development life

cycle including but not limited to project planning, configuration

activities, implementation methodologies, training end users and extending

support post implementation.

Being excellent in communication, articulate and personable with a talent

of relating easily to diverse group of individuals, I am able to make

significant contribution in organizations.

SIgNIFICANT QUALIFICATION

. Well versed with all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle which

include System Design, Analysis, Configuration, System Testing, Data

Conversion, Production support in FI (GL, AR, AP),CO-CCA, CO-CEA, EC-

PCA.

. Strong working experience with cross functional modules like SD, MM etc.

and their integration with FI

. Designed and implemented Authorization Projects as per SOX regulations

. Understanding and experience in dealing with IDOC related to AP payment

process.

. Expert in working with SAP Query, CATT, FI Substitutions, Code Analysis,

Dealing optimization and runtime performances

. Experience in preparing functional specifications for application

development requests and provide support to technical development

activities. Also, adept at creating Test Scenarios, Unit Testing, User

acceptance testing and System Integration Testing

. Extensive experience in production support, which includes application of

OSS notes, user training, preparation of user documentation & management

of Change & Transport System.

. Expert in requirement elicitation process to gather business requirements

and complete GAP analysis using Used Cases

Professional SAP Experience

Newmont Mining Corporation, CO

May 12- Present

Sr. Global Master Data Analyst (SAP Finance & Vendor)

> Newmont is one of the world's largest gold producers and is the only gold

company included in the S&P 500 Index and Fortune 500. The company has

approximately 43,000 employees and contractors worldwide.

Key Contributions:-

. Prepared and helped standardize all master data

creation/modification forms relevant to vendor master, COA, cost

elements and house banks.

. Administer & monitor creation/read/update/delete requests to

appropriate master data, insuring accuracy of information

. Managed and maintained consistency, uniformity and accuracy of all

systems master data

. Adhered to all Service Level Agreements (SLA) and accuracy ratios

for creating and updating master data records

. Adhered to all SOX and Global Data Governance policies and

procedures, while aligning all master data objects.

. Researched and conducted RCA and resolved all data related issues.

I also Co-coordinated the flow of information between all

departments for all master data elements

Novus International Inc, St. Louis, MO

Feb 10 - Jan 12

SAP Business Systems Analyst

> Novus International Inc. is a market leader in developing innovative,

science-based health through nutrition products for livestock pets and

people. The company was founded in 1991, and today, has employees working

in over 90 countries, serving more than 3,000 customers worldwide

I was involved with local SAP rollout to Africa & India utilizing global

templates and following ASAP methodology. Also, I have been a part of

transition team and worked on various business enhancement projects as

support team member.

Key Contributions:-

. Configured FI CIN (India Legalization) processes including activation of

local ledgers, AP, AR, Bank

Accounting, PCA, CCA, CO-PA and Scrap Sales CIN.

. Implemented SAP forms for Journal Voucher, Bank Payment Documents, Form

16A (Vendor TDS Certificate), Customer TCS Certificate (Standard),

Customer Statement of Accounts, Customer Balance Confirmation, Dunning

Letter, Vendor Statement of Accounts and Vendor Balance Confirmation for

India roll out.

. Configured COPA reports, Quarterly E-returns and P&L balance sheets for

India roll out. Also, implemented

interface with HSBC bank.

. Configured FI processes including Company Code, Group Chart of Accounts,

Intercompany Reconciliation, Document Splitting, Tax Procedures, Ledger

Creation, Tolerance Group assignment to Company Code, ML activation,

Statistical Key figures, Terms of Payments and Closing activities of AP,

AR, GL for Africa roll out.

. Set up the Automatic payment program and the bank master data for the

company and its subsidiaries.

. Managed Data Migration and Master Data set up as cutover activities for

House banks, AR & AP using LSMW & CATT.

. Managed FI-SD & FI-MM integration processes for India and Africa roll

outs. Set up Automatic account determination for inventory posting,

Revenue account determination & resolved issues pertaining to automatic

clearing as well.

. Used Global templates for all standard functional configurations for

India and Africa roll outs.

. Supported post production environment utilizing ITIL Methodology.

. Acted as onsite coordinator between business and offshore for India and

Africa roll outs.

. Also, created/ updated BPP's and KT documents for support transition.

Mckesson- Pharma Division, Broomfield, CO Dec 07-

Dec 08

Senior SAP Business Analyst (Pharma BTS Finance team)

> McKesson is ranked 18th on the FORTUNE 500 with more than $93

billion in annual revenue. The company delivers vital

medicines, medical supplies and health care information

technology solutions to the largest customer base in the

health care industry.

As Senior Business System Analyst I supported Accounts Payable operations.

I had shown due diligence in resolving priority issues from users while

meeting SLA standards. Also, I had been instrumental in implementing

improvised functionalities for AP business processes.

Key Deliverables:-

. Implemented security role redesign project which included mapping Roles

as per user's responsibilities and functionalities in organization.

. Worked as a Lead Analyst to support the Vertex Sales Tax Q series upgrade

from version 3.2 to 3.3. I managed resources from various functional

areas for successful execution of pre/post upgrade testing through

integrated test scenario and validated upgrade results for the Accounts

Payable Processes.

. Enhanced duplicate payment conditions for critical AP payment process to

detect duplicate Invoices prior to executing payment run. This saved

organization appx. 1 million dollars a year.

. Worked for a SOX compliance project related to Batch Job Management and

Standardization. Standardized batch Job processes by streamlining Job

Execution Authorities and providing access to Functional Area specific

batch ID's. This standardization helped in traceability for transactional

data posted through batch jobs.

. Worked for a SOX compliance project for streamlining Batch Session

Execution. As per SOX compliance cross functional TCODEs should not be

executed by unauthorized resources.

. Established EFT payment process for Canadian banks and company codes.

Also, assisted in streamlining the EDI 820 and 824 IDOC processes. This

included executing the payment run to check generation of appropriate

IDOCs, compiling all 820 IDOC's into a file and sending it to EDI

translator, following the IDOC process from EDI team in receiving the 824

IDOCs and then finally matching the 820 to 824 IDOCs. Checks to identify

missing 824 acknowledgments and bank payment discrepancies were also

taken into consideration.

. Incident resolution in various critical business processes including AP

file upload process, Auto debit memo creation and auto block release

process, end to end AP payment process including- change of payment

methods/terms, PMS codes, 820 & 824 IDOC, and PO- Invoice mismatches.

IBM CORP

Commercial Metal Companies (CMC), (Dallas, TX)

Sep 07 to Nov 07

Change & Process Management Analyst

> Commercial Metals Company (CMC) manufactures, recycles and

markets steel and metal products and related materials around

the world.

As Change Management Analyst, I prepared Business Process Procedures

(BPP's) using RWD uPerform software.

Key Deliverables:-

. Creation of business process training documentation for all critical SAP

FI-AP processes (AP Processes for Purchase Orders, AP Processes for Non-

PO Purchases, AP Payment Processing, AP GR/IR Maintenance & AP Reporting)

. Finalized training curriculum for each sub-module in SAP FI area which

includes BPP's, training Presentation, quick reference guides (QRG's) and

exercise data for users.

Thomson Corp, (Minneapolis, MN)

Sep 06- Aug 07 SAP Package Configuration Consultant (Procure to Pay)

> The Thomson Corp. was world's leading providers of higher

education textbooks, academic information solutions and

reference materials. It is currently merged with Reuters and

known as Thomson Reuters.

Key Deliverables:-

. Configuration bank data for all transactional banks including setting up

the house banks, determining the paying company codes, setting up the

payment methods both at country & company code level, bank determination

etc.

. Implemented a global AP format and strategy to upload AP files routing

into SAP through various vendor interfaces.

. Designed In-house check printing process in SAP including modifications

in required SAP forms.

. Enhanced processes related to UAT, change management, end user training,

WI creation and incident resolution.

. Worked on new G/L functionality including parallel ledgers, segment

reporting (document splitting), online CO-FI reconciliation, etc.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., (Lancaster, PA)

June 05 - June 06

Business Analyst SAP (FI/CO)

> Armstrong Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Armstrong

world Industries, Inc., a global leader in design and

manufacturer of floors, ceiling, and cabinets. Founded in

1860 and based in Lancaster, PA.

As a Business Analyst, my responsibilities included delivering required

solution following SDLC (Requirement gathering, Configuration, Prepare

detailed functional specifications, Function Testing, Support UAT and

Deployment) to production in stipulated time.

Also, as a part of Business Support Team, I was responsible for Incident

Resolution, RCA, and Change Management while meeting required SLO.

Key Deliverables:-

> Development / Delivery Projects:-

. Designed customer enhancement of RCOPCA94, to create an extract of

required information (material types, plant, material etc.) while

excluding materials marked for deletion and have no profit center

assigned.

. Created FI Substitution and user exits to copy PO line item short text to

FI document line item text in invoice verification (MIRO) and good

receipt (MIGO) to facilitate Auditing and Re-engineering process.

. Designed Authorization Process to restrict transfer/view access to

Sensitive UNIX Files and execution of UNIX Commands on Armstrong systems.

It was a crucial Auditing requirement to resolve SOX compliance issues.

Required level of security access was achieved by gathering a list of

sensitive files/directories from all functional teams, creating required

authorization objects, assigning them to relevant roles and incorporating

authorization object check in relevant programs used for UNIX access.

. Modified report that prints monthly statements for inter-company G/L

accounts to include all open line items, which are booked in foreign

currency so that payments can be made appropriately. Also, statements

were enhanced to show different currencies along with their sub-totals

when an account was not booked in company code currency.

. Created CATT to update customer master with the appropriate credit group

representatives for German company codes.

. Designed monthly custom report to show details of sales, billing, credit

claims & receivables by sales area.

. Actively involved in a project where Armstrong was planning to modify

their A/P workflow process to implement a 3rd party s/w- OCR. New s/w was

used to automate verification process with enhanced workflow to expedite

verification /approval process.

. Performed archiving validation for FI_DOCUMNT objects for active company

codes. Validation & Control totaling was carried out for all stages

(before archiving, after archiving & after deletion/post processing) of

documents.

. Designed process of reporting gaps in document number ranges for FI

documents to meet SOX Auditing requirements for all German Company codes.

Process involved identifying gaps by monitoring number range buffering

process for all servers, calculating gaps created due to server down time

and creation of report for Auditors.

> Support Activities:-

. Creation/ Modifications of SAP scheduled Jobs (Daily, weekly,

monthly, etc), update job variants & execute BDC's created from jobs

to process incomplete/error sessions.

. Resolved following complex business changes/incidents using remedy

database within stipulated SLAs.:-

- Creation of house banks, bank key and updating customer master with

relevant house banks

- Adding new currencies, GL/ vendor /customer accounts in the

system and following all configuration steps in all the clients

- Provided support to the users for updating standard costs and

moving future prices to prevailing standard price field through

custom programs and transactions

- Resolved issues pertaining to Dunning reports and jobs which

run on a daily basis

- Made one sided PCA entries to reconcile the base ledger to

comparison ledger (PCA)

VBC Ferro Alloys (Hyderabad, India) Sept.

04- May 05

Functional Analyst SAP (FI/CO)

> VBC Ferro Alloys Ltd. is part of the VBC Group, one of the south

India's most prominent business houses. Its well-diversified

interests span Coca-Cola Bottling, Chemicals, Marine Food Export

and Finance.

As functional analyst, I was responsible for Business process Mapping,

Configuration and Customization in the areas of FI- AP, AR, GL & CO.

Key Deliverables:-

. Implemented A/P & A/R processes which includes outgoing/incoming

payments settings, open item clearing, credit management etc.

. Configured automatic payments for AP.

. Configured FI-MM integration scenario for Procure to Pay process

. Configured FI-SD integration processes like billing / invoice

transactions and third party order updates

. Designed integration testing plans for integration MM and SD modules.

Cinergy Corp. (Hyderabad, India) Feb.04- Aug.

04

Functional Analyst SAP FI (Support)

> Cinergy Corp. is a utility company consisting of two core businesses:

Regulated Operations and Energy Merchandise.

As functional analyst my responsibilities included requirement gathering,

designing detailed functional specifications, co-ordination between onsite

team and technical analysts, executing unit/functional test sases, issue

resolution and deploying business enhancements.

Key Deliverables:-

. Creation of Chart of Accounts, G/L Accounts, FSG and assigning GL

accounts to financial statement versions.

. Resolved issues related to accrual / deferral documents, recurring

documents and reference documents.

. Supported month-end FI closing, period closing and opening in FI,

adding/deleting/modifying Financial Statement versions in GL, running

clearing procedures for GR/IR handling

. Created FI-AP vendor groups, number ranges, tolerance groups, vendor

master data

. Created FI-AR customer groups, overall receivables and employee

tolerances, terms of payment and interest calculation configuration to

support FI-AR activities

Professional Non-SAP Experience

Citi Financial (Hyderabad, India) Feb. 03-

Oct. 03

. Worked as Personal Loan Officer

HSBC (Hyderabad, India) June 02-

Jan 03

. Worked as Process Executive & Quality Auditor

Academic Background

. MBA, India -Specialized in Finance & Marketing

. Diploma in Treasury Management, India.

. Advanced Diploma in IT study, NIIT-India.

Computer Proficiency

ERP Package SAP

Operating System Windows (98, 2000, NT, XP, 7, 8), UNIX

Database System MS-Access, Oracle, SY-Base

Package Ms- Office Suite95/97/2000/XP/2003/2007/2010 (Expertise

in Excel, Word & PowerPoint)

Quality SEI-CMM, ISO, ITIL (Incident, Problem & Change Mgmt.)

Management

Training SAP (FI /CO), Requirement Elicitation

References will be provided upon request

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